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:
Monday, June 1
Florida State vs. St. John’s, 12:00 p.m., ESPNU
Georgia Tech vs. Oklahoma, 3:00 p.m., ESPNU
Florida State vs. St. John’s, 4:00 p.m., ACCN — If necessary, Florida State has already lost once
Milwaukee vs. Auburn, 6:00 p.m., ESPNU
Troy vs. Florida, 6:00 p.m., SECN
Kentucky vs. West Virginia, 6:00 p.m., ESPN2
USC vs. Texas A&M, 9:00 p.m., ESPN2
Sunday, May 31
Florida State 2, Coastal Carolina 1 (Coastal Carolina eliminated)
Ole Miss 6, Nebraska 3
West Virginia 10, Wake Forest 5 (Wake Forest eliminated)
East Carolina 10, VCU 0 (VCU eliminated)
Liberty 8, Boston College 3 (Boston College eliminated)
Troy 9, Miami 6 (Miami eliminated)
UC Santa Barbara 9, Tarleton State 5 (Tarleton State eliminated)
Oklahoma 15, The Citadel 5 (The Citadel eliminated)
Arkansas 10, Northeastern 9 (Northeastern eliminated)
St. John’s 21, Northern Illinois 8
Auburn 9, UCF 3 (UCF eliminated)
Arizona State 11, Nebraska 8 (Nebraska eliminated)
Oklahoma State 12, USC Upstate 1 (USC Upstate eliminated)
Louisiana 8, Cincinnati 6 (Cincinnati eliminated)
Saint Mary’s 6, UCLA 5 (UCLA eliminated)
USC 15, Texas State 4 (Texas State eliminated)
Oregon State 10, Washington State 1 (Washington State eliminated)
Jacksonville State 7, Virginia 6 (Virginia eliminated)
West Virginia 11, Kentucky 9
North Carolina 9, East Carolina 3 (North Carolina wins region)
Georgia 6, Liberty 1 (Georgia wins region)
Troy 16, Florida 11
Texas 6, UC Santa Barbara 4 (Texas wins region)
Oklahoma 15, Georgia Tech 8
Kansas 13, Arkansas 10 (Kansas wins region)
Florida State 7, Northern Illinois 4 (Northern Illinois eliminated)
Ole Miss 5, Arizona State 4 (Ole Miss wins region)
Alabama 9, Oklahoma State 7 (Alabama wins region)
Mississippi State 19, Louisiana 5 (Mississippi wins region)
Auburn 8, Milwaukee 1
Cal Poly 5, Saint Mary’s 2 (Cal Poly wins region)
Oregon 4, Oregon State 1 (Oregon wins region)
USC 14, Texas A&M 3
Little Rock 6, Jacksonville State 3 (Little Rock wins region)
Saturday, May 30
Georgia 18, Long Island 2
UCF 9, NC State 3
Oklahoma 8, The Citadel 3
Boston College 8, Long Island 4 (Long Island eliminated)
Wake Forest 12, Binghamton 3 (Binghamton eliminated)
VCU 5, Tennessee 4 (Tennessee eliminated)
Northeastern 5, Missouri State 1 (Missouri State eliminated)
The Citadel 9, UIC 8 (UIC eliminated)
Troy 15, Rider 7 (Rider eliminated)
Oklahoma State 8, Alabama State 7 (Alabama State eliminated)
Coastal Carolina vs. Florida State, 2:00 p.m. Elimination Game — Suspended until Sunday
UC Santa Barbara 15, Holy Cross 1 (Holy Cross eliminated)
Auburn 17, NC State 13 (NC State eliminated)
Arizona State 17, South Dakota State 0 (South Dakota State eliminated)
Virginia 15, Southern Miss 11 (Southern Miss eliminated)
Louisiana 10, Lipscomb 4 (Lipscomb eliminated)
USC 19, Lamar 6 (Lamar eliminated)
UCLA 6, Virginia Tech 5 (Virginia Tech eliminated)
Oregon State 9, Yale 2 (Yale eliminated)
UNC 7, East Carolina 5
Georgia 6, Liberty 3
Kentucky 11, West Virginia 9
Kansas 5, Arkansas 3
Georgia Tech 9, Oklahoma 3
Northern Illinois vs. St. John’s, 7:00 p.m. — Postponed until Sunday
Texas 16, Tarleton State 2
Alabama 7, USC Upstate 5
Florida 22, Miami 10
Milwaukee 13, UCF 6
Ole Miss vs. Nebraska, 8:00 p.m. — Suspended until Sunday
Mississippi State 10, Cincinnati 5
Oregon 4, Washington State 0
Little Rock 8, Jacksonville State 6
Cal Poly 14, Saint Mary’s 1
Texas A&M 17, Texas A&M 2
Friday, May 29
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 to Saturday
North Carolina 8, VCU 0
West Virginia 10, Binghamton 1
Arkansas 9, Missouri State 5
NC State vs. UCF, 6:00 p.m., ESPNU — Postponed to Saturday
Tarleton State 11, UC Santa Barbara 5
Miami 10, Troy 5
Jacksonville State 15, Virginia 7
Cincinnati 6, Louisiana 1
Alabama 21, Alabama State 3
Long Island vs. Georgia, 7:00 p.m., SECN — Postponed to Saturday
Northern Illinois 12, Coastal Carolina 10
Cal Poly 6, Virginia Tech 2
Oregon 14, Yale 2
Ole Miss 7, Arizona State 6
Texas State 5, USC 4
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:
Los Angeles regional
Sunday, May 31
No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 4 Saint Mary’s — In Progress
UCLA/Saint Mary’s winner vs. No. 3 Cal Poly, 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 30
No. 1 UCLA 6, No. 2 Virginia Tech 5 (Virginia Tech eliminated)
No. 3 Cal Poly 14, No. 4 1
Friday, May 29
No. 4 Saint Mary’s 3, No. 1 UCLA 2
No. 3 Cal Poly 6, No. 2 Virginia Tech 2
Atlanta regional
Sunday, May 31
No. 2 Oklahoma 15, No. 3 The Citadel 5 (The Citadel eliminated)
No. 1 Georgia Tech vs. No. 2 Oklahoma, 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 30
No. 2 Oklahoma 8, No. 3 The Citadel 3
No. 3 The Citadel 9, No. 4 UIC 8 (UIC eliminated)
No. 1 Georgia Tech 9, No. 2 Oklahoma 3
Friday, May 29
No. 1 Georgia Tech 22, No. 4 UIC 5
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 The Citadel, 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ — Postponed to Saturday
Athens regional
Sunday, May 31
No. 3 Liberty 8, No. 2 Boston College 3 (Boston College eliminated)
No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 3 Liberty — In Progress
Saturday, May 30
No. 1 Georgia 18, No. 4 Long Island 2
No. 2 Boston College 8, No. 4 Long Island 4 (Long Island eliminated)
No. 1 Georgia 6, No. 3 Liberty 2
Friday, May 29
No. 3 Liberty 4, No. 2 Boston College 3
No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Long Island, 7:00 p.m., SECN — Postponed to Saturday
Auburn regional
Sunday, May 31
No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 2 UCF, 6:00 p.m.
Auburn/UCF winner vs. No. 4 Milwaukee, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 30
No. 2 UCF 9, No. 3 NC State 3
No. 1 Auburn 17, No. 3 NC State 13 (NC State eliminated)
No. 4 Milwaukee 13, No. 2 UCF 6
Friday, May 29
No. 4 Milwaukee 13, No. 1 Auburn 8
No. 3 NC State vs. No. 2 UCF — Postponed to Saturday
Chapel Hill regional
Sunday, May 31
No. 3 East Carolina 10, No. 4 VCU 0 (VCU eliminated)
No. 3 East Carolina vs. No. 1 North Carolina — In Progress
Saturday, May 30
No. 4 VCU 5, No. 2 Tennessee 4 (Tennessee eliminated)
No. 1 North Carolina 7, No. 3 East Carolina 5
Friday, May 29
No. 3 East Carolina 7, No. 2 Tennessee 3
No. 1 North Carolina 8, No. 4 VCU 0
Austin regional
Sunday, May 31
No. 2 UC Santa Barbara 9, No. 3 Tarleton State 2 (Tarleton State eliminated)
No. 1 Texas vs. No. 2 UC Santa Barbara, 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 30
No. 2 UC Santa Barbara 15, No. 4 Holy Cross 1 (Holy Cross eliminated)
No. 1 Texas 16, No. 3 Tarleton State 2
Friday, May 29
No. 1 Texas 19, No. 4 Holy Cross 1
No. 3 Tarleton State 11, No. 2 UC Santa Barbara 5
Tuscaloosa regional
Sunday, May 31
No. 2 Oklahoma State vs. No. 3 USC Upstate — In Progress
Oklahoma State/USC Upstate winner vs. No. 1 Alabama, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 30
No. 2 Oklahoma State 8, No. 4 Alabama State 7 (Alabama State eliminated)
No. 1 Alabama 7, No. 3 USC Upstate 5
Friday, May 29
No. 3 USC Upstate 8, No. 2 Oklahoma State 5
No. 1 Alabama 21, No. 4 Alabama State 3
Gainesville regional
Sunday, May 31
No. 3 Troy 9, No. 2 Miami 6 (Miami eliminated)
No. 3 Troy vs. No. 1 Florida — In Progress
Saturday, May 30
No. 3 Troy 15, No. 4 Rider 7 (Rider eliminated)
No. 1 Florida 22, No. 2 Miami 10
Friday, May 29
No. 1 Florida 8, No. 4 Rider 7
No. 2 Miami 10, No. 3 Troy 5
Hattiesburg regional
Sunday, May 31
No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 3 Jacksonville State — In Progress
Virginia/Jacksonville State winner vs. No. 4 Little Rock, 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 30
No. 2 Virginia 15, No. 1 Southern Miss 11 (Southern Miss eliminated)
No. 4 Little Rock 8, No. 3 Jacksonville State 6
Friday, May 29
No. 4 Little Rock 7, No. 1 Southern Miss 4
No. 3 Jacksonville State 15, No. 2 Virginia 7
Tallahassee regional
Sunday, May 31
No. 1 Florida State 2, No. 2 Coastal Carolina 1 (Coastal Carolina eliminated)
No. 4 St. John’s vs. No. 3 Northern Illinois — In Progress
St. John’s/Northern Illinois loser vs. No. 1 Florida State, 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 30
No. 2 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 1 Florida State, 2:00 p.m. Elimination Game — Suspended until Sunday
No. 4 St. John’s vs. No. 3 Northern Illinois, 7:00 p.m. — Suspended until Sunday
Friday, May 29
No. 4 St. John’s 6, No. 1 Florida State 5
No. 3 Northern Illinois 12, No. 2 Coastal Carolina 10
Eugene regional
Sunday, May 31
No. 2 Oregon State vs. No. 3 Washington State — In Progress
Oregon State/Washington State winner vs. No. 1 Oregon, 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 30
No. 2 Oregon State 9, No. 4 Yale 2 (Yale eliminated)
No. 1 Oregon 4, No. 3 Washington State 0
Friday, May 29
No. 3 Washington State 3, No. 2 Oregon State 2
No. 1 Oregon 14, No. 4 Yale 2
College Station regional
Sunday, May 31
No. 2 USC vs. No. 3 Texas State — In Progress
USC/Texas State winner vs. No. 1 Texas A&M, 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 30
No. 2 USC 19, No. 4 Lamar 6 (Lamar eliminated)
No. 1 Texas A&M 17, No. 3 Texas State 2
Friday, May 29
No. 1 Texas A&M 7, No. 4 Lamar 5
No. 3 Texas State 5, No. 2 USC 4
Lincoln regional
Sunday, May 31
No. 2 Ole Miss 6, No. 1 Nebraska 3
No. 3 Arizona State 11, No. 1 Nebraska 8 (Nebraska eliminated)
No. 3 Arizona State vs. No. 2 Ole Miss, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 30
No. 3 Arizona State 17, No. 4 South Dakota State 0 (South Dakota State eliminated)
No. 2 Ole Miss vs. No. 1 Nebraska, 8:00 p.m. — Postponed until Sunday
Friday, May 29
No. 1 Nebraska 4, No. 4 South Dakota State 1
No. 2 Ole Miss 7, No. 3 Arizona State 6
Starkville regional
Sunday, May 31
No. 3 Louisiana 8, No. 2 Cincinnati 6 (Cincinnati eliminated)
No. 3 Louisiana vs. No. 1 Mississippi State, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 30
No. 3 Louisiana 10, No. 4 Lipscomb 4 (Lipscomb eliminated)
No. 1 Mississippi State 10, No. 2 Cincinnati 5
Friday, May 29
No. 1 Mississippi State 10, No. 4 Lipscomb 1
No. 2 Cincinnati 6, No. 3 Louisiana 1
Lawrence regional
Sunday, May 31
No. 2 Arkansas 10, No. 4 Northeastern 9 (Northeastern eliminated)
No. 2 Arkansas vs. No. 1 Kansas — In Progress
Saturday, May 30
No. 4 Northeastern 5, No. 3 Missouri State 1 (Missouri State eliminated)
No. 1 Kansas 5, No. 2 Arkansas 3
Friday, May 29
No. 1 Kansas 6, No. 4 Northeastern 3
No. 2 Arkansas 9, No. 3 Missouri State 5
Morgantown regional
Sunday, May 31
No. 1 West Virginia 10, No. 2 Wake Forest 5
No. 1 West Virginia vs. No. 3 Kentucky — In Progress
Saturday, May 30
No. 2 Wake Forest 12, No. 4 Binghamton 3 (Binghamton eliminated)
No. 3 Kentucky 11, No. 1 West Virginia 9
Friday, May 29
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:
Los Angeles regional
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)
Atlanta regional
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)
Athens regional
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)
Auburn regional
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)
Chapel Hill regional
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)
Austin regional
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)
Tuscaloosa regional
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)
Gainesville regional
No. 1 Florida (39-19) (No. 8 overall seed)
No. 2 Miami (38-18)
No. 3 Troy (32-29)
No. 4 Rider (33-18)
Hattiesburg regional
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)
Tallahassee regional
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)
Eugene regional
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)
College Station regional
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)
Lincoln regional
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)
Starkville regional
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)
Lawrence regional
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)
Morgantown regional
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)
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