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Women’s Golf Coaches Association Preseason Polls Released for 2024-25 Season
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 |
| 4 | South Carolina | 599 |
| 4 | Texas | 599 |
| 6 | Auburn | 565 |
| 7 | Wake Forest | 544 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 528 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 480 |
| 10 | Oregon | 470 |
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.
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 |
The next Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll will be released on Friday, Oct. 4.
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 750 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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