Projected Field Of 64 (Conference Tournament Week)
Last up to date: Monday, May 18
Welcome to Baseball America’s newest in-season projection of the 2026 faculty baseball NCAA Tournament bracket.
In the previous, BA used our College Baseball Top 25 Rankings to find out a projected nationwide seed order. In an effort to keep away from massive swings, although, this yr we’re leaning on projection to find out what the sector may appear like on Selection Monday, somewhat than current a dwell snapshot of the present hierarchy.
Additionally, we are actually displaying our work on the two-seed line because of the NCAA choice committee’s up to date seeding format. Beginning this season, the committee will rank the highest 32 groups, not simply the 16 regional hosts. Seeds 17-32 will likely be slotted into regionals primarily based on that rating: groups 29-32 will likely be paired with the highest 4 nationwide seeds, 25-28 with seeds 5-8, 21-24 with seeds 9-12 and 17-20 with seeds 13-16. The projected bracket under is designed to mirror how that construction will work, even when the committee finally doesn’t make its full two-seed rankings public.
The SEC continues to steer our newest projection with 12 whole bids adopted by the ACC (9), Big 12 (7), Big Ten (4), the Sun Belt (4), Conference USA (3) and the (*64*) (2).
Projected Top National Seeds As Of May 18
1.UCLA
2.Georgia Tech
3. Georgia
4.Texas
5. North Carolina
6. Auburn
7. Alabama
8. Texas A&M
2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament Bracket Projection (May 18)
| Westwood, Calif. | Corvallis, Ore. | |
| 1. (1) UCLA^* (Big Ten) | 1. (16) Oregon State^ (Independent) | |
| 2. (32) Miami (ACC) | 2. (19) West Virginia (Big 12) | |
| 3. Kentucky (SEC) | 3. Gonzaga* (WCC) | |
| 4. Oral Roberts* (Summit) | 4. Cal Baptist* (WAC) | |
| Atlanta, Ga. | Eugene, Ore. | |
| 1. (2) Georgia Tech^* (ACC) | 1. (15) Oregon^ (Big Ten) | |
| 2. (31) Arizona State (Big 12) | 2. (18) Ole Miss (SEC) | |
| 3. UTSA (AAC) | 3. Virginia (ACC) | |
| 4. LIU* (NEC) | 4. Washington State* (Mountain West) | |
| Athens, Ga. | Lawrence, Kan. | |
| 1. (3) Georgia^* (SEC) | 1. (14) Kansas^* (Big 12) | |
| 2. (30) Boston College (ACC) | 2. (17) USC (Big Ten) | |
| 3. UCF (Big 12) | 3. Mercer* (Southern) | |
| 4. UConn* (Big East) | 4. Wright State* (Horizon) | |
| Austin, Texas. | Starkville, Miss. | |
| 1. (4) Texas^ (SEC) | 1. (13) Mississippi State^ (SEC) | |
| 2. (29) UC Santa Barbara* (Big West) | 2. (20) Wake Forest (ACC) | |
| 3. Liberty (CUSA) | 3. Southeast Missouri State* (OVC) | |
| 4. Binghamton* (America East) | 4. Lamar* (Southland) | |
| Chapel Hill, NC | Lincoln, Neb. | |
| 1. (5) North Carolina^ (ACC) | 1. (12) Nebraska^ (Big Ten) | |
| 2. (28) Tennessee (SEC) | 2. (21) Cincinnati (Big 12) | |
| 3. East Carolina* (AAC) | 3. Miami (OH)* (MAC) | |
| 4. Holy Cross* (Patriot) | 4. UIC* (MVC) | |
| Auburn, Ala. | Hattiesburg, Miss. | |
| 1. (6) Auburn^ (SEC) | 1. (11) Southern Miss^* (Sun Belt) | |
| 2. (27) Missouri State (CUSA) | 2. (22) Arkansas (SEC) | |
| 3. TCU (Big 12) | 3. High Point* (Big South) | |
| 4. Bethune-Cookman* (SWAC) | 4. Campbell* (CAA) | |
| Tuscaloosa, Ala. | Tallahassee, Fla. | |
| 1. (7) Alabama^ (SEC) | 1. (10) Florida State^ (ACC) | |
| 2. (26) Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt) | 2. (23) Oklahoma (SEC) | |
| 3. NC State (ACC) | 3. Troy (Sun Belt) | |
| 4. Yale* (Ivy) | 4. Rider* (MAAC) | |
| College Station, Texas. | Gainesville, Fla. | |
| 1. (8) Texas A&M^ (SEC) | 1. (9) Florida^ (SEC) | |
| 2. (25) Oklahoma State (Big 12) | 2. (24) Jacksonville State* (CUSA) | |
| 3. Louisiana (Sun Belt) | 3. Virginia Tech (ACC) | |
| 4. Saint Joseph’s* (A10) | 4. North Florida* (ASUN) |
* denotes automated bid
^ denotes regional host
Bolded denotes group has clinched its leagues automated bid
Last Four In
Troy (Sun Belt)
NC State (ACC)
Louisiana (Sun Belt)
UTSA (AAC)
First Four Out
Michigan (Big Ten)
Texas State (Sun Belt)
Purdue (Big Ten)
Kent State (MAC)
Next Four Out
Clemson (ACC)
Western Carolina (Southern)
UAB (AAC)
Pittsburgh (ACC)
