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Meet the 15 teams who made the first cut at the 2026 NCAA Men's Golf Championship

After 54 holes of stroke play, the field of 30 teams at the NCAA Men's Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa's North Course is now 15 after Sunday evening's cut.

Auburn has the lead heading into the final round, sitting at 22 under with a three-stroke advantage against Texas. Defending national champion Oklahoma State is third at 9 under, tied with Vanderbilt.

Come Monday, the top eight teams after the final round of stroke play will make match play, which begins Tuesday morning.

Meet the 15 teams who made the first cut at Omni La Costa:

NCAA Men's Golf Championship teams to make the cut

1. Auburn, 22 under

The No. 1 team in the country is looking to get back into match play for the third straight year and is almost a shoo-in to make it to Tuesday. Josiah Gilbert is T-4 for the Tigers while Jackson Koivun is T-9. All in all, a near perfect start for the 2024 national champions.

2. Texas, 19 under

The hosts are one of four teams who have won two national championships since the move to match play, and they're in a wonderful spot to get back into the quarterfinals. The Longhorns have four players in the top 30, including Tommy Morrison at T-9.

T-3. Vanderbilt, 9 under

A day after a record-setting round at NCAAs, Vanderbilt had it worst round of the tournament shooting 3 over but remains well inside the cut line. Freshman Will Hartman is leading the way, sitting T-2 at 10 under with 18 to go.

T-4. Oklahoma State, 8 under

The defending national champions continued their strong play from Saturday after a poor start Friday. Junior Preston Stout has the individual lead at 11 under and looks to cap an incredible season with his fifth win come Monday.

T-4. UCLA, 8 under

The Big 10 champions have shot even par the last 36 holes after opening wth an 8-under 280. Baylor Larrabee remains the top Bruin, sitting T-4, and he has done the heavy lifting this week. Bruins are closing in on their first match-play appearance in 11 years.

T-4. Arizona, 8 under

Filip Jakubcik (-10) is pacing the way for the Wildcats, who are looking to make match play for the first time. Arizona has improved every day. If that trend continues Monday, Arizona will find itself in match play.

7. North Carolina, 6 under

A 5-under Sunday for the Tar Heels equals the second-best round from the morning wave. North Carolina is looking to get back into match play after missing in 2025 for the first time in five years.

8. Duke, 1 under

The No. 29 team in the country has played brilliantly thus far, though Sunday the Blue Devils shot 3 over to drop back a bit. However, Duke is right on the bubble with a chance to make match play for the first time since 2018.

9. Oklahoma, Even par

The Sooners, in Ryan Hybl's final tournament as coach before heading to Georgia Tech, have been about as even keel as a team can be, sitting at even par after 54 holes. OU has work to do Monday to make it back to match play.

T-10. Virginia, 1 over

The national runners-up from last year have work to do to make it into match play. Virginia struggled Wednesday, shooting 5 over and dropping four spots down the leaderboard. The veteran team will need to show up and go low Monday.

T-10. Florida, 1 over

Florida is one of two teams from the afternoon wave to play its way into Monday, shooting 4 under to move six spots up the leaderboard.

T-12. San Diego, 2 over

San Diego has been in the top half of the leaderboard the entirety of the championship. Ian Maspat is T-7 in the individual race. San Diego is looking for its first appearance in match play.

T-12. Stanford, 2 over

Stanford has not made match play since winning the title in 2019. The Cardinal will head into Monday three shots back of eighth place and needed to outlast a packed bottom of the leaderboard to advance.

T-12. Tennessee, 2 over

Tennessee moved three spots up the leaderboard Sunday and sat comfortable inside the cut line when the day ended. If the Volunteers want to make match play for the first time, a big Monday is needed.

T-12. LSU, 2 over

Talk about a historic round for LSU. Beginning the day 17 shots outside of the projected cut line, LSU shot 18 under, one stroke off the NCAA record, and found itself a tee time on Monday. Another performance like that will be needed to make match play. A 15-spot improvement in the third round.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: NCAA Men's Golf Championship 2026: 15 teams who made the first cut

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