NORMAN, Okla. – Methodist claimed 13 of 14 first-place votes to keep the top ranking in the Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll. The Monarchs have held the top spot all season.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps remained second while Oglethorpe stayed at No. 3. Berry and St. Thomas (MN) tied at fourth. Concordia (TX) was sixth and followed by Huntingdon, Wittenberg, UT Tyler and Rhodes. No. 12 Emory received the other first-place vote.
Saint John’s (MN) and Transylvania entered the ranking.
Christopher Newport fell from the top 25.
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - Final Regular Season
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
1 | Methodist (13) | 349 | 1 |
2 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 321 | 2 |
3 | Oglethorpe | 319 | 3 |
T4 | Berry College | 281 | 5 |
T4 | St. Thomas (MN) | 281 | 6 |
6 | Concordia (TX) | 279 | 4 |
7 | Huntingdon | 268 | 7 |
8 | Wittenberg | 262 | 8 |
9 | University of Texas-Tyler | 234 | 9 |
10 | Rhodes | 218 | 10 |
11 | LaGrange | 187 | 13 |
12 | Emory (1) | 173 | 12 |
13 | California Lutheran | 163 | 11 |
14 | Illinois Wesleyan | 142 | 14 |
15 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 130 | 16 |
16 | Guilford | 107 | 15 |
17 | Southwestern (TX) | 95 | 18 |
18 | Redlands | 86 | 17 |
19 | Gustavus Adolphus | 83 | 20 |
20 | Bethel (MN) | 60 | 19 |
21 | St. John Fisher | 56 | 24 |
22 | Washington & Lee | 49 | 22 |
23 | Saint John's (MN) | 42 | NR |
24 | Transylvania | 40 | NR |
T25 | Centre | 35 | 23 |
T25 | Willamette | 35 | 21 |
Dropped From Ranking: |
Christopher Newport (#25) | ||
Others Receiving Votes: Christopher Newport, 34; Carnegie Mellon, 23; Skidmore, 23; Trinity (TX), 19; Allegheny, 18; Carthage, 16; Whitworth, 15; Rochester, 13; Virginia Wesleyan, 12; Augsburg, 10; Franklin & Marshall, 10; Trinity (CT), 8; Occidental, 7; Rhode Island, 7; Babson, 6; Hope, 6; Middlebury, 5; Greensboro, 4; Piedmont, 4; Western New England, 4; Otterbein, 3; Washington & Jefferson, 3; Endicott, 2; Wisconsin Eau-Claire, 2; McDaniel, 1. |