NORMAN, Okla. – UT Tyler received 12 first-place to retain the top spot in the Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll. The ranking saw little movement with no teams dropping from the final fall poll.
Oglethorpe received two first-place votes to stay in second place. Illinois Wesleyan and Methodist - who earned one first-place nod - swapped the third and fourth spots while Wittenberg and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps traded five and six. Seventh-ranked Schreiner claimed the remaining two first-place votes and is followed by Southwestern, LaGrange and Redlands to complete the top 10.
Division III - 2/20/15
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
1 | UT-Tyler (12) | 416 | 1 |
2 | Oglethorpe (2) | 404 | 2 |
3 | Illinois Wesleyan | 379 | 4 |
4 | Methodist (1) | 377 | 3 |
5 | Wittenberg | 35 | 6 |
6 | Schreiner (2) | 333 | 7 |
7 | Claremond-Mudd-Scripps | 332 | 5 |
8 | Southwestern | 278 | T8 |
9 | LaGrange | 275 | T8 |
10 | Redlands | 267 | 10 |
11 | Central College | 258 | 11 |
12 | Rhodes | 224 | 13 |
13 | St. Thomas | 210 | 12 |
14 | Guilford | 183 | 14 |
15 | Centre | 144 | 17 |
16 | St. John Fisher | 138 | 16 |
17 | Whitworth | 129 | 18 |
18 | Bethel (MN) | 119 | 20 |
19 | Berry | 109 | 19 |
20 | La Verne | 107 | 15 |
21 | Texas Lutheran | 104 | 21 |
22 | Concordia (TX) | 60 | 22 |
23 | Washington & Lee | 56 | 23 |
24 | Rochester | 47 | 24 |
25 | Trinity (TX) | 39 | 25 |
Dropped From Ranking: | None | ||
Others Receiving Votes: Saint John's (MN), 27; Franklin & Marshall, 25; Washington & Jefferson, 25; Gustavus Adolphus, 18; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 13; Willamette, 11; Carnegie Mellon, 10; Endicott, 10; NYU, 9; Spalding, 9; Skidmore, 7; Trinity (CT), 7; Emory, 6; McDaniel, 5; Rhode Island College, 4; California Lutheran, 2; Mary Hardin-Baylor, 2; Hope, 1; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 1. |