{"id":13041,"date":"2026-06-02T03:24:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T03:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/13041\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T03:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T03:24:07","slug":"ncaa-mens-golf-championship-2026-match-play-bracket-pairings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/13041\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Men&#8217;s Golf Championship 2026: Match play bracket, pairings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>June 1, 2026, 11:09 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">CARLSBAD, Calif. \u2014 The <a href=\"http:\/\/golfweek.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/college\/2026\/06\/01\/oklahoma-state-preston-stout-2026-ncaa-golf-individual-title\/90361465007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">men\u2019s individual national champion<\/a> has been crowned, which means one thing: it\u2019s time for match play at the 2026 NCAA Women&#8217;s Golf Championship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Auburn finished first after stroke play while <a href=\"http:\/\/golfweek.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/college\/2026\/06\/01\/oklahoma-state-preston-stout-2026-ncaa-golf-individual-title\/90361465007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Oklahoma State junior Preston Stout<\/a> became the school&#8217;s 10th NCAA individual champion, beating Alabama&#8217;s William Jennings by a shot. In addition, there was a 4-for-2 playoff for the final match play spots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A reminder: Oklahoma State in 2018 is the only No. 1 seed after stroke play to go on and win the title in match play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The quarterfinals are set to begin on Tuesday morning and the semifinals to follow in the afternoon. On Wednesday, it&#8217;ll be the final. (Note: all times ET, which is three hours ahead of Carlsbad).<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_gl gnt_em__el\" href=\"http:\/\/golfweek.usatoday.com\/picture-gallery\/sports\/golf\/college\/2026\/05\/30\/best-photos-2026-ncaa-mens-golf-championship-omni-la-costa\/90329881007\/\" data-t-l=\"\u2691g:l|l|c|view gallery:inline promo\" aria-label=\"View Gallery - Best photos from the 2026 NCAA Men\u2019s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780370647_195_90329777007-2278825823.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\"\/><\/a>NCAA Men&#8217;s Golf Championship 2026 match play bracketNo. 1 Auburn vs. No. 8 UCLA<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Quarterfinal matches<\/p>\n<p>Need a news break? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (play)|e|auto spike click:7|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/play.usatoday.com\/?itm_source=SPIKE&amp;itm_campaign=PLAYSPIKE&amp;itm_medium=ONSITE\">Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Jackson Koivun vs. Nathan Wang, 10:40 a.m., 10th tee<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Logan Reilly vs. Dean Greyserman, 10:50 a.m.<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Jake Albert vs. Ethan Gao, 11 a.m.<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Josiah Gilbert vs. Jay Leng, 11:10 a.m.<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Cayden Pope vs. Edan Cui, 11:20 a.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Auburn<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Appearances: 4<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Match Play Record: 4-1<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">NCAA ranking: No. 1<\/p>\n<p>Stanford<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Appearances: 4<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Match Play Record: 4-2<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">NCAA ranking: No. 15<\/p>\n<p>No. 4 Florida vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State<\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Luke Poulter vs. Eric Lee, 10:40 a.m., 1st tee<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Zach Swanwick vs. Ethan Fang, 10:50 a.m.<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Parker Sands vs. Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson, 11 a.m.<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Matthew Kress vs. Preston Stout, 11:10 a.m.<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Jack Turner vs. Gaven Lane, 11:20 a.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Florida<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Appearances: 3<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Match Play Record: 4-1<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">NCAA ranking: No. 2<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma State<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Appearances: 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Match Play Record: 13-8<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">NCAA ranking: No. 5<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"gnt_em_cp_cw_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780370647_280_76309108007-87-778468792.jpeg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\/>No. 3 Vanderbilt vs. No. 6 Arizona<\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Chase Nevins vs. Taishi Moto, 9:50 a.m., 1st tee<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Jon Ed Steed vs. Tianyi Xiong, 10 a.m.<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Will Hartman vs. Filip Jakubcik, 10:10 a.m.<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Ryan Downes vs. William Wistrand, 10:20 a.m.<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Wells Williams vs. Zach Pollo, 10:30 a.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vanderbilt<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Appearances:<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Match Play Record:<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">NCAA ranking:<\/p>\n<p>Arizona<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Appearances: 0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Match Play Record: 0-0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">NCAA ranking: No. 12<\/p>\n<p>No. 2 Texas vs. No. 7 UCLA<\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Daniel Bennett vs. Alex Papayoanou, 9:50 a.m., 10th tee<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Tommy Morrison vs. Josh Kim, 10 a.m.<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Christiaan Maas vs. Baylor Larrabee, 10:10 a.m.<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Luke Potter vs. Tyler Loree, 10:20 a.m.<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Matt Comegys vs. Kyle An, 10:30 a.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Texas<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Appearances: 9<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Match Play Record: 10-6<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">NCAA ranking: No. 3<\/p>\n<p>UCLA<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Appearances: 5<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Match Play Record: 0-4<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">NCAA ranking: No. 30<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"June 1, 2026, 11:09 p.m. ET CARLSBAD, Calif. \u2014 The men\u2019s individual national champion has been crowned, 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