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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 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)

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.

Rankings, new scoring website and more takeaways from the annual college golf coaches convention

Rankings were the big topic of the week.

LAS VEGAS — College golf coaches from across the country were in Las Vegas this week for the Golf Coaches Association of America and Women’s Golf Coaches Association annual convention at Planet Hollywood.

And there was no shortage of discussion points. The main topic? The new ranking system in college golf, which has caused drama, chaos and discombobulation throughout the fall.

Mark Broadie, who is in charge of the rankings, was in attendance and held two sessions to discuss the new rankings and take questions from coaches to clarify how they work. In addition, there were other breakout sessions and news announced.

Here are the big takeaways from the 2023 college golf coaches convention in Las Vegas.

‘Change is hard’: What to know about Clippd, Spikemark’s failures and future of college golf scoring and rankings

“We’re super excited about this partnership… and we know they’ll get it done.”

The start of the 2023-24 college golf season has been tumultuous, to say the least.

On Monday, Oct. 16, the NCAA announced Clippd, a technology business founded and staffed by passionate golfers, would take over as the official scoring and rankings provider for college golf. This comes on the heels of numerous failures from Spikemark Golf, which replaced Golfstat in July and was supposed to provide tournament scoring, real-time leaderboards, detailed statistics, in-depth analytics and media, allowing fans to keep track of their favorite teams and players.

However, from day one, Spikemark’s website encountered numerous issues, there have been no official college golf rankings with the fall season nearing completion and plenty of questions remain from coaches and those involved with the inter-workings of the sport about the future.

Here’s what you need to know about Clippd, Spikemark’s failures and the future of college golf scoring and rankings.

Three Lady Vols earn academic honors from WGCA

Three Lady Vols earn academic honors from WGCA.

Three Tennessee women’s golfers, Angela Arora, Kayla Holden and Vanessa Gilly, were named All-American Scholars by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association.

Holden and Gilly earned academic honors for a third time, while Arora was recognized for the first time.

The 2022-23 season marks the eighth consecutive year in which three or more Tennessee student-athletes were named All-American Scholars by the WGCA. Tennessee had a record-setting five student-athletes earning academic honors in 2020-21.

A student athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher to be selected. A student-athlete must have competed in at least 50 percent of her team’s competition, and through the institution’s conference championship.

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Stanford still No. 1, Mississippi State vaults to No. 3 in latest 2022-23 Mizuno WGCA Div. I coaches poll

Stanford stays on top, Wake Forest draws closer but it’s Mississippi State making the biggest move.

Stanford is still on top, Wake Forest keeps drawing closer but it’s Mississippi State making the biggest move.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association released its latest Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll, the third of the 2022-23 season, and the Cardinal remain on top in Division I with 12 first-place votes. Wake Forest is close behind at No. 2 with the remaining nine votes. Three weeks ago, Stanford garnered 19 of the 22 first-place votes.

Mississippi State, in the “others receiving votes” category last time, has vaulted to No. 3 in this poll after winning a second consecutive tournament, the Blessings Collegiate Invitational. The Bulldogs also won the Mason Rudolph Championship at the end of September. MSU next hosts The Ally, a two-day event which starts Monday.

Fellow SEC programs South Carolina and Texas A&M check in at Nos 4 and 5.

Rank University (first-pace votes) Points
1 Stanford (12) 516
2 Wake Forest (9) 512
3 Mississippi State 465
4 South Carolina 450
5 Texas A&M 447
6 Oregon 414
7 Mississippi 392
8 Texas 362
9 Duke 357
10 Virginia 332
11 USC 302
12 Arizona State 280
13 Arizona 256
14 Arkansas 233
15 Florida State 205
16 Florida 200
17 LSU 185
18 UCLA 174
19 San Jose State 158
20 Oklahoma State 136
21 Kent State 82
22 Vanderbilt 81
23 Auburn 58
24 Central Florida 53
25 Clemson 32
Others receiving votes: Southern Mississippi (27); Kentucky (25); Nebraska (17); California (13); TCU (11); North Carolina (11); Houston (10); Texas Tech (6); New Mexico (6); Miami (4); Michigan (4); Baylor (2); Pepperdine (2); SMU (2); Tulsa (2); Michigan State (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 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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Redlands breaks tie for No. 1 spot in latest 2022-23 Mizuno WGCA Div. III coaches poll

Redlands has broken a tie for the top spot.

Redlands has broken a tie for the top spot in the third Mizuno WGCA Coaches Div. III Poll in women’s college golf.

Redlands and Emory shared top billing last time around.

This time, Redlands, with eight first-place votes, is alone at No. 1.

Washington University in St. Louis received two first-place votes and jumped five spots to No. 2.

George Fox also got a first-place vote and checks in at No. 3. Emory slid back to No. 4 while also garnering a first-place vote.

Centre College moves up five spots to round out the top five.

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
1 Redlands (8) 286
2 Washington University in St. Louis (2) 266
3 George Fox (1) 258
4 Emory (1) 253
5 Centre College 251
6 Carnegie Mellon 221
7 Washington and Lee 216
8 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 214
9 Methodist University 201
10 Texas at Dallas 187
11 Illinois Wesleyan 165
12 Williams College 148
13 St. Catherine 146
14 Amherst College 139
15 Carleton College 136
16 NYU 114
17 Wisconsin Whitewater 101
18 Bethel 99
19 Pomona-Pitzer 88
20 Denison 72
21 Mary Hardin-Baylor 61
22 Grinnell College 49
T23 California Lutheran 32
T23 Otterbein 32
25 Trinity (Texas) 28
Others Receiving Votes: Rhodes College (25); Middlebury College (22); Sewanee: The University of the South (20); Christopher Newport (14); Hamilton College (12); Central College (10); Carthage College (8); UC-Santa Cruz (8); Wellesley College (6); Gustavus Adolphus College (5); Saint Mary’s College (IN) (4); Adrian College (1); Concordia Texas (1); Macalester 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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Oklahoma City still No. 1 despite fewer first-place votes than British Columbia in latest 2022-23 Mizuno WGCA NAIA coaches poll

The latest Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll for NAIA has Oklahoma City on top.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has announced the results of its most recent Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll for the NAIA programs, the third one of the 2022-23 season.

For the second poll in a row, British Columbia collected more first-place votes but fewer overall votes and thus remains second behind top-ranked Oklahoma City.

Keiser is third, Dalton State is fourth and Cumberland is fifth.

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
1 Oklahoma City (1) 55
2 British Columbia (5) 50
3 Keiser 43
4 Dalton State College 39
5 Cumberland 26
T6 Loyola New Orleans 23
T6 William Carey 23
8 SCAD Savannah 19
T9 Taylor 13
T9 Texas Wesleyan 13
Others receiving votes: Ottawa University – Arizona (12); Truett McConnell (5); Milligan (4); Mount Mercy (2); SCAD Atlanta (2); Briar Cliff (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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