Oregon State Clinches 9th Straight NCAA Berth, Opens Eugene Regional Against Washington State
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Updated · OSU Beavers · May 25
Oregon State Clinches 9th Straight NCAA Berth, Opens Eugene Regional Against Washington State
11 articles · Updated · OSU Beavers · May 25
Oregon State secured a program-record ninth consecutive NCAA postseason berth and its 25th all-time appearance, earning the No. 2 seed in the Eugene Regional.
A 43-12 season put the Beavers in the field, extending their run to five straight 40-win campaigns and giving them postseason bids in all six seasons under coach Mitch Canham.
Friday’s opener pits Oregon State against No. 3 seed Washington State at noon PT, with No. 1 Oregon facing No. 4 Yale later that day; winners meet Saturday night and losers drop into an elimination game.
Oregon State enters with a 1-1 record against both Washington State and Oregon this season and went 22-6 away from home, including 15-2 in true road games.
Nineteen of the Beavers’ 25 NCAA appearances have come since 2005, underscoring the program’s sustained place among the national tournament regulars.
Why was a top-ranked Oregon State team denied a host spot for the NCAA regional?
Can Oregon's Ducks finally break their home-field curse against their bitter rivals in the postseason?
In this unofficial Pac-12 regional, which team will survive this battle of conference realignment casualties?