Huntingdon remained No. 1 in the Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll released March 6 after opening the spring with a dominant win at the Savannah Invitational. The Hawks received all 17 first-place votes and 425 points, holding the top spot for the second straight poll.
The spring opener saw Huntingdon win the Savannah Invitational by 24 strokes on March 3.
Emory is No. 2 with 406 points, while Carnegie Mellon stayed third with 378. Washington and Lee moved up to No. 4 with 357 points, followed by Mary Hardin-Baylor at No. 5 with 346.
Illinois Wesleyan sits sixth with 333 points. Oglethorpe moved to No. 7 with 312 points, Sewanee is No. 8 with 307, Methodist is No. 9 with 274, and Aurora rounds out the top 10 with 267.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps entered the poll at No. 11 with 242 points after previously receiving votes. Rochester is No. 12 with 238 points, while Southwestern of Texas ranks thirteenth with 190.
Gustavus Adolphus moved to No. 14 with 176 points. Willamette is No. 15 with 166, Kenyon stayed sixteenth with 159, and Wittenberg dropped to No. 17 with 158.
Trinity of Texas climbed to No. 18 with 152 points, while Piedmont is No. 19 with 138. Transylvania sits at 20th with 118, Whitman is No. 21 with 76, and Carleton moved to No. 22 with 62.
LeTourneau ranks No. 23 with 40 points. Gettysburg is No. 24 with 39, and Berry entered the poll at No. 25 with 35 points after previously receiving votes.
The next Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll will be released on March 27.
2025 to 26 Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll
March 6
- Huntingdon (17), 425, previous 1
- Emory, 406, previous 2
- Carnegie Mellon, 378, previous 3
- Washington and Lee, 357, previous 8
- Mary Hardin-Baylor, 346, previous 5
- Illinois Wesleyan, 333, previous 4
- Oglethorpe, 312, previous 10
- Sewanee, 307, previous 6
- Methodist, 274, previous 7
- Aurora, 267, previous 9
- Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 242, previous RV
- Rochester, 238, previous 12
- Southwestern (TX), 190, previous 14
- Gustavus Adolphus, 176, previous 17
- Willamette, 166, previous 13
- Kenyon, 159, previous 16
- Wittenberg, 158, previous 11
- Trinity (TX), 152, previous 22
- Piedmont, 138, previous 21
- Transylvania, 118, previous 15
- Whitman, 76, previous 20
- Carleton, 62, previous 25
- LeTourneau, 40, previous 23
- Gettysburg, 39, previous 19
- Berry, 35, previous RV
Others receiving votes: Bethel (MN) (19), Southern Virginia (18), Babson (12), Hampden-Sydney (11), Lynchburg (10), Guilford (7), Pomona-Pitzer (7), Redlands (6), Amherst (5), Swarthmore (5), Rhodes (3), NYU (2), Skidmore (1).