College World Series Bracketology: Who's in? 2nd Edition

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 April 5. Teams underlined are the current projected automatic bid.

Last Four Teams In

UTSA
NC State
Arkansas
LSU

First Four Teams Out

Cincinnati (21-13, 4-8 Big 12)
Clemson (21-12, 4-8 ACC)
Michigan (16-14, 5-7 Big Ten)
Texas State (21-10, 8-4 Sun Belt)

Los Angeles Regional (UCLA)

UCLA (#1) (29-2, 15-0) vs Fairleigh Dickinson (19-9, 13-2)
Kansas (22-10, 9-3) vs Pittsburgh (21-9, 6-6)

Kansas went undefeated this past week, sweeping Utah after a mid-week victory over Missouri. The Jayhawks, who was the one of the final teams in the field last week, jumped up to the last regional two seed. Pittsburgh dropped to a regional three seed after dropping two of three to Wake Forest.

Charlottesville Regional

Virginia (#16) (24-9, 8-7) vs Winthrop (22-10, 6-0)
Kentucky (23-8, 6-6) vs Northwestern State (21-10, 13-5)

Winthrop, despite still being the projected Big South automatic bid, dropped to a regional four seed after dropping two of three to Western Carolina.

Chapel Hill Regional

North Carolina (#8) (27-5-1, 11-4) vs Rider (17-8, 12-3)
Jacksonville State (27-6, 12-0) vs Arkansas (20-13, 5-7)

North Carolina moved up one spot to No. 8 after taking two of three against Boston College. The Tar Heels also defeated Campbell 5-4 last Tuesday.

Gainesville Regional

Florida (#9) (24-9, 7-5) vs San Diego State (18-15, 7-2)
Miami (24-8, 6-6) vs UTSA (22-10, 6-3)

San Diego State became the projected Mountain West automatic bid after sweeping Air Force in dominating fashion, outscoring the Falcons 32-13.

Gainesville Regional

Florida State (#5) (24-7, 9-3) vs Yale (16-9, 7-2)
East Carolina (20-12-1, 6-3) vs Oklahoma State (21-11, 6-6)

East Carolina entered the field this week, after sweeping Charlotte and a 14-8 victory over UNC Wilmington last week. The last time the Pirates failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament was in 2017.

Athens Regional

Georgia (#12) (27-6, 10-2) vs Bucknell (17-11, 10-1)
UCF (20-9, 10-2) vs Kent State (23-7, 12-3)

Georgia was a No. 2 seed in last week’s Bracketology, but a sweep of current No. 10 seed Mississippi State this past weekend gave the Bulldogs a one game lead over Texas.

Atlanta Regional

Georgia Tech (#4) (26-5, 12-3) vs SIU Edwardsville (16-15, 8-1)
Arizona State (23-9, 7-5) vs UAB (22-10, 7-2)

Georgia Tech moved up six spots to the No. 4 seed, thanks a dominate week last week. The Yellow Jackets defeated Auburn 13-3 and dominated California, sweeping the series by a score of 33-7. UAB took over the American automatic bid projection from UTSA, thanks to a sweep of Florida Atlantic to bring the Blazers’ winning streak to nine games.

Los Angeles Regional (USC)

USC (#13) (27-6, 10-5) vs Wofford (21-11, 5-1)
Oklahoma (21-10, 5-7) vs California Baptist (26-6, 2-1)

Corvallis Regional

Oregon State (#6) (24-6) vs Bethune-Cookman (22-10, 10-2)
Boston College (22-11, 9-6) vs Tennessee (20-12, 4-8)

Conway Regional

Coastal Carolina (#11) (23-8, 11-1) vs Oral Roberts (17-12, 9-0)
West Virginia (21-7, 8-4) vs LSU (22-11, 6-6)

West Virginia dropped to a regional two seed after dropping two of three against UCF last weekend. LSU entered the field due to a series victory over Tennessee.

Tuscaloosa Regional

Alabama (#3) (25-8, 8-4) vs UMBC (16-10, 5-1)
Wake Forest (23-10, 8-7) vs UC Santa Barbara (19-10, 8-4)

UC Santa Barbara was one of the first four teams out last week, but after a sweep of Cal Poly, the Gauchos were able to enter the field. This would be the program’s fourth appearance since 2021.

Oxford Regional

Ole Miss (#14) (22-11, 5-7) vs St. John’s (14-17, 3-0)
TCU (20-11, 7-5) vs UC San Diego (14-14, 10-2)

Auburn Regional

Auburn (#7) (22-9, 6-6) vs Murray State (20-12, 7-2)
Missouri State (21-9, 9-3) vs NC State (21-11, 6-6)

Missouri State moved up to a regional two seed, thanks to a 15-14 over Arkansas and sweep of Sam Houston. NC State entered the field after snapping a seven-game losing streak with a conference sweep of Notre Dame.

Starkville Regional

Mississippi State (#10) (25-7, 7-5) vs North Florida (18-14, 10-2)
Southern Miss (23-9, 7-5) vs Campbell (21-10, 14-1)

Southern Miss went 2-2 this past week, with a loss to Southeastern Louisiana and dropping one game to Old Dominion. This, combined with Georgia’s upset of Mississippi State, sent the Golden Eagles to a regional two seed.

Austin Regional

Texas (#2) (26-5, 9-3) vs San Francisco (16-13, 7-2)
Oregon (24-8, 8-4) vs Liberty (22-9, 9-3)

Liberty entered the field after extending its winning streak to seven games, defeating NC State on the road and sweeping Western Kentucky. The Flames are looking for its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2022.

College State Regional