SAN ANTONIO, TX – 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 21stNational Championship event. To view the complete qualification criteria for that tournament, click here.

The Association of Collegiate Anglers (ACA) is a division of CarecoTV that was created over twenty years ago to facilitate growth, development, and provide structure within competitive collegiate bass fishing, with emphasis on competitive fishing events nationwide. The ACA created the original BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship which has now evolved into the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, which is now recognized as the longest-running consecutive collegiate bass fishing series in existence. The ACA has also created various other programs such as the Collegiate School of the Year Rankings system, College Bass Fishing Open, Collegiate Big Bass Bash and the College Bass Fishing Springtime Slam.

The ACA lineup of major college fishing events includes a variety of nationwide tournaments that are multi-day tournaments, all of which are televised and streamed on several networks, as well as streamed on a variety of connected platforms allowing fans to follow anyway they choose on any device. These major events have no entry fees and no membership costs associated with them for the college anglers competing. The ACA also provides support to numerous schools operating regional events nationwide which is an effort to provide more opportunities to grow the exposure and awareness of college fishing.

The ACA owns the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, Bass Pro Shops School of Year presented by Abu Garcia program, and associated assets which is widely regarded as the most comprehensive and prestigious collegiate bass fishing title today.

Thanks in part to the large diversity of media exposure the ACA provides, the series boasts the largest amount of televised and streaming coverage of any collegiate fishing series. This includes a dedicated television series on numerous television networks and streaming platforms, as well as additional coverage of select events inside other programs.

This combination includes coverage from national and regional television networks as well as being streamed online on various apps and connected devices. You can also find coverage via video on demand online at any time of past events thanks to coverage on OutdoorActionTV.com and PursuitUp.com

For more information on the ACA or the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, visit www.CollegiateBassChampionship.com.

For more information on CarecoTV, visit www.CarecoTV.com

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