Saint John?s (Minn.) Captures No.1 Spots in Division III Preseason Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches Polls

NEW YORK, NY?The Golf Coaches Association of America, in conjunction with Golf World and Nike Golf has announced its preseason Division III Coaches Poll.

Saint John?s (Minn.) is the No. 1 pick in the Golf World/Nike Golf Division III Preseason Coaches? Poll, garnering 17 of 21 first-place votes. The Johnnies won their first ever golf title in the spring.

The rest of the top-five consists of: Oglethorpe (No. 2); Methodist (No. 3); La Verne (No. 4); Guilford (No. 5).

Division III - Preseason

Rank	University (First-Place Votes)	Points	Prev.
1	Saint John's (Minn.) (17)	507	1
2	Oglethorpe	456	5
3	Methodist (3)	444	24
4	LaVerne	428	2
5	Guilford (1)	425	T7
6	Ohio Wesleyan	411	3
7	Huntingdon	375	4
8	Rhodes	367	6
9	Nebraska Wesleyan	353	T10
10	Emory	291	14
T11	Texas Lutheran	282	T7
T11	Wisconsin-Eau Claire	282	9
13	Skidmore	220	16
14	Central (Iowa)	208	13
15	Transylvania	193	12
16	Carthage	192	T10
17	McMurry	171	T19
18	La Grange	130	21
19	Washington & Lee	115	NR
20	Claremont McKenna	114	NR
21	St. John Fisher	112	17
22	Otterbein	109	NR
23	Gustavus Adolphus	106	NR
24	Illinois Wesleyan	103	NR
25	Hope	85	18

Others Receiving Votes: Redlands 61, Allegheny 40, Susquehanna 39, Greensboro 38, Washington & Jefferson 32, DePauw 26, Salem State 19, Wesley 13, Whitworth 13, Franklin 11, Randolph-Macon 9, Trinity University 9, Mary Hardin-Baylor 8, California Lutheran 6, Franklin & Marshall 6, Hampden-Sydney 4, Mount Union 3, Bridgewater 2, Maryville 1, Olivet 1, Saint Thomas 1, Tri-State 1, Wisconsin-Stout 1

Dropped from Ranking: Franklin & Marshall (#T19), Mount Union (#T25), Salem State (#22), Susquehanna (#15), Wesley (#T25), Whitworth (#23)

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