Two-time Defending National Champion Illinois Wesleyan Tops Bushnell/Golfweek Preseason Coaches Poll
NORMAN, Okla. — Illinois Wesleyan, two-time defending NCAA Division III, will be ranked first in the Bushnell/Golfweek Preseason Poll. The Titans received eight of 10 first-place votes.
NCAA runner-up received a first-place ballot and ranked second. Guilford was third. No. 4 Huntingdon tallied the remaining first-place vote. No. 5 Carnegie Mellon, Emory, Piedmont, Washington & Lee, Denison, and Trinity (TX) rounded out the top 10.
Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches' Poll - Preseason
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | NCAA Finish |
| 1 | Illinois Wesleyan (8) | 220 | Champion |
| 2 | Methodist (1) | 211 | 2 |
| 3 | Guilford | 201 | 3 |
| 4 | Huntingdon (1) | 196 | 5 |
| 5 | Carnegie Mellon | 188 | 4 |
| 6 | Emory | 169 | 6 |
| 7 | Piedmont | 141 | 13 |
| 8 | Washington & Lee | 123 | DNQ |
| 9 | Denison | 121 | 7 |
| 10 | Trinity (TX) | 114 | T-11 |
| 11 | Christopher Newport | 107 | 8 |
| 12 | Greensboro | 103 | DNQ |
| 13 | Wittenberg | 88 | DNQ |
| 14 | St. Thomas (MN) | 78 | 10 |
| 15 | Redlands | 72 | DNQ |
| 16 | UT Dallas | 68 | DNQ |
| 17 | Averett | 67 | DNQ |
| 18 | Oglethorpe | 60 | DNQ |
| 19 | McMurry | 59 | DNQ |
| T-20 | LaGrange | 44 | DNQ |
| T-20 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 44 | DNG |
| 22 | Hampden-Sydney | 39 | DNQ |
| 23 | Sewanee | 37 | 24 |
| 24 | Willamette | 36 | T-11 |
| T-25 | Concordia (TX) | 34 | DNQ |
| T-25 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 34 | 18 |
| Dropped From Ranking: None | |||
| Others Receiving Votes: Gustavus Adolphus, 29; Westminster (PA), 28; Rochester, 27; NYU 25; Saint John's (MN), 24; Skidmore, 19; Trinity (CT), 17; Schreiner, 15; Wisconsin Eau-Claire, 14; Babson, 12; Webster , 11; Kenyon, 9; Centre, 7; Rhodes, 7; Aurora, 6; Hope, 5; Southwestern (TX), 5; Whitworth, 5; Gettysburg, 3; RPI, 3; Berry, 2; McDaniel, 2; Williams, 2; Birmingham-Southern, 1; California Lutheran, 1; Hamilton, 1; Nebraska Wesleyan, 1; Otterbein, 1. | |||