Coaches take note of strong Stanford lineup, leaving Cardinal atop WGCA Preseason Coaches Poll

Another sign college golf is close? The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) has released the results of the 2021-22 Preseason WGCA Coaches Poll.

At the Division I level, Stanford has coaches’ full attention as the Cardinal prepare to return reigning NCAA individual champion Rachel Heck as well as bring in world No. 1 amateur Rose Zhang. Stanford garnered 17 first-place votes and landed at the top of the poll.

Duke follows with two first-place votes and Ole Miss, the defending champion, also received two first-place votes but landed in sixth.

Wake Forest, LSU and Oklahoma State fall in between.

Take a look at the full poll below.

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points
1	Stanford University (17)	513
2	Duke University (2)	489
3	Wake Forest University	435
T4	Louisiana State University	423
T4	Oklahoma State University	423
6	University of Mississippi (2)	420
7	Florida State University	360
8	Arizona State University	351
9	University of Texas	350
10	University of South Carolina	338
11	University of Southern California	336
12	Auburn University	317
13	University of Arizona	266
14	University of Oregon	234
15	Baylor University	224
16	University of California, Los Angeles	196
17	University of Virginia	179
18	University of Arkansas	172
19	University of Georgia	156
20	Virginia Tech	127
21	University of Florida	70
22	Vanderbilt University	64
23	University of Kentucky	58
24	University of Michigan	58
25	Kent State University	57

Others Receiving Votes: University of Alabama (55); Michigan State University (42); University of Maryland (35); Northwestern University (18); University of Houston (11); Texas Tech University (10); University of Oklahoma (9); Mississippi State University (6); University of Miami (6); Texas A&M University (5); University of Tennessee (5); Pepperdine University (4); The University of Tulsa (1); University of Central Florida (1); University of Illinois (1)