SEC lands 12 teams in 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament, including 5 top-8 seeds
By Andrew Olson
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The 2026 NCAA Tournament field is set. As was widely expected, 12 SEC teams have made the field of 64.
Of the 12 SEC teams, 7 are NCAA Regional hosts. Five of those 7 hosts are top-8 national seeds.
- Georgia — No. 3 overall seed, Athens Regional host
- Auburn — No. 4 overall seed, Auburn Regional host
- Texas — No. 6 overall seed, Austin Regional host
- Alabama — No. 7 overall seed, Tuscaloosa Regional host
- Florida — No. 8 overall seed, Gainesville Regional host
- Texas A&M — No. 12 overall seed, College Station Regional host
- Mississippi State — No. 14 overall seed, Starkville Regional host
- Oklahoma — Atlanta Regional 2-seed (hosted by No. 2 Georgia Tech)
- Tennessee — Chapel Hill Regional 2-seed (hosted by No. 5 North Carolina)
- Ole Miss — Lincoln Regional 2-seed (hosted by No. 13 Nebraska)
- Arkansas — Lawrence Regional 2-seed (hosted by No. 15 Kansas)
- Kentucky — Morgantown Regional 3-seed (hosted by No. 16 West Virginia)
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Heading into Selection Monday, Georgia, Auburn, Texas and Alabama were widely expected to be top-8 national seeds, and confirmation came early during the Selection Monday. Florida made a late push for a top-8 national seed to control its Super Regional destiny, and the Gators received the good news that they are the No. 8 overall seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament.
Texas A&M was thought to be in the mix for a top-8 seed, but the selection committee ultimately seeded the Aggies at No. 12 overall. Mississippi State, the seventh SEC team to host an NCAA Regional, is the No. 14 overall seed.
Oklahoma, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Arkansas and Kentucky will be on the road in the opening round. UK was considered a bubble team.
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