NORMAN, Okla. – Preseason No. 1 UT Tyler held on to the top ranking in the Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Patriots claimed 16 of 20 first-place votes.
Huntingdon moved up three spots to second. Emory tallied two first-place ballots to climb three rungs to No 3. Illinois Wesleyan was fourth while Methodist checked in at No. 5. Guilford received one first-place vote, despite dropping two spots to sixth. Concordia (TX) jumped from No. 18 to No. 7 and is followed by Wittenberg, Washington & Lee, and Sewanee.
No. 18 Chapman, who earned the remaining first-place vote, led a contingent of poll newcomers that included Southwestern (TX) (#20), La Verne (#21), Rochester (#22), Ohio Wesleyan (#T25), and Willamette (#T25). Christopher Newport, Gustavus Adolphus, Skidmore, St. Thomas (MN), and Williams fell from the ranking.
The next Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Polls will be released October 20.
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - Sept. 29
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous |
| 1 | UT Tyler (16) | 496 | 1 |
| 2 | Huntingdon | 452 | 5 |
| 3 | Emory (2) | 421 | 7 |
| 4 | Illinois Wesleyan | 420 | 9 |
| 5 | Methodist | 392 | 3 |
| 6 | Guilford (1) | 361 | 4 |
| 7 | Concordia (TX) | 344 | 18 |
| 8 | Wittenberg | 282 | 2 |
| 9 | Washington & Lee | 281 | 15 |
| 10 | Sewanee | 271 | 25 |
| 11 | Greensboro | 269 | 6 |
| 12 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 242 | 10 |
| 13 | Oglethorpe | 211 | 11 |
| 14 | Hope | 202 | 13 |
| 15 | Rhodes | 197 | 8 |
| 16 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 152 | 12 |
| 17 | Saint John's (MN) | 136 | 16 |
| 18 | Chapman (1) | 116 | NR |
| 19 | Berry | 105 | 17 |
| 20 | Southwestern (TX) | 94 | NR |
| 21 | La Verne | 85 | 19 |
| 22 | Rochester | 60 | NR |
| 23 | LaGrange | 58 | 14 |
| 24 | California Lutheran | 57 | NR |
| T25 | Ohio Wesleyan | 52 | NR |
| T25 | Willamette | 52 | NR |
| Dropped From Ranking: | Christopher Newport (#23), Gustavus Adolphus (#20), Skidmore (#21), St. Thomas (MN) (#24), Williams (#22) | ||
| Others Receiving Votes: Gustavus Adolphus, 50; Kenyon, 50; St. Thomas (MN), 50; Calvin, 44; Transylvania, 43; Hampden-Sydney, 42; Carnegie Mellon, 38; Williams, 30; Redlands, 28; Webster, 28; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 27; Occidental, 26; Texas Lutheran, 22; Trinity (CT), 20; Christopher Newport, 19; North Carolina Wesleyan, 17; Centre, 16; Pacific Lutheran, 16; RPI, 14; Skidmore, 13; Augsburg, 12; Trinity (TX), 12; Maryville, 8; Middlebury, 8; St. John Fisher, 8; Babson, 7; Birmingham-Southern, 7; Franklin, 5; DePauw, 4; NYU, 4; Otterbein, 4; Allegheny, 3; Carthage, 3; Ferrum, 3; George Fox, 3; Pomona-Pitzer, 3; McDaniel, 2; Mount St. Joseph, 2; Piedmont, 1. | |||