AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The Augusta State men’s golf squad earned its third top-20 national ranking recently when the Jaguars landed at No. 11 in the final Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches’ Poll of the fall season.

The Jaguars, who posted four top-six finishes and took fourth or better in each their last three events, were ranked No. 9 by both Golfweek magazine and by Golfstat.

ASU began the 2009-10 season in September with a 10th-place finish at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational and followed with a sixth-place showing in the prestigious Gary Koch Intercollegiate.

The Jags registered their third victory of the 2009 calendar year and their 13th tournament win under head coach Josh Gregory when they captured the Brickyard Intercollegiate on Oct. 12 at The Brickyard at Riverside in Macon, Ga. Behind four top-five finishes from Patrick Reed, Taylor Floyd, Carter Newman and Henrik Norlander, ASU posted a 13-shot victory against one of the nation’s top fields.

The Jags open their spring schedule on March 1 in the Seahawk Intercollegiate at Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, N.C.

The Golf World poll combines the resources of Golf World magazine, Nike Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).

Golf World/NIKE Golf Coaches’ Poll

Rank    Team                  Points     Last

1.      Oklahoma State (20)    591        1
2.      Stanford (3)           573        5
3.      Arizona State          489        2
4.      Florida                480        8
5.      Florida State          447        4
6.      Washington             420        3
7.      TCU                    421       20
8.      Texas A&M (1)          386       16
9.      South Carolina         345       13
10.     Illinois               342        6
11.     AUGUSTA STATE          318       NR
12.     Tennessee              276        7
13.     Alabama                266       22
14.     Southern California    258        9
15.     Texas                  257       10
16.     Oregon State           232       21
17.     Georgia Tech           222       12
18.     UCLA                   219       23
19.     Texas Tech             135       25
20.     Georgia                130       19
21.     UNLV                   123       17
22.     Duke                   122       NR
23.     Virginia               108       NR
24.     North Carolina State    96       11
25.     San Diego State         87       NR

Also receiving votes: SMU, 64; Clemson, 59; North Florida, 36; Oregon, 36; Arkansas, 33; LSU, 33; 
San Diego, 28; California, 26; Michigan, 24; Middle Tennessee State, 20; Kent State, 15; Nevada, 12; 
North Carolina, 9; Auburn, 7; Northwestern, 6; Colorado State, 5; Ohio State, 5; Arizona, 4; 
Wake Forest, 4; Charlotte, 3; Chattanooga, 3; Denver, 2; BYU, 1; Furman, 1.