Methodist Leads GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll
Posted Friday, April 15, 2005 Methodist Leads GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll NORMAN, Okla. ? St. John?s (Minn.) checked in at number five while Greensboro jumped up four rungs to number six. Otterbein stayed at seventh. Nebraska Wesleyan dropped two spots to sixth and is followed by Emory and Central Nos. 11 through 15 remained unchanged this week. Huntingdon, Gustavus Adolphus, Texas Lutheran, La Grange and LaVerne, repectively, held those positions. Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Saint Thomas switched places this week to check in at Nos. 16 and 17. Skidmore jumped four rungs to No. 18 while California Lutheran and Illinois Weleyan closed out the top 20. The the final five spots of the poll were Mary Hardin-Baylor, Ohio Wesleyan, Washington & Lee, Claremont McKenna-Mudd-Scripps and Franklin. Denison, Hardin-Simmons and Randolph Macon fell from the top 25 rankings. The GCAA/Bridgestone 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/Bridgestone Coaches Poll will be released May 6.
Oglethorpe making run towards the top
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GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll Top 25 |
| Rank | University (First-Place Votes) | Points | Prev. |
| 1 | Methodist (9) | 482 | 1 |
| 2 | Oglethorpe (7) | 460 | 5 |
| 3 | Guilford (2) | 456 | 2 |
| 4 | Redlands (2) | 449 | 3 |
| 5 | St. John's (Minn.) | 377 | 4 |
| 6 | Greensboro | 366 | 10 |
| 7 | Otterbein | 348 | 7 |
| 8 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 337 | 6 |
| 9 | Emory | 326 | 8 |
| 10 | Central | 291 | 9 |
| 11 | Huntingdon | 280 | 11 |
| 12 | Gustavus Adolphus | 234 | 12 |
| 13 | Texas Lutheran | 219 | 13 |
| 14 | La Grange | 178 | 14 |
| 15 | LaVerne | 164 | 15 |
| 16 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 152 | 17 |
| 17 | Saint Thomas | 129 | 16 |
| 18 | Skidmore | 114 | 22 |
| 19 | California Lutheran | 113 | T23 |
| 20 | Illinois Wesleyan | 108 | NR |
| 21 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 104 | NR |
| 22 | Ohio Wesleyan | 98 | 19 |
| 23 | Washington & Lee | 95 | 20 |
| T24 | Claremont McKenna-Mudd-Scripps | 91 | NR |
| T24 | Franklin | 91 | 18 |
Dropped From Rankings: Denison, Hardin-Simmons, Randolph Macon
Others Receiving Votes: Denison 72, Rhodes 44, Allegheny 38, Hardin-Simmons 37, Randolph Macon 34, DePauw 25, New York 23, St. John Fisher 23, Hope 22, Muskingum 20, Olivet 19, Wooster 11, Averett 10, Rochester 9, Millikin 8, Trinity University 7, Hampden-Sydney 6, Williams 6, Loras 5, Williamette 5, Texas-Dallas 4, St. Lawrence 3, Wartburg 3, Hamilton 1, Luther 1, Wesley 1