Illinois Wesleyan top team in Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll

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NORMAN, Okla. — Coming off a National Championship run Illinois Wesleyan University will open the 2019-20 season as the No. 1 team in the country after receiving 13 first place votes in the opening Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll.

In addition to Illinois Wesleyan, two other teams received first place votes – second ranked Emory (5), and third ranked Huntingdon (1). Rounding out the top ten, Guilford ranked fourth, followed by Methodist, Wittenberg, Carnegie Mellon, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Washington & Lee, and Concordia (TX).

DIII Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll 8/23/19

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points	NCAA Tournament Finish
1	Illinois Wesleyan (13)	466	Champion
2	Emory (5)	429	Missed Cut
3	Huntingdon (1)	421	Runner-Up
4	Guilford	412	3
5	Methodist	396	5
6	Wittenberg	358	6
7	Carnegie Mellon	327	11
8	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	309	8
9	Washington & Lee	276	Missed Cut
10	Concordia University (TX)	272	4
11	Oglethorpe	253	7
12	Hampden-Sydney	207	12
13	Redlands	186	17
14	Southwestern (TX)	180	Missed Cut
15	Saint Johns (MN)	179	Missed Cut
16	North Carolina Wesleyan	176	14
17	Trinity College (CT)	175	10
18	Hope	145	9
19	Willamette	138	13
20	Berry College	114	DNQ
21	La Verne	110	Missed Cut
22	St. Thomas (MN)	97	15
T-23	Greensboro	77	DNQ
T-23	Rhodes	77	DNQ
T-25	LaGrange	67	DNQ
T-25	Wisconsin-Eau Claire	67	DNQ

Others Receiving Votes: Transylvania, 37; Sewanee: The Univ. of the South, 31; Gustavus Adolphus, 29; Babson, 23; New York Univ., 17; Rutgers Univ.-Camden, 16; Pacific Lutheran, 11; California Lutheran, 10; Ohio Wesleyan, 9; Allegheny, 8; Aurora, 8; Kenyon College, 8; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 8; Whitworth, 8; Calvin, 6; McMurry, 6; Gettysburg College, 5; Piedmont, 4; Trine, 4; McDaniel, 3; Rosemont, 2; St. John Fisher, 2; Texas Lutheran, 2; Birmingham-Southern, 1; Nebraska Wesleyan, 1; Rochester, 1; Williams, 1.

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