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.
NCAA baseball schedule and scores
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)
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 p.m., 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., SECN
Northern Illinois vs. Coastal Carolina, 8:00 p.m., 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+
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:
No. 4 Saint Mary’s 3, No. 1 UCLA 2
No. 2 Virginia. Tech vs. No. 3 Cal Poly, 8:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 1 Georgia Tech 22, No. 4 UIC 5
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 The Citadel, 5:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 3 Liberty 4, No. 2 Boston College 3
No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Long Island, 7:00 p.m., SECN
No. 4 Milwaukee 13, No. 1 Auburn 8
No. 3 NC State vs. No. 2 UCF
No. 3 East Carolina 7, No. 2 Tennessee 3
No. 1 North Carolina 8, No. 4 VCU 0
No. 1 Texas 19, No. 4 Holy Cross 1
No. 3 Tarleton State 11, No. 2 UC Santa Barbara 5
No. 3 USC Upstate 8, No. 2 Oklahoma State 5
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Alabama State, 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 1 Florida 8, No. 4 Rider 7
No. 2 Miami vs. No. 3 Troy, 6:00 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 Northeastern 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 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:
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
No. 1 Florida (39-19) (No. 8 overall seed)
No. 2 Miami (38-18)
No. 3 Troy (32-29)
No. 4 Rider (33-18)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
