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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).