Methodist is the new No. 1 team in NCAA Division III golf after bumping the previous No. 1 team, Guilford, down a spot in the latest Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Monarchs received four first-place votes to leap into the top spot.
Guilford also received first-place votes – nine of them – while Piedmont received three first-place votes and landed in the No. 5 spot.
Huntingdon remained in the No. 3 spot and Emory also didn’t move at No. 4.
Illinois Wesleyan, with one first-place vote, landed at No. 6, down one spot from their No. 5 ranking in the last coaches poll.
Division III
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Ranking |
| 1 | Methodist (4) | 396 | 2 |
| 2 | Guilford (9) | 393 | 1 |
| 3 | Huntingdon | 383 | 3 |
| 4 | Emory | 361 | 4 |
| 5 | Piedmont (3) | 358 | 6 |
| 6 | Illinois Wesleyan (1) | 356 | 5 |
| 7 | Trinity University (TX) | 301 | 8 |
| 8 | Carnegie Mellon | 283 | 7 |
| 9 | Wittenberg | 247 | 12 |
| 10 | Greensboro | 212 | 11 |
| 11 | Sewanee: The University of the South | 170 | NR |
| 12 | McMurry | 157 | 13 |
| 13 | Washington & Lee | 156 | 9 |
| T-14 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 153 | 18 |
| T-14 | Averett | 153 | 14 |
| 16 | Denison University | 150 | NR |
| 17 | University of Texas-Dallas | 144 | 17 |
| 18 | Christopher Newport | 129 | 16 |
| 19 | Oglethorpe | 116 | 19 |
| 20 | Concordia University (TX) | 112 | 21 |
| 21 | Hampden-Sydney | 105 | 20 |
| T-22 | LaGrange | 69 | 15 |
| T-22 | Redlands | 69 | 23 |
| 24 | Rochester | 60 | NR |
| 25 | St. Thomas (MN) | 59 | 22 |
Dropped From Ranking: Aurora Univ. (No. 25); Gustavus Adolphus (No. 24); Pfeiffer (No. 10).
Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin Eau-Claire, 49; Southwestern (TX), 48; Gustavus Adolphus, 37; Willamette, 34; Saint Johns (MN), 30; Texas Lutheran, 29; Aurora Univ., 20; Stevens Institute of Technology, 20; York College (PA), 18; Nebraska Wesleyan, 15; Webster Univ., 15; Westminster College (PA), 14; Western New England College, 13; Whitworth, 12; Pfeiffer, 10; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 9; New York Univ. 8; Schreiner, 7; Rosemont College, 6; Babson, 5; Calvin, 5; Rhodes, 5; Williams, 5; Berry College, 4; Hardin-Simmons, 4; Pennsylvania College of Technology, 3; Hamilton, 2; Otterbein, 2; Univ. of Dallas, 2; Kenyon College, 1; Franklin & Marshall, 1.
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