Meet the 15 teams who made the first cut at the 2026 NCAA Men's Golf Championship

After 54 holes of stroke play, the field of 30 teams at the NCAA Men's Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa's North Course is now 15 after Sunday evening's cut.

Auburn has the lead heading into the final round, sitting at 22 under with a three-stroke advantage against Texas. Defending national champion Oklahoma State is third at 9 under, tied with Vanderbilt.

Come Monday, the top eight teams after the final round of stroke play will make match play, which begins Tuesday morning.

The No. 1 team in the country is looking to get back into match play for the third straight year and is almost a shoo-in to make it to Tuesday. Josiah Gilbert is T-4 for the Tigers while Jackson Koivun is T-9. All in all, a near perfect start for the 2024 national champions.

The hosts are one of four teams who have won two national championships since the move to match play, and they're in a wonderful spot to get back into the quarterfinals. The Longhorns have four players in the top 30, including Tommy Morrison at T-9.

A day after a record-setting round at NCAAs, Vanderbilt had it worst round of the tournament shooting 3 over but remains well inside the cut line. Freshman Will Hartman is leading the way, sitting T-2 at 10 under with 18 to go.

The defending national champions continued their strong play from Saturday after a poor start Friday. Junior Preston Stout has the individual lead at 11 under and looks to cap an incredible season with his fifth win come Monday.

The Big 10 champions have shot even par the last 36 holes after opening wth an 8-under 280. Baylor Larrabee remains the top Bruin, sitting T-4, and he has done the heavy lifting this week. Bruins are closing in on their first match-play appearance in 11 years.