"Men's Golf Releases (2004-05) - GCAA Golf Poll, May 6" - Guilford College

  • METHODIST CLOSES SEASON-LONG RUN ATOP COACHES POLL

  • Guilford edges Redlands for the second slot

 

      NORMAN, OK (5/6/05) -- Methodist once again went the entire regular season ranked number one in the GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll. The Monarchs grabbed 12 first-place votes this week to stay on top. Guilford - who garnered a first-place vote of its own - beat out Redlands by a single point despite the Bulldogs capturing two first-place votes.

      Oglethorpe fell from number two to number four this week - although it did manage to haul in four first-place nods - while Greensboro and Saint John's (Minn.) switched spots this week to come in at numbers five and six, respectively.  Gustavus jumped up five rungs to number seven, followed by Emory and Otterbein, who received the final first-place vote. Nebraska Wesleyan closed out the top ten.

      Huntingdon remained at No. 11 for the third poll in a row while Central fell two spots to No. 12.  Texas Lutheran stood pat at the 13th spot. Wisconsin Eau-Claire rose two slots to No. 14. La Grange slid a single position to No. 15 while California Lutheran, Illinois Wesleyan, Mary Hardin-Baylor, LaVerne and Skidmore rounded out the top 20.

      Franklin, Allegheny, Saint Thomas, Washington & Lee and DePauw complete the rankings.

      Claremont McKenna-Mudd-Scripps and Ohio Wesleyan fell from the top 25 rankings.

      The GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll is voted on by a panel of head coaches at Division III institutions. All are members of the Golf Coaches Association of America.  The next Division III GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll will reflect the results of the NCAA Championships.



GCAA/Bridgestone Division III Coaches Poll - May 6, 2005

 

 Rank University  (First-Place) Points  Previous
 1 Methodist  (9) 487 1
 2 Guilford  (1) 460 5
 3 Redlands  (2) 459 2
 4 Oglethorpe  (4) 450 3
 5 Greensboro  393 4
 6 St. John's (Minn.)  373 10
 7 Gustavus Adolphus  354 7
 8 Emory  316 6
 9 Otterbein  (1) 313 8
 10 Nebraska Wesleyan  312 9
 11 Huntingdon  274 11
 12 Central  261 12
 13 Texas Lutheran  224 13
 14 Wisconsin-Eau Claire  197 14
 15 La Grange  180 15
 16 California Lutheran  146 17
 17 Illinois Wesleyan  121 16
 18 Mary Hardin-Baylor  120 22
 19 LaVerne  115 T23
 20 Skidmore  109 NR
 21 Franklin  92 NR
 22 Allegheny  91 19
 23 Saint Thomas  86 20
 24 Washington & Lee  78 NR
 25 DePauw  60 18

 
Dropped From Rankings: Claremont McKenna-Mudd-Scripps, Ohio Wesleyan

Others Receiving Votes: Rochester 51, Ohio Wesleyan 48, Rhodes 48, New York 43, Claremont McKenna-Mudd-Scripps 38, Denison 37, Randolph Macon 37, Millikin 31, Elms 14, Wartburg 12, Willamette 8, Westminster 7, Loras 4, St. John Fisher 4, Trinity University 4, Hampden-Sydney 3, Trinity College 3, Hope 2, Luther 1