NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. – Adelphi has been picked to win the 2026 Northeast 10 Conference Men's Golf Championship, which begins on Monday (Oct. 19) at Twin Hills Country Club (Longmeadow, Mass.). American International College will serve as host.
Adelphi recorded 33 points and four first-place votes to take the top spot in the NE10 Men's Golf Pre-Championship Poll, as announced by the league office on Friday morning. The Panthers have won five conference championships in program history (most recently in 2023) and look to add another next week.
Southern New Hampshire (SNHU), the two-time reigning NE10 champions, finished second in the poll with 29 points and a pair of first-place votes. Bentley was third with 27 points and one first-place vote, while Assumption was fourth (22 points), Saint Anselm was fifth (18 points), Franklin Pierce was sixth (11 points) and American International (AIC) was seventh (7 points).
SNHU won the 2025 NE10 Championship by four strokes over Adelphi, highlighted by Andrew Surprenant, who won Gordon McCullough Memorial Award medalist honors after a historic performance, posting the lowest 18-hole score (65) and lowest 54-hole score (205) in NE10 Championship history.
The first tee time on Monday is at 8 a.m. Live score updates will be available on
Scoreboard, powered by Clippd.
For all tournament information, visit
Championship Central.
2026 NE10 Men's Golf Pre-Championship Poll
| Rank |
Team |
Votes (1st Place) |
| 1 |
Adelphi |
33 (4) |
| 2 |
SNHU |
29 (2) |
| 3 |
Bentley |
27 (1) |
| 4 |
Assumption |
22 |
| 5 |
Saint Anselm |
18 |
| 6 |
Franklin Pierce |
11 |
| 7 |
AIC |
7 |
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