NORMAN, Okla. — The Averett University men's golf program jumped into the Top 25 in the Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll, which was announced Friday.
After receiving votes in the preseason poll, Averett moved up to No. 25 in the nation in the first poll of the regular season. The Cougars placed 11th in their first tournament of the year at the Gate City Invitational, which featured 15 teams ranked in the Top 25 and two others receiving votes.
"We are really excited to be back in the Top 25," Averett Director of Golf
Ben Potter said. "It feels great to back in there after previously being ranked last September. Since our tough fall semester in 2021, it has been fun to watch this team face that adversity and work really hard to get back. Now it is time to just keep moving up."
Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches' Poll - September 30
| Rank |
University (First Place Votes) |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
Methodist (16) |
448 |
1 |
| 2 |
Emory |
422 |
2 |
| 3 |
Huntingdon |
351 |
3 |
| 4 |
Carnegie Mellon |
346 |
4 |
| 5 |
Christopher Newport |
324 |
9 |
| 6 |
Piedmont |
309 |
11 |
| 7 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
301 |
5 |
| 8 |
Guilford |
297 |
24 |
| 9 |
Illinois Wesleyan (1) |
291 |
7 |
| 10 |
Wittenberg |
288 |
6 |
| 11 |
Oglethorpe |
238 |
14 |
| 12 |
Sewanee |
222 |
8 |
| 13 |
Washington and Lee |
198 |
12 |
| 14 |
Greensboro |
193 |
15 |
| 15 |
Babson |
150 |
13 |
| 16 |
Hampden-Sydney |
149 |
10 |
| 17 |
New York University |
116 |
16 |
| 18 |
Willamette |
114 |
21 |
| 19 |
Redlands |
98 |
RV |
| 20 |
Berry |
78 |
18 |
| 21 |
Saint Johns (MN) |
77 |
RV |
| 22 |
Lynchburg |
72 |
RV |
| 23 |
Denison |
66 |
17 |
| 24 |
RPI |
63 |
RV |
| 25 |
Averett |
62 |
RV |
Others receiving votes: Rochester (60); Texas-Dallas (59); Aurora (59); Kenyon (57); LeTourneau (49); Mary Hardin-Baylor (46); Skidmore (29); Wisconsin-Eau Claire (27); Trinity (TX) (26); Dallas (26); Pomona-Pitzer (19); Rhodes (18); Gustavus Adolphus (17); Centre (13); York (PA) (13); McDaniel (12); Rhodes (11); Gettysburg (7); Concordia (TX) (6); Trinity (CT) (3); Concordia (WI) (2); Hamilton (2); Bethel (2); Franklin & Marshall (1); Drew (1); Whitman (1).
