March 2, 2007

OLATHE, Kan. - Oklahoma Christian swept 11 first-place votes to stay 11 points ahead of conference and region rival Oklahoma City in the first rating of the 2007 men's golf season.

 

British Columbia and St. Ambrose (Iowa) remained in an unchanged top four from the fall rating, while Malone (Ohio) stayed fifth but tied with Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.), who jumped two spots from the fall rating into a fifth-place tie.

 

Two teams slipped into the Top 25, as Webber International (Fla.) and Savannah College of Art & Design (Ga.) - both from Region XIV - moved in at No. 21 and No. 23, respectively.

 

RANK	FALL	SCHOOL	1ST PLACE VOTES	POINTS
1	1	Oklahoma Christian (VI)	11	275
2	2	Oklahoma City (VI)		264
3	3	British Columbia (I)		251
4	4	St. Ambrose (Iowa) (VII)		232
T-5	5	Malone (Ohio) (IX)		213
T-5	T-7	Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) (II)		213
7	6	Northwood (Texas) (VI)		209
8	T-7	Lee (Tenn.) (XIII)		200
9	T-11	Johnson & Wales (Fla.) (XIV)		182
10	10	Wayland Baptist (Texas) (VI)		181
11	9	Concordia (Calif.) (II)		175
12	T-11	Texas Wesleyan (VI)		147
13	13	California State-San Marcos (II)		137
T-14	14	Berry (Ga.) (XIII)		119
T-14	15	Missouri Baptist (V)		119
16	16	Lindenwood (Mo.) (V)		92
17	18	Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (XIV)		83
18	21	Bethel (Ind.) (VIII)		77
19	17	California Baptist (II)		74
20	23	Victoria (B.C.) (I)		57
21	NR	Webber International (Fla.) (XIV)		48
22	19	Oklahoma Baptist (VI)		45
23	NR	Savannah Art and Design (Ga.) (XIV)		32
T-24	24	Cedarville (Ohio) (IX)		30
T-24	22	Holy Names (Calif.) (II)		30

 

Others Receiving Votes: Mobile (Ala.) (XIII), 24; Thomas University (Ga.) (XIV), 18; Grand View (Iowa) (VII), 15; Marian (Ind.) (VIII), 14; Morningside College (Iowa) (III), 5; Davenport (Iowa) (VIII), 4; College of the Southwest (N.M.) (VI), 3; Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) (IX), 3; Indiana Wesleyan (VIII), 2; California State-East Bay (II), 1; Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (I), 1.