Montevallo finishes in 1st, UNA is ranked 2nd, and Carson-Newman rounds out the Top 3
The University of Montevallo finished the year in the 2024-25 Bass Pro Shops School of the Year, presented by Abu Garcia, ranked number one, with a total of 40,575 points.
The University of North Alabama holds onto 2nd with 38,830 points, and Carson-Newman University climbs one place to end the year ranked 3rd with 36,695 points.
The race for the 2024-25 Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia began in June of last year. Since that time, a total of 63 points eligible events were contested. 158 different colleges/universities competed in those qualifying tournaments. 22 of the final Top 25 teams were picked inside of the Top 25 for the ACA Pre-Season Poll entering this campaign.
The latest points update to college fishing’s only all-encompassing National Rankings system is highlighted by results from the Bassmaster College Series event at Chickamauga Lake. Here is a look at schools that made significant moves up in the standings following the completion of that tournament:
3) Carson-Newman University – Previously Ranked 4
11) Blue Mountain Christian University – Previously Ranked 12
23) Troy University – Previously Ranked 24
Click here to view the complete final standings.
The 2024-25 race for the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia was a closely contested race for the number one overall spot, Top 10, and Top 25 throughout the year. Three different programs occupied the number one overall spot at different points in this season.
Emmanuel University – September 2024
Carson-Newman University – October 2024-February 2025
University of Montevallo – September 2024, February 2025-End of Season
5th-10th in the final overall standings were separated by just less than 3,000 points. The same goes for 19th-25th as well.
With the conclusion of this season, the race for the 2025-26 Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia is now underway. Read the complete program details here. View the current list of points eligible events at this link. To get an event sanctioned to be eligible for points, email college@carecotv.com.
The Association of Collegiate Anglers (ACA) is a division of CarecoTV that was created twenty years ago to facilitate growth, development, and 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. These major events have no entry fees and no membership costs associated with them. 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.
For more information on the ACA or the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, visit www.CollegiateBassChampionship.com.
