Methodist Retains Top Spot in Division III Golf World/NIKE Golf Coaches Poll

Methodist Retains Top Spot in Division III Golf World/NIKE Golf Coaches' Poll

 

Division III - May 14, 2008

Rank	University (First-Place Votes)	Points	Prev.
1	Methodist (10)	298	1
2	Oglethorpe	277	2
3	Huntingdon	260	4
4	St. John's (Minn.) (2)	257	3
5	Redlands	217	11
6	Ohio Wesleyan	209	T13
7	LaVerne	204	6
8	UT-Tyler	193	8
9	Illinois Wesleyan	185	9
10	Wisconsin-Eau Claire	176	7
11	Gustavus Adolphus	167	5
12	La Grange	157	17
13	St. John Fisher	156	15
14	Guilford	147	12
15	Skidmore	145	16
16	Rhodes	142	T13
17	Nebraska Wesleyan	123	10
18	Washington & Lee	109	19
19	Emory	95	20
20	Texas Lutheran	88	18
21	Hope	55	NR
22	Mary Hardin-Baylor	54	22
23	Transylvania	42	NR
24	Centre	40	23
25	Wesley	30	24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others Receiving Votes: Allegheny, 17; Central, 13; Carthage, 12; Williams, 8; Mount Union, 5; Washington & Jefferson, 5; Greensboro, 3; Hampden-Sydney, 3; Susquehanna, 3; Luther, 2.

Dropped from Ranking:  Allegheny (#21), Central (#25)

NEW YORK, NY?The fifth and final 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 earned 10 of 12 first-place votes to remain in the top spot in the Division III poll.

The Monarchs are on a six-tournament win streak heading into the NCAA Championship that began yesterday at Chateau Elan Resort in Braselton, Ga. St. John?s (Minn.) (No. 4), the defending NCAA champions, earned the other two first-place votes.

Rounding out the top-five are Oglethorpe (No. 2), Huntingdon (No. 3) and Redlands (No. 5).

Redlands and Ohio Wesleyan (No. 6) join the top-10 in this week?s poll, after being ranked Nos. 11 and T-13, respectively, in the previous coaches? poll.

New to the top-25 are Hope (No. 21) and Transylvania (No. 23).