All of the auto bids have been awarded – here are the winners from yesterday:
American: East Carolina (defeated UT-San Antonio 1-0) ACC: Georgia Tech (defeated North Carolina 13-6) Atlantic 10: VCU (defeated Rhode Island 9-1) Big East: St. John’s (defeated Creighton 5-3) Big South: USC-Upstate (defeated Lipscomb 8-1) B1G: UCLA (defeated Oregon 3-2 in 11 innings) Big West: Cal Poly (defeated UC-San Diego 4-3) Coastal: Northeastern (defeated Campbell 7-4 and 3-2) Conference USA: Jacksonville State (defeated Liberty 10-0 in 7 innings) Missouri Valley: Illinois-Chicago (defeated Southern Illinois 7-2) Mountain West: Washington State (defeated San Diego State 14-4 in 7 innings) NEC: Long Island (defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 22-8 in 7 innings) Ohio Valley: Little Rock (defeated Eastern Illinois 4-3 and 10-6) SEC: Georgia (defeated Arkansas 11-1 in 7 innings) Sun Belt: Southern Miss (defeated Louisiana 11-7) SWAC: Alabama State (defeated Florida A&M 8-6)
Also note that Jacksonville State and Little Rock were the only 2 teams that survived the losers’ bracket in order to win their auto bids.
The NCAA has also announced that the following 16 schools will be host sites for the Regional round; the seeds and other at-large bids will be announced on Monday at noon on ESPN2.
Athens Regional (Georgia) Atlanta Regional (Georgia Tech) Auburn Regional (Auburn) Austin Regional (Texas) Chapel Hill Regional (North Carolina) College Station Regional (Texas A&M) Eugene Regional (Oregon) Gainesville Regional (Florida) Hattiesburg Regional (Southern Miss) Lawrence Regional (Kansas) Lincoln Regional (Nebraska) Los Angeles Regional (UCLA) Morgantown Regional (West Virginia) Starkville Regional (Mississippi State) Tallahassee Regional (Florida State) Tuscaloosa Regional (Alabama)
By conference the breakdown is 7 for the SEC, 3 for the ACC, 3 for the B1G, 2 for the Big 12 and 1 for the Sun Belt.
New to this season will be the #2 seeds in each region being ranked 17-32 on the overall S-Curve; they would only be moved if there is a conflict where the #1 and #2 seeds in each region are from the same conference (i.e. Georgia and Arkansas would not be paired in the same region).
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All of the auto bids have been awarded – here are the winners from yesterday:
American: East Carolina (defeated UT-San Antonio 1-0)
ACC: Georgia Tech (defeated North Carolina 13-6)
Atlantic 10: VCU (defeated Rhode Island 9-1)
Big East: St. John’s (defeated Creighton 5-3)
Big South: USC-Upstate (defeated Lipscomb 8-1)
B1G: UCLA (defeated Oregon 3-2 in 11 innings)
Big West: Cal Poly (defeated UC-San Diego 4-3)
Coastal: Northeastern (defeated Campbell 7-4 and 3-2)
Conference USA: Jacksonville State (defeated Liberty 10-0 in 7 innings)
Missouri Valley: Illinois-Chicago (defeated Southern Illinois 7-2)
Mountain West: Washington State (defeated San Diego State 14-4 in 7 innings)
NEC: Long Island (defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 22-8 in 7 innings)
Ohio Valley: Little Rock (defeated Eastern Illinois 4-3 and 10-6)
SEC: Georgia (defeated Arkansas 11-1 in 7 innings)
Sun Belt: Southern Miss (defeated Louisiana 11-7)
SWAC: Alabama State (defeated Florida A&M 8-6)
Also note that Jacksonville State and Little Rock were the only 2 teams that survived the losers’ bracket in order to win their auto bids.
The NCAA has also announced that the following 16 schools will be host sites for the Regional round; the seeds and other at-large bids will be announced on Monday at noon on ESPN2.
Athens Regional (Georgia)
Atlanta Regional (Georgia Tech)
Auburn Regional (Auburn)
Austin Regional (Texas)
Chapel Hill Regional (North Carolina)
College Station Regional (Texas A&M)
Eugene Regional (Oregon)
Gainesville Regional (Florida)
Hattiesburg Regional (Southern Miss)
Lawrence Regional (Kansas)
Lincoln Regional (Nebraska)
Los Angeles Regional (UCLA)
Morgantown Regional (West Virginia)
Starkville Regional (Mississippi State)
Tallahassee Regional (Florida State)
Tuscaloosa Regional (Alabama)
By conference the breakdown is 7 for the SEC, 3 for the ACC, 3 for the B1G, 2 for the Big 12 and 1 for the Sun Belt.
New to this season will be the #2 seeds in each region being ranked 17-32 on the overall S-Curve; they would only be moved if there is a conflict where the #1 and #2 seeds in each region are from the same conference (i.e. Georgia and Arkansas would not be paired in the same region).