2026 NCAA Men's Golf Championship Full Field: All 30 Teams & Individual Qualifiers

The 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship field is officially set. Thirty teams and six individuals will compete at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa’s North Course in Carlsbad, California, starting Friday for the national title.Oklahoma State enters as the defending champion, looking to repeat after winning in 2025.

2026 NCAA Men's Golf Championship Teams

Here is the complete list of the 30 qualified teams:


Arizona  

Arizona State  

Arkansas  

Arkansas State  

Auburn  

BYU  

Chattanooga  

Duke  

Florida  

Florida State  

Georgia  

Louisville  

LSU  

Memphis  

Mississippi State  

North Carolina  

Oklahoma  

Oklahoma State  

Ole Miss  

Pepperdine  

Purdue  

San Diego  

Stanford  

Tennessee  

Texas  

Texas A&M  

UCLA  

USC  

Vanderbilt  

Virginia

2026 NCAA Men's Golf Individual Qualifiers


Six players who were not part of a qualifying team earned spots in the national championship:

William Jennings, Alabama  

Jacob Lang, Kentucky  

Michael Lugiano, Liberty  

Jorge Martin Sampedro, UTRGV  

Malan Potgieter, Louisiana  

Steen Zeman, Long Beach State

Key Storylines for the 2026 Championship

This year’s field features a strong mix of traditional power programs and surging teams. Multiple SEC schools (Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt) highlight the depth of the conference. ACC and Big 12 programs also remain well-represented.Defending champion Oklahoma State will be one of the top teams to beat, while programs like Stanford, Texas, Vanderbilt, and Arizona State are expected to contend for the title.The tournament begins with 54 holes of stroke play (Friday through Sunday), followed by a fourth stroke-play round on Monday to determine the top eight teams for match play. Quarterfinals and semifinals are scheduled for Tuesday, with the championship match on Wednesday, June 3.


Omni La Costa North Course

The renovated North Course (par-72) will challenge the nation’s best college golfers. Recent changes by architects Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner include a drivable par-4 11th, a repositioned par-3 16th, and a demanding par-5 18th stretching over 600 yards with water in play. 


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