Emory Stays No. 1 and back to Unanimous Choice in Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll
NORMAN, Okla. – Emory received all 16 first-place votes to hold the top spot in the Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Eagles were first for the sixth straight poll.
Huntingdon and Illinois Wesleyan remained second and third. Methodist and Wittenberg tied for fourth. Southwestern (TX) was sixth and followed by Guilford. Carnegie Mellon moved up seven spots to No. 8. Redlands and Washington & Lee completed the top 10.
Calvin (#21) Wisconsin-Eau Claire (#25) reentered the ranking. Whitworth and Willamette fell from the top 25.
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - March 29
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Ranking |
1 | Emory (16) | 400 | 1 |
2 | Huntingdon | 383 | 2 |
3 | Illinois Wesleyan | 369 | 3 |
T4 | Methodist | 338 | 6 |
T4 | Wittenberg | 338 | 5 |
6 | Southwestern (TX) | 298 | 8 |
7 | Guilford | 292 | 7 |
8 | Carnegie Mellon | 260 | 15 |
9 | Redlands | 248 | 9 |
10 | Washington & Lee | 247 | 11 |
11 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 245 | 4 |
12 | Hope | 243 | 12 |
13 | La Verne | 217 | 10 |
14 | Hampden-Sydney | 195 | 17 |
T15 | LaGrange | 139 | 18 |
T15 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 139 | 13 |
17 | Saint Johns (MN) | 135 | 19 |
18 | Rhodes | 115 | 21 |
19 | Greensboro | 106 | 16 |
20 | Oglethorpe | 94 | 25 |
21 | Calvin | 89 | NR |
22 | Babson | 50 | 23 |
23 | Pacific Lutheran | 32 | 14 |
24 | St. Thomas (MN) | 31 | 24 |
25 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 22 | NR |
Dropped From Ranking: | Whitworth (#22), Willamette (#19) | ||
Others Receiving Votes: Gustavus Adolphus, 20; Berry College, 19; Willamette, 19; Texas Lutheran, 17; Kenyon, 16; Sewanee, 15; Transylvania, 13, St. Mary's (MN), 9; Ohio Wesleyan, 8; RPI, 7; NYU, 6; Ohio Northern, 5; Chapman, 4; Rochester, 4; Alleghany, 3; Trinity (CT), 3; McDaniel, 2; Whitworth, 2; Williams, 2; Piedmont, 1. |