Saint John's (Minn.) Top Team in Preseason Golf World/NIKE Golf Division III Coaches' Poll
Saint John's (Minn.) Top Team in Preseason Golf World/NIKE Golf Division III Coaches' Poll
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Division III - August 27, 2008 |
| Rank | University (First-Place Votes) | Points | Prev. |
| 1 | Saint John's (Minn.) (12) | 370 | 1 |
| 2 | Methodist (2) | 350 | 4 |
| 3 | Redlands (1) | 320 | 2 |
| 4 | Oglethorpe | 310 | 6 |
| 5 | Huntingdon | 294 | 8 |
| 6 | LaVerne | 259 | 9 |
| 7 | Skidmore | 258 | 5 |
| 8 | St. John Fisher | 248 | 3 |
| 9 | Ohio Wesleyan | 210 | 14 |
| 10 | Illinois Wesleyan | 188 | T12 |
| 11 | Emory | 183 | 15 |
| 12 | Guilford | 172 | NR |
| T13 | UT-Tyler | 169 | NR |
| T13 | Wesley | 169 | 7 |
| 15 | Rhodes | 146 | NR |
| 16 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 144 | 10 |
| 17 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 112 | 20 |
| 18 | Gustavus Adolphus | 109 | 19 |
| 19 | Transylvania | 100 | 11 |
| 20 | Texas Lutheran | 98 | NR |
| 21 | La Grange | 90 | 22 |
| 22 | Washington & Lee | 89 | 16 |
| 23 | Mount Union | 78 | NR |
| 24 | Allegheny | 62 | NR |
| 25 | Linfield | 60 | 17 |
Others Receiving Votes: Hope, 55; Luther, 53; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 46; Centre, 45; Washington & Jefferson, 17; Williams, 14; Central, 12; UT-Dallas, 12; Trinity, 7; Greensboro, 6; Hampden-Sydney, 5; Salem State, 5; NYU, 3; Rochester, 3; Carnegie-Mellon, 2; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 1; McMurry, 1;
Dropped from Ranking: Hope (#18), Luther (#21), Wisconsin-Eau Claire (#23)
NEW YORK, NY?The Golf Coaches Asssociation of America, in conjunction with Golf World and NIKE Golf has announced its preseason Division III top 25 ranking. Saint John?s (Minn.) is the No. 1 pick in the Golf World/Nike Golf Division III Preseason Coaches? Poll, garnering 12 of 15 first-place votes. Rounding out the top five are Methodist (No. 2), Redlands (No. 3), Oglethorpe (No. 4) and Huntingdon (No. 5).