SAN ANTONIO, TX (September 25, 2025) – The Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley, the Association of Collegiate Anglers’ first event of the 2025-26 season, was contested at Kentucky Lake this past weekend. Each of the Top 10 finishing anglers in this tournament earned automatic qualification into the 2026 Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops.

Here is a look at the Top 10 in the final tournament standings:

1. Jared Mizell – Tarleton State University
2. Hunter King – Blue Mountain Christian University
3. Braylon Eggerding – Adrian College
4. Alex Gore – Carson-Newman University
5. Dalton DeFelice – University of Montevallo
6. Harrison McCall – Lander University
7. Joe Vaulton – Carson-Newman University
8. Kase Kramer – Tarleton State University
9. Preston Anderson – Bethel University
10. Dawson Lynch – Tarleton State University

Seven different teams had an angler place in the Top 10. Only two schools had more than one angler inside of the Top 10. Tarleton State University had the most of anyone with three, and Carson-Newman earned two automatic qualification spots.

The 2026 Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops is set to take place at Pickwick Lake in Florence, AL on May 21-22. This will mark the ACA’s 21^stNational Championship event. To view the complete qualification criteria for that tournament, click here.