Guilford named new No. 1 Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll
NORMAN, Okla. — After a victory at the Jekyll Island Collegiate, Guilford College ranks No. 1 in the latest Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches’ Poll after receiving 12 first-place votes.
Methodist ranks second after receiving four first-place votes, followed by Huntingdon, Emory, and Illinois Wesleyan to round out the top-five
Piedmont, Greensboro, Carnegie Mellon, Hampden-Sydney, and Trinity (TX) all earned a spot in the top-ten.
Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches' Poll - March 26, 2021
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Ranking |
| 1 | Guilford (12) | 417 | 8 |
| 2 | Methodist (4) | 400 | 5 |
| 3 | Huntingdon | 399 | T-2 |
| 4 | Emory | 371 | T-2 |
| 5 | Illinois Wesleyan (1) | 350 | 1 |
| 6 | Piedmont | 321 | 7 |
| 7 | Greensboro | 292 | T-11 |
| 8 | Carnegie Mellon | 263 | 4 |
| 9 | Hampden-Sydney | 228 | 6 |
| 10 | Trinity (TX) | 210 | NR |
| 11 | Washington & Lee | 207 | T-18 |
| 12 | Oglethorpe | 185 | 16 |
| 13 | Averett | 177 | NR |
| 14 | Christopher Newport | 174 | NR |
| 15 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 154 | T-11 |
| 16 | Pfeiffer | 128 | NR |
| 17 | McMurry | 121 | NR |
| 18 | LaGrange | 118 | NR |
| 19 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 85 | 10 |
| 20 | St. Thomas (MN) | 84 | 9 |
| 21 | Wittenberg | 79 | T-14 |
| 22 | Gustavus Adolphus | 75 | 13 |
| 23 | Concordia University (TX) | 71 | NR |
| 24 | Redlands | 62 | 21 |
| 25 | University of Texas-Dallas | 57 | NR |
| Dropped From Ranking: Aurora Univ. (#25); Hardin-Simmons (#20); Nebraska Wesleyan, (#24); New York Univ. (#17); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, (#23); Saint Johns (MN) (#22); Southwestern (TX) (#T-18); Wisconsin-Eau Claire (#T-14). | |||
| Others Receiving Votes: Rhodes, 56; Wisconsin Eau-Claire, 46; New York Univ. 39; Webster, 38; LeTourneau, 37; Saint Johns (MN), 34; MacMurray, 31; Southwestern (TX), 24; Rochester, 23; Sewanee: The Univ. of the South, 21; Kenyon College, 20; Denison Univ., 18; Calvin, 17; Hardin-Simmons, 17; Babson, 16; DePauw, 13; North Carolina Wesleyan, 8; Franklin, 6; Millikin Univ. 6; Skidmore, 6; Transylvania, 4; Whitworth, 4; Willamette, 4; Aurora Univ., 3; Berry College, 3; California Lutheran, 3; Williams, 3; McDaniel, 2; Allegheny, 1; Wabash College, 1. | |||