The NCAA announced Monday that UCLA has earned the top overall seed for the 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, with the Southeastern Conference placing a dozen teams in the 64-team tournament field.
Regional play gets underway Friday across 16 different locations, with each site being hosted by the tournament’s top 16 seeded programs.
The Bruins compiled an impressive 51-6 record throughout the regular season, capturing both the Big Ten Conference title and the conference tournament championship.
Following UCLA in the seeding are Georgia Tech (48-9) at number two, then Georgia (46-12), Auburn (38-19), North Carolina (45-11-1), Texas (40-13), Alabama (37-19), Florida (39-19), Southern Mississippi (44-15), Florida State (38-17), Oregon (40-16), Texas A&M (39-14), Nebraska (42-15), Mississippi State (40-17), Kansas (42-16), and West Virginia (39-14).
The Southeastern Conference’s dominance is evident not just in total representation with 12 teams, but also in holding five of the tournament’s top eight seeds.
Each regional location will conduct four-team round-robin competition to determine 16 Super Regional participants, who will then advance to compete at eight separate venues. Super Regional action is set to commence June 5.
The Men’s College World Series, featuring eight teams, opens June 12 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Last year’s champion LSU failed to qualify for the 64-team bracket after completing the regular season with a 30-28 record.
Regional matchups and participating teams, listed by seeding at each location:
At UCLA (51-6): Virginia Tech (30-24), Cal Poly (36-22), Saint Mary’s (CA) (34-25)
At Georgia Tech (48-9): Oklahoma (32-21), The Citadel (35-24), UIC (27-27-1)
At Georgia (46-12): Boston College (36-21), Liberty (41-19), LIU (30-20)
At Auburn (38-19): UCF (31-21), NC State (32-22) Milwaukee (25-31)
At North Carolina (45-11-1): Tennessee (38-20), East Carolina (36-22-1), VCU (37-23)
At Texas (40-13) UC Santa Barbara (38-18), Tarleton State (37-19), Holy Cross (25-28)
At Alabama (37-19): Oklahoma St. (37-20), USC Upstate (33-28), Alabama St. (34-21)
At Florida (39-19): Miami (FL) (38-18), Troy (32-29), Rider (33-18)
At Southern Miss. (44-15): Virginia (36-21), Jacksonville St. (46-13), Little Rock (36-26)
At Florida St. (38-17): Coastal Carolina (37-21), NIU (35-17), St. John’s (33-24)
At Oregon (40-16): Oregon St. (43-12), Washington St. (30-26), Yale (30-13-1)
At Texas A&M (39-14): Southern California (43-15), Texas St. (36-24), Lamar (34-25)
At Nebraska (42-15): Ole Miss (36-21), Arizona St. (37-19), South Dakota St. (24-31)
At Mississippi St. (40-17): Cincinnati (37-20), Louisiana (39-23), Lipscomb (29-24)
At Kansas (42-16): Arkansas (39-20), Missouri St. (34-19), Northeastern (38-20),
At West Virginia (39-14): Wake Forest (38-19), Kentucky (31-21), Binghamton (31-20)
