NORMAN, Okla. – Oglethorpe remained at the top of the rankings in the GCAA Division III Coaches Poll. The Stormy Petrols claimed nine first-place votes.
Defending NCAA champion Schreiner moved up a spot to second and collected four first-place votes. Methodist, Wittenberg - who received the final first-place ballot, and Illinois Wesleyan round out the top five.
Texas Lutheran broke into the ranking at No. 25 while UW-Eau Claire dropped out.
Division III - October 3, 2014
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
1 | Oglethorpe (9) | 342 | 1 |
2 | Schreiner (4) | 287 | T3 |
3 | Methodist | 274 | 2 |
4 | Wittenberg (1) | 268 | 6 |
5 | Illinois Wesleyan | 253 | 7 |
6 | Guilford | 240 | T11 |
7 | Texas-Tyler | 237 | 10 |
8 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 236 | 15 |
9 | LaGrange | 227 | 9 |
10 | Redlands | 216 | T3 |
11 | La Verne | 185 | 5 |
12 | St. John Fisher | 174 | T11 |
13 | Southwestern | 150 | 13 |
14 | Rhodes | 140 | 16 |
15 | Berry | 133 | 14 |
16 | Rochester | 119 | 21 |
17 | Hampden-Sydney | 102 | 22 |
18 | St. Thomas | 100 | 25 |
19 | Greensboro | 92 | 19 |
20 | California Lutheran | 89 | 18 |
21 | Concordia University | 76 | 20 |
22 | Transylvania | 75 | 8 |
23 | Trinity (TX) | 71 | 23 |
24 | Saint John's (MN) | 61 | 17 |
25 | Texas Lutheran | 35 | NR |
Dropped From Ranking: | Wisconsin-Eau Claire (#24) | ||
Others Receiving Votes: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 35; Centre, 26; Mary Hardin-Baylor, 25; Central, 24; Whitworth, 23; Washington & Jefferson, 21; Christopher Newport, 20; Middlebury, 16; Washington & Lee, 16; Hope, 15; Franklin & Marshall, 14; Emory, 13; Wisconsin Eau-Claire, 13; Bethel (MN), 12; Edgewood, 12; Chapman, 9; St. Vincent, 9; Huntingdon, 7; Husson, 7; McDaniel, 7; Carnegie Mellon, 6; Skidmore, 5; Millikin, 4; New York University, 4; Spalding, 4; Hardin-Simmons, 3; Messiah, 3; Occidental, 3; Trinity (CT), 3; Willamette, 3; Dubuque, 2; Farmingdale State, 2; Carthage, 1; DePauw, 1; Linfield, 1; Nebraska Wesleyan, 1. |