USC, Duke, Texas top WGCA preseason coaches poll

Another women’s college golf poll, another top spot for Southern California.

The Trojans sit atop the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Preseason Coaches Poll after receiving 13 first-place votes, followed by defending champion Duke, who received four first-place votes. Rounding out the top five are Texas, Stanford and Florida State.

Opening at No. 1 in Division II is Barry University, who received four first-place votes. Dallas Baptist sits second, with last year’s runner-up Cal State-San Marcos, University of Indianapolis and Lynn University rounding out the top five.

Defending Division III champion New York University are No. 1 yet again, followed by runner-up Williams College, Methodist University, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and George Fox University.

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Check out the top 25 for Div. I, II and III below.

DIVISION I COACHES POLL

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points
1	University of Southern California (13)	504
2	Duke University (4)	493
3	University of Texas (3)	471
4	Stanford University (1)	454
5	Florida State University	396
6	University of California, Los Angeles	391
7	Vanderbilt University	357
8	University of Florida	345
9	Wake Forest University	342
10	Arizona State University	326
11	Kent State University	291
12	University of Arizona	287
13	Auburn University	282
14	University of South Carolina	263
15	Northwestern University	186
16	University of Illinois	171
17	Purdue University	158
18	University of Arkansas	148
19	Michigan State University	130
20	University of Oregon	127
21	University of Georgia	105
22	University of Virginia	94
23	University of Oklahoma	89
24	University of Alabama	66
25	University of Washington	53

Others Receiving Votes: University of Mississippi (48); Texas Christian University (45); Campbell University (41); Pepperdine University (39); The Ohio State University (23); Furman University (12); University of Colorado (12); University of Tennessee (12); Oklahoma State University (11); Texas Tech University (11); Clemson University (10); Baylor University (8); San Diego State University (6); Oregon State University (5); University of Miami (5); San Jose State University (4); University of Denver (2); Iowa State University (1); Southern Methodist University (1).

DIVISION II COACHES POLL

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points
1	Barry University (4)	286
2	Dallas Baptist University (4)	280
3	California State University San Marcos (3)	273
4	University of Indianapolis	258
5	Lynn University	241
6	Nova Southeastern University (1)	234
7	Arkansas Tech University	201
8	West Texas A&M University	198
9	University of Findlay	195
10	Limestone College	186
11	Grand Valley State University	182
12	Florida Southern College	162
13	Saint Leo University	157
14	Rollins College	152
15	Southwestern Oklahoma State University	123
16	Oklahoma Christian University	120
17	University of Tampa	111
18	Academy of Art University	109
19	Lee University	97
20	St. Mary’s University (Texas)	91
21	Flagler College	66
22	St. Edward’s University	46
23	Northeastern State University	27
24	Wingate University	24
T25	Carson-Newman University	20
T25	University of Missouri-St. Louis	20

Others Receiving Votes: University of Central Missouri (17); Lenoir Rhyne University (8); University of Central Oklahoma (8); Sonoma State University (5); Simon Fraser University (3).

DIVISION III COACHES POLL

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points
1	New York University (10)	342
2	Williams College (3)	334
3	Methodist University	315
4	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (1)	310
5	George Fox University	280
6	DePauw University	252
7	Rhodes College	239
8	Carleton College	235
9	Washington University in St. Louis	224
10	Carnegie Mellon University	221
11	University of Redlands	214
12	Pomona/Pitzer	191
13	Amherst College	170
14	Grinnell College	164
15	Washington and Lee University	159
16	Berry College	152
17	Oglethorpe University	105
18	Christopher Newport University	97
19	Chapman University	88
20	Huntingdon College	81
21	Illinois Wesleyan University	69
22	Whittier College	50
23	Gustavus Adolphus College	42
24	Sewanee: The University of the South	39
25	Wittenberg University	33

Others Receiving Votes: University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (24); Emory University (20); Saint Mary’s College (IN) (18); University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (14); University of Wisconsin-Stout (13); Middlebury College (12); Transylvania University (9); California Lutheran University (8); Centre College (6); Whitman College (5); Occidental College (4); University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (4); College of Saint Benedict (3); Birmingham Southern College (2); St. Catherine University (2).