NORMAN, Okla. – Methodist received 11 of 15 first-place votes to stay No. 1 in the Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll. The Monarchs have held the top spot all season.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps moved up a rung to second and tallied a first-place vote. Oglethorpe dropped to third and was followed by Concordia (TX) and Berry. Sixth-ranked St. Thomas (MN) garnered four first-place votes. Huntingdon, Wittenberg, UT Tyler and Rhodes complete the top 10.
Willamette (#21) made its debut in the top 25 while Centre reentered the ranking.
Transylvania and Trinity (TX) fell from the top 25.
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - April 22
|
Rank |
University (First Place Votes) |
Points |
Previous Rank |
|
1 |
Methodist (11) |
393 |
1 |
|
2 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (1) |
362 |
3 |
|
3 |
Oglethorpe |
354 |
2 |
|
4 |
Concordia (TX) |
330 |
10 |
|
5 |
Berry |
323 |
5 |
|
6 |
St. Thomas (MN) (4) |
320 |
4 |
|
7 |
Huntingdon |
308 |
8 |
|
8 |
Wittenberg |
300 |
6 |
|
9 |
UT Tyler |
263 |
11 |
|
10 |
Rhodes |
252 |
7 |
|
11 |
California Lutheran |
215 |
16 |
|
12 |
Emory |
207 |
13 |
|
13 |
LaGrange |
203 |
9 |
|
14 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
167 |
12 |
|
15 |
Guilford |
151 |
14 |
|
16 |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
146 |
15 |
|
17 |
Redlands |
115 |
21 |
|
18 |
Southwestern (TX) |
111 |
19 |
|
19 |
Bethel (MN) |
106 |
18 |
|
20 |
Gustavus Adolphus |
70 |
25 |
|
21 |
Willamette |
69 |
NR |
|
22 |
Washington & Lee |
59 |
23 |
|
23 |
Centre |
54 |
18 |
|
24 |
St. John Fisher |
53 |
17 |
|
25 |
Christopher Newport |
44 |
24 |
Dropped from Ranking: Transylvania (#22), Trinity (TX) (#20)
Others Receiving Votes: Saint John’s (MN), 38; Transylvania, 27; Trinity (TX), 24; Carnegie Mellon, 22; La Verne, 21; Allegheny, 17; Greensboro, 16; Rochester, 15; Skidmore, 9; Carthage, 8; RPI, 8; Whitworth, 7; Virginia Wesleyan, 5; Hope, 2; Piedmont, 2; Calvin, 1; Franklin & Marshall, 1; Kenyon, 1; McDaniel, 1