Methodist No. 1 in GCAA/Precept Coaches Poll
Methodist No. 1 in GCAA/Precept Coaches Poll NORMAN, Okla. ? Guilford also received a first place-vote and is ranked third while Greensboro comes in at No. 4. Redlands earned the final first-place vote to rank fifth and is followed by Ohio Wesleyan, Central, Saint John?s, Emory, Oglethorpe and Nebraska Wesleyan. Central enters the poll at No. 11 and is followed by Wisconsin-Eau Claire, LaVerne, Otterbein and La Grange. Denison, Rhodes, California Lutheran, Skidmore and Hardin-Simmons fill spots 16 through 20. Texas Lutheran checks in at No. 21 while Mary Hardin-Baylor, Allegheny, Rochester and Averett round out the top 25. The GCAA/Precept Coaches Poll is voted on by a panel of head coaches at Division III institutions. All are members of the Golf Coaches Association of America. Previous ranking reflects last season?s NCAA Championship finish. GCAA/Precept Coaches Poll Top 25
Division III - Sept. 22, 2004
Rank | University (First-Place Votes) | Points | Prev. |
1 | Methodist (8) | 384 | 4 |
2 | Gustavus Adolphus (6) | 330 | 1 |
3 | Guilford (1) | 328 | 12 |
4 | Greensboro | 311 | 3 |
5 | Redlands (1) | 299 | 2 |
6 | Ohio Wesleyan | 287 | 7 |
7 | Saint John's | 272 | 13 |
8 | Emory | 271 | 5 |
9 | Oglethorpe | 259 | T9 |
10 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 245 | 8 |
11 | Central | 222 | T9 |
12 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 218 | 11 |
13 | LaVerne | 177 | 6 |
14 | Otterbein | 175 | 16 |
15 | La Grange | 164 | T19 |
16 | Denison | 123 | 14 |
17 | Rhodes | 116 | NR |
18 | California Lutheran | 106 | 15 |
19 | Skidmore | 104 | 17 |
20 | Hardin-Simmons | 103 | NR |
21 | Texas Lutheran | 102 | NR |
22 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 85 | NR |
23 | Allegheny | 44 | T19 |
24 | Rochester | 38 | 18 |
25 | Averett | 37 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Christopher Newport 27, Husson 25, Franklin 24, Illinois Wesleyan 22, McMurray 22, New York 19, Saint Thomas 19, LeTourneau 18, Texas-Dallas 17, Trinity University 17, Claremont McKenna-Mudd-Scripps 15, Hope 15, Loras 15, Saint John Fisher 15, Trinity College 13, Williamette 12, Olivet 11, Wartburg 11, Williams 9, Southwestern 8, Millikin 7, St. Lawrence 7, Muskingum 5, Simpson 5, Pacific Lutheran 3, Savannah College of Art & Design 2, University of the South 2, Augustana 1, Buena Vista 1