South Carolina takes over top spot in WGCA Division I Coaches Poll

South Carolina is coming off two consecutive tournament titles in March, and earned the top spot unanimously.

South Carolina’s women won’t play again until the SEC Championship, but the Gamecocks will enter the postseason as the top-ranked team in Division I women’s golf.

South Carolina was the unanimous No. 1 in Division I, receiving all 22 first-place votes. Last week, four Gamecocks competed in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. Before that, the team won back-to-back titles at the Valspar Augusta Invitational and Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic.

Duke University jumps five spots to No. 2. Wake Forest University, Louisiana State University and Florida State University all remain in the top-five, ranking No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.

Check out the full rankings below.

College rankings: Women’s Individual | Men’s Individual

Division I Coaches Poll

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 University of South Carolina (22) 550
2 Duke University 509
3 Wake Forest University 487
4 Louisiana State University 463
5 Florida State University 449
6 University of Mississippi 442
7 University of Southern California 415
8 Oklahoma State University 405
9 Arizona State University 401
10 Baylor University 340
11 Auburn University 314
12 University of Virginia 290
13 University of Arkansas 260
T14 University of Georgia 249
T14 University of Oregon 249
16 Kent State University 225
T17 University of Texas 206
T17 Virginia Tech 206
19 University of Maryland 130
T20 Northwestern University 119
T20 University of Houston 119
22 University of Michigan 101
23 University of Arizona 84
24 University of Florida 49
25 University of Alabama 33

Others Receiving Votes: Stanford University (14); Vanderbilt University (12); University of Miami (11); Sam Houston State University (6); University of California, Los Angeles (5); Oregon State University (3); Texas Tech University (2); University of Kentucky (1); University of Tennessee (1)