Auburn, North Carolina, Vanderbilt, Arizona State, Flordia State and Tennessee earned top seeds when the NCAA men’s golf committee announced on Wednesday the 81 schools and 45 individuals to play in the six 2024 NCAA Men’s Regional tournaments being held around the country May 13-15.
The top five teams from each regional and the low individual not on those teams advance to the NCAA Championship at Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, Calif., May 24-29.
Thirteen SEC teams earned NCAA postseason berths, the most of any conference. The Big 12 got 10 teams into the field while the ACC and Pac 12 each had eight teams. The Big Ten has six teams qualify.
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Florida earned a No. 3 seed in the West Lafayette Regional as it aims to defend its team title from a year ago. The last school to repeat as men’s winners was Alabama in 2013 and 2014. Gator senior Fred Biondi earned medalist honors a year ago.
This is the 15th year the men’s national championship is including match play to decide the team champion. The tournament begins with a 72-hole stroke-play segment to crown an individual champion (who will earn exemptions into the U.S. Open this summer and next year’s Masters) and whittle the field down to eight schools. Those teams will then compete in a head-to-head match-play bracket.
Thirty-eight programs have advanced to match play since the format was adopted in 2009, with Oklahoma State having the most appearances with nine, followed by Illinois and Texas with seven.
AUSTIN REGIONAL The University of Texas Golf Club, Austin, Texas
Teams (listed by seed; conference champs in brackets)
Tennessee
Arkansas
Texas [Big 12]
Georgia
Wake Forest
Notre Dame
UNC Greensboro
Brigham Young
Utah
San Jose State
Grand Canyon [Western Athletic]
Arkansas State [Sun Belt]
Kansas City [Summit League]
Individuals
Gustav Frimodt, TCU
Luke Gutschewski, Iowa State
Hunter Bott, UTSA
Cooper Schultz, Kansas State
Kobe Valociek, Virginia Tech
Joseph Sullivan, Florida Gulf Coast
Erik Jansson, Jacksonville State
Justin Biwer, Colorado
Alexandre Vandermoten, Jacksonville
Peicheng Chen, St. John’s
BATON ROUGE REGIONAL University Club, Baton Rouge, La.
Teams (listed by seed; conference champs in brackets)
Auburn [SEC]
Virginia
Texas Tech
Oregon
Duke
Ohio State
LSU
Louisville
Houston
South Carolina
Lipscomb [Atlantic Sun]
Yale [Ivy League]
Loyola Maryland [Patriot League]
Arkansas-Pine Bluff [Southwestern Athletic]
Individuals
Alex Goff, Kentucky
Max Sturdza, Florida Atlantic
Niilo Maki-Petaja, Louisiana Tech
Hugo Thyr, South Alabama
Archie Smith, Little Rock
CHAPEL HILL REGIONAL UNC Finley Golf Course, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Teams (listed by seed; conference champs in brackets)
North Carolina [Atlantic Coast Conference]
Alabama
Georgia Tech
East Tennessee State [Southern Conference]
Northwestern [Big Ten Conference]
Baylor
VCU [Atlantic 10 Conference]
LMU
Long Beach State [Big West Conference]
Clemson
Michigan State
Ball State [Mid-American Conference]
Howard [Northeast Conference]
Individuals
Tobias Jonsson, Mercer
Walker Isley, UNCW
Nick Mathews, NC State
Conor Gough, Charlotte
Will Davis, Davidson
Spencer Oxendine, NC State
Erik Johansson, Campbell
Claes Borregaard, Kennesaw State
Justin LaRue, Longwood
Fred Roberts IV, High Point
RANCHO SANTA FE REGIONAL The Farms Golf Club, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
Teams (listed by seed; conference champs in brackets)
Arizona State [Pac-12]
Washington
Oklahoma
California
Oklahoma State
North Florida
Chattanooga
South Florida [American Athletic]
San Diego [WCC]
West Virginia
Kansas
Wright State [Horizon League]
Seton Hall [Big East]
Winthrop [Big South]
Individuals
Mahanth Chirravuri, Pepperdine
Tegan Andrews, Cal State Fullerton
William Walsh, Pepperdine
Brady Siravo, Pepperdine
Kevin Li, Seattle University
STANFORD REGIONAL Stanford Golf Course, Stanford, Calif.
Teams (listed by seed; conference champs in brackets)
Florida State
Mississippi
Illinois
Texas A&M
Stanford
UCLA
SMU
Missouri
Fresno State
UNLV
Augusta University [Southland]
Liberty [Conference USA]
Sacramento State [Big Sky]
Siena [MAAC]
Individuals
Enrique Dimayuga, Nevada
Ben Warian, Minnesota
Jakob Melin, San Francisco
Cole Rueck, Boise State
Joe Sykes, Idaho
WEST LAFAYETTE REGIONAL Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, West Lafayette, Ind.
Teams (listed by seed; conference champs in brackets)
Vanderbilt
Arizona
Florida
New Mexico
Purdue
San Diego State [Mountain West Conference]
Mississippi State
Indiana
College of Charleston [Coastal Athletic Association]
Stetson
Colorado State
Southern Illinois [Missouri Valley Conference]
Tennessee Tech [Ohio Valley Conference]
Individuals
Caleb VanArragon, Valparaiso
Hunter Thomson, Michigan
Cameron Huss, Wisconsin
Barend Botha, Toledo
Valentin Peugnet, Illinois State
Owen Stamper, Middle Tennessee
Alex McCulla, Illinois State
Ty Gingerich, Cincinnati
Luke Fuller, Western Kentucky
Ben Ortwein, Rider
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