Texas Wesleyan takes over the No. 1 spot in the second regular season NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Friday.
Top 25 Highlights (Historical information dating back to 2000)
- The Rams of Texas Wesleyan garnered 17 first place votes and 498 total points to move from No.
3 to No. 1 in this week's Top 25 Poll.
- Defending National Champion Grand View (Iowa) is currently Receiving Votes, but not ranked in the Top 25.
- Five teams joined the Top 25 poll this week. No. 16 Southeastern (Fla.) and No. 18 The Master's (Calif.) rejoin the Top 25 for the first time since the
- Preseason Poll while No. 19 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), No. 21 Columbia (Mo.) and No. 25 Marymount (Calif.) join the poll for the first time in 2017.
- Oklahoma City still holds the record for the most No. 1 rankings of all time with 49 total, and have been ranked in all 109 polls, dating back to 2000.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences.
- Each conference is given one rater for every four schools in the league.- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 25 points for each first-place vote, 24 for second-place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes."
- For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.
2017 NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Nov. 3
RANK
|
LAST WEEK
|
SCHOOL [1ST PLACE VOTES]
|
TOTAL POINTS
|
1
|
3
|
Texas Wesleyan [17]
|
498
|
2
|
1
|
Oklahoma City
|
473
|
3
|
2
|
Dalton State (Ga.) [1]
|
471
|
4
|
4
|
Johnson & Wales (Fla.)
|
442
|
5
|
5
|
Coastal Georgia
|
421
|
6
|
14
|
Victoria (B.C.)
|
400
|
7
|
16
|
Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
|
393
|
8
|
9
|
USC Beaufort (S.C.)
|
387
|
9
|
8
|
Northwestern Ohio
|
381
|
10
|
6
|
Wayland Baptist (Texas)
|
347
|
11
|
11
|
Keiser (Fla.)
|
346
|
12
|
10
|
British Columbia
|
315
|
13
|
7
|
William Woods (Mo.)
|
303
|
14
|
17
|
Corban (Ore.)
|
295
|
15
|
15
|
Taylor (Ind.)
|
279
|
16
|
NR
|
Southeastern (Fla.)
|
215
|
17
|
12
|
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)
|
208
|
18
|
NR
|
The Master's (Calif.)
|
200
|
19
|
NR
|
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
|
198
|
20
|
21
|
Oregon Tech
|
191
|
21
|
NR
|
Columbia (Mo.)
|
161
|
22
|
25
|
William Carey (Miss.)
|
156
|
23
|
18
|
Point (Ga.)
|
137
|
24
|
13
|
Arizona Christian
|
112
|
25
|
NR
|
Marymount (Calif.)
|
105
|
Dropped From Top 25: Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), William Jessup (Calif.), Northwestern (Iowa), Culver-Stockton (Mo.), SCAD Savannah (Ga.)
Others Receiving Votes: William Penn (Iowa) 95; Morningside (Iowa) 79; Thomas (Ga.) 77; Lawrence Tech (Mich.) 68; Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 64; Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 33; Cumberlands (Ky.) 19; William Jessup (Calif.) 14; Grand View (Iowa) 11; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 10; Indiana Wesleyan 9; Northwestern (Iowa) 8; Faulkner (3)