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British Columbia New Number One in Golf World/NIKE Golf NAIA Coaches' Poll
NEW YORK, NY—The second Golf World/NIKE Golf NAIA Coaches’ Poll of the fall 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 III, will appear in the October 19th issue of Golf World. British Columbia is the new number one team in the poll.
The Thunderbirds have two top-five finishes thus far this season, including a second-place showing at the Western Washington Invitational.
Rounding out the top-five are Oklahoma City (No. 2), Johnson & Wales (No. 3), Oklahoma Christian (No. 4) and Malone (No. 5).
Grand View (No. 9) and Lee (No. 10) cracked the top-10, after being ranked Nos. 25 and 13, respectively, in the previous coaches’ poll.
Rocky Mountain College (No. 17), University of the Cumberlands (T-22) and Lindsey Wilson College (No. 24) moved into the top-25.
Visit Golf World Senior Writer Ryan Herrington’s “Campus Insider” blog to find out the latest on collegiate golf: http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/blogs/campusinsider.
| Rank |
University (First-Place Votes) |
Points |
Prev. |
| 1 |
British Columbia |
227 |
2 |
| 2 |
Oklahoma City (7) |
226 |
3 |
| 3 |
Johnson & Wales |
222 |
6 |
| 4 |
Oklahoma Christian (1) |
211 |
1 |
| 5 |
Malone |
191 |
7 |
| 6 |
South Carolina-Beaufort |
180 |
5 |
| 7 |
Texas Wesleyan |
177 |
4 |
| 8 |
Wayland Baptist (1) |
167 |
8 |
| 9 |
Grand View |
164 |
25 |
| 10 |
Lee |
159 |
13 |
| T11 |
Northwood (Texas) |
118 |
14 |
| T11 |
SCAD |
118 |
11 |
| 13 |
Southern Nazarene |
108 |
16 |
| 14 |
Oklahoma Baptist |
102 |
9 |
| 15 |
Victoria |
96 |
10 |
| 16 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
82 |
24 |
| 17 |
Rocky Mountain College (1) |
70 |
NR |
| 18 |
Holy Names |
67 |
12 |
| 19 |
Lindenwood |
58 |
15 |
| 20 |
California Baptist |
55 |
18 |
| 21 |
Davenport |
53 |
19 |
| T22 |
St. Ambrose |
47 |
22 |
| T22 |
University of the Cumberlands |
47 |
NR |
| 24 |
Lindsey Wilson College |
42 |
NR |
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25 |
Point Loma Nazarene |
31 |
17 |
Others Receiving Votes: Bethany, 26; Shorter, 23; William Woods, 20; Cumberland, 18; Thomas, 18; Webber International, 18; Madonna, 17; Lewis-Clark State, 14; Cornerstone, 13; Our Lady of the Lake, 12; Mobile, 11; Northwood (Fla.), 9; University of the Southwest, 8; CSU-San Marcos, 5; Marian College-Indianapolis, 5; Concordia (Ore.), 4; Dakota Wesleyan, 3; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 3; Southwestern College, 3; Campbellsville, 2.
Dropped from Ranking: Lewis-Clark State (#23), Northwood (Fla.) (#20), Webber International (#21)
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