NORMAN, Okla. – Emory moved up one spot to claim the No. 1 ranking the Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Eagles received 10 first-place votes.
Former No. 1 Methodist claimed the remaining eight first-place votes and dropped to second. Huntingdon stayed at No. 3 while Wittenberg moved up seven spots to fourth. Illinois Wesleyan and Washington & Lee tied at No. 5. Seventh-ranked Guilford, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Hope, and Rhodes completed the top 10.
No. 20 Transylvania and No. 22 Berry made their season debuts in the ranking. Kenyon and Redlands dropped from the top 25.
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - Sept. 28
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Ranking |
| 1 | Emory (10) | 437 | 2 |
| 2 | Methodist (8) | 426 | 1 |
| 3 | Huntingdon | 395 | 3 |
| 4 | Wittenberg | 367 | 11 |
| T5 | Illinois Wesleyan | 356 | 7 |
| T5 | Washington & Lee | 356 | 5 |
| 7 | Guilford | 314 | 4 |
| 8 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 309 | 6 |
| 9 | Hope | 248 | 9 |
| 10 | Rhodes | 245 | 15 |
| 11 | Carnegie Mellon | 219 | 24 |
| 12 | Southwestern (TX) | 190 | 13 |
| 13 | St. Thomas (MN) | 177 | 10 |
| 14 | Concordia (TX) | 157 | 8 |
| 15 | Greensboro | 151 | 12 |
| 16 | California Lutheran | 142 | 16 |
| 17 | St. John's (MN) | 134 | 19 |
| 18 | Oglethorpe | 128 | 17 |
| 19 | LaGrange | 118 | 25 |
| 20 | Transylvania | 114 | NR |
| 21 | Otterbein | 100 | 20 |
| 22 | Berry | 86 | NR |
| 23 | La Verne | 77 | T22 |
| 24 | Sewanee | 72 | 18 |
| 25 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 67 | 21 |
| Dropped From Ranking: | Kenyon (#14), Redlands (#T22) | ||
| Others Receiving Votes: Ohio Wesleyan, 53; Kenyon, 45; Redlands, 42; Hapden-Sydney, 39; Rochester, 34; Chapman, 27; Pacific Lutheran, 22; RPI, 21; Gustavus Adolphus, 19; Centre, 18; Texas Lutheran, 15; Allegheny, 13; Trinity (TX), 10; Webster, 10; Whitworth, 10; Willamette, 10; McDaniel, 9; St. John Fisher, 9; Trinity (CT), 8; Williams, 8; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 8; Mary Hardin-Baylor, 7; George Fox, 6; NYU, 5; Franklin & Marshall, 4; Maryville, 4; Piedmont, 3; Texas-Dallas, 3; Christopher Newport, 2; Calvin, 1. | |||