DENVER - Three-time defending champion NM State was selected as the favorite to win the 2017 Western Athletic Conference women's golf title in a vote of the league's head coaches, who could not vote for their own team.
The Aggies, who won last year's title by 16 strokes and the 2015 title by 34 strokes, received all six possible first-place votes for 36 points. Seattle U was selected second with 30 points while UMKC picked up the remaining first-place vote to take third with 26 points. Utah Valley was selected fourth with 19 points to edge out UTRGV, who is fifth, by one point. CSU Bakersfield was selected sixth, followed by Chicago State in seventh.
The 2017 WAC Women's Golf Championship tees off April 19 at Indian Hills Country Club in Mission Hills, Kan.
2017 WAC Women's Golf Coaches Poll
| Rank |
Team (1st Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1. |
NM State (6) |
36 |
| 2. |
Seattle U |
30 |
| 3. |
UMKC (1) |
26 |
| 4. |
Utah Valley |
19 |
| 5. |
UT Rio Grande Valley |
18 |
| 6. |
CSU Bakersfield |
11 |
| 7. |
Chicago State |
7 |