NEW YORK, N.Y. - The latest Golf World/WGCA Division I College Women’s Coaches’ Poll has been released, combining the resources of Golf World magazine and the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA). The complete results, including results from Divisions II and III, will appear in the November 12, 2012 issue of Golf World.
Fresh off a victory at the Stanford Intercollegiate, USC jumped to the top of the latest Golf World/WGCA women's Division I coaches' poll. The Trojans, previously ranked No. 4, claimed 15 of the 24 available first-place as they finished up their fall schedule with a win and two third-place finishes in three starts. It's the first time the Pac-12 power has been ranked No. 1 in the Golf World poll since May 2011.
Previously top-ranked Duke dropped one spot to the No. 2 position, finishing runner-up in two of its four starts in the fall. The Blue Devils were one of seven schools to receive first-place votes.
Rounding out the top five are Washington, Florida and Arizona. The Huskies No. 3 ranking is the highest they've ever been since Golf World resumed the ranking in 2001-02.
Three other schools also climbed to the highest point in the ranking since its resumption: Oklahoma, claiming a share of the No. 8 spot, UC Davis at No. 11 and N.C. State at No. 12.
Four new teams joined the top 25: No. 16 Stanford, No. 20 Northwestern (making its first appearance in the poll since March 2002), No. 23 Arkansas and Baylor at a tie for No. 24.
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Golf World/WGCA Coaches’ Poll
November 12, 2012 Issue
NCAA Women’s Division I
Rank Team Points NCAA
1. USC (15) 584 4
2. Duke (1) 510 1
3. Washington (3) 508 12
4. Florida 482 2
5. Arizona (2) 473 5
6. North Carolina 456 22
7. Arizona State 440 3
8. Alabama (1) 423 6
Oklahoma (1) 423 24
10. Vanderbilt 337 7
11. UC Davis 329 25
12. N.C. State 268 17
13. Michigan State 260 16
14. Georgia 242 14
15. Oklahoma State 231 15
16. Stanford 211 NR
17. Virginia 208 11
18. Purdue 192 9
19. Tennessee 166 18
20. Northwestern 143 NR
21. Auburn 137 8
22. Texas A&M 96 23
23. Arkansas 90 NR
24. Baylor 86 NR
UCLA (1) 86 10
Also receiving votes: Notre Dame, 67; Pepperdine, 58; Penn State, 56; Texas Tech, 55; Iowa State, 28; California, 24; Texas, 24; Washington State, 24; UC Riverside, 15; Mississippi, 13; Denver, 9; Georgia State, 8; South Carolina, 8; CSU-Fullerton, 6; Oregon, 6; Kentucky, 4; SMU, 4; LSU, 3; Ohio State, 3; Campbell, 2; Missouri, 1; Oregon State, 1.
First-place votes in parenthesis.