VALDOSTA, Ga. – The Valdosta State men's golf team is one of eleven NCAA Division II South Region men's golf teams under consideration in the first region rankings released by the NCAA Friday evening.
In alphabetical order, the first region ranking comprises Barry; Embry-Riddle; Florida Southern; Lee; Lynn; Nova Southeastern; Palm Beach Atlantic; Rollins; Saint Leo; Valdosta State and West Florida. The next two region rankings (Mar. 27 and Apr. 10) will be in seeded order, while the official 2026 NCAA Division II Men's Golf selections will be made on Apr. 26, 2026, by press release by the NCAA.
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The NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships will consist of both team and individual competition conducted concurrently from the South and Southeast Regions. Ten teams and the top four individuals not with a team will be selected from each region to compete in one of four 54-hole regional tournaments, each consisting of 20 teams and eight individuals total from the two regions.
This year, the NCAA Division II South/Southeast Super Regional is scheduled for May 7-9 at Valdosta Country Club in Valdosta. There will three automatic qualifiers for the South Region, the winners of the Gulf South Conference, Sunshine State Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC).
A total of seven teams, including the top two individuals not with a team from each regional (regardless of region) will advance to the finals. Tiebreakers and playoffs will be used to determine advancement to the finals, as well as team and individual champions. The 2026 NCAA Division II National Championship is set for May 18-22 at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nev.
VSU is coming off a strong finish in the 2026 First Federal Southeastern Collegiate where it finished eighth of 16 teams last week at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club in Valdosta. The Blazers return to action on Mar. 23-24 at the Shark Invitational in a key tournament at Grande Oaks Country Club in Davie, Fla., hosted by Nova Southeastern. A majority of the teams under consideration this week will be at the Shark Invitational which will be a chance for the Blazers to enhance their resume.
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