KANSAS CITY — Texas Wesleyan jumped five spots to No. 13 in the NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Top 25 released March 20, the first of the spring and third of the regular season, while unanimous No. 1 Keiser (Fla.) and No. 2 Reinhardt (Ga.) held steady at the top in an otherwise shuffled ranking.
Friends (Kan.) was the only other team besides the top two that didn't move, remaining at No. 5.
Two new teams entered the top 25 — Southeastern (Fla.) at No. 24 and William Woods (Mo.) at No. 25 — while Webber International (Fla.) made the biggest climb into the top 10, rising from No. 15 in the fall to No. 4. Coastal Georgia advanced from No. 12 to No. 6, Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) from No. 13 to No. 8, and USAO (Okla.) broke into the top 10 at No. 9 after ending the fall at No. 17.
The next Top 25 is scheduled for April 3.
| Trend |
Rank |
Last Time |
|
Institution [1st-Place Votes] |
Final Points |
| ● |
1 |
1 |
 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
498 |
| ● |
2 |
2 |
 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
469 |
| ▲ |
3 |
4 |
 |
Oklahoma City |
468 |
| ▲ |
4 |
15 |
 |
Webber International (Fla.) |
454 |
| ● |
5 |
5 |
 |
Friends (Kan.) |
433 |
| ▲ |
6 |
12 |
 |
Coastal Georgia |
422 |
| ▼ |
7 |
3 |
 |
Marian (Ind.) |
387 |
| ▲ |
8 |
13 |
 |
Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) |
370 |
| ▲ |
9 |
17 |
 |
USAO (Okla.) |
369 |
| ▼ |
10 |
9 |
 |
British Columbia |
341 |
| ▼ |
11 |
T-6 |
 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
337 |
| ▼ |
12 |
T-6 |
 |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
321 |
| ▲ |
13 |
18 |
 |
Texas Wesleyan |
318 |
| ▼ |
14 |
11 |
 |
Missouri Valley |
293 |
| ▼ |
15 |
10 |
 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
291 |
| ▲ |
16 |
20 |
 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
258 |
| ▲ |
17 |
24 |
 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
238 |
| ▲ |
18 |
22 |
 |
Point (Ga.) |
235 |
| ▲ |
19 |
23 |
 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
191 |
| ▲ |
20 |
21 |
 |
Victoria (B.C.) |
182 |
| ▼ |
21 |
16 |
 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
176 |
| ▼ |
22 |
8 |
 |
Ave Maria (Fla.) |
174 |
| ▼ |
23 |
19 |
 |
Northwestern Ohio |
156 |
| ▲ |
24 |
RV |
 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
143 |
| ▲ |
25 |
RV |
 |
William Woods (Mo.) |
119 |
|
Received Votes: William Carey (Miss.) 66, Grand View (Iowa) 58, Texas A&M-Victoria 46, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 35, Columbia International (S.C.) 32, Campbellsville (Ky.) 23, Oregon Tech 13, Bethel (Tenn.) 8, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 8, Pikeville (Ky.) 8, Midway (Ky.) 4.
Dropped out of Top 25: OUAZ (Ariz.), Taylor (Ind.).
|
Key:
RV - Receiving Votes
NR - Not Ranked
Climbed -▲
Dropped -▼
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Ratings Methodology
- The rating is rated by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and unaffiliated groupings.
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each rater rates the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place, 28 for third-place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ratings for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) are removed. The team's rating will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the team appears on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes".
