SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — After 54 holes of stroke play, the field of 30 teams at the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship is now 15 (well, 16; more on that in a bit) after Sunday evening’s cut.
Illinois is out in front after a second straight under-par round, sitting at 6 under. Pepperdine, after its Grayhawk record-breaking Sunday, moved into second and is three shots back.
Then there’s Florida, North Carolina and Georgia Tech all within three shots of one another before a big drop off to Stanford, which had the second-lowest round Sunday, in sixth.
And Monday morning, there will be a playoff for the final spot. That’s why we’re not quite down to the 15 who will officially advance.
By Monday evening, the top eight teams remaining after the final round of stroke play will make match play, which begins Tuesday morning.
Golfweek/Sagarin rankings: Men’s team | Men’s individual
NCAA Leaderboard: Team | Individual | Photos
Meet the teams who made the first cut at Grayhawk.