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Stanford, Anderson, Emory, Keiser No. 1

Stanford, Anderson, Emory, Keiser No. 1

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

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