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