NORMAN, Okla. – Methodist received 13 of 15 first-place votes to continue its run atop the Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll. The Monarchs have held the top spot all season.
Oglethorpe stayed at No 2. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and St. Thomas (MN) each tallied a first-place vote and ranked third and fourth, respectively. Berry checked in at No. 5 and is followed by Wittenberg, Rhodes and Huntingdon. LaGrange jumped seven spots to No. 9. Concordia (TX) was No. 10.
Emory (#14) and Christopher Newport (#24) made their debuts in the top 25. Redlands (#21) and Washington & Lee (#23) reentered the Top 25.
Allegheny, Centre, Greensboro, Schreiner and Texas Lutheran fell from the ranking.
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - April 1
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Methodist (13) | 373 | 1 |
| 2 | Oglethorpe | 327 | 2 |
| 3 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (1) | 320 | 9 |
| 4 | St. Thomas (MN) (1) | 318 | 3 |
| 5 | Berry | 305 | 5 |
| 6 | Wittenberg | 281 | 4 |
| 7 | Rhodes | 271 | 10 |
| 8 | Huntingdon | 245 | 6 |
| 9 | LaGrange | 235 | 16 |
| 10 | Concordia (TX) | 233 | 7 |
| 11 | UT Tyler | 226 | 8 |
| 12 | Illinois Wesleyan | 218 | 12 |
| 13 | Emory | 147 | NR |
| 14 | Guilford | 145 | 14 |
| 15 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 134 | 19 |
| 16 | California Lutheran | 127 | 23 |
| 17 | St. John Fisher | 98 | 11 |
| 18 | Bethel (MN) | 97 | 15 |
| 19 | Southwestern (TX) | 89 | 13 |
| 20 | Trinity (TX) | 75 | 17 |
| 21 | Redlands | 74 | NR |
| 22 | Transylvania | 72 | 18 |
| 23 | Washington & Lee | 71 | NR |
| 24 | Christopher Newport | 68 | NR |
| 25 | Gustavus Adolphus | 50 | 20 |
| Dropped From Ranking: | Allegheny (#22), Centre (#T25), Greensboro (#21), Schreiner (#24), Texas Lutheran (#T25) | ||
| Others Receiving Votes: Greensboro, 39; La Verne, 32; Rochester, 32; Saint John's (MN), 28; Schreiner, 23; Allegheny, 22; Texas Lutheran, 19; Centre, 18; Willamette, 18; Carnegie Mellon, 16; Whitworth, 5; Hampden-Sydney, 4; Skidmore, 4; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 4; Carthage, 3; RPI, 3; Calvin, 2; Rhode Island College, 2; McDaniel 1; Middlebury, 1. | |||