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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 18, 2004 |
Oglethorpe Ranks Sixth in GCAA/Precept Coaches Poll
NORMAN, Okla. — Oglethorpe lays claim to the No. 6 spot in
the Division III GCAA/Precept Coaches Poll, while Methodist once
again ranks No.1. Guilford moved up a single spot to second.Redlands climbed two spots to third and is followed by Saint
John’s, Emory and Oglethorpe. Otterbein (seventh), Texas
Lutheran (eighth), and Wisconsin-Eau Claire (10) all moved into
the top 10. Defending national champion Gustavus Adolphus
slipped seven spots to ninth.
Ohio Wesleyan and Greensboro fell out of the top 10 and
landed at Nos. 11 and 12, respectively. LaVerne stood pat at No.
13 while Nebraska Wesleyan and Central College both dropped four
spots. La Grange fell one rung to No. 16 while McMurry entered
the poll at No. 17. Skidmore and Hardin-Simmons each moved up
one spot to Nos. 18 and 19, respectively. California Lutheran
and Denison tied at No. 20.
Saint Thomas and Southwestern each debuted in the poll,
landing at Nos. 22 and 25. Mary Hardin-Baylor dropped one spot
to No. 23 while Rhodes fell seven rungs to No. 24.
Allegheny, Averett and Rochester were dropped from the
rankings.
The GCAA/Precept 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/Precept
Coaches Poll will be released Nov 4. GCAA/Precept Coaches Poll Top 25
Division III - Oct. 14, 2004
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Rank |
University (First-Place Votes) |
Points |
Prev. |
|
1 |
Methodist (11) |
322 |
1 |
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2 |
Guilford |
283 |
3 |
|
3 |
Redlands |
247 |
5 |
|
4 |
Saint. John's (2) |
243 |
7 |
|
5 |
Emory |
218 |
8 |
|
6 |
Oglethorpe |
214 |
9 |
|
7 |
Otterbein |
205 |
14 |
|
8 |
Texas Lutheran |
201 |
21 |
|
9 |
Gustavus Adolphus |
198 |
2 |
|
10 |
Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
192 |
12 |
|
11 |
Ohio Wesleyan |
182 |
6 |
|
12 |
Greensboro |
177 |
4 |
|
13 |
LaVerne |
155 |
13 |
|
14 |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
151 |
10 |
|
15 |
Central |
116 |
11 |
|
16 |
La Grange |
104 |
15 |
|
17 |
McMurry |
93 |
NR |
|
18 |
Skidmore |
84 |
19 |
|
19 |
Hardin-Simmons |
68 |
20 |
|
T20 |
California Lutheran |
65 |
18 |
|
T20 |
Denison |
65 |
16 |
|
22 |
Saint Thomas |
62 |
NR |
|
23 |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
61 |
22 |
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24 |
Rhodes |
51 |
17 |
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25 |
Southwestern |
50 |
NR |
Dropped From Rankings: Allegheny, Averett, Rochester
Others Receiving Votes: Texas-Dallas 37, Averett 35,
Franklin 34, Rochester 31, LeTourneau 29, Allegheny 20, DePauw 19,
Pacific Lutheran 18, St. John Fisher 16, Christopher Newport 15,
Trinity College 14, Trinity University 14, Hope 13, Olivet 13,
Illinois Wesleyan 12, Claremont McKenna-Mudd-Scripps 10, Wartburg
8, Savannah College of Art & Design 7, New York 6, Luther 4,
University of the South 4, Williams 4, Millikin 3, St. Lawrence 2,
Wooster 2, Amherst 1, Knox 1
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