NORMAN, Okla. – Emory received 18 of 19 first-place votes to hold the top spot in the Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Eagles were first for the seventh straight poll.
Huntingdon - who tallied the remaining first-place vote - and Illinois Wesleyan remained second and third, respectively. Wittenberg broke its tie at No. 4 with Methodist by grabbing fourth to itself while Methodist slid to No. 5. Guilford and Southwestern (TX) swapped Nos. 6 and 7 while Redlands and Carnegie Mellon did the same at Nos. 8 and 9. Washington & Lee stood pat at No. 10
Berry (#21), Willamette (#24), and Trinity (CT) (#25) entered the ranking. Calvin, Pacific Lutheran, and Wisconsin-Eau Claire fell from the top 25.
The next Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll will be released May 3.
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - April 19
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Ranking |
| 1 | Emory (18) | 474 | 1 |
| 2 | Huntingdon (1) | 445 | 2 |
| 3 | Illinois Wesleyan | 437 | 3 |
| 4 | Wittenberg | 415 | T-4 |
| 5 | Methodist | 407 | T-4 |
| 6 | Guilford | 375 | 7 |
| 7 | Southwestern (TX) | 355 | 6 |
| 8 | Redlands | 329 | 9 |
| 9 | Carnegie Mellon | 307 | 8 |
| 10 | Washington & Lee | 303 | 10 |
| 11 | La Verne | 268 | 13 |
| 12 | Hope | 267 | 12 |
| 13 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 260 | 11 |
| 14 | Hampden-Sydney | 230 | 14 |
| 15 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 171 | T-15 |
| 16 | Saint Johns (MN) | 158 | 17 |
| 17 | LaGrange | 144 | T-15 |
| 18 | Greensboro | 143 | 19 |
| 19 | Rhodes | 135 | 18 |
| 20 | Oglethorpe | 121 | 20 |
| 21 | Berry | 111 | NR |
| 22 | Babson | 46 | 22 |
| 23 | St. Thomas (MN) | 34 | 24 |
| 24 | Willamette | 25 | NR |
| 25 | Trinity (CT) | 21 | NR |
| Dropped From Ranking: | Calvin (#21), Pacific Lutheran (#23), Wisconsin-Eau Claire (#25) | ||
| Others Receiving Votes: McMurry, 20; Texas Lutheran, 19; Gustavus Adolphus, 18; Calvin, 17; Pacific Lutheran, 16; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 16; University of Dallas, 15; Middlebury, 11; Ohio Wesleyan, 11; Sewanee, 11; Piedmont, 7; Transylvania, 7; McDaniel, 6; Denison, 5; Kenyon, 3; NYU, 3; RPI, 2; Whitworth, 2; Williams, 2; California Lutheran, 1; Rochester, 1; Trinity (TX), 1. | |||