For the first time since 2008, the IU women's golf team will get a taste of post season play in the NCAA Tournament. Announced on Monday afternoon, the Hoosiers earned the #20 seed in the Central Regional which will ironically be hosted by Indiana University and played at Otter Creek Golf Course in Columbus, Ind.
The NCAA Tournament is divided into 3 separate 24-team regionals with the top 8 teams from each regional moving onto the NCAA Championships on May 18-21 in Wilmington, N.C, along with the top 2 individuals on non-advancing teams. The Central Regional will be 54 holes of stroke play over three days beginning on May 6. The 24-team Central Regional is listed below with the team's Golfweek rankings in parenthesis.
1. Arizona State (2), defending National Champion
2. USC (4)
3. Purdue (7), 2010 Big Ten Champion
4. Michigan State (13)
5. Georgia (14)
6. Denver (16)
7. New Mexico (21)
8. Florida State (22)
9. Oklahoma State (28)
10. Louisivlle (33)
11. Oregon (32)
12. Kent State (35)
13. Northwestern (37)
14. Norte Dame (43)
15. Mississippi (42)
16. San Diego State (45)
17. Baylor (47)
18. Tulsa (49)
19. N.C. State (61)
20. Indiana (54), the last of the 5 Big Ten teams to make the field
21. Illinois State (80)
22. Murray State (141)
23. Detroit (202)
24. Jackson State (215)
