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Southern California Men's Golf

#32
B10Men's · 2026–27

2026–27 season so far

4 events
Events won
0
3 top-3 finishes
Schedule
#51
strength of schedule
Events
4
played this season
Avg points
50.91
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
    Lubbock Regional
    host Texas Tech · Lubbock, TX
    Overall
    #31 seed
    In regional
    #6 seed
    Bid
    At-large
    Travel
    941 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 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

Lubbock Regional — Texas Tech, Lubbock, TXSouthern California
homeLubbocktime zones941 mi (+2 time zones)

Season by season

SeasonRankRecordConferenceRegionalNCAA
2026–27#32 now41-9-1B10 · Apr 30 – May 2, 2027Lubbock (proj.)May 2027
2025–26#29 final125-66-35thBermuda Run · 4th, advancedMissed cut
2024–25— —11th6thDid not qualify
2023–24— —12thDid not appearDid not qualify
2022–23— —10thDid not appearDid not qualify

Program history

Regional apps
34
Top 3% of D1
Active streak: 2
Longest streak: 32
Advanced
23
Top 3% of D1
Active streak: 1
Longest streak: 11
Regional wins
3
Top 5% of D1
Best regional
#1
Top 1% of D1
NCAA apps
62
Top 1% of D1
Active streak: 1
Longest streak: 32
NCAA wins
0
Top 8% of D1
NCAA best
T3
Top 11% of D1
MP berths
4
3 MP wins

Program arc

Program arc — best regional finish per year (1989-2026)1st5thAdvance cut1989200820262008: won regional2012: won regional2017: 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
3
34 appearances
Avg committee seed
3.9
across 21 seeded years
Best Regional SG
+34.6
2008 · West
Beat the seed
5×
Finished better than seeded
Advanced as underdog
0×
Advanced to NCAAs unexpectedly based on seeding
Seeded years
21
Seeding data available: 2002-present
Team
Single round
Score
268(-16)·2026 R3
272(-12)·2012 R2
272(-16)·2013 R1
To par
-16(272)·2013 R1
-16(268)·2026 R3
-15(273)·2007 R2
36-Hole
Score
550(-26)·2007
552(-24)·2013
557(-11)·2026
To par
-26(550)·2007
-24(552)·2013
-16(560)·2000
54-Hole
Score
824(-40)·2007
825(-27)·2026
841(-11)·2012
To par
-40(824)·2007
-27(825)·2026
-20(844)·2013
Individual
Single round
Score
62(-10)·2013 R1
Sam Smith
63(-9)·2007 R2
Jamie Lovemark
64(-8)·2013 R2
Sam Smith
64(-7)·2017 R1
Sean Crocker
To par
-10(62)·2013 R1
Sam Smith
-9(63)·2007 R2
Jamie Lovemark
-8(64)·2013 R2
Sam Smith
36-Hole
Score
126(-18)·2013
Sam Smith
132(-12)·2007
Jamie Lovemark
136(-6)·2012
Anthony Paolucci
136(-6)·2017
Justin Suh
To par
-18(126)·2013
Sam Smith
-12(132)·2007
Jamie Lovemark
-7(137)·2000
Alex Kuyumjian
-7(137)·2009
Matthew Giles
54-Hole
Score
201(-15)·2007
Jamie Lovemark
202(-14)·2013
Sam Smith
205(-11)·2007
Rory Hie
To par
-15(201)·2007
Jamie Lovemark
-14(202)·2013
Sam Smith
-11(205)·2007
Rory Hie
Seed breakdown
Seed 1
6 entries
3 wins · 5 advanced
Seed 2
2 entries
0 wins · 2 advanced
Seed 3
4 entries
0 wins · 4 advanced
Seed 4
3 entries
0 wins · 2 advanced
Seed 5–8
3 entries
0 wins · 2 advanced
Seed 9+
3 entries
0 wins · 1 advanced
Current-season data from NCAA rankings · Regional history 1989–2026.