The document announces the results of the preseason Division III Coaches Poll, with the following key points: 1) Defending national champion Methodist is ranked number one, receiving 14 first-place votes. 2) NCAA runner-up LaGrange is ranked second, receiving one first-place vote. 3) Third-ranked UT Tyler collected the final two first-place votes.

1. For Immediate Release
Contact: Dustin Roberts
Golf Coaches Association of America
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Friday, August 28, 2015
Division III Champ Methodist No. 1 in Bushnell
Golfweek Preseason Coaches Poll
NORMAN, Okla. – Defending national champion Methodist is ranked No. 1 in the preseason
edition of the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Monarchs received 14 first-place votes.
NCAA runner-up LaGrange received one first-place vote and is ranked second. Third-ranked
UT Tyler collected the final two first-place votes. Wittenberg is ranked fourth and followed by
Redlands, Oglethorpe, Illinois Wesleyan, Guilford, Berry and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - Preseason
Rank University (First Place Votes) Points NCAA Finals Finish
1 Methodist (14) 421 Champion
2 LaGrange (1) 369 2
3 UT Tyler (2) 360 6
4 Wittenberg 349 3
5 Redlands 330 5
6 Oglethorpe 328 10
7 Illinois Wesleyan 306 9
8 Guilford 303 8
9 Berry 296 4
10 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 255 13
11 Schreiner 252 7
12 St. Thomas (MN) 188 12
13 St. John Fisher 168 11
14 La Verne 153 14
15 Rhodes 145 Missed Cut
16 Texas Lutheran 129 DNQ
17 Southwestern (TX) 121 Missed Cut
18 Saint John’s (MN) 101 DNQ
19 Trinity (TX) 93 DNQ
20 Spalding 89 15
21 Central 77 Missed Cut
T22 California Lutheran 71 DNQ
T22 Huntingdon 71 DNQ
24 Washington & Lee 51 DNQ
25 Franklin & Marshall 49 Missed Cut
Others Receiving Votes: Bethel (MN), 36; Concordia (TX), 36; Gustavus Adolphus, 36; Tran-
sylvania, 35; Skidmore, 34; Rochester, 31; Carnegie Mellon, 21; Mary Hardin-Baylor, 17; RPI,
17; Middlebury, 17; Centre, 15; Emory, 15; Whitworth, 14; Kenyon, 11; Farmingdale State,
10; McDaniel, 10; Allegheny, 9; Otterbein, 9; Washington & Jefferson, 9; Linfield, 8; Wisconsin
Lutheran, 8; Carthage, 6; Hampden-Sydney, 5; Hope, 5; Birmingham-Southern, 4; Christopher
Newport, 4; Dubuque, 4; Ferrum, 4; Rhode Island College, 4; UT Dallas, 4; Rutgers-Camden,
3; Western New England, 3; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 3; Messiah, 1; Nebraska Wesleyan, 1; Wil-
liams, 1
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