NORMAN, Okla. – Huntingdon received all 19 first-place votes as the unanimous No. 1 in the Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Hawks have held the top spot in four consecutive rankings.
The top six ranked teams stood pat for the the third-straight ranking with UT Tyler, Mary Hardin-Baylor, Rhodes, Wittenberg and Methodist filling spots 2-6. Oglethorpe moved up a rung to No. 7. Concordia (TX) and Saint John’s (MN) tied at eighth. Emory completed the top 10.
Carthage reentered the ranking at No. 25. California Lutheran dropped from the top 25.
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - Feb. 17
Rank |
University (First Place Votes) |
Points |
Prev |
1 |
Huntingdon (19) |
475 |
1 |
2 |
UT Tyler |
440 |
2 |
3 |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
439 |
3 |
4 |
Rhodes |
415 |
4 |
5 |
Wittenberg |
399 |
5 |
6 |
Methodist |
375 |
6 |
7 |
Oglethorpe |
330 |
8 |
T8 |
Concordia (TX) |
318 |
7 |
T8 |
Saint John's (MN) |
318 |
9 |
10 |
Emory |
283 |
10 |
11 |
LaGrange |
279 |
11 |
12 |
Guilford |
257 |
12 |
13 |
Greensboro |
256 |
13 |
14 |
Hope |
226 |
16 |
15 |
Berry |
207 |
14 |
16 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
195 |
15 |
17 |
Gustavus Adolphus |
182 |
17 |
18 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
161 |
18 |
19 |
Centre |
117 |
19 |
20 |
Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
86 |
21 |
21 |
Pacific Lutheran |
84 |
24 |
22 |
St. Thomas (MN) |
70 |
20 |
23 |
Washington & Lee |
61 |
22 |
24 |
Sewanee |
43 |
25 |
25 |
Carthage |
27 |
NR |
Dropped From Ranking: California Lutheran (#23)
Others Receiving Votes: California Lutheran, 24; Carnegie Mellon, 16; Rochester, 14; Middlebury, 13; Kenyon, 10; Redlands, 10; Christopher Newport, 6; Skidmore, 6; Hampden-Sydney, 5; Ohio Wesleyan, 5; Schreiner, 4; Bethel (MN), 3; LeTourneau, 3; Piedmont, 3; St. John Fisher, 3; McDaniel, 2; Birmingham-Southern, 1; Rutgers-Camden, 1