Friday, March 25, 2005 Methodist Continues Run in Top Spot of GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll NORMAN, Okla. ? Nebraska Wesleyan and Otterbein each jumped two spots up to numbers six and seven, respectively. Emory dropped two slots to come in at eighth. Central and Greensboro each climbed one rung to complete the top ten. Huntingdon fell a single rung to eleventh while defending champion Gustavus Adolphus slid five spots down to No. 12. Texas Lutheran remained at No. 13, followed by La Grange and LaVerne. Saint Thomas flew up eight big spots to No. 16 while Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Franklin, Ohio Wesleyan and Washington & Lee round out the top 20.
Denison and Skidmore broke a tie for No. 21 with Denison holding the edge by a single and Skidmore sliding to No. 22. California Lutheran and Hardin-Simmons tied for 23rd. Previously unranked Randolph Macon closes out this week?s poll
Mary Hardin-Simmons, McMurray and Rhodes fell from the top 25 rankings.
The GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll is voted on by a panel of head coaches at Division III institutions. All are members of the Golf Coaches Association of America. The next Division III GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll will be released April 15. GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll Top 25
Division III - March 25, 2005
| Rank | University (First-Place Votes) | Points | Prev. |
| 1 | Methodist (9) | 366 | 1 |
| 2 | Guilford (1) | 340 | 2 |
| 3 | Redlands (2) | 335 | 3 |
| 4 | Saint John's (Minn.) (2) | 320 | 4 |
| 5 | Oglethorpe (1) | 299 | 4 |
| 6 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 259 | 8 |
| 7 | Otterbein | 247 | 9 |
| 8 | Emory | 240 | 6 |
| 9 | Central | 227 | 10 |
| 10 | Greensboro | 226 | 11 |
| 11 | Huntingdon | 208 | 12 |
| 12 | Gustavus Adolphus | 200 | 7 |
| 13 | Texas Lutheran | 166 | 13 |
| 14 | La Grange | 152 | 19 |
| 15 | LaVerne | 124 | 16 |
| 16 | Saint Thomas | 121 | 24 |
| 17 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 112 | 15 |
| 18 | Franklin | 107 | NR |
| 19 | Ohio Wesleyan | 71 | 14 |
| 20 | Washington & Lee | 69 | NR |
| 21 | Denison | 67 | T21 |
| 22 | Skidmore | 66 | T21 |
| T23 | California Lutheran | 65 | 18 |
| T23 | Hardin-Simmons | 65 | 25 |
| 25 | Randolph Macon | 62 | NR |
Dropped From Rankings: Mary Hardin-Baylor, McMurray, Rhodes Others Receiving Votes: Illinios Wesleyan 55, Mary Hardin-Baylor 49, Rhodes 42, Hampden-Sydney 27, McMurray 26, Olivet 25, Williamette 24, Claremont McKenna-Mudd-Scripps 16, Muskingum 12, Allegheny 11, Pacific Lutheran 11, Wartburg 11, Christopher Newport 8, Hope 7, St. John Fisher 7, LeTourneau 6, Luther 5, New York 4, Rochester 4, Southwestern 4, Williams 3, Wooster 2, Hamilton 1, Millikin 1