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Stanford, Anderson, Emory, Keiser are No. 1 in latest 2024 Mizuno WGCA Coaches polls

The third women’s college golf coaches polls of the fall 2024 season have been released by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association.

Stanford (Div. I) and Keiser (NAIA) are repeat No. 1s in their respective polls but this time around, they’re joined by Anderson (Div. II) and Emory (Div. III).

The Cardinal’s lead in Div. I was down slightly. Three weeks ago, Stanford garnered 21 of the 23 first-place votes with South Carolina getting the other two. This time around, Stanford got 18 first-place vote, while Arksanas got three. The Razorbacks climbed from No. 9 to No. 2 in this poll. South Carolina slipped one spot to No. 3 but still collected four first-place votes. Texas is fourth in this poll and USC, which received one first-place vote, checks in at No. 5.

The next Mizuno WGCA Coaches polls will be released Friday, Nov. 15.

Div. I

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
1 Stanford (18) 639
2 Arkansas (3) 611
3 South Carolina (4) 606
4 Texas 532
5 USC (1) 516
6 Arizona State 510
7 Oregon 467
8 Mississippi State 465
9 Northwestern 457
10 Arizona 450
11 Florida State 378
12 Virginia 345
13 North Carolina 337
14 Vanderbilt 308
15 LSU 259
16 Wake Forest 258
17 Auburn 246
18 Ole Miss 222
19 Texas A&M 194
20 Duke 162
21 Michigan State 108
22 TCU 89
23 Oklahoma State 50
24 Houston 47
25 Kansas 43
Others receiving votes: UCLA (41); Baylor (39); California (36); Clemson (13); Florida (11); Kansas State (5); Iowa State (3); Florida Gulf Coast (2); Tennessee (1)

Div. II

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
1 Anderson (11) 344
2 Dallas Baptist (1) 323
3 Findlay (1) 322
4 Wingate 321
5 Flagler College 294
6 Lee 256
7 St. Mary’s (Texas) 249
8 California State San Marcos 244
9 Grand Valley State 226
10 West Texas A&M 217
11 Saint Leo 180
12 North Georgia 172
13 Lynn 169
14 Texas at Tyler 163
15 Missouri-St. Louis 160
16 Central Missouri 139
17 Rollins College 134
18 Nova Southeastern 109
19 Lander 104
20 Rogers State 70
21 Palm Beach Atlantic 68
22 Simon Fraser 55
23 Barry 52
24 Tampa 35
25 Midwestern State 30
Others receiving votes: Henderson State (19); Lincoln Memorial (18); West Florida (16); Harding (14); California State Los Angeles (13); Biola (6); Florida Southern College (6); Indianapolis (6); Colorado State Pueblo (5); Tiffin (5); Arkansas Fort Smith (3); Ferris State (2); Arkansas Tech (1)

Div. III

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
1 Emory (16) 518
2 Carnegie Mellon (1) 496
3 Washington University in St. Louis (3) 490
4 Pomona-Pitzer 449
5 George Fox (1) 438
6 Williams College 416
7 Wellesley College 377
8 St. Catherine 365
9 New York University 347
10 Amherst College 300
11 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 290
12 Illinois Wesleyan 277
13 Washington and Lee 264
14 Centre College 250
15 Hamilton College 237
16 Denison 196
17 Babson College 195
18 Trinity (Texas) 141
19 Randolph-Macon College 133
20 Redlands 120
21 Middlebury College 81
22 Christopher Newport 78
23 Methodist 75
24 Rhodes College 66
25 Bowdoin College 65
Others receiving votes: Carleton College (52); Mary Hardin-Baylor (23); Grinnell College (20); California Santa Cruz (14); Saint Mary’s College (11); California Lutheran (10); Wesleyan (9); Bethel (6); Whitman College (6); Sewanee: The University of the South (4); Huntingdon College (3); Macalester College (3)

 NAIA

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
1 Keiser (7) 87
2 British Columbia (2) 83
3 SCAD Savannah 71
4 Lindsey Wilson College 64
5 Marian (IN) 52
6 Texas Wesleyan 43
7 Dalton State College 40
8 SCAD Atlanta 24
9 Milligan 17
10 Oklahoma City 12
Others receiving votes: Embry Riddle Aeronautical  (1); Indiana Wesleyan (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 750 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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