NORMAN, Okla. – Methodist received four first-place votes to stay No. 1 in the Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Monarchs have held the top spot for three straight rankings.
Outside of Methodist, five other programs also received first-place votes. Second-ranked Huntingdon tallied three, third-ranked St. Thomas (MN) six, No. 4 Emory one, sixth-ranked Illinois Wesleyan one, and seventh-ranked Guilford one. Other top 10 teams included fifth-ranked UT Tyler, No. 8 Concordia (TX), ninth-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, and No. 10 Southwestern (TX).
NYU entered the ranking tied a No. 24. Gustavus Adolphus fell from the top 25.
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - Final Regular Season
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous |
1 | Methodist (4) | 380 | 1 |
2 | Huntingdon (3) | 373 | 2 |
3 | St. Thomas (MN) (6) | 365 | 4 |
4 | Emory (1) | 357 | 3 |
5 | UT Tyler | 320 | 6 |
6 | Illinois Wesleyan (1) | 319 | 5 |
7 | Guilford (1) | 309 | 8 |
8 | Concordia (TX) | 285 | 7 |
9 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 270 | 9 |
10 | Southwestern (TX) | 246 | 10 |
11 | Hope | 235 | 11 |
12 | Saint John's (MN) | 226 | 12 |
13 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 211 | 15 |
14 | Washington & Lee | 190 | 13 |
15 | Greensboro | 178 | 14 |
16 | Wittenberg | 151 | 16 |
17 | Rhodes | 137 | 17 |
18 | La Verne | 111 | 19 |
19 | Kenyon | 91 | 18 |
20 | California Lutheran | 79 | 20 |
21 | Oglethorpe | 69 | 21 |
22 | Sewanee | 53 | 22 |
23 | Redlands | 42 | 23 |
24 | NYU | 38 | NR |
25 | Pacific Lutheran | 26 | T24 |
Dropped From Ranking: | Gustavus Adolphus (#T24) | ||
Others Receiving Votes: Gustavus Adolphus, 25; Trinity (CT), 21; RPI, 16; Hampden-Sydney, 13; Ohio Wesleyan, 11; LaGrange, 9; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 8; Carnegie Mellon, 6; Rochester, 5; Mary Hardin-Baylor, 4; Transylvania, 4; Franklin & Marshall, 3; Husson, 3; Mary Washington, 3; Augsburg, 2; Piedmont, 2; Babson, 1; Calvin, 1; Texas Lutheran, 1; Trinity (TX), 1. |