INDIANAPOLIS — The field of 64 teams competing for the 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship was announced today by the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Subcommittee.
The national top 16 seeds are UCLA (51-6), Georgia Tech (48-9), Georgia (46-12), Auburn (38-19), North Carolina (45-11-1), Texas (40-13), Alabama (37-19), Florida (39-19), Southern Mississippi (44-15), Florida State (38-17), Oregon (40-16), Texas A&M (39-14), Nebraska (42-15), Mississippi State (40-17), Kansas (42-16), and West Virginia (39-14).
FOLLOW: Bracket, schedule, scores for the NCAA baseball tournament
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) leads the way with 12 teams selected from the conference. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) has nine teams in the field, followed by the Big 12 (6) and Sun Belt (5). The Big Ten (4), Conference USA (3) and Big West (2) are the other conferences with multiple teams in the field.
Tarleton State is making its first appearance in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship in its second season of eligibility after reclassifying from Division II, while Northern Illinois University is making its first appearance since 1972.
Florida has the longest active streak with its 18th straight appearance. Other notable consecutive streaks include Oklahoma State (13), Southern Mississippi (10), Arkansas (9) and East Carolina, North Carolina and Oregon State (8).
Selection of the eight super regional hosts will be announced on www.krikya168vip.com/mcws, Tuesday, June 2 by 10 a.m. (ET). The Men’s College World Series begins play Friday, June 12, at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.
OTHER SELECTION INFORMATION
FIELD BY CONFERENCE (29)
Southeastern 12 (Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M)
Atlantic Coast 9 (Boston College, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami (Florida), NC State, North Carolina, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest)
Big 12 6 (Arizona State, Cincinnati, Kansas, Oklahoma State, UCF, West Virginia)
Sun Belt 5 (Coastal Carolina, Louisiana, Southern Mississippi, Texas State, Troy)
Big Ten 4 (Nebraska, Oregon, Southern California, UCLA)
Conference USA 3 (Jacksonville State, Liberty, Missouri State)
Big West 2 (Cal Poly, UC Santa Barbara)
America East 1 (Binghamton)
American 1 (East Carolina)
ASUN 1 (Lipscomb)
Atlantic 10 1 (VCU)
Big East 1 (St. John’s (NY))
Big South 1 (USC Upstate)
Coastal 1 (Northeastern)
Horizon 1 (Milwaukee)
Ivy 1 (Yale)
Metro Atlantic 1 (Rider)
Mid-American 1 (NIU)
Missouri Valley 1 (UIC)
Mountain West 1 (Washington State)
Northeast 1 (LIU)
Ohio Valley 1 (Little Rock)
Patriot 1 (Holy Cross)
Southern 1 (The Citadel)
Southland 1 (Lamar University)
SWAC 1 (Alabama State)
Summit 1 (South Dakota State)
West Coast 1 [Saint Mary’s (CA)]
Western Athletic 1 (Tarleton State)
Independent 1 (Oregon State)
2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Games
Friday, May 29, 2026 (all times Eastern)
Los Angeles Regional hosted by UCLA
#1 UCLA (51-6) vs. #4 Saint Mary’s (CA) (34-25), 3 p.m., ESPNU
#2 Virginia Tech (30-24) vs. #3 Cal Poly (36-22), 8 p.m., ESPN+
Atlanta Regional hosted by Georgia Tech
#1 Georgia Tech (48-9) vs. #4 UIC (27-27-1), Noon, ACCN
#2 Oklahoma (32-21) vs. #3 The Citadel (35-24), 5 p.m., ESPN+
Athens Regional hosted by Georgia
#2 Boston College (36-21) vs. #3 Liberty (41-19), 2 p.m., ESPN+
#1 Georgia (46-12) vs. #4 LIU (30-20), 7 p.m. SECN
Auburn Regional hosted by Auburn
#1 Auburn (38-19) vs. #4 Milwaukee (25-31), 1 p.m., ESPN+
#2 UCF (31-21) vs. #3 NC State (32-22), 6 p.m., ESPNU
Chapel Hill Regional hosted by North Carolina
#2 Tennessee (38-20) vs. #3 East Carolina (36-22-1), Noon, ESPNU
#1 North Carolina (45-11-1) vs. #4 VCU (37-23), 5 p.m., ESPN+
Austin Regional hosted by Texas
#1 Texas (40-13) vs. #4 Holy Cross (25-28), 1 p.m., SECN
#2 UC Santa Barbara (38-18) vs. #3 Tarleton St. (37-19), 6 p.m., ESPN+
Tuscaloosa Regional hosted by Alabama
#2 Oklahoma St. (37-20) vs. #3 USC Upstate (33-28), 2 p.m., ESPN+
#1 Alabama (37-19) vs. #4 Alabama St. (34-21), 7 p.m., ESPN+
Gainesville Regional hosted by Florida
#1 Florida (39-19) vs. #4 Rider (33-18), 1 p.m., ESPN+
#2 Miami (FL) (38-18) vs. #3 Troy (32-29), 6 p.m., ACCN
Hattiesburg Regional hosted by Southern Miss.
#1 Southern Miss. (44-15) vs. #4 Little Rock (36-26), 2 p.m., ESPN+
#2 Virginia (36-21) vs. #3 Jacksonville St. (46-13), 7 p.m., ESPN+
Tallahassee Regional hosted by Florida St.
#1 Florida St. (38-17) vs. #4 St. John’s (NY) (33-24), 3 p.m., ACCN
#2 Coastal Carolina (37-21) vs. #3 NIU (35-17), 8 p.m., ESPN+
Eugene Regional hosted by Oregon
#2 Oregon St. (43-12) vs. #3 Washington St. (30-26), 3 p.m., ESPN+
#1 Oregon (40-16) vs. #4 Yale (30-13-1), 8 p.m., ESPN+
College Station Regional hosted by Texas A&M
#1 Texas A&M (39-14) vs. #4 Lamar University (34-25), 4 p.m., SECN
#2 Southern California (43-15) vs. #3 Texas St. (36-24), 9 p.m., ESPN+
Lincoln Regional hosted by Nebraska
#1 Nebraska (42-15) vs. #4 South Dakota St. (24-31), 4 p.m., ESPN+
#2 Ole Miss (36-21) vs. #3 Arizona St. (37-19), 9 p.m., ESPNU
Starkville Regional hosted by Mississippi St.
#1 Mississippi St. (40-17) vs. #4 Lipscomb (29-24), 2 p.m., ESPN+
#2 Cincinnati (37-20) vs. #3 Louisiana (39-23), 7 p.m., ESPN+
Lawrence Regional hosted by Kansas
#1 Kansas (42-16) vs. #4 Northeastern (38-20), 1 p.m., ESPN+
#2 Arkansas (39-20) vs. #3 Missouri St. (34-19), 6 p.m., ESPN+
Morgantown Regional hosted by West Virginia
#2 Wake Forest (38-19) vs. #3 Kentucky (31-21), Noon, ESPN2
#1 West Virginia (39-14) vs. #4 Binghamton (31-20), 5 p.m., ESPN+
