NORMAN, Okla. – Defending national champion Methodist is ranked No. 1 in the preseason edition of the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Monarchs received 14 first-place votes.
NCAA runner-up LaGrange received one first-place vote and is ranked second. Third-ranked UT Tyler collected the final two first-place votes. Wittenberg is ranked fourth and followed by Redlands, Oglethorpe, Illinois Wesleyan, Guilford, Berry and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - Preseason
|
Rank |
University (First Place Votes) |
Points |
NCAA Finals Finish |
|
1 |
Methodist (14) |
421 |
1 |
|
2 |
LaGrange (1) |
369 |
2 |
|
3 |
UT Tyler (2) |
360 |
6 |
|
4 |
Wittenberg |
349 |
3 |
|
5 |
Redlands |
330 |
5 |
|
6 |
Oglethorpe |
328 |
10 |
|
7 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
306 |
9 |
|
8 |
Guilford |
303 |
8 |
|
9 |
Berry |
296 |
4 |
|
10 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
255 |
13 |
|
11 |
Schreiner |
252 |
7 |
|
12 |
St. Thomas (MN) |
188 |
12 |
|
13 |
St. John Fisher |
168 |
11 |
|
14 |
La Verne |
153 |
14 |
|
15 |
Rhodes |
145 |
Missed Cut |
|
16 |
Texas Lutheran |
129 |
DNQ |
|
17 |
Southwestern (TX) |
121 |
Missed Cut |
|
18 |
Saint John's (MN) |
101 |
DNQ |
|
19 |
Trinity (TX) |
93 |
DNQ |
|
20 |
Spalding |
89 |
15 |
|
21 |
Central |
77 |
Missed Cut |
|
T22 |
California Lutheran |
71 |
DNQ |
|
T22 |
Huntingdon |
71 |
DNQ |
|
24 |
Washington & Lee |
51 |
DNQ |
|
25 |
Franklin & Marshall |
49 |
Missed Cut |
Others Receiving Votes: Bethel (MN), 36; Concordia (TX), 36; Gustavus Adolphus, 36; Transylvania, 35; Skidmore, 34; Rochester, 31; Carnegie Mellon, 21; Mary Hardin-Baylor, 17; RPI, 17; Middlebury, 17; Centre, 15; Emory, 15; Whitworth, 14; Kenyon, 11; Farmingdale State, 10; McDaniel, 10; Allegheny, 9; Otterbein, 9; Washington & Jefferson, 9; Linfield, 8; Wisconsin Lutheran, 8; Carthage, 6; Hampden-Sydney, 5; Hope, 5; Birmingham-Southern, 4; Christopher Newport, 4; Dubuque, 4; Ferrum, 4; Rhode Island College, 4; UT Dallas, 4; Rutgers-Camden, 3; Western New England, 3; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 3; Messiah, 1; Nebraska Wesleyan, 1; Williams, 1