NCAA baseball tournament 2026: Schedule, scores, and more for regionals

NCAA baseball tournament 2026: Schedule, scores, and more for regionals Mar 1, 2026; Arlington, TX, USA; UCLA Bruins against Mississippi State Bulldogs during the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Dustin Safranek-Imagn Images | Dustin Safranek-Imagn Images 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 Friday, May 29 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 5East Carolina vs. Tennessee, 12:00 p.m., ESPNUGeorgia Tech 22, UIC 5Northeastern vs. Kansas, 1:00 p.m., ESPN+Holy Cross vs. Texas, 1:00 p.m., SECNRider vs. Florida, 1:00 p.m., ESPN+Milwaukee vs. Auburn, 1:00 p.m., ESPN+Liberty 4, Boston College 3USC Upstate vs. Oklahoma State, 2:00 p.m., ESPN+Little Rock vs. Southern Miss, 2:00 p.m., ESPN+Lipscomb vs. Mississippi State, 2:00 p.m., ESPN+St. John’s vs. Florida State, 3:00 p.m., ACCNSaint Mary’s vs. UCLA, 3:00 p.m., ESPNUWashington State vs. Oregon State, 3:00 p.m., ESPN+Lamar vs. Texas A&M, 4:00 p.m., SECNSouth Dakota State vs. Nebraska, 4:00 p.m., ESPN+The Citadel vs. Oklahoma, 5:00 p.m., ESPN+VCU vs. North Carolina, 5:00 p.m., ESPN+Binghamton vs. West Virginia, 5:00 p.m., ESPN+Missouri State vs. Arkansas, 6:00 p.m., ESPN+NC State vs. UCF, 6:00 p.m., ESPNUTarleton State vs. UC Santa Barbara, 6:00 p.m., ESPN+Troy vs. Miami, 6:00 p.m., ACCNJacksonville State vs. Virginia, 7:00 p.m., ESPN+Louisiana vs. Cincinnati, 7:00 p.m., ESPN+Alabama State vs. Alabama, 7:00 p.m., ESPN+Long Island vs. Georgia, 7:00 p.m., SECNNorthern 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., ESPNUTexas 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: Los Angeles regional Friday, May 29 No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 4 Saint Mary’s, 3:00 p.m., ESPNUNo. 2 Virginia. Tech vs. No. 3 Cal Poly, 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ Atlanta regional Friday, May 29 No. 1 Georgia Tech 22, No. 4 UIC 5No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 The Citadel, 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ Athens regional Friday, May 29 No. 3 Liberty 4, No. 2 Boston College 3No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Long Island, 7:00 p.m., SECN Chapel Hill regional Friday, May 29 No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 3 East Carolina, 12:00 p.m., ESPNUNo. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 4 VCU, 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ Austin regional Friday, May 29 No. 1 Texas vs. No. 4 Holy Cross, 1:00 p.m., SECNNo. 2 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 3 Tarleton State 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ Tuscaloosa regional Friday, May 29 No. 2 Oklahoma State vs. No. 3 USC Upstate, 2:00 p.m., ESPN+No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Alabama State, 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ Gainesville regional Friday, May 29 No. 1 Florida vs. No. 4 Rider, 1:00 p.m., ESPN+No. 2 Miami vs. No. 3 Troy, 6:00 p.m., ACCN Hattiesburg regional Friday, May 29 No. 1 Southern Miss vs. No. 4 Little Rock, 2:00 p.m., ESPN+No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 3 Jacksonville State, 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ Tallahassee regional Friday, May 29 No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 4 St. John’s, 3:00 p.m., ACCNNo. 2 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 3 Northern Illinois, 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ Eugene regional Friday, May 29 No. 2 Oregon State vs. No. 3 Washington State, 3:00 p.m., ESPN+No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 4 Yale, 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ College Station regional Friday, May 29 No. 1 Texas A&M vs. No. 4 Lamar, 4:00 p.m., SECNNo. 2 USC vs. No. 3 Texas State, 9:00 p.m, ESPN+ Lincoln regional Friday, May 29 No. 1 Nebraska vs. No. 4 South Dakota State, 4:00 p.m., ESPN+No. 2 Ole Miss vs. No. 3 Arizona State, 9:00 p.m, ESPNU Starkville regional Friday, May 29 No. 1 Mississippi State vs. No. 4 Lipscomb, 2:00 p.m., ESPN+No. 2 Cincinnati vs. No. 3 Louisiana, 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ Lawrence regional Friday, May 29 No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 4 Northeastern, 1:00 p.m, ESPN+No. 2 Arkansas vs. No. 3 Missouri State, 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ Morgantown regional Friday, May 29 No. 3 Kentucky 6, No. 2 Wake Forest 5No. 1 West Virginia vs. No. 4 Binghamton, 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 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)