April 25, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Oklahoma Christian men's golf team earned 12 of the possible 13 first place votes to remain No. 1 in the fourth National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Men's Golf Rating. The Eagles received 324 total points and occupied the top spot in every rating this season.
Oklahoma City moved up a spot to No. 2 with 307 total points and one first place vote while British Columbia dropped to No. 3 with 300 points. No. 4 Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) and No. 5 Johnson & Wales (Fla.) remained the same with 282 and 275 total points respectively.
No. 21 Bethel (Ind.), No. 24 Saint Thomas (Fla.) and No. 25 Lee (Tenn.) all moved into the top-25 for the first time this season.
The final rating will be released on May 2, 2008.
2008 NAIA Men's Golf Rating - April 25, 2008
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL |
1ST PLACE VOTES |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Oklahoma Christian University (VI) |
12 |
324 |
|
2 |
3 |
Oklahoma City University (VI) |
1 |
307 |
|
3 |
2 |
University of British Columbia (I) |
|
300 |
|
4 |
4 |
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) (II) |
|
282 |
|
5 |
5 |
Johnson & Wales University (Fla.) (XIV) |
|
275 |
|
6 |
6 |
Berry College (Ga.) (XIII) |
|
251 |
|
7 |
9 |
Wayland Baptist University (Texas) (VI) |
|
245 |
|
8 |
7 |
Lindenwood University (Mo.) (V) |
|
236 |
|
9 |
8 |
University of Victoria (B.C.) (I) |
|
212 |
|
10 |
11 |
California State University-East Bay (II) |
|
202 |
|
11 |
12 |
Texas Wesleyan University (VI) |
|
200 |
|
12 |
10 |
Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) (VI) |
|
162 |
|
13 |
14 |
Campbellsville University (Ky.) (XI) |
|
151 |
|
14 |
16 |
Malone College (Ohio) (IX) |
|
141 |
|
15 |
13 |
Saint Ambrose University (Iowa) (VII) |
|
134 |
|
16 |
17 |
Shorter College (Ga.) (XIII) |
|
116 |
|
17 |
22 |
Webber International University (Fla.) (XIV) |
|
92 |
|
18 |
19 |
Northwood University (Texas) (VI) |
|
88 |
|
19 |
20 |
Concordia University (Ore.) (I) |
|
75 |
|
20 |
18 |
Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) (XIV) |
|
54 |
|
21 |
RV |
Bethel College (Ind.) (VIII) |
|
49 |
|
22 |
23 |
Southwestern College (Kan.) (IV) |
|
41 |
|
23 |
21 |
University of Mobile (Ala.) (XIII) |
|
37 |
|
24 |
RV |
Saint Thomas University (Fla.) (XIV) |
|
35 |
|
25 |
NR |
Lee University (Tenn.) (XIII) |
|
30 |
Others receiving votes: Missouri Valley 28; Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 21; Ohio Dominican 19; Bethany (Kan.) 16; Lewis-Clark (Idaho) 15; Concordia (Calif.) 13; Cumberland (Tenn.) 11; Tennessee Wesleyan 10; Cedarville (Ohio) 10; Indiana Wesleyan 10; Warner Southern (Fla.) 8; Cumberlands (Fla.) 5; Iowa Wesleyan 5; Marian (Ind.) 3; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 3; The Master's (Calif.) 3; North wood (Fla.) 3; Davenport (Mich.) 2; Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 1.
