2025-2026 Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented
by Abu Garcia
The Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented Abu Garcia Qualifying Events list will be updated periodically as 2025/2026 schedules are released and additional student-run events are approved for SOY sanctioning. (Last updated: May 1, 2025)
| Qualifying Event | League | Lake/Location | Date(s) |
| College Bass Tour | School-Run/Other Event | Muskegon | June 14, 2025 |
| Bassmaster College Series – National Championship | B.A.S.S. | Cherokee Lake | July 10-12, 2025 |
| College Bass Tour | School-Run/Other Event | Lake St. Clair | July 13, 2025 |
| College Bass Tour | School-Run/Other Event | St. Mary’s River | August 2-3, 2025 |
| MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing | MLF | Potomac River | September 14, 2025 |
| SC BASS Nation College Series | School-Run/Other Event | Lake Hartwell | September 20, 2025 |
| Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley | ACA | Kentucky Lake – Paris, TN | September 20-21, 2025 |
| MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing | MLF | Pickwick Lake | October 3, 2025 |
| SC BASS Nation College Series | School-Run/Other Event | Santee Cooper | October 11, 2025 |
| AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open | ACA | Lake Dardanelle – Russellville, AR | October 11-12, 2025 |
| MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing | MLF | Lake Hartwell | October 24, 2025 |
| SC BASS Nation College Series | School-Run/Other Event | Clark’s Hill | November 8, 2025 |
| Logan Parks NSANE Tournament | Bonus Points | Lake Martin | November 14-16, 2025 |
| Hartwell Slam | ACA | Lake Hartwell – Anderson, SC | March 28-29, 2026 |
| Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops | ACA | Pickwick Lake – Florence, AL | May 21-22, 2026 |