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Illinois Men's Golf

#9
B10Men's · 2026–27

2026–27 season so far

4 events
Events won
1
2 top-3 finishes
Schedule
#5
strength of schedule
Events
4
played this season
Avg points
69.24
Clippd rating

Road to the 2027 NCAA Championship

Projected · updates weekly
  1. 1 (still to come)
    Conference championship · Apr 30 – May 2, 2027
    B10 Championship
    Baltusrol GC, Springfield, NJ
    Leaderboard
  2. 2 (still to come)
    NCAA Regional · May 2027 · projected
    Maricopa Regional
    host Arizona · Maricopa, AZ
    Overall
    #9 seed
    In regional
    #2 seed
    Bid
    Automatic
    Travel
    1,405 mi
    −2 time zones
    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 in
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

Maricopa Regional — Arizona, Maricopa, AZIllinois
homeMaricopatime zones1,405 mi (−2 time zones)

Season by season

SeasonRankRecordConferenceRegionalNCAA
2026–27#9 now41-9-2B10 · Apr 30 – May 2, 2027Maricopa (proj.)May 2027
2025–26#17 final134-32-22ndAthens · T11Did not qualify
2024–25— —2nd1st, advancedMissed cut
2023–24— —2nd1st, advancedQuarterfinals
2022–23— —Champions2nd, advancedQuarterfinals

Program history

Regional apps
24
Top 12% of D1
Active streak: 18
Longest streak: 18
Advanced
20
Top 4% of D1
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 13
Regional wins
7
Top 2% of D1
Best regional
#1
Top 1% of D1
NCAA apps
30
Top 7% of D1
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 13
NCAA wins
0
Top 8% of D1
NCAA best
1
Top 1% of D1
MP berths
9
5 MP wins

Program arc

Program arc — best regional finish per year (1989-2026)1st5thAdvance cut1989200820262013: won regional2014: won regional2015: won regional2016: won regional2019: won regional2024: won regional2025: won regional
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
7
24 appearances
Avg committee seed
5.1
across 21 seeded years
Best Regional SG
+42.2
2013 · Fayetteville
Beat the seed
9×
Finished better than seeded
Advanced as underdog
4×
Advanced to NCAAs unexpectedly based on seeding
Seeded years
21
Seeding data available: 2002-present
Team
Single round
Score
263(-17)·2024 R1
270(-10)·2024 R2
271(-9)·2024 R3
To par
-17(263)·2024 R1
-16(272)·2019 R3
-13(275)·2003 R1
-13(275)·2021 R2
36-Hole
Score
533(-27)·2024
550(-18)·2023
555(-5)·2022
To par
-27(533)·2024
-18(550)·2023
-15(561)·2021
54-Hole
Score
804(-36)·2024
831(-21)·2023
837(-15)·2025
To par
-36(804)·2024
-25(839)·2019
-21(831)·2023
Individual
Single round
Score
63(-7)·2024 R1
Max Herendeen
63(-8)·2025 R1
Jackson Buchanan
64(-6)·2022 R1
Piercen Hunt
To par
-8(63)·2025 R1
Jackson Buchanan
-7(65)·2013 R1
Charlie Danielson
-7(65)·2015 R3
Brian Campbell
-7(65)·2019 R3
Michael Feagles
-7(63)·2024 R1
Max Herendeen
36-Hole
Score
131(-9)·2024
Max Herendeen
132(-8)·2024
Tyler Goecke
136(-8)·2019
Michael Feagles
136(-4)·2022
Adrien Dumont de Chassart
136(-6)·2023
Matthis Besard
136(-6)·2025
Jackson Buchanan
To par
-9(131)·2024
Max Herendeen
-8(136)·2019
Michael Feagles
-8(132)·2024
Tyler Goecke
54-Hole
Score
197(-13)·2024
Max Herendeen
200(-10)·2024
Tyler Goecke
201(-15)·2019
Michael Feagles
To par
-15(201)·2019
Michael Feagles
-13(197)·2024
Max Herendeen
-10(206)·2015
Brian Campbell
-10(200)·2024
Tyler Goecke
Seed breakdown
Seed 1
3 entries
2 wins · 3 advanced
Seed 2
6 entries
1 wins · 5 advanced
Seed 3
4 entries
2 wins · 4 advanced
Seed 4
2 entries
1 wins · 1 advanced
Seed 5–8
2 entries
1 wins · 2 advanced
Seed 9+
4 entries
0 wins · 3 advanced
Current-season data from NCAA rankings · Regional history 1989–2026.