Charleston, SC --- Golfstat, the statistical company for the NCAA/NAIA golf programs, has ranked The Citadel freshman class in the top spot of the top 25 freshman class impact rankings.
The report released on October 11, 2002 finds the Bulldogs ahead of some hefty competition. To name a few the University of Florida, Kansas, Duke, Iowa State, Georgia, Miami (Ohio), UCLA, Oregon and Notre Dame. Two other Southern Conference schools have made the list. Davidson and UNC Greensboro are slotted at 14th and 17th respectively. Full results can be viewed at www.Golfstat.com.
The Bulldogs will be swinging the clubs again at the Pirate Fall Intercollegiate on October 20-22 in Greenville, NC.
Frosh Relative Avg.
NCAA Division 1 in Top 5 Strength* Score
Citadel, The 4 395.742 74.50
Southeastern La. U. 2 326.432 73.17
Idaho, Univ. of 2 317.915 72.17
Virginia Commonwealth 3 316.740 74.93
Miami (Ohio) 2 311.307 73.17
Florida, U. of 3 308.957 75.52
Murray State Univ. 3 298.238 73.27
California, U. of 2 291.043 74.22
Eastern Michigan U. 2 283.994 73.39
Georgia, U. of 2 277.680 73.92
Iowa State Univ. 2 269.163 73.42
Duke University 2 261.821 74.08
George Washington 3 251.248 74.72
Davidson College 2 247.137 74.60
Central Florida, U. 2 244.934 75.67
Arkansas State U. 2 244.640 73.58
N. Car.- Greensboro 3 230.690 75.56
Weber State Univ. 3 225.110 76.28
Kansas, U. of 2 224.082 74.61
Notre Dame, U. of 3 214.684 76.72
Oregon, U. of 2 213.216 75.92
CSU-Northridge 2 211.894 73.84
Utah, Univ. of 2 208.957 75.44
Bethune-Cookman Col. 1 200.000 69.50
UCLA 1 197.357 70.83