Illinois Wesleyan atop Division III Bushnell Golfweek Pre-Spring Poll
NORMAN, Okla. — Illinois Wesleyan University will open the 2020-21 season as the No. 1 team in the country after receiving 12 first place votes. The Titans have now been ranked No. 1 in six consecutive rankings dating back to last season.
Huntingdon ranks second, followed by Emory, Carnegie Mellon, and Methodist to round out the top-five.
Piedmont, who received two first-place votes, ranks sixth, followed by Hampden Sydney, Mary Hardin Baylor, Guilford, and St. Thomas (MN), all earned a spot in the top-ten.
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Illinois Wesleyan (12) | 360 | 1 |
| 2 | Huntingdon | 231 | 2 |
| 3 | Emory | 230 | 3 |
| 4 | Carnegie Mellon (1) | 210 | 4 |
| 5 | Methodist | 190 | 8 |
| 6 | Piedmont (2) | 182 | 24 |
| 7 | Hampden-Sydney | 171 | 5 |
| 8 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 154 | NR |
| 9 | Guilford | 150 | 11 |
| 10 | St. Thomas (MN) | 144 | 6 |
| T-11 | Greensboro | 136 | NR |
| T-11 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 136 | 7 |
| T-11 | Gustavus Adolphus | 136 | 9 |
| T-14 | Hardin-Simmons | 126 | NR |
| T-14 | New York University | 126 | 13 |
| 16 | Aurora University | 121 | 20 |
| 17 | Wittenberg | 112 | 14 |
| T-18 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 110 | 10 |
| T-18 | Oglethorpe | 110 | T-18 |
| 20 | Southwestern (TX) | 108 | 12 |
| 21 | Calvin | 105 | NR |
| 22 | Washington & Lee | 99 | T-18 |
| 23 | East Texas Baptist | 95 | NR |
| 24 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 90 | NR |
| 25 | Trine University | 85 | NR |
| Dropped From Ranking: Babson (#15); Denison Univ. (#21); Redlands (#17); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (#16); Saint Johns (MN) (#23); Webster Univ. (#22); Williams (#25). | |||
| Others Receiving Votes: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 80; Howard Payne Univ., 75; Transylvania, 75; Adrian College, 72; Redlands, 72; Luther, 60; Belhaven College, 55; Babson, 54; Dubuque Univ., 50; Wisconsin Lutheran, 48; Rochester, 45; Central College, 35; Loras, 32; Berry College, 30; Denison Univ., 30; Bluffton Univ., 25; Wartburg, 25; Webster Univ., 24; LaGrange, 21; California Lutheran, 20; Coe College, 20; Christopher Newport, 18; Concordia (WI), 18; Williams, 18; Concordia Univ. (TX), 16; Northwestern - St. Paul, 15; Kenyon College, 14; McDaniel, 14; Averett, 10; Saint John (MN), 10; Williamette, 7; Rhodes, 6; Allegheny, 5; Skidmore, 5; Whitworth, 5; Wisconsin Superior, 5; Milwaukee School of Engineering, 4; Wisconsin Stout, 4; Middlebury, 3; Morrisville State, 3; Sewanee: The Univ. of the South, 3; Widener, 3; Pomona-Pitzer Athletics, 2; Wesley, 2; Hope, 1; Immaculata, 1. | |||