With full squad intact, USC checks in atop WGCA preseason poll
August 30, 2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
Expect big things from the Trojan 2.0 squad this season – college coaches do.
USC doesn't have any new faces in the lineup this season, but it didn't suffer any major losses either. Expect big things from the Trojan 2.0 squad this season – college coaches do. USC scored 13 first-place votes in the season-opening WGCA Coaches Poll Preseason Rankings.
Full results from Division I, II and III are listed below.
Read more: What the summer says about college golf
DIVISION I WGCA COACHES POLL
Rank University (First Place Votes), Points
1. University of Southern California (13), 504
2. Duke (4), 493
3. Texas (3), 471
4. Stanford (1), 454
5. Florida State, 396
6. UCLA, 391
7. Vanderbilt, 357
8. Florida, 345
9. Wake Forest, 342
10. Arizona State, 326
11. Kent State, 291
12. Arizona, 287
13. Auburn, 282
14. South Carolina, 263
15. Northwestern, 186
16. Illinois, 171
17. Purdue, 158
18. Arkansas, 148
19. Michigan State, 130
20. Oregon, 127
21. Georgia, 105
22. Virginia, 94
23. Oklahoma, 89
24. Alabama, 66
25. Washington, 53
Others Receiving Votes: Mississippi (48); TCU(45); Campbell (41); Pepperdine University (39); The Ohio State (23); Furman (12); Colorado (12); Tennessee (12); Oklahoma State (11); Texas Tech (11); Clemson (10); Baylor (8); San Diego State (6); Oregon State University (5); Miami (5); San Jose State (4); Denver (2); Iowa State (1); SMU (1)
DIVISION II WGCA COACHES POLL
Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1. Barry (4), 286
2. Dallas Baptist University (4), 280
3. California State- San Marcos (3), 273
4. University of Indianapolis, 258
5. Lynn, 241
6. Nova Southeastern, (1) 234
7. Arkansas Tech, 201
8. West Texas A&M, 198v 9. Findlay, 195
10. Limestone College, 186
11. Grand Valley State, 182
12. Florida Southern, 162
13. Saint Leo, 157
14. Rollins, 152
15. Southwestern Oklahoma State, 123
16. Oklahoma Christian, 120
17. University of Tampa, 111
18. Academy of Art, 109
19. Lee, 97
20. St. Mary's (Texas), 91
21. Flagler, 66
22. St. Edward's, 46
23. Northeastern State, 27
24. Wingate, 24
T25. Carson-Newman, 20
T25. University of Missouri-St. Louis, 20
Others Receiving Votes: Central Missouri (17); Lenoir Rhyne (8); Central Oklahoma (8); Sonoma State (5); Simon Fraser University (3)
DIVISION III WGCA COACHES POLL
Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1. New York University (10), 342
2. Williams College (3), 334
3. Methodist, 315
4. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (1), 310
5. George Fox, 280
6. DePauw, 252
7. Rhodes College, 239
8. Carleton College, 235
9. Washington University in St. Louis, 224
10. Carnegie Mellon, 221
11. University of Redlands, 214
12. Pomona/Pitzer, 191
13. Amherst College, 170
14. Grinnell College, 164
15. Washington and Lee, 159
16. Berry College, 152
17. Oglethorpe, 105
18. Christopher Newport, 97
19. Chapman, 88
20. Huntingdon College, 81
21. Illinois Wesleyan, 69
22. Whittier College, 50
23. Gustavus Adolphus College, 42
24. Sewanee: The University of the South, 39
25. Wittenberg, 33
Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin, Whitewater (24); Emory (20); Saint Mary's College (IN) (18); Wisconsin-Oshkosh (14); Wisconsin-Stout (13); Middlebury College (12); Transylvania (9); California Lutheran (8); Centre College (6); Whitman College (5); Occidental College (4); Mary Hardin-Baylor (4); College of Saint Benedict (3); Birmingham Southern College (2); St. Catherine (2)
Full results from Division I, II and III are listed below.
Read more: What the summer says about college golf
DIVISION I WGCA COACHES POLL
Rank University (First Place Votes), Points
1. University of Southern California (13), 504
2. Duke (4), 493
3. Texas (3), 471
4. Stanford (1), 454
5. Florida State, 396
6. UCLA, 391
7. Vanderbilt, 357
8. Florida, 345
9. Wake Forest, 342
10. Arizona State, 326
11. Kent State, 291
12. Arizona, 287
13. Auburn, 282
14. South Carolina, 263
15. Northwestern, 186
16. Illinois, 171
17. Purdue, 158
18. Arkansas, 148
19. Michigan State, 130
20. Oregon, 127
21. Georgia, 105
22. Virginia, 94
23. Oklahoma, 89
24. Alabama, 66
25. Washington, 53
Others Receiving Votes: Mississippi (48); TCU(45); Campbell (41); Pepperdine University (39); The Ohio State (23); Furman (12); Colorado (12); Tennessee (12); Oklahoma State (11); Texas Tech (11); Clemson (10); Baylor (8); San Diego State (6); Oregon State University (5); Miami (5); San Jose State (4); Denver (2); Iowa State (1); SMU (1)
DIVISION II WGCA COACHES POLL
Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1. Barry (4), 286
2. Dallas Baptist University (4), 280
3. California State- San Marcos (3), 273
4. University of Indianapolis, 258
5. Lynn, 241
6. Nova Southeastern, (1) 234
7. Arkansas Tech, 201
8. West Texas A&M, 198v 9. Findlay, 195
10. Limestone College, 186
11. Grand Valley State, 182
12. Florida Southern, 162
13. Saint Leo, 157
14. Rollins, 152
15. Southwestern Oklahoma State, 123
16. Oklahoma Christian, 120
17. University of Tampa, 111
18. Academy of Art, 109
19. Lee, 97
20. St. Mary's (Texas), 91
21. Flagler, 66
22. St. Edward's, 46
23. Northeastern State, 27
24. Wingate, 24
T25. Carson-Newman, 20
T25. University of Missouri-St. Louis, 20
Others Receiving Votes: Central Missouri (17); Lenoir Rhyne (8); Central Oklahoma (8); Sonoma State (5); Simon Fraser University (3)
DIVISION III WGCA COACHES POLL
Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1. New York University (10), 342
2. Williams College (3), 334
3. Methodist, 315
4. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (1), 310
5. George Fox, 280
6. DePauw, 252
7. Rhodes College, 239
8. Carleton College, 235
9. Washington University in St. Louis, 224
10. Carnegie Mellon, 221
11. University of Redlands, 214
12. Pomona/Pitzer, 191
13. Amherst College, 170
14. Grinnell College, 164
15. Washington and Lee, 159
16. Berry College, 152
17. Oglethorpe, 105
18. Christopher Newport, 97
19. Chapman, 88
20. Huntingdon College, 81
21. Illinois Wesleyan, 69
22. Whittier College, 50
23. Gustavus Adolphus College, 42
24. Sewanee: The University of the South, 39
25. Wittenberg, 33
Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin, Whitewater (24); Emory (20); Saint Mary's College (IN) (18); Wisconsin-Oshkosh (14); Wisconsin-Stout (13); Middlebury College (12); Transylvania (9); California Lutheran (8); Centre College (6); Whitman College (5); Occidental College (4); Mary Hardin-Baylor (4); College of Saint Benedict (3); Birmingham Southern College (2); St. Catherine (2)
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