FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 18, 2013
GOLF WORLD ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF APRIL 22
MEN’S DIVISION III COACHES’ POLL
Oglethorpe Retains Top Spot
(NEW YORK, NY)—The latest Golf World/Nike Golf Division III 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, NAIA and NJCAA will appear in the April 22, 2013 issue of Golf World and are
live now: http://golfdig.st/fnmTj6
Oglethorpe, a five-time winner during the 2012-13 season, remained No. 1 in the most
recent Golf World/Nike Golf men's Division III coaches' poll. The Stormy Petrels claimed
nine of the 13 available first-place votes.
Methodist, Illinois Wesleyan and Saint John's (Minn.) all maintained their spots behind
Oglethorpe with Gustavus Adolphus rounding out the top five.
Two teams joined the top 10: No. 7 Guilford and Transylvania, tied at No. 10.
Two new schools joined the top 25: No. 23 Berry and No. 25. Greensboro.
Visit Golf World Senior Writer Ryan Herrington’s “Campus Insider” blog to find out the latest
on collegiate golf: http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/blogs/campusinsider.
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Golf World/Nike Golf coaches’ poll
April 22, 2013 Issue
Division III
Rank
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Team
Oglethorpe (9)
Methodist (1)
Illinois Wesleyan (2)
Saint John’s (Minn.)
Gustavus Adolphus (1)
St. Thomas
Guilford
La Verne
Nebraska Wesleyan
Emory
Transylvania
Redlands
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Wittenberg
Texas-Tyler
Skidmore
Whitworth
California Lutheran
St. John Fisher
LaGrange
Southwestern
Mary Hardin-Baylor
Berry
Christopher Newport
Greensboro
Points
321
304
292
283
242
219
214
211
196
189
189
173
168
160
127
114
102
96
71
69
68
59
46
37
35
Last
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8
11
10
5
7
12
9
17
15
13
16
21
14
18
19
22
25
NR
24
NR
Also receiving votes: Allegheny, 27; Calvin, 20; Adrian, 19; Rochester, 18; Wheaton, 18;
Centre, 16; Denison, 15; Carthage, 14; Luther, 14; Central, 11; Huntingdon, 11; Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, 11; Carnegie-Mellon; 8; Millikin, 8; Pacific Lutheran, 8; Wisconsin-Eau
Claire, 8; Williams, 7; McDaniel, 6; Kenyon, 1.
First-place votes in parenthesis.
Polls conducted by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Voting closed April 11, 2013.
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