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Stanford remains No. 1 in final Mizuno WGCA coaches poll of 2023-24

Who’s No. 1?

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has announced its fourth and final coaches poll of the spring 2024 season.

In Division I, Stanford remains at the top of the rankings after receiving all but one first-place vote, while South Carolina received the remaining vote to come in at No. 2. Wake Forest and UCLA take the No. 3 and No. 4 spots, respectively, while LSU holds steady at No. 5.

Dallas Baptist University remains the unanimous No. 1 in Division I

Here’s a look at the final Mizuno WGCA Coaches Polls for the 2023-24 season:

Division I

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 Stanford (20) 524
2 South Carolina (1) 495
3 Wake Forest 286
4 UCLA 454
5 LSU 443
6 USC 417
7 Auburn 395
8 Northwestern 371
9 Texas 351
10 Arkansas 348
11 Duke 316
12 Texas A&M 289
13 Arizona State 280
14 Oregon 230
15 Ole Miss 219
16 Clemson 199
17 Arizona 192
18 Florida 163
19 Florida State 158
20 Vanderbilt 114
21 Pepperdine 109
22 Mississippi State 85
T-23 Georgia 53
T-23 Virginia 53
25 San Jose State 22

Receiving votes: North Carolina (15);  California (14); UCF (13); SMU (12); Purduu (5)

Division II

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 Dallas Baptist (11) 275
2 Flagler College 261
3 Findlay 245
4 West Texas A&M 231
5 Anderson 225
6 Nova Southeastern 225
7 Indianapolis 194
8 Rollins 190
9 St. Mary’s (Texas) 184
10 Barry 175
11 Lynn 168
12 Central Missouri 145
13 Saint Leo 133
14 CSU-San Marcos 131
15 Henderson State 123
16 Lee 113
17 Oklahoma Christian 111
18 Wingate 88
19 Midwestern State 85
20 Lander 63
21 Grand Valley State 57
22 CSU-Monterey Bay 40
23 Florida Southern College 39
24 North Georgia 19
T-25 CSU-Los Angeles 17
T-25 Tampa 13

Receiving votes: West Florida (11); Southwestern Oklahoma State (8); CSU-East Bay (6); Texas at Tyler (3); Rogers State (1)

Division III

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 Carnegie Mellon (8) 318
2 Pomona-Pitzer (1) 306
3 George Fox (1) 291
4 Emory 289
5 Claremont-Mudd-Scipps (2) 277
6 Illinois Wesleyan (1) 270
T-7 Redlands 229
T-7 Washington St. Louis 229
9 Wellesley College 211
10 Texas at Dallas 201
11 Truett McConnell 184
12 St. Catherine 179
13 Washington and Lee 177
14 Amherst College 163
T-15 Centre College 137
T-15 Trinity (Texas) 137
17 Carleton College 107
18 Mary Hardin-Baylor 101
19 Methodist 94
20 Middlebury College 74
T-21 Hamilton College 57
T-21 Rhodes College 57
23 Chapman 40
24 Sewanee 27
25 Grinnell College 23

Receiving votes: Denison(14); Huntingdon College (14); Ohio Northern (11); Whitman College (6); Wisconsin, Whitewater (2)

NAIA

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 British Columbia (8) 89
2 Keiser(1) 82
T-3 Oklahoma City 64
T-3 SCAD Savannah 64
5 Texas Wesleyan 55
6 Dalton State 42
7 William Carey 38
8 Truett McConnell 28
9 Loyola-New Orleans 15
10 Ottawa-Arizona 7

Receiving votes: Embry Riddle (5); Lindsey Wilson College (5); Indiana Wesleyan (1)

Stanford takes top spot in Mizuno WGCA coaches poll for March 15

This is the second poll of the 2024 spring season.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has announced the results of the latest Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll. This is the second poll of the 2024 spring season.

In Division I, Stanford jumped to the top spot after receiving 15 first-place votes, while Wake Forest, the defending national champion, dropped to No. 2 with three votes. UCLA received one first-place vote to climb three spots to No. 3, and South Carolina moved up one spot to No. 4. Rounding out the top five is LSU after jumping five spots.

Dallas Baptist claims the top spot in Division II after receiving nine first-place votes.

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Here’s a look at the complete Mizuno WGCA coaches polls for March 15.

Division I

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 Stanford (15) 471
2 Wake Forest (3) 445
3 UCLA (1) 437
4 South Carolina 416
5 LSU 407
6 Arkansas 372
7 USC 361
8 Texas 335
9 Northwestern 309
10 Auburn 297
11 Florida 249
12 Ole Miss 248
13 Oregon 243
14 Arizona 238
15 Arizona State 192
16 Pepperdine 187
17 Texas A&M 182
18 Clemson 168
19 Duke 137
20 Central Florida 104
21 Florida State 101
22 Vanderbilt 72
23 Virginia 71
24 SMU 59
25 San Jose State 22

Receiving votes: North Carolina (13); Purdue (10); USF (10); Georgia (9); Washington (5); Houston (2); Michigan State (1); Mississippi State (1); California (1)

Division II

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 Dallas Baptist (9) 294
2 Nova Southeastern (2) 284
3 Flagler College 270
4 Findlay 265
5 Anderson (1) 256
6 Indianapolis 232
7 West Texas A&M 225
8 Rollins 214
9 Lynn 213
10 St. Mary’s (Texas) 176
11 Central Missouri 173
12 Henderson State 154
13 Barry 152
14 Lee 146
15 Saint Leo 142
16 Midwestern State 119
17 CSU San Marcos 114
18 Wingate 108
19 Lander 83
20 Grand Valley State 61
21 Tampa 56
22 Oklahoma Christian 50
23 North Georgia 47
24 Florida Southern 23
25 Southwestern Oklahoma State 20

Receiving votes: CSU East Bay (11); CSU Monterey Bay (7); Rogers State (4); Eckerd College (1)

Division III

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 Carnegie Mellon (4) 335
2 Pomona-Pitzer (3) 326
3 Williams College (5) 315
4 George Fox (2) 308
5 Emory 295
6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 290
7 Redlands 286
8 Washington St. Louis 232
9 St. Catherine 229
10 Washington and Lee 227
11 Amherst 194
T-12 Illinois Wesleyan 184
T-12 Wellesley 184
14 Texas at Dallas 166
15 Trinity (Texas) 155
16 Centre 139
17 Carleton 116
18 Hamilton 113
19 Mary Hardin-Baylor 110
20 Grinnell 83
21 Rhodes 72
22 Middlebury 55
23 Methodist 53
24 Sewanee: University of the South 33
25 Chapman 19

Receiving votes: Wisconsin, Whitewater (10); Denison (9); Gustavus Adolphus College (4); Whitman College (4); Huntingdon College (3); Lynchburg (1)

NAIA

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 British Columbia (8) 80
2 Keiser 71
3 Oklahoma City 65
4 SCAD Savannah 55
5 Dalton State College 49
6 Texas Wedleyan 39
7 William Carey 32
8 Embry Riddle Aeronautical 20
9 Truett McConnell 19
10 Ottawa-Arizona 5

Receiving votes: Loyola University New Orleans (3); Lewis-Clark State College (1); Oregon Institute of Technology (1)

Wake Forest, Nova Southeastern top first spring 2024 Mizuno WGCA coaches polls

These are the first polls of the 2024 spring season.

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

These are the first polls of the 2024 spring season.

In Division I, Wake Forest opens the spring at No. 1 after receiving all but two first-place votes, while Stanford comes in at No. 2 with the remaining first-place votes. USC and Arkansas come in at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively, while South Carolina rounds out the top five.

Nova Southeastern claims the top spot in Division II with 10 first-place votes, while Dallas Baptist and Findlay each received one vote to open the season at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.

Here’s a look at the complete Mizuno WGCA polls for Feb. 16.

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:

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

British Columbia takes top spot from Oklahoma City in latest 2022-23 Mizuno WGCA NAIA coaches poll

British Columbia has won four times this season.

British Columbia has won four times this season, and it’s back on top of the rankings.

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.

British Columbia received all but one first-place vote to move up to the No. 1 in the latest 2022-23 Mizuno WGCA NAIA coaches poll spot. Oklahoma City received the remaining vote to drop one spot to No. 2.

In the last poll, Oklahoma City had fewer first-place votes but remained the top-ranked team. 

Dalton State College moves up one spot to round out the top three. 

Rank  Team (First-place Votes)  Points 
1  British Columbia (9)  90 
2  Oklahoma City (1)  89 
3  Dalton State College  76 
4  Southeastern 62 
5  Indiana Wesleyan 44 
6  Keiser 42 
T7  Cumberland 40 
T7  Loyola New Orleans  40 
9  University of the Cumberlands  31 
10  William Carey University  18 

Others receiving votes: SCAD Savannah (11); Embry Riddle Aeronautical (3); SCAD Atlanta (2); Taylor (1); William Penn (1)

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Oklahoma City women’s golf is unanimous No. 1 in NAIA Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll

In the Mizuno WGCA Coaches poll for NAIA, Oklahoma City is the unanimous No. 1 team.

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 spring season.

In NAIA, Oklahoma City remains the unanimous No. 1, Keiser and Dalton State College each hold steady at No.2 and No. 3, respectively.

The 2022 NAIA women’s golf national championship is set for May 24-27 at Lincoln Park West in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
1 Oklahoma City (7) 70
2 Keiser 59
3 Dalton State College 56
4 University of British Columbia 46
5 SCAD Savannah 42
6 Loyola of New Orleans 34
7 Embry Riddle Aeronautical 28
8 William Carey 24
9 Texas Wesleyan 15
10 Menlo College 7
Others receiving votes: Milligan College (3); Ottawa University – Arizona (1)

 

Oklahoma City University stands alone at No. 1 in NAIA Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll

OCU has won its last two events: The Kyle Blaser Invitational and the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has unveiled the latest Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll.

This is the third poll of the 2022 spring season.

In NAIA, Oklahoma City University claims the top spot after receiving all but one first-place vote. Keiser University comes in at No. 2 with the remaining vote, followed by Dalton State College at No. 3.

OCU has won its last two events: The Kyle Blaser Invitational and the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic.

They’ll play next week at the Sooner Athletic Conference Championships.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 Oklahoma City University (6) 69
2 Keiser University (1) 62
3 Dalton State College 56
4 SCAD Savannah 44
5 University of British Columbia 43
6 Loyola University New Orleans 33
7 Embry Riddle Aeronautical University 32
8 William Carey University 20
9 Texas Wesleyan University 17
10 Menlo College 6
Others Receiving Votes: SCAD Atlanta (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 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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Keiser, Oklahoma City tied at No. 1 in NAIA Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll

Keiser and Oklahoma City each collected 76 total points and four first-place votes.

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

In NAIA, Keiser and Oklahoma City find themselves tied atop the poll. Both teams received 76 total points and both garnered four first-place votes. Keiser was No. 1 in the previous poll.

Dalton State College remains at No. 3, British Columbia is No. 4 and SCAD Savannah checks in at No. 5.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
T1 Keiser (4) 76
T1 Oklahoma City (4) 76
3 Dalton State College 61
4 British Columbia 51
5 SCAD Savannah 47
6 Loyola New Orleans 42
7 Embry Riddle Aeronautical 34
8 William Carey 23
9 Texas Wesleyan 20
10 Menlo College 6
Others Receiving Votes: Ottawa – Arizona (2); SCAD Atlanta (1); Taylor (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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