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Christopher Newport 2023 Bushnell/Golfweek D-III Coaches Poll No. 1

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Christopher Newport begins spring 2023 how it finished fall 2022, ranked No. 1 in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. III Coaches Poll. The Captains, who received 11 first-place votes and 412 points for Feb. 10’s poll, edged Methodist (three first-place votes and 408 points) for the top spot.

Following Methodist, the top five was rounded out by Emory (two first-place votes), Wittenberg, and Piedmont. Carnegie Mellon, Redlands, Willamette (one first-place vote), Illinois Wesleyan, and Washington & Lee completed the top 10.

Rank University (first-place votes) Points
1 Christopher Newport (11) 412
2 Methodist (3) 408
3 Emory (2) 395
4 Wittenberg 369
5 Piedmont 351
6 Carnegie Mellon 339
7 Redlands 318
8 Willamette (1) 306
9 Illinois Wesleyan 272
10 Washington & Lee 265
11 LeTourneau 255
12 Oglethorpe 243
13 Texas-Dallas 197
T-14 Guilford 181
T-14 Saint John’s (MN) 181
16 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 177
17 Ponoma-Pitzer 168
18 Sewanee 121
19 Trinity (TX) 107
20 Huntingdon 104
21 Greensboro 90
22 Cal Lutheran 60
23 Aurora 39
24 East Texas Baptist 31
25 RPI 23

Others receiving votes: Rochester 17,  Babson 16, Dallas 13, Gustavus Adolphus 12, NYU 10, Gettysburg 8, Skidmore 8, Luther 7, Wisconsin Eau-Claire 6, Mary Hardin-Baylor 4, Hope 4, Averett 2, Concordia (TX) 2, Texas Lutheran 2, Franklin & Marshall 1

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