NORMAN, Okla. — Methodist widened its lead atop the Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll. The Monarchs tallied nine first-place votes.
Illinois Wesleyan stayed at No. 2 and collected a first-place ballot. Emory moved up two spots to No. 3. Carnegie Mellon stayed at No. 4. Fifth-ranked Huntindon slipped two spots despite a first-place vote. Wittenberg was sixth. Greensboro cracked the top 10 at No. 7 and was followed by Washington & Lee. Babson, who received the remaining first-place vote, made the biggest jump in the poll - up 14 spots to ninth. Oglethorpe climbed five spots to No. 10.
York (PA) and Gustavus Adolphus made their season ranking debuts at Nos. 13 and 17, respectively. Willamette (#22) and Mary Hardin-Baylor (#25) rejoined the top 25. Averett, Hampden-Sydney, McMurry, and UT Dallas dropped from the ranking
Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches' Poll - October 8
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Methodist (9) | 296 | 1 |
| 2 | Illinois Wesleyan (1) | 279 | 2 |
| 3 | Emory | 274 | 5 |
| 4 | Carnegie Mellon | 268 | 4 |
| 5 | Huntingdon (1) | 266 | 3 |
| 6 | Wittenberg | 220 | 10 |
| 7 | Greensboro | 201 | 12 |
| 8 | Washington & Lee | 174 | 8 |
| 9 | Babson (1) | 171 | T-23 |
| 10 | Oglethorpe | 142 | 15 |
| T-11 | Denison | 133 | 9 |
| T-11 | Piedmont | 133 | 7 |
| 13 | York (PA) | 120 | NR |
| 14 | Sewanee | 118 | 16 |
| 15 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 115 | 14 |
| 16 | Saint John's (MN) | 99 | T-20 |
| 17 | Gustavus Adolphus | 96 | NR |
| 18 | Guilford | 89 | 6 |
| 19 | NYU | 85 | 22 |
| 20 | Christopher Newport | 81 | 11 |
| 21 | Trinity (TX) | 77 | 13 |
| 22 | Willamette | 67 | NR |
| 23 | Redlands | 55 | 18 |
| 24 | Berry | 48 | 17 |
| 25 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 37 | NR |
| Dropped From Ranking: Averett (#T-20); Hampden-Sydney (#T-23); McMurry (#25); UT Dallas (#19) | |||
| Others Receiving Votes: Rochester, 36; RPI, 30; Hampden-Sydney, 29; UT Dallas, 21; Aurora, 20; Kenyon, 20; Averett, 18; Trinity (CT), 15; McMurry, 14; Southwestern (TX), 14; Whitworth, 10; Otterbein, 8; Webster, 8; Gettysburg, 7; LaGrange, 7; Rhodes, 6; Lynchburg, 5; Texas Lutheran, 5; McDaniel, 4; Skidmore, 4; Wisconsin Eau-Claire, 4; Concordia (TX), 3; Birmingham-Southern, 2; Calvin, 2; Transylvania, 1; Whitman, 1. | |||