The Lewis-Clark State College women’s golf team is ranked No. 24 in the preseason NAIA Women’s Golf Coaches’ NAIA Top 25 poll for the 2009-10 season, while the Warrior men drew votes in the men’s poll, the NAIA released on Friday.
The Warrior women, who have qualified for five straight NAIA national tournaments, wound up 12th overall last year at nationals, but lost four seniors from that squad. LCSC was ranked No. 16 in the final poll last year.
Both the LCSC women and men stand in second place in the Frontier Conference standings this season behind Rocky Mountain. The Frontier Conference is the only conference that has started play and uses a fall-spring schedule because golf courses aren’t open in Montana during the winter-early spring months because of weather.
Rocky Mountain is ranked No. 17 in the women’s preseason poll with 208 points. LCSC had 108 points, which left them tied for No. 24 and one point out of No. 23.
The LCSC men received 30 points in its poll to wind up in a two-day tie at No. 33. Rocky Mountain is ranked ninth in the poll.
The Warrior men are the defending Frontier Conference champions and have won the title eight times in the past 11 years.
Oklahoma City was the top vote-getter in both polls. The polls were voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, independents and unaffiliated groups. The first regular season ratings will be announced on Feb. 26.
WOMEN
|
RANK
|
LAST POLL^
|
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)
|
TOTAL POINTS
|
|
1
|
1
|
Oklahoma City University (11)
|
401
|
|
2
|
2
|
California Baptist University (4)
|
387
|
|
2
|
5
|
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)
|
387
|
|
4
|
7
|
Northwood University (Fla.)
|
349
|
|
5
|
15
|
Concordia University (Ore.)
|
343
|
|
6
|
9
|
Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.)
|
335
|
|
7
|
13
|
Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.)
|
333
|
|
8
|
4
|
University of British Columbia
|
311
|
|
9
|
11
|
Lubbock Christian University (Texas)
|
301
|
|
10
|
8
|
William Woods University (Mo.)
|
295
|
|
11
|
12
|
University of Victoria (B.C.)
|
286
|
|
12
|
3
|
Bethel College (Ind.)
|
242
|
|
13
|
17
|
University of South Carolina - Beaufort (SC)
|
240
|
|
14
|
19
|
Wayland Baptist University (Texas)
|
238
|
|
15
|
17
|
Southern Nazarene University (Okla.)
|
221
|
|
16
|
20
|
Marian University (Ind.)
|
217
|
|
17
|
NR
|
Rocky Mountain College (Mont.)
|
208
|
|
18
|
25
|
Lindenwood University (Mo.)
|
146
|
|
19
|
NR
|
Thomas University (Ga.)
|
145
|
|
20
|
NR
|
University of the Cumberlands (Ky.)
|
141
|
|
21
|
22
|
Shorter College (Ga.)
|
122
|
|
22
|
RV
|
Webber International University (Fla.)
|
119
|
|
23
|
20
|
Dakota Wesleyan University (S.D.)
|
109
|
|
24
|
16
|
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho)
|
108
|
|
24
|
RV
|
Walsh University (Ohio)
|
108
|
Others Receiving Votes: Northwood University (Texas) 76; University of Mobile (Ala.) 76; University of Saint Francis (Ind.) 68; California State University-San Marcos 51; University of Sioux Falls (S.D.) 51; Lee University (Tenn.) 41; Campbellsville University (Ky.) 29; Carroll College (Mont.) 4; Minot State University (N.D.) 3; Tennessee Wesleyan College 1; Oklahoma Baptist University 1; Georgetown College (Ky.) 1; Union College (Ky.) 1; Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.) 1.
MEN
|
RANK
|
LAST POLL^
|
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)
|
TOTAL POINTS
|
|
1
|
3
|
Oklahoma City University (19)
|
529
|
|
2
|
7
|
Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.)
|
509
|
|
3
|
11
|
University of South Carolina - Beaufort (S.C.)
|
483
|
|
4
|
10
|
Johnson & Wales University (Fla.)
|
461
|
|
5
|
15
|
Lee University (Tenn.)
|
455
|
|
6
|
12
|
Holy Names University (Calif.)
|
419
|
|
7
|
2
|
University of British Columbia
|
417
|
|
8
|
RV
|
Grand View University (Iowa)
|
414
|
|
9
|
RV
|
Rocky Mountain College (Mont.)
|
395
|
|
10
|
6
|
Oklahoma Baptist University
|
393
|
|
11
|
1
|
Oklahoma Christian University
|
374
|
|
12
|
18
|
Texas Wesleyan University
|
357
|
|
13
|
RV
|
University of the Cumberlands (Ky.)
|
278
|
|
14
|
4
|
Wayland Baptist University (Texas)
|
275
|
|
15
|
20
|
Lindenwood University (Mo.)
|
274
|
|
16
|
RV
|
Northwood University (Fla.)
|
270
|
|
17
|
NR
|
University of the Southwest (N.M.)
|
195
|
|
18
|
NR
|
Saint Thomas University (Fla.)
|
175
|
|
19
|
8
|
University of Victoria (B.C.)
|
172
|
|
20
|
RV
|
Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.)
|
158
|
|
21
|
16
|
Northwood University (Texas)
|
151
|
|
22
|
NR
|
Union University (Tenn.)
|
142
|
|
23
|
NR
|
California Baptist University
|
136
|
|
24
|
17
|
Southern Nazarene University (Okla.)
|
114
|
|
25
|
23
|
Saint Ambrose University (Iowa)
|
109
|
Others receiving votes: Madonna University (Mich.) 91; Southeastern University (Fla.) 85; William Woods University (Mo.) 83; University of Texas at Brownsville 62; California State University-San Marcos 60; Tennessee Wesleyan College 39; Spring Hill College (Ala.) 37; University of St. Francis (Ill.) 30; Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) 30; Southwestern College (Kan.) 26; The Master's College (Calif.) 16; Morningside College (Iowa) 12; Cornerstone University (Mich.) 9; Lubbock Christian University (Texas) 9; William Carey University (Miss.) 6; Milligan College (Tenn.) 5; Thomas University (Ga.) 5; Minot State University (N.D.) 4; Bethany College (Kan.) 4; Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) 3; Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) 2; Our Lady of the Lake University (Texas) 1; Union College (Ky.) 1; Shorter College (Ga.) 1; Missouri Valley College 1; Concordia University (Ore.) 1; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) 1; Davenport University (Mich.) 1; Reinhardt College (Ga.) 1; Dakota Wesleyan University (S.D.) 1.
