Conference championships are now underway as men’s and women’s teams battle for automatic bids into the NCAA postseason, which consists of six, 54-hole regionals featuring a combined 29 conference champions and 43 at-large teams for the women and 29 conference winners and 52 at-larges for the men.
We’ll track all of the conference championships below:
Men
BIG WEST
May 3-5, La Quinta (California) CC
Team champion: Long Beach State (-48)
Individual champion: Steen Zeman, Long Beach (-11)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Long Beach had all five of its players finish in the top five as it won by 47 shots over Cal Poly. It’s the fourth straight Big West title for Long Beach.
SUMMIT
May 3-5, Longbow GC, Mesa, Arizona
Team champion: North Dakota State (-5)
Individual champion: Gustav Liljeberg, Oral Roberts (-4; won four-man playoff)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: North Dakota State is going to regionals for the second time, first since 2018. Liljeberg eagled the first playoff hole to advance to regionals as an individual.
MOUNTAIN WEST
May 3-5, Omni Tucson National, Tucson, Arizona
Team champion: UNLV (-39; def. New Mexico in playoff)
Individual champion: Zach Little, UNLV (-17)
Potential at-large teams: New Mexico, San Diego State
Need to know: UNLV topped New Mexico in a playoff for its first Mountain West title since 2018, when it won its third in a row. It now advances to a third straight NCAA regional after missing in 2021-23.
MAC
May 3-5, Holiday Farms, Zionsville, Indiana
Team champion: Miami (Ohio) (+28)
Individual champion: Liam Nelson, Miami (Ohio) (+4)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Conference favorite Eastern Michigan shot 30 over, tied for the second-worst round of the tournament for any of the nine teams, to fall from first to third on the last day. Miami shot 11 over to move from second to a seven-shot win over Northern Illinois. This marks the Redhawks’ first MAC title and NCAA regional berth since 2015.
BIG EAST
May 2-4, Riverton Pointe G&CC, Hardeeville, South Carolina
Team champion: Xavier (-21)
Individual champion: Cayse Morgan (-14)
Potential at-large teams: Marquette
Need to know: Xavier shot 13 under on the final day to climb from third to first, knocking off conference favorite Xavier by four shots. This is the Musketeers’ first conference crown since they won the A-10 in 2005 and first regional appearance since 2006. Marquette, meanwhile, could drop out of an at-large berth.
BIG TEN
May 1-3, Pumpkin Ridge GC, North Plains, Oregon
Team champion: UCLA (-8)
Individual champion: Josh Kim, UCLA (-8)
Potential at-large teams: Illinois, USC, Purdue, Northwestern, Oregon
Need to know: UCLA has now won both Big Ten titles since joining the league prior to last season. This marks the first time that the Bruins have captured back-to-back conference titles since 1982-83 as a member of the Pac-10.
WEST COAST
May 1-3, Green Valley CC, Fairfield, California
Final results: Stroke play | Match play
Team champion: Pepperdine (def. Oregon State, 4-1)
Individual champion: Ian Maspat, Pepperdine (-15)
Potential at-large teams: San Diego, Oregon State, Washington State
Need to know: San Diego topped Pepperdine by four shots in stroke play, but it was the Waves winning the title after beating Oregon State, which upset San Diego in match play, in the final. Pepperdine has now won two straight West Coast titles and 24 overall.
SUN BELT
April 27-30, Annandale GC, Madison, Mississippi
Final results: Stroke play | Match play
Team champion: Arkansas State (def. Coastal Carolina, 4-1)
Individual champion: Max Bengtsson, Coastal Carolina (-11)
Potential at-large teams: Georgia Southern, Southern Miss
Need to know: Ranked outside the top 70, Coastal Carolina needed to win the Sun Belt to qualify for NCAA regionals, and though Coastal won the stroke play by three shots, it could not take down conference favorite Arkansas State in the match-play final. Arkansas State has now won two Sun Belt titles in the last three seasons.
MAAC
April 28-30, Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Team champion: Iona (+4)
Individual champion: Rasmus Ditzinger, Fairfield (-4)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Iona has now won eight MAAC titles, though this is its first since 2021.
CONFERENCE USA
April 27-30, Texarkana (Arkansas) GC
Final results: Stroke play | Match play
Team champion: Liberty (def. UTEP, 3.5-1.5)
Individual champion: Javier Delgadillo, New Mexico State (-11)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: UTEP won the stroke play by two shots over New Mexico State while Liberty was T-3, 14 shots back, before beating UTEP in the match-play final. It’s Liberty’s second C-USA title in the past three years and ninth conference title overall.
ATLANTIC 10
April 27-29, Evermore Resort, Orlando, Florida
Team champion: Richmond (-14)
Individual champion: Lucas Rizo-Patron, Richmond (-13)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Richmond shot 15 under on the final day to rally past George Mason for a 10-shot victory and its first A-10 title since 2017.
BIG SKY
April 27-29, Wigwam Resort, Litchfield Park, Arizona
Team champion: Sacramento State (-23)
Individual champion: Gabriel Smith, Sacramento State (-9; won playoff over Jai Bahl, Sacramento State)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Sacramento State beat Idaho by nine shots with a tournament-record 23 under while capturing its fourth Big Sky title in school history, second in the past three years.
WAC
April 27-29, Stonebridge Ranch CC, McKinney, Texas
Team champion: Tarleton State (+12)
Individual champion: Arth Sinham, UT Arlington (-7)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Tarleton State edged UT Arlington for its first WAC title and NCAA regional bid in school history.
AMERICAN
April 27-29, Ritz-Carlton GC, Sarasota, Florida
Team champion: Charlotte (-48)
Individual champion: Diego Do Patrocinio Lourenco, Memphis (-14; won playoff over Chase Cline, Charlotte)
Potential at-large teams: South Florida, Memphis, Rice
Need to know: Led by Daniel Boone’s 10-under 62, Charlotte turned in a school-record, 22-under 266 in the final round to make up four shots on Memphis and eventually win by 17 shots. It’s Charlotte’s second straight American title.
BIG 12
April 27-29, Prairie Dunes GC, Hutchinson, Kansas
Team champion: Oklahoma State (-10)
Individual champion: Preston Stout, Oklahoma State (-11)
Potential at-large teams: Texas Tech, Arizona State, Arizona, BYU, TCU, Utah, Kansas, West Virginia, Colorado, Cincinnati
Need to know: Oklahoma State’s eight-shot win over Arizona marks the Cowboys’ 13th Big 12 title and 58th conference title overall. Stout beat BYU freshman Kihei Akina by three shots to become the first player to three-peat for the Big 12 individual title.
SOCON
April 27-29, Solina GC, West Columbia, South Carolina
Team champion: Chattanooga (-5)
Individual champion: Kelvin Hernandez, UNCG (-9)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Chattanooga finished eight shots clear of Furman to capture its first SoCon title in 13 years, though seventh overall. The Mocs are now through to regionals for the third time in four years.
OHIO VALLEY
April 26-29, Birck Boilermaker GC, West Lafayette, Indiana
Final results: Stroke play | Match play
Team champion: Little Rock (def. Tennessee Tech, 4-1)
Individual champion: Mark Stockdale, Little Rock (-13)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: After winning stroke play by 45 shots, Little Rock took the match-play bracket as well to punch their regional ticket for the fifth time in the past six seasons. It’s Little Rock’s third OVC title in four years.
BIG SOUTH
April 26-29, Ocean Creek GC at Fripp Island, Saint Helena Island, South Carolina
Final results: Stroke play | Match play
Team champion: Presbyterian (def. USC Upstate, 3-2)
Individual champion: Dewi John, Charleston Southern (-7)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Presbyterian won both stroke play and match play to claim its first conference title in school history.
COASTAL
April 26-28, Dataw Island Club, Saint Helena Island, South Carolina
Team champion: UNCW (-38)
Individual champion: James Rico, UNCW (-14)
Potential at-large teams: Charleston
Need to know: UNCW posted a conference-record 38 under and beat Elon by 17 shots to capture its ninth Coastal title, first since 2023.
MISSOURI VALLEY
April 26-28, Annbriar GC, Waterloo, Illinois
Team champion: Illinois State (-13; won playoff over Murray State)
Individual champion: Francis Bautista, Illinois State (-10)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: In the Missouri Valley’s first team playoff since 1971, Illinois State need two rounds of sudden death to top Murray State. T.J. Barger ultimately sealed the win for Illinois State by making a 12-foot par putt. This marks the Redbirds’ second straight MVC title.
HORIZON
April 25-27, Mission Inn Resort (El Campeon), Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida
Team champion: Wright State (+11; won playoff over Oakland)
Individual champion: Shane Ochs, Wright State (-5)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Wright State topped Oakland in a playoff, carding two birdies on the first extra hole to advance by three shots, even par to 3 over. It’s Wright State’s third straight Horizon title.
ACC
April 23-27, Shark’s Tooth GC, Lake Powell, Florida
Final results: Stroke play | Match play
Team champion: Virginia (def. Stanford, 3-2)
Individual champion: Ziqin Zhou, Cal (-8; won playoff over Ethan Evans, Duke, and Edan Cui, Stanford)
Potential at-large teams: North Carolina, Stanford, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Duke, Notre Dame, Wake Forest, Clemson, Louisville, Cal, N.C. State
Need to know: After losing to Stanford by 12 shots in stroke play, Virginia took the ACC title with a 3-2 win over the Cardinal in match play. One year after capturing the program’s first ACC crown, the Cavaliers now have back-to-back titles. Paul Chang went 3-0 in match play for Virginia.
NORTHEAST
April 24-26, Turf Valley Resort, Ellicott City, Maryland
Team champion: Howard (+9)
Individual champion: Arjun Singh Bhatia, Long Island (-5)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Mathis Perroni and Bear Huff each shot in the 60s on the final day to push Howard past Long Island to a seven-shot victory and third straight Northeast crown.
PATRIOT
April 24-26, West Point GC, West Point, New York
Team champion: Navy (+24)
Individual champion: Chip Deegan, Navy (+2; won playoff over Travis Robertson, Lafayette)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Navy shot 3 under to climb three spots on the final day and win by five shots over Lafayette College. Host Army fell from first to fourth over the final 18 holes. This marks Navy’s eighth Patriot title and first since 2018. It’s also the first conference title Navy’s won on Army’s course.
IVY LEAGUE
April 24-26, Baltusrol GC, Springfield, New Jersey
Final results
Team champion: Harvard (+10)
Individual champion: Barry Zhang, Harvard (-4; won playoff over Reed Greyserman, Princeton)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Harvard edged Princeton by a shot for its fifth Ivy title, first since 2017.
SEC
April 22-26, Sea Island GC (Seaside), St. Simons Island, Georgia
Final results: Stroke play | Match play
Team champion: Ole Miss (def. Florida, 4-1)
Individual champion: Jackson Koivun, Auburn (-19)
Potential at-large teams: Auburn, Texas, Florida, Arkansas, LSU, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, Texas A&M, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Kentucky
Need to know: Ole Miss took down Florida in the final for its first SEC crown in 41 years. Tom Fischer, Cameron Tankersley and Collins Trolio each went 3-0 in match play for the Rebels. Koivun’s third straight SEC individual title, this one by seven shots, helped Auburn to the top seed after stroke play.
ASUN
April 21-23, Kinderlou Forest, Valdosta, Georgia
Team champion: Florida Gulf Coast (-15)
Individual champion: Sebastian Gamboa, Florida Gulf Coast (-12)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: FGCU posted an 11-shot win over Stetson to claim its first conference title in school history. The Eagles now head to regionals for the third time in five years.
SOUTHLAND
April 20-22, Comanche Trace, Kerrville, Texas
Team champion: UT-Rio Grande Valley (+2)
Individual champion: Joel Talusen, Incarnate Word (-5)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: UTRGV turned a two-shot deficit into a one-shot win over Incarnate Word in the final round to earn the program its first Southland title and NCAA regional berth.
SWAC
April 13-15, Oxmoor Valley, Birmingham, Alabama
Team champion: Arkansas-Pine Bluff (+12)
Individual champion: Vicente Rodriguez, Alabama A&M (-2)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Arkansas-Pine Bluff wins its third SWAC title in four years.
Women
SUMMIT
April 26-28, Longbow GC, Mesa, Arizona
Team champion: South Dakota State (+30)
Individual champion: McKenzie Mages, South Dakota State (-1)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Denver had won 10 of the past 11 Summit titles before South Dakota State captured its first this year.
MAC
April 26-28, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio
Team champion: Kent State (-9)
Individual champion: Veronika Kedronova, Kent State (-7)
Potential at-large teams: Eastern Michigan
Need to know: Make that 27 straight MAC titles for Kent State, who beat favorite Eastern Michigan by 22 shots.
WEST COAST
April 25-27, Green Valley CC, Fairfield, California
Team champion: Pepperdine (+1)
Individual champion: Eunseo Choi, Pepperdine (-9)
Potential at-large teams: Oregon State
Need to know: Choi’s eight-shot win led the Waves to a 14-shot victory over Oregon State and their 22nd West Coast title. Pepperdine heads to regionals for the 27th straight year.
HORIZON
April 25-27, Mission Inn Resort (El Campeon), Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida
Team champion: Oakland (+57)
Individual champion: Yanah Rolston, Indianapolis (+10, def. Ariel Chang, Detroit Mercy, in playoff)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: For the fourth time in five years, Oakland wins the Horizon.
BIG EAST
April 25-27, Callawassie Island Club, Okatie, South Carolina
Team champion: Xavier (+7)
Individual champion: Madison Reemsnyder, Xavier (-7)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Xavier’s 22-shot win over St. John’s gave the Musketeers their seventh straight Big East title, the most in conference history. Reemsnyder won by nine shots over teammate Isabel Brozena.
BIG TEN
April 24-26, Oakmont CC, Glendale, California
Team champion: USC (+4)
Individual champion: Jasmine Koo, USC (-3)
Potential at-large teams: Oregon, UCLA, Ohio State, Northwestern, Michigan State, Purdue, Indiana, Illinois
Need to know: Koo and Bailey Shoemaker went 1-2 to lead USC to the 12-shot win and its first Big Ten title in two tries. The Trojans have won 10 conference titles overall. Koo added to her school record for career wins with her eighth victory while USC has won six straight tournaments for the first time ever.
BIG 12
April 23-25, Dallas Athletic Club
Team champion: Iowa State (-5)
Individual champions: Nichakorn Pinprayoon, Iowa State, and Mila Jurine, UCF (-7)
Potential at-large teams: UCF, Arizona State, SMU, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Houston, Arizona, Kansas, Kansas State, TCU, Texas Tech, Colorado
Need to know: Iowa State turned in its lowest Big 12 round in program history on the final day, shooting 7-under 281 to climb two spots and finish six shots ahead of runner-up Houston. This marks the Cyclones’ first Big 12 title ever in women’s golf. Pinprayoon holed a long par putt from off the green on her final hole to tie Jurine for the individual crown.
IVY LEAGUE
April 24-26, Baltusrol GC, Springfield, New Jersey
Team champion: Columbia (+36)
Individual champion: Thanana Kotchasanmanee, Princeton (+4)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Columbia trailed Harvard by two shots entering the final round before winning by seven for its first Ivy title since 2007.
MOUNTAIN WEST
April 21-23, Mission Hills CC, Rancho Mirage, California
Team champion: UNLV (+14)
Individual champion: Leia Chung, Boise State (-5)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: San Jose State made a furious charge in the final round but ultimately fell two shots shy of UNLV, which captured its second straight MWC title. San Jose State needed to win to qualify for an NCAA regional as the Spartans are under .500 and ineligible to earn an at-large berth.
MAAC
April 21-23, Walt Disney World Resort (Magnolia), Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Team champion: Quinnipiac (+21)
Individual champion: Sophia Fujita, Quinnipiac (-4)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: For the fifth time in six years, Quinnipiac wins the MAAC title and the conference’s NCAA regional AQ.
SUN BELT
April 20-23, Lakewood GC, Point Clear, Alabama
Final results: Stroke play | Match play
Team champion: Louisiana-Monroe (def. Texas State, 4-1)
Individual champion: Barbara Car, Old Dominion (-7)
Potential at-large teams: Texas State
Need to know: Texas State is now looking at potentially being the first team of NCAA regionals out after finishing third in stroke play and losing in the match-play final. ULM, meanwhile, earned the top seed by nine shots over South Alabama before winning its second Sun Belt title in three seasons.
ATLANTIC 10
April 20-22, Evermore Resort, Orlando, Florida
Team champion: Richmond (+51)
Individual champion: Maya Beasley, Richmond (+5)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Richmond’s 28-shot victory marks the Spiders’ second straight A-10 title and third conference crown in four years.
BIG SKY
April 20-22, Wigwam Resort, Litchfield Park, Arizona
Team champion: Northern Arizona (-5)
Individual champion: Norah Seidl, Montana State (-5; won playoff over Lizzie Neale, Northern Arizona)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Conference favorite Sacramento State finishing fifth left the door wide open for Northern Arizona to finish as the only team under par and beat Northern Colorado by five shots for its 10th Big Sky title and first NCAA regional berth since 2022.
WAC
April 20-22, Stonebridge Ranch CC, McKinney, Texas
Team champion: Tarleton State (+25)
Individual champion: Louise Depadt, Tarleton State (+1)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Tarleton was fourth after 18 holes before winning by 11 shots over Abilene Christian. This is Tarleton’s second full season in Division I, and it’s now won back-to-back conference titles.
CONFERENCE USA
April 20-22, Stonebriar CC, Frisco, Texas
Team champion: Western Kentucky (+13)
Individual champion: Reagan Ramage, Western Kentucky (-3)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: A year after winning its first conference title, Western Kentucky goes back-to-back as CUSA champ with a seven-shot win over Delaware.
AMERICAN
April 20-22, Southern Hills Plantation, Brooksville, Florida
Team champion: Tulsa (+2)
Individual champion: Pinky Chaisilprungruang, Charlotte (-11)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: For the first time since 2004-05, Tulsa has won back-to-back conference titles as the Golden Hurricane held off Charlotte by four shots. Chaisilprungruang won by nine shots for her fourth individual title of the season.
SOCON
April 20-22, Columbia CC, Blythewood, South Carolina
Team champion: Furman (+30)
Individual champion: Audrey Ryu, Furman (-2)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Furman’s two-shot win over Chattanooga locked up the Paladins’ ninth SoCon title in their past 11 tries.
BIG SOUTH
April 19-22, Ocean Creek GC at Fripp Island, Saint Helena Island, South Carolina
Final results: Stroke play | Match play
Team champion: High Point (def. UNC-Asheville, 3-2)
Individual champion: Caroline Patterson, UNC-Asheville (-1)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: High Point sophomore Anais Arafi birdied the 22nd hole of her final match against Breanna Hoese to give the Panthers their third point in a championship-match victory over UNC-Asheville and secure High Points its first NCAA regional berth. High Point also won the stroke play by 15 shots. Patterson was 8 under for her final 36 holes as she became UNC-Asheville’s first Big South medalist and regional qualifier.
MISSOURI VALLEY
April 19-21, TPC at Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois
Team champion: Murray State (+59)
Individual champion: Sloane Biddle, Belmont (+6)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Murray State is back in an NCAA regional for the first time since 2019 as the Racers made up 12 shots on conference favorite Bradley and won their first MVC title by a shot.
BIG WEST
April 19-21, Kaanapali Golf Resort, Lahaina, Hawaii
Team champion: Cal Poly (+2)
Individual champion: Madison Le, Long Beach State (-8)
Potential at-large teams: Cal State Fullerton
Need to know: Despite being ranked over 50 spots worse than conference favorite Cal State Fullerton, which finished third, Cal Poly won its fifth Big West title – all since 2018 – by six shots over UC Davis.
OHIO VALLEY
April 19-21, Dalton (Georgia) G&CC
Team champion: Little Rock (+52)
Individual champion: Eleonore Aernouts, Little Rock (+6)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Little Rock cruised to a 19-shot victory over conference favorite Morehead State to claim the program’s second OVC title in four years since joining the conference.
SEC
April 17-21, Pelican GC, Belleair, Florida
Final results: Stroke play | Match play
Team champion: Tennessee (def. Auburn, 3-2)
Individual champion: Paula Francisco, Florida (-8)
Potential at-large teams: Florida, Texas A&M, Texas, Arkansas, Auburn, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kentucky, LSU
Need to know: Kyra van Kan topped Carys Worby, 2 and 1, for the deciding point as Tennessee beat Auburn for its first SEC title. The Vols will now look to advance to their second straight NCAA Championship, where they were 13th last season, for the first time since 2015-16. Behind Francisco, Florida was the top seed after stroke play by six shots over Texas and Oklahoma. South Carolina tied for 10th and will finish below .500 as a top-25 team.
COASTAL
April 17-19, The Clubs at St. James, Southport, North Carolina
Team champion: College of Charleston (+22)
Individual champion: Victoria Levy, UNCW (E)
Potential at-large teams: UNCW
Need to know: Starting the day two shots behind, Charleston shot 13 over on the final day to rally past UNCW by two shots. Charleston’s Emilie von Finckenstein doubled her opening hole of the final round before going bogey-free the rest of the way for a clutch even-par 72. Both teams are ranked in the top 60 nationally, though UNCW will now likely miss out on an NCAA regional at-large berth by a few spots. Charleston now has two straight Coastal titles and a record seven overall.
ATLANTIC SUN
April 17-19, Dothan (Alabama) CC
Team champion: North Florida (-20)
Individual champion: Brianna Castaldi, North Florida (-9)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Behind Castaldi, the first conference medalist in school history, North Florida won its fourth ASUN title and first since 2022. The Ospreys’ 18-under 270 in the second round was an ASUN Championship record for lowest round.
PATRIOT LEAGUE
April 17-19, U.S. Naval Academy GC, Annapolis, Maryland
Team champion: Navy (+32)
Individual champion: Emma Tang, Navy (+4)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Not only did Navy become the second program in league history to three-peat as conference champion, following Richmond (2016-18), but Tang, a junior, became the second league player to medal in back-to-back championships.
NORTHEAST
April 17-19, Turf Valley Resort, Ellicott City, Maryland
Team champion: Howard (+65)
Individual champion: Marley Franklin, Howard (+7)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: For the first time since 2014, a team other than Fairleigh Dickinson and Sacred Heart won the Northeast. This was Howard’s first Northeast title as the Bison overcame a seven-shot deficit to FDU on the last day to win by two. Franklin’s victory was the first of the sophomore’s career.
ACC
April 16-19, Porters Neck CC, Wilmington, North Carolina
Final results: Stroke play | Match play
Team champion: Stanford (def. SMU, 5-0)
Individual champion: Paula Martin Sampedro, Stanford (-14)
Potential at-large teams: Wake Forest, Duke, North Carolina, SMU, Florida State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, North Carolina State, Clemson
Need to know: After winning the stroke play by 11 shots over SMU, top-ranked Stanford lost just one of 10 matches over the semifinals and final, ultimately capturing its first ACC crown in two tries since joining the conference.
SOUTHLAND
April 13-15, Kissing Tree GC, San Marcos, Texas
Team champion: UT-Rio Grande Valley (+4)
Individual champion: Sara Pihlajamaki, Houston Christian (-5)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: UTRGV’s four counters played the final three holes of the final round in 6 under with no bogeys as the Vaqueros rallied past 36-hole leader and conference favorite Houton Christian to win by a shot. Miriam Barcalova, playing in the final group, lipped out a birdie chip before tapping in for par. The victory marks UTRGV’s first Southland title and NCAA regional berth.
SWAC
April 13-15, Oxmoor Valley, Birmingham, Alabama
Team champion: Prairie View A&M (+76)
Individual champions: Kacey Menyoli, Prairie View A&M, and Carmen Fletcher, Alabama A&M (+16)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Prairie View captures its first SWAC title and NCAA regional berth by 21 shots over Texas Southern.