NORMAN, Okla.- After placing 6th in the NCAA Division III National Championship a year ago, Huntingdon Men's Golf has been ranked 7th in the opening Bushnell/Golfweek DIII Coaches Poll.

Winners of six tournaments and the program's unprecedented 15th national championship under GCAA Hall of Fame coach Steve Conley a season ago, Methodist tops the first Bushnell/Golfweek DIII Coaches Poll of 2025-26. The Monarchs received 15 first-place votes and 418 points on August 29 for the preseason poll.

Washington and Lee (one first-place vote), Emory, Illinois Wesleyan, and Sewanee rounded out the top five, while Oglethorpe, Huntingdon, Lynchburg, Carnegie Mellon (one first-place vote), and Aurora completed the top 10. 

See the rest of the top 25 below. 17 others received votes.

2025-26 Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - Preseason

The Hawks open their season on September 15th at the Gate City Invitational.