D1Baseball releases Field of 64 projection entering conference tournament week

On3 imageby:Jonathan Wagner05/22/23

Jonathan Wagner

College baseball has officially flipped into postseason mode. The regular season is now done, and now teams are making their final attempts to boost their postseason resume. On the eve of conference tournament week getting underway, D1Baseball has released a brand new NCAA Tournament Field of 64 projection.

31 teams will earn automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament through winning their respective conference tournaments. From there, 33 teams would earn at-large bids.

The field is far from set, with a lot that can happen from top to bottom. There are probably only seven or eight teams that are 100 percent locked into hosting a regional, with the remaining spots still up for grabs.

Some teams will go on runs this week in their conference tournaments. If they manage to win their tournament, they could steal a bid and wreak havoc on the projected field. D1Baseball’s field is based on who they think will win each respective conference tournament, but bid stealers could completely change everything.

Here is the full Field of 64 projection from D1Baseball, which was released on Tuesday afternoon.

D1Baseball’s projected NCAA Tournament Field of 64

Last four in: Arizona State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, NC State

First four out: Texas State, Elon, UTSA, Cal State Fullerton

*Indicates automatic qualifier

Winston-Salem Regional

1. Wake Forest* (No. 1 overall)
4. Saint Joseph’s*

2. Northeastern
3. TCU

Austin Regional

1. Texas (No. 16 overall)
4. Loyola Marymount*

2. Dallas Baptist*
3. Texas A&M

Gainesville Regional

1. Florida* (No. 2 overall)
4. Central Connecticut*

2. Maryland*
3. Kansas State

Brighton Regional

1. Boston College (No. 15 overall)
4. Fairfield*

2. UConn*
3. USC

Fayetteville Regional

1. Arkansas (No. 3 overall)
4. Maine*

2. Indiana
3. Oklahoma

Tuscaloosa Regional

1. Alabama (No. 14 overall)
4. Samford*

2. Southern Miss
3. Arizona State

Baton Rouge Regional

1. LSU (No. 4 overall)
4. Nicholls*

2. Washington
3. Texas Tech

Stillwater Regional

1. Oklahoma State* (No. 13 overall)
4. Oral Roberts*

2. Oregon State
3. Grand Canyon*

Stanford Regional

1. Stanford* (No. 5 overall)
4. San Jose State*

2. North Carolina
3. UC Santa Barbara*

Auburn Regional

1. Auburn (No. 12 overall)
4. Alabama State*

2. East Carolina*
3. Troy

Clemson Regional

1. Clemson (No. 6 overall)
4. Army*

2. Campbell*
3. Oregon

Coral Gables Regional

1. Miami (No. 11 overall)
4. Wright State*

2. Tennessee
3. Kent State*

Nashville Regional

1. Vanderbilt (No. 7 overall)
4. Lipscomb*

2. Duke
3. UC Irvine

Conway Regional

1. Coastal Carolina* (No. 10 overall)
4. UNC Wilmington*

2. South Carolina
3. NC State

Charlottesville Regional

1. Virginia (No. 8 overall)
4. Penn*

2. West Virginia
3. Iowa

Lexington Regional

1. Kentucky (No. 9 overall)
4. Morehead State*

2. Indiana State*
3. Notre Dame