The road to the Men’s College World Series begins Friday, as regional action begins.
Here’s everything you need to know about the first stage of the NCAA baseball tournament.
NCAA Baseball Schedule and Results
Here are all the games currently scheduled for the NCAA Baseball Regionals, by day. In the first series of games, the No. 1 seed from each region faces the No. 4 seeds, while the No. 2 and No. 3 teams face off. All times indicated are Eastern:
Kentucky 6, Wake Forest 5
East Carolina 7, Tennessee 3
Georgia Tech 22, UIC 5
Kansas 6, Northeast 3
Texas 19, Santa Cruz 1
Florida 8, Rider 7
Milwaukee 13, Chestnut 8
Liberty 4, Boston College 3
USC Upstate 8, Oklahoma State 5
Little Rock 7, Southern Lady 4
Mississippi State 10, Lipscomb 1
St. John’s 6, Florida State 5
Santa Maria 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 pm, ESPN+ (Aware)
North Carolina 8, VCU 0
West Virginia 10, Binghamton 1
Arkansas 9, Missouri State 5
NC State vs. UCF, 6:00 p.m. ESPNU
Tarleton State 11, UC Santa Barbara 5
Troy vs. Miami, 6:00 pm, ACCN
Jacksonville State vs. Virginia, 7:00 p.m. ESPN+
Cincinnati 6, Louisiana 1
Alabama State vs. Alabama, 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Long Island vs. Georgia, 7:00 p.m. ACCORDING TO
Northern Illinois vs. Carolina Coast, 8:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal Poly vs. Virginia Tech, 8:00 p.m. ESPN+
Yale vs. Oregon, 8:00 p.m. ESPN+
Arizona State vs. Ole Miss, 9:00 p.m. ESPNU
Texas State vs. USC., 9:00 p.m., ESPN+
Results and calendar by region
Here are the schedule and results of the NCAA regional baseball games for each region. As with above, the No. 1 team plays the No. 4 team in the first round, and all times listed are Eastern:
No. 4 Santa María 3, No. 1UCLA2
No. 2Virginia. Tech vs. No. 3 Cal Poly, 8:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 1 Georgia Tech 22, No. 4 UIC 5
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 The Citadel, 5:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 3 Freedom 4, No. 2 Boston College 3
No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Long Island, 7:00 pm, ACCORDING TO
No. 4 Milwaukee 13, No. 1 Auburn 8
No. 3 NC State vs. No. 2UCF
No. 3 East Carolina 7, No. 2 Tennessee 3
No. 1 North Carolina 8, No. 4 VCU 0
No. 1 Texas 19, No. 4 Santa Cruz 1
No. 3 Tarleton State 11, No. 2 UC Santa Barbara 5
No. 3 USC Upstate 8, No. 2 Oklahoma State 5
Alabama No. 1 vs. Alabama State No. 4, 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 1 Florida 8, No. 4Rider7
No. 2 Miami vs. No. 3 Troy, 6:00 pm, ACCN
No. 4 Little Rock 7, No. 1 Southern Miss 4
No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 3 Jacksonville State, 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 4 St. John’s, 3:00 pm, ACCN
No. 2 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 3 Northern Illinois, 8:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 3 Washington State 3, No. 2 Oregon State 2
No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 4 Yale, 8:00 p.m. ESPN+
No. 1 Texas A&M 7, No. 4 Lamar 5
No. 2 USC vs. No. 3 Texas State, 9:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 1 Nebraska 4, No. 4 South Dakota State 1
No. 2 Ole Miss vs. No. 3 Arizona State, 9:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 1 Mississippi State 10, No. 4 Lipscomb 1
No. 2 Cincinnati 6, No. 3 Louisiana 1
No. 1 Kansas 6, No. 4 Northeast 3
No. 2 Arkansas 9, No. 3 Missouri State 5
No. 3 Kentucky 6, No. 2 Wake Forest 5
No. 1 West Virginia 10, No. 4 Binghamton 1
How do NCAA baseball regionals work?
The NCAA baseball tournament is not the standard single-elimination bracket format. The tournament begins with the regionals, followed by the super regionals and finally the Men’s College World Series.
The regionals have a double-elimination format, with the 64 teams divided into 16 mini-groups of four teams. Each of the top 16 teams in the country hosts a regional, and each of those 16 teams is the No. 1 seed in their regional. Games begin Friday in a double-elimination format, with each bracket winner advancing to the super regionals.
The super regionals consist of 16 teams that advance to eight matchups, which are a three-game series. The winner of each super regional advances to the Men’s College World Series, in which those eight teams will again be divided into two groups of four, in a double-elimination format. That’s in addition to the Championship Series, which is a best-of-three series between the bottom two teams.
Who are the 16 best teams?
Here are the top 16 teams in the NCAA baseball tournament, ranked from 1 to 16. Each of these teams will host a regional this weekend, and the top eight are guaranteed to host a super regional… as long as they advance.
No. 1UCLA (51-6)
No. 2Georgia Tech (48-9)
No. 3 Georgia (46-12)
No. 4 Chestnut (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, divided into 16 regionals. In addition to the 16 best overall ranked teams, within each regional the teams are ranked from 1 to 4:
No. 1 UCLA (51-6) (No. 1 seed overall)
No. 2Virginia Tech (30-24)
No. 3 Cal Poly (36-22)
No. 4 Santa María (34-25)
No. 1 Georgia Tech (48-9) (No. 2 seed overall)
No. 2 Oklahoma (32-21)
No. 3 The Citadel (35-24)
N°4 UIC (27-27-1)
No. 1 Georgia (46-12) (No. 3 overall)
No. 2 Boston College (36-21)
No. 3 Freedom (41-19)
No. 4 Long Island (30-20)
No. 1 Auburn (38-19) (No. 4 overall)
No. 2 UCF (31-21)
No. 3 North Carolina State (32-22)
No. 4 Milwaukee (25-31)
No. 1 North Carolina (45-11-1) (No. 5 seed overall)
No. 2 Tennessee (38-20)
No. 3 East Carolina (36-22-1)
No. 4 VCU (37-23)
No. 1 Texas (40-13) (No. 6 seed overall)
No. 2 UC Santa Barbara (38-18)
No. 3 Tarleton State (37-19)
No. 4 Santa Cruz (25-28)
No. 1 Alabama (37-19) (No. 7 seed overall)
No. 2 Oklahoma State (37-20)
No. 3 USC Upstate (33-28)
No. 4 Alabama State (34-21)
No. 1 Florida (39-19) (No. 8 overall)
No. 2 Miami (38-18)
Troy number 3 (32-29)
Rider No. 4 (33-18)
No. 1 Southern Miss (44-15) (No. 9 overall)
No. 2 Virginia (36-21)
No. 3 Jacksonville State (46-13)
No. 4 Little Rock (36-26)
No. 1 Florida State (38-17) (No. 10 seed overall)
No. 2 Coastal Carolina (37-21)
No. 3 Northern Illinois (35-17)
No. 4 San Juan (33-24)
No. 1 Oregon (40-16) (No. 11 overall)
No. 2 Oregon State (43-12)
No. 3 Washington State (30-26)
No. 4Yale (30-13-1)
No. 1 Texas A&M (39-14) (No. 12 seed overall)
No. 2 USC (43-15)
No. 3 Texas State (36-24)
No. 4 Lamar (34-25)
No. 1 Nebraska (42-15) (No. 13 overall)
No. 2 Ole Miss (36-21)
No. 3 Arizona State (37-19)
No. 4 South Dakota State (24-31)
No. 1 Mississippi State (40-17) (No. 14 overall)
No. 2 Cincinnati (37-20)
No. 3 Louisiana (39-23)
Lip Comb #4 (29-24)
Kansas No. 1 (42-16) (No. 15 seed overall)
No. 2 Arkansas (39-20)
No. 3 Missouri State (34-19)
No. 4 Northeast (38-20)
No. 1 West Virginia (39-14) (No. 16 seed overall)
No. 2 Wake Forest (38-19)
No. 3 Kentucky (31-21)
No. 4 Binghamton (31-20)