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LSU Ranked No. 4 In WGCA Coaches Poll

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LSU Ranked No. 4 In WGCA Coaches Poll

BATON ROUGE, La. – The Tigers were ranked in a tie for fourth in the preseason 2021-2022 Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Preseason Coaches Poll on Friday afternoon.

LSU and Oklahoma State University are tied for the fourth spot, each earning 423 points.

The Tigers finished at the same ranking, No. 4, at the end of the 2020-2021 season. The next WGCA Coaches Poll will be released on Friday, September 17.

LSU opens play for the 2021 season on September 13 at the Annika Intercollegiate at the Royal Golf Club in Lake Elmo, Minnesota.

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.

DIVISION I WGCA COACHES POLL

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 Stanford University (17) 513
2 Duke University (2) 489
3 Wake Forest University 435
T4 Louisiana State University 423
T4 Oklahoma State University 423
6 University of Mississippi (2) 420
7 Florida State University 360
8 Arizona State University 351
9 University of Texas 350
10 University of South Carolina 338
11 University of Southern California 336
12 Auburn University 317
13 University of Arizona 266
14 University of Oregon 234
15 Baylor University 224
16 University of California, Los Angeles 196
17 University of Virginia 179
18 University of Arkansas 172
19 University of Georgia 156
20 Virginia Tech 127
21 University of Florida 70
22 Vanderbilt University 64
23 University of Kentucky 58
24 University of Michigan 58
25 Kent State University 57
Others Receiving Votes: University of Alabama (55); Michigan State University (42); University of Maryland (35); Northwestern University (18); University of Houston (11); Texas Tech University (10); University of Oklahoma (9); Mississippi State University (6); University of Miami (6); Texas A&M University (5); University of Tennessee (5); Pepperdine University (4); The University of Tulsa (1); University of Central Florida (1); University of Illinois (1)