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Emory women’s golf remain in top spot in Div. III Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll

Emory University received all but two first-place votes to remain in the top spot.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has released the latest Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll for Division III.

This is the third poll of the 2022 spring season.

Emory University received all but two first-place votes to remain in the top spot in the Division III rankings, while Carnegie Mellon University holds steady at No. 2. Methodist University received one first-place vote and moves up one spot to No. 3, while the University of Redlands and George Fox University remain in the top five.

Emory finished third out of 12 teams in their last competition, the BSC Panthers Classic in Birmingham, Alabama. They’ll next play in the NCAA Division III Championship in Houston, Texas, from May 10-13.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 Emory University (11) 323
2 Carnegie Mellon University 302
3 Methodist University (1) 289
4 University of Redlands 280
5 George Fox University 278
6 Williams College (1) 275
7 Centre College 246
8 Pomona-Pitzer 226
9 Amherst College 225
10 Washington and Lee University 193
11 Washington University in St. Louis 186
12 New York University 178
13 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 174
14 Illinois Wesleyan University 155
15 Trinity University (Texas) 140
T16 Denison University 110
T16 Rhodes College 110
18 St. Catherine University 109
19 Berry College 86
20 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 81
21 University of Texas at Dallas 57
22 Sewanee: The University of the South 43
23 Carthage College 34
24 Chapman University 28
25 Middlebury College 24
Others Receiving Votes: Hamilton College (19); University of California, Santa Cruz (15); Gustavus Adolphus College (13); York College of Pennsylvania (9); Southwestern University (7); Bethel University (4); University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (4); Christopher Newport University (2)

About the Women’s Golf Coaches Association

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women’s collegiate golf coaches. The WGCA was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the WGCA represents over 650 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.

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Emory women’s golf takes over top spot in Div. III Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has released the latest Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll for Division III.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has released the latest Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll for Division III. This is the second poll of the 2022 spring season.

Emory is the new No. 1 after receiving 11 first-place votes, replacing Carnegie Mellon, which got the remaining two first-place votes, in the top spot. University of Redlands jumps six spots to No. 3, while Methodist and George Fox round out the top five.

Emory won the 24-team Jekyll Island Collegiate in Jekyll Island, Georgia, earlier this week for its fifth tournament title of the season. Emory led by 33 strokes after 36 holes and went on to win by 29, setting the mark for largest margin of victory in program history. Three golfers finished in the top 10.

Emory next competes in the BSC Panthers Classic in Birmingham, Alabama, on April 11 and 12.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 Emory (11) 322
2 Carnegie Mellon (2) 303
3 University of Redlands 283
4 Methodist 281
5 George Fox 263
6 Williams College 261
7 Centre College 256
8 Pomona-Pitzer 235
9 Amherst College 221
10 Washington and Lee 199
11 Washington University in St. Louis 194
12 New York 174
13 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 162
14 Trinity (Texas) 154
15 Berry College 127
16 St. Catherine 121
17 Denison 110
18 Rhodes College 102
19 Illinois Wesleyan 94
20 Texas at Dallas 73
21 Mary Hardin-Baylor 67
22 Carthage College 61
23 Sewanee: The University of the South 57
24 Southwestern 24
25 UC-Santa Cruz 22
Others Receiving Votes: Gustavus Adolphus College (17); Bethel (15); Middlebury College (13); Huntingdon College (5); Carleton College (4); York College of Pennsylvania (3); Hamilton College (2)

About the Women’s Golf Coaches Association

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women’s collegiate golf coaches. The WGCA was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the WGCA represents over 650 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.

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Carnegie Mellon is No. 1 in the first spring 2022 Mizuno WGCA Div. III Coaches Poll

Four teams received first-place votes in the first spring 2022 Mizuno WGCA Div. III Coaches Poll.

Carnegie Mellon is the top-ranked women’s golf team in the first spring 2022 Mizuno WGCA Div. III Coaches Poll released by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association.

Carnegie Mellon garnered eight first-place votes. Four other teams collected first-place votes in the poll, with No. 4 Williams College getting three of them. No. 2 Emory and No. 3 Methodist each received one first-place vote. George Fox rounds out the top-5.

The Tartans last competed in the 2021 Golfweek Division III Fall Invitational, where they finished third among the 20 teams in the field. Next up is the Savannah Invitational at The Club at Savannah Harbor in Savannah, Georgia, March 7-8.

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
1 Carnegie Mellon (8) 315
2 Emory (1) 297
3 Methodist (1) 290
4 Williams College (3) 282
5 George Fox 271
6 Centre College 246
7 Amherst College 243
8 Pomona-Pitzer 233
9 University of Redlands 222
10 Washington and Lee 214
11 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 207
12 Washington University in St. Louis 175
13 New York University 159
14 Berry College 150
15 Mary Hardin-Baylor 134
16 St. Catherine 130
17 Denison 101
18 Trinity (Texas) 93
19 Texas at Dallas 91
20 Rhodes College 67
21 Chapman 58
22 Carthage College 41
23 York College of Pennsylvania 35
24 Gustavus Adolphus College 26
25 UC-Santa Cruz 25

Others receiving votes: Middlebury College (24); Central College (19); Hamilton College (18); California Lutheran (12); Bethel (10); Illinois College (6); Sewanee: The University of the South (6); Southwestern =(6); Wellesley College (5); Grinnell College (4); Carleton College (3); Lynchburg (3); Hope College (2); Saint Mary’s College (IN) (1); Wisconsin-Whitewater (1).

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Carnegie Mellon remains in the top spot in Mizuno WGCA Division II Coaches Poll

The WGCA has released its third women’s coaches poll of the season and Carnegie Mellon remains No. 1 with eight first-place votes.

The WGCA has released its third women’s coaches poll of the season, and in Division III, Carnegie Mellon University remains No. 1 with eight first-place votes.

Behind Carnegie Mellon, Methodist University holds steady at No. 2 with one first-place vote. George Fox University received two first-place votes to remain at No. 3, while Centre College jumped three spots to No. 4 with one first-place vote. Williams College remains at No. 5 after receiving two first-place votes.

Check out the full poll and list of other teams receiving votes below. A final WGCA fall poll will be released Nov. 19.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 Carnegie Mellon University (8) 334
2 Methodist University (1) 316
3 George Fox University (2) 299
4 Centre College (1) 294
5 Williams College (2) 290
6 Emory University 278
7 University of Redlands 244
8 Amherst College 240
9 Pomona-Pitzer 230
10 Washington and Lee University 228
11 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 209
12 New York University 177
13 St. Catherine University 174
14 Washington University in St. Louis 144
15 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 133
16 Illinois Wesleyan University 121
17 University of Texas at Dallas 81
18 Chapman University 79
19 Carthage College 75
20 Berry College 73
21 Christopher Newport University 69
22 University of California, Santa Cruz 67
23 Denison University 65
24 Trinity University (Texas) 61
25 Middlebury College 40

Others Receiving Votes: Hamilton College (32); Gustavus Adolphus College (27); Bethel University (22); York College of Pennsylvania (20); Grinnell College (17); Rhodes College (14); Rose Hulman Institute of Technology (14); Wellesley College (13); Sewanee: The University of the South (12); University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (12); Saint Mary’s College (IN) (11); Carleton College (10); California Lutheran University (8); Oglethorpe University (7); DePauw University (4); Hope College (3); Huntingdon College (1); Stevenson University (1); SUNY Cortland (1)

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Carnegie Mellon takes over top spot in WGCA Division III Coaches Poll

In Division III, Carnegie Mellon claims the No. 1 spot with four first-place votes.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) has announced the results of the most recent WGCA Coaches Poll. This is the second poll of the 2021 fall season.

In Division III, Carnegie Mellon claims the No. 1 spot with four first-place votes, while Methodist trails closely behind after also receiving four-first place votes. George Fox received one first-place vote to remain at No. 3, while Emory jumped three spots to No. 4 with two-first place votes. Williams College remains at No. 5 after receiving one first-place vote.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 Carnegie Mellon (4) 337
2 Methodist (4) 323
3 George Fox (1) 314
4 Emory (2) 288
5 Williams College (1) 266
6 University of Redlands 264
7 Centre College 235
8 St. Catherine 213
9 Washington and Lee 185
10 New York University (2) 183
11 Illinois Wesleyan 168
12 Pomona-Pitzer 165
13 Berry College 162
14 Mary Hardin-Baylor 148
15 Amherst College 131
16 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 128
17 Christopher Newport 90
18 Carthage College 87
19 Chapman 76
20 Carleton College 74
21 Rhodes College 73
22 California-Santa Cruz 72
23 Bethel 70
24 Washington University in St. Louis 65
25 Texas at Dallas 61
Others Receiving Votes: York College of Pennsylvania (52); Gustavus Adolphus College (44); Grinnell College (40); Trinity (33); Hamilton College (31); Denison (27); Middlebury College (27); Rose Hulman Institute of Technology (21); Southwestern (19); Wisconsin-Whitewater (15); Sewanee: The University of the South (13); DePauw (11); California Lutheran (10); Saint Mary’s College (10); Oglethorpe (6); Hope College (5); Central College (3); Wisconsin-Stout (2); Whitman College (2); Wittenberg (1)

About the Women’s Golf Coaches Association

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women’s collegiate golf coaches. The WGCA was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the WGCA represents over 650 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.

Methodist starts fall season atop WGCA Division III Preseason Coaches Poll

In Division III, reigning NCAA champion Methodist University takes the No. 1 spot with nine first-place votes.

Another sign college golf is close? The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) has released the results of the 2021-22 Preseason WGCA Coaches Poll.

In Division III, reigning NCAA champion Methodist University takes the No. 1 spot with nine first-place votes, followed by NCAA runner-up Carnegie Mellon University, who received two first-place votes.

George Fox University received one first-place vote to open the season at No. 3, with University of Redlands coming in at No. 4. Williams College rounds out the top five after receiving one first-place vote.

Take a look at the full poll below as well as a list of other teams that received votes.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 Methodist University (9) 320
2 Carnegie Mellon University (2) 312
3 George Fox University (1) 286
4 University of Redlands 277
5 Williams College (1) 262
6 Centre College 247
7 Emory University 224
T8 St. Catherine University 183
T8 Washington and Lee University 183
10 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 160
11 Illinois Wesleyan University 143
12 Christopher Newport University 129
13 Rhodes College 119
14 Berry College 117
15 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 114
16 York College of Pennsylvania 105
17 Bethel University 104
18 Washington University in St. Louis 89
19 University of Texas at Dallas 87
20 Pomona-Pitzer 81
21 New York University 77
22 University of California, Santa Cruz 68
23 Amherst College 64
24 Carleton College 63
T25 Denison University 48
T25 Trinity University (Texas) 48

Others Receiving Votes: Rose Hulman Institute of Technology (45); Southwestern University (38); Gustavus Adolphus College (36); Saint Mary’s College (36); University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (33); Middlebury College (26); Carthage College (25); DePauw University (17); California Lutheran University (15); Grinnell College (12); Oglethorpe University (12); Wittenberg University (9); Sewanee: The University of the South (3); University of Wisconsin-Stout (3); Whitman College (3); Calvin University (1); Huntingdon College (1)

Guilford jumps from No. 8 to No. 1 in Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll

Guilford has ended the Illinois Wesleyan men’s golf team run as the top-ranked team in the Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll.

Guilford has ended the Illinois Wesleyan men’s golf team run as the top-ranked team in the Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll.

Illinois Wesleyan was ranked No. 1 for eight polls in a row but this time around, it’s Guilford’s turn at the top. The Greensboro, North Carolina, college won the Jekyll Island Collegiate on Sunday in Georgia, and saw James Mishoe take medalist honors in the event, his fifth collegiate title.

Methodist got four first-place votes and finds itself ranked second. Huntingdon, Emory and Illinois Wesleyan make up the rest of the top five.

Division III

Rank University (First-place votes) Points Previous
1 Guilford (12) 417 8
2 Methodist (4) 40 5
3 Huntingdon 399 T-2
4 Emory 371 T-2
5 Illinois Wesleyan (1) 350 1
6 Piedmont 321 7
7 Greensboro 292 T-11
8 Carnegie Mellon 263 4
9 Hampden-Sydney 228 6
10 Trinity University (TX) 210 NR
11 Washington & Lee 207 T-18
12 Oglethorpe 185 16
13 Averett 177 NR
14 Christopher Newport 174 NR
15 Mary Hardin-Baylor 154 T-11
16 Pfeiffer 128 NR
17 McMurry 121 NR
18 LaGrange 118 NR
19 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 85 10
20 St. Thomas (MN) 84 9
21 Wittenberg 79 T-14
22 Gustavus Adolphus 75 13
23 Concordia University (TX) 71 NR
24 Redlands 62 21
25 University of Texas-Dallas 57 NR

Dropped From Ranking: Aurora Univ. (25); Hardin-Simmons (20); Nebraska Wesleyan, (24); New York Univ. (17); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, (23); Saint Johns (MN) (22); Southwestern (TX) (T-18); Wisconsin-Eau Claire (T-14).

Others receiving votes: Rhodes, 56; Wisconsin Eau-Claire, 46; New York Univ. 39; Webster, 38; LeTourneau, 37; Saint Johns (MN), 34; MacMurray, 31; Southwestern (TX), 24; Rochester, 23; Sewanee: The Univ. of the South, 21; Kenyon College, 20; Denison Univ., 18; Calvin, 17; Hardin-Simmons, 17; Babson, 16; DePauw, 13; North Carolina Wesleyan, 8; Franklin, 6; Millikin Univ. 6; Skidmore, 6; Transylvania, 4; Whitworth, 4; Willamette, 4; Aurora Univ., 3; Berry College, 3; California Lutheran, 3; Williams, 3; McDaniel, 2; Allegheny, 1; Wabash College, 1.

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Carnegie Mellon in familiar spot atop WGCA Division III Coaches Poll

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) has released its first spring coaches poll. For Carnegie Mellon, not much has changed.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) has released its first spring coaches poll. For Carnegie Mellon, not much has changed.

Carnegie Mellon University received seven first-place votes to begin the spring at No. 1, while Methodist University sits at No. 2.

The Tartans of Carnegie Mellon also began the 2020 spring season seated atop the first WGCA Coaches Poll. It’s just that the season ended abruptly shortly after that because of COVID.

Washington University in St. Louis comes in at No. 3 with two first-place votes, followed by George Fox University at No. 4, while Williams College received one first-place vote to rank No. 5.

Check out the full rankings below.

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Division III Coaches Poll

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 Carnegie Mellon University (7) 282
2 Methodist University 265
3 Washington University in St. Louis (2) 258
4 George Fox University 247
5 Williams College (1) 243
6 University of Redlands 236
7 New York University (1) 220
8 Rhodes College 213
9 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 161
10 Washington and Lee University 145
11 Carleton College 143
12 Illinois Wesleyan University 134
13 DePauw University 110
14 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (2) 105
15 Pomona-Pitzer 97
T16 Bethel University 95
T16 University of Wisconsin, Whitewater 95
T18 Centre College 91
T18 Oglethorpe University 91
20 Amherst College 90
21 St. Catherine University 80
22 University of Texas at Dallas 75
23 Berry College 68
24 Grinnell College 58
T25 Denison University 54
T25 Trinity University (Texas) 54

Others Receiving Votes: Gustavus Adolphus College (35); Middlebury College (32); Saint Mary’s College (IN) (30); University of St. Thomas; (30); University of California, Santa Cruz (28); Wartburg College (26); East Texas Baptist University (24); Emory University (23); Transylvania University (23); Hardin-Simmons University (21); Luther College (19); Trine University (18); Central College (17); Southwestern University (17); Sewanee: The University of the South (16); Olivet College (15); Calvin University (14); Adrian College (12); University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (12); Piedmont College (11); Bluffton University (10); Huntingdon College (10); Schreiner University (9); Coe College (8); University of Wisconsin-Stout (8); Whitman College (8); York College of Pennsylvania (8); Carthage College (7); Simpson College (7); Lakeland University (6); California Lutheran University (5); Ithaca College (4); Allegheny College (1); Stevenson University (1)

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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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Illinois Wesleyan is No. 1 in the Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll

The Titans garnered 12 of the 15 first-place votes as they maintain their top spot in the Div. III rankings.

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.