Oglethorpe Still No. 1 in GCAA Division III Coaches Poll
NORMAN, Okla. – Oglethorpe stayed at the top of the rankings in the GCAA Division III Coaches Poll, staying No. 1 in all three fall rankings thus far. The Stormy Petrols claimed five first-place votes.
UT Tyler received nine first-place votes and moved up five spots to No. 2. Methodist held steady at third with two first-place nods. Illinois Wesleyan and Wittenberg swapped places at Nos. 4 and 5, respectively. No. 16 Central leads four teams new to the ranking along with Whitworth, Centre and Bethel (MN) who claimed Nos. 19-21.
California Lutheran, Concordia (TX), Greensboro and Transylvania dropped out out of the ranking.
NCAA Division III - 10/24/14
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Oglethorpe (5) | 383 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas-Tyler (9) | 375 | 7 |
| 3 | Methodist (2) | 365 | 3 |
| 4 | Illinois Wesleyan | 341 | 5 |
| 5 | Wittenberg | 326 | 4 |
| 6 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 322 | 8 |
| 7 | Schreiner | 286 | 2 |
| 8 | LaGrange | 265 | 9 |
| 9 | Southwestern | 263 | 13 |
| 10 | Guilford | 214 | 6 |
| 11 | La Verne | 191 | 11 |
| 12 | St. Thomas | 184 | 18 |
| 13 | Redlands | 170 | 10 |
| 14 | Rhodes | 165 | 14 |
| 15 | St. John Fisher | 161 | 12 |
| 16 | Central | 158 | NR |
| 17 | Berry | 142 | 15 |
| 18 | Texas Lutheran | 128 | 25 |
| 19 | Whitworth | 126 | NR |
| 20 | Centre | 118 | NR |
| 21 | Bethel (MN) | 70 | NR |
| 22 | Rochester | 67 | 16 |
| 23 | Saint John's (MN) | 43 | 24 |
| 24 | Trinity (TX) | 41 | 23 |
| 25 | Hampden-Sydney | 34 | 17 |
| Dropped From Ranking: | California Lutheran (#20), Concordia (TX) (#21), Greensboro (#19), Transylvania (#22) | ||
| Others Receiving Votes: Willamette, 30; Washington & Lee, 29; Concordia (TX), 27; California Lutheran, 22; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 20; Greensboro, 17; Gustavus Adolphus, 17; Franklin & Marshall, 14; Transylvania, 14; Huntingdon, 9; Messiah, 8; Spalding, 7; Whittier, 7; Nebraska Wesleyan, 5; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 5; George Fox, 4; Middlebury, 4; Skidmore, 4; Carnegie Mellon, 3; Mary Hardin-Baylor, 3; Millikin, 3; Birmingham-Southern, 2; Concordia (WI), 2; New York University, 2; Allegheny, 1; Edgewood, 1; Hope, 1; Washington & Jefferson, 1. | |||