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Northern Illinois Men's Golf

#127
MACMen's · 2026–27

2026–27 season so far

6 events
Events won
0
0 top-3 finishes
Schedule
#124
strength of schedule
Events
6
played this season
Avg points
26.89
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

Northern Illinois
hometime zones

Season by season

SeasonRankRecordConferenceRegionalNCAA
2026–27#127 now37-39-2MAC · Apr 30 – May 2, 2027—May 2027
2025–26#142 final42-98-2—Did not appearDid not qualify
2024–25— ——Did not appearDid not qualify
2023–24— ——Did not appearDid not qualify
2022–23— ——9thDid not qualify

Program history

Regional apps
1
Top 55% of D1
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 1
Advanced
0
Top 31% of D1
Regional wins
0
Top 15% of D1
Best regional
#9
Top 36% of D1
NCAA apps
1
Top 43% of D1
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 1
NCAA wins
0
Top 8% of D1
NCAA best
24
Top 39% 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

Year-by-year regionals

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

Regional performance

Regional titles
0
1 appearance
Avg committee seed
12.0
across 1 seeded year
Best Regional SG
+0.1
2023 · Salem
Beat the seed
1×
Finished better than seeded
Advanced as underdog
0×
Advanced to NCAAs unexpectedly based on seeding
Seeded years
1
Seeding data available: 2002-present
Team
Single round
Score
275(-13)·2023 R1
278(-10)·2023 R2
288(E)·2023 R3
To par
-13(275)·2023 R1
-10(278)·2023 R2
E(288)·2023 R3
36-Hole
Score
553(-23)·2023
To par
-23(553)·2023
54-Hole
Score
841(-23)·2023
To par
-23(841)·2023
Individual
Single round
Score
67(-5)·2023 R1
Zach Place
67(-5)·2023 R2
Campbell Wolf
68(-4)·2023 R1
Ian Bruchhauser
68(-4)·2023 R1
Tommy Dunsire
To par
-5(67)·2023 R1
Zach Place
-5(67)·2023 R2
Campbell Wolf
-4(68)·2023 R1
Ian Bruchhauser
-4(68)·2023 R1
Tommy Dunsire
36-Hole
Score
137(-7)·2023
Ian Bruchhauser
138(-6)·2023
Zach Place
139(-5)·2023
Tommy Dunsire
To par
-7(137)·2023
Ian Bruchhauser
-6(138)·2023
Zach Place
-5(139)·2023
Tommy Dunsire
54-Hole
Score
207(-9)·2023
Zach Place
211(-5)·2023
Ian Bruchhauser
212(-4)·2023
Tommy Dunsire
To par
-9(207)·2023
Zach Place
-5(211)·2023
Ian Bruchhauser
-4(212)·2023
Tommy Dunsire
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+
1 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Current-season data from NCAA rankings · Regional history 1989–2026.