NCAA baseball tournament regional sites: All 16 hosts announced

The NCAA revealed the 16 regional host sites for the 2026 Baseball Tournament on May 24, ahead of the bracket reveal. Seedings will be announced May 25, with the top 16 ranked teams confirmed. The SEC led with seven home-hosted regionals, followed by the Big Ten (3), ACC (3), Big 12 (2), and Sun Belt (1). The top eight teams will host super regionals if they win their home regionals, otherwise the better-seeded team hosts. Arkansas, despite reaching the SEC tournament championship game, was excluded from the top 16 seeds, ranking No. 21 in RPI with a 16-12 record against Quad 1 opponents. UCLA, Georgia Tech, and Georgia—winners of the Big Ten, ACC, and SEC—are expected to occupy the top three seeds. Kansas, another regional host, defeated West Virginia in the Big 12 tournament championship. The regional sites include Athens, Georgia (Georgia); Atlanta (Georgia Tech); Auburn, Alabama (Auburn); Austin, Texas (Texas); Chapel Hill, North Carolina (North Carolina); College Station, Texas (Texas A&M); Eugene, Oregon (Oregon); Gainesville, Florida (Florida); Hattiesburg, Mississippi (Southern Mississippi); Lawrence, Kansas (Kansas); Lincoln, Nebraska (Nebraska); Los Angeles (UCLA); Morgantown, West Virginia (West Virginia); Starkville, Mississippi (Mississippi State); Tallahassee, Florida (Florida State); and Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Alabama). The SEC’s dominance in hosting regionals reflects its strong season, while the Big Ten, ACC, and Big 12 also secured multiple sites. The tournament structure ensures competitive matchups, with super regionals favoring higher-seeded teams. Arkansas’s exclusion highlights the competitive nature of seeding despite strong conference performance.