Michella Chester Picks Georgia for 2026 NCAA Baseball Title, 8 Omaha Teams Set

4 articles · Updated · NCAA.com · May 26

Georgia is Chester’s pick to win the 2026 NCAA baseball championship, with UCLA, Florida, Auburn and Georgia Tech also making her final contender group before she chose the Bulldogs.
Eight teams reach Omaha in her bracket: No. 1 overall seed UCLA, Florida, Texas A&M, Auburn, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Oregon and Georgia.
Two of her biggest upset calls come before the Men's College World Series, with Jacksonville State advancing from Southern Miss’ regional and Arkansas knocking out host Kansas to face Georgia Tech in supers.
Chester also projects Tennessee out of North Carolina’s regional and Florida State over Alabama, while backing Georgia to beat Mississippi State for a fifth time this season.
The forecast underscores how open she sees the 2026 field, saying several teams look capable of winning the title even as Georgia chases its first championship since 1990.

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Is Georgia's title hope too reliant on star Daniel Jackson, or does the team have the depth needed to win it all?

Can non-SEC Cinderellas truly challenge the conference's dominance, or is another all-SEC final simply inevitable?