(NEW YORK, NY)—The final Golf World/WGCA Division I College Women’s Coaches’ Poll of the 2012 Fall Season 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 December 10, 2012 issue of Golf World and are live now:
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With the first half of the 2012-13 season completed, USC lays claim to the No. 1 ranking in the final fall Golf World/WGCA women's Division I coaches' poll. The Trojans, ranked third in the preseason poll, won the Stanford Intercollegiate to close out the fall and finished third in their two other starts, helping them earn 18 of the 24 available first-place votes.
Finishing the fall in the No. 2 spot is Washington, the Huskies earning three first-place votes. It's the highest the Seattle school has finished in the Golf World ranking since the poll was resumed in 2001-02. UW started the 2012-13 campaign unranked in the preseason poll.
Rounding out the top five are Duke, Florida and Oklahoma. The Sooners also are ranked higher than at any time since 2001-02.
No new teams entered the top 10. Three new schools joined the top 25: No. 21 Notre Dame, No. 22 Texas Tech and No. 25 Iowa State.
Golf World/WGCA Coaches’ Poll (SEC In Bold)
December 10, 2012 Issue
NCAA Women’s Division I
1. USC (18) 525 1
2. Washington (3) 549 3
3. Duke (1) 525 2
4. Florida 519 4
5. Oklahoma (2) 473 T-8
6. Alabama 472 T-8
7. Arizona 451 5
8. Arizona State 403 7
9. North Carolina 390 6
10. Vanderbilt 324 10
11. UC Davis 315 11
12. Oklahoma State 311 15
13. Michigan State 265 13
14. Arkansas 264 23
15. Purdue 228 18
16. Georgia 217 14
17. Virginia 208 17
18. N.C. State 194 12
19. Stanford 190 16
20. Texas A&M 154 22
21. Notre Dame 140 NR
22. Texas Tech 111 NR
23. Baylor 98 T-24
24. Northwestern 79 20
25. Iowa State 53 NR
Also receiving votes: Tennessee, 45; Penn State, 40; UCLA, 35; Auburn, 33; California, 24; UNC Greensboro, 16; Campbell, 15; Mississippi, 13; Pepperdine, 12; Michigan, 10; South Carolina, 9; Oregon, 6; LSU, 5; Denver, 3; Florida State, 2; Tulane, 2; Iowa, 1; Kansas, 1.