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UCLA, SEC Lead NCAA Baseball Tournament Bracket Release Winners and Losers

UCLA, 51-6, earned the top overall seed as 64 teams were placed into 16 regionals and a three-week path to Omaha.

  • The NCAA released the 64-team bracket Monday for the 2026 baseball tournament, with 16 four-team regionals beginning Friday, May 29 in double-elimination format through June 1.
  • Conference championship games concluded Sunday, setting the stage for regional host assignments determined by the NCAA Selection Committee's top 16 national seeds.
  • UCLA earned the No. 1 overall seed after posting a 51-6 record and winning Big Ten regular-season and tournament championships, led by All-American shortstop Roch Cholowsky.
  • USC coach Andy Stankiewicz acknowledged the immediate challenge, saying "before you get in Omaha, you got to get to a regional," after the Trojans' 7-5 walk-off loss to UCLA ended their Big Ten tournament hopes.
  • The tournament launches a three-week journey to Omaha, where five different SEC schools have won the last six national titles, though upsets last year saw five national seeds reach the College World Series.
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Omaha World-HeraldOmaha World-Herald
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Omaha Eight: Top national seeds trending, plus some prove-it clubs and a 3-seed surprise

World-Herald writer Evan Bland has identified schools each week showing signs of making a College World Series run. Here are the final Omaha Eight with the NCAA tournament bracket set.

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UCLA top seed in baseball tournament

UCLA earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA baseball tournament after winning a program-record 48 games in the regular season and following up with a Big Ten tournament championship.

·Charleston, United States
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New York PostNew York Post
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Top-seeded UCLA will host NCAA Tournament Regional while USC hits the road

After winning 51 games and sweeping the Big Ten Conference's regular-season and tournament titles, the UCLA baseball team was awarded the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament pairings.

·New York, United States
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Roanoke TimesRoanoke Times
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UCLA, SEC lead NCAA baseball tournament bracket release winners and losers

The NCAA baseball tournament bracket is set with UCLA as the top seed, an SEC-heavy feel and some legitimate gripes from contenders just out of the 64-team field.

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Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times
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No. 1 UCLA baseball to host Saint Mary's; USC and UC Santa Barbara earn NCAA bids

UCLA earned the No. 1 overall and open NCAA regionals against Saint Mary's. USC will play Texas State in College Station, Texas.

·Los Angeles, United States
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Clayton NewsClayton News
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UCLA No. 1 overall seed as NCAA baseball regionals set

UCLA was named top overall seed of the 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship on Monday, with 12 teams from the SEC named to the 64-team field.

·Clayton, United States
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ncaa.com broke the news on Monday, May 25, 2026.
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