Illinois Wesleyan returns as No. 1 team in Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll
NORMAN, Okla. — Defending National Champions Illinois Wesleyan return as the #1 team in the latest Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll after receiving 18 first-place votes.
Huntingdon moves up one spot to No. 2 while Emory University ranks third after receiving the final two first-place votes. Hampden-Sydney, and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps rounds out the top five.
Wittenberg, Methodist, St. Thomas (MN), Washington & Lee, and Carnegie Mellon all earned a spot in the top ten.
Wisconsin-Eau Claire (#14), New York (#18), Babson (#20), Williams (#22), Aurora (#24), and Piedmont (#25), all joined the ranking, while Hope, La Verne, North Carolina Wesleyan, Sewanee, The University of the South, Trinity, and Willamette all fell from the poll.
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Ranking |
| 1 | Illinois Wesleyan (18) | 498 | 2 |
| 2 | Huntingdon | 475 | 3 |
| 3 | Emory (2) | 467 | 1 |
| 4 | Hampden-Sydney | 394 | 13 |
| 5 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 389 | 9 |
| 6 | Wittenberg | 374 | 4 |
| 7 | Methodist | 371 | 8 |
| 8 | St. Thomas (MN) | 354 | 11 |
| 9 | Washington & Lee | 295 | 6 |
| 10 | Carnegie Mellon | 293 | 7 |
| 11 | Guilford | 286 | 5 |
| 12 | Southwestern (TX) | 271 | 15 |
| 13 | Oglethorpe | 217 | 12 |
| 14 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 204 | NR |
| 15 | Redlands | 198 | 16 |
| 16 | Gustavus Adolphus | 175 | 25 |
| 17 | Concordia University (TX) | 153 | 10 |
| 18 | New York University | 144 | NR |
| 19 | Saint Johns (MN) | 129 | 14 |
| 20 | Babson | 105 | NR |
| 21 | Greensboro | 88 | 24 |
| 22 | Williams | 71 | NR |
| 23 | Berry College | 61 | 17 |
| 24 | Aurora | 50 | NR |
| 25 | Piedmont | 44 | NR |
| Dropped From Ranking: Hope (#19); La Verne (T-20); North Carolina Wesleyan (#T-20); Sewanee: The University of the South (#23); Trinity College (CT) (#22); Willamette (#18). | |||
| Others Receiving Votes: Willamette, 38; Hope, 36; La Verne, 28; Pacific Lutheran, 28; Sewanee: The University of the South, 27; Webster University, 23; Kenyon College, 21; Rochester, 18; Nebraska Wesleyan, 17; North Carolina Wesleyan, 16; George Fox, 16; Denison University, 15; LaGrange, 15; McDaniel, 13; Allegheny, 11; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 11; California Lutheran, 10; Gettysburg College, 9; Trinity College (CT), 9; Averett, 8; Trine University, 6; Rhodes, 4; Whitworth, 4; Concordia (WI), 3; Rutgers University-Camden, 3; Transylvania, 2; Birmingham-Southern, 1; Mary Hardin-Baylor, 1; Rosemont College, 1. | |||