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Stanford remains No. 1, Lynn moves up in latest Mizuno WGCA coaches polls

Stanford is comfortable in the top spot.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association announced Friday its latest Mizuno coaches polls, and there are some familiar names in the top spots.

Stanford remains the No. 1 team in Division I, with Wake Forest holding steady in second. LSU moved four spots up to third while South Carolina and Oregon round out the top five.

In Division II, Lynn moved into the top spot while Dallas Baptist dropped to No. 2. Emory remains No. 1 in Division III. In the NAIA poll, Dalton State received three first-place votes and is in the top spot while Oklahoma City, which has four first-place votes, drops to No. 2.

Here’s a look at the Mizuno WGCA polls for March 17:

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

Christopher Newport is first spring 2023 Bushnell/Golfweek Div. III Coaches Poll’s No. 1

The Captains received 11 first-place votes and 412 points.

Christopher Newport begins spring 2023 how it finished fall 2022, ranked No. 1 in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. III Coaches Poll. The Captains, who received 11 first-place votes and 412 points for Feb. 10’s poll, edged Methodist (three first-place votes and 408 points) for the top spot.

Following Methodist, the top five was rounded out by Emory (two first-place votes), Wittenberg, and Piedmont. Carnegie Mellon, Redlands, Willamette (one first-place vote), Illinois Wesleyan, and Washington & Lee completed the top 10.

Rank University (first-place votes) Points
1 Christopher Newport (11) 412
2 Methodist (3) 408
3 Emory (2) 395
4 Wittenberg 369
5 Piedmont 351
6 Carnegie Mellon 339
7 Redlands 318
8 Willamette (1) 306
9 Illinois Wesleyan 272
10 Washington & Lee 265
11 LeTourneau 255
12 Oglethorpe 243
13 Texas-Dallas 197
T-14 Guilford 181
T-14 Saint John’s (MN) 181
16 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 177
17 Ponoma-Pitzer 168
18 Sewanee 121
19 Trinity (TX) 107
20 Huntingdon 104
21 Greensboro 90
22 Cal Lutheran 60
23 Aurora 39
24 East Texas Baptist 31
25 RPI 23

Others receiving votes: Rochester 17,  Babson 16, Dallas 13, Gustavus Adolphus 12, NYU 10, Gettysburg 8, Skidmore 8, Luther 7, Wisconsin Eau-Claire 6, Mary Hardin-Baylor 4, Hope 4, Averett 2, Concordia (TX) 2, Texas Lutheran 2, Franklin & Marshall 1

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Christopher Newport jumps Emory for Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll’s No. 1

Christopher Newport jumps Emory for Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll’s No. 1

With two victories in its final three fall tournaments, Christopher Newport is the Bushnell/Golfweek Division III coaches poll’s top-ranked team for Nov. 18.

The Captains, who jumped from No. 5 in the Oct. 28 poll, received all nine first-place votes and 413 points for their first No. 1 ranking of 2022-23.

Emory (five first-place votes), Methodist (one first-place vote), Wittenberg (one first-place vote), and Piedmont round out the top five. Carnegie Mellon, Redlands, Willamette, Illinois Wesleyan and Washington & Lee complete the top 10.

The biggest movers with Christopher Newport were Saint John’s (MN) (one first-place vote), who rose from No. 20 to No. 16, and Sewanee (No. 18 from No. 22).

Rank Team (first-place votes) Points Previous
1 Christopher Newport (9) 413 5
2 Emory (5) 401 1
3 Methodist (1) 399 2
4 Wittenberg (1) 364 3
5 Piedmont 344 4
6 Carnegie Mellon 336 6
7 Redlands 316 7
8 Willamette 293 8
9 Illinois Wesleyan 285 10
10 Washington & Lee 270 9
11 Oglethorpe 248 12
12 LeTourneau 209 14
13 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 195 11
14 Guilford 172 13
15 Texas-Dallas 168 16
16 Saint Johns (MN) (1) 165 20
17 Pomona-Pitzer 161 15
18 Sewanee 125 22
19 Huntingdon 118 18
20 Greensboro 95 17
21 Trinity (TX) 91 21
22 California Lutheran 56 18
23 RPI 46 24
24 Aurora 43 23
25 East Texas Baptist 33 25

Others receiving votes: Rochester (24); Gettysburg (19); Dallas (18); Babson (14); Berry (14); Kenyon (14); Rhodes (13); Hamilton (10); Bethel (9); Skidmore (9); Gustavus Adolphus (8); Wisconsin-Eau Claire (6); Centre (5); Luther (4); Southwestern (TX) (4); Averett (2); Franklin & Marshall (2); Concordia (TX) (1); Lynchburg (1); Mary Hardin-Baylor (1); NYU (1).

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Emory retakes top spots in latest 2022-23 Mizuno WGCA Div. III coaches poll

Emory is back on top.

There’s a new team on top.

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.

In the latest 2022-23 Mizuno WGCA Div. III coaches poll, Emory is the unanimous No. 1, moving up three spots, while Redlands drops to No. 2. Washington St. Louis drops one spot to No. 3, followed by Carnegie Mellon and George Fox in a tie for the No. 4 spot.  

Rank  Team (First-place votes)  Points 
1  Emory (14)  350 
2  Redlands  333 
3  Washington St. Louis  316 
T4  Carnegie Mellon 280 
T4  George Fox 280 
6  Washington and Lee 278 
7  Methodist 259 
8  Texas at Dallas  256 
9  Pomona-Pitzer  215 
10  St. Catherine 214 
11  Claremont-Mudd-Scripps  209 
12  Amherst College  207 
13  Bethel 164 
14  Williams College  163 
15  Carleton College  153 
16  Illinois Wesleyan 133 
17  Centre College  130 
18  Mary Hardin-Baylor  127 
19  Denison 115 
20  New York  102 
21  Trinity (Texas)  65 
22  Christopher Newport 50 
23  Oglethorpe 41 
24  Grinnell College  40 
25  Wisconsin Whitewater  29 

Others receiving votes: Rhodes College (12); Middlebury College (9); California Santa Cruz (5); California Lutheran (4); Hamilton College (4); Ohio Northern (3); Central College (1); Gustavus Adolphus College (1); Sewanee: The University of the South (1); Wellesley College (1)

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Emory jumps Methodist for Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll’s top spot for Oct. 28

Emory is the Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll’s top-ranked team for October 28.

With top-three finishes in four of their five fall tournaments thus far, including wins at the Piedmont Invitational and Golfweek D-III Invitational, Emory is the Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll’s top-ranked team for Oct. 28. The Eagles received all 18 first-place votes for their first No. 1 ranking of 2022-23.

Methodist, Wittenberg (moved up seven spots from No. 10 to No. 3), Piedmont, and Christopher Newport round out the top five. Carnegie Mellon, Redlands, who jumped 12 spots up from No. 19 to No. 7, Willamette (moved up 10 spots to No. 8), Washington & Lee, and Illinois Wesleyan complete the top 10.

California Lutheran (No. 19) and East Texas Baptist (No. 25) made their first appearances in the top 25 in 2022-23, while five others who received votes on September 30 are in.

Babson, Berry, Kenyon, Hamilton, Rhodes, Rochester, Gettysburg, Skidmore, Occidental, Dallas, Lynchburg, Averett, Denison, Trinity, Chapman, NYU and Whitman were others receiving votes in this poll.

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points Previous
1 Emory (18) 450 2
2 Methodist 429 1
3 Wittenberg 378 10
4 Piedmont 357 6
5 Christopher Newport 343 5
6 Carnegie Mellon 334 4
7 Redlands 330 19
8 Willamette 318 18
9 Washington & Lee 300 13
10 Illinois Wesleyan 288 9
11 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 275 7
12 Oglethorpe 247 11
13 Guilford 202 8
14 LeTourneau 189 NR
15 Pomona-Pitzer 174 NR
16 Texas-Dallas 156 NR
17 Greensboro 142 14
18 Huntingdon 129 3
19 California Lutheran 119 NR
20 Saint Johns 107 21
21 Trinity 82 NR
22 Sewanee 81 12
23 Aurora 71 NR
24 RPI 59 24
25 East Texas Baptist 35 NR

Others receiving votes: Babson (31); Berry (28); Kenyon (25); Hamilton (24); Rhodes (24); Rochester (24); Gettysburg (23); Skidmore (18); Occidental (16); Dallas (13); Lynchburg (11); Averett (7); Denison (6); Trinity (CT) (5); Chapman (2); NYU (2); Whitman (1).

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Emory, Redlands tied for top spot in 2022-23 Mizuno WGCA Div. III coaches poll

The second Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll of the season has a tie up at the top in Division III.

We have a tie.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association released its second Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll of the 2022-23 season and there are two teams knotted up at the top in Division III.

Emory, which was No. 1 in the preseason poll released three weeks ago, received eight first-place votes this time around.

Redlands collected the four remaining first-place votes and jumped six spots.

Each team received 287 total points, which ties them for No. 1 in the poll.

George Fox drops one spot to No. 3.

There’s another tie in the poll at No. 4 between Carnegie Mellon and Methodist.

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
T1 Emory (8) 287
T1 Redlands (4) 287
3 George Fox 241
T4 Carnegie Mellon 230
T4 Methodist 230
6 Washington and Lee 227
7 Washington University in St. Louis 224
8 Texas at Dallas 217
T9 Amherst College 172
T9 Centre College 172
11 Pomona-Pitzer 170
T12 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 160
T12 Williams College 160
14 New York University 133
15 Illinois Wesleyan 126
16 Wisconsin Whitewater 90
17 Rhodes College 82
18 St. Catherine 75
19 Carleton College 74
20 Bethel 73
21 Mary Hardin-Baylor 59
22 Grinnell College 58
23 Denison 45
T24 Hamilton College 36
T24 Middlebury College 36
Others receiving votes: California Santa Cruz (33); Carthage College (29); Christopher Newport (29); Trinity (Texas) (25); Oglethorpe (24); Lynchburg (23); Central College (15); Gustavus Adolphus College (13); Sewanee: The University of the South (12); California Lutheran (10); Berry College (7); Wisconsin-La Crosse (5); Ohio Northern (4); Adrian College (3); York College of Pennsylvania (2); Rose Hulman Institute of Technology (1); Wellesley College (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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Emory is the top-ranked team in 2022-23 Mizuno WGCA Div. III preseason coaches poll

Emory women’s golf ended last season on top of Div. III. The Eagles will start the new season in that same spot.

Emory women’s golf ended last season on top of Div. III.

The Eagles will start the new season in that same spot.

Emory is the unanimous No. 1 team to open the new season in the 2022-23 Mizuno WGCA Div. III preseason coaches poll. The Eagles collected all 11 first-place votes.

George Fox check in at No. 2 with Methodist coming in at No. 3.

Carnegie Mellon and Williams College will start at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively, the poll.

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
1 Emory (11) 275
2 George Fox 250
3 Methodist 245
4 Carnegie Mellon 236
5 Williams College 226
6 Pomona-Pitzer 208
7 University of Redlands 207
8 New York University 193
9 Centre College 177
10 Washington University in St. Louis 169
11 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 157
12 Amherst College 154
13 Washington and Lee 139
14 Illinois Wesleyan 126
15 Denison 106
16 Rhodes College 102
17 St. Catherine 93
18 Mary Hardin-Baylor 88
19 Trinity (Texas) 66
20 Texas at Dallas 51
21 Berry College 48
T22 Gustavus Adolphus College 32
T22 Middlebury College 32
T22 Sewanee: The University of the South 32
25 UC-Santa Cruz 23
Others receiving votes: Carthage College (22); Wellesley College (18); Bethel (17); Chapman  (15); Carleton College (10); California Lutheran (8); Wisconsin-Whitewater (8); College of Saint Benedict (7); Christopher Newport (6); Grinnell College (6); Hamilton College (6); York College of Pennsylvania (6); Oglethorpe (5); Randolph-Macon College (3); DePauw (2); Hope College (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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Emory women’s golf wins 2022 NCAA Division III Championship

Emory women’s golf won the team and individual title at the 2022 NCAA Division III championship.

Emory University shot 8 over in the final round to finish 23 over for the week to win the 2022 NCAA Division III women’s golf championship on Friday at Bay Oaks Country Club in Houston.

The Eagles also had the individual champ as Ellen Dong outlasted Alison Takamiya of George Fox University, winning medalist honors on the first playoff hole after each golfer finished the championship tied at 1 over. Dong’s second-round 68 tied the record at the NCAA championships.

Led by head coach Katie Futcher, Emory, located in Atlanta, won the women’s golf title for the first time in program history. Futcher was hired July of 2018. She played collegiate golf at Penn State and competed on the LPGA for nine years.

The University of Redlands came in second. George Fox was third.

Emory’s 26-stroke victory is the largest margin of victory at the Div. III women’s golf championships since 2013.

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

Emory remains atop the Division III rankings in the final Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll for the 2022 spring season.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) has announced the results of the most recent Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll.

Emory received all but three first-place votes to remain atop the Division III rankings, while Carnegie Mellon holds steady at No. 2 with one vote. Methodist received two first-place votes and comes in at No. 3, while George Fox, located in Newberg, Oregon, moves up one spot to No. 4. University of Redlands and Williams College finish in a tie for fifth-place.

Emory won its first-ever University Athletic Association championship at the Conservatory Course at the Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, Florida, on March 13.

This is the fourth and final poll of the 2022 spring season.

Emory is among four UAA teams that advanced to the NCAA Division III women’s championships, which will be May 10-13 at Bay Oaks Country Club in Houston.

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
1 Emory (9) 291
2 Carnegie Mellon (1) 278
3 Methodist (2) 272
4 George Fox 255
T5 University of Redlands 247
T5 Williams College 247
7 Pomona-Pitzer 225
8 Centre College 223
9 Amherst College 215
10 Washington and Lee 177
11 New York University 176
12 Washington University in St. Louis 168
13 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 167
14 Illinois Wesleyan 136
15 St. Catherine 130
16 Trinity (Texas) 129
17 Rhodes College 104
18 Mary Hardin-Baylor 98
19 Denison 97
20 Berry College 53
21 Sewanee: The University of the South 49
22 UT-Dallas 47
23 UC-Santa Cruz 26
24 Carthage College 24
25 Chapman 23
Others receiving votes: Gustavus Adolphus College (11); Middlebury College (9); Christopher Newport (5); Wellesley College (5); York College of Pennsylvania (5); Southwestern University (4); Bethel (3); Hamilton College (1)