Ten teams have accepted invitations to the fourth edition of the Women’s National Golf Invitational.
The postseason collegiate event, which is equivalent to the NIT in college basketball, is scheduled May 15-17 at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, Arizona.
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Presented in partnership with Golfweek, the 2026 Women’s NGI will feature 10 college teams competing in a 54-hole stroke-play tournament. There are three returning teams from the 2025 field – Bowling Green, Mercer and Rutgers – with seven 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.
Santa Clara won the 2025 edition of the NGI. Rutgers took home the title in 2024. Mercer has played in every edition of the NGI.
Here’s a look at the teams competing in the 2026 Women’s National Golf Invitational:
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Bowling Green State
NCAA golf ranking: No. 147
Wins: 2
Top 5s: 6
Overall record: 103-21-2
Bradley
NCAA golf ranking: No. 158
Wins: 1
Top 5s: 4
Overall record: 80-44-3
Coastal Carolina
NCAA golf ranking: No. 105
Wins: 0
Top 5s: 4
Overall record: 81-53-1
Denver
NCAA golf ranking: No. 121
Wins: 0
Top 5s: 3
Overall record: 45-76-2
Lipscomb
NCAA golf ranking: No. 124
Wins: 0
Top 5s: 4
Overall record: 82-54-1
Mercer
NCAA golf ranking: No. 107
Wins: 1
Top 5s: 3
Overall record: 54-60-2
Missouri State
NCAA golf ranking: No. 155
Wins: 2
Top 5s: 3
Overall record: 88-44-3
Rutgers
NCAA golf ranking: No. 80
Wins: 1
Top 5s: 4
Overall record: 85-62-3
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Stetson
NCAA golf ranking: No. 90
Wins: 4
Top 5s: 7
Overall record: 75-16-1
Wyoming
NCAA golf ranking: No. 146
Wins: 0
Top 5s: 2
Overall record: 45-67-2
The teams competing in the 2026 Men’s National Golf Invitational, scheduled for May 22-24, will be announced later.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Women’s National Golf Invitational 2026: Field, teams, course info
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