NORMAN, Okla. – Oglethorpe received four first-place votes to stay No. 1 in the Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll. The Stormy Petrels have been ranked No. 1 five of the eight polls released this season.
LaGrange and Redlands are tied at No. 2 despite claiming four and five first-place votes, respectively. Methodist and Illinois Wesleyan followed, each dropping one spot. Schreiner stayed at No. 6 and is followed by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Wittenberg, UT Tyler and Guilford.
Berry returned to the ranking at No. 22 and Franklin & Marshall debuted tied at No. 23. Bethel and Concordia (TX) fell out of the top 25.
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - 4/24/15
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
1 | Oglethorpe (4) | 353 | 1 |
T2 | LaGrange (4) | 336 | 2 |
T2 | Redlands (5) | 336 | 5 |
4 | Methodist | 325 | 3 |
5 | Illinois Wesleyan | 306 | 4 |
6 | Schreiner | 298 | 6 |
7 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 265 | 9 |
8 | Wittenberg | 246 | 7 |
9 | UT Tyler | 237 | 8 |
10 | Guilford | 225 | 11 |
11 | Central | 191 | 10 |
12 | Rhodes | 184 | 12 |
13 | Southwestern | 176 | 13 |
14 | St. Thomas | 159 | 14 |
15 | La Verne | 157 | 15 |
16 | Trinity (TX) | 134 | 17 |
17 | California Lutheran | 115 | 20 |
18 | Texas Lutheran | 95 | 16 |
19 | St. John Fisher | 69 | 23 |
20 | Whitworth | 67 | 18 |
21 | Saint John's (MN) | 65 | 24 |
22 | Berry | 58 | NR |
T23 | Centre | 51 | T21 |
T23 | Franklin & Marshall | 51 | NR |
T23 | Huntingdon | 51 | T21 |
Dropped From Ranking: | Bethel (MN) (#19), Concordia (TX) (#25) | ||
Others Receiving Votes: Bethel (MN), 49; Concordia (TX), 48; Skidmore, 28; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 27; Rochester, 24; Washington & Lee, 22; Mary Hardin-Baylor, 18; Rhode Island College, 17; Williams, 11; Hampden-Sydney, 10; Manhattanville, 10; Washington & Jefferson, 10; Hamilton, 9; Kenyon, 7; Hope, 6; Western New England, 6; Messiah, 5; Willamette, 5; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 4; Carnegie Mellon, 2; Elms, 2; Babson, 1; Gustavus Adolphus, 1; McDaniel, 1. |