Oklahoma Christian Top Team in Preseason Golf World/NIKE Golf NAIA Coaches' Poll
Oklahoma Christian Top Team in Preseason Golf World/NIKE Golf NAIA Coaches' Poll
NEW YORK, NY?Golf World has published the results of its latest preseason College Coaches? Polls. Oklahoma Christian, the reigning NAIA national champions, is tabbed as the No. 1 team in the Golf World/NIKE Golf NAIA Preseason Coaches? Poll.
The Eagles received 11 of the 12 first-place votes. British Columbia, the No. 2 squad in the poll, received the other first-place vote.
Rounding out the top-five are Oklahoma City (No. 3), USC-Beaufont (No. 4) and Malone (No. 5).
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NAIA- Sep 3, 2008 |
| Rank | University (First-Place Votes) | Points | '09 Finish |
| 1 | Oklahoma Christian (11) | 295 | 1 |
| 2 | British Columbia (1) | 284 | 3 |
| 3 | Oklahoma City | 271 | 4 |
| 4 | South Carolina-Beaufort | 222 | 7 |
| 5 | Malone | 221 | 6 |
| 6 | Texas Wesleyan | 219 | 2 |
| 7 | Johnson & Wales | 213 | 8 |
| 8 | Wayland Baptist | 191 | T12 |
| T9 | Oklahoma Baptist | 178 | 9 |
| T9 | SCAD | 178 | T14 |
| 11 | Victoria | 171 | T14 |
| 12 | Holy Names | 144 | 10 |
| 13 | Lindenwood | 116 | 17 |
| 14 | Berry College | 114 | 5 |
| 15 | Lee | 107 | NA |
| 16 | Point Loma Nazarene | 105 | T12 |
| 17 | Southern Nazarene | 99 | NA |
| 18 | Davenport | 97 | 11 |
| 19 | Northwood (Texas) | 85 | NA |
| T20 | California Baptist | 76 | NA |
| T20 | Webber International | 76 | NA |
| 22 | Bethany | 67 | NA |
| 23 | Lewis-Clark State | 58 | NA |
| 24 | Northwood (Fla.) | 53 | NA |
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St. Ambrose | 50 | NA |
Others Receiving Votes: CSU-East Bay, 32; University of the Cumberlands, 30; Huntington, 21; CSU-San Marcos, 20; Cumberland, 19; Dakota Wesleyan, 15; Mobile, 13; Concordia (Ore.), 9; Indiana Wesleyan, 9; The Master's College, 9; Saint Thomas, 7; Rocky Mountain, 6; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 4; Grand View, 4; Bethel College (IN), 3; Shorter, 3; Thomas, 3; William Woods, 2; Lindsey Wilson, 1.