Christopher Newport is first spring 2023 Bushnell/Golfweek Div. III Coaches Poll’s No. 1

The Captains received 11 first-place votes and 412 points.

Christopher Newport begins spring 2023 how it finished fall 2022, ranked No. 1 in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. III Coaches Poll. The Captains, who received 11 first-place votes and 412 points for Feb. 10’s poll, edged Methodist (three first-place votes and 408 points) for the top spot.

Following Methodist, the top five was rounded out by Emory (two first-place votes), Wittenberg, and Piedmont. Carnegie Mellon, Redlands, Willamette (one first-place vote), Illinois Wesleyan, and Washington & Lee completed the top 10.

Rank University (first-place votes) Points
1 Christopher Newport (11) 412
2 Methodist (3) 408
3 Emory (2) 395
4 Wittenberg 369
5 Piedmont 351
6 Carnegie Mellon 339
7 Redlands 318
8 Willamette (1) 306
9 Illinois Wesleyan 272
10 Washington & Lee 265
11 LeTourneau 255
12 Oglethorpe 243
13 Texas-Dallas 197
T-14 Guilford 181
T-14 Saint John’s (MN) 181
16 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 177
17 Ponoma-Pitzer 168
18 Sewanee 121
19 Trinity (TX) 107
20 Huntingdon 104
21 Greensboro 90
22 Cal Lutheran 60
23 Aurora 39
24 East Texas Baptist 31
25 RPI 23

Others receiving votes: Rochester 17,  Babson 16, Dallas 13, Gustavus Adolphus 12, NYU 10, Gettysburg 8, Skidmore 8, Luther 7, Wisconsin Eau-Claire 6, Mary Hardin-Baylor 4, Hope 4, Averett 2, Concordia (TX) 2, Texas Lutheran 2, Franklin & Marshall 1

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Christopher Newport jumps Emory for Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll’s No. 1

Christopher Newport jumps Emory for Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll’s No. 1

With two victories in its final three fall tournaments, Christopher Newport is the Bushnell/Golfweek Division III coaches poll’s top-ranked team for Nov. 18.

The Captains, who jumped from No. 5 in the Oct. 28 poll, received all nine first-place votes and 413 points for their first No. 1 ranking of 2022-23.

Emory (five first-place votes), Methodist (one first-place vote), Wittenberg (one first-place vote), and Piedmont round out the top five. Carnegie Mellon, Redlands, Willamette, Illinois Wesleyan and Washington & Lee complete the top 10.

The biggest movers with Christopher Newport were Saint John’s (MN) (one first-place vote), who rose from No. 20 to No. 16, and Sewanee (No. 18 from No. 22).

Rank Team (first-place votes) Points Previous
1 Christopher Newport (9) 413 5
2 Emory (5) 401 1
3 Methodist (1) 399 2
4 Wittenberg (1) 364 3
5 Piedmont 344 4
6 Carnegie Mellon 336 6
7 Redlands 316 7
8 Willamette 293 8
9 Illinois Wesleyan 285 10
10 Washington & Lee 270 9
11 Oglethorpe 248 12
12 LeTourneau 209 14
13 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 195 11
14 Guilford 172 13
15 Texas-Dallas 168 16
16 Saint Johns (MN) (1) 165 20
17 Pomona-Pitzer 161 15
18 Sewanee 125 22
19 Huntingdon 118 18
20 Greensboro 95 17
21 Trinity (TX) 91 21
22 California Lutheran 56 18
23 RPI 46 24
24 Aurora 43 23
25 East Texas Baptist 33 25

Others receiving votes: Rochester (24); Gettysburg (19); Dallas (18); Babson (14); Berry (14); Kenyon (14); Rhodes (13); Hamilton (10); Bethel (9); Skidmore (9); Gustavus Adolphus (8); Wisconsin-Eau Claire (6); Centre (5); Luther (4); Southwestern (TX) (4); Averett (2); Franklin & Marshall (2); Concordia (TX) (1); Lynchburg (1); Mary Hardin-Baylor (1); NYU (1).

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Emory jumps Methodist for Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll’s top spot for Oct. 28

Emory is the Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll’s top-ranked team for October 28.

With top-three finishes in four of their five fall tournaments thus far, including wins at the Piedmont Invitational and Golfweek D-III Invitational, Emory is the Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll’s top-ranked team for Oct. 28. The Eagles received all 18 first-place votes for their first No. 1 ranking of 2022-23.

Methodist, Wittenberg (moved up seven spots from No. 10 to No. 3), Piedmont, and Christopher Newport round out the top five. Carnegie Mellon, Redlands, who jumped 12 spots up from No. 19 to No. 7, Willamette (moved up 10 spots to No. 8), Washington & Lee, and Illinois Wesleyan complete the top 10.

California Lutheran (No. 19) and East Texas Baptist (No. 25) made their first appearances in the top 25 in 2022-23, while five others who received votes on September 30 are in.

Babson, Berry, Kenyon, Hamilton, Rhodes, Rochester, Gettysburg, Skidmore, Occidental, Dallas, Lynchburg, Averett, Denison, Trinity, Chapman, NYU and Whitman were others receiving votes in this poll.

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points Previous
1 Emory (18) 450 2
2 Methodist 429 1
3 Wittenberg 378 10
4 Piedmont 357 6
5 Christopher Newport 343 5
6 Carnegie Mellon 334 4
7 Redlands 330 19
8 Willamette 318 18
9 Washington & Lee 300 13
10 Illinois Wesleyan 288 9
11 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 275 7
12 Oglethorpe 247 11
13 Guilford 202 8
14 LeTourneau 189 NR
15 Pomona-Pitzer 174 NR
16 Texas-Dallas 156 NR
17 Greensboro 142 14
18 Huntingdon 129 3
19 California Lutheran 119 NR
20 Saint Johns 107 21
21 Trinity 82 NR
22 Sewanee 81 12
23 Aurora 71 NR
24 RPI 59 24
25 East Texas Baptist 35 NR

Others receiving votes: Babson (31); Berry (28); Kenyon (25); Hamilton (24); Rhodes (24); Rochester (24); Gettysburg (23); Skidmore (18); Occidental (16); Dallas (13); Lynchburg (11); Averett (7); Denison (6); Trinity (CT) (5); Chapman (2); NYU (2); Whitman (1).

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