Women's Golf . September 17, 2021

South Carolina Ranked No. 1 in Latest WGCA Poll

Gamecocks fresh off a season-opening win against 11 top-25 teams

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — South Carolina jumped 10 spots to No. 1 in the latest Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) top-25 poll the organization announced on Friday. It’s the second poll of the 2021 fall season.

The Gamecocks received five first-place votes. Duke (2), Oklahoma State (3), Wake Forest (4) and Stanford (5) round out the top-five.

Carolina is fresh off a season-opening win at the 2021 ANNIKA Intercollegiate (Sept. 13-15). The Gamecocks were dominant, winning by seven shots in a field that featured 11 teams ranked in the current top-25.

The next poll will be released on Friday, Oct. 15.

WGCA Coaches Poll – 9/17/21

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points
1	South Carolina (5)	421
2	Duke (1)	406
3	Oklahoma State (2)	399
4	Wake Forest	383
5	Stanford (9)	360
6	Arkansas (1)	332
7	Baylor	311
8	Texas	285
9	Arizona	224
10	Florida	216
11	Georgia	201
T12	Florida State	196
T12	USC	196
T14	Arizona State	189
T14	Alabama	189
16	Mississippi	187
17	Auburn	176
18	Michigan	134
19	LSU	131
20	Texas Tech	130
21	Virginia	123
22	Oregon	109
23	Texas Christian	86
24	UCLA	77
25	Virginia Tech	71
Others Receiving Votes: Texas A&M (65); Oklahoma (41); North Carolina (40); BYU (32); Central Florida (30); Vanderbilt (28); Mississippi State (18); Kent State (17); Kentucky (14); Tulsa (10); San Jose State (7); Purdue (5); Michigan State (4); Sam Houston State (4); Campbell (2); Iowa State (1)