Illinois Wesleyan still the top team in Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll

Illinois Wesleyan remains the No. 1 team in the latest Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll.

Illinois Wesleyan remains the No. 1 team in the latest Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll.

The Titans, who have been ranked No. 1 in seven consecutive rankings dating back to last season, tallied 13 of the 16 first-place votes with No. 4 Carnegie Mellon getting a vote. Piedmont, tied for the fifth spot, received the other two first-place votes. Huntingdon, Emory and Carnegie Mellon find themselves in the 2-3-4 positions while Methodist is tied with Piedmont in that fifth spot.

Saint Johns(Minnesota), Redlands and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute all joined the top 25 after being previously unraked.

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 (13) 385 1
2 Huntingdon 360 2
3 Emory 345 3
4 Carnegie Mellon (1) 330 4
T5 Methodist 300 5
T5 Piedmont (2) 300 6
7 Hampden-Sydney 285 7
8 Guilford 255 9
9 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 225 T-11
10 Mary Hardin-Baylor 216 8
11 St. Thomas (MN) 208 10
12 Greensboro 196 T-11
13 Gustavus Adolphus 182 T-11
14 Wittenberg 140 17
15 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 135 T18
T16 New York University 132 T14
T16 Hardin-Simmons 132 T14
18 Oglethorpe 120 T-18
T19 Washington & Lee 112 22
T19 Southwestern (TX) 112 20
21 Aurora University 80 16
T22 Saint Johns (MN) 48 NR
T22 Redlands 48 NR
24 Calvin 45 21
T25 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 40 NR
T25 East Texas Baptist 40 23

Dropped From Ranking: Nebraska Wesleyan (24); Trine (25).

Others receiving votes: Babson, 36; Nebraska Wesleyan, 36; Rochester, 36; Denison, 24; Sewanee: The Univ. of the South, 24; Transylvania, 20; Trine Univ., 18; Kenyon College, 17; Howard Payne Univ., 15; Adrian College, 14; Rhodes, 14; Central College, 12; Concordia Univ. (TX), 12; Wisconsin Lutheran, 12; Belhaven College, 11; La Verne, 11; Dubuque Univ., 10; Loras, 9; Skidmore, 8; Concordia (WI), 7; Christopher Newport, 6; Hope, 6; Wartburg, 6; Webster Univ., 6; Bluffton Univ., 5; McDaniel, 5; Trinity College (CT), 5; Trinity Univ. (TX) 5; Berry College, 4; Coe College, 4; Williams, 4; Averett, 3; Centre, 3; Franklin, 3; Milwaukee School of Engineering, 3; Allegheny, 2; Northwestern – St. Paul, 2; Olivet College, 1.

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