NORMAN, Okla. – The Methodist University men's golf team has been selected fifth in the nation in the Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek DIII Coaches' Poll as announced this past Friday afternoon.
 
The Monarchs look to gain ground early off their most recent placement of 5th out of 43 in the 2026 National Championship as the 2025-26 USA South Athletics Conference Champions.
 
The defending national champion, Claremont Mudd-Scripps College sits at the top of the poll with 387 total points, with nine first place votes, followed by Huntingdon College holding second with 355 total points and five first place votes. Carnegie Mellon University ranks third with 345 total points with one first place vote. Illinois Wesleyan University stands in fourth with 322 total points and one first place vote, before the Monarchs, who round out the top five.
 
The Monarchs open the 2026 fall slate at the Gate City Invitational, hosted by Greensboro College on Monday, September 14th through Tuesday, September 15th in Greensboro, N.C.