The 2026 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship is underway.
Thirty of the top women’s college golf teams from across the country are at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa’s North Course in Carlsbad, California, battling it out for the right to become national champions. Northwestern is the defending national champ, but Stanford returns to Omni La Costa as the No. 1 team in the country and having won the stroke-play portion of NCAAs five straight years.
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But there are numerous teams looking to take down the top-ranked Cardinal, and in match play, anything can happen. But first, teams will battle it out over 54 holes of stroke play, where the top 15 teams advance to Monday’s final round. After 72 holes, the top-eight teams make match play. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be contested Tuesday with the championship match set for Wednesday.
Here’s a look at Golfweek expert predictions for which team will take home the trophy, who will win medalist honors and the eight teams who will make match play:
2026 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship: Team champion
Beth Ann Nichols, Senior Writer: Stanford
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Cameron Jourdan, Assistant Editor: Stanford
2026 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship: Individual champion
Beth Ann Nichols, Senior Writer: Maria Jose Marin, Arkansas
Cameron Jourdan, Assistant Editor: Andrea Revuelta, Stanford
2026 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship: Match play teams
Beth Ann Nichols, Senior Writer: Stanford, Texas A&M, Texas, Duke, Pepperdine, Arkansas, Florida, USC
Cameron Jourdan, Assistant Editor: Stanford, USC, Texas A&M, Texas, Arkansas, Wake Forest, Duke, Eastern Michigan
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: 2026 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship: Expert picks for NCAA winner
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