Ludvig Aberg holds the individual lead in Norman
It was moving day at the six regional sites around the country, where most of the high seeds are holding steady in their attempt to finish in the top-five and punch their tickets to the National Championships in a few weeks at Grayhawk Golf Club.
Stanford and Arkansas continue to hit the accelerator in the Las Vegas and Salem Regionals, where the two schools are a combined 71-under with a round remaining.
In contrast, Mississippi State and Auburn are the only two teams under par at the Morgan Hill and Auburn Regionals.
SEC teams Texas A&M (Salem), Tennessee (Auburn) and Florida (Bath) continue to struggle, while Mid-American champion Northern Illinois is hanging onto the fifth spot in Salem. Eighth-seed Chattanooga is running strong Auburn, as is Big Ten upstart Michigan State, which currently holds the fifth spot in the Bath Regional as the 10th-seed.
Here's a second round recap from the six regional sites around the country:
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Auburn Regional (Live Scoring)
Auburn University Club; Auburn, Ala.
Auburn shot 5-under 283 on its home course to overtake Chattanooga for first place while top-ranked Vanderbilt was the only other team in red numbers on Tuesday at 2-under 286, which left the Dores firmly in the fourth spot, seven strokes ahead of fifth-place Ohio State. Southern Conference champion Chattanooga, the eighth-seed, is just one-stroke off the lead while No. 2 seed Tennessee continue to struggle, as the Volunteers sit in ninth place at 19-over, eight strokes off the current cutline. With a second round 69, Auburn sophomore Brendan Valdes broke the school record for single season-rounds in the 60s with 15.
The teams:
1. Vanderbilt 2. Tennessee 3. Auburn 4. Colorado State 5. Ohio State 6. Washington 7. TCU 8. Chattanooga (Southern) 9. Houston 10. Marquette 11. Indiana 12. Augusta (Southland) 13. Siena (MAAC)
The individuals:
Alex Goff (Kentucky), Brantley Scott (Troy), Erik Jansson (Jacksonville State), Cameron Clarke (Southern Miss), Brian Ma (Harvard), Jackson Skeen (Tennessee Tech), Luka Naglic (Arkansaw State), Huge Thyr (South Alabama), Killian McGinley (Fairfield)
Advancing teams as of today: 1. Auburn (-1); 2. Chattanooga (E); 3. Colorado State (+2); 4. Vanderbilt (+4); 5. Ohio State (+11).
The next three: 6. Indiana (+12); t-7. Washington (+14); TCU.
Individual leader: Christoph Bleier, Colorado State (-7; 68-69-137).
Advancing individual as of today: Drew Salyers, Indiana (-4; 72-68-140)
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Salem Regional (Live Scoring)
The Cliffs at Keowee Falls; Salem, S.C.
Arkansas has picked the right time to play its best golf of the year. After going winless during the regular season, the sixth-seeded Razorbacks (-39) continue to set a furious pace in Salem. All five Razorbacks finished under par on Tuesday leaving head coach Brad McMakin with the luxury of tossing out a 1-under 71 by Manuel Lozada. Georgia Tech fired a 22-under 266 on Tuesday to move three spots up the leaderboard into second place. Top-seed North Carolina remains steady at 25-under, while New Mexico, an at-large selection from the Mountain West Conference, continues to run well at 25-under. Mid-American champion Northern Illinois, the 12th-seed, continues to be the surprise of this regional as the Huskies currently hold the fifth and final spot at 23-under par, five strokes clear of Georgia Southern. No. 3 seed Texas A&M and No. 4 seed San Diego State are 11 shots off the current cutline heading into Wednesday's final round.
The teams:
1. North Carolina 2. Georgia Tech 3. Texas A&M 4. San Diego State 5. Georgia Southern 6. Arkansas 7. Purdue 8. New Mexico 9. Clemson 10. Furman (Southern) 11. Middle Tennessee (Conference USA) 12. Northern Illinois (Mid-American) 13. Long Island (Northeast) 14. Longwood (Big South)
The individuals:
Kieron van Wyk (Charleston), Luis Carrera (UCF), Johnny Travale (UCF), Seth Taylor (Coastal Carolina), Bryce Corbett (Radford)
Advancing teams as of today: 1. Arkansas (-39); 2. Georgia Tech (-32); t-3. North Carolina (-25); New Mexico (-25). 5. Northern Illinois (-23).
The next three: 6. Georgia Southern (-18); 7. Clemson (-16); t-8. Texas A&M (-12); San Diego State.
Individual leader: Ryan Burnett, North Carolina (-13; 63-68-131).
Advancing individual as of today: Andrew Swanson, Clemson (-12; 67-65-132).
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Bath Regional (Live Scoring)
Eagle Eye Golf Club; Bath, Mich.
Led by a 6-under-par 65 from sophomore Maxwell Ford, sixth-seed Georgia extended its lead at the Bath Regional to 10 shots over top-seed Illinois after the Bulldogs carded a second-round 10-under 274. Behind rounds of 68 by Owen Avrit, Greg Solhaug and Greyson Leach No. 4 seed Oregon made a strong move today with a 10-under 274 that moved the Ducks two spots up the leaderboard into third place. At 12-under, Texas looks in good shape to defend its national title in a few weeks at Grayhawk Golf Club while SEC champion Florida (-4) has its work cut out for itself if they are going to reel in Michigan State (-11) to secure a trip to Scottsdale. Georgia senior Ben van Wyk holds the 36-hole individual lead at 9-under-par 139.
The teams:
1. Illinois 2. Florida 3. Texas 4. Oregon 5. Kansas State 6. Georgia 7. Liberty 8. San Diego 9. Little Rock (OVC) 10. Michigan State 11.Wisconsin 12. Illinois State (MVC) 13. Purdue Fort Wayne (Horizon)
The individuals:
Barend Botha (Toledo), Ben Warian (Minnesota), Tyler Goecke (Wright State), Palmer Jackson (Notre Dame), Nathan Han (Columbia), Mikkel Mathiesen (Wright State), Caleb VanArragon (Valparaiso), Nate Stevens (Notre Dame), Anthony Delisanti (Valparaiso), Jack Simon, (St. John’s)
Advancing teams as of today:1. Georgia (-28); 2. Illinois (-18); 3. Oregon (-15); 4. Texas (-12); 5. Michigan State (-11).
The next three: t-6. Kansas State (-4); Florida; 8. Little Rock (+1).
Individual leader: Ben Van Wyk, Georgia (-9; 65-68-133).
Advancing individual as of today: Fred Biondi, Florida (-5; 69-68-137).
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Las Vegas Regional (Live Scoring)
Bear’s Best Las Vegas; Las Vegas, Nev.
How low can they go in Las Vegas, where all but one team is in red numbers after two rounds at the Bear's Best. At 42-under, Stanford holds a four-shot lead over Arizona State (-38) heading into the final round. Virginia (-33) and San Francisco (-31) are staying with the lead pack while Northwestern jumped six spots into the fifth position at 30-under behind an 8-under 64 by Cameron Adam.
The teams:
1. Arizona State 2. Stanford 3. Virginia 4. Oklahoma State 5. Northwestern 6. East State (Southern) 7. Cincinnati 8. San Francisco (West Coast) 9. UNC-Greensboro (Southern) 10. Long Beach State (Big West) 11. Oregon State 12. Davidson (Atlantic-10) 13. Kansas City (Summit) 14. Lehigh (Patriot)
The individuals:
Caden Fioroni (UNLV), Mac McClear (Iowa), Aidan Thomas (New Mexico State), Garrison Smith (New Mexico State), Brady McKinlay (Utah Valley)
Advancing teams as of today: 1. Stanford (-42); 2. Arizona State (-38); 3. Virginia (-33); 4. San Francisco (-31); 5.; Northwestern (-30).
The next three: 7. East Tennessee State (-29); 8. Oklahoma State (-25); 9. UNC Greensboro (-21).
Individual leaders: Matthew Anderson, San Francisco (-14; 66-64-130); Ethan Ng (-14; 64-66-130), Stanford.
Advancing individual as of today: Five tied at -6.
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Norman Regional (Live Scoring)
Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club; Norman, Okla.
Three of the top seeds -- Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas Tech -- are within the cutline while No. 8 seed North Florida and No. 9 Colorado are making strong bids to join the party at Grayhawk. However, only three shots separate third and sixth place heading into Wednesday's final round.
The teams:
1. Texas Tech 2. Oklahoma 3. Alabama 4. Ole Miss 5. Wake Forest 6. Duke 7. LSU 8. North Florida 9. Colorado 10. Kansas 11. UNC-Wilmington 12. Louisiana (Sun Belt) 13. Princeton (Ivy) 14. Arkansas-Pine Bluffs (Southwestern)
The individuals:
Luke Gutschewski (Iowa State), Nathan Petronzio (SMU), Bret Gray (Sam Houston), Vincente Marzilio (North Texas), James Swash (Louisiana Tech)
Advancing teams as of today: 1. Alabama (-15); 2. Oklahoma (-13); t-3. Texas Tech (-11); Colorado; 5. North Florida (-10).
The next three: 6. Duke (-8); 7. LSU (-4); 8. Ole Miss (-3).
Individual leaders: Ludvig Aberg, Texas Tech (-9; 67-68-135)
Advancing individual as of today: Hugo Townsend, Ole Miss (-6; 69-69-138).
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The Institute Golf Club; Morgan Hill, Calif.
The Institute Golf Club in Morgan Hill continues to take no prisoners, where only Mississippi State (-2) is in red numbers after two rounds of play. How hard did the course play on Tuesday? Baylor turned in the low round of the day at 6-over while Charlotte, which began the day tied for fourth at 3-under, nose-dived to 12th place after a 29-over round of 317. BYU used an 8-over round to jump into the fifth spot at 8-over, five strokes clear of Cal at 13-over. While it's unlikely a low round is in the offing, the chasers will have to help for some attrition in the lead pack while trying to keep their heads above water at the toughest setup of all the regionals.
The teams:
1. Pepperdine 2. Florida State 3. Mississippi State 4. Arizona 5. Louisville 6. Baylor 7. Missouri 8. Houston 9. Brigham Young Univ. (West Coast) 10. NC State 11. Charlotte (American) 12. Grand Canyon (Western Athletic Conf.) 13. Northern Colorado (Big Sky)
The individuals:
Matthew Manganello (Fresno State), Matthew Sutherland (Fresno State), Riley Lewis (LMU), Javier Barcos (Utah), Mahanth Chirravuri (Southern California), Julien Paltrinieri (Santa Clara), Caleb Shetler (San Jose State), Pono Yanagi (Washington State), Jackson Rivera (Southern California), Casey Leebrick (Sacramento State)
Advancing teams as of today: 1. Mississippi State (-2); 2. Florida State (+1); 3. Baylor (+3); 4. Pepperdine (+6); 5. BYU (+8).
The next three: 6. California (+13); t-7. Louisville (+14); North Carolina State (+14).
Individual leaders: Maximilian Steinlechner, North Carolina State (-4; 70-70-140); Luke Clanton, Florida State (-4; 70-70-140)
Advancing individual as of today: Alfons Bondesson, Missouri (-5).