Golf World Announces Results of Second Women’s College Coaches’ Poll of the Fall Season
Arizona State Retains Top Spot in D-I Poll
NEW YORK, NY—The second Golf World/NGCA Division I Coaches’ Poll of the fall season has been released, combining the resources of Golf World magazine and the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA). The complete results, including results from Divisions II and III, will appear in the November 9 issue of Golf World and can be viewed online now.
Arizona State remained the No. 1 team in the poll, earning 25 of the 42 first–place votes. The Sun Devils took the team title at the Stanford Collegiate, their second victory of the season, before closing out the fall schedule with a fourth–place finish at the NCAA Fall Preview.
UCLA and Purdue moved into the No. 2 and No. 3 spots, after being ranked Nos. 7 and 13, respectively, in the previous coaches’ poll. The Bruins finished second at the Stanford Intercollegiate and T–2 at the NCAA Fall Preview. The Boilermakers won the Windy City Collegiate, their second team title in the 2009–2010 season.
Rounding out the top–five are Auburn (No. 4) and Michigan State (No. 5). The Tigers shared runner–up honors at the NCAA Preview while the Spartans won twice this fall.
Vanderbilt (T–14), Louisville (No. 18), Texas A&M (No. 23), Stanford (No. 24) and Texas (No. 25) moved into the top–25.
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