We would like to congratulate the following teams that have clinched auto bids as of yesterday:
America East: Binghamton (defeated Maine 7-3) Atlantic Sun: Lipscomb (defeated North Alabama 5-4 in 10 innings) Big 12: Kansas (defeated West Virginia 9-0) Horizon: Milwaukee (defeated Wright State 5-4) Ivy: Yale (already clinched) Metro Atlantic: Rider (defeated Fairfield 6-1) MAC: Northern Illinois (defeated Toledo 5-1) Patriot: Holy Cross (already clinched) Southern: The Citadel (defeated Samford 3-1) Southland: Lamar (already clinched) Summit: South Dakota State (defeated Oral Roberts 9-6) West Coast: Saint Mary’s (defeated San Francisco 7-6) WAC: Tarleton (defeated Sacramento State 12-11)
And here are the other conferences to be determined today:
AMERICAN (12:00 PM, ESPNEWS)
UTSA defeated East Carolina 4-2 in the winners’ bracket; ECU defeated Wichita State 13-3 to advance to the winner-take-all championship game.
ACC (12:00 PM, ESPN2)
Pittsburgh’s Cinderella run for an auto bid ended with a 13-5 loss to North Carolina; they will take on Georgia Tech who defeated Miami 9-3.
ATLANTIC 10 (12:00 PM, ESPN+)
Today’s championship game is necessary since VCU defeated Rhode Island 18-16 to stave off elimination.
BIG EAST (9:00 AM, ESPN+)
St. John’s scored 11 runs in the 3rd and 4th innings en route to a 17-6 victory over Xavier; Creighton would eliminate the Musketeers in the nightcap with a 7-4 victory. St. John’s can clinch with one victory in the morning game; a 2nd game would start at approximately 12 PM should Creighton win the morning game.
BIG SOUTH (12:00 PM, ESPN+)
Longwood advanced to the title game against USC-Upstate with a win over Winthrop in the baseball Winwood Cup and then eliminated top-seeded High Point to advance to the championship. Upstate needs one win to clinch the auto bid; Longwood would need 2 wins to go dancing.
B1G (12:00 PM, Big 10 Network)
Top-ranked UCLA defeated USC 7-5 in the opener while Oregon beat Nebraska 8-0 in a de facto road game to advance to this afternoon’s championship game.
BIG WEST (3 PM, ESPN+)
UC-San Diego defeated Cal Poly 12-2 via mercy rule in 8 innings to force a winner-take-all championship game today.
COASTAL (1 PM, FloSports)
Northeastern won a pair of games to force a winner-take-all game; they defeated Hofstra 5-4 and then beat Campbell 7-4 in the championship round to force today’s game.
CONFERENCE USA (approx. 12 PM, CBS Sports Network)
Jacksonville State defeated Dallas Baptist 6-5 in the opener; this likely means DBU will miss the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2013 (excluding the 2020 Covid season). Liberty leads Missouri State 6-4 in the bottom of the 6th inning before lightning suspended play for the night. That game will resume at 10 AM this morning before this afternoon’s winner-take-all championship game.
MISSOURI VALLEY (2:00 PM, ESPN+)
Illinois-Chicago advanced to the title game with a 6-0 win over Murray State; the Racers advanced from the losers’ bracket with a 9-7 win over Southern Illinois. Should a second game be necessary with a Murray State win, that game would begin at approximately 5:30 PM today.
MOUNTAIN WEST (3:00 PM, Moutain West Network)
Washington State advanced to the title game with a 14-9 victory over top seeded San Diego State; the Aztecs advanced to the title game with an 11-8 victory over Air Force in the nightcap. Wazzu needs one win for the auto bid; San Diego State can force a winner-take-all game at approximately 6 PM with a win this afternoon.
NEC (11 AM, ESPN+)
With Long Island already in the title game, Fairleigh Dickinson beat Wagner 11-10 to advance to today’s championship round. Long Island needs one win for the auto bid; a second winner-take-all game would start at 2:30 PM should FDU win in the morning game.
OHIO VALLEY (1 PM, ESPN+)
The Little Roccos made today’s game necessary with a win against top-seeded SIU-E in the losers’ bracket along with a 3-2 win in 10 innings against Eastern Illinois in the first leg of the championship round.
SEC (2:00 PM, ABC)
Both Georgia and Arkansas won to advance to today’s title game; this all but assures that the Razorbacks will likely be one of the 16 host sites in the NCAA Tournament now.
SUN BELT (SEMIFINAL 10 AM ESPN+/CHAMPIONSHIP 2 PM ESPN+)
Louisiana advanced to the winner-take-all championship game the hard way with 12-6 and 7-4 wins against Texas State; they await the second semifinal between Troy and Southern Miss after the Trojans defeated USM 9-6 that forced the winner-take-all semifinal in the top bracket. The Sun Belt will be assured of 3 bids with Southern Miss and Coastal Carolina safely in the field at this point.
SWAC (2:00 PM, SWAC TV)
Alabama State and Florida A&M both won yesterday to advance to today’s winner-take-all championship game in Birmingham.
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We would like to congratulate the following teams that have clinched auto bids as of yesterday:
America East: Binghamton (defeated Maine 7-3)
Atlantic Sun: Lipscomb (defeated North Alabama 5-4 in 10 innings)
Big 12: Kansas (defeated West Virginia 9-0)
Horizon: Milwaukee (defeated Wright State 5-4)
Ivy: Yale (already clinched)
Metro Atlantic: Rider (defeated Fairfield 6-1)
MAC: Northern Illinois (defeated Toledo 5-1)
Patriot: Holy Cross (already clinched)
Southern: The Citadel (defeated Samford 3-1)
Southland: Lamar (already clinched)
Summit: South Dakota State (defeated Oral Roberts 9-6)
West Coast: Saint Mary’s (defeated San Francisco 7-6)
WAC: Tarleton (defeated Sacramento State 12-11)
And here are the other conferences to be determined today:
AMERICAN (12:00 PM, ESPNEWS)
UTSA defeated East Carolina 4-2 in the winners’ bracket; ECU defeated Wichita State 13-3 to advance to the winner-take-all championship game.
ACC (12:00 PM, ESPN2)
Pittsburgh’s Cinderella run for an auto bid ended with a 13-5 loss to North Carolina; they will take on Georgia Tech who defeated Miami 9-3.
ATLANTIC 10 (12:00 PM, ESPN+)
Today’s championship game is necessary since VCU defeated Rhode Island 18-16 to stave off elimination.
BIG EAST (9:00 AM, ESPN+)
St. John’s scored 11 runs in the 3rd and 4th innings en route to a 17-6 victory over Xavier; Creighton would eliminate the Musketeers in the nightcap with a 7-4 victory. St. John’s can clinch with one victory in the morning game; a 2nd game would start at approximately 12 PM should Creighton win the morning game.
BIG SOUTH (12:00 PM, ESPN+)
Longwood advanced to the title game against USC-Upstate with a win over Winthrop in the baseball Winwood Cup and then eliminated top-seeded High Point to advance to the championship. Upstate needs one win to clinch the auto bid; Longwood would need 2 wins to go dancing.
B1G (12:00 PM, Big 10 Network)
Top-ranked UCLA defeated USC 7-5 in the opener while Oregon beat Nebraska 8-0 in a de facto road game to advance to this afternoon’s championship game.
BIG WEST (3 PM, ESPN+)
UC-San Diego defeated Cal Poly 12-2 via mercy rule in 8 innings to force a winner-take-all championship game today.
COASTAL (1 PM, FloSports)
Northeastern won a pair of games to force a winner-take-all game; they defeated Hofstra 5-4 and then beat Campbell 7-4 in the championship round to force today’s game.
CONFERENCE USA (approx. 12 PM, CBS Sports Network)
Jacksonville State defeated Dallas Baptist 6-5 in the opener; this likely means DBU will miss the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2013 (excluding the 2020 Covid season). Liberty leads Missouri State 6-4 in the bottom of the 6th inning before lightning suspended play for the night. That game will resume at 10 AM this morning before this afternoon’s winner-take-all championship game.
MISSOURI VALLEY (2:00 PM, ESPN+)
Illinois-Chicago advanced to the title game with a 6-0 win over Murray State; the Racers advanced from the losers’ bracket with a 9-7 win over Southern Illinois. Should a second game be necessary with a Murray State win, that game would begin at approximately 5:30 PM today.
MOUNTAIN WEST (3:00 PM, Moutain West Network)
Washington State advanced to the title game with a 14-9 victory over top seeded San Diego State; the Aztecs advanced to the title game with an 11-8 victory over Air Force in the nightcap. Wazzu needs one win for the auto bid; San Diego State can force a winner-take-all game at approximately 6 PM with a win this afternoon.
NEC (11 AM, ESPN+)
With Long Island already in the title game, Fairleigh Dickinson beat Wagner 11-10 to advance to today’s championship round. Long Island needs one win for the auto bid; a second winner-take-all game would start at 2:30 PM should FDU win in the morning game.
OHIO VALLEY (1 PM, ESPN+)
The Little Roccos made today’s game necessary with a win against top-seeded SIU-E in the losers’ bracket along with a 3-2 win in 10 innings against Eastern Illinois in the first leg of the championship round.
SEC (2:00 PM, ABC)
Both Georgia and Arkansas won to advance to today’s title game; this all but assures that the Razorbacks will likely be one of the 16 host sites in the NCAA Tournament now.
SUN BELT (SEMIFINAL 10 AM ESPN+/CHAMPIONSHIP 2 PM ESPN+)
Louisiana advanced to the winner-take-all championship game the hard way with 12-6 and 7-4 wins against Texas State; they await the second semifinal between Troy and Southern Miss after the Trojans defeated USM 9-6 that forced the winner-take-all semifinal in the top bracket. The Sun Belt will be assured of 3 bids with Southern Miss and Coastal Carolina safely in the field at this point.
SWAC (2:00 PM, SWAC TV)
Alabama State and Florida A&M both won yesterday to advance to today’s winner-take-all championship game in Birmingham.