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Purdue Set for 3rd Straight Appearance in National Championships – Purdue Boilermakers

Purdue Set for 3rd Straight Appearance in National Championships - Purdue Boilermakers

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men’s golf team looks to keep its postseason magic going when it travels to Carlsbad, California, and the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa for the for the 2026 National Championships. 

The appearance in college golf’s final weekend marks the third straight year that Purdue has reached the National Championships, the first time for the program since making 19 straight trips from 1949 to 1967. The streak is the longest-active streak in the Big Ten and ninth longest in the country. 

Longest Active NCAA Championship Streaks
19    Texas (2007-26)
15    Oklahoma (2011-26)
12    Vanderbilt (2014-26)
6      Florida, Florida State (2021-26)
5      Auburn, Texas A&M (2022-26)
4      Virginia (2023-26)
3      Purdue, Oklahoma State, Tennessee (2024-26)

Purdue is one of three Big Ten schools to advance to the National Championships, joined by UCLA and USC. 

THE SCHEDULE
• Friday, May 29 – 10:47 a.m. to 11:31 a.m. ET – Off hole 1, paired with Mississippi State and Arkansas State
• Saturday, May 30 – 4:07 p.m. to 4:51 p.m. ET – Off hole 10, paired with Mississippi State and Arkansas State
• Sunday, May 31 – Top-15 teams after two rounds tee off in morning; Teams placed 16 through 30 tee off in afternoon.
• Monday, June 1 – 1:30 p.m. to 4:04 p.m. ET – Off hole 1 and 10; Cut to the the top-15 teams and nine individuals after 54 holes.
• Tuesday, June 2 – 9:50 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. ET – Off hole 1 and 10; Quarterfinal match play.
• Tuesday, June 2 – 4:15 p.m. to 5:05 p.m. ET – Off hole 1 and 10; Semifinal match play.
• Wednesday, June 3 – 5:25 p.m. to 6:05 p.m ET – Off hole 1; National Championship match.

THE FIELD (National Rank / NCAA Championship Seed)
1 / 1    Auburn
2 / 2    Florida
3 / 3    Texas
4 / 4    Virginia
5 / 5    Oklahoma State
6 / 6    Arkansas
7 / 7    Louisiana State
8 / 8    Ole Miss
10 / 9    North Carolina
11 / 10    Vanderbilt
12 / 11    Arizona
13 / 12    Arizona State
14 / 13    Pepperdine
15 / 14    Stanford
16 / 15    Oklahoma
18 / 16    Tennessee
20 / 17    Texas A&M
22 / 18    BYU
23 / 19    Georgia
26 / 20    Florida State
28 / 21    USC
29 / 22    Duke
30 / 23    UCLA
33 / 24    Louisville
37 / 25    Mississippi State
39 / 26    Arkansas State
40 / 27    Purdue
42 / 28    San Diego
56 / 29    Chattanooga
57 / 30    Memphis

THE UNDERDOG
• During the 11 NCAA Regional appearances dating to 2014, Purdue has outperformed its seed in eight of…

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