Both SMU golf teams ranked in top 30
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:01 pmMustang Golf Programs Ranked In Top 30 By Golf Digest
Women 28th, Men 29th
Aug. 3, 2007
NEW YORK, N.Y. - As part of its third-annual College Golf Guide, Golf Digest has ranked the country's best colleges and the SMU men's and women's golf teams each rate among the nation's top 30 Division I golf programs. The SMU women's program ranks 28th, while the Mustang men are 29th.
The College Golf Guide has been designed to help high school students find the right school for their needs. The balanced ranking is for students who place equal emphasis on school and sports and is the best indicator for the majority of young men and women heading off to college.
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 facilities/coaches. These rankings differ from playing polls in several distinct ways:
1. The Golf Digest rankings examine the entire school and the opportunity it affords a student-athlete;
2. They measure beyond an individual season;
3. They are designed to make student-athletes better aware of the choices available when researching schools;
In establishing the rankings, Golf Digest rated almost 800 NCAA men's colleges and more than 500 women's colleges in the five categories mentioned above, grading each category on a 100-point scale to determine overall scores:
o Team Adjusted Scoring Average
o Player Growth
o Academics
o Climate
o Facilities/Coaches
Because of the new formulas that were used in determining this year's rankings, a college's placement in the rankings cannot be compared to its placement in previous years. The College Golf Guide package is featured in Golf Digest's September issue.
Women 28th, Men 29th
Aug. 3, 2007
NEW YORK, N.Y. - As part of its third-annual College Golf Guide, Golf Digest has ranked the country's best colleges and the SMU men's and women's golf teams each rate among the nation's top 30 Division I golf programs. The SMU women's program ranks 28th, while the Mustang men are 29th.
The College Golf Guide has been designed to help high school students find the right school for their needs. The balanced ranking is for students who place equal emphasis on school and sports and is the best indicator for the majority of young men and women heading off to college.
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 facilities/coaches. These rankings differ from playing polls in several distinct ways:
1. The Golf Digest rankings examine the entire school and the opportunity it affords a student-athlete;
2. They measure beyond an individual season;
3. They are designed to make student-athletes better aware of the choices available when researching schools;
In establishing the rankings, Golf Digest rated almost 800 NCAA men's colleges and more than 500 women's colleges in the five categories mentioned above, grading each category on a 100-point scale to determine overall scores:
o Team Adjusted Scoring Average
o Player Growth
o Academics
o Climate
o Facilities/Coaches
Because of the new formulas that were used in determining this year's rankings, a college's placement in the rankings cannot be compared to its placement in previous years. The College Golf Guide package is featured in Golf Digest's September issue.