Methodist Remains Number One in Division III Golf World/NIKE Golf Coaches' Poll
Methodist Remains Number One in Division III Golf World/NIKE Golf Coaches' Poll
Division III - April 23, 2008 |
Rank | University (First-Place Votes) | Points | Prev. |
1 | Methodist (14) | 374 | 1 |
2 | Oglethorpe | 335 | 4 |
3 | St. John's (Minn.) | 311 | 5 |
4 | Huntingdon | 310 | 2 |
5 | Gustavus Adolphus | 299 | 3 |
6 | LaVerne (1) | 276 | 8 |
7 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 246 | 11 |
8 | UT-Tyler | 245 | 12 |
9 | Illinois Wesleyan | 231 | 6 |
10 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 222 | 10 |
11 | Redlands | 219 | 18 |
12 | Guilford | 211 | 7 |
T-13 | Ohio Wesleyan | 198 | 9 |
T-13 | Rhodes | 198 | 13 |
15 | St. John Fisher | 165 | 14 |
16 | Skidmore | 163 | 15 |
17 | La Grange | 151 | 16 |
18 | Texas Lutheran | 123 | 20 |
19 | Washington & Lee | 96 | 23 |
20 | Emory | 94 | 21 |
21 | Allegheny | 69 | 17 |
22 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 64 | 25 |
23 | Centre | 56 | 19 |
24 | Wesley | 46 | NR |
25 | Central | 44 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Hope College, 37; Transylvania, 37; UT-Dallas, 14; Hampden-Sydney, 7; Carthage, 6; Linfield, 6; Salem State, 6; Otterbein, 3; Susquehanna, 3; Trinity, 3; Williams, 2; Wittenberg, 2; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 1; Greensboro, 1.
Dropped from Ranking: Hope College (#24), Transylvania (#22)
NEW YORK, NY?The fourth 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 retains the top spot in the Division III poll, earning 14 of the 15 first-place votes. The Monarchs won the USA South Athletic Conference title last week. The victory was the Monarchs? sixth straight win and seventh in 10 tournaments this season. Rounding out the top-five are Oglethorpe (No. 2), St. John?s (Minn.) (No. 3), Huntingdon (No. 4) and Gustavus Adolphus (No. 5). Wisconsin-Eau Claire (No. 7) and UT-Tyler (No. 8) join the top-10 in this week?s poll, after being ranked Nos. 11 and 12, respectively, in the previous coaches? poll. New to the top-25 are Wesley (No. 24) and Central (No. 25).