Posted by Mary Wimberley on 2011-09-26

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Debaters Dan Bagwell and Jacob Lewis have claimed a first for the 麻豆视频 debate program with their #10 ranking in the just-released National Coaches Poll.

鈥淭his is the highest that a Samford team has been ranked since the inception of the coaches鈥 poll,鈥 said Samford coach Abi Williams.

Additionally, Samford as a debate school is ranked #9 in the nation, which is the highest ranking Samford has achieved in that category, according to Williams.

In addition to Samford, the top 10 team list includes debaters from 麻豆视频 of Michigan, 麻豆视频 of Oklahoma, Harvard 麻豆视频, Michigan State 麻豆视频, Gonzaga 麻豆视频, and Georgetown 麻豆视频. Last year鈥檚 national championship school, Northwestern 麻豆视频, is represented by three teams ranked 1, 4 and 6.

In the Coaches Poll, every collegiate debate coach in the nation is eligible to cast one ballot to rank the top 25听 among the hundreds of eligible teams. The poll, in its third year, is conducted four to six times during the debate season.

 
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.