Emory Continues Run at No. 1 in Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll
NORMAN, Okla. – Emory received 18 of 19 first-place votes to hold the top spot in the Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Eagles were first for the seventh straight poll.
Huntingdon - who tallied the remaining first-place vote - and Illinois Wesleyan remained second and third, respectively. Wittenberg broke its tie at No. 4 with Methodist by grabbing fourth to itself while Methodist slid to No. 5. Guilford and Southwestern (TX) swapped Nos. 6 and 7 while Redlands and Carnegie Mellon did the same at Nos. 8 and 9. Washington & Lee stood pat at No. 10
Berry (#21), Willamette (#24), and Trinity (CT) (#25) entered the ranking. Calvin, Pacific Lutheran, and Wisconsin-Eau Claire fell from the top 25.
The next Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll will be released May 3.
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - April 19
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Ranking |
1 | Emory (18) | 474 | 1 |
2 | Huntingdon (1) | 445 | 2 |
3 | Illinois Wesleyan | 437 | 3 |
4 | Wittenberg | 415 | T-4 |
5 | Methodist | 407 | T-4 |
6 | Guilford | 375 | 7 |
7 | Southwestern (TX) | 355 | 6 |
8 | Redlands | 329 | 9 |
9 | Carnegie Mellon | 307 | 8 |
10 | Washington & Lee | 303 | 10 |
11 | La Verne | 268 | 13 |
12 | Hope | 267 | 12 |
13 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 260 | 11 |
14 | Hampden-Sydney | 230 | 14 |
15 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 171 | T-15 |
16 | Saint Johns (MN) | 158 | 17 |
17 | LaGrange | 144 | T-15 |
18 | Greensboro | 143 | 19 |
19 | Rhodes | 135 | 18 |
20 | Oglethorpe | 121 | 20 |
21 | Berry | 111 | NR |
22 | Babson | 46 | 22 |
23 | St. Thomas (MN) | 34 | 24 |
24 | Willamette | 25 | NR |
25 | Trinity (CT) | 21 | NR |
Dropped From Ranking: | Calvin (#21), Pacific Lutheran (#23), Wisconsin-Eau Claire (#25) | ||
Others Receiving Votes: McMurry, 20; Texas Lutheran, 19; Gustavus Adolphus, 18; Calvin, 17; Pacific Lutheran, 16; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 16; University of Dallas, 15; Middlebury, 11; Ohio Wesleyan, 11; Sewanee, 11; Piedmont, 7; Transylvania, 7; McDaniel, 6; Denison, 5; Kenyon, 3; NYU, 3; RPI, 2; Whitworth, 2; Williams, 2; California Lutheran, 1; Rochester, 1; Trinity (TX), 1. |