Clemson 10th in Latest Coaches Poll

Clemson, S.C.—Clemson is 10^th in the latest Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll and 11^th in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin Computer poll.   Clemson concluded its fall schedule  10 days ago with a strong third-place finish at the U.S. Collegiate in Alpharetta, Ga.   The No. 10 ranking by the coaches poll is tied for the best this season and the Sagarin computer ranking is the best in that rating.

Clemson finished the fall with a 34-19-1 record overall, including a 17-17-1 mark against other top 25 teams.  Clemson’s schedule is ranked second most difficult in the country according to the Sagarin Computer poll.

Individually, three Tigers are in the top 60 in the nation in the latest Sagarin computer rankings.  The Tigers are led by graduate student Stephen Behr, who is a career high 20^th in the nation with a 69.03 rating.  Junior Austin Langdale is ranked 41^st with a 69.75 rating and senior Miller Capps is 58^th with a  70.11.

Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll

Rank , Poll points

1.Auburn 482, 1. Illinois 482, 3. Wake Forest 454, 4. Florida State 452, 5. Stanford 401, 6. Duke 348, 7. Texas 345, 8.  Southern California 329, 9. Arizona State 318, 10. Clemson 295, 11. Georgia Tech 287, 12. Oklahoma State 286, 13. Georgia 240, 14. Oklahoma 232, 15. Vanderbilt 205, 16.  North Carolina 198, 17.  Penn State 180, 18. California 177, 19. Alabama 161, 20.  South Carolina 118, 21. Florida 110, 22. Purdue 99, 23. LSU 80, 24. Virginia 64, 25. South Florida 50.

Golfweek/Sagarin Computer Poll

Rank (Rating)

1. Auburn 69.96, 2. Illinois 69.00, 3.  Wake Forest 69.24, 4.  Florida State 69.43, 5. Stanford 69.72, 6.  North Carolina 69.86, 7.  Duke 69.91, 8. Southern California 70.00, 9.  Texas 70.05, 10. Georgia Tech 70.05, 11.  Clemson 70.07, 12. Oklahoma State 70.07, 13. Arizona State 70.15, 14. Oklahoma 70.16, 15. Alabama 70.19, 16. Georgia 70.22, 17. Purdue 70.24, 18. Florida 70.29, 19., Penn State70.30, 20. Vanderbilt 70.31, 21. South Carolina 70.58, 22. South Florida 70.58, 23.  Virginia 70.62, 24. California 70.67, 25. LSU 70.69.