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2023 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship: Staff picks, what to watch for at Grayhawk Golf Club

Here’s who we’re picking to win the national title.

The 2023 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship concludes two long weeks of college golf in the desert at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Thirty teams and six individuals will compete for national titles, with the individual champion being decided after four rounds of stroke play Friday, May 26 to Monday, May 29. After the third round, the field will be cut to the top 15 teams for the final round.

Those 15 will then be cut to eight, and the format will switch to match play, with the team champion being crowned Wednesday, May 31.

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As the first round of competition begins, Golfweek‘s college staff made predictions for the bracket and who will take home the trophies. Take a look at our picks, and follow our coverage from the championship all week.

Golfweek/Sagarin rankings: Men’s team | Men’s individual
More NCAA Championship: Meet the teams, individuals in the field

Lance Ringler

Match play

Vanderbilt
Illinois
Georgia Tech
Florida
Arizona State
Mississippi State
Florida State
Oklahoma

Team champion: Florida

Individual champion: Connor Howe, Georgia Tech

Cameron Jourdan

Match play

Vanderbilt
Arizona State
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Illinois
Stanford
Florida

Team champion: Georgia Tech

Individual champion: Ludvig Aberg, Texas Tech

The favorite, three who could challenge and dark horses for the 2023 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship

Starting Friday, the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships gets underway from Grayhawk Golf Club.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — With one tournament left on the calendar, it’s time for the stars to shine.

Thirty teams and six individuals will battle it out, beginning with four rounds of stroke play, starting Friday and concluding Monday when an individual champion will be crowned. Then the top eight teams will advance to match play, which begins Tuesday, and the finals will be Wednesday, when the team champion will be crowned.

Ahead of the first round of competition, Golfweek takes a look at some of the players to watch, including the favorite, those who could challenge for the individual crown and some dark horses who could make a run.

Golfweek/Sagarin rankings: Men’s team | Men’s individual

Texas Tech’s Ludvig Aberg wins 2023 Ben Hogan Award, joins Jon Rahm as only two-time winner

Aberg also won the award in 2022.

Texas Tech senior Ludvig Aberg won the 2023 Ben Hogan Award, it was announced Monday.

Aberg also won the award in 2022. He becomes only the second golfer ever to win the Ben Hogan Award twice, joining Jon Rahm.

The annual award – which honors the top men’s college golfer based on collegiate, amateur and professional events over the previous 12 months – was announced Monday at a dinner at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

Aberg won the Big 12 Conference Championship for the second straight year, becoming the first golfer in conference history to accomplish the feat. He also captured the Norman Regional last week, making him the only player in Division I golf to win both a conference and regional title this season.

He claimed the Big 12 individual title at Prairie Dunes in Kansas by eight shots with a tournament-record 15-under score of 265. He also grabbed college wins this season at the Valspar Collegiate and The Prestige. On the year, he finished among the top 10 in all nine tournaments and had a 68.46 stroke average.

Aberg was voted the winner by a selection committee made up of nearly three dozen leaders and experts in college, amateur and professional golf. In addition, all past award winners were eligible to vote in the final round, casting a ballot to rank the three finalists.

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Meet the 30 teams and the 6 individuals who advanced to the 2023 NCAA Div. I Men’s Golf National Championship

Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, will host the national championship, May 26-31.

The field is set.

After three rounds of play across six regionals, 30 teams and six individuals (not on a qualifying team) punched their tickets to the 2023 NCAA Div. I Men’s Golf National Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, May 26-31.

Arizona State set a new NCAA record for lowest score at a regional, shooting 59 under to win in Las Vegas. Meanwhile Georgia Tech shot 53 under in Salem and won there, too. Then there is Sam Bennett, whose heroics helped Texas A&M advance to NCAAs in a playoff against Clemson.

Check out all 30 teams and six individuals who will be competing for a national title.

Golfweek/Sagarin rankings: Men’s team | Men’s individual

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Teams

  • Alabama
  • Arizona State
  • Arkansas
  • Auburn
  • Baylor
  • BYU
  • Chattanooga
  • Colorado
  • Colorado State
  • Duke
  • East Tennessee State
  • Florida
  • Florida State
  • Georgia
  • Georgia Tech
  • Illinois
  • Mississippi State
  • New Mexico
  • North Carolina
  • Ohio State
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pepperdine
  • San Francisco
  • Stanford
  • Texas
  • Texas A&M
  • Texas Tech
  • Vanderbilt
  • Virginia

Individuals

Men’s college golf spring-only Golfweek/Sagarin rankings for 2023

Teams can look drastically different when the calendar turns in the middle of the season.

College golf is a split-season, fall-and-spring sport.

Teams can look drastically different when the calendar turns in the middle of the season – and that’s in a normal year.

Using the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings for men’s college golf, this chart shows each team’s performance only in the spring 2023 season. The far right column rates strength of schedule.

The men’s NCAA regionals are set to begin Monday, May 15 and end Wednesday, May 17. From there, top teams will advance to the NCAA Championships, to be held at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, for the last time, from May 26-31

In the season-long rankings, Vanderbilt is No. 1, and using only spring results, Vanderbilt is still your top-ranked team. This makes the second consecutive year Vanderbilt has topped the spring only ratings.

Rank Team Rating
1 Vanderbilt 68.31
2 Illinois 68.32
3 Georgia Tech 68.54
4 Florida 68.76
5 North Carolina 68.79
6 Florida State 68.82
7 Pepperdine 68.97
8 Arizona State 69.02
9 Oklahoma 69.13
10 Texas 69.21
11 Texas Tech 69.31
12 Wake Forest 69.50
13 Texas A&M 69.50
14 Tennessee 69.63
15 Oregon 69.66
16 Stanford 69.71
17 Mississippi 69.73
18 Mississippi State 69.76
19 Arizona 69.78
20 East Tennessee State 69.79
21 Duke 69.79
22 Auburn 69.80
23 Alabama 69.83
24 Oklahoma State 69.89
25 Virginia 69.96
26 Louisville 70.03
27 Northwestern 70.06
28 Georgia Southern 70.13
29 San Diego State 70.13
30 Georgia 70.19
31 Colorado State 70.28
32 Arkansas 70.33
33 Ohio State 70.35
34 BYU 70.37
35 Chattanooga 70.39
36 Baylor 70.42
37 Liberty 70.44
38 NC State 70.45
39 Kansas State 70.46
40 Missouri 70.46
41 TCU 70.51
42 Washington 70.53
43 San Francisco 70.60
44 New Mexico 70.63
45 California 70.66
46 Purdue 70.72
47 North Florida 70.77
48 Houston 70.83
49 Cincinnati 70.84
50 San Diego 70.86
51 LSU 70.88
52 UCLA 70.96
53 Little Rock 71.02
54 Wisconsin 71.03
55 Sam Houston State 71.07
56 Long Beach State 71.09
57 UNCG 71.11
58 Iowa 71.13
59 UCF 71.13
60 Southern California 71.17
61 Furman 71.17
62 Oregon State 71.18
63 Kansas 71.20
64 UNLV 71.22
65 Notre Dame 71.25
66 Clemson 71.25
67 Middle Tennessee State 71.36
68 Indiana 71.40
69 Kentucky 71.46
70 Colorado 71.49
71 Loyola Marymount 71.50
72 Kent State 71.50
73 South Carolina 71.53
74 SMU 71.54
75 Cal State Fullerton 71.56
76 Utah 71.59
77 Wyoming 71.60
78 Troy 71.63
79 Fresno State 71.63
80 South Florida 71.65
81 Arkansas State 71.70
82 Rutgers 71.70
83 UNCW 71.73
84 North Texas 71.73
85 Michigan State 71.75
86 Santa Clara 71.78
87 San Jose State 71.78
88 Washington State 71.79
89 Augusta University 71.83
90 Marquette 71.84
91 Charlotte 71.87
92 Wright State 71.90
93 Memphis 71.90
94 Davidson 71.95
95 New Mexico State 72.04
96 Coastal Carolina 72.05
97 Ball State 72.06
98 Iowa State 72.09
99 Penn State 72.09
100 South Alabama 72.09
101 Grand Canyon 72.12
102 North Alabama 72.14
103 Florida Gulf Coast 72.15
104 Utah Valley 72.15
105 Virginia Tech 72.18
106 VCU 72.21
107 Stetson 72.23
108 Northern Illinois 72.24
109 Southern Mississippi 72.24
110 Seattle Univ. 72.31
111 Oral Roberts 72.33
112 Minnesota 72.36
113 Boston College 72.37
114 Charleston 72.37
115 Louisiana Tech 72.40
116 Lipscomb 72.42
117 West Virginia 72.43
118 UC Davis 72.43
119 Drexel 72.44
120 Texas State 72.45
121 Saint Mary’s-CA 72.45
122 Campbell 72.46
123 ULM 72.46
124 UAB 72.54
125 Florida Atlantic 72.54
126 Cal State Northridge 72.56
127 Illinois State 72.58
128 Kansas City 72.60
129 James Madison 72.60
130 Cal Poly 72.60
131 Toledo 72.61
132 Mercer 72.64
133 Texas-Arlington 72.72
134 ECU 72.74
135 Elon 72.74
136 Boise State 72.80
137 Jacksonville 72.80
138 Nebraska 72.80
139 Michigan 72.83
140 UTSA 72.85
141 Wofford 72.85
142 Jacksonville State 72.86
143 Miami-Ohio 72.98
144 New Orleans 73.00
145 UTEP 73.04
146 Loyola-Maryland 73.04
147 Nevada 73.05
148 North Dakota State 73.05
149 George Washington 73.08
150 Louisiana 73.08
151 Kennesaw State 73.11
152 Lamar 73.13
153 Valparaiso 73.15
154 Francis Marion 73.17
155 Rice 73.18
156 Hawaii 73.18
157 Richmond 73.19
158 Dayton 73.20
159 Western Kentucky 73.21
160 Denver 73.22
161 Wichita State 73.26
162 Pacific 73.27
163 SE Louisiana 73.34
164 Idaho 73.34
165 Butler 73.34
166 UC Irvine 73.40
167 Harvard 73.47
168 Gonzaga 73.48
169 Appalachian State 73.56
170 Princeton 73.58
171 Georgia State 73.58
172 Sacramento State 73.59
173 Northern Colorado 73.61
174 Utah State 73.63
175 Seton Hall 73.65
176 UC San Diego 73.67
177 Radford 73.69
178 Delaware 73.69
179 Long Island Univ. 73.70
180 Weber State 73.70
181 Creighton 73.73
182 Columbia 73.79
183 South Dakota State 73.80
184 Yale 73.83
185 Tarleton State 73.85
186 Western Carolina 73.86
187 Howard 73.88
188 Longwood 73.89
189 Connecticut 73.91
190 Samford 73.91
191 St. John’s 73.91
192 Queens Of Charlotte 73.92
193 Charleston Southern 73.92
194 Loyola-Chicago 73.94
195 DePaul 73.98
196 Marshall 74.01
197 William & Mary 74.01
198 High Point 74.01
199 Rhode Island 74.07
200 Abilene Christian 74.10
201 Southern Illinois 74.11
202 Oakland 74.11
203 Fort Wayne 74.12
204 Utah Tech 74.14
205 Villanova 74.20
206 Stephen F. Austin 74.20
207 Incarnate Word 74.25
208 Xavier 74.26
209 SIU Edwardsville 74.26
210 Old Dominion 74.29
211 Eastern Michigan 74.29
212 Lehigh 74.31
213 UC Santa Barbara 74.32
214 Nicholls 74.36
215 Bowling Green 74.39
216 Missouri State 74.40
217 California Baptist 74.43
218 Winthrop 74.45
219 Georgetown 74.46
220 UTRGV 74.47
221 Central Arkansas 74.47
222 Austin Peay 74.60
223 Colgate 74.62
224 Belmont 74.62
225 Texas A&M-Commerce 74.63
226 Temple 74.64
227 Southern Indiana 74.65
228 Drake 74.65
229 Northern Kentucky 74.68
230 Bellarmine 74.70
231 St. Thomas 74.72
232 Northern Iowa 74.72
233 Maryland 74.74
234 Pennsylvania 74.75
235 Bucknell 74.75
236 Towson 74.82
237 Fairfield 74.83
238 Bryant 74.83
239 Gardner-Webb 74.84
240 Rider 74.85
241 IUPUI 74.88
242 George Mason 74.92
243 La Salle 74.92
244 Omaha 74.96
245 Siena 74.96
246 Iona 74.96
247 Cleveland State 74.99
248 Navy 75.01
249 Ohio 75.01
250 Bradley 75.13
251 Holy Cross 75.27
252 Presbyterian College 75.29
253 Tennessee Tech 75.32
254 Cornell 75.37
255 South Dakota 75.38
256 Central Michigan 75.39
257 Dartmouth 75.42
258 Murray State 75.43
259 UC Riverside 75.45
260 Robert Morris 75.46
261 Houston Christian 75.50
262 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 75.51
263 USC Upstate 75.51
264 Mount St. Mary’s 75.52
265 Morehead State 75.55
266 Youngstown State 75.58
267 Tennessee-Martin 75.59
268 Lindenwood 75.61
269 Sacred Heart 75.72
270 Lafayette 75.73
271 Eastern Kentucky 75.76
272 Evansville 75.78
273 Fairleigh Dickinson 75.78
274 Army West Point 75.85
275 Air Force 75.95
276 Monmouth 75.97
277 St. Bonaventure 76.15
278 Florida A&M 76.36
279 Alabama State 76.38
280 Southern Utah 76.48
281 North Carolina A&T 76.52
282 Fordham 76.60
283 Saint Joseph’s 76.62
284 North Dakota 76.81
285 Wagner 76.98
286 Texas Southern 76.99
287 Hartford 77.03
288 Binghamton 77.12
289 Chicago State 77.33
290 St. Francis-PA 77.40
291 Saint Peter’s 77.44
292 Western Illinois 77.53
293 Detroit 77.74
294 Green Bay 77.78
295 Eastern Illinois 77.86
296 Prairie View A&M 78.03
297 Canisius 78.09
298 Alabama A&M 78.46
299 Niagara 78.52
300 Hofstra 78.56
301 Manhattan 78.66
302 Merrimack 79.46
303 MD Eastern Shore 79.69
304 NC Central 79.81
305 Tennessee State 80.04

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Vanderbilt, Anderson, Emory, Keiser men’s golf claim top spots final regular season Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I coaches polls

It’s a familiar spot for the Vanderbilt men’s golf team.

It’s a familiar spot for the Vanderbilt men’s golf team.

The Commodores have finished the regular season where they started it, in the top spot in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Poll. Vanderbilt received 19 of the 20 first-place votes and 498 total points in this latest poll.

North Carolina, Arizona State, Illinois (which received the remaining first-place vote) and Texas Tech make up the rest of the top five.

Stanford, Florida State, Pepperdine, Georgia Tech, and Florida check in at Nos. 6 through 10.

San Diego State and Wake Forest joined the poll after not being ranked the last time out.

2023 NCAA Division I men’s golf regionals full fields, seeds announced

The Road to Grayhawk continues with the announcement of the six regionals.

The 2023 NCAA Division I men’s golf regional fields were announced Wednesday.

Of the six regional sites, three will feature 13 teams and 10 individuals not on those teams while the other three will have 14 teams and five individuals (81 teams and 45 individuals total). Regionals will be played May 15-17 at the following sites:

Auburn University Club in Auburn, Alabama (hosted by Auburn); The Cliffs at Keowee Falls in Salem, South Carolina (Clemson); Eagle Eye Golf Club in East Lansing, Michigan (Michigan State); Bear’s Best Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada (UNLV); Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman, Oklahoma (Oklahoma); and The Institute Golf Club in Morgan Hill, California (San Jose State).

The top five teams and top individual not on an advancing team will advance from each regional to the national championship at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, May 26-31. This is the third and final year the men’s and women’s championships will be at Grayhawk.

Texas is the defending national champion.

Here are the regional fields (Golfweek/Sagarin rankings in parentheses):

More: NCAA men’s conference championship results | NCAA women’s regional field

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College golf: 2023 NCAA men’s conference championship dates and results

Results from 2023 men’s conference championships across the country.

Conference championship season is underway in men’s college golf, with all roads leading to the NCAA Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, in May.

Teams who win their conference titles score an Automatic Qualifying spot in NCAA Regionals, which is a big deal for any team that might find itself on the bubble for an at-large postseason selection. A win earns a postseason spot and gets you closer to a spot in the NCAA Championship.

Conference championships are listed below along with date and venue, and we’ll continue to update the list with winners and storylines as tournaments wrap up.

Vanderbilt, Anderson and Emory remain in top spots in Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches polls for April 14

Here’s a look at the top teams in the April 14th rankings.

After a win in the Mason Rudolph Championship, Vanderbilt continues as the top-ranked team in the Bushnell/Golfweek Division I men’s college golf coaches poll for April 14. The Commodores received 19 first-place votes and 523 points in the process. 

North Carolina (one first-place vote), Texas Tech, Arizona State and Illinois (one first-place vote) rounded out the top five, while Florida State, Pepperdine, Auburn, Stanford and Florida completed the top 10.

In Division II, Anderson remains the top-ranked team. Similar in Division III, Emory is holding on to the top spot. Keiser passed Lindsey Wilson to retake No. 1 in the NAIA poll. New Mexico JC and South Maintain are on top in the NJCAA polls.

Here’s a look at the Bushnell/Golfweek coaches polls for April 14.

A Division II team won a D-I event at Torrey Pines, North Carolina wins the Valspar Collegiate and more from the past week of college golf

Here’s what you need to know from the past week of college golf.

As the college golf season creeps closer to conference tournaments and the NCAA Championships, every stroke is proving vital.

And there was no shortage of action from the past week. Although the Augusta National Women’s Amateur is ongoing, plenty of women’s college golf teams were in action over the weekend, including many of the stars playing in one of the biggest amateur events in the world. And on the men’s side, a Division II team won a Division I event at Torrey Pines, and one of the nation’s top teams beat a loaded field at the Valspar Collegiate.

Here’s what you need to know from the past week of college golf.