Baseball America has released their weekly tournament projections. Most of the other projections will be out tomorrow I assume
Link: Baseball America NCAA Projection (5/24)
Big Ten gets four teams into the tournament in this projection. Nebraska now projected as a #2 seed in a tough Gainesville Region.
Top Eight National Seeds
1. Miami (FL)
2. Texas A&M
3. Florida
4. Louisville
5. Mississippi State
6. South Carolina
7. Texas Tech
8. Virginia
Last Four In
Ohio State, Wake Forest, Michigan, Washington
First Four Out
Alabama, Oregon State, North Carolina, Connecticut
Next Four Out
California, Marshall, North Florida, Northwestern State
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Coral Gables Region
Miami (FL) vs. Fairfield
Rice vs. South Alabama
Conway Region
Coastal Carolina vs. Wright State
TCU vs. Wake Forest
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College Station Region
Texas A&M vs. Princeton
Oklahoma State vs. Sam Houston State
Lafayette Region
Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Kent State
Cal State-Fullerton vs. Michigan
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Gainesville Region
Florida vs. Bethune-Cookman
Nebraska vs. Duke
Long Beach Region
Florida Atlantic vs. Fresno State
Long Beach State vs. Washington
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Louisville Region
Louisville vs. Binghamton
Gonzaga vs. Ohio State
New Orleans Region
Tulane vs. Seattle
Florida State vs. Minnesota
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Starkville Region
Mississippi State vs. Alabama State
UC-Santa Barbara vs. Boston College
Raleigh Region
North Carolina State vs. Rhode Island
East Carolina vs. Kentucky
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Columbia Region
South Carolina vs. Kennesaw State
UNC-Wilmington vs. Georgia Tech
Clemson Region
Clemson vs. Mercer
Vanderbilt vs. Southeastern Louisiana
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Lubbock Region
Texas Tech vs. Oral Roberts
Dallas Baptist vs. Creighton
Baton Rouge Region
LSU vs. Southeast Missouri State
Arizona vs. Louisiana Tech
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Charlottesville Region
Virginia vs. Navy
Arizona State vs. Bryant
Oxford Region
Mississippi vs. Utah
Southern Mississippi vs. BYU
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Hot finishing Ohio State snatches a bid in this projection after going 12-3 in its final 15 regular-season games, including series wins against Michigan and Big Ten regular-season champion Minnesota. The Buckeyes' No. 57 RPI could use help from another couple wins at the Big Ten tournament, but with as well as they're playing, we think they can make it happen. Archrival Michigan also hangs around, mostly on the strength of its No. 37 RPI. The Wolverines' other numbers aren't outstanding, as they finished fifth in the Big Ten standings, going 13-11 and are an unspectacular 12-14 against the Top 100.
The Buckeyes and Wolverines find themselves on the same side of the bracket in the conference tournament, along with Minnesota, which isn't assured of an at-large bid itself given its No. 47 RPI. The Gophers and Wolverines could probably withstand going 1-2, while OSU might need to do more. The main thing will be to avoid any losses to the fourth team in that bracket, eighth-seeded Iowa and its No. 86 RPI. If any of those three teams were to go two-and-out, especially if its Ohio State, it would be in danger.
Link: Baseball America NCAA Projection (5/24)
Big Ten gets four teams into the tournament in this projection. Nebraska now projected as a #2 seed in a tough Gainesville Region.
Top Eight National Seeds
1. Miami (FL)
2. Texas A&M
3. Florida
4. Louisville
5. Mississippi State
6. South Carolina
7. Texas Tech
8. Virginia
Last Four In
Ohio State, Wake Forest, Michigan, Washington
First Four Out
Alabama, Oregon State, North Carolina, Connecticut
Next Four Out
California, Marshall, North Florida, Northwestern State
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Coral Gables Region
Miami (FL) vs. Fairfield
Rice vs. South Alabama
Conway Region
Coastal Carolina vs. Wright State
TCU vs. Wake Forest
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College Station Region
Texas A&M vs. Princeton
Oklahoma State vs. Sam Houston State
Lafayette Region
Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Kent State
Cal State-Fullerton vs. Michigan
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Gainesville Region
Florida vs. Bethune-Cookman
Nebraska vs. Duke
Long Beach Region
Florida Atlantic vs. Fresno State
Long Beach State vs. Washington
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Louisville Region
Louisville vs. Binghamton
Gonzaga vs. Ohio State
New Orleans Region
Tulane vs. Seattle
Florida State vs. Minnesota
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Starkville Region
Mississippi State vs. Alabama State
UC-Santa Barbara vs. Boston College
Raleigh Region
North Carolina State vs. Rhode Island
East Carolina vs. Kentucky
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Columbia Region
South Carolina vs. Kennesaw State
UNC-Wilmington vs. Georgia Tech
Clemson Region
Clemson vs. Mercer
Vanderbilt vs. Southeastern Louisiana
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Lubbock Region
Texas Tech vs. Oral Roberts
Dallas Baptist vs. Creighton
Baton Rouge Region
LSU vs. Southeast Missouri State
Arizona vs. Louisiana Tech
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Charlottesville Region
Virginia vs. Navy
Arizona State vs. Bryant
Oxford Region
Mississippi vs. Utah
Southern Mississippi vs. BYU
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Hot finishing Ohio State snatches a bid in this projection after going 12-3 in its final 15 regular-season games, including series wins against Michigan and Big Ten regular-season champion Minnesota. The Buckeyes' No. 57 RPI could use help from another couple wins at the Big Ten tournament, but with as well as they're playing, we think they can make it happen. Archrival Michigan also hangs around, mostly on the strength of its No. 37 RPI. The Wolverines' other numbers aren't outstanding, as they finished fifth in the Big Ten standings, going 13-11 and are an unspectacular 12-14 against the Top 100.
The Buckeyes and Wolverines find themselves on the same side of the bracket in the conference tournament, along with Minnesota, which isn't assured of an at-large bid itself given its No. 47 RPI. The Gophers and Wolverines could probably withstand going 1-2, while OSU might need to do more. The main thing will be to avoid any losses to the fourth team in that bracket, eighth-seeded Iowa and its No. 86 RPI. If any of those three teams were to go two-and-out, especially if its Ohio State, it would be in danger.
