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NCAA Reveals 64-Team Baseball Bracket, UCLA Earns No. 1 Seed

Seeding the top 32 teams with 16 regional sites will reshape travel and pitching plans for teams on the run to Omaha.

UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky (1) throws to first base against Arkansas during the 2025 College World Series at Charles Schwab Field.
May 24, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; New York Mets relief pitcher Huascar Brazoban (43) walks off the mound during a pitching change against the Miami Marlins during the sixth inning at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Rhona Wise-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • The NCAA Selection Show on Monday, May 25 announced the full 64-team field and the regional pairings that open the tournament on Friday, May 29.
  • UCLA was named the No. 1 overall seed with Georgia Tech, Georgia and Auburn joining the top four national seeds.
  • Texas A&M was given the No. 12 national seed and will host the College Station Regional with USC, Texas State and Lamar as its first-round opponents.
  • The SEC leads regional hosting with seven of the 16 sites, a configuration that increases home-field advantages and affects which teams can host super regionals based on seedings.
  • The Selection Committee implemented a new rule seeding the top 32 teams, a move the committee says adds transparency and that produced differences from media projections such as D1Baseball; ESPN and its family of networks will carry the tournament.