Bracket was just announced. 5 Big 12 Teams in (Oklahoma St, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech, & TCU).
Ugh! ESPN+ to watch my favorite month of college baseball. Guess I'll be signing back up again. Thought I was done after college basketball.All times Eastern and subject to change
Knoxville Regional
Hosted by No. 1 overall seed Tennessee
#2 Georgia Tech (34-22) vs. #3 Campbell (40-17), 12 p.m SECN
#1 Tennessee (53-7) vs. #4 Alabama State (34-23), 6 p.m., ESPN+
Stanford Regional
Hosted by No. 2 overall seed Stanford
#2 Texas State (45-12) vs. #3 UC-Santa Barbara (43-12), 2 p.m., ACCN
#1 Stanford (41-14) vs. #4 Binghamton (22-28), 7 p.m., ESPN+
Corvallis Regional
Hosted by No. 3 overall seed Oregon State
#3 San Diego (36 - 18) vs. #2 Vanderbilt (36 - 21), 4 p.m., ESPNU
#1 Oregon St. (44 - 15) vs. #4 New Mexico St. (24 - 32), 10 p.m., ESPNU
Blacksburg Regional
Hosted by No. 4 overall seed Virginia Tech
#3 Columbia (30 - 16) vs. #2 Gonzaga (36 - 17), 1 p.m., ESPN+
#1 Virginia Tech (41 - 12) vs. #4 Wright St. (30 - 25), 7 p.m., ACCN
College Station Regional
Hosted by No. 5 overall seed Texas A&M
#1 Texas A&M (37 - 18) vs. #4 Oral Roberts (38 - 18), 2 p.m., ESPN+
#3 Louisiana (36 - 21) vs. #2 TCU (36 - 20), 8 p.m., ESPN+
Coral Gables Regional
Hosted by No. 6 overall seed Miami-FL
#1 Miami (FL) (39 - 18) vs. #4 Canisius (29 - 23), 12 p.m., ESPN+
#3 Ole Miss (32 - 22) vs. #2 Arizona (37 - 23), 7 p.m., ESPNU
Stillwater Regional
Hosted by No. 7 overall seed Oklahoma State
#3 Grand Canyon (41 - 19) vs. #2 Arkansas (38 - 18), 1 p.m., SECN
#1 Oklahoma St. (39 - 20) vs. #4 Missouri St. (30 - 27), 7 p.m., ESPN+
Greenville Regional
Hosted by No. 8 overall seed East Carolina
#1 East Carolina (42 - 18) vs. #4 Coppin St. (24 - 28), 1 p.m., ESPN+
#3 Coastal Carolina (36 - 18 - 1) #2 Virginia (38 - 17), 6 p.m., ESPN+
Austin Regional
Hosted by No. 9 overall seed Texas
#1 Texas (42-19) vs. #4 Air Force (30-27), 2 p.m., LHN
#2 Louisiana Tech (42-19) vs. #3 DBU (34-22-1), 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Chapel Hill Regional
Hosted by No. 10 overall seed North Carolina
#1 North Carolina (38-19) vs. #4 Hofstra (30-21), 2 p.m., ESPN+
#2 Georgia (35-21) vs. #3 VCU (40-18), 7 p.m., ESPN+
Hattiesburg Regional
Hosted by No. 11 overall seed Southern Mississippi
#1 Southern Miss. (43-16) vs. #4 Army West Point (31-23), 2 p.m., ESPN+
#2 LSU (38-20) vs. #3 Kennesaw St. (35-26), 7 p.m., ESPN+
Louisville Regional
Hosted by No. 12 overall seed Louisville
#1 Louisville (38-18-1) vs. #4 Southeast Mo. St. (37-20), 2 p.m., ESPN+
#2 Oregon (35-23) vs. #3 Michigan (32-26), 7 p.m., ESPN+
Gainesville Regional
Hosted by No. 13 overall seed Florida
#2 Oklahoma (37-20) vs. #3 Liberty (37-21), 1 p.m., ESPN+
#1 Florida (39-22) vs. #4 Central Mich. (42-17), 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Auburn Regional
Hosted by No. 14 overall seed Auburn
#2 UCLA (38-22) vs. #3 Florida St. (33-23), 12 p.m., ESPN2
#1 Auburn (37-19) vs. #4 Southeastern La. (30-29), 7 p.m., ESPN+
College Park Regional
Hosted by No. 15 overall seed Maryland
#2 Wake Forest (40-17-1) vs. #3 UConn (46-13), 1 p.m., ESPNU
#1 Maryland (45-12) vs. #4 LIU (37-19), 7 p.m., ESPN+
Statesboro Regional
Hosted by No. 16 overall seed Georgia Southern
#2 Notre Dame (35-14) vs. #3 Texas Tech (37-20), 2 p.m., ACCN
#1 Ga. Southern (40-18) vs. #4 UNC Greensboro (34-28), 7 p.m., ESPN+
Yep they were hurt by the Big Ten's softness - but clearly were the conference's second best team. They would have gone had Mich not won the tourney.Rutgers:
RPI 42
SOS 166
Non-Con SOS 241
Yep they were hurt by the Big Ten's softness - but clearly were the conference's second best team. They would have gone had Mich not won the tourney.
Tennessee got the lower rated teams in their sub regional that they deserved being the #1 national seed.All times Eastern and subject to change
Knoxville Regional
Hosted by No. 1 overall seed Tennessee
#2 Georgia Tech (34-22) vs. #3 Campbell (40-17), 12 p.m SECN
#1 Tennessee (53-7) vs. #4 Alabama State (34-23), 6 p.m., ESPN+
Stanford Regional
Hosted by No. 2 overall seed Stanford
#2 Texas State (45-12) vs. #3 UC-Santa Barbara (43-12), 2 p.m., ACCN
#1 Stanford (41-14) vs. #4 Binghamton (22-28), 7 p.m., ESPN+
Corvallis Regional
Hosted by No. 3 overall seed Oregon State
#3 San Diego (36 - 18) vs. #2 Vanderbilt (36 - 21), 4 p.m., ESPNU
#1 Oregon St. (44 - 15) vs. #4 New Mexico St. (24 - 32), 10 p.m., ESPNU
Blacksburg Regional
Hosted by No. 4 overall seed Virginia Tech
#3 Columbia (30 - 16) vs. #2 Gonzaga (36 - 17), 1 p.m., ESPN+
#1 Virginia Tech (41 - 12) vs. #4 Wright St. (30 - 25), 7 p.m., ACCN
College Station Regional
Hosted by No. 5 overall seed Texas A&M
#1 Texas A&M (37 - 18) vs. #4 Oral Roberts (38 - 18), 2 p.m., ESPN+
#3 Louisiana (36 - 21) vs. #2 TCU (36 - 20), 8 p.m., ESPN+
Coral Gables Regional
Hosted by No. 6 overall seed Miami-FL
#1 Miami (FL) (39 - 18) vs. #4 Canisius (29 - 23), 12 p.m., ESPN+
#3 Ole Miss (32 - 22) vs. #2 Arizona (37 - 23), 7 p.m., ESPNU
Stillwater Regional
Hosted by No. 7 overall seed Oklahoma State
#3 Grand Canyon (41 - 19) vs. #2 Arkansas (38 - 18), 1 p.m., SECN
#1 Oklahoma St. (39 - 20) vs. #4 Missouri St. (30 - 27), 7 p.m., ESPN+
Greenville Regional
Hosted by No. 8 overall seed East Carolina
#1 East Carolina (42 - 18) vs. #4 Coppin St. (24 - 28), 1 p.m., ESPN+
#3 Coastal Carolina (36 - 18 - 1) #2 Virginia (38 - 17), 6 p.m., ESPN+
Austin Regional
Hosted by No. 9 overall seed Texas
#1 Texas (42-19) vs. #4 Air Force (30-27), 2 p.m., LHN
#2 Louisiana Tech (42-19) vs. #3 DBU (34-22-1), 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Chapel Hill Regional
Hosted by No. 10 overall seed North Carolina
#1 North Carolina (38-19) vs. #4 Hofstra (30-21), 2 p.m., ESPN+
#2 Georgia (35-21) vs. #3 VCU (40-18), 7 p.m., ESPN+
Hattiesburg Regional
Hosted by No. 11 overall seed Southern Mississippi
#1 Southern Miss. (43-16) vs. #4 Army West Point (31-23), 2 p.m., ESPN+
#2 LSU (38-20) vs. #3 Kennesaw St. (35-26), 7 p.m., ESPN+
Louisville Regional
Hosted by No. 12 overall seed Louisville
#1 Louisville (38-18-1) vs. #4 Southeast Mo. St. (37-20), 2 p.m., ESPN+
#2 Oregon (35-23) vs. #3 Michigan (32-26), 7 p.m., ESPN+
Gainesville Regional
Hosted by No. 13 overall seed Florida
#2 Oklahoma (37-20) vs. #3 Liberty (37-21), 1 p.m., ESPN+
#1 Florida (39-22) vs. #4 Central Mich. (42-17), 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Auburn Regional
Hosted by No. 14 overall seed Auburn
#2 UCLA (38-22) vs. #3 Florida St. (33-23), 12 p.m., ESPN2
#1 Auburn (37-19) vs. #4 Southeastern La. (30-29), 7 p.m., ESPN+
College Park Regional
Hosted by No. 15 overall seed Maryland
#2 Wake Forest (40-17-1) vs. #3 UConn (46-13), 1 p.m., ESPNU
#1 Maryland (45-12) vs. #4 LIU (37-19), 7 p.m., ESPN+
Statesboro Regional
Hosted by No. 16 overall seed Georgia Southern
#2 Notre Dame (35-14) vs. #3 Texas Tech (37-20), 2 p.m., ACCN
#1 Ga. Southern (40-18) vs. #4 UNC Greensboro ĺ(34-28), 7 p.m., ESPN+
To start the season later, Arizona and other southern schools playing in hot weather has to be dealt with.Big ten is just really weak in baseball, just not on the sane level as the southern teams. Impossible to be given the weather advantage.
Isn't baseball played outdoors in Southern states during June, July & August at the MLB & Minor League level??To start the season later, Arizona and other southern schools playing in hot weather has to be dealt with.
Or there could be 2 Division 1 subdivisions- northern and southern- with different seasons and championships.
Or the season could be split up into the fall and spring so that games wouldn't have to be played in February and March.
Good points! However, i watched Arizona's home regional game last year in early June and the temp was 106 or something and they had to water the dirt to keep it from getting too hard. It seemed like playing there into July would be less desirable than playing into June.Isn't baseball played outdoors in Southern states during June, July & August at the MLB & Minor League level??
Arizona & Houston may be the only professional exceptions that play in domes. But is that as much for fan comfort vs player danger issues.
Would love for college baseball to be a mid-Apr to mid-July sport.
Yes, that would be interesting, but I think it would be good to have an option(s) in between those options, too.It would be interesting if college baseball coaches were polled and given the option to play either:
I hung out with a D1 baseball coach about 20 years ago and he definitely felt southern schools had an advantage to the longer season because they could award more scholarship $ to position players vs pitchers. While northern schools typically had to give more money to pitchers because they needed more on the roster due to trying to fit most of the season in after March 15.
- The current Feb 15ish to May 31 regular and conference championship season or
- An April 15 to July 31 regular & conference championship season.
Also northern teams had pretty brutal travel during Feb 15 to early April just to get some competition in before Conference season started.
Friday's action officially postponed and wouldn't surprise me it Saturday ends up the same way.There is a Tropical Storm supposedly heading for Miami so there is talk that Regional might not even be able to start until like Sunday.