Jennifer Chang (USC Athletics photo)
The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) has released its second coaches poll of the spring season, and little has changed since February. The top teams, it seems, have made their case.
The order at the top remained unchanged in Division I with USC on top and Texas holding steady at No. 2 after seven first-place votes. The Longhorns have won the team title in their past two outings. The remaining top five teams are also unchanged.
In Division II, Dallas Baptist University remains No. 1 with six first-place votes, while Barry
University received six first-place votes to finish closely behind at No. 2, a two-spot jump.
In Division III, Carleton College received all but one first-place vote to remain at No. 1, while George Fox University holds steady at No. 2 after earning the remaining first-place vote.
DIVISION I
Rank. University (First Place Votes) Points
1. University of Southern California (13) 493
2. University of Texas (7) 482
3. Duke University 458
4. Stanford University 439
5. UCLA 404
6. Vanderbilt University 396
7. University of Florida 377
8. University of Arkansas 359
9. University of South Carolina 332
10. University of Arizona 311
11. Florida State University 295
12. Kent State University 285
13. Wake Forest University 275
14. Auburn University 250
15. Arizona State University 215
16. University of Virginia 209
17. Northwestern University 183
18. Texas Christian University 142
19. University of Miami 106
20. Furman University 103
21. Michigan State University 82
22. Clemson University 75
23. University of Oklahoma 52
24. University of Alabama 46
25. University of Illinois 44
Others Receiving Votes: University of Washington (32); Campbell University (17); Pepperdine University (15); Oklahoma State University (7); University of Oregon (7); Purdue University (6); University of Houston (2); University of Louisville (1)
DIVISION II
Rank. University (First Place Votes) Points
1. Dallas Baptist University (6) 294
2. Barry University (6) 285
3. Nova Southeastern University 277
4. University of Indianapolis 265
5. West Texas A&M University 234
6. Arkansas Tech University 230
7. California State University San Marcos 220
T8. Lynn University 200
T8. Rollins College 200
10. Florida Institute of Technology 192
11. Grand Valley State University 191
12. University of Findlay 171
13. Florida Southern College 165
14. Limestone College 153
15. St. Mary's University (Texas) 141
16. Saint Leo University 130
17. Academy of Art University 101
18. Oklahoma Christian University 94
19. Southwestern Oklahoma State University 75
20. Northeastern State University 68
21. University of Tampa 66 22 Lee University 59
23. St. Edward's University 39
24. Flagler College 18
25. Carson-Newman University 9
Others Receiving Votes: Wingate University (7); University of Central Oklahoma (5); Lenoir Rhyne University (4); Sonoma State University (4); Rogers State University (2); University of Central Missouri (1)
DIVISION I
Rank. University (First Place Votes) Points
1. Carleton College (11) 299
2. George Fox University (1) 287
3. Grinnell College 271
4. DePauw University 264
5. Rhodes College 252
6. Williams College 243
7. New York University 220
8. Pomona/Pitzer 214
9. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 186
10. Washington University in St. Louis 170
11. Amherst College 158
12. Methodist University 150
13. University of Redlands 145
14. Carnegie Mellon University 140
15. Berry College 130
16. Saint Mary's College (Ind.) 120
17. Whittier College 118
18. Washington and Lee University 89
19. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 86
20. College of Saint Benedict 84
21. Gustavus Adolphus College 81
22. University of Wisconsin-Stout 51
23. Oglethorpe University 33
24. Illinois Wesleyan University 29
25. Sewanee: The University of the South 22
Others Receiving Votes: Occidental College (12); Christopher Newport University (11); Whitman College (10); Wittenberg University (9); Transylvania University (7); Birmingham Southern College (4); California Lutheran University (4); University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (1)