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2018 NCAA Baseball: College World Series Super Regionals feature six SEC schools

By Neil Harrington

OXFORD, MS - JUNE 04: OXFORD, MS - Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles first baseman Chase Chambers (35) is met by his teammates after scoring a home run during the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles versus Mississippi Rebels game on June 4, 2018 at Oxford-University Stadium, Oxford, MS. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
OXFORD, MS - JUNE 04: OXFORD, MS - Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles first baseman Chase Chambers (35) is met by his teammates after scoring a home run during the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles versus Mississippi Rebels game on June 4, 2018 at Oxford-University Stadium, Oxford, MS. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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OXFORD, MS – JUNE 04: OXFORD, MS – Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles first baseman Chase Chambers (35) is met by his teammates after scoring a home run during the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles versus Mississippi Rebels game on June 4, 2018, at Oxford-University Stadium, Oxford, MS. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

The NCAA Baseball tournament down to the Super Regionals and final 16 teams. Who has the best chance of heading to the College World Series in Omaha?

The 2018 NCAA Baseball tournament has been a wild ride so far, with upsets galore busting the brackets of many NCAA Baseball fans — yes they have bracket challenges for the College World Series event.

Even though a record 10 SEC schools made the round of 64, an NCAA Baseball tournament record, only six of them remain. After the Super Regionals round of 16, just three will advance to the College World Series in Omaha, with all six teams paired up with one another in their respective Super Regionals.

Before you SEC faithful get your panties in a wad, it’s not a conspiracy to eliminate all of your qualified teams. In fact, when so many teams make the NCAA Baseball tournament, it’s bound to happen. If all of the PAC-12 schools had advanced, all four schools would have matched up with one another.

Auburn earns it’s first Super Regionals appearance in 19 seasons, while Tennesee Tech, Duke, and Stetson make the Super Regionals for the first time in program history.

If you’re late to the party or in case you need a refresher, he’s how the NCAA Baseball tournament format works. Also, for a team by team breakdown, check out our full-preview, then rejoin us here when you are done!

NCAA Baseball Regional Round (64 teams)

  • 64 teams –16 Regional sites
  • Seeded 1-4 (16 one seeds, 16 two seeds, etc.)
  • Regional Round: Double elimination
  • Hosted by the one seed.

NCAA Super Regional Round (16 teams)

  • Winners of the Regionals are paired up in a best of three series. The highest seed of the two host. If two one-seeds advance, the team with the National seed designations hosts.

College World Series (Eight Teams) Location: Omaha, Nebraska — TD Ameritrade Park.  (neutral site)

  • The eight winners of their respective Super Regionals are paired up based upon the initial bracket
  • There are two sides of the bracket — set up much like the Regional Round
  • It’s similar to the format of the Regionals with four teams in each side of the bracket.
  • Double elimination format
  • The winner of each four-team bracket then advances to the finals.
  • The Championship Game is a best two out of three series.

Here’s how the Regional games played out if you were otherwise occupied last weekend.

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