NCAA Unveils 64-Team 2026 Baseball Bracket as Regionals Open May 29 at 16 Sites
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Updated · NCAA.com · May 29
NCAA Unveils 64-Team 2026 Baseball Bracket as Regionals Open May 29 at 16 Sites
17 articles · Updated · NCAA.com · May 29
May 29 opens the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, with regional play running through June 1 at 16 campus sites nationwide.
64 teams make the field—29 automatic qualifiers and 35 at-large selections—with super regionals set for June 5-8 to decide the final eight.
June 12 starts the 79th Men’s College World Series at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, where the championship series is scheduled for June 20-22 if needed.
Omaha has hosted the event since 1950, and the 2026 tournament arrives with the SEC having won the last six national titles; LSU is the defending champion after its 2025 sweep of Coastal Carolina.
Can first-time host Kansas leverage its new 'Backyard' and fan energy to survive one of the tournament's toughest brackets?
The SEC has won six straight titles. Is its immense conference depth an unstoppable force or a path to postseason fatigue?
With its ace injured, is No. 1 seed UCLA more vulnerable to an early upset than record-setting Georgia Tech?