NCAA Announces 81-Team Field for 2025 Men’s Golf Regionals
The NCAA has set the 81-team field for the 2025 Division I men’s golf regionals, featuring 28 conference champions and 53 at-large selections. The six regional tournaments will run May 12-14, with the top five teams from each site advancing to the NCAA Championship, along with the highest-finishing individual not on a qualifying team.
The championship begins May 23 at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California, where 30 teams will compete for the national title.
Auburn, the defending national champion, claimed the No. 1 overall seed. The SEC dominates the top seeds with Auburn, Ole Miss, Texas, and LSU all earning No. 1 regional positions, joined by Oklahoma State and Arizona State.
For the first time in program history, Clemson failed to qualify for regionals after falling below the .500 mark, making them ineligible for postseason play. Loyola Marymount also missed the cut for the same reason.
Auburn Regional
Auburn University Club, Auburn, Alabama (Auburn)
TEAMS
1. Auburn
2. Texas A&M
3. UCLA [Big Ten Conference]
4. SMU
5. Georgia Tech
6. Oregon
7. Purdue
8. Little Rock [Ohio Valley Conference]
9. TCU
10. Charleston
11. New Mexico State
12. Loyola Maryland [Patriot League]
13. USC Upstate [Big South Conference]
Auburn returns home as the top seed after dominating stroke play at the SEC Championship. The Tigers are playing a regional on their home course for the fourth time, having advanced on all three previous occasions. Sophomore Jackson Koivun is riding high after winning his second straight SEC individual title, a feat not accomplished since 1976.
Texas A&M nearly upset Florida in the SEC final before falling 3-2. UCLA is gaining momentum after capturing its first Big Ten title at Baltimore Country Club – more than 2,600 miles from campus. Omar Morales claimed the individual conference title, his first win this season.
SMU has been a regional powerhouse, advancing through five of its last seven appearances without finishing worse than sixth. Oregon might face challenges in SEC territory, having been eliminated in two of its last three regional trips to the Southeast. Purdue, under first-year coach Andrew Sapp, has shown promise in warm weather, winning in Puerto Rico by six shots over Ole Miss and finishing fourth at the Calusa Cup, where they beat both LSU and Virginia by double digits.
INDIVIDUALS
1. Louis Anceaux, University of Louisiana Monroe
2. Claes Borregaard, Kennesaw State
3. Xing Luo, North Alabama
4. Thomas Schmidt, Arkansas State
5. Parker Claxton, Georgia Southern
6. Camden Braidech, Chattanooga
7. Yixiang Wang, Memphis
8. Jack Maxey, Arkansas State [Sun Belt Conference]
9. Jeep Patrick, Presbyterian [Big South Conference]
10. Jonathan Xoinis, UT Martin [Ohio Valley Conference]
Urbana Regional
Atkins Golf Club, Urbana, Illinois (Illinois)
TEAMS
1. Oklahoma State [Big 12 Conference]
2. North Carolina
3. Illinois
4. Texas Tech
5. Long Beach State [Big West Conference]
6. UNLV
7. Houston
8. Marquette [Big East Conference]
9. Troy
10. Pacific
11. NC State
12. Illinois State [Missouri Valley Conference]
13. Wright State [Horizon League]
Oklahoma State stands alone as the only program to qualify for all 35 regional rounds in NCAA history following Clemson’s absence this year. Under Alan Bratton’s leadership since 2013-14, the Cowboys have earned a No. 1 regional seed eight times – more than any other program during that span. They’re tied with Texas for most wins this season (five) and feature three players in the top 25, including two-time Big 12 individual champion Preston Stout.
North Carolina has exceeded expectations in what was supposed to be a rebuilding year. David Ford has overcome nagging injuries to win five times and claim the top ranking in the nation. Freshmen Grant Roscich and Sihan Sandu have earned their spots in the lineup, with Sandu recently finishing third at ACCs. If Maxwell Ford can bounce back from a rough spring that included two tournament finishes in the 90s, the Tar Heels could contend for the national title.
Illinois dropped its second straight Big Ten Championship last week to conference newcomer UCLA – the first time that’s happened since 2008. Texas Tech has stayed competitive despite losing Matthew Comegys to wrist surgery before the season and senior Calum Scott not recording a single top-10 finish. Freshman Connor Graham has helped keep the Red Raiders in the top 25.
Long Beach State, ranked 26th, remains the top-ranked mid-major after winning the Big West in comeback fashion. Marquette won four tournaments including the Big East title, though the Golden Eagles have never advanced through a regional.
INDIVIDUALS
1. Hunter Thomson, Michigan
2. Jack Schoenberger, Kentucky
3. Paul Beauvy, Iowa State
4. Patton Samuels, Austin Peay
5. Anthony Delisanti, Valparaiso
6. Clay Merchent, Indiana
7. Ryan Ford, Cincinnati
8. Ben Cors, Dayton [Atlantic 10 Conference]
9. Titus Boswell, IU Indy [Horizon League]
10. Trey Wall, Murray State [Missouri Valley Conference]
Tallahassee Regional
Seminole Legacy Golf Club, Tallahassee, Florida (Florida State)
TEAMS
1. Ole Miss
2. Florida State
3. San Diego State [Mountain West Conference]
4. Georgia
5. Louisville
6. Northwestern
7. Notre Dame
8. New Mexico
9. USC
10. Michigan State
11. Furman
12. Augusta [Southland Conference]
13. Davidson [Atlantic 10 Conference]
14. Florida A&M [Southwestern Athletic Conference]
Ole Miss spent more weeks at No. 1 this season than any other team but stumbled to a 10th-place finish at the SEC Championship. The Rebels have experienced some postseason heartbreak under Chris Malloy, advancing to nationals just twice in nine seasons and finishing sixth at regionals three times since 2018.
Florida State’s Luke Clanton enters with seven career wins, just one shy of the school record. The Seminoles are playing at home, where they won by 17 shots in 2021. San Diego State faces another cross-country trip – their sixth straight regional at least two time zones east – having advanced just once during that stretch.
Michigan State has been one of the season’s best comeback stories. Ranked 85th and 20 wins below .500 when top-20 player Ashton McCulloch broke a bone in his left hand, the Spartans rallied behind a young roster of mostly sophomores and freshmen. They finished third at Big Tens and comfortably earned an at-large bid to their ninth regional in 10 years.
INDIVIDUALS
1. Malan Potgieter, Louisiana
2. NaShawn Tyson, Florida Atlantic
3. Hugo Thyr, South Alabama
4. Niilo Maki-Petaja, Louisiana Tech
5. Gaspar Glaudas, Stetson [ASUN Conference]
Reno Regional
Montreux Golf and Country Club, Reno, Nevada (Nevada)
TEAMS
1. Texas
2. Virginia [Atlantic Coast Conference]
3. Alabama
4. Duke
5. Mississippi State
6. Brigham Young
7. San Diego
8. Santa Clara
9. California
10. Grand Canyon
11. Sam Houston [Conference USA]
12. East Tennessee State [Southern Conference]
13. Central Arkansas [ASUN Conference]
14. Fairfield [Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference]
Texas is coming off its worst finish of the season – seventh place and a quarterfinal exit at the SEC Championship. But the Longhorns, especially on a PGA Tour layout, should have little trouble advancing to what would be their 18th straight NCAA Championship, extending their NCAA-record active streak. Oklahoma ranks second with 13 consecutive appearances.
Virginia arrives with momentum after winning its first ACC title since the conference’s inception in 1954. Alabama, Duke, and Mississippi State all head west looking to bounce back from regional exits last year.
Central Arkansas has one of the season’s best stories. After head coach Jay Rees retired in the fall, graduate assistant and alumnus Josh Turnock stepped in and led the team to its first conference title since 1972 and first-ever NCAA regional appearance.
INDIVIDUALS
1. Dane Huddleston, Utah Valley [Western Athletic Conference]
2. Baron Szeto, Cal Poly
3. Max Schliesing, UTEP
4. Tegan Andrews, Cal State Fullerton
5. Dylan Teeter, UTEP
Bremerton Regional
Gold Mountain Golf Club, Bremerton, Washington (Washington)
TEAMS
1. Arizona State
2. Florida [Southeastern Conference]
3. Utah
4. South Carolina
5. South Florida
6. Colorado
7. Charlotte [American Athletic Conference]
8. Kansas
9. Colorado State
10. Kansas State
11. Elon [Coastal Athletic Association]
12. Coastal Carolina [Sun Belt Conference]
13. Oral Roberts [The Summit League]
14. Seattle U [Western Athletic Conference]
Arizona State won’t be taking anything for granted after being shocked as the No. 1 seed in Rancho Santa Fe last year. The Sun Devils boast exceptional depth with six players ranked in the top 100 in WAGR – no other team has more than four. Head coach Matt Thurmond knows Gold Mountain well from his time coaching at Washington, where current Utah coach Garrett Clegg was once his assistant.
The Utes have successfully navigated their last two regional appearances in 2021 and 2023. Florida has history in Washington – the last time they played a regional there, Ricky Castillo delivered clutch back-nine heroics as the Gators finished fifth in Cle Elum in 2021. They’re riding high after capturing their 17th SEC title in program history. Former walk-on Matthew Kress, the only player remaining from their 2023 NCAA Championship team, has surged with three top-10s this spring after no top-40 finishes in the fall.
South Carolina, under new coach Rob Bradley, is aiming to qualify for its first NCAA Championship since 2019. Charlotte returns to regionals after missing out last year, having won its first AAC title and third conference championship in four years. USF continues its consistency, heading to regionals for the 11th time in 12 seasons.
INDIVIDUALS
1. Sam Renner, Washington State
2. Lukas Boandl, Rice
3. Mason Snyder, Loyola Marymount
4. Cade Anderson, Loyola Marymount
5. Daniel Zou, Rice
Amherst Regional
Poplar Grove Golf Club, Amherst, Virginia (Liberty)
TEAMS
1. LSU
2. Oklahoma
3. Vanderbilt
4. Pepperdine [West Coast Conference]
5. Tennessee
6. Arizona
7. Stanford
8. Wake Forest
9. Arkansas
10. Florida Gulf Coast
11. Kent State [Mid-American Conference]
12. Princeton [The Ivy League]
13. Howard [Northeast Conference]
In Jake Amos’ first year leading LSU, the Tigers won four tournaments and earned their first No. 1 regional seed since 2018 – though that year they finished sixth in Stockton, California. Amos has a perfect record getting teams to nationals as a head coach, going four-for-four during his time at ETSU.
Oklahoma also won four times this season and features three players ranked in the top 50 nationally, including No. 11 Jase Summy.
This region includes several teams coming off conference championship struggles. Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Arizona, Stanford, and Arkansas all finished 11th or worse at their conference tournaments. Arizona lost its best player, Tiger Christensen, midseason to the pros, while Vanderbilt’s Gordon Sargent has experienced a stunning decline – falling from No. 1 to No. 20 in WAGR, currently ranking outside the top 500 in college golf, and failing to crack the top 50 in five spring starts.
Florida Gulf Coast could be a dangerous lower seed. The Eagles have been both the first team out and the last team in at regionals in recent years. Andrew Danna’s squad is remarkably young, composed entirely of sophomores and freshmen – all recruited by Danna with no transfers.
INDIVIDUALS
1. Andrew Swanson, Clemson
2. Kaleb Wilson, West Virginia
3. Ike Joy, Liberty
4. Emil Riegger, Maryland
5. Peicheng Chen, St. John’s (New York)
6. Sakke Siltala, Texas State
7. Henric Bjelke, Campbell [Coastal Athletic Association]
8. Colin Dutton, UNCG [Southern Conference]
9. Alex Heard, UConn [Big East Conference]
10. Nolan Schuermann, Holy Cross [Patriot League]
