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South Carolina Ranked No. 1 in Latest WGCA Poll
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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)

 
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