Baseball America Releases NCAA Tournament Bracket Projections

This week, Baseball America released 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament bracket projections as well as regional hosts.

As of now, LSU (22-12) would play in the Westwood Regional, hosted by No. 1 overall seed UCLA.

The winner of the Westwood Regional would face the winner of the Orlando Regional, which is hosted by the No. 16 overall seed UCF.

Westwood, Calif.
1. (1) UCLA^* (Big Ten)
2. (32) LSU (SEC)
3. UC Santa Barbara* (Big West)
4. San Diego State* (Mountain West)

Orlando, Fla.
1. (16) UCF^* (Big 12)
2. (17) Nebraska (Big Ten)
3. Kentucky (SEC)
4. Oral Roberts* (Summit)

* denotes automatic bid
^ denotes regional host

Here's how the rest of the SEC looks:

Hosting Regionals:
Texas - Austin Regional host, No. 2 overall seed
Georgia. Athens Regional host, No. 4 overall seed
Mississippi State - Starkville Regional host, No. 8 overall seed
Alabama - Tuscaloosa Regional host, No. 9 overall seed
Auburn - Auburn Regional host, No. 10 overall seed
Texas A&M - College Station Regional host, No. 12 overall seed
Oklahoma - Norman Regional host, No. 15 overall seed

In the postseason:
Florida: Los Angeles Regional 2-seed, No. 19 overall (No. 14 USC host)
Arkansas: Hattiesburg Regional 2-seed, No. 20 overall (No. 13 Southern Miss host)
Ole Miss: Atlanta Regional 2-seed, No. 30 overall (No. 3 Georgia Tech host)
LSU: Westwood Regional 2-seed, No. 32 overall (No. 1 UCLA host)
Kentucky: Orlando Regional 3-seed (No. 16 UCF host)

First Four Out:
Vanderbilt