Four Newcomers to Top 10 Join Unanimous No. 1 Keiser (Fla.) in Spring's First Men's Golf Rating
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Unanimous No. 1 Keiser (Fla.) and No. 2 Reinhardt (Ga.) held the top two spots in an otherwise rearranged NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Top 25, the first of the spring and the third of the regular season, March 20. Friends (Kan.) was the only other team that didn't move in the rating, remaining at No. 5.
Two new teams made their way into the top 25 - Southeastern (Fla.) at No. 24 and William Woods (Mo.) at No. 25 - while Webber International (Fla.) made the biggest top 10 climb, from No. 15 in the fall to No. 4 to begin the spring. Coastal Georgia also moved up, from No. 12 to No. 6, Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) went from No. 13 to No. 8, and USAO (Okla.) entered the top 10 at No. 9 after ending the fall at No. 17.
The next edition of the Top 25 is slated for two weeks from today, on 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 | |
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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.). |
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Key:
RV - Receiving Votes
NR - Not Ranked
Climbed -▲
Dropped -▼
Steady - ●
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”.
