Ten have accepted invitations to the fourth edition of the National Golf Invitational.
The postseason collegiate event, which is equivalent to the NIT in college basketball, is scheduled May 22-24 at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, Arizona.
Presented in partnership with Golfweek, the 2026 NGI will feature 10 college teams competing in a 54-hole stroke-play tournament. There is one returning team from the 2025 field – Rhode Island– with nine others hoping for a chance to claim a postseason title.
In May 2022, the NCAA announced it would allow schools to play in one season-ending event. By July 2022, the inaugural National Golf Invitational was created in a partnership between Golfweek and Ak-Chin Southern Dunes, with Golfweek’s Lance Ringler serving as the Invitational’s tournament director.
Ohio State won the 2025 edition of the NGI.
Here’s a look at the teams competing in the 2026 National Golf Invitational:
Augusta
NCAA golf ranking: No. 99
Wins: 1
Top 5s: 4
Overall record: 67-103-3
Grand Canyon
NCAA golf ranking: No. 92
Wins: 0
Top 5s: 3
Overall record: 74-102-3
Mercer
NCAA golf ranking: No. 142
Wins: 0
Top 5s: 3
Overall record: 76-65-2
Missouri
NCAA golf ranking: No. 88
Wins: 1
Top 5s: 3
Overall record: 60-86-2
Nevada
NCAA golf ranking: No. 106
Wins: 1
Top 5s: 4
Overall record: 96-73-2
North Alabama
NCAA golf ranking: No. 100
Wins: 2
Top 5s: 6
Overall record: 98-51-3
Rhode Island
NCAA golf ranking: No. 138
Wins: 4
Top 5s: 9
Overall record: 105-35-3
Tennessee Tech
NCAA golf ranking: No. 193
Wins: 0
Top 5s: 6
Overall record: 97-43-2
William & Mary
NCAA golf ranking: No. 147
Wins: 2
Top 5s: 6
Overall record: 89-53-0
Wyoming
NCAA golf ranking: No. 161
Wins: 0
Top 5s: 1
Overall record: 81-113-6
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: National Golf Invitational 2026: Men’s field, teams, course info
