The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has announced the results of the most recent Mizuno WGCA Coaches Polls. These are the second polls of the 2026 spring season.
In Division I, Stanford remains the unanimous No. 1 in the poll. USC holds steady at No. 2 after back-to-back wins. Texas A&M remains at No. 3 following a runner-up finish at the GameAbove Golf Invitational. Florida is No. 4 after winning its Gators Invitational. Auburn is No. 5 spot after winning the Old Barnwell Derby Match Play and posteing a top-five finish at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate.
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WGCA Div. I women’s golf coaches poll for March 20, 2026
|
Rank |
Team |
Points |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Stanford (16) |
400 |
|
2 |
USC |
382 |
|
3 |
Texas A&M |
366 |
|
4 |
Florida |
351 |
|
5 |
Auburn |
325 |
|
6 |
Texas |
324 |
|
7 |
Oregon |
309 |
|
8 |
Arkansas |
287 |
|
9 |
Wake Forest |
256 |
|
10 |
Pepperdine |
250 |
|
11 |
Duke |
240 |
|
12 |
North Carolina |
223 |
|
13 |
Central Florida |
215 |
|
14 |
UCLA |
182 |
|
15 |
Vanderbilt |
166 |
|
16 |
Mississippi State |
147 |
|
17 |
Mississippi |
140 |
|
18 |
Florida State |
135 |
|
19 |
Tennessee |
118 |
|
20 |
Northwestern |
101 |
|
21 |
Arizona |
77 |
|
22 |
Arizona State |
51 |
|
23 |
South Carolina |
46 |
|
24 |
Baylor |
27 |
|
T25 |
Eastern Michigan |
15 |
|
T25 |
Missouri |
15 |
WGCA Div. II women’s golf coaches poll for March 20, 2026
Wingate holds on to the top spot in Division II after receiving 15 first-place votes and securing a win at the Jerry Surratt Memorial Intercollegiate. Dallas Baptist received two first-place votes to remain at No. 2, following a win at the Patriot Invitational. Findlay jumps into the No. 3 spot, after a third-place finish at the Jerry Surratt Memorial Intercollegiate and a win at the Findlay Spring Invitational. Anderson moves to No. 4, with a top-five finish at the Patriot Invitational. Texas at Tyler is now sitting in the No. 5 spot in the poll, following a win at the Emerald Coast Collegiate and a fourth-place finish at the Patriot Invitational.
|
Rank |
Team |
Points |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Wingate |
422 |
|
2 |
Dallas Baptist |
409 |
|
3 |
Findlay |
382 |
|
4 |
Anderson |
371 |
|
5 |
Texas at Tyler |
366 |
|
6 |
Lynn |
314 |
|
7 |
Barry |
312 |
|
8 |
Lander |
303 |
|
9 |
Lee |
272 |
|
10 |
Nova Southeastern |
258 |
|
11 |
Cal State San Marcos |
251 |
|
12 |
Grand Valley State |
230 |
|
13 |
Flagler College |
216 |
|
14 |
North Georgia |
211 |
|
15 |
Florida Southern College |
205 |
|
16 |
Tampa |
196 |
|
17 |
St. Mary’s Texas |
158 |
|
18 |
Indianapolis |
133 |
|
19 |
Rollins College |
120 |
|
20 |
Eckerd College |
101 |
|
21 |
Erskine College |
81 |
|
22 |
Saint Leo |
72 |
|
23 |
Lincoln Memorial |
46 |
|
24 |
Midwestern State |
28 |
|
25 |
West Florida |
23 |
Other receiving votes: Palm Beach Atlantic (19); West Texas A&M (5); Rogers State (5); Carson-Newman (4); Ferris State (4); Point Loma Nazarene (3); Missouri – St. Louis (2); Simon Fraser (2); California State Los Angeles (1).
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WGCA Div. III women’s golf coaches poll for March 20, 2026
In Division III, Carnegie Mellon moves into the No. 1 spot in the poll with 14 first-place votes,following a win at the Savannah Invitational. Emory sits at No. 2 and received sixfirst-place votes, due to a tied second-place finish at the Savannah Invitational. New YorkUniversity holds steady at No. 3. Pomona-Pitzer remains in the No. 4 spot, after securing awin at the CLU Regals Invitational. Washington University in St. Louis climbs into the No. 5spot after tying for second at the Savannah Invitational.
|
Rank |
Team |
Points |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Carnegie Mellon |
494 |
|
2 |
Emory |
484 |
|
3 |
New York University |
440 |
|
4 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
429 |
|
5 |
Washington University in St. Louis |
417 |
|
6 |
Williams College |
409 |
|
7 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges |
362 |
|
T8 |
Amherst College |
341 |
|
T8 |
Randolph-Macon College |
341 |
|
10 |
Redlands |
316 |
|
11 |
Washington and Lee |
297 |
|
12 |
Wellesley College |
258 |
|
13 |
Middlebury College |
240 |
|
14 |
Hamilton College |
226 |
|
15 |
Carleton College |
212 |
|
16 |
Denison |
192 |
|
17 |
Bowdoin College |
178 |
|
18 |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
173 |
|
19 |
Trinity |
159 |
|
20 |
Grinnell College |
141 |
|
21 |
Huntingdon College |
127 |
|
22 |
Babson College |
62 |
|
23 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
55 |
|
24 |
George Fox |
49 |
|
25 |
University of the South |
38 |
Others receiving votes: DePauw (15); Macalester College (12); Marymount – Virginia (11); UC-Santa Cruz (10); Wisconsin – Stout (6); Christopher Newport (5); Lynchburg (1).
WGCA NAIA women’s golf coaches poll for March 20, 2026
At the NAIA level, Keiser remains the unanimous No. 1, following a win at the Kona Ice Keiser Cup. Dalton State College sits at No. 2, after a runner-up finish at the Currahee Club Invitational. SCAD Savannah jumps into the No. 3 spot, due to a win at the Currahee Club Invitational and a fifth-place finish at the Oldfield Intercollegiate.
|
Rank |
Team |
Points |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Keiser |
100 |
|
2 |
Dalton State College |
90 |
|
3 |
SCAD Savannah |
77 |
|
4 |
Marian |
70 |
|
5 |
SCAD Atlanta |
63 |
|
6 |
Loyola |
46 |
|
7 |
William Carey |
43 |
|
8 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
31 |
|
9 |
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical |
16 |
|
10 |
University of the Cumberlands |
10 |
Other receiving votes: Texas Wesleyan (4).
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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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