Thursday, February 28, 2013

Knights move up to 7th in Golf World Poll

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 28, 2013
                          
GOLF WORLD ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF MARCH 4 MEN’S NAIA COACHES’ POLL

Texas Wesleyan Claims Top Spot in Initial Spring 2013 Coaches’ Poll


(NEW YORK, NY)—The first Golf World/Nike Golf NAIA College Coaches’ Poll 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, III and NJCAA will appear in the March 4, 2013 issue of Golf World and are live now: http://golfdig.st/fnmTj6

Texas Wesleyan, with eight of the 10 available first-place votes, held on to the No. 1 ranking in the first Golf World/Nike Golf men's NAIA coaches' poll of the spring. After winning three events in the fall, the rams opened the spring season with a second place finish at the Claude Jacobs Invitational.

Holding their spots at No. 2 and 3 in the poll are Oklahoma City, which received one first-place vote, and CSU-San Marcos. Bellevue at No. 4 and Lee at No. 5 rounded out the top five.

The other remaining first-place vote went to No. 13 Johnson & Wales.

Two new schools appeared in the top 10: No. 7 Northwood (Texas), winner at the Claude Jacobs, and No. 10 Our Lady of the Lake.

One new school joined the top 25: Cumberland, which tied for 23rd in the poll.

Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches’ Poll
March 4, 2013 Issue
NAIA

Rank    Team                                                       Points   Last
1.            Texas Wesleyan (8)                           247            1
2.            Oklahoma City (1)                             239            2 
3.            CSU-San Marcos                                  217            3
4.            Bellevue                                                  185            5 
5.            Lee                                                             182            6
6.            U. of the Cumberlands                      176            4 
7.            Northwood (Texas)                           169            13
8.            Oklahoma Baptist                               168            9 
9.            The Master’s College                          163            8
10.          Our Lady of the Lake                         155            T-11 
11.          Coastal Georgia                                    151            10
12.          British Columbia                                 141            7
13.          Johnson & Wales (1)                         140            T-11
14.          Mount Mercy                                        107            14
15.          Wayland Baptist                                  91               21
16.          William Woods                                    90               16
17.          Lubbock Christian                              88               17
18.          Grand View                                            66               15
19.          Northwestern                                       57               18
20.          USC-Beaufort                                        56               19
                Southern Wesleyan                            56               23
22.          Lindsey Wilson                                    51               22
23.          Ashford                                                   44               20 
                Cumberland                                          44               NR
25.          St. Thomas (Fla.)                                 38               24

Also receiving votes: Marian U. (Indianapolis), 24; Northwood (Fla.), 22; Webber International, 21; Holy Cross, 11; Southwestern College, 10; Rogers State, 8; Southeastern, 8; Faulkner, 7; Lewis-Clark State, 6; SCAD Savannah, 4; Victoria, 4; Concordia (Ore.), 3; Texas-Brownsville, 1.Ambrose, 17; Carroll College (Mont.), 16; Bethel (Kan.), 14; Embry-Riddle (Fla.), 14; Union College, 13; Rogers State, 12; Reinhardt, 9; Rocky Mountain, 8; Southwestern, 8; St. Francis (Ill.), 8; Viterbo, 8; Oklahoma Baptist, 7; Southeastern, 7; Concordia University (Ore.), 6; Southern Wesleyan, 3; Lindsey Wilson, 2.

First-place votes in parenthesis.
Polls conducted by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Voting closed Feb. 22, 2013.

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