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Stanford, Lynn women’s golf hold steady atop Mizuno WGCA coaches polls for April 7

The Cardinal are comfortable on top.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association announced its third Mizuno WGCA coaches poll in college women’s golf.

Stanford remains atop the Division I rankings, receiving 16 first-place votes, while Wake Forest received four votes to hold steady at No. 2. LSU and South Carolina remain at the No. 3 and No. 4 spots, respectively, while Mississippi State moves up one spot to round out the top five.

In Division II, Lynn University continues to hold the top spot after receiving all but one first-place vote. Emory University remains the unanimous No. 1 in Division III, and in NAIA, Dalton State College remains No. 1 after receiving all nine first-place votes.

Here’s a complete look at the latest Mizuno WGCA coaches polls.

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:

West Florida is unanimous No. 1 in Division II Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll

No team in Div. II golf but West Florida got a first-place vote in the latest Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll, leaving the Argonauts on top.

No other team in Division II golf stole a first-place vote away from West Florida in the latest Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll, leaving the Argonauts at the top of yet another poll as the postseason draws nearer.

West Florida received all 24 first-place votes and remained in the top spot. Below that, Lynn and Lincoln Memorial flip-flopped, with Lincoln Memorial rising into the No. 2 spot and Lynn dropping to No. 3.

Central Missouri made a move up, from No. 8 to No. 6, while Young Harris leaped from No. 12 to No. 9.

Two teams moved into the poll this week, with Nova Southeastern claiming the No. 23 spot and Grand Valley State taking up the No. 25 and final spot.

Here is the complete poll:

Division II

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points Previous Rank
1 West Florida (24) 600 1
2 Lincoln Memorial 552 3
3 Lynn 547 2
4 Arkansas Tech 500 T-4
5 South Carolina-Aiken 472 6
6 Central Missouri 455 8
7 Barry 443 T-4
8 Lee 429 7
9 Young Harris College 395 12
10 Georgia Southwestern State 361 9
11 Indianapolis 360 10
12 Saint Leo 302 14
13 Columbus State 291 13
14 Georgia College 267 11
15 Henderson State 249 17
16 Oklahoma Christian 232 15
17 Colorado State-Pueblo 200 16
18 Washburn 185 18
19 North Georgia 146 19
20 Clayton State 107 21
21 Carson-Newman 94 22
22 Lander 92 23
23 Nova Southeastern 67 NR
24 Findlay 60 20
25 Grand Valley State 49 NR

Dropped From Ranking: Florida Southern (No. 24); Wingate (No. 25).

Others Receiving Votes: Florida Southern, 38; Wingate, 35; Valdosta State, 29; Mount Olive, 24; Academy of Art, 22; Sonoma State, 20; Western Washington, 20; St. Thomas Aquinas, 18; Gannon, 16; Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania, 13; Christian Brothers, 11; Maryville, 11; Texas A&M Commerce, 10; Livingstone, 9; Tampa, 9; Saint Martins Univ., 8; Barton College, 7; Union Univ. (TN), 7; Flagler, 6; Colorado-Colorado Springs, 5; CSU East Bay, 5; Florida Tech, 4; Rollins, 4; Bentley Univ., 3; Missouri – St. Louis, 3; Delta State, 2; Midwestern State, 2; West Liberty, 2; Missouri Western State, 1; Queens Univ. of Charlotte, 1.

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Lynn University grabs top spot in Division II Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll

West Florida garnered the bulk of the first-place votes but Lynn is the new No. 1 in the latest Division II Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll.

West Florida garnered 14 of the 26 first-place votes this week but Lynn University collected more overall points and is therefore the new No. 1 in the latest Division II Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll.

Lynn was previously No. 2, while West Florida climbed up from No. 4. South Carolina-Aiken is No. 3 and Barry is No. 4 and all four of those squads were able to leap ahead of previous No. 1 Lincoln Memorial, which did receive one first-place vote this time around.

Georgia Southwestern State was a big mover, jumping from 19th to 6th in the poll. Arkansas Tech is up from 11th to 7th. Saint Leo, Central Missouri and Lee round out the top ten.

Lynn won the Space Coast Collegiate Champ on Tuesday at Duran Golf Club in Melbourne, Florida, after finishing as the only team under par.

Division II

Rank University (First-place votes) Points Previous
1 Lynn (5) 545 2
2 West Florida (14) 539 4
3 South Carolina-Aiken (4) 535 3
4 Barry 448 T-5
5 Lincoln Memorial (1) 446 1
6 Georgia Southwestern State 417 19
7 Arkansas Tech 412 11
8 Saint Leo 401 T-5
9 Central Missouri 382 23
10 Lee 374 T-7
11 Georgia College 310 NR
12 Young Harris College 274 T-20
13 Indianapolis 240 9
14 Colorado State-Pueblo 206 12
15 Washburn 197 NR
16 Findlay 190 10
17 North Georgia 183 17
18 Lander 157 T-20
T-19 Oklahoma Christian 150 18
T-19 Clayton State 150 NR
21 Florida Southern 145 22
22 Carson-Newman 98 NR
23 Valdosta State 69 NR
24 Newberry 51 NR
25 Anderson (SC) 49 24

Dropped From Ranking: Colorado School of Mines (16); Columbus State (T-7); Dallas Baptist (15); Henderson State (25); Limestone, (14); Nova Southeastern, (13).

Others receiving votes: Tampa, 48; Nova Southeastern, 36; Wingate, 30; Barton College, 28; Colorado School of Mines, 28; Grand Valley State, 26; Mount Olive, 24; Lincoln Univ. of Missouri, 23; Sonoma State, 23; Missouri Western State, 22; Dallas Baptist, 21; Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania, 16; St. Mary’s (TX), 16; Maryville, 15; Missouri – St. Louis, 15; Western Washington, 12; Limestone, 11; Colorado-Colorado Springs, 10; Florida Tech, 10; Texas A&M Commerce, 10; Saint Martins Univ., 8; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 8; Henderson State, 7; Queens Univ. of Charlotte, 7; West Georgia, 7; Academy of Art, 6; Delta State, 4; Midwestern State, 4; Christian Brothers, 3; Northeastern State, 3; Rollins, 2; Western New Mexico, 2; Flagler, 1; Trevecca Nazarene, 1.

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