NORMAN, Okla. — Methodist climbed one spot to take the No. 1 position in the Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll. The Monarchs led the ranking despite one first-place vote.
Preseason No. 1 Illinois Wesleyan dipped to second but did receive eight first-place votes. Third-ranked Huntingdon received the remaining two first-place votes. Carnegie Mellon and Emory each moved up a spot to fifth and sixth, respectively. Guilford fell to No. 6. Piedmont, Washington & Lee, and Denison stood pat at Nos. 7-9. Wittenberg moved up three spots to No. 10.
Berry (#17), Saint John's (MN) (#T-20), NYU (#22), and Babson (#T-23) debuted in the poll. Concordia (TX), LaGrange, Mary Hardin-Baylor and Willamette dropped from the ranking.
Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches' Poll - September 17
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Methodist (1) | 265 | 2 |
| 2 | Illinois Wesleyan (8) | 256 | 1 |
| 3 | Huntingdon (2) | 251 | 4 |
| 4 | Carnegie Mellon | 219 | 5 |
| 5 | Emory | 209 | 6 |
| 6 | Guilford | 203 | 3 |
| 7 | Piedmont | 196 | 7 |
| 8 | Washington & Lee | 178 | 8 |
| 9 | Denison | 158 | 9 |
| 10 | Wittenberg | 145 | 13 |
| 11 | Christopher Newport | 132 | 11 |
| 12 | Greensboro | 125 | 12 |
| 13 | Trinity (TX) | 123 | 10 |
| 14 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 111 | T-20 |
| 15 | Oglethorpe | 98 | 18 |
| 16 | Sewanee | 88 | 23 |
| 17 | Berry | 81 | NR |
| 18 | Redlands | 73 | 15 |
| 19 | UT Dallas | 72 | 16 |
| T-20 | Averett | 66 | 17 |
| T-20 | Saint John's (MN) | 66 | NR |
| 22 | NYU | 56 | NR |
| T-23 | Babson | 48 | NR |
| T-23 | Hampden-Sydney | 48 | 22 |
| 25 | McMurry | 44 | 19 |
| Dropped From Ranking: Concordia (TX) (#T-25); LaGrange (#T-20); Mary Hardin-Baylor (#T-25); Willamette (#24). | |||
| Others Receiving Votes: Webster, 39; Gustavus Adolphus, 36; Aurora, 35; Willamette, 30; Rochester, 15; Westminster (PA), 15; Concordia (TX), 14; Southwestern (TX), 14; LaGrange, 13; Skidmore, 8; Transylvania, 8; Trinity (CT), 7; Wisconsin Eau-Claire, 7; Whitworth, 6; McDaniel, 5; Rhodes, 5; Mary Hardin-Baylor, 4; Calvin, 2; Randolph-Macon, 1. | |||