Top Ranked Montevallo Continues to Extend Its Lead in the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia

University of North Alabama moves up to 2^nd, and McKendree University is in 3^rd

SAN ANTONIO, TX (May 7, 2025) – The Association of Collegiate Anglers releases the latest standings for the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.  This points update features results from the latest Bassmaster College Series tournament, as well as numerous School-Run/Other events.  Teams ranked in the Top 25 per this standings release will qualify to send up to three teams in addition to their one guaranteed team, for a maximum of four teams total(excluding additional qualifications via other criteria) to be entered into the historic 20^th Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops.

In this latest points update, the University of Montevallo remains in 1^st place.  The University of North Alabama climbs one spot to be ranked 2^nd, and McKendree University falls back to 3^rd.

From the previous points update to now, the University of Montevallo has again almost doubled its lead in the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.  During the last update, Montevallo led then 2^nd ranked McKendree University by 1,970 points.  Montevallo now leads 2^nd ranked UNA by 3,830 points.

At the latest Bassmaster College Series event at Buggs Island, four-time defending title winning University of Montevallo placed its two highest-finishing teams in the Top 10. Brennan Berglund & Colton White placed 5^th, and Storm Clark & Elisha Colley finished in 7^th.  Those two top finishes earned the team 2,400 points.  Montevallo earned the most points of any school to compete at that double points tournament.

Carson-Newman University also earned significant points at the Buggs Island event to close the gap between 2^nd and 4^th to 425 points.

Along with UNA moving from 3^rd to 2^nd, two other teams improved their ranking inside of the Top 25 for this update to the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia:

11) Blue Mountain Christian University – Previously ranked 13^th

12) Adrian College – Previously Ranked 14^th

View the complete rankings here.

The next major event on the points qualifying schedule for the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia is the Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops.  This year’s tournament marks the ACA’s historic 20^th National Championship, and will be worth triple points.  With the standings in college fishing’s only all-encompassing National Rankings system packed so tight, the ACA’s final event of the 2024-25 season will be key in defining the final standings for this campaign.