The start of the Fall 2016 NCCGA season is less than two weeks away! The #drivefordisney will officially begin in Georgia as the South Region will host the first regional of the year on Sept 17/18. Over 300 college golf club teams are expected to take part this season, with the ultimate goal of qualifying for the NCCGA National Championship at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. Only 30 teams will qualify, meaning the only guaranteed way to make nationals is to win your qualifiyng region.
The beginning of the season means it is time to finally unveil the Fall 2016 Preaseason Top 25 college golf rankings!
Good luck to all teams! Once you look at the rankings, let us know how we did on Twitter @NCCGA using the hashtag #clubgolf and #drivefordisney. Tell us why your team is ranked too low, too high, or just right.
The rankings were compiled using a combination of scores from Nationals, scores from regional tournaments, and scores from previous National Championships and regional tournaments. To make the Top 25 teams must have participated in both regional events from the previous season.
Fall 2016 College Golf Preseason Rankings
1) University of South Carolina
Spring 2016: NCCGA National Champions; Southeast Regional Champions
2) University of Texas-Austin
Spring 2016: Texas Regional Runner-Up
3) University of Florida
Spring 2016: Wildcard; North Florida Regional Runner-Up
4) Golf Academy of America-Dallas
Spring 2016: Texas Regional Champions
5) University of Alabama
Spring 2016: National Runner-Up; South Regional Champions
6) University of Oregon
Spring 2016: Northwest Regional Champions
7) Indiana University-Bloomington
Spring 2016: Indiana Regional Champions
8) Golf Academy of America-Orlando
Spring 2016: North Florida Regional Champions
9) Stanford University
Spring 2016: National Third Place; Pacific Regional Champions
10) Golf Academy of America-Myrtle Beach
Spring 2016: Wildcard; Southeast Regional Runner-Up
11) Illinois State University
12) Keiser University
13) Golf Academy of America-Carlsbad
14) James Madison University
15) University of Wisconsin-Madison
16) Golf Academy of America-Chandler
17) University of Connecticut
18) Florida State University
19) Baylor University
20) Boston College
21) University of Missouri-Columbia
22) Ferris State University
23) Campbell University
24) Auburn University
25) University of Oklahoma
Honorable Mention: Arkansas Tech, DePaul, Notre Dame, Central Washington, Oklahoma State, Cal-Berkeley, East Carolina, Marquette, Robert Morris, Arizona State, UCLA, Texas A&M.
Rankings Quick Facts:
- 18 regions have a team in the Top 25 preseason rankings
- Texas and the North Florida Region tied for most ranked teams with 3 each
- New England, South, and Southeast Regions each have 2 teams ranked
- The top 3 ranked teams are also the last 3 NCCGA National Champions (USC - Spring 2016; Texas - Fall 2015; Florida - Spring 2015)