NORMAN, Okla. – Huntingdon closed the regular season ranked No. 1 for the eighth consecutive Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Hawks claimed 13 first-place votes.
UT Tyler remained second for the third straight ranking. Emory and Mary Hardin-Baylor moved up a spot each, to Nos. 3 and 4, respectively. Methodist dropped to fifth, but claimed the remaining first-place vote. LaGrange and Oglethorpe swapped Nos. 6 and 7. Rhodes, Greensboro and Wittenberg stayed at spots 8-10.
Redlands (#24) reentered the top 25. Hope dropped from the ranking.
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - Final Regular Season
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
1 | Huntingdon (13) | 349 | 1 |
2 | UT Tyler | 322 | 2 |
3 | Emory | 313 | 4 |
4 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 309 | 5 |
5 | Methodist (1) | 305 | 3 |
6 | LaGrange | 271 | 7 |
7 | Oglethorpe | 264 | 6 |
8 | Rhodes | 258 | 8 |
9 | Greensboro | 229 | 9 |
10 | Wittenberg | 216 | 10 |
11 | Concordia (TX) | 202 | 12 |
12 | Saint John's (MN) | 189 | 11 |
13 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 186 | T13 |
14 | Washington & Lee | 158 | T13 |
15 | Illinois Wesleyan | 157 | 15 |
16 | Berry | 126 | 16 |
17 | Guilford | 99 | T17 |
18 | Carnegie Mellon | 86 | 21 |
19 | Skidmore | 81 | T17 |
20 | Sewanee | 79 | 19 |
21 | Gustavus Adolphus | 71 | 20 |
22 | La Verne | 56 | 22 |
23 | Christopher Newport | 53 | 23 |
24 | Redlands | 26 | NR |
25 | St. Thomas (MN) | 23 | 24 |
Dropped From Ranking: | Hope (#25) | ||
Others Receiving Votes: Hope, 19; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 14; Rochester, 12; Calvin, 10; Carthage, 9; Centre, 9; Augsburg, 8; Franklin & Marshall, 7; Kenyon, 6; Transylvania, 6; McDaniel, 4; Pacific Lutheran, 3; Piedmont, 3; Allegheny, 2; Birmingham-Southern, 2; Franklin, 2; Trinity (CT), 2; California Lutheran, 1; Mount St. Joseph, 1; Rutgers-Camden, 1; Southwestern (TX), 1. |