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NCAA Division I Baseball Committee announces the field of 64 teams
INDIANAPOLIS – The field of 64 teams competing for the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship was announced on Monday by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee.
The national top eight seeds are Florida (47-13), Louisville (47-12), Miami [FL] (45-11), Texas A&M (45-14), Texas Tech (41-16), Mississippi State (41-16-1), Clemson (42-18) and LSU (42-18).
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) set a conference record and tied the all-time mark of having 10 teams in the championship field. The ACC ties the 2014 mark set by the Southeastern Conference (SEC), which had seven teams in the field. Conference USA and the Pacific-12 (Pac-12) have four, while the American Athletic Conference, Big 12, Big Ten, Big West all have three institutions in the field.
Making the tournament for the first time includes Alabama State of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, Fairfield of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, St. Mary’s (California) of the West Coast Conference and Utah Valley of the Western Athletic Conference. Overall, 25 of the 64 teams were in the field last year.
Miami (Florida) is in the field for the 44th consecutive year, extending its own record. Florida State is making its 39th straight appearance, second all-time. Other long consecutive streaks: Cal State Fullerton (25) and Rice (22).
Each of the 16 regionals features four teams, playing a double-elimination format. The regionals are scheduled to be conducted from Friday, June 3, to Monday, June 6 (if necessary). Selection of the eight super regional hosts will be announced on www.NCAA.com/cws, Monday, June 6 at approximately 11 p.m. (ET).
The 70th Men’s College World Series begins play Saturday, June 18, at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.
| OTHER SELECTION INFORMATION FIELD BY CONFERENCE (31) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Coast | 10 | Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida St., Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami (FL), North Carolina St., Virginia and Wake Forest |
| Southeastern | 7 | Florida, LSU, Mississippi St., Ole Miss, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt |
| Conference USA | 4 | Fla. Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Rice, Southern Miss. |
| Pacific-12 | 4 | Arizona, Arizona St., Utah, Washington |
| American Athletic | 3 | East Carolina, Tulane, UConn |
| Big Ten | 3 | Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio St. |
| Big 12 | 3 | Oklahoma St., TCU, Texas Tech |
| Big West | 3 | Cal St. Fullerton, Long Beach St., UC Santa Barbara |
| Colonial | 2 | UNCW, William & Mary |
| Southland | 2 | Sam Houston St., Southeastern La. |
| Sun Belt | 2 | South Ala., UL Lafayette |
| West Coast | 2 | Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA) |
| America East | 1 | Binghamton |
| Atlantic-10 | 1 | Rhode Island |
| Atlantic Sun | 1 | Stetson |
| Big East | 1 | Xavier |
| Big South | 1 | Coastal Caro. |
| Horizon | 1 | Wright St. |
| Ivy | 1 | Princeton |
| Metro Atlantic | 1 | Fairfield |
| Mid-American | 1 | Western Mich. |
| Mid-Eastern | 1 | Bethune-Cookman |
| Missouri Valley | 1 | Dallas Baptis t |
| Mountain West | 1 | New Mexico |
| Northeast | 1 | Bryant |
| Ohio Valley | 1 | Southeast Mo. St. |
| Patriot | 1 | Navy |
| Southern | 1 | Western Carolina |
| Southwestern | 1 | Alabama St. |
| Summit | 1 | Oral Roberts |
| Western Athletic | 1 | Utah Valley |
2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship (all times Eastern)
Baton Rouge Regional hosted by LSU
#1 *LSU (42-18) vs. #4 Utah Valley (37-21), 3 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Rice (35-22) vs. #3 Southeastern La. (39-19), 8 p.m., ESPN3
Charlottesville Regional hosted by Virginia
#1 *Virginia (37-20) vs. #4 William & Mary (29-29), 1 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Bryant (47-10) vs. #3 East Carolina (34-21), 6 p.m., ESPN3
Clemson Regional hosted by Clemson
#1 *Clemson (42-18) vs. #4 Western Caro. (30-29), 7 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Oklahoma St. (36-20) vs. #3 Nebraska (37-20), Noon, ESPNU
College Station Regional hosted by Texas A&M
#1 *Texas A&M (45-14) vs. #4 Binghamton (30-23), 9 p.m., SECN/ESPN3
#2 Minnesota (34-20) vs. #3 Wake Forest (34-25), 4 p.m., ESPN3
Columbia Regional hosted by South Carolina
#1 *South Carolina (42-15) vs. #4 Rhode Island (30-25), 7 p.m., ESPN3
#2 UNCW (39-17) vs. #3 Duke (33-22), 1 p.m., ESPN3
Coral Gables Regional hosted by Miami (FL)
#1 *Miami (FL) (45-11) vs. #4 Stetson (29-29), 7 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Fla. Atlantic (38-17) vs. #3 Long Beach St. (36-20), 1 p.m., ESPN3
Fort Worth Regional hosted by TCU
#1 *TCU (42-15) vs. #4 Oral Roberts (38-19), 7:30 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Arizona St. (34-21) vs. Gonzaga (35-19), 3 p.m., ESPN3
Gainesville Regional hosted by Florida
#1 *Florida (47-13) vs. #4 Bethune-Cookman (29-25), 6 p.m., SECN/ESPN3
#2 Georgia Tech (36-23) vs. #3 UConn (37-23), 1 p.m., ESPN3
Lafayette Regional hosted by UL Lafayette
#1 *UL Lafayette (41-19) vs. #4 Princeton (24-19), 8 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Arizona (38-20) vs. #3 Sam Houston St. (41-20), 2 p.m., ESPN3
Louisville Regional hosted by Louisville
#1 *Louisville (47-12) vs. #4 Western Mich. (22-32), 6 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Ohio St. (43-18) vs. #3 Wright St. (44-15), 2 p.m., ESPN3
Lubbock Regional hosted by Texas Tech
#1 *Texas Tech (41-16) vs. #4 Fairfield (32-24), 3 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Dallas Baptist (41-17) vs. #3 New Mexico (38-21), 7 p.m., ESPN3
Nashville Regional hosted by Vanderbilt
#1 *Vanderbilt (43-17) vs. #4 Xavier (30-28), 8 p.m., ESPN3
#2 UC Santa Barbara (37-18) vs. #3 Washington (32-21), 3 p.m., ESPN3
Oxford Regional hosted by Ole Miss
#1 *Ole Miss (43-17) vs. #4 Utah (25-27), 8 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Tulane (39-19) vs. #3 Boston College (31-20), 4 p.m., ESPN3
Raleigh Regional hosted by North Carolina St.
#1 *North Carolina St. (35-20) vs. #4 Navy (42-14), 7 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Coastal Caro. (44-15) vs. #3 St. Mary’s (CA) (33-23), 2 p.m., ESPN3
Starkville Regional hosted by Mississippi St.
#1 *Mississippi St. (41-16-1) vs. #4 Southeast Mo. St. (39-19), 2:30 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Cal St. Fullerton (35-21) vs. #3 Louisiana Tech (40-18), 7:30 p.m., ESPN3
Tallahassee Regional hosted by Florida St.
#1 *Florida St. (37-20) vs. #4 Alabama St. (38-15), 6 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Southern Miss. (40-18) vs. #3 South Ala. (40-20), Noon, ESPN3