Two-time defending NCAA champ Illinois Wesleyan starts season atop Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Preseason Coaches Poll

Two-time defending NCAA champ Illinois Wesleyan starts season atop Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Preseason Coaches Poll

Illinois Wesleyan has won the past two NCAA Division III national titles, and the Titans still have the attention of Division III coaches. The teams is ranked first in the Bushnell/Golfweek Preseason Coaches Poll after receiving eight of 10 first-place votes.

NCAA runner-up Methodist received another first-place vote and landed in second to start the season and the only other team to receive a first-place vote was Huntingdon, which landed fourth. Guilford landed in between.

Carnegie Mellon, Emory, Piedmont, Washington & Lee, Denison, and Trinity (TX) rounded out the top 10.

Take a look at the full poll below, along with teams receiving additional votes at the bottom.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points NCAA Finish
1 Illinois Wesleyan (8) 220 Champion
2 Methodist (1) 211 2
3 Guilford 201 3
4 Huntingdon (1) 196 5
5 Carnegie Mellon 188 4
6 Emory 169 6
7 Piedmont 141 13
8 Washington & Lee 123 DNQ
9 Denison 121 7
10 Trinity (TX) 114 T-11
11 Christopher Newport 107 8
12 Greensboro 103 DNQ
13 Wittenberg 88 DNQ
14 St. Thomas (MN) 78 10
15 Redlands 72 DNQ
16 UT Dallas 68 DNQ
17 Averett 67 DNQ
18 Oglethorpe 60 DNQ
19 McMurry 59 DNQ
T-20 LaGrange 44 DNQ
T-20 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 44 DNG
22 Hampden-Sydney 39 DNQ
23 Sewanee 37 24
24 Willamette 36 T-11
T-25 Concordia (TX) 34 DNQ
T-25  Mary Hardin-Baylor  34  18

Others Receiving Votes: Gustavus Adolphus, 29; Westminster (PA), 28; Rochester, 27; NYU 25; Saint John’s (MN), 24; Skidmore, 19; Trinity (CT), 17; Schreiner, 15; Wisconsin Eau-Claire, 14; Babson, 12; Webster , 11; Kenyon, 9; Centre, 7; Rhodes, 7; Aurora, 6; Hope, 5; Southwestern (TX), 5; Whitworth, 5; Gettysburg, 3; RPI, 3; Berry, 2; McDaniel, 2; Williams, 2; Birmingham-Southern, 1; California Lutheran, 1; Hamilton, 1; Nebraska Wesleyan, 1; Otterbein, 1.

Source: Golfweek https://ift.tt/2V95qPJ
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