NCAA baseball tournament 2026: Schedule, scores, and more for regionals
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The road to the Men’s College World Series begins on Friday, as regional action gets underway.
Here is everything you need to know about the first stage of the NCAA baseball tournament.
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NCAA baseball schedule and scores
Friday, May 29
Here are all the games currently scheduled for the NCAA baseball regionals, by day. In the first set of games, the No. 1 seed in each region takes on the No. 4 seed, while the No. 2 and No. 3 teams square off. All times listed are Eastern:
Kentucky 6, Wake Forest 5
East Carolina 7, Tennessee 3
Georgia Tech 22, UIC 5
Kansas 6, Northeastern 3
Texas 19, Holy Cross 1
Florida 8, Rider 7
Milwaukee 13, Auburn 8
Liberty 4, Boston College 3
USC Upstate 8, Oklahoma State 5
Little Rock 7, Southern Miss 4
Mississippi State 10, Lipscomb 1
St. John’s 6, Florida State 5
Saint Mary’s 3, UCLA 2
Washington State 3, Oregon State 2
Texas A&M 7, Lamar 5
Nebraska 4, South Dakota State 1
The Citadel vs. Oklahoma, 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ — Postponed to Saturday
North Carolina 8, VCU 0
West Virginia 10, Binghamton 1
Arkansas 9, Missouri State 5
NC State vs. UCF, 6:00 p.m., ESPNU — Postponed to Saturday
Tarleton State 11, UC Santa Barbara 5
Miami 10, Troy 5
Jacksonville State 15, Virginia 7
Cincinnati 6, Louisiana 1
Alabama 21, Alabama State 3
Long Island vs. Georgia, 7:00 p.m., SECN — Postponed to Saturday
Northern Illinois 12, Coastal Carolina 10
Cal Poly 6, Virginia Tech 2
Oregon 14, Yale 2
Ole Miss 7, Arizona State 6
Texas State 5, USC 4
Scores and schedule by region
Here are the schedule and scores for the NCAA baseball regional games by each region. As with the above, the No. 1 team plays the No. 4 team in the opening round, and all times listed are Eastern:
Los Angeles regional
Friday, May 29
No. 4 Saint Mary’s 3, No. 1 UCLA 2
No. 3 Cal Poly 6, No. 2 Virginia Tech 2
Atlanta regional
Friday, May 29
No. 1 Georgia Tech 22, No. 4 UIC 5
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 The Citadel, 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ — Postponed to Saturday
Athens regional
Friday, May 29
No. 3 Liberty 4, No. 2 Boston College 3
No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Long Island, 7:00 p.m., SECN — Postponed to Saturday
Auburn regional
No. 4 Milwaukee 13, No. 1 Auburn 8
No. 3 NC State vs. No. 2 UCF — Postponed to Saturday
Chapel Hill regional
Friday, May 29
No. 3 East Carolina 7, No. 2 Tennessee 3
No. 1 North Carolina 8, No. 4 VCU 0
Austin regional
Friday, May 29
No. 1 Texas 19, No. 4 Holy Cross 1
No. 3 Tarleton State 11, No. 2 UC Santa Barbara 5
Tuscaloosa regional
Friday, May 29
No. 3 USC Upstate 8, No. 2 Oklahoma State 5
No. 1 Alabama 21, No. 4 Alabama State 3
Gainesville regional
Friday, May 29
No. 1 Florida 8, No. 4 Rider 7
No. 2 Miami 10, No. 3 Troy 5
Hattiesburg regional
Friday, May 29
No. 4 Little Rock 7, No. 1 Southern Miss 4
No. 3 Jacksonville State 15, No. 2 Virginia 7
Tallahassee regional
Friday, May 29
No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 4 St. John’s, 3:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 3 Northern Illinois 12, No. 2 Coastal Carolina 10
Eugene regional
Friday, May 29
No. 3 Washington State 3, No. 2 Oregon State 2
No. 1 Oregon 14, No. 4 Yale 2
College Station regional
Friday, May 29
No. 1 Texas A&M 7, No. 4 Lamar 5
No. 3 Texas State 5, No. 2 USC 4
Lincoln regional
Friday, May 29
No. 1 Nebraska 4, No. 4 South Dakota State 1
No. 2 Ole Miss 7, No. 3 Arizona State 6
Starkville regional
Friday, May 29
No. 1 Mississippi State 10, No. 4 Lipscomb 1
No. 2 Cincinnati 6, No. 3 Louisiana 1
Lawrence regional
Friday, May 29
No. 1 Kansas 6, No. 4 Northeastern 3
No. 2 Arkansas 9, No. 3 Missouri State 5
Morgantown regional
Friday, May 29
No. 3 Kentucky 6, No. 2 Wake Forest 5
No. 1 West Virginia 10, No. 4 Binghamton 1
How do the NCAA baseball regionals work?
The NCAA baseball tournament is not your standard single-elimination, bracket format. The tournament kicks off with the regionals, followed by the super regionals, and ultimately the Men’s College World Series.
Regionals are a double-elimination format, with the 64 teams divided into 16, four-team mini-brackets. The top 16 teams in the nation each host a regional, and each of those 16 teams is the No. 1 seed in its regional. Games begin on Friday in a double-elimination format, with each bracket winner advancing to the super regionals.
Super regionals consist of 16 teams advancing to eight matchups, which are a three-game series. The winner of each super regional advances to the Men’s College World Series, which will see those eight teams split again into two brackets of four, in a double-elimination format. That builds to the Championship Series, which is a best-of-three series between the final two teams.
Who are the top 16 teams?
Here are the top 16 teams in the NCAA baseball tournament, ranked from No. 1 to No. 16. Each of these teams is hosting a regional this weekend, and the top eight are guaranteed to host a super regional … provided they advance.
No. 1 UCLA (51-6)
No. 2 Georgia Tech (48-9)
No. 3 Georgia (46-12)
No. 4 Auburn (38-19)
No. 5 North Carolina (45-11-1)
No. 6 Texas (40-13)
No. 7 Alabama (37-19)
No. 8 Florida (39-19)
No. 9 Southern Mississippi (44-15)
No. 10 Florida State (38-17)
No. 11 Oregon (40-16)
No. 12 Texas A&M (39-14)
No. 13 Nebraska (42-15)
No. 14 Mississippi State (40-17)
No. 15 Kansas (42-16)
No. 16 West Virginia (39-14)
What are the 16 regional pairings?
Here are the 64 teams in the field, broken down into the 16 regionals. In addition to the top 16 overall teams being seeded, within each regional the teams are seeded No. 1 through No. 4:
Los Angeles regional
No. 1 UCLA (51-6) (No. 1 overall seed)
No. 2 Virginia Tech (30-24)
No. 3 Cal Poly (36-22)
No. 4 Saint Mary’s (34-25)
Atlanta regional
No. 1 Georgia Tech (48-9) (No. 2 overall seed)
No. 2 Oklahoma (32-21)
No. 3 The Citadel (35-24)
No. 4 UIC (27-27-1)
Athens regional
No. 1 Georgia (46-12) (No. 3 overall seed)
No. 2 Boston College (36-21)
No. 3 Liberty (41-19)
No. 4 Long Island (30-20)
Auburn regional
No. 1 Auburn (38-19) (No. 4 overall seed)
No. 2 UCF (31-21)
No. 3 NC State (32-22)
No. 4 Milwaukee (25-31)
Chapel Hill regional
No. 1 North Carolina (45-11-1) (No. 5 overall seed)
No. 2 Tennessee (38-20)
No. 3 East Carolina (36-22-1)
No. 4 VCU (37-23)
Austin regional
No. 1 Texas (40-13) (No. 6 overall seed)
No. 2 UC Santa Barbara (38-18)
No. 3 Tarleton State (37-19)
No. 4 Holy Cross (25-28)
Tuscaloosa regional
No. 1 Alabama (37-19) (No. 7 overall seed)
No. 2 Oklahoma State (37-20)
No. 3 USC Upstate (33-28)
No. 4 Alabama State (34-21)
Gainesville regional
No. 1 Florida (39-19) (No. 8 overall seed)
No. 2 Miami (38-18)
No. 3 Troy (32-29)
No. 4 Rider (33-18)
Hattiesburg regional
No. 1 Southern Miss (44-15) (No. 9 overall seed)
No. 2 Virginia (36-21)
No. 3 Jacksonville State (46-13)
No. 4 Little Rock (36-26)
Tallahassee regional
No. 1 Florida State (38-17) (No. 10 overall seed)
No. 2 Coastal Carolina (37-21)
No. 3 Northern Illinois (35-17)
No. 4 St. John’s (33-24)
Eugene regional
No. 1 Oregon (40-16) (No. 11 overall seed)
No. 2 Oregon State (43-12)
No. 3 Washington State (30-26)
No. 4 Yale (30-13-1)
College Station regional
No. 1 Texas A&M (39-14) (No. 12 overall seed)
No. 2 USC (43-15)
No. 3 Texas State (36-24)
No. 4 Lamar (34-25)
Lincoln regional
No. 1 Nebraska (42-15) (No. 13 overall seed)
No. 2 Ole Miss (36-21)
No. 3 Arizona State (37-19)
No. 4 South Dakota State (24-31)
Starkville regional
No. 1 Mississippi State (40-17) (No. 14 overall seed)
No. 2 Cincinnati (37-20)
No. 3 Louisiana (39-23)
No. 4 Lipscomb (29-24)
Lawrence regional
No. 1 Kansas (42-16) (No. 15 overall seed)
No. 2 Arkansas (39-20)
No. 3 Missouri State (34-19)
No. 4 Northeastern (38-20)
Morgantown regional
No. 1 West Virginia (39-14) (No. 16 overall seed)
No. 2 Wake Forest (38-19)
No. 3 Kentucky (31-21)
No. 4 Binghamton (31-20)