On Sunday night, the NCAA announced the 16 sites that will host regionals in the NCAA Tournament. Here is a breakdown of each team hosting.
The numbers next to the team names ARE NOT official national seeds or general seeding
1. Nashville Regional, Hawkins Field, Vanderbilt Commodores
Record: 42-16 overall, 19-12 SEC, 28-5 home
Vanderbilt will be one of the top national seeds in the NCAA Tournament when the full field is revealed on Monday, May 26, at noon EDT. The Commodores are just coming off their fifth ever SEC Tournament championship.
2. Austin Regional, Disch-Falk Field, Texas Longhorns
Record: 42-12, 22-8 SEC, 26-5 home
Texas is one of the best baseball teams in the country. The Longhorns won the SEC regular season title in their first season in the conference and in their first season with head coach Jim Schlossnagle.
3. Fayetteville Regional, Baum-Walker Stadium, Arkansas Razorbacks
Record: 43-13, 20-10 SEC, 32-4 home
Arkansas ended the season relatively well, winning two series against Texas and Tennessee in its final three series of the season. Their run at the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala. came to a quick end when Ole Miss beat them in their first game.
4. Chapel Hill Regional, Boshamer Stadium, North Carolina Tar Heels
Record: 42-12, 18-11 ACC, 25-6 home
North Carolina dominated their way to winning the ACC Tournament in a 14-4 win over Clemson on Sunday. It was their ninth conference tournament championship as they played their way into earning a national seed.
5. Athens Regional, Foley Field, Georgia Bulldogs
Record: 42-15, 18-12 SEC, 29-4 home
Georgia is hosting a regional at Foley Field for the second straight season. Despite a quick exit in the SEC Tournament, the Bulldogs have seen major success under head coach Wes Johnson in his almost two full seasons.
6. Corvallis Regional, Goss Stadium, Oregon State Beavers
Record: 41-12-1, 17-2 home
Despite not having a conference tournament to play in, Oregon State finds themselves hosting in Corvallis. This is the 11th time the Beavers have hosted in their ballpark since 2005. It is also the 8th straight year they have made the NCAA Tournament.
7. Auburn Regional, Plainsman Park, Auburn Tigers
Record: 38-18, 17-13 SEC, 25-6 home
Auburn had a quick exit in the SEC Tournament. Despite that, the Tigers have major series wins to their name this season in SEC play over teams like LSU, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt. They are hosting a regional for the third time in four years.
8. Baton Rouge Regional, Alex Box Stadium, LSU Tigers
Record: 43-14, 19-11 SEC, 30-5 home
LSU finds themselves hosting in Baton Rouge after a stellar season where they finished number one in the country in D1 Baseball’s rankings. The Tigers will begin the hunt for national championship number eight, after winning it all two seasons ago.
9. Conway Regional, Springs Brooks Stadium, Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Record: 48-11, 26-4 Sun Belt, 24-3 home
Coastal Carolina ends a spectacular regular season after winning both the Sun Belt regular season and tournament championship. The Chanticleers have big wins over top-tier teams as well, like N.C. State and Clemson.
10. Clemson Regional, Doug Kingsmore Stadium, Clemson Tigers
Record: 44-16, 18-12 ACC, 26-7 home
Clemson is hosting a regional at Doug Kingsmore Stadium after a great season for head coach Erik Bakich’s team. The Tigers came up just short of winning the ACC Tournament in Durham, N.C., losing to North Carolina 14-4 in the championship game.
North Carolina head coach Scott Forbes was high on Clemson, as well as other ACC teams, getting a good seed in the NCAA Tournament after the Tar Heels’ championship win.
