On Monday, the choice committee introduced the sector of 64 for the 2024 NCAA Division I Baseball Match, which we’ll unveil in a second. Earlier than we bounce in, you need to know that the construction of the NCAA Baseball Match is a bit completely different from the extra acquainted hoops variant. 

Here is what it’s good to know on that entrance.

NCAA Baseball Match format

• The primary spherical of play is named the regional and it is a double-elimination format. Every of the 16 No. 1 seeds hosts its respective four-team regional, when attainable. Every of the 16 regionals is seeded one by means of 4. In every area, No. 1 faces No. 4, and No. 2 faces No. 3 on the primary day of motion. The winners of these two video games then play one another, whereas the losers play an elimination sport.
• The winner of every regional advances to the tremendous regional. The tremendous regional, which features a complete of 16 groups, is a best-of-three sequence format.
• The winners of the tremendous regionals — eight groups in all — advance to the School World Sequence in Omaha, Nebraska.
• The School World Sequence is a double-elimination format till the ultimate two groups are left standing. At that time, the slates are cleaned and it is a best-of-three sequence to find out the nationwide champion. 

NCAA Match, School World Sequence dates

• Regionals: Might 31-June 1
• Tremendous Regionals: June 6-8 or 7-9
• School World Sequence begins: June 14
• School World Sequence finals: June 22-24

Prime seeds

The sphere of 64 consists of eight nationwide seeds, which you will take into account the pre-tourney favorites to succeed in Omaha. Listed here are this yr’s eight nationwide seeds: 

1. Tennessee
2. Kentucky
3. Texas A&M
4. North Carolina
5. Arkansas
6. Clemson
7. Georgia
8. Florida State

If a nationwide seed wins its regional, then it hosts the tremendous regional when attainable. In any other case, the websites of the tremendous regionals will probably be introduced after the regional spherical concludes. Regional play will get underway on Friday, June 2. Now, listed here are the matchups for all 16 regionals, plus a reminder that every area is seeded one by means of 4 and is hosted by one of many 16 nationwide seeds. You will be aware that each top-eight seed this yr comes from the SEC or ACC. 

Now for the regional matchups that make up the opening spherical. 

Athens Regional

Hosted by No. 7 nationwide seed Georgia

• No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Military
• No. 2 UNC-Wilmington vs. No. 3 Georgia Tech

Bryan-School Station Regional

Hosted by No. 3 nationwide seed Texas A&M

• No. 1 Texas A&M vs. No. 4 Grambling
• No. 2 Louisiana vs. No. 3 Texas

Chapel Hill Regional

Hosted by No. 4 nationwide seed North Carolina.

• No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 4 Lengthy Island
• No. 2 LSU vs. No. 3 Wofford

Charlottesville Regional

Hosted by No. 12 nationwide seed Virginia

• No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 4 Penn
• No. 2 Mississippi State vs. No. 4 St. John’s

Clemson Regional

Hosted by No. 6 nationwide seed Clemson

• No. 1 Clemson vs. No. 4 Excessive Level
• No. 2 Vanderbilt vs. No. 3 Coastal Carolina

Corvallis Regional

Hosted by No. 15 nationwide seed Oregon State

• No. 1 Oregon State vs. No. 4 Tuland
• No. 2 UC-Irvine vs. No. 4 Nicholls

Fayetteville Regional

Hosted by No. 5 nationwide seed Arkansas

• No. 1 Arkansas vs. No. 4 Southeast Missouri State
• No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 3 Kansas State

Greenville Regional

Hosted by No. 16 nationwide seed East Carolina

• No. 1 East Carolina vs. No. 4 Evansville
• No. 2 Wake Forest vs. No. 3 VCU

Knoxville Regional

Hosted by No. 1 nationwide seed Tennessee

• No. 1 Tennessee vs. No. 4 Northern Kentucky
• No. 2 Southern Mississippi vs. No.3 Indiana 

Lexington Regional

Hosted by No. 2 nationwide seed Kentucky

• No. 1 Kentucky vs. No. 4 Western Michigan
• No. 2 Indiana State vs. No. 3 Illinois 

Norman Regional

Hosted by No. 9 nationwide seed Oklahoma 

• No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 4 Oral Roberts
• No. 2 Duke vs. No. 3 UConn 

Raleigh Regional

Hosted by No. 10 nationwide seed NC State

• No. 1 NC State vs. No. 4 Bryant
• No. 2 South Carolina vs. No. 3 James Madison

Santa Barbara Regional

Hosted by No. 14 nationwide seed UC-Santa Barbara

• No. 1 UC-Santa Barbara vs. No. 4 Fresno State
• No. 2 San Diego vs. No. 3 Oregon

Stillwater Regional

Hosted by No. 11 nationwide seed Oklahoma State

• No. 1 Oklahoma State vs. No. 4 Niagara
• No. 2 Nebraska vs. No. 3 Florida

Tallahassee Regional

Hosted by No. 8 nationwide seed Florida State

• No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 4 Stetson
• No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 3 Central Florida

Tucson Regional

Hosted by No. 13 nationwide seed Arizona

• No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 4 Grand Canyon
• No. 2 Dallas Baptist vs. No. 3 West Virginia

Here is a hyperlink to NCAA.com’s full bracket, which incorporates area vs. area pairings for the tremendous regionals. Now for some fast hit takeaways on the 64-team area laid out above: 

• It is attainable we’ll have a repeat this yr, as reigning champion LSU is certainly a part of the sector of 64. School baseball hasn’t had a repeat nationwide champion on the Division I degree since South Carolina in 2010 and 2011.
• The SEC this yr set an all-time file with 11 match groups. Subsequent in line this yr is the ACC with eight bids. 
• Excessive Level, Niagara, and Northern Kentucky are all showing within the Division I match for the primary time ever. 
• Vanderbilt owns the longest energetic streak of match appearances. This yr’s bid pushes that streak to 18 straight. 

The entire above leads as much as the School World Sequence at Omaha’s Charles Schwab Subject. So who ya obtained?

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