Carnegie Mellon Tops 2023-24 Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek DIII Coaches Poll
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Before they begin their repeat quest after their first NCAA national championship in school history (for any program), Carnegie Mellon was ranked No.1 in the 2023-24 preseason Bushnell/Golfweek DIII Coaches Poll. The Tartans received eight first-place votes and 328 points in the process, seven more than Methodist (one first-place vote, 321 points).
Emory (three first-place votes), Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (one first-place vote), and Illinois Wesleyan rounded out the top five, while Guilford, Oglethorpe, Wittenberg, Christopher Newport, and Piedmont completed the top 10.
See the rest of the top 25 below. 26 others received votes.
Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - Preseason/September 1
|
Rank |
School |
Points |
|
1 |
Carnegie Mellon (8) |
328 |
|
2 |
Methodist (1) |
321 |
|
3 |
Emory (3) |
318 |
|
4 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (1) |
293 |
|
5 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
247 |
|
6 |
Guilford |
243 |
|
7 |
Oglethorpe |
231 |
|
T-8 |
Wittenberg |
212 |
|
T-8 |
Christopher Newport |
212 |
|
10 |
Piedmont |
208 |
|
11 |
Saint Johns (MN) (1) |
192 |
|
12 |
Washington & Lee |
186 |
|
13 |
Huntingdon |
170 |
|
14 |
Texas-Dallas |
141 |
|
15 |
RPI |
136 |
|
16 |
Trinity (TX) |
122 |
|
17 |
Sewanee |
119 |
|
18 |
Greensboro |
79 |
|
T-19 |
Averett |
67 |
|
T-19 |
Willamette |
67 |
|
T-19 |
LeTourneau |
67 |
|
22 |
Aurora |
59 |
|
23 |
Babson |
54 |
|
24 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
41 |
|
25 |
Franklin & Marshall |
39 |
Others Receiving Votes: Kenyon (33), Redlands (31), Gustavus Adolphus (26), Rochester (26), Webster (24), Rhodes (23), Pfeiffer (22), Lynchburg (21). Skidmore (20), Dallas (18), Denison (17), Gettysburg (16), California Lutheran (15), Hampden-Sydney (15), Wisconsin-Eau Claire (14), Mary Hardin-Baylor (13), Transylvania (13), Otterbein (10), Hope (9), Southwestern (TX) (8), Whitworth (7), LaGrange (6), Berry (4), Luther (4), East Texas Baptist (2), McDaniel (1).