Oklahoma Christian Remains Top Team in NAIA Golf World/NIKE Golf Coaches' Poll
Oklahoma Christian 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 spring season has been released, combining the resources of Golf World magazine, NIKE Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). Oklahoma Christian earned five of six first-place votes and remained the top team in the poll.
The Eagles opened the spring with a 15-stroke victory at the OCU Arizona Intercollegiate?their fourth win in six starts. Rounding out the top-five are British Columbia (No. 2), Oklahoma City (No. 3), Johnson & Wales (No. 4) and Point Loma Nazarene (No. 5).
St. Ambrose (No. 10) joins the top-10 after being ranked No. 11 in the previous coaches? poll.
New to the top-25 are SCAD (No. 18), Ohio Dominican (No. 23) and So. Nazarene (No. 24).
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NAIA - Mar. 12, 2008 |
| Rank | University (First-Place Votes) | Points | Prev. |
| 1 | Oklahoma Christian (5) | 149 | 1 |
| 2 | British Columbia | 141 | 2 |
| 3 | Oklahoma City | 132 | 3 |
| 4 | Johnson & Wales (1) | 130 | 7 |
| 5 | Point Loma Nazarene | 128 | 4 |
| 6 | Berry | 123 | 5 |
| 7 | Texas Wesleyan | 117 | 6 |
| 8 | Victoria | 105 | 10 |
| 9 | Lindenwood | 102 | 9 |
| 10 | St. Ambrose | 89 | 11 |
| T-11 | Campbellsville | 86 | 12 |
| T-11 | Wayland Baptist | 86 | 8 |
| 13 | Davenport | 64 | 13 |
| 14 | Malone | 57 | 16 |
| 15 | Mobile | 56 | 17 |
| 16 | Rocky Mountain | 55 | 14 |
| 17 | Lindsey Wilson | 51 | 15 |
| 18 | SCAD | 43 | NR |
| 19 | CSU-San Marcos | 35 | 22 |
| 20 | Northwood (Texas) | 34 | 18 |
| 21 | Concordia (Ore.) | 28 | 19 |
| 22 | Webber International | 27 | 23 |
| 23 | Ohio Dominican | 19 | NR |
| 24 | Southern Nazarene | 18 | NR |
| 25 | William Woods | 17 | 24 |
Others Receiving Votes: Lewis-Clark State, 15; Shorter, 15; Warner Southern, 14; California Maritime, 11; Lee, 2; Bethel, 1.
Dropped from Ranking: Lee (#21), Lewis-Clark State (#20), Shorter (#25).