NORMAN, Okla. – Methodist received 11 first-place votes to continue its run atop the Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll. The Monarchs have held the top spot all season.
Oglethorpe tallied one first-place vote and moved up three spots to second. St. Thomas stayed at No. 3 and claimed four first-place votes. Wittenberg moved up a rung to fourth while Berry dropped three to No. 5. Huntingdon jumped six places to No. 6 and was followed by Concordia (TX), UT Tyler, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Rhodes.
Greensboro (#21), California Lutheran (#23), Schreiner (#24) and Texas Lutheran (#T25) reentered the Top 25.
Redlands, Saint John’s (MN) and Spalding fell from the ranking.
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - March 11
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
1 | Methodist (11) | 395 | 1 |
2 | Oglethorpe (1) | 366 | 4 |
3 | St. Thomas (MN) (4) | 361 | 3 |
4 | Wittenberg | 336 | 5 |
5 | Berry | 327 | 2 |
6 | Huntingdon | 304 | 12 |
7 | Concordia (TX) | 278 | 7 |
8 | UT Tyler | 275 | 6 |
9 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 264 | 11 |
10 | Rhodes | 246 | 8 |
11 | St. John Fisher | 231 | T9 |
12 | Illinois Wesleyan | 206 | 13 |
13 | Southwestern (TX) | 190 | T9 |
14 | Guilford | 183 | 15 |
15 | Bethel (MN) | 151 | 18 |
16 | LaGrange | 148 | 16 |
17 | Trinity (TX) | 139 | 14 |
18 | Transylvania | 134 | 17 |
19 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 129 | 19 |
20 | Gustavus Adolphus | 76 | 22 |
21 | Greensboro | 51 | NR |
22 | Allegheny | 45 | 25 |
23 | California Lutheran | 44 | NR |
24 | Schreiner | 41 | NR |
T25 | Centre | 37 | 20 |
T25 | Texas Lutheran | 37 | NR |
Dropped From Ranking: | Redlands (#23), Saint John's (MN) (#24), Spalding (#21) | ||
Others Receiving Votes: Saint John's (MN), 35; Rochester, 28; Redlands, 26; Willamette, 17; Calvin, 12; Carnegie Mellon, 10; Carthage, 9; Christopher Newport, 8; RPI, 8; Trinity (CT), 8; Middlebury, 7; Babson, 6; Franklin & Marshall, 6; Emory, 5; Skidmore, 5; Augsburg, 3; Rhode Island College, 3; Washington & Lee, 3; McDaniel, 2; Whitworth, 2; Hardin-Simmons, 1; Otterbein, 1; Western New England, 1. |