Record 11 SEC Teams Selected for NCAA Baseball Tournament
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (May 27, 2024)—–A record 11 Southeastern Conference baseball teams have been selected to compete for the 2024 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, according to an announcement Monday by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee.
This marks the first time 11 teams from any conference have earned NCAA Baseball Tournament bids. The previous SEC record was 10 teams, most recently in 2023.
SEC squads earned the top three seeds and four of the top-five in the 64-team field. Tennessee was selected as the No. 1 overall seed, followed by No. 2 Kentucky and No. 3 Texas A&M. Arkansas earned the No. 5 seed, and Georgia earned the No. 7 seed.
Other SEC schools that earned bids include Alabama, Florida, LSU, Mississippi State, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. Five SEC programs were selected as regional hosts: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas A&M.
The top eight national seeds in order are Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas A&M, North Carolina, Arkansas, Clemson, Georgia, Florida State, Oklahoma, NC State, Oklahoma State, Virginia, Arizona, UC Santa Barbara, Oregon State and East Carolina.
Each regional field features four teams, playing in a double-elimination format. All 16 regionals are scheduled to be played Friday, May 31 to Monday, June 3 (if necessary). Regional winners will advance to best-of-three Super Regionals, with those eight winners advancing to the College World Series.
The 77th Men’s College World Series begins play Friday, June 14 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha, Neb. The SEC has claimed nine national titles by six different teams since 2009, including four in the last four tournaments. Eight SEC teams have finished runner-up and there have been four SEC vs. SEC College World Series finals during that period.
NCAA Regionals – May 31-June 3
Friday, May 31
Athens Regional – Georgia, UNC Wilmington, Georgia Tech, Army
Army at Georgia – 1 p.m. [ESPN+]
Tallahassee Regional – Florida State, Alabama, UCF, Stetson
Alabama vs. UCF – 6 p.m. [ESPN+]
Fayetteville Regional – Arkansas, Louisiana Tech, Kansas State, SEMO
SEMO at Arkansas – 3 p.m. [ESPN+]
Stillwater Regional – Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Florida, Niagara
Florida vs. Nebraska – 3 p.m. [ESPN+]
Lexington Regional – Kentucky, Indiana State, Illinois, Western Michigan
Western Michigan at Kentucky – 12 p.m. [SECN/ESPN+]
Chapel Hill Regional – North Carolina, LSU, Wofford, Long Island
LSU vs. Wofford – 12 p.m. [ESPNU/SECN+]
Charlottesville Regional – Virginia, Mississippi State, St. John’s Penn
Mississippi State vs. St. John’s – 7 p.m. [ESPN+]
Raleigh Regional – NC State, South Carolina, James Madison, Bryant
South Carolina vs. James Madison – 2 p.m. [ESPN+]
Knoxville Regional – Tennessee, Southern Miss, Indiana, Northern Kentucky
Northern Kentucky at Tennessee – 7 p.m. [SECN]
Bryan-College Station Regional – Texas A&M, Texas, UL-Lafayette, Grambling
Grambling at Texas A&M – 1 p.m. [SECN+]
Clemson Regional – Clemson, Vanderbilt, Coastal Carolina, High Point
Vanderbilt vs. Coastal Carolina – 12 p.m. [ESPN2]
Here’s the complete bracket or download HERE.
Evelyn Van Pelt
Evelyn has covered sports for over two decades, beginning her journalism career as a sports writer for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn’s love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn created the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and managing editor since its inception.
