Oglethorpe No. 1 in Division III GCAA Coaches Preason Poll |
ORLANDO, Fla. – Oglethorpe earned the top ranking in the Division III GCAA Coaches Preseason Poll. Last season’s national runner-up received eight first-place votes.
Methodist is ranked second while Redlands and defending national champion Schreiner, who received six first-place votes, are tied for third. La Verne rounds out the top five while sixth-ranked Wittenberg collected the remaining No. 1 ballot.
Division III - August 28, 2014
Rank |
University (First Place Votes) |
Points |
NCAA Finals Finish |
1 |
Oglethorpe (8) |
364 |
2 |
2 |
Methodist |
315 |
4 |
T3 |
Redlands |
304 |
3 |
T3 |
Schreiner (6) |
304 |
1 |
5 |
La Verne |
281 |
T6 |
6 |
Wittenberg (1) |
273 |
5 |
7 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
241 |
Missed Cut |
8 |
Transylvania |
239 |
T8 |
9 |
LaGrange |
235 |
T8 |
10 |
Texas-Tyler |
229 |
T13 |
T11 |
Guilford |
228 |
Missed Cut |
T11 |
St. John Fisher |
228 |
T6 |
13 |
Southwestern |
188 |
11 |
14 |
Berry |
181 |
T8 |
15 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
178 |
Missed Cut |
16 |
Rhodes |
144 |
T13 |
17 |
St. John's (MN) |
132 |
15 |
18 |
California Lutheran |
115 |
DNQ |
19 |
Greensboro College |
92 |
DNQ |
20 |
Concordia (TX) |
81 |
Missed Cut |
21 |
Rochester |
74 |
12 |
22 |
Hampden-Sydney |
67 |
DNQ |
23 |
Trinity (TX) |
56 |
DNQ |
24 |
Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
53 |
DNQ |
25 |
St. Thomas |
40 |
DNQ |
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Dropped From Ranking: |
N/A |
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Others Receiving Votes: Dubuque, 37; Emory, 31; Mary Hardin-Baylor, 20; Pacific Lutheran, 20; Skidmore, 20; Gustavus Adolphus, 18; McDaniel, 17; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 15; Chapman, 11; Middlebury, 10; Whitworth, 7; Huntingdon, 6; Carnegie Mellon, 5; Allegheny, 3; Christopher Newport, 3; Willamette, 3; Hope, 2; Adrian, 1; Linfield, 1; Millikin, 1; Nebraska Wesleyan, 1; Occidental, 1. |
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