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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)

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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Keiser is near unanimous No. 1 in Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll

After receiving 17 of the 18 first-place votes, Keiser is No. 1 in the Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll.

After receiving 17 of the 18 possible first-place votes, Keiser is No. 1 in the March 11 edition of the Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll.

The Seahawks are followed by South Carolina Beaufort, then Oklahoma City, which garnered the only other first-place vote. British Columbia and Coastal Georgia in the top five.

The top 10 is rounded out by Point, Bellevue, Wayland Baptist, SCAD Savannah and Dalton State, which rose seven spots after winning the Kinderlou Forest Spring Invitational.

Newcomer Reinhardt is at No. 14 after winning the Skyhawk Invitational.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points Previous
1 Keiser (17) 449 1
2 South Carolina Beaufort 426 3
3 Oklahoma City (1) 414 2
4 British Columbia 390 4
5 College of Coastal Georgia 367 5
6 Point University 343 9
7 Bellevue University 339 6
8 Wayland Baptist 297 8
9 SCAD Savannah 274 14
10 Dalton State 266 17
11 Taylor 243 7
12 Marian University-Indianapolis 232 12
13 Rocky Mountain 202 13
14 Reinhardt 178 NR
15 Ottawa (AZ) 175 11
16 Southwestern Christian 172 18
17 Tennessee Wesleyan 164 15
18 Houston-Victoria 158 16
19 Lewis-Clark State 136 19
20 Truett-McConnell 104 21
21 Missouri Valley College 100 20
22 Lindsey Wilson 91 25
23 Columbia College 71 NR
24 William Woods 55 23
25 Texas Wesleyan 47 22
Others receiving votes: Morningside (45); Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (AZ) (40); William Baptist (18); Ottawa University (KS) (11); Southwestern College (KS) (7); Midland University (7); William Carey (6); Roosevelt (6); Bethany College (KS) (5); Grand View (4); Mount Mercy (4); St. Ambrose (3); Webber International (1)

 

Keiser is the No. 1-ranked team in the first spring 2022 Mizuno WGCA NAIA Coaches Poll

Keiser University is the top-ranked team in women’s golf in NAIA to start the 2022 spring season.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has released the first spring 2022 Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll and Keiser University is the top-ranked team in women’s golf in NAIA.

Keiser received four first-place votes to take the top spot. Oklahoma City checks in at No. 2 and also received four first-place votes. Oklahoma City was the top-ranked team in the final poll of the fall 2021 campaign.

Dalton State College is No. 3, SCAD Savannah is No. 4 and William Carey is No. 5.

Keiser recently won the Kinderlou Forest Spring Invite at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club in Valdosta, Georgia, by a 18 shots. All five Keiser golfers finished in the top-10. The Seahawks were led by Michela Tjan, who finished solo fourth at 10 over. Her week included a 68 in the second round.

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
1 Keiser (4) 75
2 Oklahoma City (4) 74
3 Dalton State College 65
4 SCAD Savannah 51
5 William Carey 38
T6 Loyola New Orleans 31
T6 British Columbia 31
T8 Embry Riddle Aeronautical 30
T8 Texas Wesleyan 30
10 Taylor 10

Others receiving votes: Menlo College (3); Milligan College (2).

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South Carolina is the new No. 1 in the WGCA Coaches Poll

South Carolina opened its season with a win at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate by seven shots.

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.

In Division I, South Carolina received five first-place votes to jump 10 spots to No. 1, while Duke received one first-place vote to remain at No. 2. Oklahoma State received two first-place votes to move up one spot to No. 3, followed by Wake Forest at No. 4. Stanford received nine first-place votes to round out the top-five. Stanford was the No. 1-ranked team in the previous poll. The Cardinal did receive nine first-place votes this week, the most of the five teams which received first-place votes.

South Carolina opened its season with a win at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate by seven shots. The Gamecocks went 14 under for three days at Royal Golf Club in Lake Elmo, Minnesota.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 South Carolina (5) 421
2 Duke (1) 406
3 Oklahoma State (2) 399
4 Wake Forest 383
5 Stanford (9) 360
6 Arkansas (1) 332
7 Baylor 311
8 Texas 285
9 Arizona 224
10 Florida 216
11 Georgia 201
T12 Florida State 196
T12 USC 196
T14 Arizona State 189
T14 Alabama 189
16 Mississippi 187
17 Auburn 176
18 Michigan 134
19 LSU 131
20 Texas Tech 130
21 Virginia 123
22 Oregon 109
23 Texas Christian 86
24 UCLA 77
25 Virginia Tech 71
Others Receiving Votes: Texas A&M (65); Oklahoma (41); North Carolina (40); BYU (32); Central Florida (30); Vanderbilt (28); Mississippi State (18); Kent State (17); Kentucky (14); Tulsa (10); San Jose State (7); Purdue (5); Michigan State (4); Sam Houston State (4); Campbell (2); Iowa 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.

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.

Carnegie Mellon takes over top spot in WGCA Division III Coaches Poll

In Division III, Carnegie Mellon claims the No. 1 spot with four first-place votes.

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.

In Division III, Carnegie Mellon claims the No. 1 spot with four first-place votes, while Methodist trails closely behind after also receiving four-first place votes. George Fox received one first-place vote to remain at No. 3, while Emory jumped three spots to No. 4 with two-first place votes. Williams College remains at No. 5 after receiving one first-place vote.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 Carnegie Mellon (4) 337
2 Methodist (4) 323
3 George Fox (1) 314
4 Emory (2) 288
5 Williams College (1) 266
6 University of Redlands 264
7 Centre College 235
8 St. Catherine 213
9 Washington and Lee 185
10 New York University (2) 183
11 Illinois Wesleyan 168
12 Pomona-Pitzer 165
13 Berry College 162
14 Mary Hardin-Baylor 148
15 Amherst College 131
16 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 128
17 Christopher Newport 90
18 Carthage College 87
19 Chapman 76
20 Carleton College 74
21 Rhodes College 73
22 California-Santa Cruz 72
23 Bethel 70
24 Washington University in St. Louis 65
25 Texas at Dallas 61
Others Receiving Votes: York College of Pennsylvania (52); Gustavus Adolphus College (44); Grinnell College (40); Trinity (33); Hamilton College (31); Denison (27); Middlebury College (27); Rose Hulman Institute of Technology (21); Southwestern (19); Wisconsin-Whitewater (15); Sewanee: The University of the South (13); DePauw (11); California Lutheran (10); Saint Mary’s College (10); Oglethorpe (6); Hope College (5); Central College (3); Wisconsin-Stout (2); Whitman College (2); Wittenberg (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.

Keiser women’s golf is No. 1 in WGCA NAIA Coaches Poll

In NAIA, Keiser University holds steady at No. 1 after receiving 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.

In NAIA, Keiser University holds steady at No. 1 after receiving all but one first-place vote. Dalton State College remains at No. 2, while Oklahoma City received one first-place vote to move up one spot and round out the top-three.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 Keiser (7) 79
2 Dalton State College 70
3 Oklahoma City (1) 65
4 SCAD Savannah 54
T5 Embry Riddle Aeronautical 28
T5 Loyola New Orleans 28
7 Taylor 26
8 Indiana Wesleyan 23
9 Milligan College 16
10 William Carey 15
Others Receiving Votes: Texas Wesleyan (14); Morningside College (13); Cumberland (5); Ottawa–Arizona (3); Lindsey Wilson 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.