Findlay collected the most first-place votes with seven, but Dallas Baptist is the No. 1-ranked team in the 2022-23 Mizuno WGCA Div. II preseason coaches poll for women’s golf, which was released Friday.
DBU got five of the of the 13 available first-place votes, but edged defending Div. II champion Findlay in total points in the poll to snag the top spot.
Andseron garnered the remaining first-place vote and will check in at No. 3 in the poll.
Lynn is No. 4 and Limestone, which finished runner up last spring in the NCAAs, is No. 5.
| Rank | University (First-place votes) | Points |
| 1 | Dallas Baptist (5) | 311 |
| 2 | Findlay (7) | 309 |
| 3 | Anderson (1) | 288 |
| 4 | Lynn | 287 |
| 5 | Limestone | 246 |
| 6 | Barry | 244 |
| 7 | Nova Southeastern | 233 |
| 8 | Lee University | 225 |
| 9 | Rollins College | 211 |
| 10 | West Texas A&M | 196 |
| 11 | Indianapolis | 194 |
| 12 | Tampa | 165 |
| 13 | Henderson State | 150 |
| 14 | Saint Leo | 140 |
| 15 | California State San Marcos | 131 |
| 16 | Grand Valley State | 106 |
| T17 | Florida Southern College | 98 |
| T17 | Rogers State | 98 |
| 19 | Texas A&M – Commerce | 93 |
| 20 | Columbus State | 85 |
| 21 | Central Missouri | 72 |
| 22 | Wingate | 50 |
| 23 | Missouri-St. Louis | 49 |
| 24 | Carson-Newman | 48 |
| 25 | St. Mary’s (Texas) | 30 |
| Others receiving votes: Texas A&M International (28); Lenoir Rhyne (19); Flagler College (16); Tiffin (14); Lander (13); Arkansas Tech (12); Oklahoma Christian (10); Texas at Tyler (10); Colorado Christian (9); Central Oklahoma (9); North Georgia (7); California State-East Bay (6); Arkansas Fort Smith (6); Academy of Art (5); West Florida (2) | ||
About the Women’s Golf Coaches Association
The Women’s Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women’s collegiate golf coaches. The WGCA was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the WGCA represents over 650 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.
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