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


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.



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