Dec. 2, 2008

Kansas City, Mo. - The University of British Columbia earned 10 of the possible 17 first place votes and ranked No. 1 in the 2008 National Association Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Men's Golf Fall Rating. The defending National Champions received a total of 461 points.

Oklahoma City University claimed the No. 2 spot only six points behind UBC at 456 and adding six first place votes.  In third place was the defending National Runner-up, Oklahoma Christian University, with 428 points.  At No. 4 was Wayland Baptist University (Texas) with 423 points.  Rounding out the top 5 and receiving one first place vote was the University of South Carolina - Beaufort with 389 total points.

The first spring rating will be released on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.

2008 NAIA Men's Golf Fall Rating - Dec. 3

RANK	SCHOOL	1ST PLACE VOTES	TOTAL POINTS
1	University of British Columbia	10	461
2	Oklahoma City University	6	456
3	Oklahoma Christian University		428
4	Wayland Baptist University (Texas)		423
5	University of South Carolina - Beaufort (SC)	1	389
6	Malone University (Ohio)		383
7	Oklahoma Baptist University		373
8	University of Victoria (B.C.)		365
9	Berry College (Ga.)		358
10	Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.)		314
11	Lee University (Tenn.)		293
12	Texas Wesleyan University		258
13	Lindenwood University (Mo.)		257
13	Southeastern University (FL)		257
15	Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.)		253
16	Webber International University (Fla.)		207
17	Missouri Valley College		199
18	Northwood University (Texas)		197
19	Johnson & Wales University (Fla.)		195
20	Southern Nazarene University (Okla.)		183
21	Dakota Wesleyan University (S.D.)		178
22	Saint Ambrose University (Iowa)		171
23	William Woods University (Mo.)		126
24	Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho)		117
25	California Baptist University		115

Others receiving votes: Shorter College (Ga.) 104; Cedarville University (Ohio) 69; Indiana Wesleyan University 48; Cumberland University (Tenn.) 47; University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) 45; University of Mobile (Ala.) 44; Warner University (Fla.) 36; Bethany College (Kan.) 35; Concordia University (Ore.) 17; Lindsay Wilson College (Ky.) 12; California State University-East Bay 11; Holy Names University (Calif.) 7; Saint Thomas University (Fla.) 5; Grand View University (Iowa) 5; Ohio Dominican University 5; Minot State University (N.D.) 4; The Master's College (Calif.) 3; Thomas University (Ga.) 3; King College (Tenn.) 1; University of Texas at Brownsville 1; Southwestern College (Kan.) 1; Huntington University (Ind.) 1; Montana Tech of the University of  Montana  1; Dickinson State University (N.D.) 1; Rocky Mountain College (Mont.) Bethel College (Ind.) 1