Meet the 15 teams who made the first cut at the 2025 NCAA Men's Golf Championship
Auburn, the defending national champion, paces the field with 18 holes to go, sitting at 10 under with a four-shot lead on Arizona State. In the individual race, Ole Miss junior Michael La Sasso holds the lead at 11-under 205.
However, the final spot in Monday's round hasn't been set yet. Georgia Tech and Wake Forest will have a playoff ahead of the final round after both teams finished at 17 over.
Come Monday, the top-eight teams after the final round of stroke play will make match play, which begins Tuesday morning.
Meet the teams who made the first cut at Omni La Costa:
The defending national champions are all but locked into match play. The star duo of Brendan Valdes and Jackson Koivun are leading the way once again.
An EXCELLENT round from the Tigers in some tough conditions today 💯Auburn | 286 (-2)Bacha | 69 (-3)Koivun | 71 (-1)Valdes | 72 (E)Gilbert | 74 (+2)Pope | 74 (+2) pic.twitter.com/DOv2feC8Ok
— Auburn Men's Golf (@AuburnMGolf) May 25, 2025
The second-round leaders dropped back a bit Sunday, but a strong round Monday will secure the Sun Devils' spot in match play.
Flag out, ball in ⬇️🕳️Preston Summerhays 🅿️ makes birdie on No. 15 in Round 3 at the NCAA Championship 📊: https://t.co/DhmGEcqRXo#ForksUp /// @TheSunDevils pic.twitter.com/Ty4ZyP68ng
— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) May 25, 2025
The Sooners led after the opening round and fell back a spot on the leaderboard after the third round, but they have a great shot to make match play after missing by a shot last year.
Here's where things stand as the afternoon wave tees off at the NCAA Championships ⛳️We'll have results tonight after Round 3 wraps up! pic.twitter.com/T3YKLKAnZY
— Oklahoma Golf (@OU_MGolf) May 25, 2025
The SEC and NCAA Bremerton Regional champs are continuing their strong postseason play and looking to get back into match play after winning the title in 2023.
the postseason vet 🫡 @kress_matthew pic.twitter.com/U5Hx6hivlE
— Gators Golf (@GatorsGolf) May 25, 2025
The Cowboys have had a mixed bag of results after the first three days but Preston Stout has been consistent. The Pokes need a strong round to advance Monday.
Rock solid• 71• 70• 70Currently T4#GoPokes | #golfschool pic.twitter.com/wndoaupOiz
— OSU Cowboy Golf (@OSUCowboyGolf) May 25, 2025
Tied with OSU, Texas is also in a good spot going to Sunday but will need a strong finish to make match play.
sunday scenes 🤘#TakeDeadAim | #NCAAGolf pic.twitter.com/uuVPQ2klEj
— Texas Men's Golf (@TexasMGolf) May 25, 2025
The defending national runners-up shot 10 over on Sunday but remain in the top eight. The Seminoles were the fifth seed last year.
For the third straight NCAAs, we're headed to the final round of stroke play.#NoleFamily | #Driven | #NCAAGolf pic.twitter.com/5yTPBtCVjG
— FSU Golf (@FSUGolf) May 25, 2025
Texas Tech tied for the lowest round of the day at 2-under 286, moving 11 spots up the leaderboard to get into contention not only in the final round but into match play.
Update: @Charlie_delong_ has birdied 7 of his last 10 holes. pic.twitter.com/1YhlfxHHmQ
— Texas Tech Men's Golf (@TexasTechMGolf) May 25, 2025
Michael La Sasso has been stellar for Ole Miss, but the rest of the lineup will need to be better Monday to get into match play.
Round 3 📸 from Omni La Costa's North Course#HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/O6wRkuMSZG
— Ole Miss Men's Golf (@OleMissMGolf) May 25, 2025
A stellar day for the Aggies, with Phichaksn Maichon's 4-under 68 leading the way to get into match play. Another similar day Monday could mean match play.
Virginia made match play a year ago and has recovered after a 11-over start, but the Cavaliers need one more strong round to keep playing after Monday.
BYU played its third round Thursday, and the Cougars sat at home and watched as they went from outside the cut to inside.
Happy Sabbath Cougar Nation🫶 pic.twitter.com/Q2InvClzQk
— BYU Men's Golf (@BYUmgolf) May 25, 2025
The Waveshave been consistent, shooting 5 over, 6 over and 4 over during the first three rounds, but they'll need to get closer to par or shoot in red numbers to make match play.
pic.twitter.com/2ee738gmPa
— Pepperdine Men's Golf (@PeppGolf) May 25, 2025
Vandy was three shots better Sunday than it was Friday and Saturday, and they'll need a similar improvement Monday to make it back to match play.
Ryan Downes & @JacksonVanParis Card Under Par in Round 3 of the 2025 NCAA Championships⚓️⬇️#AnchorDown pic.twitter.com/KC4wEaJxNf
— Vanderbilt Men's Golf (@VandyMGolf) May 25, 2025
The two teams will head to a playoff Monday morning to determine who plays in the final round of stroke play.
Playoff! Jackets finish in a tie for 15th with Wake Forest. The teams will play off Monday morning for the 15th spot in the final round of stroke play. pic.twitter.com/SvEmFoAEp7
— Georgia Tech Golf (@GTGolf) May 26, 2025
California, Illinois, South Carolina, Tennessee, UCLA, UNLV, Georgia, New Mexico, USF, Purdue, Augusta, Colorado, San Diego, Troy
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: NCAA Men's Golf Championship 2025: 15 teams who made the first cut
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