NORMAN, Okla. – UT Tyler received 13 first-place votes to stay No. 1 in the Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. It marked the second consecuive and fourth of five polls this season the Patriots were ranked first.
Nos. 2-9 remained unchanged beginning with Huntingdon, who tallied three first-place ballots, through Illinois Wesleyan, St. Thomas (MN), Emory, Methodist, Concordia (TX), Washington & Lee, and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. Emory also received a first-place vote. Saint John’s (MN) grabbed sole possession of No. 10 after sharing it in a three-way tie in the final fall poll.
The next Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll will be released March 9.
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - Feb. 16
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous |
| 1 | UT Tyler (13) | 418 | 1 |
| 2 | Huntingdon (3) | 409 | 2 |
| 3 | Illinois Wesleyan | 388 | 3 |
| 4 | St. Thomas (MN) | 363 | 4 |
| 5 | Emory (1) | 362 | 5 |
| 6 | Methodist | 348 | 6 |
| 7 | Concordia (TX) | 306 | 7 |
| 8 | Washington & Lee | 285 | 8 |
| 9 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 266 | 9 |
| 10 | Saint John's (MN) | 239 | T10 |
| 11 | Guilford | 236 | 13 |
| 12 | Sewanee | 233 | T10 |
| 13 | Rhodes | 204 | 15 |
| 14 | Greensboro | 197 | T10 |
| 15 | Hope | 185 | 14 |
| 16 | Willamette | 174 | 16 |
| 17 | Carnegie Mellon | 132 | 20 |
| 18 | Oglethorpe | 131 | 18 |
| 19 | Wittenberg | 130 | 17 |
| 20 | Pacific Lutheran | 96 | 19 |
| 21 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 86 | 21 |
| 22 | Redlands | 53 | 22 |
| 23 | Southwestern (TX) | 47 | 23 |
| T24 | Calvin | 37 | 24 |
| T24 | Rochester | 37 | 25 |
| Dropped From Ranking: | None | ||
| Others Receiving Votes: Gustavus Adolphus, 19; Kenyon, 14; California Lutheran, 13; Trinity (CT), 13; Williams, 13; Ohio Wesleyan, 12; Augsburg, 9; Berry, 9; McDaniel, 9; RPI, 9; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 8; Nebraska Wesleyan, 7; Piedmont, 7; La Verne, 5; Allegheny, 4; Birmingham-Southern, 3; Centre, 2; Chapman, 2; NYU, 2; Webster, 2; Transylvania, 1. | |||