WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- University of Colorado junior Derek Tolan shot a 5-over par 77 in the second round of the NCAA Men's Golf Championships on Thursday, dropping him from 10th place overall to 44th.

Tolan followed up his 2-over 74 on Wednesday by bogeying three of his first eight holes and carding a double bogey on the second hole of the back nine.

"He actually did a pretty good job of keeping things together," Buffs coach Roy Edwards said. "He was five-over after 11 holes, and kind of just hung in there the rest of the way. He obviously didn't play his best, but he did a good job just to shoot a 77.

"This is the kind of golf course you have to have pinpoint accuracy with all of your game. If you're off, and even a little bit, you run the risk of getting exposed."

Tolan, from Highlands Ranch, has a 36-hole total of 151 at the 7,450-yard, par-72 Kampen Course at the Birk Boilermaker Golf Complex and is 12 shots off the overall lead.

The top 15 teams (90 players) and the top six individuals not on those teams will make the cut after today's rounds and advance into Saturday's fourth and final round.

It has been 21 years since the last Buffalo who played as an individual in the NCAA Finals made the cut.

If the qualifications to make the cut were applied after the second round, Tolan would stand tied as the 15th individual.

NCAA Men's Golf Championships

Top 10 individuals

1. Billy Horschel, Florida 72-69--139

2. Kyle Stanley, Clemson 72-68--140

3. Nick Taylor, Washington 75-66--141

4. Kevin Chappell, UCLA 69-73--142

4. Hudson Swafford, Georgia 73-69--142

6. Tim Sluiter, USC 70-73--143

7. Joel Sjoholm, Georgia State 72-72--144

8. Jorge Campillo, Indiana 75-70--145

8. Chris DeForest, Illinois 75-70--145

10. David Markle, Kent State 70-76--146

Also

44. Derek Tolan, Colorado 74-77--151