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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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Emory maintains its grip on top spot in Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll

Emory is the Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll’s No. 1 team for March 11

Emory is the Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll’s No. 1 team for March 11, receiving 10 first-place votes in the process.

Four teams received first-place votes in this poll, with Methodist (5), Huntingdon (4) and Babson (1) collecting those tallies.

Wittenberg rounds out the top five with Carnegie Mellon, Illinois Wesleyan, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Christopher Newport and Greensboro making up the top 10.

Christopher Newport and Piedmont were the big movers in this poll, as each team climbed six sports from their previous rankings. Aurora went from unranked to No. 23 in this poll.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points Previous
1 Emory (10) 482 1
2 Methodist (5) 475 2
3 Huntingdon (4) 466 4
4 Babson (1) 436 3
5 Wittenberg 383 6
6 Carnegie Mellon 382 7
7 Illinois Wesleyan 367 8
8 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 366 5
9 Christopher Newport 351 15
10 Greensboro 308 9
11 Piedmont 296 17
12 Oglethorpe 260 12
13 Willamette 246 10
14 Washington & Lee 245 13
15 Mary Hardin-Baylor 197 18
16 Sewanee: The University of the South 179 21
17 York College (PA) 174 11
18 Gustavus Adolphus 147 T-20
19 Whitworth 136 16
20 New York University 118 19
21 Hampden-Sydney 112 24
22 Denison University 71 25
23 Aurora University 56 NR
24 Occidental 55 14
25 Redlands 29 T-20
Others Receiving Votes: Concordia (TX) (28); Kenyon (18); Lynchburg (18); Saint Johns (MN) (16); Washington & Jefferson (13); Whitman (12); Skidmore (12); Rochester (12); Gettysburg College (7); LaGrange (6); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (6); Pomona-Pitzer (4); Berry (3); Westminster (PA) (2); Pacific Lutheran (2); Webster (1); Stevens Institute of Technology (1); Franklin & Marshall (1); Texas-Dallas (1)

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Emory is the No. 1 team in the first spring 2022 Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll

Emory starts the spring 2022 spring season where it left off in 2021: In the top-ranked spot.

Emory is the No. 1-ranked team to open the spring 2022 season, according to the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll, which was released on Friday.

Emory collected 497 total votes, 20 ahead of Methodist. Babson checks in at No. 3 with 439 and shoots up the poll from the No. 7 spot it held in the final 2021 poll.

Huntingdon is No. 4, while Claremont-Mudd-Scripps rounds out the top 5.

Big mover: Willamette, up four spots to No. 10. New to the poll for the spring: Pomona-Pitzer, which is 25th after being unranked the last time out.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points Previous
1 Emory 497 1
2 Methodist 477 2
3 Babson 439 7
4 Huntingdon 427 3
5 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 422 4
6 Wittenberg 387 8
7 Carnegie Mellon 379 6
8 Illinois Wesleyan 366 5
9 Greensboro 308 9
10 Willamette 266 14
11 York College (PA) 253 13
12 Oglethorpe 245 12
13 Washington & Lee 244 11
14 Occidental 235 16
15 Christopher Newport 232 10
16 Whitworth 198 18
17 Piedmont 178 15
18 Mary Hardin-Baylor 160 20
19 New York University 122 19
T-20 Gustavus Adolphus 115 17
T-20 Redlands 115 23
22 Sewanee: The University of the South 86 21
23 Whitman 64 T-24
24 Hampden-Sydney 49 22
25 Pomona-Pitzer 47 NR

Others Receiving Votes: Denison University 40, Iowa Wesleyan College 21, Rochester 21, Kenyon College 17, Saint Johns (MN) 14, Trinity University (TX) 12, Skidmore 11, Otterbein 11, Aurora University 9, Berry College 9, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 8, Pacific Lutheran University 7, Wisconsin-Eau Claire 7, Guilford 5, Millikin University 5, Webster University 4, Lynchburg 3, Rhodes 2, University of Texas-Dallas 1, Hope 1.

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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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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.