SEWANEE, Tenn. – Sewanee is ranked No. 1 in the first regular season Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll, as announced Friday by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
The Tigers earned seven first-place votes and 351 total points, ahead of Carnegie Mellon's 327 points with three first-place votes. Preseason No. 1 Washington and Lee was third with one first-place vote and 313 points, tied with Oglethorpe University.
Sewanee won the Gate City Invitational earlier this week, posting a one-stroke victory over Carnegie Mellon and two shots in front of Huntingdon College, which ranked fifth. The tournament field also included Oglethorpe, Emory University, Washington and Lee, Methodist University and Kenyon College, all teams ranked in the Top 10.
Fellow SAA schools Trinity University (12
th), Southwestern University (15
th) and Berry College (23
rd) are ranked in the poll.
The Tigers play again Sunday-Tuesday at the NCAA Division III Fall Preview at Mission Resort and Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., outside Orlando.
