The WGCA has released its third women’s coaches poll of the season, and Stanford has jumped to the top. The Cardinal received 17 first-place votes after opening the fall with back-to-back team victories and ranks ahead of Oklahoma State, which earned four first-place votes, and Arkansas with one first-place vote.
Perhaps even more notably, Virginia and Oregon landed at No. 4 and 5, respectively, after climbing 17 spots in the poll. Virginia has finished runner-up in its first two tournament and Oregon started its season winning the Mason Rudolph.
Check out the full poll and list of other teams receiving votes below. A final WGCA fall poll will be released Nov. 19.
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points |
| 1 | Stanford University (17) | 567 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State University (4) | 546 |
| 3 | University of Arkansas (1) | 535 |
| 4 | University of Virginia | 474 |
| 5 | University of Oregon | 456 |
| 6 | University of Florida | 436 |
| 7 | University of Texas | 428 |
| 8 | University of South Carolina (1) | 403 |
| 9 | University of Michigan | 369 |
| 10 | Baylor University | 357 |
| 11 | Wake Forest University | 345 |
| 12 | Duke University | 338 |
| 13 | University of Alabama | 301 |
| 14 | Texas A&M University | 252 |
| 15 | University of California, Los Angeles | 232 |
| 16 | Florida State University | 226 |
| 17 | University of Arizona | 218 |
| 18 | University of Georgia | 201 |
| 19 | Auburn University | 147 |
| 20 | Arizona State University | 140 |
| 21 | San Jose State University | 108 |
| 22 | Texas Christian University | 101 |
| 23 | Brigham Young University | 51 |
| 24 | Texas Tech University | 50 |
| 25 | University of Louisville | 45 |
Others Receiving Votes: Louisiana State University (32); Iowa State University (24); University of Mississippi (24); University of Southern California (20); University of Oklahoma (13); Virginia Tech (10); Purdue University (9); University of Central Florida (6); University of Miami (5); Sam Houston State University (3); University of Denver (2); University of Illinois (1)
