SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Using the Golfweek/Sagarin Power Ratings, we took a look at the stroke spreads this week for the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship being played at Grayhawk Golf Club.
To determine the stroke spread, it’s simply the difference in power rating multiplied by the number of counting scores (four) multiplied by the number of rounds to be played (four). The following numbers are based on the 72 holes of stroke play that will ultimately seed the match-play bracket.
The stroke spreads listed below are built off of the top-ranked team Oklahoma. Here’s an example of how to determine the difference against another team, not involving Oklahoma: Texas Tech would be -10 against Stanford or Utah would be plus 30 against Arizona State.
Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings: Men’s team | Men’s individual
| Team | Stroke spread |
| Oklahoma | — |
| Vanderbilt | +0.5 |
| Oklahoma State | +2.5 |
| Pepperdine | +4.5 |
| Arizona State | +5 |
| Texas | +7 |
| North Carolina | +8.5 |
| Texas Tech | +10 |
| Florida | +10.5 |
| Georgia Tech | +12 |
| Georgia | +13.5 |
| Texas A&M | +14 |
| Auburn | +16 |
| Arkansas | +16.5 |
| Wake Forest | +16.5 |
| Florida State | +18.5 |
| Stanford | +20 |
| Ole Miss | +26 |
| Arizona | +27 |
| Kansas | +27.5 |
| North Florida | +27.5 |
| East Tennessee State | +27.5 |
| Ohio State | +29 |
| Oregon | +29.5 |
| Liberty | +30 |
| South Florida | +30 |
| BYU | +34 |
| College of Charleston | +34 |
| Georgia Southern | +34 |
| Utah | +35 |