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 |
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