Methodist Stand Firm Atop GCAA/Precept Coaches Poll
Posted Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004 Methodist Stand Firm Atop GCAA/Precept Coaches Poll NORMAN, Okla. ? Nos. two and three remained unchanged with Guilford and Redlands - who picked up a single first place vote. Oglethorpe moved up two spots to fourth, bumping Saint John?s to fifth. Nebraska Wesleyan jumped eight spots to sixth while Otterbein stood pat at seventh and Emory slid three spots to eighth. Central and Gustavus Adolphus - who picked up a single first-place vote - round out the top 10. Texas Lutheran, Greensboro and Huntingdon checked in at Nos. 11 through 13. Huntingdon earned a lone first-place vote in its debut in the poll. Ohio Wesleyan dropped three spots to No. 14 while Wisconsin Eau-Claire and LaVerne slid to Nos. 15 and 16, respectively. Denison, Saint Thomas, McMurry and La Grange complete the top 20. Rhodes and Skidmore tied for No. 21. They are followed by Mary Hardin-Baylor, Hardin-Simmons and California Lutheran to round out the top 25. Southwestern was dropped from the rankings.
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. The next Division III GCAA/Precept Coaches Poll will be released in the spring.
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GCAA/Precept Coaches Poll Top 25 |
| Rank | University (First-Place Votes) | Points | Prev. |
| 1 | Methodist (15) | 446 | 1 |
| 2 | Guilford | 404 | 2 |
| 3 | Redlands (1) | 384 | 3 |
| 4 | Oglethorpe | 361 | 6 |
| 5 | Saint John's | 331 | 4 |
| 6 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 298 | 14 |
| 7 | Otterbein | 297 | 7 |
| 8 | Emory | 280 | 5 |
| 9 | Central | 269 | 15 |
| 10 | Gustavus Adolphus (1) | 261 | 9 |
| 11 | Texas Lutheran | 246 | 8 |
| 12 | Greensboro | 189 | 12 |
| 13 | Huntingdon (1) | 181 | NR |
| 14 | Ohio Wesleyan | 176 | 11 |
| 15 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 170 | 10 |
| 16 | LaVerne | 159 | 13 |
| 17 | Denison | 145 | T20 |
| 18 | Saint Thomas | 134 | 22 |
| 19 | McMurry | 132 | 17 |
| 20 | La Grange | 109 | 16 |
| T21 | Rhodes | 102 | 24 |
| T21 | Skidmore | 102 | 18 |
| 23 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 91 | 23 |
| 24 | Hardin-Simmons | 84 | 19 |
| 25 | California Lutheran | 65 | T20 |
Dropped From Rankings: Southwestern
Others Receiving Votes: Franklin 60, Southwestern 37, Rochester 27, Christopher Newport 20, Luther 20, St. John Fisher 19, Allegheny 18, LeTourneau 18, Illinois Wesleyan 17, Claremon McKenna-Mudd-Scripps 16, Williamette 16, DePauw 12, Olivet 12, Wartburg 12, Pacific Lutheran 10, Washington & Lee 10, Wooster 10, Trinity University 10, Hope 9, New York 9, Randolph Macon 8, Wesley 7, Texas-Dallas 6, Williams 6, Susquehanna 4, Loras 2, Augustana 1, Averett 1, Muskingum 1