NORMAN, Okla. – UT Tyler ranked first in the Preseason Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Patriots claimed three first-place votes.
Second-ranked and defending NCAA champion Wittenberg tallied six first-place ballots. No. 3 Methodist (one), fifth-ranked Huntingdon (five), seventh-ranked Emory (1), and No. 11 Oglethorpe also received first-place votes. Guilford and Greensboro, ranked fourth and sixth, respectively. Rhodes checked in at No. 8 and was followed by Illinois Wesleyan and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.
The next Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Polls will be released September 29.
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - Preseason
|
Rank |
University (First-Place Votes) |
Points |
NCAA Finals Finish |
|
1 |
UT Tyler (3) |
379 |
3 |
|
2 |
Wittenberg (6) |
367 |
Champion |
|
3 |
Methodist (1) |
351 |
7 |
|
4 |
Guilford |
347 |
2 |
|
5 |
Huntingdon (5) |
346 |
T4 |
|
6 |
Greensboro |
309 |
T4 |
|
7 |
Emory (1) |
289 |
T12 |
|
8 |
Rhodes |
276 |
8 |
|
9 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
260 |
9 |
|
10 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
246 |
T12 |
|
11 |
Oglethorpe (1) |
242 |
Missed Cut |
|
12 |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
237 |
11 |
|
13 |
Hope |
231 |
6 |
|
14 |
LaGrange |
204 |
10 |
|
15 |
Washington & Lee |
195 |
14 |
|
16 |
Saint John's (MN) |
164 |
15 |
|
17 |
Berry |
103 |
DNQ |
|
18 |
Concordia (TX) |
94 |
Missed Cut |
|
19 |
La Verne |
85 |
DNQ |
|
20 |
Gustavus Adolphus |
82 |
DNQ |
|
21 |
Skidmore |
77 |
DNQ |
|
22 |
Williams |
56 |
16 |
|
23 |
Christopher Newport |
55 |
Missed Cut |
|
24 |
St. Thomas (MN) |
48 |
DNQ |
|
25 |
Sewanee |
45 |
DNQ |
Others Receiving Votes: Transylvania, 42; St. John Fisher, 41; Redlands, 36; Pacific Lutheran, 31; Webster, 30; Rochester, 27; Centre, 26; Hampden-Sydney, 25; Carnegie Mellon, 22; Ohio Wesleyan, 19; Southwestern (TX), 17; California Lutheran, 15; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 13; Kenyon, 12; Trinity (TX), 11; Schreiner, 9; Birmingham-Southern, 7; Piedmont, 7; Augsburg, 6; Rutgers-Camden, 6; McDaniel, 5; Allegheny, 4; Franklin & Marshall, 4; NYU, 4; Otterbein, 4; Trinity (CT), 3; Wisconsin Lutheran, 3; Manhattanville, 2; Middlebury, 2; Babson, 1; Calvin, 1; Ferrum, 1; St. Norbert, 1