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Methodist Finishes 2023-24 Regular Season in Bushnell/Golfweek DIII Coaches Poll’s Top Spot

NORMAN, Okla. - After winning the USA South Championship on April 24 by a conference-record 67 shots, Methodist is the Bushnell/Golfweek DIII Coaches Poll’s No.1 for the seventh straight and final 2023-24 regular season release, receiving all 13 first-place votes and 325 points in the process.

Emory, Carnegie Mellon, Oglethorpe, and Illinois Wesleyan rounded out the top five, while Lynchburg, Huntingdon, Washington & Lee, Sewanee, and Aurora completed the top 10.

See the rest of the top 25 below. 10 others received votes.

Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - May 3

Rank

University

Points

Previous

1

Methodist (13)

325

1

2

Emory

311

2

3

Carnegie Mellon

293

5

4

Oglethorpe

289

3

5

Illinois Wesleyan

273

4

6

Lynchburg

252

6

7

Huntingdon

246

8

8

Washington & Lee

223

7

9

Sewanee

195

9

10

Aurora

188

13

11

Saint John's (MN)

180

12

12

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

179

11

13

Bethel (MN)

166

10

14

Texas-Dallas

161

14

15

Wittenberg

155

15

16

Babson

112

18

17

Guilford

100

17

18

Redlands

95

23

19

Pomona-Pitzer

91

16

20

Hampden-Sydney

87

20

21

Averett

65

19

22

LeTourneau

55

RV

23

Kenyon

54

21

24

Franklin & Marshall

30

NR

25

Rochester

27

RV

Others Receiving Votes: Christopher Newport (23), Whitman (10), Rhodes College (9), Greensboro (8), Willamette (7), Gustavus Adolphus (6), Whitworth (5), Wisconsin-Eau Claire (2), RPI (1), York (PA) (1).

Methodist Continues in Bushnell/Golfweek DIII Coaches Poll’s Top Spot for April 12

NORMAN, Okla. - Methodist is the Bushnell/Golfweek DIII Coaches Poll’s No.1 for the sixth straight release, receiving 15 first-place votes and 399 points in the process.

The top five from March 22 remained unchanged, while Lynchburg, Washington & Lee, Huntingdon, Sewanee, and Bethel (MN) completed the top 10.

See the rest of the top 25 below. 10 others received votes. The final poll of 2023-24 will be released on May 3.

Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - April 12

Rank

University

Points

Previous

1

Methodist (15)

399

1

2

Emory (1)

384

2

3

Oglethorpe

367

3

4

Illinois Wesleyan

350

4

5

Carnegie Mellon

339

5

6

Lynchburg

314

7

7

Washington & Lee

295

6

8

Huntingdon

276

13

9

Sewanee

257

9

10

Bethel (MN)

242

8

11

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

232

11

12

Saint John’s (MN)

229

12

13

Aurora

212

10

14

Texas-Dallas

174

15

15

Wittenberg

157

16

16

Pomona-Pitzer

153

17

17

Guilford

147

22

18

Babson

128

14

19

Averett

101

19

20

Hampden-Sydney

99

25

21

Kenyon

75

18

22

Wisconsin-Eau Claire

69

21

23

Redlands

48

RV

24

Rhodes College

33

NR

25

Christopher Newport

31

20

Others Receiving Votes: Rochester (24), LeTourneau (21), Gustavus Adolphus (14), Willamette (13), Whitworth (5), California Lutheran (4), Trinity (TX) (4), Trinity (CT) (2), RPI (1), Whitman (1).

Methodist Tops Bushnell/Golfweek DIII Coaches Poll for March 1

NORMAN, Okla. - Methodist claimed the Bushnell/Golfweek DIII Coaches Poll’s No.1 for the fourth straight release on March 1, receiving all 13 first-place votes and 325 points in the process. 

The top eight were unchanged from February 16, and Saint John’s (MN) and Washington & Lee completed the top 10.

See the rest of the top 25 below. 11 others received votes. 

Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - March 1

Rank

University

Points

Previous

1

Methodist (13)

325

1

2

Emory

312

2

3

Oglethorpe

293

3

4

Illinois Wesleyan

274

4

5

Lynchburg

272

5

6

Carnegie Mellon

257

6

7

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

253

7

8

Bethel (MN)

228

8

9

Saint John’s (MN)

197

T-10

10

Washington & Lee

188

9

11

Aurora

186

13

12

Sewanee

182

T-10

13

Babson

176

12

14

Texas-Dallas

143

16

15

Wittenberg

133

T-14

16

Averett

132

T-14

17

Pomona-Pitzer

131

17

18

Christopher Newport

105

18

19

Wisconsin-Eau Claire

82

20

20

Huntingdon

76

19

21

Guilford

58

21

22

RPI

47

22

23

Trinity (CT)

44

23

24

Greensboro

22

24

25

Kenyon

21

RV

Others Receiving Votes: Rochester (17), California Lutheran (16), LeTourneau (16), Gustavus Adolphus (14), Piedmont (7), La Verne (5), Redlands (4), Hampden-Sydney (3), Willamette (3), Gettysburg (2), Grinnell (1).

Methodist Edges Emory for Top Spot in Bushnell/Golfweek DIII Coaches Poll for March 22

NORMAN, Okla. - Methodist is the Bushnell/Golfweek DIII Coaches Poll’s No.1 for the fifth straight release, receiving eight first-place votes and 325 points on March 22, one more than Emory (seven first-place votes and 367 points). 

Oglethorpe, Illinois Wesleyan, and Carnegie Mellon completed the top five, while Washington & Lee, Lynchburg, Bethel (MN), Sewanee, and Aurora completed the top 10.

See the rest of the top 25 below. 12 others received votes. 

Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - March 22

Rank

University

Points

Previous

1

Methodist (8)

368

1

2

Emory (7)

367

2

3

Oglethorpe

328

3

4

Illinois Wesleyan

322

4

5

Carnegie Mellon

306

6

6

Washington & Lee

301

10

7

Lynchburg

291

5

8

Bethel (MN)

244

8

9

Sewanee

243

12

10

Aurora

236

11

11

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

230

7

12

Saint John's (MN)

219

9

13

Huntingdon

213

20

14

Babson

165

13

15

Texas-Dallas

159

14

16

Wittenberg

145

15

17

Pomona-Pitzer

131

17

18

Kenyon

91

25

19

Averett

87

16

20

Christopher Newport

80

18

21

Wisconsin-Eau Claire

78

19

22

Guilford

71

21

23

Trinity (CT)

39

23

24

Rochester

29

RV

25

Hampden-Sydney

28

RV

Others Receiving Votes: LeTourneau (25), Gustavus Adolphus (14), Willamette (13), RPI (11), Piedmont (10), Whitworth (9), Trinity (TX) (7), Whitman (6), California Lutheran (4), Franklin & Marshall (2), Gettysburg (2), Redlands (1).

Methodist is Spring 2024’s First Bushnell/Golfweek DIII Coaches Poll No.1

NORMAN, Okla. - Before beginning their spring season on March 4 at the Savannah Invitational, Methodist claimed the Bushnell/Golfweek DIII Coaches Poll’s No.1 for the third straight release. The Monarchs received all 15 first-place votes and 375 points in the process. 

Emory, Oglethorpe, Illinois Wesleyan, and Lynchburg rounded out the top five, while Carnegie Mellon, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Bethel (MN), Washington & Lee, Saint John’s (MN), and Sewanee completed the top 11.

See the rest of the top 25 below. 11 others received votes. 

Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - February 16

Rank

University

Points

Previous

1

Methodist (15)

375

1

2

Emory

360

2

3

Oglethorpe

334

5

4

Illinois Wesleyan

319

4

5

Lynchburg

314

7

6

Carnegie Mellon

308

3

7

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

290

6

8

Bethel (MN)

242

13

9

Washington & Lee

219

9

T-10

Saint John’s (MN)

216

11

T-10

Sewanee

216

8

12

Babson

209

14

13

Aurora

198

17

T-14

Averett

166

21

T-14

Wittenberg

166

12

16

Texas-Dallas

159

10

17

Pomona-Pitzer

149

15

18

Christopher Newport

117

19

19

Huntingdon

92

16

20

Wisconsin-Eau Claire

85

RV

21

Guilford

70

18

22

RPI

53

22

23

Trinity (CT)

48

NR

24

Greensboro

35

20

T-25

California Lutheran

21

NR

T-25

Gustavus Adolphus

21

RV

Others Receiving Votes: Kenyon (20), LeTourneau (16), Rochester (14), Willamette (13), Trinity (TX) (9), Piedmont (6), Whitworth (5), Grinnell (4), Redlands (3), Hampden-Sydney (2), Whitman (1).