Illinois Wesleyan is king of the hill in the first Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll of 2021.
The Titans garnered 12 of the 15 first-place votes as they maintain their top spot in the Division III rankings.
Huntingdon, Emory, Carnegie Mellon and Methodist round out the top five. Carnegie Mellon (1) and No. 6 Piedmont (2) received the other first-place votes.
Here are the Top 25 rankings for Div. III men’s college golf.
Division II
Rank | University (First-place votes) | Points | Previous |
1 | Illinois Wesleyan (12) | 360 | 1 |
2 | Huntingdon | 231 | 2 |
3 | Emory | 230 | 3 |
4 | Carnegie Mellon (1) | 210 | 4 |
5 | Methodist | 190 | 8 |
6 | Piedmont (2) | 182 | 24 |
7 | Hampden-Sydney | 171 | 5 |
8 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 154 | NR |
9 | Guilford | 150 | 11 |
10 | St. Thomas (MN) | 144 | 6 |
T-11 | Greensboro | 136 | NR |
T-11 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 136 | 7 |
T-11 | Gustavus Adolphus | 136 | 9 |
T-14 | Hardin-Simmons | 126 | NR |
T-14 | New York University | 126 | 13 |
16 | Aurora University | 121 | 20 |
17 | Wittenberg | 112 | 24 |
T-18 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 110 | 10 |
T-18 | Oglethorpe | 110 | T-18 |
20 | Southwestern (TX) | 108 | 12 |
21 | Calvin | 105 | NR |
22 | Washington & Lee | 99 | T-18 |
23 | East Texas Baptist | 95 | NR |
24 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 90 | NR |
25 | Trine University | 85 | NR |
Dropped From Ranking: Babson (15); Denison Univ. (21); Redlands (17); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (16); Saint Johns (MN) (23); Webster Univ. (22); Williams (25).
Others receiving votes: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 80; Howard Payne Univ., 75; Transylvania, 75; Adrian College, 72; Redlands, 72; Luther, 60; Belhaven College, 55; Babson, 54; Dubuque Univ., 50; Wisconsin Lutheran, 48; Rochester, 45; Central College, 35; Loras, 32; Berry College, 30; Denison Univ., 30; Bluffton Univ., 25; Wartburg, 25; Webster Univ., 24; LaGrange, 21; California Lutheran, 20; Coe College, 20; Christopher Newport, 18; Concordia (WI), 18; Williams, 18; Concordia Univ. (TX), 16; Northwestern – St. Paul, 15; Kenyon College, 14; McDaniel, 14; Averett, 10; Saint John (MN), 10; Williamette, 7; Rhodes, 6; Allegheny, 5; Skidmore, 5; Whitworth, 5; Wisconsin Superior, 5; Milwaukee School of Engineering, 4; Wisconsin Stout, 4; Middlebury, 3; Morrisville State, 3; Sewanee: The Univ. of the South, 3; Widener, 3; Pomona-Pitzer Athletics, 2; Wesley, 2; Hope, 1; Immaculata, 1.