The Northwest Missouri State University women's golf team moved up to No. 75 in the nation and No. 11 in the central region in this week's National Collegiate Golf Rankings presented by clippd.
 
The Bearcat squad has an adjusted team scoring averaged of 314.2 through nine tournament. Northwest is 82-41-3 in tournament play. Northwest produced a season-high weighted points total of 15.06 at the 2026 Spring Region Preview, in which the Bearcats tied for fourth out of 17 squads.
 
Junior Clara Peake leads the Bearcats in the individual rankings at No. 152 in the nation and No. 12 in the central region. Peake has an adjusted stroke average of 76.1 this season. Peake gained medalist honors at the Spring Region Preview as she played the three-round tournament at 5-under par and won by three shots.
 
CENTRAL REGION RANKINGS
Rk. Team                             Events          W-L-T                     Avg. Pts.
1. Arkansas Tech                     9               96-30-2                20.28
2. Rogers State                       9               97-21-2                20.05
3. Central Missouri                  9               96-33-0                18.72
4. Ark.-Fort Smith                    9             100-41-0                14.85
5. SW Okla. St.                      10            102-22-3                 14.77
6. Central Okla.                       9              92-38-4                 14.60
7. Henderson St.                     8              61-41-1                 13.47
8. Washburn                            9             84-31-2                  12.62
9. Harding                               9              92-335-2                11.20
10. Nebraska-Kearney            8             69-23-1                    9.88
11. Northwest Mo. St.             9              82-41-3                    8.77
12. Minnesota St.                   8              70-23-1                    8.58
13. Missouri Western             9              74-48-1                    8.36
14. Wayne State (Neb.)         8               49-42-0                   7.27
15. Augustana                       9               67-37-1                   7.12
16. Winona State                  8               58-30-0                   6.50
17. SE Okla. St.                   10              59-59-0                   5.78
18. Missouri Southern           8               43-63-0                  5.72
19. Oklahoma Baptist          10              59-86-2                  5.66
20. Concordia-St. Paul          9               65-34-1                 5.50

BEARCATS IN CENTRAL REGION RANKINGS
No. 12 Clara Peake
No. 37 Lauren Briggs
No. 94 Lexi Bartley
No. 112 Shaylee Ficken
No. 121 Carleigh Reoh