Emory earns top spot in Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll

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NORMAN, Okla. — Emory moved into the No. 1 spot in the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll after receiving 13 first place votes.

Reigning National Champion Illinois Wesleyan dropped to No. 2 with four first place votes, while Huntingdon captured the final three first-place votes and is ranked third. Wittenberg and Guilford round out the top five.

Washington & Lee, Carnegie Mellon, Methodist, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, and Concordia (TX) all earned top ten rankings.

Sewanee (#23), and Gustavus Adolphus (#25) enter the ranking for the first time this season while LaGrange, Rhodes, and Wisconsin-Eau Claire all fell from the poll.

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points	Previous Ranking
1	Emory (13)	490	2
2	Illinois Wesleyan (4)	479	1
3	Huntingdon (3)	448	3
4	Wittenberg	367	6
5	Guilford	363	4
6	Washington & Lee	358	9
7	Carnegie Mellon	355	7
8	Methodist	348	5
9	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	309	8
10	Concordia University (TX)	258	10
11	St. Thomas (MN)	253	22
12	Oglethorpe	247	11
13	Hampden-Sydney	246	12
14	Saint Johns (MN)	233	15
15	Southwestern (TX)	222	14
16	Redlands	209	13
17	Berry College	116	20
18	Willamette	112	19
19	Hope	100	18
T-20	La Verne	95	21
T-20	North Carolina Wesleyan	95	16
22	Trinity College (CT)	93	17
23	Sewanee: The University of the South	80	NR
24	Greensboro	66	T-23
25	Gustavus Adolphus	54	NR

Dropped From Ranking:	LaGrange (#T-25); Rhodes (T-23); Wisconsin-Eau Claire (#T-25)

Others Receiving Votes: LaGrange, 51; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 46; New York Univ., 43; Babson, 39; Denison, 37; Piedmont, 32; Williams, 25; Rhodes, 23; Transylvania, 20; California Lutheran, 18; Pacific Lutheran, 18; Kenyon College, 16; Rochester, 15; Allegheny, 14; Nebraska Wesleyan, 13; McDaniel, 12; Averett, 10; McMurry, 10; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 10; Trinity (TX), 9; Webster, 9; Rutgers Univ.-Camden, 8; Trine, 8; Whitworth, 6; Rosemont, 3; St. John Fisher, 3; Gettysburg College, 2; Augsburg, 1; DePauw, 1; Ohio Wesleyan, 1; Sidmore, 1.

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