Stanford takes top spot in Mizuno WGCA coaches poll for March 15
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)
