Methodist bumps Illinois Wesleyan from No. 1 spot in Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll

September 17, 2021

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Methodist climbed one spot to take over No. 1 position in the Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll. The Monarchs led the ranking despite receiving just one first-place vote.

Preseason No. 1 Illinois Wesleyan dipped to second but did receive eight first-place votes. Third-ranked Huntingdon received the remaining two first-place votes.

Carnegie Mellon and Emory each moved up a spot to fifth and sixth, respectively. Guilford fell to No. 6. Piedmont, Washington & Lee, and Denison stood pat at Nos. 7-9. Wittenberg moved up three spots to No. 10.

Berry (17), Saint John’s (MN) (T-20), NYU (22), and Babson (T-23) debuted in the poll. Concordia (TX), LaGrange, Mary Hardin-Baylor and Willamette dropped from the ranking.

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points	Previous
1	Methodist (1)	265	2
2	Illinois Wesleyan (8)	256	1
3	Huntingdon (2)	251	4
4	Carnegie Mellon	219	5
5	Emory	209	6
6	Guilford	203	3
7	Piedmont	196	7
8	Washington & Lee	178	8
9	Denison	158	9
10	Wittenberg	145	13
11	Christopher Newport	132	11
12	Greensboro	125	12
13	Trinity (TX)	123	10
14	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	111	T-20
15	Oglethorpe	98	18
16	Sewanee	88	23
17	Berry	81	NR
18	Redlands	73	15
19	UT Dallas	72	16
T-20	Averett	66	17
T-20	Saint John’s (MN)	66	NR
22	NYU	56	NR
T-23	Babson	48	NR
T-23	Hampden-Sydney	48	22
25	McMurry	44	19
Dropped From Ranking: Concordia (TX) (T-25); LaGrange (T-20); Mary Hardin-Baylor (T-25); Willamette (24).
Others Receiving Votes: Webster, 39; Gustavus Adolphus, 36; Aurora, 35; Willamette, 30; Rochester, 15; Westminster (PA), 15; Concordia (TX), 14; Southwestern (TX), 14; LaGrange, 13; Skidmore, 8; Transylvania, 8; Trinity (CT), 7; Wisconsin Eau-Claire, 7; Whitworth, 6; McDaniel, 5; Rhodes, 5; Mary Hardin-Baylor, 4; Calvin, 2; Randolph-Macon, 1.