First NCAA College Golf Rankings Released Of 2024/25 Season
Get the latest NCAA golf rankings for the best individuals and current team standings at the top of college golf
The early rankings are out in the NCAA Division 1 golf competitions as the best college golfers around start their quest to become national champions.
It's been a fast start for a trio of Texas Longhorns in the men's competition, while a couple of Arkansas Razorbacks are at the sharp end of the women's individual standings - helping their school to a healthy lead in the team ranking.
NCAA Div 1 Men's Team Rankings
Rank | College | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Oklahoma | 94.85 |
2 | Ole Miss | 90.35 |
3 | Auburn | 81.68 |
4 | Arizona State | 80.17 |
5 | Louisiana State | 77.14 |
6 | Texas | 76.71 |
7 | Virginia | 69.16 |
8 | North Carolina | 66.63 |
9 | Georgia Tech | 62.59 |
10 | Vanderbilt | 62.43 |
Oklahoma won the Ben Hogan ahead of Texas and defending national champions Auburn, who sit in third in the early stages of the 2024/25 season.
The Longhorns sit in sixth despite having three players in the individual top 10 of the standings, with Ole Miss in second overall after winning one and finishing runners-up in the other two of their three events so far.
Arizona State, despite losing star amateur Wenyi Ding after he decided to turn pro, sit fourth and Louisiana State round out the top five.
NCAA Div 1 Women's Team Rankings
Rank | College | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Arkansas | 128.69 |
2 | South Carolina | 88.29 |
3 | Stanford | 85.55 |
4 | Arizona State | 69.43 |
5 | Mississippi State | 66.35 |
6 | Northwestern | 64.89 |
7 | Texas | 63.91 |
8 | Arizona | 63.48 |
9 | Florida State | 61.32 |
10 | North Carolina | 59.79 |
Arkansas have opened up a nice early lead in the rankings after winning the Blessings Collegiate Invitational strokeplay event and then finishing second in the Carmel Cup. The Razorbacks have two of the top four in the individual standings.
The University of South Carolina are second with defending national women's champions Stanford in third - the Cardinal having won both of their tournaments so far - the Molly Collegiate Invitational and the Matchplay at Twin Warriors.
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NCAA Div 1 Men's Individual Rankings
Rank | Name | College |
---|---|---|
1 | Daniel Bennett | Texas |
2 | Jose Luis Ballester | Arizona State |
3 | Michael La Sasso | Ole Miss |
4 | David Ford | North Carolina |
5 | Algot Kleen | LSU |
6 | Ben James | Virginia |
7 | Christiaan Maas | Texas |
8 | Tommy Morrison | Texas |
9 | Drew Goodman | Oklakoma |
10 | Enrique Dimayuga | SMU |
University of Texas Freshman Daniel Bennett is the early college No.1 golfer after the South African finished third in his debut event - the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational.
Bennett is one of three Longhorns in the top 10 of the early standings, alongside Christiaan Maas and Tommy Morrison in seventh and eighth respectively.
Spain's first ever US Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester is second in the standings, having also won the Fighting Illini Invitational at Olympia Fields.
North Carolina's David Ford won the Ben Hogan, as one of five players in the top six to pick up early season victories.
Reigning NCAA Div 1 champion Hiroshi Tai is down in 78th in the current standings after the Junior at Georgia Tech produced a poor display at the Ben Hogan finishing near the bottom of the field on 14 over.
NCAA Div 1 Women's Team Rankings
Rank | Name | College |
---|---|---|
1 | Maria Jose Marin | Arkansas |
2 | Grace Kilcrease | Oklahoma State |
3 | Julia Lopez Ramirez | Mississippi State |
4 | Kandall Todd | Arkansas |
5 | Hannah Darling | South Carolina |
6 | Mirabel Ting | Florida State |
7 | Paula Martin Sampedro | Stanford |
8 | Adela Cernousek | Texas A&M |
9 | Louise Rydqvist | South Carolina |
10 | Jasmine Koo | USC |
Arkansas' Maria Jose Marin tops the standings after a win and a second in her opening two events, with second-placed Grace Kilcrease the only player to beat her so far.
The World No.1 Amateur Lottie Woad is only down in 12th, but World No.2 Julia Lopez Ramirez sits in third in the college standings, with Jasmine Koo (World No.3) just creeping into the top 10.
The USC Freshman grabbed her maiden victory at the Windy City Classic, coming just after playing for the USA at the Curtis Cup.
Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup player Hannah Darling from Scotland is in fifth with defending women's national champion Adela Cernousek in eighth.
Get the full individual and team rankings on Scoreboard here.
Paul Higham is a sports journalist with over 20 years of experience in covering most major sporting events for both Sky Sports and BBC Sport. He is currently freelance and covers the golf majors on the BBC Sport website. Highlights over the years include covering that epic Monday finish in the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor and watching Rory McIlroy produce one of the most dominant Major wins at the 2011 US Open at Congressional. He also writes betting previews and still feels strangely proud of backing Danny Willett when he won the Masters in 2016 - Willett also praised his putting stroke during a media event before the Open at Hoylake. Favourite interviews he's conducted have been with McIlroy, Paul McGinley, Thomas Bjorn, Rickie Fowler and the enigma that is Victor Dubuisson. A big fan of watching any golf from any tour, sadly he spends more time writing about golf than playing these days with two young children, and as a big fair weather golfer claims playing in shorts is worth at least five shots. Being from Liverpool he loves the likes of Hoylake, Birkdale and the stretch of tracks along England's Golf Coast, but would say his favourite courses played are Kingsbarns and Portrush.
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