Yahoo Sports NCAA baseball tournament field: The College World Series bracket, schedule
Selection day has arrived in college baseball, the official start of the quest for the sport’s ultimate destination, the College World Series in Omaha.
First, however, the 64-team field must navigate the regionals, with the winners at the 16 four-team double-elimination sites advancing to the best-of-three superregional round a week later.
In addition to the seed order at all 16 sites, the NCAA committee also unveiled the top eight overall seeds in the field. That group will be guaranteed to be playing in friendly environs should they advance, but it doesn’t guarantee a trip to Omaha. That seems especially true this year in what appears to be a wide-open field of title contenders. Here’s everything you need to know about the draw.
NCAA baseball tournament bracket, schedule
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College World Series bracket, schedule
At Charles Schwab Field, Omaha, Neb.
Friday, June 14
Game 1: North Carolina 3, Virginia 2
Game 2: Tennessee 12, Florida State 11
Saturday, June 15
Game 3: Kentucky 5, North Carolina State 4,10 innings
Game 4: Texas A&M 3, Florida 2
Sunday, June 16
Game 5: Florida State 7, Virginia 3, Virginia eliminated
Game 6: Tennessee 6, North Carolina 1
Monday, June 17
Game 7: Florida 5, North Carolina State 4, North Carolina State eliminated
Game 8: Texas A&M 5, Kentucky 1
Tuesday, June 18
Game 9: Florida State 9, North Carolina 5, North Carolina eliminated
Wednesday, June 19
Game 10: Florida 15, Kentucky 4, Kentucky eliminated
Game 11: Tennessee 7, Florida State 2, Florida State eliminated
Game 12: Texas A&M 6, Florida 0, Florida eliminated
Championship series
Saturday, June 22
Game 1: Texas A&M 9, Tennessee 5
Sunday, June 23
Game 2: Tennessee 4, Texas A&M 1
Monday, June 24
Game 3: Tennessee 6, Texas A&M 5
Super Regionals
At Knoxville, Tenn.
Friday, June 7
Tennessee 11, Evansville 6
Saturday, June 8
Evansville 10, Tennessee 8
Sunday, June 9
Tennessee 12, Evansville 1
Tennessee advances to College World Series
Friday, June 7
Florida State 24, Connecticut 4
Saturday, June 8
Florida State 10, Connecticut 8, 12 innings
Florida State advances to the College World Series
At Charlottesville, Va.
Friday, June 7
Virginia 7, Kansas State 4
Saturday, June 8
Virginia 10, Kansas State 4
Sunday, June 9
Virginia advances to the College World Series
At Chapel Hill, N.C.
Friday, June 7
North Carolina 8, Kansas State 6
Saturday, June 8
North Carolina 2, West Virginia 1
North Carolina advances to the College World Series
At Lexington, Ky.
Saturday, June 8
Kentucky 10, Oregon State 0
Sunday, June 9
Kentucky 3, Oregon State 2
Monday, June 10
Kentucky advances to the College World Series
At Athens, Ga.
Saturday, June 8
North Carolina State 18, Georgia 1
Sunday, June 9
Georgia 11, North Carolina State 2
Monday, June 10
North Carolina State 8, Georgia 5
North Carolina State advances to the College World Series
At Clemson, S.C.
Saturday, June 8
Florida 10, Clemson 7
Sunday, June 9
Florida 11, Clemson 10, 13 innings
Florida advances to College World Series
At College Station, Texas
Saturday, June 8
Texas A&M 10, Oregon 6
Sunday, June 9
Texas A&M 15, Oregon 9
Monday, June 10
Texas A&M advances to the College World Series
Regionals
Knoxville Regional
Friday, May 31
Game 1: Indiana 10, Southern Mississippi 4
Game 2: Tennessee 9, Northern Kentucky 3
Saturday, June 1
Game 3: Southern Mississippi 6, Northern Kentucky 0, Northern Kentucky eliminated
Game 4: Tennessee 12, Indiana 6
Sunday, June 2
Game 5: Southern Mississippi 15, Indiana 3, Indiana eliminated
Game 6: Tennessee 12, Southern Mississippi 3, Southern Mississippi eliminated
Tennessee advances to super regionals
Greenville Regional
Friday, May 31
Game 1: Evansville 4, East Carolina 1
Game 2: Virginia Commonwealth 1, Wake Forest 0
Saturday, June 1
Game 3: East Carolina 7, Wake Forest 6, Wake Forest eliminated
Game 4: Evansville 17, Virginia Commonwealth 11
Sunday, June 2
Game 5: East Carolina 10, Virginia Commonwealth 7, Virginia Commonwealth eliminated
Game 6: East Carolina 19, Evansville 6
Monday, June 3
Game 7: Evansville 6, East Carolina 5, East Carolina eliminated
Evansville advances to the super regionals
Norman Regional
Friday, May 31
Game 1: Connecticut 4 Duke 1
Game 2: Oklahoma 14, Oral Roberts 0
Saturday, June 1
Game 3: Duke 6, Oral Roberts 2, Oral Roberts eliminated
Game 4: Connecticut 4, Oklahoma 1
Sunday, June 2
Game 5: Oklahoma 4, Duke 3, Duke eliminated
Game 6: Oklahoma 6, Connecticut 4
Monday, June 3
Game 7: Connecticut 7, Oklahoma 1, Oklahoma eliminated
Connecticut advances to super regionals
Tallahassee Regional
Friday, May 31
Game 1: Florida State 7, Stetson 2
Game 2: Central Florida 8, Alabama 7
Saturday, June 1
Game 3: Stetson 4, Alabama 0, Alabama eliminated
Game 4: Florida State 5, Central Florida 2
Sunday, June 2
Game 5: Central Florida 5, Stetson 2, Stetson eliminated
Game 6: Florida State 12, Central Florida 4, Central Florida eliminated
Florida State advances to super regionals
Fayetteville Regional
Friday, May 31
Game 1: Arkansas 17, Southeast Missouri State 9
Saturday, June 1
Game 2: Kansas State 19, Louisiana Tech 6
Game 3: Southeast Missouri State 9, Louisiana Tech 3, Louisiana Tech eliminated
Game 4: Kansas State 7, Arkansas 6
Sunday, June 2
Game 5: Southeast Missouri State 6, Arkansas 3, Arkansas eliminated
Game 6: Kansas State 7, Southeast Missouri State 2, Southeast Missouri State eliminated.
Kansas State advances to super regionals
Charlottesville Regional
Friday, May 31
Game 1: Virginia 4, Penn 2
Game 2: Mississippi State 5, St. John’s 2, 10 innings
Saturday, June 1
Game 3: St. John’s 10, Penn 9, 12 innings, Penn eliminated
Game 4: Virginia 5, Mississippi State 4
Sunday, June 2
Game 5: Mississippi State 13, St. John's 5, St. John's eliminated
Game 6: Virginia 9, Mississippi State 2, Mississippi State eliminated
Virginia advances to super regionals
Tucson Regional
Friday, May 31
Game 1: West Virginia 4, Dallas Baptist 1
Game 2: Grand Canyon 9, Arizona 4
Saturday, June 1
Game 3: Dallas Baptist 7, Arizona 0, Arizona eliminated
Game 4: West Virginia 5, Grand Canyon 2
Sunday, June 2
Game 5: Grand Canyon 12, Dallas Baptist 10, Dallas Baptist eliminated
Game 6: West Virginia 10, Grand Canyon 6, Grand Canyon eliminated
West Virginia advances to super regionals
Chapel Hill Regional
Friday, May 31
Game 1: LSU 4, Wofford 3
Game 2: North Carolina 11, Long Island 8
Saturday, June 1
Game 3: Wofford 5, Long Island 2, Long Island eliminated
Game 4: North Carolina 4, LSU 2
Sunday, June 2
Game 5: LSU 5, Wofford 2, Wofford eliminated
Game 6: LSU 8, North Carolina 4
Monday, June 3
Game 7: North Carolina 4, LSU 3, 10 innings, LSU eliminated
North Carolina advances to super regionals
Lexington Regional
Friday, May 31
Game 1: Kentucky 10, Western Michigan 8
Game 2: Illinois 4, Indiana State 1
Saturday, June 1
Game 3: Indiana State 6, Western Michigan 4, Western MIchigan eliminated
Game 4: Kentucky 6, Illinois 1
Sunday, June 2
Game 5: Indiana State 13, Illinois 2, Illinois eliminated
Game 6: Kentucky 5, Indiana State 0, Indiana State eliminated
Kentucky advances to super regionals
Corvallis Regional
Friday, May 31
Game 1: UC Irvine 13, Nicholls State 12
Game 2: Oregon State 10, Tulane 4
Saturday, June 1
Game 3: Tulane 3, Nicholls State 0, Nicholls State eliminated
Game 4: Oregon State 5, UC Irvine 3
Sunday, June 2
Game 5: UC Irvine 17, Tulane 7, Tulane eliminated
Monday, June 3
Game 6: Oregon State 11, UC Irvine 6, UC Irvine eliminated
Oregon State advances to super regionals
Raleigh Regional
Friday, May 31
Game 1: No. 2 South Carolina 8, James Madison 7, 10 innings
Game 2: North Carolina State 9, Bryant 2
Saturday, June 1
Game 3: James Madison 8, Bryant 1, Bryant eliminated
Game 4: North Carolina State 6, South Carolina 4
Sunday, June 2
Game 5: James Madison 2, South Carolina 0, South Carolina eliminated
Game 6: North Carolina State 5, James Madison 3, James Madison eliminated
North Carolina State advances to super regionals
Athens Regional
Game 1: Georgia 8, Army 7
Game 2: UNC Wilmington 9, Georgia Tech 0
Saturday, June 1
Game 3: Georgia Tech 4, Army 2, Army eliminated
Game 4: Georgia 11, UNC Wilmington 2
Sunday, June 2
Game 5: Georgia Tech 3, UNC Wilmington 1, UNC Wilmington eliminated
Game 6: Georgia 8, Georgia Tech 6, 10 innings, Georgia Tech eliminated
Georgia advances to super regionals
Clemson Regional
Friday, May 31
Game 1: Coastal Carolina 13, Vanderbilt 3
Game 2: Clemson 4, High Point 3
Saturday, June 1
Game 3: High Point 10, Vanderbilt 9, Vanderbilt eliminated
Game 4: Clemson 4, Coastal Carolina 3
Sunday, June 2
Game 5: Coastal Carolina 6, High Point 5, High Point eliminated
Game 6: Clemson 12, Coastal Carolina 5, Coastal Carolina eliminated
Clemson advances to super regionals
Stillwater Regional
Friday, May 31
Game 1: Florida 5, Nebraska 2
Game 2: Oklahoma State 19, Niagara 7
Saturday, June 1
Game 3: Nebraska 7, Niagara 5, Niagara eliminated
Game 4: Oklahoma State 7, Florida 1
Sunday, June 2
Game 5: Florida 17, Nebraska 10, Nebraska eliminated
Game 6: Florida 5, Oklahoma State 2
Monday, June 3
Game 7: Florida 4, Oklahoma State 2, Oklahoma State eliminated
Florida advances to super regionals
Santa Barbara Regional
Friday, May 31
Game 1: Oregon 5, San Diego 4, 11 innings
Game 2: UC Santa Barbara 9, Fresno State 6
Saturday, June 1
Game 3: San Diego 7, Fresno State 5, Fresno State eliminated
Game 4: Oregon 2, UC Santa Barbara 1
Sunday, June 2
Game 5: UC Santa Barbara 4, San Diego 2, San Diego eliminated
Game 6: Oregon 3, UC Santa Barbara 0, UC Santa Barbara eliminated
Oregon advances to super regionals
Bryan-College Station Regional
Friday, May 31
Game 1: Texas A&M 8, Grambling 0
Game 2: Texas 12, Louisiana-Lafayette 5
Saturday, June 1
Game 3: Louisiana-Lafayette 12, Grambling 5, Grambling eliminated
Game 4: Texas A&M 4, Texas 2, 11 innings
Sunday, June 2
Game 5: Louisiana-Lafayette 10, Texas 2, Texas eliminated
Game 6: Texas A&M 9, Louisiana-Lafayette 4, Louisiana-Lafayette eliminated
Texas A&M advances to super regionals
Who are the top teams in the NCAA baseball tournament?
Defending champ LSU will be a long shot at best this time, needing a late push just to make the field. But the SEC is well represented at the top of the bracket as the likes of Tennessee, Texas A&M, Kentucky and Arkansas have all hovered at or near the top of the polls for much of the season. The conference also broke a record with 11 teams selected and five of the eight national seeds. ACC top finisher North Carolina and league rivals Clemson and Florida State could also make some noise, as could Oregon State and Oklahoma. The best hope among non-power conference representatives looks to be East Carolina or UC Irvine, but the Sun Belt Conference could also offer a candidate or two.
Who are the top players?
There might not be a Paul Skenes in this year’s field, but there’s certainly no lack of arm talent. Wake Forest’s Chase Burns finished the regular season with 169 strikeouts. Arkansas’s Hagen Smith wasn’t far behind with 150 while allowing just over four hits per nine innings. Duke’s Beilenson and ECU’s Trey Yesavage also sport top-five ERAs. Top sluggers in the tournament include Georgia’s Charlie Condon, the Texas A&M duo of Jace Laviolette and Braden Montgomery, Tennessee’s Christian Moore and Oregon State’s Travis Bazzana. Florida getting a nod while on the bubble means two-way star Jac Caglione will continue his career in the tournament.
Who are the top 16 seeds?
Tennessee (50-11)
Kentucky (40-14)
Texas A&M (44-13)
North Carolina (42-13)
Arkansas (43-14)
Clemson (41-14)
Georgia (39-15)
Florida State (42-15)
Oklahoma (37-19)
North Carolina State (33-20)
Oklahoma State (40-17)
Virginia (41-15)
Arizona (36-21)
UC Santa Barbara (42-12)
Oregon State (42-14)
East Carolina (43-15)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: College World Series schedule: Tennessee tops NCAA baseball tournament
