The Lewis-Clark State College men’s golf team climbed two spots into a tie for 20th in the third Golf World/Nike Golf NAIA Coaches’ Poll, combining the resources of Golf World magazine, Nike Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America.

The Warriors were ranked No. 22 in the previous poll, but moved into a tie with Davenport of Iowa with 47 points, just one behind No. 19 St. Ambrose.

Oklahoma Christian remains the top team in the NAIA poll, having won twice in three spring events and finishing second in the other. The Eagles earned five of the nine first-place votes to keep them ahead of No. 2 British Columbia and No. 3 Oklahoma City.

GOLF WORLD/NIKE GOLF COACHES’ POLL

NAIA

Rank    Team    Points  Last

1.      Oklahoma Christian (5)  218     1

2.      British Columbia (3)    215     2

3.      Oklahoma City (1)       210     3

4.      Malone  179     5

5.      Wayland Baptist 177     6

6.      Oklahoma Baptist        174     4

7.      USC Beaufort    161     9

8.      Berry   156     7

9.      SCAD    153     T-13

10.     Victoria        144     8

11.     Lee     124     10

12.     Point Loma Nazarene     114     12

        Texas Wesleyan  114     11

14.     Lindenwood      109     T-15

15.     Johnson & Wales 107     T-13

16.     Southern Nazarene       80      T-15

17.     Northwood (Texas)       69      17

18.     CSU-EastBay    68      20

19.     St. Ambrose     48      18

20.     Davenport       47      19

        Lewis-ClarkState       47      22

22.     California Baptist      44      23

23.     Indiana Wesleyan        36      24

24.     Bethany 23      21

25.     Concordia (Ore.)        18      NR

Also receiving votes: Northwood (Fla.), 17; Iowa Wesleyan, 12; Mobile, 12; Master’s College, 11; Montana Tech, 10; Grand View, 9; U. of the Cumberlands, 7; Southwestern, 5; Ohio Dominican, 4; Campbellsville, 2; Bethel, 1.

First-place votes in parenthesis