Montevallo Wins the 2024-25 Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia
UNA remains in 2nd, and McKendree holds onto 3rd
SAN ANTONIO, TX (May 29, 2025) – The Association of Collegiate Anglers announces the latest update to the points standings for the 2024-25 Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia. Following the completion of the Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops, the ACA has contested its final points eligible event for this season. The ACA’s historic 20th National Championship was worth triple points.
The University of Montevallo is in 1st place with a season total of 40,575 points. The University of North Alabama stays in 2nd, and McKendree University rounds out the Top 3.
At Lake Hartwell, the University of Montevallo earned the most points of any school to compete in the Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops. Montevallo’s three highest-placing teams finished in 1st, 3rd, and 9th.
1st) Peyton Harris & Dalton Head
3rd) Brody Robison & Peyton Sorrow
9th) Brennan Berglund & Colton White
Those three Top 10 finishes earned Montevallo 7,300 points. That bumps Montevallo’s season points total to 40,575, mathematically eliminating any other team from finishing the year ranked number one.
The victory in 2024-25 marks Montevallo’s fifth-straight title as Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). No other school has ever won more than two titles.
Teams competing at Lake Hartwell were able to earn upwards of 7,000 points, depending on the placement of their highest-finishing teams. Here is a look at several schools that were able to improve their ranking since the previous points update:
5) Campbellsville University – Previously Ranked 7th
6) Wabash Valley College – Previously ranked 8th
8) Drury University – Previously Ranked 9th
10) Adrian College – Previously Ranked 12th
Click here to view the complete updated rankings.
Two teams moved up into the Top 25 after previously being on the outside looking in. Troy University moved up two places from 26th to 24th, and Murray State College also climbed two spots from 27th to 25th.
Only one more points eligible event remains to count towards the 2024-25 Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia. The Bassmaster College Series is set to host an event at Chickamauga Lake later this week. Seven of the Top 25 ranked teams have an opportunity to earn points at this tournament. Two of those are 2nd ranked University of North Alabama and 4th ranked Carson-Newman University. The ACA will release the final points standings next week, following the conclusion of this event.
