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Ball State Men's Golf

#115
MACMen's · 2026–27

2026–27 season so far

5 events
Events won
0
3 top-3 finishes
Schedule
#165
strength of schedule
Events
5
played this season
Avg points
29.29
Clippd rating

Road to the 2027 NCAA Championship

Projected · updates weekly
  1. 1 (still to come)
    Conference championship · Apr 30 – May 2, 2027
    MAC Championship
    Tails Park GC, Naples, FL
    Leaderboard
  2. 2 (still to come)
    NCAA Regional · May 2027 · projected
    Outside the projected field
    Projection from this week's rankings; it switches to the committee's field on selection day.
  3. 3 (still to come)
    NCAA Championship · May 2027
    Advance from your regional to get here

Projected NCAA Championship field · 30 teams

Projected out
Bloomington
ArkansasVanderbiltNew MexicoBrigham YoungColorado
Loudon
AuburnTennesseeNorth CarolinaSanta ClaraKansas
Lubbock
Texas TechAlabamaWashingtonClemsonUNLV
Maricopa
TexasNotre DameIllinoisPurdueEast Tennessee State
Myrtle Beach
FloridaGeorgia TechArizona StateWake ForestLiberty
Stillwater
Oklahoma StateTexas A&MGeorgiaTCUOklahoma

Top 5 per regional from the Advancement Model on Regional Predictions. Updates with each rankings release.

Geography

Ball State
hometime zones

Season by season

SeasonRankRecordConferenceRegionalNCAA
2026–27#115 now47-13-1MAC · Apr 30 – May 2, 2027—May 2027
2025–26#189 final50-97—Did not appearDid not qualify
2024–25— ——Did not appearDid not qualify
2023–24— —Champions10thDid not qualify
2022–23— ——Did not appearDid not qualify

Program history

Regional apps
3
Top 43% of D1
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 1
Advanced
1
Top 26% of D1
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 1
Regional wins
0
Top 15% of D1
Best regional
#5
Top 25% of D1
NCAA apps
10
Top 19% of D1
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 4
NCAA wins
0
Top 8% of D1
NCAA best
T14
Top 29% of D1
Match-play
0

Program arc

Program arc — best regional finish per year (1989-2026)1st5thAdvance cut198920082026
Line: regional finish (lower = better)·regional win·dotted: NCAA finish

Year-by-year regionals

= advanced to Nationals.= did not make Regionals.# = Regional seed, expected to advance.# = underdog.

Regional performance

Regional titles
0
3 appearances
Avg committee seed
11.0
across 2 seeded years
Best Regional SG
+3.3
2013 · Pullman
Beat the seed
2×
Finished better than seeded
Advanced as underdog
1×
Advanced to NCAAs unexpectedly based on seeding
Seeded years
2
Seeding data available: 2002-present
Team
Single round
Score
273(-7)·2024 R1
281(-7)·2013 R1
284(-4)·2013 R2
To par
-7(281)·2013 R1
-7(273)·2024 R1
-4(284)·2013 R2
36-Hole
Score
561(+1)·2024
565(-11)·2013
607(+31)·1991
To par
-11(565)·2013
+1(561)·2024
+31(607)·1991
54-Hole
Score
849(+9)·2024
856(-8)·2013
903(+39)·1991
To par
-8(856)·2013
+9(849)·2024
+39(903)·1991
Individual
Single round
Score
62(-8)·2024 R1
Braxton Kuntz
68(-4)·2013 R1
McCormick Clouser
68(-2)·2024 R1
Alec Cesare
To par
-8(62)·2024 R1
Braxton Kuntz
-4(68)·2013 R1
McCormick Clouser
-3(69)·1999 R1
Jamie Broce
-3(69)·2013 R2
Alex Stinson
-3(69)·2013 R3
Alex Stinson
36-Hole
Score
134(-6)·2024
Braxton Kuntz
138(-2)·2024
Alec Cesare
140(-4)·2013
Tyler Merkel
140(-4)·2013
McCormick Clouser
To par
-6(134)·2024
Braxton Kuntz
-4(140)·2013
Tyler Merkel
-4(140)·2013
McCormick Clouser
54-Hole
Score
208(-2)·2024
Braxton Kuntz
211(+1)·2024
Ali Khan
212(-4)·2013
Alex Stinson
To par
-4(212)·2013
Alex Stinson
-2(208)·2024
Braxton Kuntz
-1(215)·1999
Jamie Broce
-1(215)·2013
Tyler Merkel
Seed breakdown
Seed 1
0 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Seed 2
0 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Seed 3
0 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Seed 4
0 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Seed 5–8
0 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Seed 9+
2 entries
0 wins · 1 advanced

NGINGI Results

2023
T4
-5
Current-season data from NCAA rankings · Regional history 1989–2026.