NCAA baseball tournament bracket projection before field announcement
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Key Points:
- The NCAA baseball tournament field of 68 teams will be announced on Monday, May 25, with Big Ten champion UCLA and ACC champion Georgia Tech projected as the top two seeds.
- The SEC leads the 16 host schools with seven teams, reflecting the conference's strong presence in the tournament.
- Georgia, having won both the regular season and conference tournament, is expected to be the No. 3 seed, while Texas, Auburn, Alabama, and Florida are also contenders for top-eight seeds that guarantee home series in super regionals.
- Several difficult selections remain at the bottom of the field due to bid thieves from conference tournaments and bubble teams being at risk of exclusion.
- The last four teams projected to be in the tournament are Kentucky, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, and Troy, while TCU, Michigan, Texas State, and North Carolina State are on the bubble as the last four out.