NORMAN, Okla. – Huntingdon claimed the top spot in the Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll for the seventh straight ranking. The Hawks claimed 13 first-place votes.
UT Tyler remained second and claimed one first-place ballot. Methodist moved up three spots to third and tallied one first-place vote. Emory stayed at No. 4. Mary Hardin-Baylor stood pat at fifth, despite earning the remaining two first-place votes. Oglethorpe dropped three rungs to sixth and was followed by LaGrange, Rhodes, Greensboro and Wittenberg.
Christopher Newport (#23) and St. Thomas (MN) (#24) reentered the top 25. Schreiner and Wisconsin-Eau Claire dropped from the ranking.
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - April 21
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
1 | Huntingdon (13) | 415 | 1 |
2 | UT Tyler (1) | 401 | 2 |
3 | Methodist (1) | 384 | 6 |
4 | Emory | 377 | 4 |
5 | Mary Hardin-Baylor (2) | 342 | 5 |
6 | Oglethorpe | 330 | 3 |
7 | LaGrange | 325 | 7 |
8 | Rhodes | 288 | 8 |
9 | Greensboro | 285 | 10 |
10 | Wittenberg | 274 | 9 |
11 | Saint John's (MN) | 243 | 14 |
12 | Concordia (TX) | 238 | 11 |
T13 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 220 | 12 |
T13 | Washington & Lee | 220 | 13 |
15 | Illinois Wesleyan | 174 | 15 |
16 | Berry | 148 | 17 |
T17 | Guilford | 126 | 16 |
T17 | Skidmore | 126 | 19 |
19 | Sewanee | 120 | 20 |
20 | Gustavus Adolphus | 105 | 22 |
21 | Carnegie Mellon | 101 | 21 |
22 | La Verne | 53 | 24 |
23 | Christopher Newport | 48 | NR |
24 | St. Thomas (MN) | 40 | NR |
25 | Hope | 32 | 18 |
Dropped From Ranking: | Schreiner (#25), Wisconsin-Eau Claire (#23) | ||
Others Receiving Votes: Redlands, 19; Centre, 16; Carthage, 9; Pacific Lutheran, 9; Ohio Wesleyan, 8; Southwestern (TX), 8; Allegheny, 7; Grinnell, 7; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 5; Rochester, 4; Trinity (TX), 4; Calvin, 3; Kenyon, 3; Piedmont, 3; McDaniel, 2; Rutgers-Camden, 1; Trinity (CT), 1; Willamette, 1. |