Guilford Reclaims GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll?s Top Spot
Posted Friday, Nov. 4, 2005 Guilford Reclaims GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll?s Top Spot NORMAN, Okla. ? Huntingdon jumped four rungs to fourth, followed by Otterbein, Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Emory, Saint John?s (Minn.) and Nebraska Wesleyan. La Grange moved up a spot to close out the top 10. Gustavus Adolphus kicked off the second 10 and is followed by Allegheny and Redlands - which fell all the way from number five. Skidmore flew up eight spots to 14th while Ohio Wesleyan checked in at 15. Greensboro, Rhodes, Texas Lutheran, Mary Hardin-Baylor and DePauw completed the top 20. Central (Iowa) and St. John Fisher tied at No. 21 and are followed by Whitworth, Franklin and California Lutheran - which closed out this week?s poll. Illinois Wesleyan and Rochester fell from the 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 GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll will be released in the spring.
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GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll Top 25 |
| Rank | University (First-Place Votes) | Points | Prev. |
| 1 | Guilford (7) | 285 | 2 |
| 2 | Methodist (3) | 279 | 1 |
| 3 | Oglethorpe (1) | 276 | 3 |
| 4 | Huntingdon | 263 | 8 |
| 5 | Otterbein | 248 | 6 |
| 6 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 220 | 9 |
| 7 | Emory | 216 | 7 |
| 8 | Saint John's (Minn.) | 212 | 10 |
| 9 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 192 | 4 |
| 10 | La Grange | 162 | 1 |
| 11 | Gustavus Adolphus | 150 | 12 |
| 12 | Allegheny College | 147 | 16 |
| 13 | Redlands | 137 | 5 |
| 14 | Skidmore | 124 | 22 |
| 15 | Ohio Wesleyan | 122 | 17 |
| 16 | Greensboro | 114 | 13 |
| 17 | Rhodes | 113 | T18 |
| 18 | Texas Lutheran | 71 | T18 |
| 19 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 63 | 15 |
| 20 | DePauw | 57 | T22 |
| T21 | Central (Iowa) | 48 | T22 |
| T21 | St. John Fisher | 48 | NR |
| 23 | Whitworth | 47 | NR |
| 24 | Franklin | 41 | 25 |
| 25 | California Lutheran | 36 | 21 |
Dropped from Rankings: Illinois Wesleyan, Rochester Others Receiving Votes: LeTournea 31, Illinois Wesleyan 28, Rochester 22, Hope 20, New York 20, LaVerne 17, Williams 13, Denison 12, Luther 8, Saint Thomas 8, Salem State 8, Washington & Lee 8, Washington & Jefferson 7, Muskingum 6, Olivet 6, Transylvania 6, Wartburg 5, Hardin-Simmons 3, McMurry 2