UCLA Leads NCAA Division I Men’s Championship After Opening Round

UCLA opened the NCAA Division I Men’s Championship with an 8 under performance to take the first round lead Friday at Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, California.

Auburn sits second at 4 under, while Pepperdine holds third at 3 under. Duke and San Diego are tied for fourth at 2 under par.

Texas, Arizona, North Carolina, and Vanderbilt are tied for sixth at 1 under, while Arkansas rounds out the top 10 at even par.

San Diego’s Ian Maspat, Arizona State’s Connor Williams, and Alabama individual William Jennings share the individual lead at 6 under 66 after round one.

UCLA’s Baylor Larrabee stands alone in fourth at 5 under 67.

Texas’ Luke Potter, Louisiana individual Malan Potgieter, Virginia’s Ben James, and Arizona’s Filip Jakubcik are tied for fifth at 4 under par.

BYU’s Kihei Akina and Florida’s Zack Swanwick are tied for ninth after opening with 3 under 69 rounds.

Top 10 Team Leaderboard

1. UCLA (-8)
2. Auburn (-4)
3. Pepperdine (-3)
   T4. Duke (-2)
   T4. San Diego (-2)
   T6. Texas (-1)
   T6. Arizona (-1)
   T6. North Carolina (-1)
   T6. Vanderbilt (-1)
   T10. Arkansas (E)

Top 10 Individual Leaderboard

T1. Ian Maspat, San Diego (-6) 66
T1. Connor Williams, Arizona State (-6) 66
T1. William Jennings, Alabama individual (-6) 66
4. Baylor Larrabee, UCLA (-5) 67
T5. Luke Potter, Texas (-4) 68
T5. Malan Potgieter, Louisiana individual (-4) 68
T5. Ben James, Virginia (-4) 68
T5. Filip Jakubcik, Arizona (-4) 68
T9. Kihei Akina, BYU (-3) 69
T9. Zack Swanwick, Florida (-3) 69

Source: Team Leaderboard | Individual Leaderboard