North Carolina State's Matt Hill made three birdies on the homeward nine holes and held off his closest pursuers to win the individual title Thursday in the NCAA Division I golf championship at Inverness Club.

Hill, a sophomore from Bright's Grove, Ontario, shot his third consecutive 2-under 69 to finish at 6-under 207.

Clemson junior Kyle Stanley matched the day's low round with a 66 to finish second, two strokes back.

Tom Glissmeyer of Southern California (66), Rickie Fowler (68) of the low team through 54 holes of medal play, Oklahoma State, and TCU's Tom Hoge (70) tied for third at 3-under 210.

Oklahoma State led the eight teams qualifying for the new match-play format that begins with the quarterfinals Friday morning. The team championship match is set for Saturday morning.