10 Unseeded Teams Threaten NCAA Regionals as Arkansas, Oregon State Lead Upset Picks
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Updated · USA TODAY · May 25
10 Unseeded Teams Threaten NCAA Regionals as Arkansas, Oregon State Lead Upset Picks
14 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · May 25
Arkansas, Coastal Carolina, Jacksonville State, Tennessee and Oregon State head a list of 10 unseeded teams viewed as capable of winning NCAA baseball regionals despite missing host bids.
Arkansas and Oregon State stand out because both had credible cases to host, while Tennessee, Ole Miss and Oklahoma State bring enough offensive firepower or volatility to flip difficult brackets.
Several picks hinge on matchup-specific paths: Coastal Carolina around ace Cameron Flukey, Jacksonville State in a low-scoring Hattiesburg draw, and UC Santa Barbara if Jackson Flora lines up against top competition.
The broader case for upsets is a deep 64-team field in which regionals rarely go to form, with analysts also flagging Wake Forest, USC and Mississippi as dangerous non-hosts.
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