2024 NCAA DI baseball bracket selection show

The 2024 NCAA Division I baseball bracket was revealed on May 27. Watch the full selection show here.

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[Music] we are finally ready to go the College World Series in Omaha we still have more Legends to be created let’s go we go to [Music] work high and deep to right field out is him out he’s got it we knew it was going to be exciting we didn’t know it was going to be this good and it’s all over the Tigers can say we are champions being a national champion that is the greatest feeling in the world let the road to Omaha begin the road to Omaha begins in Bristol Connecticut welcome into to the selection show our Graphics Department holds the keys to the answers to the test of the Gateway to the West and we are looking forward to it Matt chick Kyle Peterson and and Mike Rooney what answers are you most looking forward to here over the next 60 minutes for me it’s the the last couple um of the top eight National seeds the last couple of uh of the hosts I guess that was ultimately answered yesterday um so we don’t need to worry about that today um and just what the bubble looks like I think that’s one of the biggest questions every year who’s in at the very end who’s not and why yeah and we’re entering an era of Mega leagues and you think about it we’ve got something unprecedented the SEC the number one ranked league in college baseball we’ve got five teams that are 13 and 17 in the regular season how will the committee handle that yeah the bubble is going to be very very interesting to uh to quantify and examine a little bit later on LSU won it all last year not hosting a regional this year here are the 16 teams that will be hosting these were announced last night go from Corvalis all the way down to Tallahassee ECU hosting a regional for the fifth time in the last eight seasons Oklahoma first time hosting a regional in 14 years NC State hosting for the first time since 2018 how about UCSB first Regional on campus for the first time each of these 16 programs hosting a four team Regional it’s a double elimination format winners of those 16 regionals advaned to the Super Regional round for a best two out of three Series where the final eight advaned to the College World Series the road becomes more manageable if you stay at home until Omaha the top eight National seeds can do just that if they keep winning no surprise here ruins Tennessee your number one overall yeah right out of the Antonio Gates they led the country in home runs with 147 Christian Moore took over the NCA tournament last year Blake Burke their first baseman the most improved player in the country this year they’ve been doing it all dang season 35 and3 at home this year their fifth 50 win season third under Tony vitel another SEC team in the mix number two overall Kentucky the co- regular season Champs first time that Kentucky has been to the NCA tournament in back toback GE each of those times they were a top 16 seed Ryan walmi Ryan Nicholson lead him offensively how about this combination of offensive stats 78 home runs 38 sack bus 109 stolen bases they can beat you in a lot of different ways Nick Mion has Kentucky turned into a solid solid Topline program top eight National seed for the first time the number three National seed Texas A&M Mike Rooney yeah highest seed in program history they were 32 and three at home this year and it starts with three future big liers at the top of the lineup Gavin grahovic Jay slavet and Braden Montgomery they’ve made the field 16 of the last 17 Seasons top eight for the fourth time made Omaha seven times their last coming in 2022 the cleanup spot it’s North Carolina top eight National seed for the ninth time in the first since 2018 yeah one of the most consistent teams top to bottom in the entire country 419 ra that’s top 15 in the nation offensively they’ve been there Vance Honeycut over the course of his career 50 home runs 70 stolen bases nobody’s ever done that North Carolina as a club they hit 105 home runs Five Guys in that lineup double digits it’s the number four seat number five seat Arkansas they they don’t score a ton but man can they pitch Mike Roney yeah Dave Van Horn nine teams he’s taken Omaha that leads all active coaches Hagen Smith Their Ace averaging 17.5 K per nine if you think that’s Bonkers you’re right that is absolutely Bonkers you are correct correct thank you we passed the test top eight National seed for the seventh time in the fifth in the last six seasons how about seven straight 40 win campaigns for Dave Van the number six seed is Clemson top eight National seed for the sixth time they were the number four last year they were and they don’t get Tennessee coming to Clemson this year so that that that that’ll make you feel better 41 wins over the course of the Season Camp canella kind of had a coming out party last year in the postseason he’s been great Blake right hit 21 home runs but I love the the transfer Jimmy overtop from Michigan 310 this year 19 home runs solidifies him behind home plate about Eric beage took a team that missed back toback tournaments to now back toback 40 win Seasons uh Georgia number seven overall seed they got a pretty good player in that starting lineup mik yeah I’m pretty sure head coach Wes Johnson was in the big leagues two years ago won a national title with LSU last year now they’re hosting uh they’ll be a top eight Charlie con 35 home runs that’s the sixth highest total in college baseball history leads division one he leads division one and batting average SEC player of the year and what a nice comeback story for Florida State missed out on the tournament entirely last year link Jarrett has him as a top eight yeah this is really impressive 44 straight they had gone to last year they not miss a tournament they missed the ACC tournament last year come back this year in Florida State can play at home for the next two weeks cam Smith James tibs combined 39 home runs Jamie Arnold punched out 134 to fifth in the country top eight National seed for the 12th time most of any School Tennessee the number one overall seed yet again another 50 win campaign here is the Knoxville Regional they will open up against the northern Kentucky nors head coach dizzy pton The Horizon league tournament Champs making their first NCAA tournament appearance after joining Division 1 11 short years ago Liam mcfaden akman 21 home runs leading the Horizon El where in the Knoxville Regional the Indiana hooers look like some sort of bubble team coming in Devin Taylor 18 home runs tied for the lead in The Big 10 the hooers are back in for the 10th time and the eighth time in the last 11 tournaments they will face the Southern Miss golden eagles the only team in the country to have won 40 or more games in each of the last eight full seasons a lot of bubble teams out there certainly grateful that Southern Miss won their confence tournament yesterday Sun Belt Champs 20th NCAA tournament appearance and their 8th straight the Knoxville Regional is matched up with the Greenville Regional Lis field in Clark lir Stadium Cliff Godwin 16 National seed most Regional appearances without a trip to the College World Series I’m sure they’re done hearing that stats six consecutive 40 win Seasons C Savage missed that conference tournament the injury he gets back on the mound they will open up against the Evansville purple Aces what a story for head coach West Carol in his 15th season Missouri Valley Conference Champs their first appearance in 18 years after taking down Indiana State in the title game yesterday yes hugs all around elsewhere in Greenville the VCU Rams their third appearance in the last four Seasons the A10 tournament Champs beat Richmond 16 to1 in that champ game Brandon Nike that A10 most outstanding player in the tournament five home runs on the week he will face oh Wake Forest that’s a dangerous Regional two seed Nick Curt so good 14 home runs in a 10 game span 22 bombs on the season Siver King outstanding as well for head coach Tom Walter so you got a Wake Forest team that finally is as healthy as a been the entire season East Carolina we’ll see if they get you savage back partially collapse lung he didn’t pitch last weekend think they’ll probably get him back look on the other side that’s when it could get interesting if Wake Forest can run through and win on the road then you get Tennessee uh there’s a kid named Chase Burns Wake Forest that’s really good that used to pitch at Tennessee all he did was lead the country and strikeouts with 184 there’s plenty of story lines here 30 more strikeouts than any other pitcher moving on to down we’ve got the Norman Regional Oklahoma is the number nine National seed 40th NCAA appearance golf clap their third straight appearance haven’t hosted a regional since 2010 and they will open up against Oral Roberts the golden eagles were the Champs out of the summit league for the third consecutive season their 30th NCAA tournament appearance Holden Breeze big hit King there in the summit League leue moving on down the Yukon huskies are in the 25th NCAA tournament appearance how about they’ve reached six straight regionals for the first time in program history Jim Pender Club will face the Duke Blue Devils a team that I thought they should have been hosting here Chris Par their 11th NCAA tournament appearance the ACC tournament Champs 112 long bombs the most in program history Ben Miller Alex Stone AJ Garcia Zach Morris Kelly capes no not part of them uh the Norman Regional is matched up with the Tallahassee Regional and there we find of course Florida State dick Hower Stadium link Jared and Company their 60th NCAA appearance second most all time they will face the Stetson Hatters out of the Atlantic Sun the 18th NCAA tournament appearance in their first since reaching the supers back in 2018 Kyle Jones can swipe some bases he’s got 22 on the season Steve triper and Company headed to Tallahassee Azar a short trip for the UCF Knights they had big wins over Cincinnati and Oklahoma State in the Big 12 tournament one of those potential bubble teams that’ll bring out of your chair Rich Wallace in his first season getting it done former coach of Florida State he’s headed to back home there to Florida State as is Alabama the Crimson Tide and head coach Rob vaugh 24th tournament appearance getting it done backto back seasons in the field for the first time in 10 years Mike Rooney NKU and UCF best watch party reacts so far for my money uh three of these eight teams were in a Super Regional last year and bubble implications Yukon in UCF in Alabama in it’s alasse regional and the Norman Regional squared up for a possible super there’s the fville regional Arkansas Razer backs bom Walker stadium is going to be rocking D Van Horn closing in on 900 wins at Arkansas Payton Hol endle Diggs aan Smith getting set for Arkansas who we Face who are we going to open up up against how about the Champs out of the Ohio Valley Conference Southeast Missouri Red Hawks and head coach Andy Sawyers their sixth tournament appearance and their third in the last four seasons start of the year 7 and 12 just kept on keeping on Josh Cameron with 13 home runs Kyle Miller three-time All Conference pitcher for the Red Hawks the Kansas State Wildcats are in and head coach Pete Hughes top 10 of the nation in stolen bases with a buck 27 Jackson Wentworth on the mound fifth tournament appearance in their first in 11 Seasons welcome back to the field of 64 cats he will face it’s a battle of cats and dogs the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs out of Conference USA head coach Lane Burrows their 11th NCAA appearance Paul McConnell hit kick out of Conference USA Louisiana Tech Kansas State on Friday along with Arkansas and Southeast Missouri State the fville regional is squared up and matched up with the Charlottesville Regional Virginia gets the 12 overall seed hosting a regional for the 11th time Harrison denwick 23 home runs top three in the ACC private party then taking on the Quakers Pennsylvania Quakers out of the ivy league the ivy league Champs backto back appearances after none since 1995 M Hensler with 22 home runs to break the IV League record St John’s is in the Big East tournament Champs Mike Hampton in his first season 38 all-time appearances for St John’s but their first in six years red storm will face the Mississippi State Bulldogs dangelo s sja third in the SEC with 108 strikeouts how about Mississippi State making the field a 64 for the first time since winning it all in 21 and a few things on this obviously Arkansas’s pitched it better than anybody the entire season good to see K State in they were one of those teams last year that were one of the first four out thought they should have got in this year they’re in and playing ped hughes’s Club is is going to be playing next weekend Mississippi State Virginia gets really interesting to me and Mississippi state’s got two real starters thought that they potentially should have hosted they don’t uh Cal Steven’s been great the whole year and Virginia has one of the best offenses in the entire country they’re top five in runs per game if those two end up in the 10 10 game that would be a great Saturday game to watch faille and Charlottesville in a Super Regional let’s go to the desert let’s go to Tucson the Arizona Wildcat what a season it was what a finish it was for not only their campaign but for the Pack 12 as a whole pack 12 regular season and tournament Champs Tommy’s Spain with that walk-off RBI single to capture the trophy against USC they’ll face GCU the Lopes The Wack regular season champs for the fourth straight year they won The Wack by five games now they lost to Charlton state in the wack tournament Charlton is eligible fourth and final year that transition from division 2 GCU is in as the regular season Champs elsewhere in Tucson West Virginia JJ weather hle he’s healthy there 25 games with a hamstring still has the hamstring but now he’s s 15th NCAA appearance in their back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 1960s they will face the Dallas Baptist Patriots 13th tournament appearance for DBU the Conference USA Champs Ryan Johnson getting it done on the mound top five and er at strikeouts nationally Dan Hefner DBU back in it Tucson Regional matched up with the Chapel Hill Regional the Bosch will be rocking this weekend top eight National seed for the ninth time Vance Honeycut and Company clapping and and ready to take on a team that has had had a incredible season the Long Island Lutheran sharks Long Island University sharks Dan pillo not to be confused with the high school it his eighth season their fourth NCAA appearance setet NEC tournament MVP how about wford second tournament appearance first since 2007 the soan Champs are in 142 stolen bases nobody in the tournament has more eight players hitting 300 or better who do they got the LSU Tigers and head coach Jay Johnson what a run they had on the back half of the season started they lost 12 of their first 15 conference games the first SEC team to do that and reach the tournament Michael brazwell certainly A Difference Maker since entering the leadoff spot what a tournament they had there yeah there’s some real star power in these eight teams JJ weatherholt for West Virginia one of the best hitters in the tournament Ryan Johnson the ace for DBU then you think about Chapel Hill what if we get North Carolina and LSU and that Winter’s bracket game Vance Honeycut Tommy tanks let’s go fantastic Arizona high Corbit field what a way to send off their relationship with the Pack 12 great nonconference strength of schedule Tucson gets a regional Chapel Hill as well and we are halfway through we’ve released one half the braget one half to go we’ll tell you what other teams are headed on the road to Omaha which regionals their Road will begin and who’s headed to Lexington to face one of the best teams in the country McCarthy great Squad and they will welcome in the western Michigan Broncos the Champs out of the Mac the brown and gold are back in first time in eight years and only the second time in 35 years Kade Sullivan leading the back nearly hitting 400 with 10 home runs Illinois Dan hartleb in his 19th season as head coach they’re in for the first time since 2019 Big 10 regular season Champs Ryan Morman with 18 home runs for the Ali they’ll face Indiana State a team that thought they should have been hosting instead they’ll go on the road to Lexington and chanis in his 11th season this is a team that won a regional last season like seies three home runs led the MVC testy Regional there in Lexington that is matched up with the Corvalis Regional for a super Oregon State Beavers number 15 National seed we’ll welcome three other teams to goss Stadium three straight 40 win seasons for the Beavers Travis bazano with 26 home runs they will face the two-lane Green Wave how about Jackson Lynn The nine-hole Hitter with that walk-off home run to win the conference tournament yesterday his fourth home run of the week they win the American Athletic Conference Championship jayman and Company are back for the second consecutive season Nicholls is in for back-to-back tournaments as well after missing the previous 24 tournaments Mike Silva the head coach the Southland Conference Champs Edgar Alvarez top 10 in batting hitting back than 400 with 12 bombs they’ll face the UC Irvine ears the 10th NCAA appearance and the second and the last four season rip aers they did it in the big West they do a couple of College World Series as well even back in 2014 K had a coach knows something about the cow World Series Ben Olaf has Irvine back in it I I think when you look top to bottom here first of all good to see Illinois and is an at large I know Indiana State thought they may be on the host line now you got to go play Kentucky who’s number two overall seed the combination of teams in Oregon state is is really interesting to me and I think my favorite part about this is the country gets to see Travis bazan on a big stage right now you’re going to see him playing the big leagues he’s going to be a top 10 overall pick here soon in the draft but that’s one to watch you’re going to you’re going to see one of the best players in the entire country program record 26 home runs leading the pack 12 let’s go to Raleigh shall we NC State doefield at Dale Park head coach Elliott Avent 28th season as head coach more than a thous th000 wins eigh tournament appearance in the last nine Seasons hosting a regional for the seventh time Alec marevich ECU transfer one of the most experienced players in all of college baseball gar Pennington as well s Hil is back 100% healthy they will take on the Bryant Bulldogs the Champs out of the America East First Title in their second year as a member of the America East and their first appearance since 2016 hold the trophy hold the sign Evan Nora with 17 home runs led the conference this year elsewhere and Raleigh another one of those bubble teams they’re in look at that [Applause] reaction that is fantastic the Dukes of James Madison you never really know when you’re on the bubble you don’t know what’s going to happen ninth tournament appear parents in their first in 13 years the Euphoria palpable with those nap tablecloths South Carolina Gamecocks will say hello to the Dukes 35th tournament appearance they finished 13 and 17 in League Play but did enough to get in hold the Cena top five in the SEC and runs batted in had a handful of home runs in that sec tournament Bryant JMU South Carolina all heading to Raleigh the Raleigh Regional matched up with the Athens Regional the number seven overall seed the Georgia Bulldogs have not won a regional since 2008 when they made it to the College World Series I think that’s a mask in the front row Charlie Condon with 35 home SEC player of the year they will face Black Knights of army West Point Patriot League champ sixth straight tournament appearance led the ivy league with 57 home runs Derek Berg had 15 of them Georgia Tech is in Danny Hall with his more than 12200 wins as head coach they know where the camera is [Applause] [Applause] Mike gry they’re doing the gry B go on the set Drew burus 23 home runs second most among all division one freshman Georgia Tech faces UNCC Wilmington Seahawks the Champs out of the colonial Elite record eight Colonial championships for the Seahawks first backto back championships in five years for them and of thatch with 27 home runs Randy hood has him back in for the 12 time in program history runes yeah NC State’s got a special group of freshman arms Cole Ms you mentioned maybe the hottest player entering the tournament in Athens Condon Tanner thatch of UNCW Drew burus of tech I mean some chance for some real power in Athens Raleigh and Athens NC States and Georgia perhaps on a collision course let’s go to Clemson Eric bage and Clemson again took a program that missed back-to-back tournaments now they’re back-to-back 40 win Seasons hosting a regional for the 18th time ninth most out of any school they will face the high point Panthers what a great year it’s been for that athletics department Allen hus takes the men’s team to the tournament or actually won the Big South Championship I should say and then baseball team gets their first NCAA appearance as Big South tournament Champs how about Coastal Carolina shanana clears Gary Gilmore in his 29th and final season as head coach of CCU they get in gu who almost became a PE teacher after two years on the job with stood the test of time won a national championship and they will face the Vanderbilt commodor and head coach Tim Corbin their 22nd tournament appearance aen Davis good to see him back taking some at bats in the SEC tournament RJ Austin Calvin hwit getting it done out in the bases for Vandy that’s the Clemson Regional it’s matched up with the Stillwater Regional Josh holidays team is back in after winning the Big 12 tournament 49 tournament appearance for the Cowboys that’s fourth most all time haven’t won a regional since 2019 they’ll go through Niagara the purple Eagles they’ll attempt to their first tournament appearance congrats to the Champs out of the MAAC Eric rachek with 16 home runs for the purple Eagles elsewhere in Still Water the Florida Gators are in the field for the 39th time in the 16th consecutive year second longest active streak we’ll get to see Jack kagon top five with 29 home runs they will face oh we’ve got a Fiesta Bowl 1996 rematch yes will bolts up in that thing 18th NCAA tournament appearance the Big 10 tournament Champs lost the first game won five straight Josh Karen with six home runs in that big 10 tournament Tommy touchdown come on back let’s see it again um all right started the first of all Gary Gore is one of the greatest men in in college baseball and to see him get one more chance in the postseason is awesome VY looked like a different offense now in the SEC tournament we’ll see if that can continue Oklahoma state is a loaded Regional Florida who knows when they’re going to throw kagon I think that’s a big question right now they played just one game in the SEC tournament Nebraska knows who they’re going to throw and it’s Brett Sears closed out the Big 10 tournament he’s got an ER right at two this year it’s top five in the entire country and runes you just saw Oklahoma State blow through the Big 12 steel water is going to be fun to watch how many tackles can one man break there were a lot of them Nebraska and Florida great to see those logos squared up against each other Santa Barbara region you see Santa Barbara Caesar usaka Stadium for the first time in the 64 Team Bracket era is going to host they just put in artificial turf this year nearly a $3 million renovation project it paid off 14th tournament appearance for the gaos they’ll face another team in the west Fresno State Mountain West champ won it won the conference tournament as a four seed Rocco Pepe with 14 home runs 76 home runs as a team the Oregon Ducks are back in for the fourth straight year after missing four straight regionals went over in the Pack 12 tournament they find their way in Mason Neville the best hitters in the Pack 12 had 16 home runs and the San Diego terreros are in the West Coast Conference Champs these are some young players in the front 10 NCAA tournament appearance Jacob Christian with 23 home runs on the season congrats San dieago Santa Barbara matched up with the college station Regional Bluebell Park Texas ADM and Jim Schlagel bra Montgomery Lavette 28 home runs top five of division one lost a couple of games in the Stanford Stanford in the regional last year started 17-0 this year looking to finish stronger how about Grambling oh they’re on the bus come on so good the Tigers on their way back to Louisiana after winning the swack I get used to that bus I got 300 mile drive to College Station KW walk with 11 home runs congrats to the Tigers on the bus you love technology that’s outstanding the Texas Longhorns are in for the 63rd time that’s the most of any school 12 quad one wins top 50 RPI Jared Thomas one of the best hitters in the conference 109 home runs second most in program history for the team and they’ll face the Louisiana rent cages head coach Matt DS 19th tournament appearance haven’t been to a Super in 9 years one4 regionals to two or three from Southern Miss good team out of the sun belts getting an at large Mike Rooney yeah great to see Santa Barbara hosting they’ve had a ton of adversity this year it’s an Omaha caliber pitching staff Fresno State won the national title in 2008 as a four seed # just saying and then Texas won nine out of their 10 Big 12 series very dangerous three seed