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 |
Dropped From Ranking: | N/A | ||
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. |