Field set for 2026 National Golf Invitational at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes

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