Chico State Stays No. 1 in GCAA/Precept Coaches Poll
Chico State Stays No. 1 in GCAA/Precept Coaches Poll NORMAN, Okla. ? Cal. State-Stanislaus moved up two spots to second and third-ranked West Florida who had one first-place vote. Cal. State-Bakersfield dropped two places to fourth. Armstrong Atlantic earned the only other first-place vote to rank fifth. UC-San Diego climbed two places to sixth and is followed by South Carolina-Aiken, Hawaii-Hilo and Francis Marion. Florida Southern moved up five rungs to reenter the top 10. St. Mary?s dropped two places to No. 11 and is followed by Pfeiffer, Western Washington, Coker and Northeastern State. Carson-Newman - along with Barton (No. 17), North Alabama (No. 21), Barry (No. 24) and Lynn (No. 15) - is one of five previously unranked teams to enter the top 25 and is ranked 16th. Delta State dropped two spots to No. 18. Rollins made the biggest jump in the poll, climbing six spots to No. 19 while Central Oklahoma dropped eight spots to No. 20. Georgia College and State University fell one spot to No. 22. Cameron took the biggest fall in the rankings, tumbling nine spots to No. 23. Central Arkansas, Columbus State, Grand Canyon, Kennesaw State and Saint Martin?s were dropped from the rankings. The Division II Precept Coaches Poll is voted on by a panel of Division II coaches and administrators that are members of the Golf Coaches Association of America. The next Division II Precept Coaches poll will be released April 15. GCAA/Precept Coaches Poll Top 25
Division II - April 8, 2004
Rank | University (First-Place Votes) | Points | Prev. |
1 | Chico State (12) | 348 | 1 |
2 | Cal. State-Stanislaus | 322 | 4 |
3 | West Florida (1) | 306 | 3 |
4 | Cal. State-Bakersfield | 290 | 2 |
5 | Armstrong Atlantic State (1) | 261 | 7 |
6 | UC-San Diego | 252 | 8 |
7 | South Carolina-Aiken | 249 | 10 |
8 | Hawaii-Hilo | 231 | 5 |
9 | Francis Marion | 214 | 6 |
10 | Florida Southern | 203 | 15 |
11 | St. Mary's | 190 | 9 |
12 | Pfeiffer | 168 | 13 |
13 | Western Washington | 150 | 11 |
14 | Coker | 135 | 18 |
15 | Northeastern State | 133 | 20 |
16 | Carson-Newman | 121 | NR |
17 | Barton | 118 | NR |
18 | Delta State | 110 | 16 |
19 | Rollins | 98 | 25 |
20 | Central Oklahoma | 90 | 12 |
21 | North Alabama | 80 | NR |
22 | Georgia College & State University | 79 | 21 |
23 | Cameron | 73 | 14 |
24 | Barry | 70 | NR |
25 | Lynn | 60 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Columbus State 29, Central Arkansas 25, Grand Canyon 23, Kennesaw State 22, St. Edward's 21, Grand Valley State 15, Arkansas Tech 11, Saint Martin's 10, Ferris State 7, Saginaw Valley State 6, Wayne State 5, Bellarmine 4, Concord 4, Northern Kentucky 3, South Dakota 3, Valdosta State 3, Bryant College 2, Colorado-Colorado Springs 2, Findlay 2, Northwood 1 Dropped From Rankings: Central Arkansas, Columbus State, Grand Canyon, Kennesaw State, Saint Martin's [[--banner:--]]