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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.

Stanford, Dallas Baptist, Emory among No. 1 teams in first spring Mizuno WGCA polls

There are some familiar names on top.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has released its first Mizuno WGCA rankings for the spring, and there are some familiar names on top. These are the first of four rankings coming in the spring.

Stanford opens the new year as the top-ranked team in Div. I, though Wake Forest is close behind. The Cardinal got 14 first-place votes while the Demon Deacons received the remaining five.

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In Div. II, Dallas Baptist University claims the top spot with eight first-place votes, while Lynn University received the remaining seven votes to open the season at No. 2.

Emory University opens the season as the unanimous No. 1 in Div. III, and Oklahoma City and Dalton State are tied for first in the NAIA poll.

Here’s a look at the Mizuno WGCA polls for Feb. 24

Dallas Baptist remains in top spot, Lynn close behind in latest 2022-23 Mizuno WGCA Div. II coaches poll

Dallas Baptist holds steady atop the Div. II rankings

Dallas Baptist isn’t going anywhere, though Lynn is making a move up.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) has announced the results of the most recent Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll. This is the fourth and final poll of the 2022 fall season.

Dallas Baptist holds steady atop the Division II rankings with 12 first-place votes, while Lynn received the remaining four votes to move up one spot to No. 2. Henderson State drops one spot to No. 3, while Anderson and Findlay move into the top five at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.   

Rank  Team (First-place votes)  Points 
1  Dallas Baptist (12)  396 
2  Lynn (4)  387 
3  Henderson State 359 
4  Anderson 353 
5  Findlay  337 
6  West Texas A&M 310 
7  Nova Southeastern 307 
8  Indianapolis  289 
9  Tampa  273 
10  Lee 235 
T11  CSU-San Marcos  216 
T11  Rollins College  216 
13  Flagler College  211 
14  Limestone 202 
15  Missouri-St. Louis  181 
16  Florida Southern College  158 
17  Oklahoma Christian 144 
18  Grand Valley State  138 
19  Texas at Tyler  110 
20  Midwestern State 92 
21  Saint Leo  80 
22  Central Missouri  66 
23  Wingate 46 
24  Biola  34 
25  CSU-Monterey Bay  23 

Others receiving votes: Tiffin (12); Lander (6); Point Loma Nazarene (6); Columbus State (5); Northeastern State (3); Barry (2); West Florida (2); Arkansas Fort Smith (1)

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Dallas Baptist strengthens it grip on No. 1 in latest 2022-23 Mizuno WGCA Div. II coaches poll

Dallas Baptist more than doubled its share of first-place votes.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association released its latest Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll, the second poll of the 2022-23 season.

Dallas Baptist more than doubled its share of first-place votes, going from eight three weeks ago to 15 this time around in the Division II rankings.

DBU won its third tournament—and second in two weeks—at the 2022 National Preview in Eureka, Missouri, on Oct. 11.

Henderson State, which jumped from No. 10 to No. 3 in the last poll, has climbed up one more spot to No. 2, while also collecting a first-place vote.

Lynn flip-flops with HSU and slides back one one spot to No. 3.

Nova Southeastern is No. 4 and West Texas A&M is No. 5.

Rank University (Firs-place votes) Points
1 Dallas Baptist (15) 399
2 Henderson State (1) 376
3 Lynn 354
4 Nova Southeastern 338
5 West Texas A&M 332
6 Findlay 329
7 Anderson 315
8 Saint Leo 275
9 Indianapolis 265
10 Lee 258
11 Limestone 252
12 Tampa 218
13 Missouri-St. Louis 199
14 Grand Valley State 195
15 Central Missouri 161
16 Oklahoma Christian 149
17 Texas at Tyler 109
18 Midwestern State 103
19 Lander 100
20 Flagler College 91
21 Columbus State 76
22 Tiffin 62
23 Biola 55
24 Florida Southern College 40
25 Rollins College 38
Others receiving votes: California State San Marcos (32); California State East Bay (21); Barry (14); Carson-Newman (13); St. Mary’s (Texas) (10); Lenoir Rhyne (5); Central Oklahoma (4); West Georgia (4); Northeastern State (3); Colorado Christian (2); Rogers State (1); West Florida (1); Western Washington (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.

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Dallas Baptist maintains its No. 1 spot in 2022-23 Mizuno WGCA Div. II coaches poll

Dallas Baptist collected eight first-place votes and stayed in the top spot.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association released its latest Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll, the second poll of the 2022-23 season.

In Div. II, Dallas Baptist collected eight first-place votes and stayed in the top spot.

Lynn garnered three first-place votes and moved two spots into the No. 2 spot.

Henderson State, meanwhile, jumped 10 spots to nab the No. 3 position. The Reddies received five first-place votes.

Findlay slid back two spots to No. 4 while Indianapolis is up six spots into the No. 5 slot.

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
1 Dallas Baptist (8) 389
2 Lynn (3) 379
3 Henderson State (5) 366
4 Findlay 318
5 Indianapolis 308
6 Anderson 307
7 Saint Leo 281
8 Nova Southeastern 238
9 Lee 233
10 West Texas A&M 229
11 Limestone 227
12 Tampa 203
13 Rollins College 195
14 California State San Marcos 150
15 Grand Valley State 144
16 Barry 132
17 Columbus State 127
18 Missouri-St. Louis 116
19 St. Mary’s (Texas) 114
20 Lander 109
21 Central Missouri 89
22 Florida Southern College 81
23 Rogers State 68
24 Carson-Newman 50
25 Oklahoma Christian 43
Others receiving votes: Wingate (40); Lenoir Rhyne (33); Arkansas Fort Smith (31); Tiffin (26); Midwestern State (22); Texas Tyler (22); Arkansas Tech (19); Nebraska Kearney (19); Northeastern State (16); Colorado Christian (14); Texas A&M International (11); Holy Names (9); North Georgia (8); Central Oklahoma (7); West Georgia (7); Flagler College (6); Illinois Springfield (4); California State East Bay (3); Lincoln Memorial (3); Sonoma State (2); Biola (1); Harding (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.

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Dallas Baptist starts out No. 1 in 2022-23 Mizuno WGCA Div. II preseason coaches poll

Findlay collected the most first-place votes, but Dallas Baptist is No. 1.

Findlay collected the most first-place votes with seven, but Dallas Baptist is the No. 1-ranked team in the 2022-23 Mizuno WGCA Div. II preseason coaches poll for women’s golf, which was released Friday.

DBU got five of the of the 13 available first-place votes, but edged defending Div. II champion Findlay in total points in the poll to snag the top spot.

Andseron garnered the remaining first-place vote and will check in at No. 3 in the poll.

Lynn is No. 4 and Limestone, which finished runner up last spring in the NCAAs, is No. 5.

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
1 Dallas Baptist (5) 311
2 Findlay (7) 309
3 Anderson (1) 288
4 Lynn 287
5 Limestone 246
6 Barry 244
7 Nova Southeastern 233
8 Lee University 225
9 Rollins College 211
10 West Texas A&M 196
11 Indianapolis 194
12 Tampa 165
13 Henderson State 150
14 Saint Leo 140
15 California State San Marcos 131
16 Grand Valley State 106
T17 Florida Southern College 98
T17 Rogers State 98
19 Texas A&M – Commerce 93
20 Columbus State 85
21 Central Missouri 72
22 Wingate 50
23 Missouri-St. Louis 49
24 Carson-Newman 48
25 St. Mary’s (Texas) 30
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M International (28); Lenoir Rhyne (19); Flagler College (16); Tiffin (14); Lander (13); Arkansas Tech (12); Oklahoma Christian (10); Texas at Tyler (10); Colorado Christian (9); Central Oklahoma (9); North Georgia (7); California State-East Bay (6); Arkansas Fort Smith (6); Academy of Art (5); West Florida (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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D1Baseball sends Arkansas to Stillwater in final Field of 64 projections

In the final Field of 64 projections by D1Baseball, Arkansas would begin their postseason journey just down the road in Oklahoma.

As conference tournaments come to a close on Sunday, the NCAA Tournament becomes more and more clear.

For Arkansas Baseball, who have lost four games in a row and are 2-6 over their last eight games, their dreams of hosting a regional have all but disappeared.

But, their postseason journey will not take them too far says D1Baseball.com in their latest “Field of 64” projections.

In the lasted projections that were released Sunday, Arkansas is cast as the no. 2 seed in the Stillwater Regional, hosted by Oklahoma State.

The Cowboys are expected to become the no. 14 overall seed after falling to Texas in the Big 12 Conference Tournament semi-finals. Joining Arkansas and Oklahoma State in the regional would be mid-major power Dallas Baptist, as well as Southeast Missouri.

According to the projections, the Stillwater Regional would be paired with the Blacksburg Regional, hosted by no. 3 overall seed Virginia Tech, which features UCLA, Virginia Commonwealth, and Coppin State in addition to the Hokies.

Arkansas will discover their official postseason fate on Monday morning at 11 a.m. CDT. Stay tuned to Razorbacks Wire for the latest in Arkansas Baseball news.

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Dallas Baptist remains No. 1 in WGCA Division II Coaches Poll

Dallas Baptist remains No. 1 in Division II after it received all but one first-place vote.

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.

Dallas Baptist remains No. 1 in Division II. DBU received all but one first-place vote, while Lynn received the remaining first-place vote to hold steady at No. 2. Indianapolis remains at No. 3, while Anderson and Barry enter the top five at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 Dallas Baptist (11) 299
2 Lynn (1) 288
3 Indianapolis 276
4 Anderson 243
5 Barry 227
6 Limestone 226
7 St. Mary’s (Texas) 204
8 Missouri-St. Louis 184
9 Findlay 174
10 Florida Southern College 163
11 Henderson State 138
12 Tampa 135
13 Lee 118
T14 Grand Valley State 112
T14 Nova Southeastern 112
T14 Texas A&M – Commerce 112
17 West Texas A&M 109
18 Arkansas Tech 102
19 Rollins College 87
20 California State San Marcos 77
21 Rogers State 70
22 Flagler College 68
23 Texas A&M International 67
24 Oklahoma Christian 65
25 Carson-Newman 42
Others Receiving Votes: Northeastern State (31); Arkansas Fort Smith (26); Saint Leo (24); Central Missouri (21); North Georgia (21); West Florida (15); Wingate (15); Central Oklahoma (13); West Georgia (12); Biola (7); Midwestern State (4); Arkansas, Monticello (4); Western Washington (3); Harding (2); Southwestern Oklahoma State (2); Lincoln Memorial (1); Nebraska-Kearney (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.