Precept Coaches Poll :: March 26, 2003

Clemson, Pfeiffer, Methodist No. 1 in Precept Coaches Poll
Top teams remain first in respective Divisons.

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Clemson garnered 24 of 39 first-place votes to outdistance No. 2 Oklahoma State, who tallied 10 top votes. The winner of three-consecutive tournaments, the Cowboys made the biggest move in the poll, jumping eight spots from No. 10. Augusta State earned two first-place votes and dropped to third and was followed by Texas, who climbed to fourth from eighth. Arizona and Wake Forest each earned first-place votes to rank fifth and sixth, respectively and are followed by TCU, Nevada-Las Vegas, Florida and UCLA. North Carolina checks in at No. 11 with Georgia, Minnesota, Georgia Tech and NC State rounding out the top 15. Auburn vaulted form No. 23 to No. 16. Duke checks in at No. 17 and is followed by New Mexico, who received the remaining first place vote, and Arizona State, who is making its first appearance in the rankings. Northwestern, College of Charleston, Oklahoma, Pepperdine, Washington and Illinois comprise the remainder of the top 25. Southern California dropped out of the rankings

In Division II, Pfeiffer only garnered four first-place votes but retained the top spot. UC-Davis tallied two first-place votes to rank second while West Florida was named No. 1 on the most ballots - eight - but fell one spot to third. South Carolina earned two first-place votes and Cal State-Stanislaus received one to rank fourth and fifth, respectively. Rollins College is ranked sixth and is followed by Cal State-Bakersfield, North Alabama, Florida Southern College and Chico State. Florida Southern also received a first-place vote. Francis Marion starts the second ten and is joined by Colorado-Colorado Springs, Kennesaw State, Grand Canyon, Delta State, Abilene Christian, Central Oklahoma, Cameron, Cal State-San Bernardino and Armstrong Atlantic. Western Washington, Drury, Central Arkansas, Barton College and Georgia College & State University round out the top 25. Grand Valley State fell from the top 25.

For the second poll this spring, Wisconsin-Eau Claire led the Division III Precept Coaches poll in first-place votes, nine, but placed second behind No. 1 Methodist College, who earned two first-place votes. Oglethorpe and Guilford College also tallied No. 1 votes and ranked third and fifth, respectively, with Greensboro College coming in at fourth. Ohio Wesleyan is ranked sixth with Saint John?s at No. 7 and Central College and Redlands, who moved from No. 24, tied at eighth. Gustavus Adolphus is No. 10. Emory fell out of the top 10 to No. 11 and is followed by Washington & Lee, Otterbein College, Mary Hardin-Baylor and Trinity University, who received a first-place vote, tied at No. 14. Savannah College of Art & Design comes in at No. 16 with Wesley College, Skidmore College, Nebraska Wesleyan, LaVerne, Allegheny College, Muskingum College, Claremont McKenna, Texas-Dallas and Denison completing the 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 April 9 and will contain rankings for all three NCAA Divisions.

Complete Rankings Follow

Precept Coaches Poll Division I Top 25

Precept Coaches Poll - Division I March 26, 2003
Rank	School (First Place)	Points
1	Clemson (24)	928
2	Oklahoma State (10)	837
3	Augusta State (2)	801
4	Texas	754
5	Arizona (1)	721
6	Wake Forest (1)	715
7	TCU	711
8	Nevada-Las Vegas	708
9	Florida	679
10	UCLA	580
11	North Carolina	492
12	Georgia	480
13	Minnesota	467
14	Georgia Tech	377
15	NC State	365
16	Auburn	350
17	Duke	309
18	New Mexico (1)	222
19	Arizona State	218
20	Northwestern	179
21	College of Charleston	158
22	Oklahoma	157
23	Pepperdine	146
24	Washington	132
25	Illinois	128
Others Receiving Votes: Southern California 95, Alabama 89, Arkansas 72, Fresno State 72, SMU 65, Tulsa 45, Tennessee 43, California-Irvine 40, South Carolina 38, California 33, San Diego State 33, Virginia Tech 30, Texas-Arlington 26, East Tennessee State 26, Michigan State 26, Brigham Young 25, Vanderbilt 25, California-Riverside 22, UNC-Wilmington 22, California-Santa Barbara 19, Colorado State 15, Florida State 15, Indiana 15, Stanford 15, Kent State 14, Baylor 13, Miami 13, Charlotte 12, Kansas State 12, Louisiana State 10, Toledo 10, Purdue 9, Kansas 8, Ohio State 8, St. John?s 8, San Diego 7, Iowa State 6, Missouri 5, Arkansas-Little Rock 3, Denver 3, Jacksonville State 3, Lamar 3, Navy 2, Austin Peay 1, Penn State 1, Winthrop 1 Dropped From Rankings: Southern California

Precept Coaches Poll Division II Top 25

Precept Coaches Poll - Division II March 26, 2003
Rank	School (First Place)	Points
1	Pfeiffer (4)	400
2	UC-Davis (2)	384
3	West Florida (8)	373
4	South Carolina-Aiken (2)	353
5	Cal State-Stanislaus (1)	322
6	Rollins College	320
7	Cal State-Bakersfield	307
8	North Alabama	277
9	Florida Southern College (1)	271
10	Chico State	266
11	Francis Marion	237
12	Colorado-Colorado Springs	178
13	Kennesaw State	175
14	Grand Canyon	173
15	Delta State	140
16	Abilene Christian	136
17	Central Oklahoma	133
18	Cameron	116
19	Cal State-San Bernardino	102
20	Armstrong Atlantic	101
21	Western Washington	99
22	Drury	92
23	Central Arkansas	82
24	Barton College	81
25	Georgia College & State University	76
Others Receiving Votes: California-San Diego 68, Ferris State 57, Catawba College 55, Coker College 47, Grand Valley State 45, Northeastern State 43, St. Mary?s 37, Columbus State 33, Nebraska-Kearney 32, Valdosta State 28, Presbyterian College 27, Anderson College 26, Barry 26, Arkansas Tech 25, Central Missouri State 25, UNC-Pembroke 23, Charleston 22, Ohio Valley College 22, Colorado School of Mines 21, East Central 21, North Dakota State 21, Northern Kentucky 19, Bryant College 16, Incarnate Word 16, Fairmont State College 15, Lenoir-Rhyne College 15, Minnesota State University-Mankato 14, Newberry College 14, Minnesota-Crookston 13, Bellarmine 12, Indiana University of Pennsylvania 12, North Dakota 11, Southwestern Oklahoma State 10, Tampa 10, Lynn 9, Northern Colorado 9, Lewis 8, Lincoln Memorial 8, Lincoln 7, Montevallo 7, South Dakota State 7, Eckerd College 6, Northwood 5, Oklahoma Panhandle State 5, Clayton College & State University 4, Findlay 4, St. Cloud State 4, St. Francis 3, Truman State 3, Indianapolis 2, Longwood 2, Pace 2, Saginaw Valley State 2, Wayne State 2, Belmont Abbey College 1, Tusculum College 1, Winona State 1 Dropped From Rankings: Grand Valley State

Precept Coaches Poll Division III Top 25

Precept Coaches Poll - Division III March 26, 2003
Rank	School (First Place)	Points
1	Methodist College (2)	343
2	Wisconsin-Eau Claire (9)	334
3	Oglethorpe (1)	320
4	Greensboro College	305
5	Guilford College (1)	302
6	Ohio Wesleyan	241
7	Saint John's	204
T8	Central College	175
T8	Redlands	175
10	Gustavus Adolphus College	165
11	Emory	164
12	Washington & Lee	156
13	Otterbein College	136
T14	Mary Hardin-Baylor	123
T14	Trinity University (1)	123
16	Savannah College of Art & Design	119
17	Wesley College	106
18	Skidmore College	105
19	Nebraska Wesleyan	94
20	LaVerne	89
21	Allegheny College	64
22	Muskingum College	63
23	Claremont McKenna	56
24	Texas-Dallas (1)	55
25	Denison	53
Others Receiving Votes: Christopher Newport 48, Middlebury College 44, Huntingdon College 37, Illinois Wesleyan 34, Millikin 34, Roanoke College 33, Pacific Lutheran 30, Texas Lutheran 30, Centre College 29, McMurry 29, Hardin-Simmons 29, Rhodes College 26, St. Mary?s 26, California Lutheran 25, Williams College 25, Augsburg College 24, Augustana College 22, Babson College 22, Carnegie-Mellon 21, Concordia College 18, Knox College 18, Hampden-Sydney College 17, Manchester 17, Wartburg College 15, Nazareth 15 College 15, Bridgewater College 14, Coe College 14, Rochester 14, York College 13, Trinity College 12, New York 11, St. John Fisher College 10, Susquehanna 10, Montclair State 9, Ferrum College 7, North Carolina Wesleyan 7, Southwestern 7, Anderson 6, Mount Union 6, DePauw 5, Olivet College 5, Wooster 4, LeTourneau 2, Dropped From Rankings: Christopher Newport, Williams College, Pacific Lutheran

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