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College baseball's NCAA tournament bracket was revealed on Monday, and the SEC was well represented.
The conference made history, in fact, with a record-11 of its teams earning a bid — the most by any conference ever. Five of those teams are regional hosts, which is a feat in itself.
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Five of the top seven teams came from the SEC, with Tennessee (1), Kentucky (2), Texas A&M (3), Arkansas (5) and Georgia (7), each hosting a regional and a super regional, should they move on to the second round of the postseason.
There were also two non-Power Five teams to land hosting rights in UC Santa Barbara (14) and East Carolina (16), who will also bring three other teams to their respective home fields.
Here were the updates and highlights from the selection show fir the top-16 seeds and each regionals' matchups:
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NCAA baseball tournament bracket live updates
All times Eastern.
1 p.m.: That does it for the selection show. Next up? The road to Omaha.
12:59 p.m.: Vanderbilt has the longest streak of NCAA Tournament appearances, with 18 straight dating back to 2008.
12:56 p.m.: SEC also broke an NCAA record for most schools going to the postseason, with 11 teams earning a bid.
12:44 p.m.: Interesting note from NCAA selection committee chair: He says the selection committee has procedures regarding members of schools that are part of the selection process. Says athletic directors from certain schools aren't allowed to participate in votes regarding their associated program.
12:40 p.m.: Coastal Carolina, Indiana, James Madison and UCF were the last four teams in (in no particular order). The first four out includes Cal, Charleston, Cincinnati and TCU.
12:39 p.m.: The broadcast announces SEC breaks NCAA record with eight teams hosting a regional this season.
12:37 p.m.: Wow. Texas A&M draws Texas in the College Station Regional. Will be a preview of a future SEC matchup next season.
12:31 p.m.: Oklahoma State draws Nebraska and Florida in the Stillwater Regional, along with Niagara. Could be some tough teams in there.
12:25 p.m.: Wow, Georgia draws in-state rival Georgia Tech in the Athens Regional.
12:19 p.m.: Half the bracket has been released, including LSU heading to the Chapel Hill Regional hosted by North Carolina. The Tar Heels going to face a potential tough test with the red-hot Tigers.
12:15 p.m.: Five regionals have been announced, as Knoxville, Norman, Fayetteville, Tallahassee and Charlottesville regionals can be seen below.
12:07 p.m.: Tennessee will open its regional against Northern Kentucky, the Horizon League champion making its first ever postseason appearance. Southern Miss and Indiana make up the other side of the Knoxville Regional.
12:06 p.m.: Florida State comes in at No. 8. The NCAA selection committee has liked SEC and ACC baseball.
12:06 p.m.: Another ACC team gets in, as Clemson is selected at No. 6. Georgia and slugger Charlie Condon claims No. 7.
12:05 p.m.: First non-SEC team goes to North Carolina, who gets the No. 4 spot. Then, another SEC team goes, as Arkansas is No. 5.
12:04 p.m.: Texas A&M claims the No. 3 spot, its highest-ever selection. Make that three SEC teams in the top four.
12:03 p.m.: Tennessee lands the No. 1 overall seed and Kentucky lands the No. 2 seed. SEC teams claim the top two spots.
12 p.m.: Noon has struck, meaning it's time for the selection show. Buckle up.
11:34 a.m.: NCAA baseball announced which teams are in the top four of the rankings, however, didn't specify the order. The teams are:
- Kentucky
- Texas A&M
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
NCAA baseball regional sites 2024
The 16 host sites of the 2024 baseball regional were revealed by the NCAA on Sunday. The full numerical ordering of the national seeds will be unveiled on Monday.
- Knoxville Regional: No. 1 Tennessee
- Lexington Regional: No. 2 Kentucky
- Bryan-College Station Regional: No. 3 Texas A&M
- Chapel Hill Regional: No. 4 North Carolina
- Fayetteville Regional: No. 5 Arkansas
- Clemson Regional: No. 6 Clemson
- Athens Regional: No. 7 Georgia
- Tallahassee Regional: No. 8 Florida State
- Norman Regional: No. 9 Oklahoma
- Raleigh Regional: No. 10 N.C. State
- Stillwater Regional: No. 11 Oklahoma State
- Charlottesville Regional: No. 12 Virginia
- Tucson Regional: No. 13 Arizona
- Santa Barbara Regional: No. 14 UC Santa Barbara
- Corvallis Regional: No. 15 Oregon State
- Greenville Regional: No. 16 ECU
NCAA baseball tournament bracket 2024
Like its softball counterpart, college baseball begins with a regional round comprising 16 regional sites of four teams each. The four teams are seeded 1-4, with the top seed being one of the top 16 national seeds. The top seed of a given region plays the No. 4 seed, while seed Nos. 2 and 3 play each other in the opening round.
From there, each of the four teams play in a double-elimination format, with the 16 regional champions then advancing to the Super Regionals, hosted at the site of the higher-ranked team. The eight super regional champions then advance to the College World Series, which begins with two brackets comprising four teams each competing in a double-elimination format. From there, the winners of the two bracket compete in a best-of-three series to determine the national champion.
Here are teams making up the regional round of the tournament:
Tucson Regional
- Arizona (13) (36-21)
- Dallas Baptist (44-13)
- West Virginia (33-22)
- Grand Canyon (34-23)
Tallahassee Regional
- Florida State (8) (42-15)
- Alabama (33-22)
- UCF (35-19)
- Stetson (40-20)
Stillwater Regional
- Oklahoma State (11) (40-17)
- Nebraska (39-20)
- Florida (28-27)
- Niagara (38-15)
Santa Barbara Regional
- UC Santa Barbara (14) (42-12)
- San Diego (40-13)
- Oregon (37-18)
- Fresno State (33-27)
Raleigh Regional
- N.C. State (10) (33-20)
- South Carolina (36-23)
- James Madison (34-23)
- Bryant (36-19)
Norman Regional
- Oklahoma (9) (37-19)
- Duke (39-18)
- UConn (32-23)
- Oral Roberts (27-30-1)
Lexington Regional
- Kentucky (2) (40-14)
- Indiana State (42-13)
- Illinois (34-19)
- Western Michigan (32-21)
Knoxville Regional
- Tennessee (1) (50-11)
- Southern Miss (41-18)
- Indiana (32-24-1)
- Northern Kentucky (37-21)
Greenville Regional
- East Carolina (16) (43-15)
- Wake Forest (38-20)
- VCU (37-21)
- Evansville (37-21)
Fayetteville Regional
- Arkansas (5) (43-14)
- Louisiana Tech (45-17)
- Kansas State (32-24)
- Southeast Missouri State (34-25)
Corvallis Regional
- Oregon State (15) (42-14)
- UC Irvine (43-12)
- Nicholls (38-20)
- Tulane (35-24)
Clemson Regional
- Clemson (6) (41-14)
- Vanderbilt (38-21)
- Coastal Carolina (34-23)
- High Point (34-25)
Charlottesville Regional
- Virginia (12) (41-15)
- Mississippi State (38-21)
- St. John's (37-16-1)
- Penn (24-23)
Chapel Hill Regional
- North Carolina (4) (42-13)
- LSU (40-21)
- Wofford (41-18)
- Long Island (33-23)
Bryan-College Station Regional
- Texas A&M (3) (44-13)
- Louisiana (40-18)
- Texas (35-22)
- Grambling (26-16)
Athens Regional
- Georgia (7) (39-15)
- UNC Wilmington (39-19)
- Georgia Tech (31-23)
- Army (31-21)
NCAA baseball tournament schedule 2024
- Start date: Friday, May 31
- End date: Sunday, June 23 (Monday, June 24, if necessary)
The NCAA baseball tournament will be fully unveiled on Monday, with the regional round beginning on Friday. The tournament will progress through the regional and super regional rounds from Friday through Monday, June 10, before the College World Series begins on Friday, June 14.
The championship series portion of the College World Series begins on Saturday, June 22 and will end on either Sunday, June 23 or Monday, June 24, depending on whether a Game 3 is necessary.
- Selection show:Monday, May 27 at noon ET | ESPN2 |Fubo (free trial)
- Regionals:Friday, May 31 through Monday June 3
- Super regionals:Friday, June 7 through Monday, June 10
- College World Series:Friday, June 14
- CWS finals:Saturday, June 22 through Monday, June 24 (if necessary)
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