Christopher Newport Jumps Emory for Final Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll’s No.1 of Fall 2022
NORMAN, Okla. - With two victories in their final three fall tournaments, Christopher Newport is the Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll’s top-ranked team for November 18. The Captains, who jumped from No. 5 in the October 28 poll, received all nine first-place votes and 413 points for their first No.1 ranking of 2022-23.
Emory (five first-place votes), Methodist (one first-place vote), Wittenberg (one first-place vote), and Piedmont round out the top five. Carnegie Mellon, Redlands, Willamette, Illinois Wesleyan, and Washington & Lee complete the top 10.
The biggest movers with Christopher Newport were Saint John’s (MN) (one first-place vote), who rose from No. 20 to No. 16, and Sewanee (No. 18 from No. 22).
21 others received votes in this poll.
Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches' Poll - November 18
|
Rank |
University (First Place Votes) |
Points |
Previous |
|
1 |
Christopher Newport (9) |
413 |
5 |
|
2 |
Emory (5) |
401 |
1 |
|
3 |
Methodist (1) |
399 |
2 |
|
4 |
Wittenberg (1) |
364 |
3 |
|
5 |
Piedmont |
344 |
4 |
|
6 |
Carnegie Mellon |
336 |
6 |
|
7 |
Redlands |
316 |
7 |
|
8 |
Willamette |
293 |
8 |
|
9 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
285 |
10 |
|
10 |
Washington & Lee |
270 |
9 |
|
11 |
Oglethorpe |
248 |
12 |
|
12 |
LeTourneau |
209 |
14 |
|
13 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
195 |
11 |
|
14 |
Guilford |
172 |
13 |
|
15 |
Texas-Dallas |
168 |
16 |
|
16 |
Saint Johns (MN) (1) |
165 |
20 |
|
17 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
161 |
15 |
|
18 |
Sewanee |
125 |
22 |
|
19 |
Huntingdon |
118 |
18 |
|
20 |
Greensboro |
95 |
17 |
|
21 |
Trinity (TX) |
91 |
21 |
|
22 |
California Lutheran |
56 |
18 |
|
23 |
RPI |
46 |
24 |
|
24 |
Aurora |
43 |
23 |
|
25 |
East Texas Baptist |
33 |
25 |
Others receiving votes: Rochester (24); Gettysburg (19); Dallas (18); Babson (14); Berry (14); Kenyon (14); Rhodes (13); Hamilton (10); Bethel (9); Skidmore (9); Gustavus Adolphus (8); Wisconsin-Eau Claire (6); Centre (5); Luther (4); Southwestern (TX) (4); Averett (2); Franklin & Marshall (2); Concordia (TX) (1); Lynchburg (1); Mary Hardin-Baylor (1); NYU (1).