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British Columbia Remains Top Team in Golf World/NIKE Golf NAIA Coaches' Poll

British Columbia Remains Top Team in Golf World/NIKE Golf NAIA Coaches' Poll

 

NEW YORK, NY?The second Golf World/NIKE Golf NAIA Coaches? Poll of the fall season has been released, combining the resources of Golf World magazine, NIKE Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).  British Columbia remains the number one team in the poll, earning nine of 11 first-place votes. The Thunderbirds open their season this week at Saint Martin?s University.

Rounding out the top-five are Oklahoma City (No. 2), Oklahoma Christian (No. 3), Point Loma Nazarene (No. 4) and Berry (No. 5). 

Johnson & Wales had the biggest jump, moving from unranked in the preseason poll to ninth in this week?s poll. 

Visit Golf World Senior Writer Ryan Herrington?s ?Campus Insider? blog to find out the latest on collegiate golf: http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/blogs/campusinsider.

 

 

NAIA - September 25, 2008

Rank University (First-Place Votes) Points Prev.
1 British Columbia (9) 273 1
2 Oklahoma City (2) 260 2
3 Oklahoma Christian 253 3
4 Point Loma Nazarene 216 4
5 Berry 203 5
6 Wayland Baptist 199 8
7 Victoria 193 6
8 Texas Wesleyan 179 7
9 Johnson & Wales 177 NR
10 CSU-East Bay 153 9
11 Northwood (Texas) 149 10
12 Southern Nazarene 145 11
13 Lee 114 17
14 Malone 113 12
15 St. Ambrose 111 15
16 Lindenwood 109 13
17 Southwestern College 88 14
18 Davenport 72 16
19 Cambellsville 56 19
20 SCAD 50 T24
21 Lindsey Wilson 48 22
22 Mobile 47 21
23 Shorter 32 20
24 Bethel 30 T24

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Webber International 29 18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others Receiving Votes: Ohio Dominican, 28; University of the Cumberlands, 28; California Baptist, 27; CSU-San Marcos, 27; Grand View, 23; Indiana Wesleyan, 21; Lewis-Clark State, 18; William Woods, 18; Montana Tech, 17; Northwood (Fla.), 15; Cumberland University, 13; Midland Lutheran, 11; Thomas, 8; Concordia (Ore.), 7; Rocky Mountain, 2; Tennessee Wesleyan, 1.

Dropped from Ranking: California Baptist (#23)