The USA South Athletic Conference's women's golf coaches have released their 2026 pre-championship poll ahead of the League tournament. Head coaches do not vote for their own teams in the balloting.
Huntingdon, picked to capture this year's title, will look to win its second consecutive Conference tournament crown. The Hawks compiled 48 total points in the poll and secured six of the possible eight first place votes. Huntingdon currently is ranked 25th in the Clippd national Division III rankings. Piedmont, ranked 34th in the national rankings, grabbed 38 points and one first place vote to sit second in the poll. Methodist was third in the rankings with 37 points while Southern Virginia rounded out the top-four with 34 points and the final first place vote.
2026 USA South Coaches
Pre-Championship Women's Golf Poll |
| Rank |
Institution (1st Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1. |
Huntingdon* (6) |
48 |
| 2. |
Piedmont (1) |
38 |
| 3. |
Methodist |
37 |
| 4. |
Southern Virginia (1) |
34 |
| 5. |
Pfeiffer |
26 |
| 6. |
Meredith |
18 |
| 7. |
LaGrange |
15 |
| 8. |
William Peace |
8 |
| *Defending Champion |
The 2026 USA South Women's Golf Tournament will be hosted at Carolina Trace Golf Club in Sanford, North Carolina. The three-day, 54-hole event will begin on Monday, April 20 and conclude Wednesday, April 22. For more information, including a link to live results view the USA South Meet Website. The seeding of the tournament is based on the latest rankings (Wednesday, April 15, 2026) on Clippd.com which is the ranking service used by the NCAA.
The 2026 Women's Golf Tournament seeding is as follows:
| Seed |
Team |
Clippd Ranking |
| 1. |
Huntingdon |
25 |
| 2. |
Piedmont |
34 |
| 3. |
Southern Virginia |
40 |
| 4. |
Methodist |
41 |
| 5. |
Pfeiffer |
96 |
| 6. |
LaGrange |
n/a |
| 7. |
Meredith |
n/a |
| 8. |
William Peace |
n/a |