Clemson Edges ASU to Remain No. 1 in Precept Coaches Poll
Pfeiffer moves into top spot in Division II
NORMAN, Okla. ? For the third-consecutive ranking, the Clemson Tigers have claimed the top spot in the Precept Division I Coaches Poll, edging No. 2 Augusta State for the third time this spring. Clemson (990 points) earned 19 of 42 first-place votes while Jaguars of Augusta State (946 points) received 18. Pfeiffer, ranked third previously, received 13 of 24 first-place votes to move to No. 1 in the Precept Division II Coaches Poll.
There was no movement in the top four of the Division I poll with TCU, who earned one first-place vote, and Florida following Clemson and Augusta State. Wake Forest received their first No. 1 vote of the spring to vault two places to fifth. Arizona and UNLV, who also received a first-place vote, each dropped a spot to sixth and seventh, respectively. Texas comes in at No. 8 and is followed by UCLA and Oklahoma State. The Cowboys, winners of two straight, earned the remaining first-place vote.
Minnesota drops a spot to No. 11 and is followed by Georgia. Georgia Tech and North Carolina tied at No. 13. Duke, New Mexico, NC State, Oklahoma, Northwestern and Illinois round out the top 20. Auburn reentered the poll at No. 23 and is joined by Washington (No. 21), Pepperdine (22), College of Charleston (24) and Southern California in the top 25.
Michigan State dropped out of the rankings.
In Division II, West Florida followed Pfeiffer to earn the No. 2 ranking. UC-Davis and South Carolina-Aiken tied for third with previous No. 1 Cal State-Stanislaus dropping to fifth. Cal-State Bakersfield, Rollins College, Colorado-Colorado Springs, Florida Southern and North Alabama round out the top 10. Rollins College made the biggest move in the poll climbing 15 spots to seventh.
Francis Marion remains at No. 11 and is joined by Chico State, Grand Canyon, Kennesaw State, and Central Oklahoma in the top 15. Delta State drops a spot to No. 16 and is followed by Cal-State San Bernardino, Abilene Christian and Cameron. Newcomers Georgia State College & State University and Armstrong Atlantic debut at Nos. 20 and 21, respectively. Central Arkansas, Drury, Western Washington and Grand Valley State comprise the rest of the top 25.
UC-San Diego and Ferris State fell from the Division II rankings.
To vote in the Precept Coaches poll, a coach must be a member of the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). The next Precept Coaches poll will be released March 26 and will contain rankings for from all three NCAA divisions.
Complete Rankings Follow
| Precept Coaches Poll Division I Top 25 |
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Precept Coaches Poll - Division I
March 12, 2003 |
| Rank |
School (First Place) |
Points |
| 1 |
Clemson (19) |
990 |
| 2 |
Augusta State (18) |
946 |
| 3 |
TCU (1) |
853 |
| 4 |
Florida |
777 |
| 5 |
Wake Forest (1) |
774 |
| 6 |
Arizona |
751 |
| 7 |
Nevada-Las Vegas |
722 |
| 8 |
Texas |
718 |
| 9 |
UCLA |
697 |
| 10 |
Oklahoma State (1) |
627 |
| 11 |
Minnesota |
598 |
| 12 |
Georgia |
467 |
| T13 |
Georgia Tech |
448 |
| T13 |
North Carolina |
448 |
| 15 |
Duke |
395 |
| 16 |
New Mexico |
366 |
| 17 |
NC State |
325 |
| 18 |
Oklahoma |
272 |
| 19 |
Northwestern |
257 |
| 20 |
Illinois |
238 |
| 21 |
Washington |
203 |
| 22 |
Pepperdine |
177 |
| 23 |
Auburn |
125 |
| 24 |
College of Charleston |
121 |
| 25 |
Southern California |
102 |
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Others receiving votes: Arizona State 90, Vanderbilt 87, Tennessee 68, Michigan State 60, Fresno State 49, San Diego State 47, Arkansas 42, Alabama 35, California 33, Colorado State 31, East Tennessee State 29, UNC-Wilmington 27, UC-Irvine 23, SMU 21, Toledo 21, Houston 20, UTEP 19, Kansas 18, Louisiana State 18, Arkansas-Little Rock 16, Virginia Tech 16, Baylor 15, Purdue 15, Kansas State 14, Lamar 13, Mississippi 12, Texas Tech 11, Ohio State 10, South Carolina 10, Colorado 8, Southeastern Louisiana 8, Campbell 5, Iowa State 5, UAB 4, New Mexico State 4, Southern Mississippi 4, Coastal Carolina 3, McNeese State 3, Penn State 3, Charleston Southern 2, Denver 2, Miami 2, Wichita State 2, UC-Riverside 1, Jacksonville State 1, North Texas 1, Rhode Island 1
Dropped from Rankings: Michigan State
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| Precept Coaches Poll Division II Top 25 |
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Precept Coaches Poll - Division II
March 12, 2003 |
| Rank |
School (First Place) |
Points |
| 1 |
Pfeiffer (13) |
519 |
| 2 |
West Florida (5) |
474 |
| T3 |
UC-Davis |
459 |
| T3 |
South Carolina-Aiken (1) |
459 |
| 5 |
Cal State-Stanislaus (2) |
452 |
| 6 |
Cal State-Bakersfield |
422 |
| 7 |
Rollins College (1) |
415 |
| 8 |
Colorado-Colorado Springs (4) |
410 |
| 9 |
Florida Southern College (1) |
403 |
| 10 |
North Alabama |
400 |
| 11 |
Francis Marion |
347 |
| 12 |
Chico State (1) |
333 |
| 13 |
Grand Canyon |
241 |
| 14 |
Kennesaw State |
238 |
| 15 |
Central Oklahoma |
209 |
| 16 |
Delta State |
195 |
| 17 |
Cal State-San Bernardino |
192 |
| 18 |
Abilene Christian |
159 |
| 19 |
Cameron |
139 |
| 20 |
Georgia College & State University |
136 |
| 21 |
Armstrong Atlantic |
134 |
| 22 |
Central Arkansas |
129 |
| 23 |
Drury |
126 |
| 24 |
Western Washington |
110 |
| 25 |
Grand Valley State |
107 |
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Others receiving votes: Ferris State 82, UC-San Diego 48, Columbus State 47, St. Mary's 46, Barton College 42, Valdosta State 42, South Dakota State 40, Arkansas Tech 37, Presbyterian College 37, Northeastern State 36, Coker College 33, Nebraska-Kearney 32, Barry 31, Andeson College 25, Central Missouri State 24, Incarnate Word 24, Lynn 24, Cal State-Dominguez Hills 22, Minnesota State-Mankato 21, North Dakota State 21, Colorado Christian 20, Colorado School of Mines 17, Catawba College 16, Southern Colorado 15, St. Cloud State 13, Ohio Valley College 13, Saint Martin's College 13, Northern Colorado 12, Lenoir-Rhyne College 9, Longwood College 9, East Central 7, Kentucky State 6, Minnesota-Crookston 6, Northwood 6, Bellarmine College 5, Northern Kentucky 5, Truman State 4, Wayne State 2, Charleston 1, Clayton College & State University 1, Concord College 1, Indianapolis 1, Southwestern Oklahoma State 1, West Texas A&M 1, Western New Mexico 1, Winono State 1
Dropped from Rankings: UC-San Diego, Ferris State
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