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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