Methodist Takes Over Top Spot in Division III Golf World/NIKE Golf Coaches' Poll
Methodist Takes Over Top Spot in Division III Golf World/NIKE Golf Coaches' Poll
Division III - Mar. 12, 2008 |
Rank | University (First-Place Votes) | Points | Prev. |
1 | Methodist (8) | 428 | 2 |
2 | Oglethorpe (8) | 420 | 1 |
3 | Huntingdon | 375 | 3 |
4 | Gustavus Adolphus | 351 | 5 |
5 | St. John's (Minn.) | 334 | 4 |
6 | Rhodes College | 311 | 6 |
7 | Guilford | 301 | 7 |
8 | Illinois Wesleyan (1) | 294 | 8 |
9 | UT-Tyler | 264 | 11 |
10 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 263 | 9 |
11 | St. John Fisher | 237 | 14 |
12 | Allegheny | 234 | 12 |
13 | Ohio Wesleyan | 219 | 10 |
14 | LaVerne (1) | 217 | T-16 |
15 | Wisconsin Eau-Claire | 206 | NR |
16 | Skidmore | 176 | 20 |
17 | Centre | 163 | 13 |
18 | La Grange | 158 | 18 |
19 | Transylvania | 148 | T-16 |
20 | Texas Lutheran | 145 | 15 |
21 | Emory | 139 | 19 |
T-22 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 77 | 21 |
T-22 | Washington & Jefferson | 79 | 22 |
24 | Washington & Lee | 75 | 23 |
25 | Otterbein | 62 | 24 |
Others Receiving Votes: Central, 41; Hope, 28; Wesley, 13; Rochester, 12; Bridgewater, 11; Trinity, 10; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 9; Hampden-Sydney, 9; McMurry, 9; Salem State, 7; Baldwin-Wallace, 6; DePauw, 5; Susquehanna, 5; NYU, 4; Saint Thomas, 3; Hamilton, 1.
Dropped from Ranking: Hope (#25).
NEW YORK, NY?The second Golf World/NIKE Golf Division III Coaches? Poll of the spring season has been released, combining the resources of Golf World magazine, NIKE Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). Methodist takes over the top spot in the Division III poll, earning eight of 18 first-place votes. The Monarchs won both the Old North State Invitational and the Callaway Invitational to open the spring. Methodist has won three tournaments during the 2007-08 season. Rounding out the top-five are Oglethorpe (No. 2), Huntington (No. 3), Gustavus Adolphus (No. 4) and St. John?s (Minn.) (No. 5). UT-Tyler (No. 9) joins the top-10, after being ranked No. 11 in the previous coaches? poll. New to the top-25 is Wisconsin-Eau Claire (No. 15).