Huntingdon Remains on Top of Golf World/NIKE Golf Division III Coaches' Poll
Huntingdon Remains on Top of Golf World/NIKE Golf Division III Coaches' Poll
Division III - April 1, 2009 |
Rank | University (First-Place Votes) | Points | Prev. |
1 | Huntingdon (16) | 448 | 1 |
2 | Methodist | 427 | 2 |
3 | Skidmore (1) | 396 | 3 |
4 | Oglethorpe | 378 | 4 |
5 | Illinois Wesleyan | 366 | 6 |
6 | Saint John's (Minn.) | 342 | 5 |
7 | Guilford | 328 | 7 |
8 | LaVerne (1) | 299 | 9 |
9 | UT-Tyler | 292 | 8 |
10 | Redlands | 256 | 10 |
11 | Ohio Wesleyan | 252 | 11 |
12 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 219 | 16 |
13 | Rhodes | 203 | 12 |
14 | Emory | 181 | 13 |
15 | Greensboro College | 173 | 14 |
16 | Texas Lutheran | 164 | 15 |
17 | John Carroll | 141 | 17 |
18 | La Grange | 123 | 21 |
19 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 112 | 20 |
20 | Trinity College | 91 | T24 |
21 | UT-Dallas | 83 | 19 |
22 | Carthage | 63 | T24 |
23 | Centre | 51 | 18 |
24 | Wisconsin-Stout | 53 | 18 |
25 | Linfield | 38 | 22 |
Others Receiving Votes: Transylvania, 34; Gustavus Adolphus, 31; Nebraska Wesleyan, 24; Olivet, 22; Franklin & Marshall, 20; Husson, 18; Washington & Lee, 18; Central, 17; Allegheny, 16; Luther, 16; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 16; Nichols, 15; Rochester, 14; McMurry, 13; Trinity University, 13; Middlebury, 11; California Lutheran, 10; Carnegie-Mellon, 10; NYU, 10; Salem State, 10; Hamilton, 9; Bridgewater, 8; Hope, 5; Mount Union, 4; Otterbein, 3; Pomona-Pitzer, 3; Wesley, 2; St. John Fisher, 1; Wittenberg, 1.
Dropped from Ranking: None
NEW YORK, NY?The third 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). The complete results, including results from Divisions I, II and the NAIA, will appear in the April 6th issue of Golf World. Huntingdon maintained its stop atop the Division III poll, earning 16 of 18 first-place votes. The Hawks have five wins in eight tournaments this season and no finish worse than a third-place showing.
Rounding out the top-five are Methodist (No. 2), Skidmore (No. 3), Oglethorpe (No. 4) and Illinois Wesleyan (No. 5). There are no new teams in the top-10 or top-25.