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

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.

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:

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

No. 1 Florida (39-19) (No. 8 overall seed)
No. 2 Miami (38-18)
No. 3 Troy (32-29)
No. 4 Rider (33-18)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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:

Kentucky vs. Wake Forest, 12:00 p.m., ESPN2
East Carolina vs. Tennessee, 12:00 p.m., ESPNU
UIC vs. Georgia Tech, 12:00 p.m., ACCN
Northeastern vs. Kansas, 1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Holy Cross vs. Texas, 1:00 p.m., SECN
Rider vs. Florida, 1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Milwaukee vs. Auburn, 1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Liberty vs. Boston College, 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
USC 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., ACCN
Saint Mary’s vs. UCLA, 3:00 p.m., ESPNU
Washington State vs. Oregon State, 3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Lamar vs. Texas A&M, 4:00 p.m., SECN
South 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., ESPNU
Tarleton State vs. UC Santa Barbara, 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Troy vs. Miami, 6:00 p.m., ACCN
Jacksonville 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., SECN
Northern 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., ESPNU
Texas 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:

No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 4 Saint Mary’s, 3:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 2 Virginia. Tech vs. No. 3 Cal Poly, 8:00 p.m., ESPN+

No. 1 Georgia Tech vs. No. 4 UIC, 12:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 The Citadel, 5:00 p.m., ESPN+

No. 2 Boston College vs. No. 3 Liberty, 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Long Island, 7:00 p.m., SECN

No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 3 East Carolina, 12:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 4 VCU, 5:00 p.m., ESPN+

No. 1 Texas vs. No. 4 Holy Cross, 1:00 p.m., SECN
No. 2 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 3 Tarleton State 6:00 p.m., ESPN+

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+

No. 1 Florida vs. No. 4 Rider, 1:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 2 Miami vs. No. 3 Troy, 6:00 p.m., ACCN

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+

No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 4 St. John’s, 3:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 2 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 3 Northern Illinois, 8:00 p.m., ESPN+

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+

No. 1 Texas A&M vs. No. 4 Lamar, 4:00 p.m., SECN
No. 2 USC vs. No. 3 Texas State, 9:00 p.m, ESPN+

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

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+

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+

No. 2 Wake Forest vs. No. 3 Kentucky, 12:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 1 West Virginia vs. No. 4 Binghamton, 5:00 p.m., ESPN+

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