Huntingdon New Top-Ranked Team in Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll
NORMAN, Okla. – Huntingdon moved up two spots to overtake the top spot in the Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Hawks received 14 of the 20 first-place votes.
Wittenberg moved up three spots to second. Preseason No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps fell to third despite five first-place ballots. Oglethorpe stayed at fourth and was followed by Methodist, Berry and Rhodes. Guilford and Mary Hardin-Baylor each jumped 11 spots, to eight and ninth respectively. UT Tyler climbed six spots to No. 10.
Concordia (TX) claimed the remaining first-place vote.
Centre (#20), Hope (#23) and Gustavus Adolphus (#25) debuted in the top 25. Franklin & Marshall, Spalding and Transylvania dropped from the poll.
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - Sept. 30
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Huntingdon (14) | 485 | 3 |
| 2 | Wittenberg | 413 | 5 |
| 3 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (5) | 412 | 1 |
| 4 | Oglethorpe | 396 | 4 |
| 5 | Methodist | 387 | 2 |
| 6 | Berry | 319 | 10 |
| 7 | Rhodes | 292 | 7 |
| 8 | Guilford | 267 | 19 |
| 9 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 248 | 20 |
| 10 | UT Tyler | 236 | T16 |
| 11 | St. Thomas (MN) | 227 | 6 |
| 12 | Emory | 223 | 12 |
| 13 | Concordia (TX) (1) | 217 | 22 |
| 14 | Washington & Lee | 213 | 8 |
| 15 | Greensboro | 194 | 25 |
| 16 | Saint John's (MN) | 179 | 24 |
| 17 | Illinois Wesleyan | 175 | 11 |
| 18 | LaGrange | 152 | 13 |
| 19 | California Lutheran | 140 | 14 |
| 20 | Centre | 134 | NR |
| 21 | St. John Fisher | 99 | 18 |
| 22 | Redlands | 95 | T16 |
| 23 | Hope | 92 | NR |
| 24 | Otterbein | 88 | 9 |
| 25 | Gustavus Adolphus | 85 | NR |
| Dropped From Ranking: | Franklin & Marshall (#15), Spalding (#23), Transylvania (#21) | ||
| Others Receiving Votes: Ferrum, 67; Franklin & Marshall, 58; Schreiner, 56; Transylvania, 50; Hampden-Sydney, 43; La Verne, 40; Ohio Wesleyan, 37; Rochester, 33; Carthage, 30; Le Tourneau, 29; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 29; Middlebury, 23; Texas Lutheran, 23; Birmingham-Southern, 20; Trinity (CT), 18; Williams, 17; Willamette, 16; Pacific Lutheran, 15; Endicott, 14; Kalamazoo, 12; Sewanee, 12; Chapman, 11; Trinity (TX), 11; Piedmont, 9; Skidmore, 9; Allegheny, 7; Luther, 7; Carnegie Mellon, 6; Spalding, 5; St. Mary's (MN), 5; NYU, 4; Penn State-Harrisburg, 3; Rhode Island College, 3; Virginia Wesleyan, 3; Christopher Newport, 2; Gettysburg, 2; George Fox, 1; Kenyon, 1; Occidental, 1 | |||