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| Tournament information | |
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| Location | 2025:Palm Beach Gardens, Florida |
| Established | 1963 |
| Course(s) | 2025:PGA National Resort (The Champion course) |
| Par | 2025: 72 |
| Length | 2025: 7,074 yards (6,468 m) |
| Format | 54-holestroke play, 8-teammatch play |
| Month played | May |
| Current champion | |
| Team:West Florida Individual:Hunter Smith (North Georgia) | |
TheNCAADivision II Men's Golf Championships, played in late May, is an annual competition in U.S. men's collegiategolf. From its inception through 2010, it was a 72-holestroke play team competition, with an additional award for the lowest scoring individual competitor. The team format changed starting in 2011 to 54 holes of stroke play followed by an eight-teamsingle eliminationmedal match play competition. The 54-hole individual leader is the individual champion.[1]
Many of the individual champions have gone on to successful professional careers. The most successful individual winner isLee Janzen (1986) who won eight times on thePGA Tour including twomajor championships, the 1993 and 1998U.S. Opens.
| Year | Site (Host team) | Par | Team championship | Individual championship | ||||||
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| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Score | Champion | Score | |||||
| 1963 | Springfield, MO (SW Missouri State) | 72 (288) | Southwest Missouri State | 1,188 | Aquinas (MI) | 1,199 | Gary Head (Middle Tennessee State) | 278 (−6) | ||
| 1964 | 72 † (216) | Southern Illinois | 886 | San Diego State | 888 | John Kurzynowski (Aquinas) | 212 (−4) | |||
| 1965 | 72 (288) | Middle Tennessee State | 1,157 | Southern Illinois | 1,202 | Larry Gilbert (Middle Tennessee State) | 280 | |||
| 1966 | Chico, CA (Chico State) | 72 (288) | Chico State | 1,206 | Lamar Tech | 1,207 | Bob Smith (Sacramento State) | 279 | ||
| 1967 | Murray, KY (Murray State) | 71 (284) | Lamar Tech | 1,141 | Murray State | 1,160 | Larry Hinson (East Tennessee State) | 276 | ||
| 1968 | Beaumont, TX (Lamar Tech) | 72 (288) | Lamar Tech | 1,151 | Middle Tennessee State | 1,192 | Mike Nugent (Lamar Tech) | 280 | ||
| 1969 | Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico) | 72 (288) | San Fernando Valley State | 1,231 | Rollins | 1,232 | Corky Bassler (San Fernando Valley State) Mike Spang (Portland State) | 297 | ||
| 1970 | Youngstown, OH (Youngstown State) | 71 (284) | Rollins | 1,195 | Georgia Southern | 1,205 | Gary McCord (UC Riverside) | 285 | ||
| 1971 | Chico, CA (Chico State) | 72 (288) | LSU–New Orleans | 1,198 | San Fernando Valley State | 1,202 | Stan Stopa (LSU–New Orleans) | 292 | ||
| 1972 | Williamstown, MA (Williams) | 72 (288) | LSU–New Orleans | 1,214 | South Florida | 1,238 | Jim Hilderbrand (Ashland) | 300 | ||
| 1973 | Riverside, CA (UC Riverside) | 72 (288) | Cal State Northridge | 1,180 | South Florida | 1,196 | Paul Wise (Cal State Fullerton) | 289 | ||
| 1974 | Tampa, FL (South Florida) | 72 (288) | Cal State Northridge | 1,205 | UC Irvine | 1,211 | Matt Bloom (UC Riverside) | 294 | ||
| 1975 | Martin, TN (UT–Martin) | 72 ‡ (216) | UC Irvine | 886 | Cal State Northridge | 891 | Jerry Wisz (UC Irvine) | 211 | ||
| 1976 | Youngstown, OH (Youngstown State) | 71 (284) | Troy State | 1,181 | UC Irvine | 1,212 | Mike Nicolette (Rollins) | 286 | ||
| 1977 | Houston, TX (Texas Southern) | 71 (284) | Troy State | 1,168 | Rollins | 1,179 | David Thornally (Arkansas–Little Rock) | 287 | ||
| 1978 | Lakeland, FL (Florida Southern) | 71 (284) | Columbus | 1,174 | Troy State | 1,183 | Thomas Brannen (Columbus) | 282 | ||
| 1979 | Davis, CA (UC Davis) | 72 (288) | UC Davis | 1,194 | Columbus Florida Southern | 1,203 | Tom Gleeton (Florida Southern) | 289 | ||
| 1980 | Thobidaux, LA (Nicholls State) | 72 (288) | Columbus | 1,178 | Florida Southern | 1,181 | Paul Perini (Troy State) | 288 | ||
| 1981 | Hartford, CT (Hartford) | 72 (288) | Florida Southern | 1,184 | United States International | 1,219 | Tom Patri (Florida Southern) | 293 | ||
| 1982 | Lakeland, FL (Florida Southern) | 72 (288) | Florida Southern | 1,181 | Southwest Texas State | 1,191 | Vic Wilk (Cal State Northridge) | 288 | ||
| 1983 | California, PA (California) | 72 (288) | Southwest Texas State | 1,229 | Troy State | 1,234 | Greg Chapman (Stephen F. Austin) | 296 | ||
| 1984 | Erie, PA (Gannon) | 72 (288) | Troy State | 1,198 | Florida Southern | 1,216 | Greg Cate (Central Connecticut State) | 295 | ||
| 1985 | Huntsville, TX (Sam Houston State) | 71 (284) | Florida Southern | 1,192 | Stephen F. Austin | 1,202 | Hugh Royer III (Columbus) | 286 | ||
| 1986 | Tampa, FL (Tampa) | 72 (288) | Florida Southern | 1,196 | Columbus | 1,207 | Lee Janzen (Florida Southern) | 281 | ||
| 1987 | Columbus, GA (Columbus) | 72 (288) | Tampa | 1,175 | Columbus | 1,180 | Jeff Leonard (Tampa) | 280 | ||
| 1988 | Kirksville, MO (NE Missouri State) | 71 (284) | Tampa | 1,189 | Florida Southern | 1,203 | 287 | |||
| 1989 | Erie, PA (Gannon) | 72 (288) | Columbus | 1,196 | Valdosta State | 1,206 | Brian Dixon (Columbus) | 294 | ||
| 1990 | Boca Raton, FL (Florida Atlantic) | 72 (288) | Florida Southern | 1,170 | Columbus | 1,196 | Bob Burns (Cal State Northridge) | 288 | ||
| 1991 | 72 (288) | Florida Southern | 1,166 | Columbus | 1,190 | Clete Cole (Columbus) | 287 | |||
| 1992 | Spartanburg, SC (Wofford) | 72 (288) | Columbus | 1,144 | Troy State | 1,176 | Diego Ventureira (Columbus) | 285 | ||
| 1993 | Turlock, CA (Cal State Stanislaus) | 72 (288) | Abilene Christian | 1,160 | Columbus | 1,165 | Jeev Milkha Singh (Abilene Christian) | 282 | ||
| 1994 | Jacksonville, FL (North Florida) | 72 (288) | Columbus | 1,175 | North Florida | 1,179 | Briny Baird (Valdosta State) | 284 | ||
| 1995 | Aiken, SC (USC–Aiken) | 72 (288) | Florida Southern | 1,204 | South Carolina–Aiken | 1,214 | 290 | |||
| 1996 | Edmond, OK (Central Oklahoma) | 72 (288) | Florida Southern | 1,178 | South Carolina–Aiken | 1,187 | Dax Johnston (Central Oklahoma) | 291 | ||
| 1997 | Phoenix, AZ (Grand Canyon) | 72 (288) | Columbus State | 1,149 | North Florida | 1,153 | Scott Householder (Cal State San Bernardino) | 273 | ||
| 1998 | Winter Park, FL (Rollins) | 72 (288) | Florida Southern | 1,168 | Columbus State | 1,175 | Orjan Larsen (West Florida) | 280 | ||
| 1999 | Valdosta, GA (Valdosta State) | 72 (288) | Florida Southern | 1,125 | South Carolina–Aiken | 1,157 | Matt Saglio (Florida Southern) | 278 | ||
| 2000 | Turlock, CA (Cal State Stanislaus) | 72 (288) | Florida Southern | 1,140 | Cal State Bakersfield Grand Canyon | 1,169 | Jeff Klauk (Florida Southern) | 275 | ||
| 2001 | Allendale, MI (Grand Valley State) | 72 (288) | West Florida | 1,148 | Florida Southern | 1,163 | Steve Sokol (Florida Southern) | 286 | ||
| 2002 | Howey-in-the-Hills, FL (Rollins) | 72 (288) | Rollins | 1,194 | Cal State Stanislaus | 1,195 | J. J. Jakovac (Chico State) | 285 | ||
| 2003 | Sunriver, OR | 72 (288) | Francis Marion | 1,149 | Rollins | 1,163 | Andrew McArthur (Pfeiffer) | 279 | ||
| 2004 | DeLand, FL | 72 (288) | South Carolina–Aiken | 1,191 | Chico State | 1,200 | J. J. Jakovac (Chico State) | 287 | ||
| 2005 | Savannah, GA (Armstrong State) | 71 (284) | South Carolina–Aiken | 1,158 | Armstrong State | 1,163 | Dane Burkhart (South Carolina–Aiken) | 279 | ||
| 2006 | Athens, WV (Concord) | 70 (280) | South Carolina–Aiken | 1,148 | Columbus State | 1,160 | Jamie Amoretti (St. Mary's–TX) | 280 | ||
| 2007 | Allendale, MI (Grand Valley State) | 71 (284) | Barry | 1,186 | South Carolina–Upstate | 1,187 | Christian Ries (Columbus State) | 286 | ||
| 2008 | Houston, TX (Rice) | 70 (280) | West Florida | 1,129P | North Alabama St. Edward's (TX) | 1,129 | Jeff Goff (South Carolina–Aiken) | 278P | ||
| 2009 | Bellingham, WA (Western Washington) | 71 (284) | Sonoma State | 1,179P | Cal State San Bernardino | 1,179 | Gavin Smith (Indiana–PA) | 289P | ||
| 2010 | Noblesville, IN | 72 (288) | Florida Southern | 1,206 | Central Missouri | 1,213 | Cyril Bouniol (Abilene Christian) | 285 | ||
| Year | Site (Host team) | Par | Team championship | Individual championship | ||||
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| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Champion | Score | ||||
| 2011 | Athens, WV (Concord) | 72 (216) | Cal State Monterey Bay | 3–2 | Lynn | Kyle Souza (Chico State) | 212P (−4) | |
| 2012 | Louisville, KY (Bellarmine) | 72 (216) | Nova Southeastern | 5–0 | Chico State | Joshua Creel (Central Oklahoma) | 206P (−10) | |
| 2013 | Hershey, PA | 71 (213) | Barry | 21⁄2–21⁄2P | Lynn | Tim Crouch (Florida Southern) | 211P (−2) | |
| 2014 | Allendale, MI (Grand Valley State) | 71 (213) | Barry | 31⁄2–11⁄2 | Nova Southeastern | 213 (E) | ||
| 2015 | Conover, NC | 71 (213) | Nova Southeastern | 3–2 | Lynn | Sam Migdal (Central Missouri) | 205 (−8) | |
| 2016 | Denver, CO (Metro State) | 72 (216) | Saint Leo | 3–2 | Chico State | Hugo Bernard (Saint Leo) | 203 (−13) | |
| 2017 | Kissimmee, FL | 70 (210) | Florida Southern | 3–2 | Lynn | Chandler Blanchet (West Florida) | 209 (−1) | |
| 2018 | Muscle Shoals, AL (North Alabama) | 72 (216) | Lynn | 3–2 | West Florida | John VanDerLaan (Florida Southern) | 199 (−17) | |
| 2019 | Daniels, WV | 72 (216) | Lynn | 3–2 | Lincoln Memorial | Michael VanDerLaan (Florida Southern) | 207 (−9) | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| 2021 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 72 (216) | Arkansas Tech | 3–2 | Georgia Southwestern | Keegan Bronnenberg (Indianapolis) | 220 (+4) | |
| 2022 | Dearborn, MI | 72 (216) | Lee | 4–1 | Oklahoma Christian | Joel Sylven (UMSL) | 220 (+4) | |
| 2023 | Warren, OH | 72 (216) | Nova Southeastern | 3–2 | Oklahoma Christian | Andrew Riley (Palm Beach Atlantic) | 204 (−12) | |
| 2024 | Winter Garden, FL | 71 (213) | Colorado Christian | 3–2 | North Georgia | Wyatt Provence (West Texas A&M) | 201 (−12) | |
| 2025 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 72 (216) | West Florida | 21⁄2–21⁄2P | Colorado Christian | Hunter Smith (North Georgia) | 210 (–6) | |
P = Won in a playoff
† = 54-hole tournament, scheduled
‡ = 54-hole tournament, due to weather
The following schools have won more than one team championship:
The following men have won more than one individual championship:
The following schools have produced more than one individual champion:
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