Precept Divison III Coaches Poll - May 7, 2003
Methodist College Reclaims No. 1 Ranking in Precept Coaches Poll NORMAN, Okla. ? Averett claimed a first-place vote to move from sixth to third. Defending national champion Guilford held steady at fourth while Oglethorpe earned a first-place vote and fell from third to fifth. Greensboro College come in at No. 6. Skidmore College, who made the biggest move in the poll, jumped up nine spots to No. 7 and claimed the final first-place vote. Emory, Saint John?s and Redlands also landed in the top 10. Ohio Wesleyan, host of next week?s national championships, begins the second 10 and is followed by Texas-Dallas, Gustavus Adolphus College, Muskingum College, LaVerne, Central College, Wesley College, Trinity University, Mary Hardin-Baylor and Denison. Washington & Lee, who took the biggest tumble in the poll, dropped from No. 12 to No. 21. Huntingdon College and Hardin-Simmons make their debut in the poll at Nos. 22 and 23, respectively. Otterbein College and Savannah College of Art & Design round out the top 25. Christopher Newport and Nebraska Wesleyan fell from 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 Division III Coaches Poll will reflect the standings of the NCAA Championships. Precept Coaches Poll Top 25
Others Receiving Votes: Christopher Newport 54, Williams College 43, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 42, Nebraska Wesleyan 42, Allegheny College 34, Rhodes College 33, Illinois Wesleyan 29, Susquehanna 25, Salem State College 24, Manhattanville College 21, Millikin 16, Roanoke College 11, Nazareth College 9, Southwestern 9, St. Lawrence 9, Trinity College 9, DePauw 8, Rochester 8, Wartburg College 8, California Lutheran 7, University of the South 7, Babson College 6, McMurry College 6, St. John Fisher College 6, Centre College 5, Loras College 5, York College 5, Hampden-Sydney College 4, Augustana College 3, Western New England College 3, Augsburg College 2, Gettysburg College 1, New York 1, North Central College 1 Droppe From Rankings: Christopher Newport, Nebraska Wesleyan [[--banner:--]]
Wisconsin-Eau Claire drops to second
Division III - May 7, 2003
Rank
University (First-Place Votes
Points
Prev.
1
Methodist College (7)
361
2
2
Wisconsin-Eau Claire (5)
316
1
3
Averett (1)
307
6
4
Guilford College
294
4
5
Oglethorpe (1)
290
3
6
Greensboro College
227
5
7
Skidmore College (1)
225
16
8
Emory
215
11
9
Saint John's
214
7
10
Redlands
213
9
11
Ohio Wesleyan
171
8
12
Texas-Dallas
153
17
13
Gustavus Adolphus College
152
15
14
Muskingum College
138
25
15
LaVerne
137
23
16
Central College
133
10
17
Wesley College
129
19
18
Trinity University
121
14
19
Mary Hardin-Baylor
115
13
20
Denison
98
22
21
Washington & Lee
94
12
22
Huntingdon College
74
NR
23
Hardin-Simmons
71
NR
24
Otterbein College
69
18
25
Savannah College of Art & Design
68
20