Davidson Ranked 8th & 10th Among Nation's Top Programs By Golf Digest
9/5/2007 3:04:05 PM | Men's Golf
Joey Beeler -- Assistant SID
Men's Golf "Academic" Rankings
Men's Golf "Balanced" Rankings
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Davidson College has been rated among the top 25 schools in the nation in the third annual Golf Digest College Golf Guide “Academics First” and “Balanced” rankings. There are three separate rankings that comprise the Guide: “Balanced” ranking, for students who place equal emphasis on school and sports; “Golf First” ranking, for students with dreams of playing golf in college and professionally; “Academics First” ranking, for students who are focused on education but still desire to play competitive golf. The "Balanced" ranking is the best indicator for the majority of young men and women heading off to college.
Among the nation's nearly 800 collegiate men's golf programs, Davidson was ranked eighth by Golf Digest in the “Academics First” category.
In the “Balanced” category, Davidson scored just two spots lower. The Wildcats rated 10th nationally in the category, which ranks almost 800 men's and more than 500 women's Division I, II and III schools in the U.S. with a golf program
The full college rankings, including every Division I, Division II and Division III school in the U.S. with a golf program, may be viewed on-line at www.golfdigest.com/rankings/college/2007/09/collegegolfrankings. The extensive College Golf Guide package—with tips for identifying the best campuses and a revealing survey of 200 college golf coaches on the student-evaluation and recruiting process—can also be viewed online.
Five criteria form the basis of the rankings: a college golf team's adjusted scoring average, player growth while on the team, academics, climate and coaches/facilities.
The academic numbers come courtesy of U.S. News & World Report's respected “America's Best Colleges” guidebook. The climate numbers were provided by Longitudes Group and measure each school's 30-year average of playable days from September 1 to May 31.
The player-growth category is a refinement to Golf Digest's rankings this year and is based on two measurements: the number of players on the roster during the last four seasons who lowered their adjusted scoring average on a year-over-year basis, as well as the team's combined improvement or decline.
Stanford took the top spot in the men's “Golf First” ranking. UCLA is ranked second, followed by Southern Cal, Pepperdine and Duke in the top five.
In establishing the rankings, Golf Digest rated 772 NCAA men's programs and 500 women's programs in the five categories mentioned below, grading each category on a 100-point scale to determine overall scores:
Team adjusted scoring average: (Golf First: 40%; Academics First: 15%). Spans last four seasons and applies the formula used by NCAA committees to select postseason teams. (Source: golfstat.com).
Player growth: (Golf First: 19.5%; Academics First: 7%). A new judging category, player growth determines whether players on a program's roster during the last four years lowered their adjusted scoring average on a year-to-year basis and the team's combined improvement or decline. (Source: golfstat.com).
Academics: (Golf First: 14%; Academics First: 58%). Overall score from U.S. News & World Report's 2006 guidebook America's Best Colleges. (Source: usnews.com).
Climate: (Golf First: 12%; Academics First: 10%). A 30-year average of number of playable days between September 1-May 31. Allows for play in poor weather but not in extreme, dangerous or snow-covered conditions. (Source: Longitudes Group).
Coaches/facilities: (Golf First: 14.5%; Academics First: 10%). Measures coaches' experience and past performance; quality of campus–affiliated or available courses and practice facilities. (Source: Information provided by colleges and Ping American College Golf Guide.)
Men's Golf "Balanced" Rankings
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Davidson College has been rated among the top 25 schools in the nation in the third annual Golf Digest College Golf Guide “Academics First” and “Balanced” rankings. There are three separate rankings that comprise the Guide: “Balanced” ranking, for students who place equal emphasis on school and sports; “Golf First” ranking, for students with dreams of playing golf in college and professionally; “Academics First” ranking, for students who are focused on education but still desire to play competitive golf. The "Balanced" ranking is the best indicator for the majority of young men and women heading off to college.
Among the nation's nearly 800 collegiate men's golf programs, Davidson was ranked eighth by Golf Digest in the “Academics First” category.
In the “Balanced” category, Davidson scored just two spots lower. The Wildcats rated 10th nationally in the category, which ranks almost 800 men's and more than 500 women's Division I, II and III schools in the U.S. with a golf program
The full college rankings, including every Division I, Division II and Division III school in the U.S. with a golf program, may be viewed on-line at www.golfdigest.com/rankings/college/2007/09/collegegolfrankings. The extensive College Golf Guide package—with tips for identifying the best campuses and a revealing survey of 200 college golf coaches on the student-evaluation and recruiting process—can also be viewed online.
Five criteria form the basis of the rankings: a college golf team's adjusted scoring average, player growth while on the team, academics, climate and coaches/facilities.
The academic numbers come courtesy of U.S. News & World Report's respected “America's Best Colleges” guidebook. The climate numbers were provided by Longitudes Group and measure each school's 30-year average of playable days from September 1 to May 31.
The player-growth category is a refinement to Golf Digest's rankings this year and is based on two measurements: the number of players on the roster during the last four seasons who lowered their adjusted scoring average on a year-over-year basis, as well as the team's combined improvement or decline.
Stanford took the top spot in the men's “Golf First” ranking. UCLA is ranked second, followed by Southern Cal, Pepperdine and Duke in the top five.
In establishing the rankings, Golf Digest rated 772 NCAA men's programs and 500 women's programs in the five categories mentioned below, grading each category on a 100-point scale to determine overall scores:
Team adjusted scoring average: (Golf First: 40%; Academics First: 15%). Spans last four seasons and applies the formula used by NCAA committees to select postseason teams. (Source: golfstat.com).
Player growth: (Golf First: 19.5%; Academics First: 7%). A new judging category, player growth determines whether players on a program's roster during the last four years lowered their adjusted scoring average on a year-to-year basis and the team's combined improvement or decline. (Source: golfstat.com).
Academics: (Golf First: 14%; Academics First: 58%). Overall score from U.S. News & World Report's 2006 guidebook America's Best Colleges. (Source: usnews.com).
Climate: (Golf First: 12%; Academics First: 10%). A 30-year average of number of playable days between September 1-May 31. Allows for play in poor weather but not in extreme, dangerous or snow-covered conditions. (Source: Longitudes Group).
Coaches/facilities: (Golf First: 14.5%; Academics First: 10%). Measures coaches' experience and past performance; quality of campus–affiliated or available courses and practice facilities. (Source: Information provided by colleges and Ping American College Golf Guide.)
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