LSU, Vanderbilt Snubbed From 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament
The 2026 NCAA Division 1 Baseball Tournament bracket is set.
The field of 64 teams was announced by the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Subcommittee on Monday, May 25.
The Top 16 national 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).
Two notable college baseball powers were snubbed, though: LSU, the defending national champions, and Vanderbilt, a longtime SEC power, both missed the 64-team field.
LSU struggled this year, going 30–28 (9–21 SEC). Meanwhile, Vanderbilt went 33-25 overall, but just 14-16 in the SEC.
Complete NCAA Baseball Tournament field
Here's the complete field, by conference:
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)
NCAA Baseball Tournament schedule
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+
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Let the games begin.
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This story was originally published May 25, 2026 at 12:03 PM.