Frequently Asked Questions
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Following the 2024-25 season NCAA Divisions I, II and III Golf Committees
conducted annual meetings and as a result of those meetings there is a minor
adjustment to the ranking methodology for some genders and divisions. The
adjustment is an addition of a ‘guardrail for runaway winners’ (team or
individual). This guardrail caps the number of points of a winner in extreme
cases of a large stroke differential between first and second place and a
large differential between a team’s (or individual’s) event performance and
their season-long performance. Following committee discussions, NCAA Division I
Women and NCAA Division III Men and Women adopted this guardrail for the
2025-26 season. There is no change for NCAA Division I Men, NCAA Division II
Men or Women, and no change to NAIA or NJCAA.
Additionally, in order to create more uniformity across leagues and divisions, the points have been rescaled for NJCAA DII Women's teams, NJCAA DI and DII Women individuals, and NJCAA DII Men individuals. This rescaling has no impact on the ranking order of teams or individuals.
Additionally, in order to create more uniformity across leagues and divisions, the points have been rescaled for NJCAA DII Women's teams, NJCAA DI and DII Women individuals, and NJCAA DII Men individuals. This rescaling has no impact on the ranking order of teams or individuals.