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As the SEC Tournament enters the semifinal round in Hoover, the NCAA Tournament field is starting to solidify.
Following a 4-3 loss to LSU in the quarters on Friday night, Texas A&M’s run appears to be officially over. In the latest bracket projection from Baseball America, the Aggies were included in the “next 4 out” category, well below the cut line. Had Texas A&M beaten LSU, it would have garnered consideration for an at-large bid. Instead, things look bleak for the Aggies.
On the other end of the bracket, Ole Miss looks to have secured itself a hosting position after beating Arkansas to make the SEC Tournament semis. Baseball America moved the Rebels up from a 2-seed on Friday to the 16th overall seed, displacing Georgia Tech.
In total, 13 SEC teams are projected to make the Field of 64. That includes 8 teams in a position to host.
- Texas: No. 1 overall seed
- Vanderbilt: No. 2 overall
- Arkansas: No. 3 overall
- LSU: No. 5 overall
- Georgia: No. 6 overall
- Auburn: No. 7 overall
- Tennessee: No. 14 overall
- Ole Miss: No. 16 overall
- Oklahoma: 2-seed in the Chapel Hill Regional
- Alabama: 2-seed in the Tallahassee Regional
- Florida: 2-seed in the Conway Regional
- Kentucky: 3-seed in the Eugene Regional
- Mississippi State: 3-seed in the Los Angeles Regional
The ACC has 10 projected bids, with North Carolina, Florida State, and Clemson projected to host regionals.
- North Carolina: No. 4 overall seed
- Florida State: No. 10 overall
- Clemson: No. 11 overall
- NC State: 2-seed in the Austin Regional
- Louisville: 2-seed in the Baton Rouge Regional
- Duke: 2-seed in the Athens Regional
- Wake Forest: 2-seed in the Auburn Regional
- Georgia Tech: 2-seed in the Oxford Regional
- Miami: 3-seed in the Nashville Regional
- Virginia: 3-seed in the Fayetteville Regional
The ACC Tournament has also reached its final four. Georgia Tech faces Clemson in the first of 2 semifinal games on Saturday. Florida State plays North Carolina. So the final national seed could change hands once again depending on what the Yellow Jackets and Rebels do during the weekend.
The road to the College World Series is scheduled to begin next week with Regionals starting on May 30. Keep up to date with the latest College World Series odds.
Derek Peterson does a bit of everything, not unlike Taysom Hill. He has covered Oklahoma, Nebraska, the Pac-12, and now delivers CFB-wide content.
