RUSSELLVILLE, AR (October 11, 2026) – Entering its second double points event of the season, the Association of Collegiate Anglers announces the latest points update to the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.  Hundreds of college fishing’s top teams have competed in close to a dozen different events during a busy fall stretch to the schedule.  This includes one National Championship level tournament, numerous majors, and several School-Run events.  With so many points being awarded so far, school bass fishing clubs and teams have started to separate themselves from the rest of the pack to earn a spot inside the coveted Top 25.

Carson-Newman leads the way early on with a season total of 13,905 points.  Sitting in 2nd overall is Emmanuel University with 11,380 points.  Having accumulated 10,405 points so far, Wabash Valley College rounds out the Top 3.

Carson-Newman entered this season by being ranked in 1st place for the ACA’s annual Pre-Season Poll.  To this point, they are living up to those pre-season expectations.  At each major college tournament contested so far, they have placed each of their two points earning teams inside of the Top 10.

Bassmaster College Series National Championship

4th – Nicholas Dellaporta & Drew Pitts

6th – Easton Drennon & Chase McCarter

Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley

3rd – Walker LaRue

7th – Zach Wade

MLF College Series – Kentucky Lake

2nd – Connor Crawford & Carter Cunningham

6th – Kaden Casey & Dakota van Weelden

MLF College Series – Lake Guntersville

1st – Zachary Knight & James Sumrell

5th – Trey Marco & Jake Rowlands

Those Top 10 finishes have helped the to amass a total of 13,905 points this season.  Carson-Newman leads 2nd place Emmanuel University by close to 2,500 points.  Carson-Newman is seeking to win its first-ever title as Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia this season.

Take a look at the Top 25 teams in this points update:

1) Carson-Newman University

2) Emmanuel University

3) Wabash Valley College

4) University of Montevallo

5) Tarleton State University

6) Campbellsville University

7) Blue Mountain Christian University

8) McKendree University

9) Troy University

10) LSU-Shreveport

11) University of North Alabama

12) Bethel University

13) Murray State University

14) Lander University

15) Auburn University

16) Bryan College

17) Drury University

18) University of Alabama

19) USC-Union

20) Tennessee Tech University

21) Adrian College

22) Oklahoma State University

23) East Texas Baptist University

24) Tennessee Wesleyan University

25) Stephen F. Austin

Click here to view the complete updated rankings.

This weekend, the AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open will mark the ACA’s second double points event of this current season.  1st place will award 2,000 points to the winner, and schools will be eligible to earn points for their two highest-finishing teams inside of the Top 200.  20 of the Top 25 will compete at Lake Dardanelle this weekend.