NORMAN, Okla. — Guilford moved past Methodist to reclaim the top ranking in Division III men’s golf in the latest GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll. Guilford - which picked up seven first-place votes - outpaced Methodist and its three first-place nods by a mere six points. Oglethorpe - which remained at number three - grabbed the last first-place tally.

Huntingdon jumped four rungs to fourth, followed by Otterbein, Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Emory, Saint John’s (Minn.) and Nebraska Wesleyan. La Grange moved up a spot to close out the top 10.

Gustavus Adolphus kicked off the second 10 and is followed by Allegheny and Redlands - which fell all the way from number five. Skidmore flew up eight spots to 14th while Ohio Wesleyan checked in at 15. Greensboro, Rhodes, Texas Lutheran, Mary Hardin-Baylor and DePauw completed the top 20.

Central (Iowa) and St. John Fisher tied at No. 21 and are followed by Whitworth, Franklin and California Lutheran - which closed out this week’s poll.

Illinois Wesleyan and Rochester fell from the 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 GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll will be released in the spring.

GCAA/Bridgestone Division III Coaches Poll

Nov. 4, 2005

Rank University (First-Place Votes) Number of points Prev.

Rank University (First-Place Votes) Points Prev.

1 Guilford (7) 285 2

2 Methodist (3) 279 1

3 Oglethorpe (1) 276 3

4 Huntingdon 263 8

5 Otterbein 248 6

6 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 220 9

7 Emory 216 7

8 Saint John’s (Minn.) 212 10

9 Nebraska Wesleyan 192 4

10 La Grange 162 11

11 Gustavus Adolphus 150 12

12 Allegheny 147 16

13 Redlands 137 5

14 Skidmore 124 14

15 Ohio Wesleyan 122 17

16 Greensboro 114 13

17 Rhodes 113 T18

18 Texas Lutheran 71 T18

19 Mary Hardin-Baylor 63 15

20 DePauw 57 T22

T21 Central (Iowa) 48 T22

T21 St. John Fisher 48 NR

23 Whitworth 47 NR

24 Franklin 41 25

25 California Lutheran 36 21

Dropped from Rankings: Illinois Wesleyan, Rochester

Others Receiving Votes: LeTourneau 31, Illinois Wesleyan 28, Rochester 22, Hope 20, New York 20, LaVerne 17, Williams 13, Denison 12, Luther 8, Saint Thomas 8, Salem State 8, Washington & Lee 8, Washington & Jefferson 7, Muskingum 6, Olivet 6, Transylvania 6, Wartburg 5, Hardin-Simmons 3, McMurry 2