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