By Todd Kelly- Golfweek Magazine w/ Roy J. Akers of www.skyviewsports.net
The Women’s Golf Coaches Association released its final coaches polls for the Fall 2024 season.
Four women’s B1G teams make the top 20 including USC, Oregon, MSU and Northwestern.
In Div. I, Stanford once again sits atop the rankings. The Cardinal are a unanimous No. 1. Arkansas, USC, South Carolina and Texas round out the top five.
Stanford is undefeated this season so far, winning The Big Match against rival Cal and the Molly Intercollegiate Invitational. The Cardinal then went 3-0 at the NB3 Matchplay at Twin Warriors in New Mexico before tying for first in the Stanford Intercollegiate. They also won the Nanea Invitational in Hawaii.
Div. I Mizuno WGCA coaches poll
| Rank | University (First-place votes) | Points |
| 1 | Stanford (21) | 525 |
| 2 | Arkansas | 494 |
| 3 | USC | 474 |
| 4 | South Carolina | 472 |
| 5 | Texas | 418 |
| 6 | Oregon | 413 |
| 7 | Arizona State | 407 |
| 8 | Arizona | 376 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 368 |
| 10 | Mississippi State | 328 |
| 11 | Virginia | 301 |
| 12 | Florida State | 290 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 275 |
| 14 | Wake Forest | 264 |
| 15 | Vanderbilt | 233 |
| 16 | LSU | 212 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 178 |
| 18 | Duke | 177 |
| 19 | Mississippi | 158 |
| 20 | Auburn | 139 |
| 21 | Michigan State | 82 |
| 22 | Oklahoma State | 75 |
| 23 | TCU | 51 |
| 24 | Kansas | 43 |
| 25 | Houston | 35 |
| Others receiving votes: Florida (13); UCLA (9); Oklahoma (5); Kansas State (3); California (3); Baylor (1); Clemson (1); Ohio State (1); UNLV (1) | ||
Div. II Mizuno WGCA coaches poll
Anderson is the unanimous No. 1 while Findlay and Wingate are tied for the No. 2 spot. Flagler College moves up one spot to No. 4, while Dallas Baptist rounds out the top five.
| Rank | University (First-place votes) | Points |
| 1 | Anderson (17) | 425 |
| T2 | Findlay | 391 |
| T2 | Wingate | 391 |
| 4 | Flagler College | 377 |
| 5 | Dallas Baptist | 370 |
| 6 | California State San Marcos | 323 |
| 7 | Lynn | 307 |
| 8 | St. Mary’s (Texas) | 287 |
| 9 | Grand Valley State | 283 |
| 10 | Saint Leo | 262 |
| 11 | North Georgia | 252 |
| 12 | Lee | 243 |
| 13 | West Texas A&M | 233 |
| 14 | Central Missouri | 193 |
| 15 | Texas at Tyler | 174 |
| 16 | Missouri-St. Louis | 164 |
| 17 | Rollins College | 151 |
| 18 | Rogers State | 128 |
| 19 | Nova Southeastern | 121 |
| 20 | Lander | 101 |
| 21 | Palm Beach Atlantic | 97 |
| 22 | Simon Fraser | 67 |
| 23 | Barry | 52 |
| 24 | West Florida | 45 |
| 25 | Tampa | 27 |
Others receiving votes: Lincoln Memorial (19); Midwestern State (16); Henderson State (6); Tiffin (6); Ferris State (4); Harding (4); California State Los Angeles (3); Eckerd College (2); Florida Southern College (1)
