The 64-team field for the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball championship was officially released on Monday, May 25.
This sets the stage for a three-week trip to the Men’s College World Series in Omaha.
UCLA has been assigned the No. 1 overall seed since it occupied the top spot throughout the season. Georgia Tech, Georgia, Auburn, North Carolina, Texas, Alabama and Florida complete the list of top eight national seeds.
Regional tournaments begin on Friday, May 29 at sixteen locations across the country. The double-elimination rounds of regional tournaments continue through Monday, June 1, and then advance to best-of-three super regional games from June 5-8.
The event is hosted by the SEC with seven schools welcoming regionals including Georgia, Auburn, Texas, Texas A&M, Florida, Mississippi State and Alabama.
Three regional regions viz. UCLA, Oregon and Nebraska host the Big Ten, while the ACC also hosts three (Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Florida State).
Notably, Kansas is hosting a regional for the first time in program history, and Southern Miss stands as the only non-power four host.
The LSU Tigers will take the field as the defending champions after sweeping the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in the 2025 final.
With this victory, LSU earned its eighth national championship, while Jay Johnson became the fastest coach to win two championships at a university in college baseball history.
The championship series begins Saturday, June 20 on ESPN, with Game 2 scheduled for ABC on Sunday, the 21st.
