The summer is winding down, and as schools around the country start back up so too does the Fall 2015 NCCGA season. Club teams across the country have been working hard and preparing for regionals, playing for an invitation to TPC San Antonio. 28 regions, and more than 250 teams, across the country will be vying for 29 spots (30 if you count Florida's automatic invitation) at NCCGA Fall Nationals. With the new season beginning next weekend, it's time to unveil the preseason Top 25 college golf rankings.
Similar to last season, the NCCGA Director of Media and Campaigns, Adam Englehorn, calculated the Fall 2015 preseason college golf rankings based on the following criteria:
- Rankings are compiled using average differential scores from the previous school year. Scores from nationals are weighted heavier than regionals, and regional scores from previous seasons are taken into account as well.
- To make the Top 25 teams must have participated in both regional events from the previous season.
FALL 2015 PRESEASON TOP 25 RANKINGS
1. University of Florida (A)
Spring 2015: National Champions, Florida Regional Champions
2. Baylor University (A)
Spring 2015: National Runner-Up, Texas Regional Champions
3. Golf Academy of America-Carlsbad
Spring 2015: Southwest Regional Champions
4. Clemson University (A)
Spring 2015: Southeast Regional Champions
5. University of Michigan
Spring 2015: Midwest Regional Champions
6. Texas Christian University
Spring 2015: Texas Region 4th Place
7. Golf Academy of America-Dallas
Spring 2015: Texas Region 3rd Place
8. Providence College (A)
Spring 2015: Southern New England Champions
9. Michigan State University
Spring 2015: Midwest Region Runner-Up
10. University of Texas-Austin
Spring 2015: Texas Region Runner-Up
11. Golf Academy of America-Orlando
12. University of Tennessee-Knoxville
13. Arkansas Tech University
14. University of Georgia
15. Boston College
16. Purdue University
17. Texas A&M University-College Station
18. Virginia Tech
19. University of Alabama
20. University of Cincinnati (A)
21. National University
22. University of New Hampshire
23. University of Pittsburgh
24. Pennsylvania State University
25. Stanford University
Notable Unranked Teams: University of Oregon, North Carolina State University-Raleigh, James Madison University, Iowa State University, Arizona State University, Notre Dame, Delaware, Villanova
Does your school have a club team?
Feedback? Send it to us on Twitter @NCCGA. Tell us what we got wrong, what we got right, and why your club should have been ranked at the top. We can't wait for the season to start, and hope you are excited as well.
**Adam Englehorn is the NCCGA's Director of Campaigns and Media, and a PGM student at the University of Idaho.
