(NEW YORK, NY)—The latest Golf World/Nike Golf NAIA Coaches’ Poll has been released, combining the resources of Golf Worldmagazine, Nike Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). The complete results, including results from Divisions I, II, III and NJCAA will appear in the September 30, 2013 issue of Golf World. A pair of victories to start the 2013-14 season, including a win at the NAIA Fall Preview, has Oklahoma City holding strong to the No. 1 spot in the latest Golf World/Nike Golf men's NAIA coaches' poll.
The Stars earned eight of the nine available first-place votes as they continue to pursue the goal of a fourth national title in five years.
CSU-San Marcos and Texas Wesleyan held on to the No. 2 and 3 spots in the poll, with University of the Cumberlands coming in at No. 4 and Wayland Baptist finishing No. 5, up from No. 12 previously, after claiming the remaining first-place vote.
In addition to Wayland Baptist, also new to the top 10 is No. 9 William Woods. Four new schools join the top 25: No. 20 Cumberland U., No. 21 Concordia U. (Oregon), No. 23 SCAD Savannah and Mount Mercy, which tied for No. 24.
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NAIA - October 16, 2013
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
1 | Oklahoma City (8) | 224 | 1 |
2 | CSU-San Marcos | 203 | 2 |
3 | Texas Wesleyan | 191 | 3 |
4 | University of the Cumberlands | 183 | 6 |
5 | Wayland Baptist (1) | 169 | 12 |
6 | Grand View | 166 | 4 |
7 | Oklahoma Baptist | 160 | 8 |
8 | British Columbia | 140 | 7 |
9 | William Woods | 138 | 13 |
10 | Johnson & Wales (FL) | 133 | 5 |
11 | College of Coastal Georgia | 128 | 10 |
12 | Bellevue | 120 | 11 |
13 | Faulkner | 117 | 18 |
14 | Victoria | 94 | T23 |
15 | Northwood University (TX) | 89 | 9 |
16 | Webber International | 83 | 17 |
17 | South Carolina Beaufort | 69 | 16 |
18 | The Master's College | 66 | 15 |
19 | Northwood University (FL) | 65 | 21 |
20 | Cumberland University | 55 | NR |
21 | Concordia University (OR) | 36 | NR |
22 | Southeastern | 31 | 20 |
23 | SCAD Savannah | 27 | NR |
T24 | Mount Mercy | 25 | NR |
T24 | Our Lady of the Lake | 25 | 14 |
Dropped From Ranking: | Ashford (#T23), Holy Cross College (#25), Northwestern College (IA) (#19), St. Thomas (FL) (#22) | ||
Others Receiving Votes: St. Thomas Houston, 19; Northwestern College (IA), 17; Ashford, 14; Tennessee Wesleyan, 14; Houston-Victoria, 12; St. Thomas (FL), 12; Holy Cross, 11; Spring Hill, 11; William Jessup, 11; Lindsey Wilson, 10; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (FL), 9; Southern Wesleyan, 8; St. Andrews, 8; AIB College of Business, 6; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (AZ), 6; Texas-Brownsville, 4; Union College, 4; Central Baptist, 3; Marian University-Indianapolis, 3; Southwester College, 3; St. Ambrose, 2; Bethel College (IN), 1. |