Michigan had the best golf team at the NCAA Championships over the last two days. But that wasn't enough to overcome Tuesday's poor start.

The Wolverines' 5-over 293 team total Thursday at Karsten Creek Golf Course in Stillwater, Okla., moved them into a 10th-place tie after the third and final round of stroke play. The top eight teams advanced to match play.

After the first round, Michigan was 25th out of 30 teams. They had the tournament's best two-round total on Wednesday and Thursday.

"After the first round, we could have packed up our tents and gone home; we did not do that," Michigan coach Andrew Sapp told MGoBlue.com. We fought tooth and nail for the last two days and really gave ourselves the best shot at advancing."

LSU senior John Peterson won the individual NCAA championship, shooting an even-par 72 on Thursday to remain one stroke ahead of UCLA's Patrick Cantlay.

Michigan senior Lion Kim -- battling Achilles tendonitis throughout the weekend -- was 1-over Thursday and finished third overall, four strokes behind Peterson. It's Kim's second All-American finish and the 13th in Michigan program history.

Despite carding a triple bogey during his round, the Wolverines' Matt Thompson was one of only three players in the 156-player field to shoot 2-under par on Thursday. The junior moved from 62nd place to a tie for 20th in the final standings.

UCLA leapfrogged Georgia Tech into first place to lead the eight qualifiers headed to match play competition. They'll be joined by tournament host Oklahoma State, Illinois, Georgia, Ohio State, Augusta State and Duke.

Match play to determine the NCAA team champion continues through Sunday.

Michigan played a morning round and then waited to see how the teams ahead of them fared. When all the cards were in, the Wolverines were four strokes shy of a match play bid.

"Obviously we are disappointed we did not advance. We really fought the final two rounds to put ourselves in a position to sit on the final hole to see if we made it," Sapp said.

"It is painful to miss by a few shots rather than 20 but after being tied for 25th after the first day and to see us even have a chance to make match play, I could not be any more proud of the this team. They have a lot of heart."