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.
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…
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