The Lewis-Clark State College men’s golf team climbed one spot in the first Golf World/Nike Golf NAIA Coaches’ Poll of the spring to No. 20.
The Warriors were ranked No. 21 in the final fall poll of 2010.
LCSC is the only Frontier Conference school to receive votes in the poll, which is a combined effort of Golf World magazine, Nike Golf, and the Golf Coaches Association of America.
After two of the three conference tournaments held during the school year, LCSC has a 36-shot advantage over Rocky Mountain for the regular season title. Carroll College is 42 shots behind. The final FC tourney is scheduled April 10-11 in Butte, Mont. The regular-season standings will then be used for pairings for the FC Tournament on April 25-26 in Missoula.
Oklahoma City recorded 11 of the 12 first-place votes in the poll to hold down the top spot while Oklahoma Christian is second.
The Warriors are back in action in a tournament on March 28-29 at St. George, Utah.
GOLF WORLD/NIKE GOLF COACHES’ POLL
NAIA
Rank Team Points Last
1. Oklahoma City (11) 299 1
2. Oklahoma Christian 280 2
3. USC-Beaufort (1) 275 3
4. Grand View 249 4
5. Malone 233 5
6. British Columbia 228 6
7. Texas Wesleyan 201 7
8. Shorter 193 9
9. U. of the Cumberlands 187 8
10. The Masters College 178 10
11. Southern Nazarene 159 T-11
12. Lee 147 14
13. Wayland Baptist 141 T-11
14. SCAD-Savannah 134 13
15. Johnson & Wales 130 17
16. Saint Thomas (Fla.) 115 18
17. Victoria 113 15
18. Saint Ambrose 111 16
19. Viterbo 108 19
20. Lewis-Clark State 99 21
21. Point Loma Nazarene 74 23
22. Indiana Wesleyan 66 20
23. Our Lady of the Lake 57 T-25
24. CSU-San Marcos 38 22
25. Concordia U. (Ore.) 11 24
Faulkner 11 T-25
Marian U. (Indianapolis) 11 NR
Also receiving votes: Saint Francis (Ill.), 9; Southwestern College, 8; Campbellsville, 7; Madonna, 6; Rogers State, 6; Carroll (Mont.), 3; Dakota Wesleyan, 2; Mobile, 2.
