Carnegie Mellon takes over top spot in WGCA Division III Coaches Poll

In Division III, Carnegie Mellon claims the No. 1 spot with four first-place votes.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) has announced the results of the most recent WGCA Coaches Poll. This is the second poll of the 2021 fall season.

In Division III, Carnegie Mellon claims the No. 1 spot with four first-place votes, while Methodist trails closely behind after also receiving four-first place votes. George Fox received one first-place vote to remain at No. 3, while Emory jumped three spots to No. 4 with two-first place votes. Williams College remains at No. 5 after receiving one first-place vote.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 Carnegie Mellon (4) 337
2 Methodist (4) 323
3 George Fox (1) 314
4 Emory (2) 288
5 Williams College (1) 266
6 University of Redlands 264
7 Centre College 235
8 St. Catherine 213
9 Washington and Lee 185
10 New York University (2) 183
11 Illinois Wesleyan 168
12 Pomona-Pitzer 165
13 Berry College 162
14 Mary Hardin-Baylor 148
15 Amherst College 131
16 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 128
17 Christopher Newport 90
18 Carthage College 87
19 Chapman 76
20 Carleton College 74
21 Rhodes College 73
22 California-Santa Cruz 72
23 Bethel 70
24 Washington University in St. Louis 65
25 Texas at Dallas 61
Others Receiving Votes: York College of Pennsylvania (52); Gustavus Adolphus College (44); Grinnell College (40); Trinity (33); Hamilton College (31); Denison (27); Middlebury College (27); Rose Hulman Institute of Technology (21); Southwestern (19); Wisconsin-Whitewater (15); Sewanee: The University of the South (13); DePauw (11); California Lutheran (10); Saint Mary’s College (10); Oglethorpe (6); Hope College (5); Central College (3); Wisconsin-Stout (2); Whitman College (2); Wittenberg (1)

About the Women’s Golf Coaches Association

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women’s collegiate golf coaches. The WGCA was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the WGCA represents over 650 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.