CWS Bracketology: March 30
Syndicate Sports is getting into the bracketology business, starting with the Road to Omaha.
To determine the field, we used Warren Nolan and averaged the RPI and ELO rankings to establish the overall seeds. Any movement up or down a seed line was made to ensure that two teams of the same conference are not placed in the same regional, in accordance to NCAA rules.
All team records are based on the completion of games on March 29. Teams underlined are the current projected automatic bid.
Austin Super Regional
No. 1 Texas (23-4, 7-2) vs Fairleigh Dickinson (16-9, 10-2)
Wake Forest (20-8, 6-6) vs Missouri State (17-9, 6-3)
No. 16 Virginia (22-7, 7-5) vs Wright State (11-13, 5-1)
Nebraska (22-6, 8-1) vs Northwestern State (18-10, 10-5)
The Longhorns would host their 14th regional and fourth in the past six tournaments. The Cavaliers would host for the 12th time and third time in the past four tournaments. Fairleigh Dickinson would be making its first tournament appearance, while Northwestern State would make their first appearance since 2018.
Tallahassee Super Regional
No. 8 Florida State (21-6, 7-2) vs Wofford (19-9, 3-0)
Georgia (23-6, 7-2) vs Louisiana (18-10, 3-6)
No. 9 North Carolina (24-4-1, 9-3) vs Rider (14-7, 10-2)
Jacksonville State (24-5, 9-0) vs Arkansas (19-10, 4-5)
This would mark the third straight season Florida State has hosted and its 21st overall. North Carolina would host its fourth regional in five seasons. Wofford would be making its third tournament appearance and second in three seasons.
Auburn Super Regional
No. 5 Auburn (20-7, 4-5) vs SIU-Edwardsville (14-14, 6-0)
UCF (18-8, 8-1) vs UTSA (20-8, 4-2)
No. 12 West Virginia (19-5, 7-2) vs Oral Roberts (14-11, 6-0)
Ole Miss (19-10, 3-6) vs Campbell (18-9, 11-1)
The Tigers would host for the fourth time in the past five seasons, while West Virginia would host for just the second time in school history (2019). SIU-Edwardsville would be making the school’s first NCAA Tournament appearance, while Campbell would make its eighth. The Fighting Camels would return after five consecutives appearances between 2018-23.
Gainesville Super Regional
No. 4 Florida (23-6, 6-3) vs San Francisco (15-11, 6-0)
Pittsburgh (19-7, 5-4) vs Texas State (19-8, 6-3)
No. 13 Southern Miss (21-7, 5-4) vs Murray State (19-9, 6-0)
Oklahoma (19-8, 4-5) vs California Baptist (24-5, 0-0)
For the first time in school history, Southern Miss is projected to host a regional in back-to-back seasons. Florida would earn its 15th hosting assignment and first since 2023. California Baptist would make its first NCAA Tournament appearance, while Texas State would make their seventh before departing for the Pac-12 next season. Murray State would reach the tournament in consecutive seasons for the first time.
Corvallis Super Regional
No. 6 Oregon State (21-5) vs Bethune-Cookman (19-9, 8-1)
Arizona State (20-8, 5-4) vs Tennessee (18-10, 3-6)
No. 11 Georgia Tech (22-5, 9-3) vs Air Force (10-15, 5-1)
TCU (17-10, 5-4) vs Winthrop (21-7, 6-0)
The Beavers would host their third straight regional, while Georgia Tech would host for the first time since 2019 and the 11th time overall. Air Force would make their first appearance since 2022, while Winthrop would return for the first time since 2006.
Starkville Super Regional
No. 3 Mississippi State (24-4, 7-2) vs Brown (10-11, 5-1)
Notre Dame (15-9, 6-6) vs South Florida (22-6, 3-3)
No. 14 Texas A&M (22-5, 5-4) vs UConn (14-15, 2-1)
Oregon (23-5, 7-2) vs Cal Poly (16-10, 10-2)
Mississippi State would host for the seventh time and first since 2021. Texas A&M would host for the 11th time and third time in five seasons. Brown would make just its second tournament appearance and first since 2007. Cal Poly would make the tournament for the second straight year.
Tuscaloosa Super Regional
No. 7 Alabama (22-7, 6-3) vs Ball State (15-11, 10-2)
Boston College (20-9, 8-4) vs Baylor (16-11, 5-4)
No. 10 Coastal Carolina (20-7, 9-0) vs Bucknell (14-11, 8-1)
Miami (21-7, 4-5) vs Kansas (18-10, 6-3)
Alabama would host for the first time since 2023 and just the fifth time in school history. Coastal Carolina would host for the seventh time and third time in the past four seasons. Ball State would make its fifth tournament appearance and first since 2023. Bucknell would make its first appearance since 2014 and seventh overall.
Los Angeles Super Regional
No. 2 UCLA (25-2, 12-0) vs Maryland-Baltimore County (13-9, 5-1)
Cincinnati (20-10, 4-5) vs Clemson (19-10, 2-7)
No. 15 USC (26-3, 10-2) vs North Florida (16-12, 8-1)
Kentucky (21-6, 5-4) vs Saint Joseph’s (15-11, 8-1)
If the projection holds, USC would host its first regional since 2002. UCLA would host in back-to-back seasons for the first time since doing so four straight years from 2010-13. Maryland-Baltimore County would make its first appearance since 2017. Saint Joseph’s would return for the first time since 1974, while North Florida would make its tournament debut.
Conference Breakdown
- SEC: 11
- ACC: 10
- Big 12: 7
- Big Ten: 4
- Sun Belt: 4
- American: 2
- Conference USA: 2
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