NORMAN, Okla. – Oglethorpe received eight first-place votes to regain the top ranking in the Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll. The Stormy Petrols were ranked No. 1 in the first three polls of the season.
LaGrange earned two first-place votes and moved up five places to No. 2. Methodist, Redlands and Schreiner each tallied a first-place vote and sat in Nos. 3, 5 and 6, respectively. Illinois Wesleyan stayed at No. 4. Wittenberg checked in at seventh and was followed by former No. 1 UT Tyler - who fell seven spots - Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Central.
California Lutheran and Saint John’s return to the ranking at Nos. 20 and 24, respectively. Huntingdon made its debut in a tie at No. 21.
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - 4/3/15
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
1 | Oglethorpe (8) | 314 | 2 |
2 | LaGrange (2) | 297 | 7 |
3 | Methodist (1) | 286 | 3 |
4 | Illinois Wesleyan | 282 | 4 |
5 | Redlands (1) | 278 | 5 |
6 | Schreiner (1) | 252 | 6 |
7 | Wittenberg | 233 | 8 |
8 | UT Tyler | 220 | 1 |
9 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 202 | 13 |
10 | Central | 194 | 9 |
11 | Guilford | 189 | T11 |
12 | Rhodes | 182 | T11 |
13 | Southwestern | 181 | 10 |
14 | St. Thomas | 153 | 14 |
15 | La Verne | 109 | 21 |
16 | Texas Lutheran | 99 | 18 |
17 | Trinity (TX) | 86 | 20 |
18 | Whitworth | 78 | 16 |
19 | Bethel (MN) | 62 | 19 |
20 | California Lutheran | 60 | NR |
T21 | Centre | 57 | 17 |
T21 | Huntingdon | 57 | NR |
23 | St. John Fisher | 56 | 15 |
24 | Saint John's (MN) | 53 | NR |
25 | Concordia (TX) | 49 | 22 |
Dropped From Ranking: | Berry (#23), Rochester (#24), Washington & Lee (#25) | ||
Others Receiving Votes: Rochester, 41; Berry, 24; Franklin & Marshall, 21; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 15; Kenyon, 14; Hampden-Sydney, 12; Whitman, 10; Trinity (CT), 8; Williams, 7; Washington & Jefferson, 5; Willamette, 5; Carnegie Mellon, 4; Mary Hardin-Baylor, 4; Rhode Island College, 4; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 4; Emory, 3; McDaniel, 3; Washington & Lee, 3; Gustavus Adolphus, 2; Messiah, 2; Skidmore, 2; Randolph-Macon, 1; Transylvania, 1; Western New England, 1. |