FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 26, 2012
GOLF WORLD ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF
DECEMBER 10 MEN’S DIVISION III COLLEGE COACHES’ POLL
Oglethorpe Claims Top Spot in Final Fall Coaches’ Poll
(NEW YORK, NY)—The final Golf World/Nike Golf Division I College Coaches’ Poll of
the2012 Fall Season 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 December 10, 2012
issue of Golf World and are live now: http://golfdig.st/fnmTj6
With the first half of the 2012-13 season completed, Oglethorpe lays claim to the No. 1
ranking in the final fall Golf World/Nike Golf men's Division III coaches' poll. The Stormy
Petrels garnered two wins in four starts this fall, while earning 11 of the 15 first-place
votes.
The remaining top five teams remained the same, although changing their order. Methodist
remained No. 2, with Saint John's (Minn.), Nebraska Wesleyan and Texas-Tyler rounding out
the bunch.
One new team joined the top 25: No. 25 Averett.
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
Dec. 10, 2012 Issue
NCAA Men’s Division III
Rank
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Team
Points
Oglethorpe (11)
Methodist (2)
Saint John’s (Minn.)
Nebraska Wesleyan
UT-Tyler
Illinois Wesleyan
Gustavus Adolphus (2)
St. John Fisher
Guilford
St. Thomas
La Verne
Wittenberg
Redlands
Emory
Skidmore
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
LaGrange
Transylvania
California Lutheran
Southwestern
Mary Hardin-Baylor
Greensboro
Centre
Allegheny
Averett
Last
368
353
317
305
303
272
262
241
224
218
189
187
179
164
159
153
152
136
132
76
71
69
50
44
27
1
2
5
4
3
6
7
9
8
10
11
14
12
13
16
18
15
17
19
22
T-20
T-20
T-23
T-25
NR
Also receiving votes: Whitworth, 26; Christopher Newport, 23; Calvin, 21; Huntingdon, 20;
Pacific Lutheran, 20; Berry, 15; Rochester, 15; Carthage, 13; RPI, 12; McDaniel, 10; Ohio
Wesleyan, 10; Luther, 8; Franklin & Marshall, 7; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 7; Williams, 6;
Carnegie-Mellon, 2; Hope, 2; Millikin, 2; Trinity (Texas), 2; Central, 1; DePauw, 1;
Middlebury, 1.
First-place votes in parenthesis.
Polls conducted by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Voting closed Nov. 14, 2012.
Media Contacts:
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mdincecco@condenast.com
Will Ober, 203/761-5243
will.ober@golfdigest.com