Who says the reigning NCAA champions who didn’t lose a single starter have to be the preseason No. 1?

In Golf Channel’s preseason rankings, the top team in men’s college golf is not Oklahoma State but rather Texas, which like the Cowboys boasts a pair of top-10 amateurs in the world but is the only program in the country with four players ranked in the top 35 of the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

How does the rest of men’s college golf shake out behind the Longhorns and Cowboys? Golf Channel’s Brentley Romine ranks his top 30 teams, projects this year’s All-Americans and top freshmen, highlights the best tournaments on the schedule and provides in-depth analysis into the best programs in the nation:

1. Texas

Final 2024-25 rank: 5

2025 NCAA Championship finish: Quarterfinalist (sixth in

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