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Stanford, Anderson, Emory, Keiser are No. 1 in latest 2024 Mizuno WGCA Coaches polls

These are the third women’s college golf coaches polls for the fall 2024 season.

The third women’s college golf coaches polls of the fall 2024 season have been released by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association.

Stanford (Div. I) and Keiser (NAIA) are repeat No. 1s in their respective polls but this time around, they’re joined by Anderson (Div. II) and Emory (Div. III).

The Cardinal’s lead in Div. I was down slightly. Three weeks ago, Stanford garnered 21 of the 23 first-place votes with South Carolina getting the other two. This time around, Stanford got 18 first-place vote, while Arksanas got three. The Razorbacks climbed from No. 9 to No. 2 in this poll. South Carolina slipped one spot to No. 3 but still collected four first-place votes. Texas is fourth in this poll and USC, which received one first-place vote, checks in at No. 5.

The next Mizuno WGCA Coaches polls will be released Friday, Nov. 15.

Div. I

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
1 Stanford (18) 639
2 Arkansas (3) 611
3 South Carolina (4) 606
4 Texas 532
5 USC (1) 516
6 Arizona State 510
7 Oregon 467
8 Mississippi State 465
9 Northwestern 457
10 Arizona 450
11 Florida State 378
12 Virginia 345
13 North Carolina 337
14 Vanderbilt 308
15 LSU 259
16 Wake Forest 258
17 Auburn 246
18 Ole Miss 222
19 Texas A&M 194
20 Duke 162
21 Michigan State 108
22 TCU 89
23 Oklahoma State 50
24 Houston 47
25 Kansas 43
Others receiving votes: UCLA (41); Baylor (39); California (36); Clemson (13); Florida (11); Kansas State (5); Iowa State (3); Florida Gulf Coast (2); Tennessee (1)

Div. II

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
1 Anderson (11) 344
2 Dallas Baptist (1) 323
3 Findlay (1) 322
4 Wingate 321
5 Flagler College 294
6 Lee 256
7 St. Mary’s (Texas) 249
8 California State San Marcos 244
9 Grand Valley State 226
10 West Texas A&M 217
11 Saint Leo 180
12 North Georgia 172
13 Lynn 169
14 Texas at Tyler 163
15 Missouri-St. Louis 160
16 Central Missouri 139
17 Rollins College 134
18 Nova Southeastern 109
19 Lander 104
20 Rogers State 70
21 Palm Beach Atlantic 68
22 Simon Fraser 55
23 Barry 52
24 Tampa 35
25 Midwestern State 30
Others receiving votes: Henderson State (19); Lincoln Memorial (18); West Florida (16); Harding (14); California State Los Angeles (13); Biola (6); Florida Southern College (6); Indianapolis (6); Colorado State Pueblo (5); Tiffin (5); Arkansas Fort Smith (3); Ferris State (2); Arkansas Tech (1)

Div. III

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
1 Emory (16) 518
2 Carnegie Mellon (1) 496
3 Washington University in St. Louis (3) 490
4 Pomona-Pitzer 449
5 George Fox (1) 438
6 Williams College 416
7 Wellesley College 377
8 St. Catherine 365
9 New York University 347
10 Amherst College 300
11 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 290
12 Illinois Wesleyan 277
13 Washington and Lee 264
14 Centre College 250
15 Hamilton College 237
16 Denison 196
17 Babson College 195
18 Trinity (Texas) 141
19 Randolph-Macon College 133
20 Redlands 120
21 Middlebury College 81
22 Christopher Newport 78
23 Methodist 75
24 Rhodes College 66
25 Bowdoin College 65
Others receiving votes: Carleton College (52); Mary Hardin-Baylor (23); Grinnell College (20); California Santa Cruz (14); Saint Mary’s College (11); California Lutheran (10); Wesleyan (9); Bethel (6); Whitman College (6); Sewanee: The University of the South (4); Huntingdon College (3); Macalester College (3)

 NAIA

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
1 Keiser (7) 87
2 British Columbia (2) 83
3 SCAD Savannah 71
4 Lindsey Wilson College 64
5 Marian (IN) 52
6 Texas Wesleyan 43
7 Dalton State College 40
8 SCAD Atlanta 24
9 Milligan 17
10 Oklahoma City 12
Others receiving votes: Embry Riddle Aeronautical  (1); Indiana Wesleyan (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 750 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.

Stanford, Dallas Baptist, Carnegie Mellon, Keiser top latest 2024 Mizuno WGCA Coaches Polls

These are the second polls of the fall 2024 season.

Stanford, Dallas Baptist, Carnegie Mellon and Keiser top the latest 2024 Mizuno WGCA Coaches Polls for the 2024-25 womens college golf season.

These are the second polls of the fall 2024 season. The Women’s Golf Coaches Association releases its polls about every four weeks.

Stanford remains atop of the Div. I ranking after getting all but two first-place votes. South Carolina got the other two and is the new No. 2 in this poll. USC drops from 2 to 3, while Texas remains No. 4. UCLA is the fifth team in this poll.

Division I Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 Stanford (21) 572
2 South Carolina (2) 515
3 USC 514
4 Texas 482
5 UCLA 432
6 Auburn 423
7 Wake Forest 415
8 Arizona State 406
9 Arkansas 379
10 Northwestern 346
11 Oregon 331
12 LSU 294
13 Arizona 287
14 Florida State 271
15 Texas A&M 238
16 Duke University 235
17 Mississippi State 205
18 Vanderbilt 183
19 Mississippi 177
20 Virginia 161
21 Florida 129
22 Clemson 114
T23 Pepperdine 63
T23 North Carolina 63
25 Michigan State 54
Others receiving votes: Houston (26); California (24); Kansas (18); Central Florida (17); Georgia Southern (16); Arkansas at Little Rock (16); San Jose State (11); Virginia Tech (10); Baylor (8); Ohio State (6); SMU (6); TCU (5); Alabama (5); Oklahoma State (4); Georgia (4); Kansas State (3); Kentucky (2); Tennessee (2); Campbell (1); Texas Tech (1); Washington (1)

Division II Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 Dallas Baptist  (8) 410
2 Findlay (7) 400
3 West Texas A&M (1) 363
4 Flagler College 361
5 Anderson 318
6 St. Mary’s (Texas) 313
7 Wingate  (1) 273
8 Saint Leo 255
9 California State San Marcos 239
10 Lee 231
11 Nova Southeastern 228
12 Lynn 223
13 Texas at Tyler 211
14 Rollins College 183
15 Central Missouri 181
16 Missouri-St. Louis 151
17 Grand Valley State 147
18 Barry 119
19 Henderson State 114
20 North Georgia 103
21 Lander 95
22 Rogers State 84
23 Midwestern State 66
24 Florida Southern College 57
25 Indianapolis 52
Others receiving votes: California State Los Angeles (38); Augustana (South Dakota) (37);  West Florida (37); California State East Bay (32); Tampa (28); Tiffin (26); Lincoln Memorial  (22); Ashland (20); Southwestern Oklahoma State (19); California State Monterey Bay (14); Tusculum (14); Colorado State Pueblo (12); Harding (8); Ferris State (7); West Georgia (6); Nebraska at Kearney (5); Sioux Falls (4); Minnesota State Mankato (3); Point Loma Nazarene (3); Simon Fraser (3); Hawaii at Hilo (3); Eckerd College (2); Colorado Christian (1); Lenoir Rhyne (1); Oklahoma Baptist (1); Palm Beach Atlantic (1); Arkansas Fort Smith (1)

Div. III Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 Carnegie Mellon (7) 525
2 Emory (10) 523
3 Pomona-Pitzer (3) 508
4 George Fox (2) 459
5 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 431
6 Williams College 401
7 Washington University in St. Louis 397
8 St. Catherine 371
9 Wellesley College 344
10 Illinois Wesleyan 327
11 University of Redlands 319
12 Centre College 276
13 Amherst College 273
14 Washington and Lee University 264
15 New York 246
16 Trinity (Texas) 218
17 Mary Hardin-Baylor 193
18 Carleton College 173
19 Methodist 135
20 Denison 133
21 Grinnell College 108
22 Randolph-Macon College 90
23 Hamilton College 83
24 Middlebury College 61
25 California Lutheran 49
Others receiving votes: Rhodes College (47); Bowdoin College (35); Aurora (18); Chapman  (17); Sewanee: The University of the South (17); Babson College (16); Wesleyan (15); Whitman College (15); California Santa Cruz (13); Christopher Newport (8); Piedmont College (7); Saint Mary’s College (7); Bethel (5); Occidental College (5); Macalester College (4); Mississippi University for Women (4); Wisconsin Whitewater (4); Manchester (3); Gustavus Adolphus College (1); Huntingdon College (1); Trine (1)

 NAIA Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 Keiser (9) 99
T2 SCAD Savannah 79
T2 British Columbia (1) 79
3 Oklahoma City 58
4 Texas Wesleyan 54
5 Dalton State College 47
6 Lindsey Wilson College 42
7 William Carey 22
8 SCAD Atlanta 18
9 Embry Riddle Aeronautical 10
Others receiving votes: Milligan (7); Lewis-Clark State College (6); Truett McConnell (6); Loyola New Orleans (5); Pikeville (5); Cumberland (2); Indiana Wesleyan (2); Ottawa University – Arizona (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 750 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.

Stanford women’s golf starts No. 1 in Preseason Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll for 2024-25

Stanford, Dallas Baptist, Carnegie Mellon and Keiser are in the No. 1 spots in the preseason polls.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has released its preseason polls for the 2024-25 season.

The Preseason Mizuno WGCA Coaches Polls are headlined by Div. I, which is topped by the defending national champion Stanford Cardinal.

Stanford is a unanimous No. 1 with former Pac-12 rival USC starting in the No. 2 spot. NCAA runner-up UCLA will start third, with South Carolina and Texas tied for fourth.

In the wake of the latest round of college realignment, there are 10 SEC teams in the top 25. The breakdown:

  • SEC (10) – South Carolina, Texas, Auburn, Arkansas, Texas A&M, LSU, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Florida.
  • ACC (6) – Stanford, Wake Forest, Florida State, Duke, Clemson, Virginia.
  • Big Ten (5) – USC, UCLA, Oregon, Northwestern, Michigan State.
  • Big 12 (2) – Arizona State, Arizona.

Div. I Preseason Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
1 Stanford (31) 775
2 USC 692
3 UCLA 671
T4 South Carolina 599
T4 Texas 599
6 Auburn 565
7 Wake Forest 544
8 Arkansas 528
9 Texas A&M 480
10 Oregon 470
11 Northwestern 448
12 Arizona State 428
13 LSU 414
14 Florida State 356
15 Duke 349
16 Mississippi State 254
17 Arizona 247
18 Clemson 222
19 Vanderbilt 221
20 Virginia 204
21 Ole Miss 199
22 Florida 198
23 Michigan State 139
24 Pepperdine 134
25 San Jose State 47
Others receiving votes: Central Florida (39); North Carolina (36); Georgia (34); Southern Methodist University (29); California (26); Oregon State (20); Texas A&M – Corpus Christi (17); Kansas (17); Missouri State (14); Oklahoma State (13); Purdue (13); Georgia Southern (10); Ohio State (7); Baylor (6); Kansas State (5); Eastern Michigan (3); Alabama (3)

Dallas Baptist opens the season atop the Division II rankings after receiving eight first-place votes, followed by Flagler College at No. 2 with three votes. Findlay received one first-place vote to claim the No. 3 spot, while West Texas A&M and Anderson come in at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.

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Div. II Preseason Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
1 Dallas Baptist (8) 430
2 Flagler College (3) 409
3 Findlay (1) 396
4 West Texas A&M 382
5 Anderson 363
6 St. Mary’s (Texas) (1) 336
7 Nova Southeastern 332
8 Lynn (2) 330
9 Indianapolis (3) 302
10 Rollins College 243
11 Saint Leo 234
T12 California State San Marcos 231
T12 Lee 231
14 Henderson State 227
15 Barry 196
16 Central Missouri 193
17 Grand Valley State 139
18 Wingate 113
19 Lander 104
20 Midwestern State 102
21 Florida Southern College 86
22 California State East Bay 63
23 Southwestern Oklahoma State 50
24 California State Monterey Bay 48
25 Rogers State 46
Others receiving votes: North Georgia (44); Tampa (35); Texas at Tyler (35); Augustana (South Dakota) (29); Ashland (23); Missouri-St. Louis (21); West Florida (19); California State Los Angeles (18); Lenoir Rhyne (14); Davenport (8); Eckerd College (6); Central Oklahoma (5); Northeastern State (3); Lincoln Memorial (1); Palm Beach Atlantic (1); Texas A&M International (1); Nebraska at Kearney (1)

In Division III, the defending NCAA champs Carnegie Mellon claims the top spot after receiving all but two first-place votes, while Emory and Pomona-Pitzer come in at a tie for the No. 2 spot. George Fox opens the season at No. 4, while Claremont-Mudd-Scripps rounds out the top five.

Div. III Preseason Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
1 Carnegie Mellon (17) 473
T2 Emory 439
T2 Pomona-Pitzer (1) 439
4 George Fox 407
5 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 393
6 Williams College 363
7 University of Redlands 328
8 Illinois Wesleyan 326
9 St. Catherine 313
10 Washington University in St. Louis 282
11 Amherst College 239
12 Wellesley College 236
13 Washington and Lee 215
14 Trinity (Texas) 184
15 Centre College 177
16 Carleton College 170
T17 Methodist (1) 151
T17 New York University 151
19 Mary Hardin-Baylor 136
20 Denison University 135
21 Hamilton College 93
22 Middlebury College 91
23 Grinnell College 83
24 Rhodes College 75
25 Randolph-Macon College 48
Others receiving votes: Chapman (47); Sewanee: The University of the South (35); Adrian College (20); Trinity College (20); Saint Mary’s College (17); Wisconsin Whitewater (16); Central College (14); Oglethorpe (11); Ohio Northern (10); Christopher Newport (8); Rose Hulman Institute of Technology (7); Whitman College (6); California Lutheran (5); Calvin (3);  California Santa Cruz (3); LeTourneau (2); Macalester College (2); Hardin-Simmons (1); Trine (1)

In NAIA, last year’s champs, Keiser, opens the season as the unanimous No. 1, followed by runner-up Oklahoma City and SCAD Savannah at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.

NAIA Preseason Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 Keiser (10) 100
2 Oklahoma City 83
3 SCAD Savannah 72
4 British Columbia 71
5 Texas Wesleyan 60
6 William Carey 48
7 Dalton State College 40
8 Lindsey Wilson College 33
9 Embry Riddle Aeronautical 14
10 Loyola New Orleans 8
Others receiving votes: Indiana Wesleyan (7); SCAD Atlanta (6); Truett McConnell (6); Ottawa University – Arizona (2)

The next Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll will be released on Friday, Oct. 4.

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 750 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.

Emory women’s golf remain in top spot in Div. III Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll

Emory University received all but two first-place votes to remain in the top spot.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has released the latest Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll for Division III.

This is the third poll of the 2022 spring season.

Emory University received all but two first-place votes to remain in the top spot in the Division III rankings, while Carnegie Mellon University holds steady at No. 2. Methodist University received one first-place vote and moves up one spot to No. 3, while the University of Redlands and George Fox University remain in the top five.

Emory finished third out of 12 teams in their last competition, the BSC Panthers Classic in Birmingham, Alabama. They’ll next play in the NCAA Division III Championship in Houston, Texas, from May 10-13.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 Emory University (11) 323
2 Carnegie Mellon University 302
3 Methodist University (1) 289
4 University of Redlands 280
5 George Fox University 278
6 Williams College (1) 275
7 Centre College 246
8 Pomona-Pitzer 226
9 Amherst College 225
10 Washington and Lee University 193
11 Washington University in St. Louis 186
12 New York University 178
13 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 174
14 Illinois Wesleyan University 155
15 Trinity University (Texas) 140
T16 Denison University 110
T16 Rhodes College 110
18 St. Catherine University 109
19 Berry College 86
20 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 81
21 University of Texas at Dallas 57
22 Sewanee: The University of the South 43
23 Carthage College 34
24 Chapman University 28
25 Middlebury College 24
Others Receiving Votes: Hamilton College (19); University of California, Santa Cruz (15); Gustavus Adolphus College (13); York College of Pennsylvania (9); Southwestern University (7); Bethel University (4); University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (4); Christopher Newport University (2)

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.

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Emory women’s golf takes over top spot in Div. III Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has released the latest Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll for Division III.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has released the latest Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll for Division III. This is the second poll of the 2022 spring season.

Emory is the new No. 1 after receiving 11 first-place votes, replacing Carnegie Mellon, which got the remaining two first-place votes, in the top spot. University of Redlands jumps six spots to No. 3, while Methodist and George Fox round out the top five.

Emory won the 24-team Jekyll Island Collegiate in Jekyll Island, Georgia, earlier this week for its fifth tournament title of the season. Emory led by 33 strokes after 36 holes and went on to win by 29, setting the mark for largest margin of victory in program history. Three golfers finished in the top 10.

Emory next competes in the BSC Panthers Classic in Birmingham, Alabama, on April 11 and 12.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 Emory (11) 322
2 Carnegie Mellon (2) 303
3 University of Redlands 283
4 Methodist 281
5 George Fox 263
6 Williams College 261
7 Centre College 256
8 Pomona-Pitzer 235
9 Amherst College 221
10 Washington and Lee 199
11 Washington University in St. Louis 194
12 New York 174
13 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 162
14 Trinity (Texas) 154
15 Berry College 127
16 St. Catherine 121
17 Denison 110
18 Rhodes College 102
19 Illinois Wesleyan 94
20 Texas at Dallas 73
21 Mary Hardin-Baylor 67
22 Carthage College 61
23 Sewanee: The University of the South 57
24 Southwestern 24
25 UC-Santa Cruz 22
Others Receiving Votes: Gustavus Adolphus College (17); Bethel (15); Middlebury College (13); Huntingdon College (5); Carleton College (4); York College of Pennsylvania (3); Hamilton College (2)

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.

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Carnegie Mellon is No. 1 in the first spring 2022 Mizuno WGCA Div. III Coaches Poll

Four teams received first-place votes in the first spring 2022 Mizuno WGCA Div. III Coaches Poll.

Carnegie Mellon is the top-ranked women’s golf team in the first spring 2022 Mizuno WGCA Div. III Coaches Poll released by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association.

Carnegie Mellon garnered eight first-place votes. Four other teams collected first-place votes in the poll, with No. 4 Williams College getting three of them. No. 2 Emory and No. 3 Methodist each received one first-place vote. George Fox rounds out the top-5.

The Tartans last competed in the 2021 Golfweek Division III Fall Invitational, where they finished third among the 20 teams in the field. Next up is the Savannah Invitational at The Club at Savannah Harbor in Savannah, Georgia, March 7-8.

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
1 Carnegie Mellon (8) 315
2 Emory (1) 297
3 Methodist (1) 290
4 Williams College (3) 282
5 George Fox 271
6 Centre College 246
7 Amherst College 243
8 Pomona-Pitzer 233
9 University of Redlands 222
10 Washington and Lee 214
11 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 207
12 Washington University in St. Louis 175
13 New York University 159
14 Berry College 150
15 Mary Hardin-Baylor 134
16 St. Catherine 130
17 Denison 101
18 Trinity (Texas) 93
19 Texas at Dallas 91
20 Rhodes College 67
21 Chapman 58
22 Carthage College 41
23 York College of Pennsylvania 35
24 Gustavus Adolphus College 26
25 UC-Santa Cruz 25

Others receiving votes: Middlebury College (24); Central College (19); Hamilton College (18); California Lutheran (12); Bethel (10); Illinois College (6); Sewanee: The University of the South (6); Southwestern =(6); Wellesley College (5); Grinnell College (4); Carleton College (3); Lynchburg (3); Hope College (2); Saint Mary’s College (IN) (1); Wisconsin-Whitewater (1).

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Carnegie Mellon remains in the top spot in Mizuno WGCA Division II Coaches Poll

The WGCA has released its third women’s coaches poll of the season and Carnegie Mellon remains No. 1 with eight first-place votes.

The WGCA has released its third women’s coaches poll of the season, and in Division III, Carnegie Mellon University remains No. 1 with eight first-place votes.

Behind Carnegie Mellon, Methodist University holds steady at No. 2 with one first-place vote. George Fox University received two first-place votes to remain at No. 3, while Centre College jumped three spots to No. 4 with one first-place vote. Williams College remains at No. 5 after receiving two first-place votes.

Check out the full poll and list of other teams receiving votes below. A final WGCA fall poll will be released Nov. 19.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 Carnegie Mellon University (8) 334
2 Methodist University (1) 316
3 George Fox University (2) 299
4 Centre College (1) 294
5 Williams College (2) 290
6 Emory University 278
7 University of Redlands 244
8 Amherst College 240
9 Pomona-Pitzer 230
10 Washington and Lee University 228
11 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 209
12 New York University 177
13 St. Catherine University 174
14 Washington University in St. Louis 144
15 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 133
16 Illinois Wesleyan University 121
17 University of Texas at Dallas 81
18 Chapman University 79
19 Carthage College 75
20 Berry College 73
21 Christopher Newport University 69
22 University of California, Santa Cruz 67
23 Denison University 65
24 Trinity University (Texas) 61
25 Middlebury College 40

Others Receiving Votes: Hamilton College (32); Gustavus Adolphus College (27); Bethel University (22); York College of Pennsylvania (20); Grinnell College (17); Rhodes College (14); Rose Hulman Institute of Technology (14); Wellesley College (13); Sewanee: The University of the South (12); University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (12); Saint Mary’s College (IN) (11); Carleton College (10); California Lutheran University (8); Oglethorpe University (7); DePauw University (4); Hope College (3); Huntingdon College (1); Stevenson University (1); SUNY Cortland (1)

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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.

Methodist starts fall season atop WGCA Division III Preseason Coaches Poll

In Division III, reigning NCAA champion Methodist University takes the No. 1 spot with nine first-place votes.

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.

In Division III, reigning NCAA champion Methodist University takes the No. 1 spot with nine first-place votes, followed by NCAA runner-up Carnegie Mellon University, who received two first-place votes.

George Fox University received one first-place vote to open the season at No. 3, with University of Redlands coming in at No. 4. Williams College rounds out the top five after receiving one first-place vote.

Take a look at the full poll below as well as a list of other teams that received votes.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 Methodist University (9) 320
2 Carnegie Mellon University (2) 312
3 George Fox University (1) 286
4 University of Redlands 277
5 Williams College (1) 262
6 Centre College 247
7 Emory University 224
T8 St. Catherine University 183
T8 Washington and Lee University 183
10 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 160
11 Illinois Wesleyan University 143
12 Christopher Newport University 129
13 Rhodes College 119
14 Berry College 117
15 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 114
16 York College of Pennsylvania 105
17 Bethel University 104
18 Washington University in St. Louis 89
19 University of Texas at Dallas 87
20 Pomona-Pitzer 81
21 New York University 77
22 University of California, Santa Cruz 68
23 Amherst College 64
24 Carleton College 63
T25 Denison University 48
T25 Trinity University (Texas) 48

Others Receiving Votes: Rose Hulman Institute of Technology (45); Southwestern University (38); Gustavus Adolphus College (36); Saint Mary’s College (36); University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (33); Middlebury College (26); Carthage College (25); DePauw University (17); California Lutheran University (15); Grinnell College (12); Oglethorpe University (12); Wittenberg University (9); Sewanee: The University of the South (3); University of Wisconsin-Stout (3); Whitman College (3); Calvin University (1); Huntingdon College (1)

Guilford jumps from No. 8 to No. 1 in Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll

Guilford has ended the Illinois Wesleyan men’s golf team run as the top-ranked team in the Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll.

Guilford has ended the Illinois Wesleyan men’s golf team run as the top-ranked team in the Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll.

Illinois Wesleyan was ranked No. 1 for eight polls in a row but this time around, it’s Guilford’s turn at the top. The Greensboro, North Carolina, college won the Jekyll Island Collegiate on Sunday in Georgia, and saw James Mishoe take medalist honors in the event, his fifth collegiate title.

Methodist got four first-place votes and finds itself ranked second. Huntingdon, Emory and Illinois Wesleyan make up the rest of the top five.

Division III

Rank University (First-place votes) Points Previous
1 Guilford (12) 417 8
2 Methodist (4) 40 5
3 Huntingdon 399 T-2
4 Emory 371 T-2
5 Illinois Wesleyan (1) 350 1
6 Piedmont 321 7
7 Greensboro 292 T-11
8 Carnegie Mellon 263 4
9 Hampden-Sydney 228 6
10 Trinity University (TX) 210 NR
11 Washington & Lee 207 T-18
12 Oglethorpe 185 16
13 Averett 177 NR
14 Christopher Newport 174 NR
15 Mary Hardin-Baylor 154 T-11
16 Pfeiffer 128 NR
17 McMurry 121 NR
18 LaGrange 118 NR
19 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 85 10
20 St. Thomas (MN) 84 9
21 Wittenberg 79 T-14
22 Gustavus Adolphus 75 13
23 Concordia University (TX) 71 NR
24 Redlands 62 21
25 University of Texas-Dallas 57 NR

Dropped From Ranking: Aurora Univ. (25); Hardin-Simmons (20); Nebraska Wesleyan, (24); New York Univ. (17); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, (23); Saint Johns (MN) (22); Southwestern (TX) (T-18); Wisconsin-Eau Claire (T-14).

Others receiving votes: Rhodes, 56; Wisconsin Eau-Claire, 46; New York Univ. 39; Webster, 38; LeTourneau, 37; Saint Johns (MN), 34; MacMurray, 31; Southwestern (TX), 24; Rochester, 23; Sewanee: The Univ. of the South, 21; Kenyon College, 20; Denison Univ., 18; Calvin, 17; Hardin-Simmons, 17; Babson, 16; DePauw, 13; North Carolina Wesleyan, 8; Franklin, 6; Millikin Univ. 6; Skidmore, 6; Transylvania, 4; Whitworth, 4; Willamette, 4; Aurora Univ., 3; Berry College, 3; California Lutheran, 3; Williams, 3; McDaniel, 2; Allegheny, 1; Wabash College, 1.

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