D1 Baseball projects 13 SEC teams to make NCAA Tournament, 6 of top 7 overall seeds

SEC baseball is winding down as the final games of the regular season are set to begin on Thursday.

In 2024, the SEC broke the record for most NCAA Tournament bids with 11, and according to D1Baseball’s projections released on Tuesday, that record could fall in 2025: 13 of the conference’s 16 teams are predicted to make the field.

Texas, despite dropping 2 of 3 to Florida, remain as the projected No. 1 overall seed. In fact, 3 of the top overall seeds and 6 of the top 7 are projected to be out of the SEC. Seven teams are projected to be regional hosts.

And there could be a 14th team in the field. Texas A&M is slated as a First Four Out after a sweep at the hands of Missouri, who entered the series winless in league play. The Aggies wrap up the regular season at Georgia.

Here are the latest projections:

• Texas — Austin Regional host, No. 1 overall seed
• LSU — Baton Rouge Regional host, No. 2 overall seed
• Arkansas — Fayetteville Regional host, No. 3 overall seed
• Vanderbilt — Nashville Regional host, No. 5 overall seed
• Georgia — Athens Regional host, No. 6 overall seed
• Auburn — Auburn Regional host, No. 7 overall seed
• Alabama — Tuscaloosa Regional host, No. 14 overall seed
• Ole Miss — Chapel Hill Region 2-seed (No. 8 North Carolina host)
• Kentucky — Corvallis Region 2-seed (No. 12 Oregon State host)
• Florida — Raleigh Region 2-seed (No. 15 NC State host)
• Tennessee — Morgantown Region 2-seed (No. 16 West Virginia host)
• Mississippi State — Tallahassee Region 3-seed (No. 4 Florida State host)
• Oklahoma — Fort Worth Region 3-seed (No. 13 TCU host)

Sydney Hunte

Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.