CWS Bracketology
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.
The regions are sorted by the region they would face in the super regionals. For example, the No. 1 seed is paired with the No. 16 seed.
All team records are based on the completion of games on May 10. Teams underlined are the current projected automatic bid from their conference. Teams italicize have clinched the automatic bid from their conference.
Last Five Teams In
- Liberty
- UCF
- Arizona State
- Virginia Tech
- Missouri State
First Five Teams Out
- Purdue (35-15, 18-9 Big Ten)
- LSU (29-24, 9-18 SEC)
- Louisiana (32-20, 14-13 Sun Belt)
- Texas State (31-21, 13-14 Sun Belt)
- California (27-24, 10-17 ACC)
Los Angeles Regional (UCLA)
- #1 UCLA (46-5, 26-1) vs Fairleigh Dickinson (31-16-1, 24-6)
- Virginia (33-18, 13-14) vs Kentucky (30-18, 12-15)
For the first team since the season opening series against UC San Diego, UCLA failed to sweep a weekend series. Oregon was able to take Game 2 9-6. Virginia dropped two spots after dropping two of three against California. Fairleigh Dickinson needs to take two of three against Long Island if they want to win the Northeast regular season title.
Gainesville Regional
- #16 Florida (34-18, 15-12) vs Western Carolina (32-20, 12-6)
- Southern Miss (37-14, 19-8) vs Campbell (36-15, 23-4)
Florida fell four spots despite taking the weekend series against Kentucky. Southern Miss extended its winning streak to six games after sweeping James Madison. The Golden Eagles need to win one more game than Coastal Carolina to be tied for the Sun Belt regular season title.
Tallahassee Regional
- #8 Florida State (36-15, 17-10) vs Yale (27-13-1, 14-6-1)
- Oklahoma (31-18, 13-14) vs Arizona State (34-17, 17-10)
Oklahoma was able to salvage its weekend series against Arkansas, winning the final game 15-10 to snap a four-game losing streak. Arizona State dropped two of three games against Oklahoma State last weekend, while Yale overtook Penn for the Ivy League auto-bid.
Starkville Regional
- #9 Mississippi State (38-14, 15-12) vs Wright State (24-23, 17-4)
- Oklahoma State (33-18, 16-11) vs Virginia Tech (27-22, 13-14)
Mississippi State dropped three seeds after falling to Auburn last weekend. Oklahoma State moved up several spots on the No. 2 seed line after taking the series against Arizona State. Virginia Tech had a rare late-season non-conference weekend slate, splitting games with UNCG.
Austin Regional
- #5 Texas (37-12, 16-10) vs Binghamton (26-19, 15-6)
- Miami (35-15, 15-12) vs UCF (29-19, 17-10)
Texas dropped to the No. 5 seed after dropping two of three to Tennessee over the weekend. A loss to FAU last Tuesday dropped UCF several spots on the No. 3 seed line.
Los Angeles Regional (USC)
- #12 USC (41-12, 19-8) vs SIU Edwardsville (30-21, 18-6)
- Arkansas (34-18, 15-12) vs UTSA (34-17, 16-8)
Despite still holding onto the American auto-bid, UTSA lost a weekend series against Memphis, dropping two of three games to a team currently eight games under .500 on the season. Indiana State’s loss was SIU Edwardsville gain, as the Cougars regained the Ohio Valley auto-bid.
Chapel Hill Regional
- #4 North Carolina (40-9-1, 20-7) vs Niagara (24-17-1, 19-8)
- Coastal Carolina (34-17, 20-7) vs Mercer (39-13, 12-6)
Coastal Carolina is getting cold at the wrong time of the season. After defeating North Carolina, the Chanticleers are 3-4 and lost a weekend series against Old Dominion. Unless they sweep Louisiana to close the regular season, Coastal will have to wait out Southern Miss to see if they win the conference title outright. Since losing the series to Western Carolina, Mercer is 14-2 after sweeping VMI last weekend.
Oxford Regional
- #13 Ole Miss (34-18, 14-13) vs San Diego State (32-20, 15-6)
- Kansas (37-15, 20-7) vs High Point (34-17, 15-6)
Kansas dropped of the national seed line after getting swept by West Virginia. The Jayhawks were outscored 22-5. High Point took over the Big South auto-bid after sweeping Winthrop.
Athens Regional
- #6 Georgia (41-11, 21-6) vs Oral Roberts (30-20, 20-5)
- UC Santa Barbara (34-15, 19-8) vs Clemson (30-22, 9-18)
After dropping the first game of the Ole Miss series on April 24, Georgia is on a nine-game winning streak, including winning the final two games against the Rebels. UC Santa Barbara overtook the Big West auto-bid after sweeping Cal State Northridge, thanks to sweeping Cal Poly earlier in the season. Defeating Coastal Carolina on the road and taking one game from Florida State help improved Clemson’s seeding on the No. 3 seed line.
Winston-Salem Regional
- #11 Wake Forest (35-17, 14-13) vs St. John’s (28-23, 13-5)
- Tennessee (34-18, 13-14) vs Gonzaga (32-17, 19-5)
Wake Forest moved up to a national seed after extending its winning streak to seven games, thanks to sweeping Western Carolina last weekend. Tennessee moved up on the No. 2 seed line after upsetting Texas last weekend.
Auburn Regional
- #3 Auburn (35-15, 16-11) vs Bucknell (26-22, 17-9)
- Boston College (36-17, 17-10) vs Liberty (36-16, 19-8)
Liberty dropped to the No. 3 seed line after dropping two of three games to Louisiana Tech. Bucknell currently holds the Patriot League auto-bid by virture of being the highest seed remaining in the Patriot League tournament.
The Bison faces No. 4 seed Holy Cross in a best of three championship starting next Monday.
Corvallis Regional
- #14 Oregon State (40-11) vs Saint Joseph’s (33-17, 23-4)
- Oregon (36-14, 18-9) vs Miami (OH) (35-15, 22-8)
Miami (Ohio) retook the MAC auto-bid, holding a 2-1 series lead over Kent State as a tie-breaker. Oregon State stays at No. 14 despite a six-game winning streak.
College Station Regional
- #7 Texas A&M (37-12, 16-10) vs Bethune-Cookman (35-17, 21-6)
- Jacksonville State (40-11, 22-5) vs NC State (31-19, 13-14)
Losing the series opener to Kennesaw State was enough to drop Jacksonville State several spots on the No. 2 seed line. NC State are going into its season opening series against North Carolina looking to stay on the right side of the bubble, after losing two of three against Stanford last weekend.
Tuscaloosa Regional
- #10 Alabama (35-17, 16-11) vs North Florida (28-22, 19-8)
- Cincinnati (35-18, 15-12) vs Missouri State (30-17, 18-9)
A lost to Troy mid-week and a less than impressive sweep of South Carolina put Alabama three spots down on the national seed line. Missouri State re-entered the bracket after sweeping New Mexico State.
Atlanta Regional
- #2 Georgia Tech (42-8, 22-5) vs Illinois-Chicago (22-26-1, 14-7)
- TCU (32-18, 16-11) vs Michigan (32-18, 17-10)
TCU swept Utah this past weekend, helping the Horned Frogs moving to a regional No. 2 seed line. After getting run-ruled by Minnesota on Friday, Michigan took the final two games of the series. Illinois-Chicago took the Missouri Valley auto-bid after taking two of three against Illinois State.
The Flames are looking for its first tournament appearance since 2019.
Morgantown Regional
- #15 West Virginia (35-12, 19-8) vs SE Louisiana (31-19, 19-9)
- Nebraska (37-14, 20-7) vs Tarleton (33-17, 11-4)
West Virginia entered hosting duties after sweeping Kansas to extend its winning streak to seven-games. A sweep this weekend, and Kansas losing two of three, could give the Mountaineers the Big 12 regular season title. Nebraska swept Iowa last weekend, looking to finished second in the Big Ten.
Conference Breakdown
- SEC: 12
- ACC: 10
- Big 12: 7
- Big Ten: 5
- Conference USA: 3
- Southern: 2
- Sun Belt: 2
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