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Who's up, down after Men's Regionals
Here's a look at who is up and who is down after NCAA D-I men's regionals. Links to results from each regional are below.
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__UP
__Oklahoma State
__Making it to nationals for the 63rd straight year seemed pretty certain as the Cowboys were supposed to win at home this past weekend. Still, the convincing way they did so--winning by 22 strokes--suggests they might now be the favorites heading to nationals. After Kevin Tway is out of the lineup at Big 12s, his come back to win medalist honors at regionals is pretty impressive, and I don't know what got into Peter Uihlein of late but OSU fans have to like it. If Rickie Fowler and Trent Leon actually start clicking again, this squad could be dangerous
__Big Ten Conference
__It was safe to have assumed that conference champion Illinois would advance to nationals, but to see Iowa, Ohio State and Michigan all improve on their seeding and get out of regionals is quite the statement. Only real surprise is Indiana failing to join them at Inverness.
[__Jim Brown
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](http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87774&SPID=10414&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057788)"I really wanted to play my last tournament in Ohio," said Ohio State's head coach, who is retiring at the end of this season after 36 years. Well the Buckeyes granted his wish, advancing to nationals for the first time since 1998 and the 19th time in Brown's Hall of Fame career. "I'm just so happy for the guys and if I could write a script for my list tournament, this would be it."
__USC
__The Trojans hung on at the West Regional despite playing with just four golfers in the final round after Jamie Lovemark withdrew with a muscle tear near his ribs. Freshman Steve Lim's career-best 66 saves the day. "It was the round of the year for us," said coach Chris Zambri. "Not even close."
__College career bests in the final round of regionals
__It wasn't just Lim who went low in their final 18 holes. Here's the complete list of players who set their career college bests Saturday.
Blayne Barber, UCF, Fr., 62 (Southeast)
Brad Schneider, UCF, Fr., 63 (Southeast)
Mark Silvers III, South Carolina, Sr., 64 (Southeast)
Bronson Burgoon, Texas A&M, Sr., 64 (West)
Eugene Wong, Oregon, Fr. 65 (West)
Steve Lim, USC, Fr., 66 (West)
Matt Van Zandt, Texas A&M, Sr., 67 (West)
Joe Monte, Georgia Southern, Soph., 68 (Southeast)
__NCAA Regionals
__ New format with five teams coming out of six sites rather than 10 out of three adds some excitement. Plus, with miserable weather at three sites, the reduced field sizes allows for all play to get finished. And for those who say that it hurts higher ranked teams, consider that only five (Clemson, Indiana, N.C. State, LSU and San Diego State) of the top 25 in the final Golf World/Nike Golf coaches' poll failed to advance this year compared to 10 in 2008.
__DOWN
____Atlantic Coast Conference
__Conference champion Georgia Tech struggles but advances. The same can't be said though for Clemson, the highest ranked team in the country to get bounced at regionals, N.C. State and Virginia Tech. Virginia becomes the ACCs one pleasant surprise during a tough weekend.
__Marquette's Mike Van Sickle & Indiana's Jorge Campillo
__The two player-of-the-year candidates saw their college careers come to an early end this weekend. Both now have to wait and see if N.C. State's Matt Hill, Washington's Nick Taylor or a dark-horse candidate lights things up at Inverness to claim the award.
__USC
__The Trojans just haven't been the same since Jamie Lovemark broke his finger in March, even after he returned to the lineup. Now they must deal with Lovemark's latest injury and the uncertainty of whether he'll be able to play in Toledo and just how effective he'll be if he does get in the lineup.
__RECAPS
____NORTHEAST REGIONAL
__Galloway National GC (Par 71, 7,022 yards)
(For full results, click here to link to Golfstat)
__School, Score Top Players (*Medalists)
__Alabama, 874 Hunter Hamrick*, 212; Bud Cauley, 217
Hamerick ties cse. record (67) in final round; first regional win for Tide
Tennessee, 878 David Holmes, 213; Darren Renwick, 220
Vols like odd numbers, advancing to nationals in '03, '05, '07 and '09
Illinois, 887 Scott Langley, 220; Luke Guthrie, 224
Big Ten champions now have 10 top-five finishes in 12 tournaments
Virginia, 889 Ben Kohles, 221; C. von Borsig, K. Strough, 222
Finished ninth at ACCs, but Cavs rally as ninth seed for NCAA berth
Wake Forest, 890 Dustin Groves, Brendan Gielow, 220
Demon Deacons making 39th appearance at nationals
Individual Qualifier: Kyle Stanley, Clemson, 217
Failed to Qualify: Colorado State, 896; Minnesota, 905; Kent State, 906; Clemson, 908; Penn State, 910; Coastal Carolina, 915; VCU, 941; Sacred Heart, 946; Columbia, 998.
__SOUTHEAST REGIONAL
__RedTail GC (Par 71, 7,136 yards)
(For full results, click here to link to Golfstat)
__School Score Top Players (*Medalists)
__UCF, 818 Brad Schneider, 200; Blayne Barber, 202
Schneider shoots final round 63, but Barber tops him with school-best 62
Arizona, 829 Tarquin MacManus*, 198; Tyler Neal, 206
MacManus has fourth best U of A score ever, sixth Wildcat to win regional
Georgia, 829 Hudson Swafford, 206; Brian Harman, Adam Mitchell, 208
Only school in field with all five players breaking par for 54 holes
South Carolina, 829 Mark Silvers III, 207; G. Bryan IV, W. Bryan, 208
Silvers, a senior, shoots career-best 64 in final round
Iowa, 837 Brad Hopfinger, 207; Cole Peevler, 209
Jumped two teams on final day with school's second best round (276) ever
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Individual Qualifier:__ Corey Nagy, Charlotte, 204
Failed to Qualify: Georgia State, 843; Charlotte, 844; Florida State, 844; Kentucky, 845; Georgia Southern, 847; Augusta State, 854; Indiana, 855; Campbell, 862; Loyola, 888.
__CENTRAL REGIONAL
__The Club at Olde Stone (Par 72, 7,372 yards)
(For full results, click here to link to Golfstat)
__School, Score Top Players (*Medalists)
__UCLA, 863 Philip Francis, 214; Erik Flores, 215
Defending NCAA champs rally from seven back for first win of season
Washington, 870 Nick Taylor, 213; Richard Lee, 218
Taylor is runner-up at regional for second straight year
Georgia Tech, 880 Cameron Tringale, 214; John-Tyler Griffin, 217
Handled weather delays well, with final-round 71s from Tringale, Griffin
Ohio State, 880 Bo Hoag, 216; Vaughn Snyder, 221
Coach Jim Brown's retirement gratefully held off for one more event
Duke, 881 Adam Long, 216; Matthew Pierce, 218
Blue Devils have finished in top five in four of last five events
Individual Qualifier: Matt Hill, N.C. State, 212*
Failed to Qualify: Louisville, 885; Mississippi, 885; N.C. State, 885; Middle Tennessee State, 886; Vanderbilt, 889; East Tennessee State, 897; Cleveland State, 920; Austin Peay State, 948; Bucknell, 952
__SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL
__Karsten Creek GC (Par 72, 7,407 yards)
(For full results, click here to link to Golfstat)
__School, Score Top Players (*Medalists)
__Oklahoma State, 881 Kevin Tway, 216*; Peter Uihlein, 217
First time in five tries that Cowboys have won on home course
Arkansas, 903 David Lingmerth, 226; Ethan Tracy, 226
Razorbacks have five straight second-place finishes to close season
Chattanooga, 907 Ben Rickett, Stephan Jaeger, 226
Mocs earn berth at nationals for first time in school history
Northwestern, 914 Eric Chun, 226; David Lipsky, 230
Wildcats' anxious wait in clubhouse works out as Baylor stumbles
TCU, 914 Tom Hoge, 222; James Sacheck, 231
Horned Frogs return to nationals after five year absence
Individual Qualifier: Cody Paladino, Baylor, 221.
Failed to Qualify: LSU, 917; Baylor, 920; Wichita State, 925; Denver, 936; Tulsa, 936; Michigan State, 937; Pepperdine, 941; Oral Roberts, 969.
__SOUTHWEST REGIONAL
__University of Texas GC (Par 71, 7,412 yards)
(For full results, click here to link to Golfstat)
__School, Score Top Players (*Medalists)
__Florida, 874 Billy Horschel, 214; Tyson Alexander, 217
Gators claim their first victory (outside home event) since fall 2006
Texas Tech, 876 Chris Ward, 215; Nils Floren, 216
Runner-up finish is Red Raiders' best in an NCAA postseason event
Texas, 877 Lance Lopez*, 209; Bobby Hudson, 220
Lopez becomes fourth current Longhorn to win individual title
Stanford, 887 Dodge Kemmer, 216; Sihwan Kim, 221
Kemmer's T-4 finish is his best showing during his senior year
Michigan, 888 Lion Kim, 222; Matt Thompson, 223
Wolverines back at NCAAs for first time since 1997
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Individual Qualifier:__ Hugues Joannes, Lamar, 216
Failed to Qualify: Lamar, 891; UNLV, 892; UT Arlington, 893; California, 896; Mississippi State, 901; New Mexico State, 909; Virginia Tech, 910; Jackson State, 992.
__WEST REGIONAL
__Lake Merced GC (Par 72, 6,849 yards)
(For full results, click here to link to Golfstat)
__School, Score Top Players (*Medalists)
__Arizona State, 828 Jesper Kennegard*, 204; K. Borsheim, C. Kim, 207
Sun Devils claim their sixth regional title, first since 2001
Oregon, 837 Eugene Wong, 208; Daniel Miernicki, 209
Going to nationals in back-to-back years for first time since 1998-99
Texas A&M, 840 Bronson Burgoon, 205; Matt Van Zandt, 211
Burgoon, Van Zandt shoot career bests (64, 67) in final round
San Diego, 849 Ian Coffman, 211; Blake Trimble, 213
No. 12 Toreros are lowest seeded team in any regional to get to NCAAs
USC, 853 Matthew Giles, 209; Steve Lim, 212
'07 POY Jamie Lovemark WDs with muscle tear; NCAA status uncertain
Individual Qualifier: Brady Johnson, BYU, 208
Failed to Qualify: New Mexico, 854; San Diego State, 857; San Francisco, 863; Colorado, 864; Oregon State, 868; UC Irvine, 870; Kansas State, 872; UC Davis, 873.