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Huntingdon New Top-Ranked Team in Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll

NORMAN, Okla. – Huntingdon moved up two spots to overtake the top spot in the Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Hawks received 14 of the 20 first-place votes.

Wittenberg moved up three spots to second. Preseason No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps fell to third despite five first-place ballots. Oglethorpe stayed at fourth and was followed by Methodist, Berry and Rhodes. Guilford and Mary Hardin-Baylor each jumped 11 spots, to eight and ninth respectively. UT Tyler climbed six spots to No. 10.

Concordia (TX) claimed the remaining first-place vote.

Centre (#20), Hope (#23) and Gustavus Adolphus (#25) debuted in the top 25. Franklin & Marshall, Spalding and Transylvania dropped from the poll.

Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - Sept. 30

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points Previous Rank
1 Huntingdon (14) 485 3
2 Wittenberg 413 5
3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (5) 412 1
4 Oglethorpe 396 4
5 Methodist 387 2
6 Berry 319 10
7 Rhodes 292 7
8 Guilford 267 19
9 Mary Hardin-Baylor 248 20
10 UT Tyler 236 T16
11 St. Thomas (MN) 227 6
12 Emory 223 12
13 Concordia (TX) (1) 217 22
14 Washington & Lee 213 8
15 Greensboro 194 25
16 Saint John's (MN) 179 24
17 Illinois Wesleyan 175 11
18 LaGrange 152 13
19 California Lutheran 140 14
20 Centre 134 NR
21 St. John Fisher 99 18
22 Redlands 95 T16
23 Hope 92 NR
24 Otterbein 88 9
25 Gustavus Adolphus 85 NR
       
Dropped From Ranking:   Franklin & Marshall (#15), Spalding (#23), Transylvania (#21)    
       
Others Receiving Votes: Ferrum, 67; Franklin & Marshall, 58; Schreiner, 56; Transylvania, 50; Hampden-Sydney, 43; La Verne, 40; Ohio Wesleyan, 37; Rochester, 33; Carthage, 30; Le Tourneau, 29; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 29; Middlebury, 23; Texas Lutheran, 23; Birmingham-Southern, 20; Trinity (CT), 18; Williams, 17; Willamette, 16; Pacific Lutheran, 15; Endicott, 14; Kalamazoo, 12; Sewanee, 12; Chapman, 11; Trinity (TX), 11; Piedmont, 9; Skidmore, 9; Allegheny, 7; Luther, 7; Carnegie Mellon, 6; Spalding, 5; St. Mary's (MN), 5; NYU, 4; Penn State-Harrisburg, 3; Rhode Island College, 3; Virginia Wesleyan, 3; Christopher Newport, 2; Gettysburg, 2; George Fox, 1; Kenyon, 1; Occidental, 1