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Todd Kelly

Dallas Baptist starts out No. 1 in 2022-23 Mizuno WGCA Div. II preseason coaches poll

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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