NORMAN, Okla. – Methodist received 13 first-place votes to become the new No. 1 team in the Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Monarchs ended UT Tyler’s streak atop the poll at three rankings.
Huntingdon stayed at No. 2 and earned three first-place votes. Emory, who tallied one first-place ballot, moved up three spots to third. St. Thomas (MN) remained No. 4 with one first-place tally. Guilford leaped eight spots to fifth. Sixth-ranked Concordia (TX) was followed by UT Tyler, Illinois Wesleyan, and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. Southwestern (TX) climbed 11 rungs to No. 10
Kenyon (#19), La Verne (#23), and Trinity (CT) (#24) entered the ranking. Calvin, Pacific Lutheran, and Willamette fell from the top 25.
The next Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll will be released April 20.
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - March 30
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Methodist (13) | 443 | 5 |
| 2 | Huntingdon (3) | 421 | 2 |
| 3 | Emory (1) | 386 | 6 |
| 4 | St. Thomas (MN) (1) | 379 | 4 |
| 5 | Guilford | 363 | 13 |
| 6 | Concordia (TX) | 351 | 7 |
| 7 | UT Tyler | 349 | 1 |
| 8 | Illinois Wesleyan | 340 | 3 |
| 9 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 274 | 8 |
| 10 | Southwestern (TX) | 253 | 21 |
| 11 | Saint John's (MN) | 244 | 12 |
| 12 | Washington & Lee | 214 | 10 |
| 13 | Greensboro | 197 | 15 |
| 14 | Hope | 180 | 14 |
| 15 | Rhodes | 178 | 16 |
| 16 | Oglethorpe | 177 | 9 |
| 17 | Wittenberg | 135 | 19 |
| 18 | Redlands | 105 | 18 |
| 19 | Kenyon | 104 | NR |
| 20 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 100 | 20 |
| 21 | Sewanee | 93 | 11 |
| 22 | California Lutheran | 78 | 23 |
| 23 | La Verne | 72 | NR |
| 24 | Trinity (CT) | 59 | NR |
| 25 | Carnegie Mellon | 57 | 17 |
| Dropped From Ranking: | Calvin (#25), Pacific Lutheran (#24), Willamette (#22) | ||
| Others Receiving Votes: Pacific Lutheran, 51; Hampden-Sydney, 38; Trinity (TX), 30; Rochester, 27; Willamette, 25; Williams, 24; Gustavus Adolphus, 17; Calvin, 15; NYU, 13; Texas Lutheran, 13; Birmingham-Southern, 8; LaGrange, 6; RPI, 6; McDaniel, 4; Christopher Newport, 3; Husson, 3; Mary Hardin-Baylor, 3; Piedmont, 3; Augsburg, 2; Hardin-Simmons, 2; Carthage, 1; George Fox, 1; Mary Washington, 1; Ohio Wesleyan, 1; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 1. | |||