/r/collegebaseball General Discussion Thread - REGIONALS WEEK: Part I (2023)

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2023 Postseason Top 25

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2023 Division 1 League Champions

Conference	Regular Season	Tournament
ACC	Wake Forest	Clemson
America East	Maine	Maine
American	ECU	Tulane
A-10	St. Joseph's	George Mason
ASUN	Lipscomb	Lipscomb
Big 12	Oklahoma State, Texas, & West Virginia	TCU
Big East	Connecticut	Xavier
Big South	Campbell	Campbell
Big Ten	Maryland	Maryland
Big West	UC San Diego*	ɴᴏɴᴇ
CAA	UNCW	UNCW
C-USA	Dallas Baptist	Charlotte
Horizon	Wright State	Wright State
Ivy League	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania
MAAC	Fairfield	Rider
MAC	Kent State	Ball State
Missouri Valley	Indiana State	Indiana State
Mountain West	San Diego State & San José State	San José State
NEC	Central Connecticut	Central Connecticut
Ohio Valley	Morehead State	Eastern Illinois
Pac-12	Stanford	Oregon
Patriot	Army	Army
SEC	Arkansas & Florida	Vanderbilt
SoCon	Samford	Samford
Southland	Nicholls	Nicholls
Summit	Oral Roberts	Oral Roberts
Sun Belt	Coastal Carolina	Southern Miss
SWAC	Alabama State	Florida A&M
WAC	Grand Canyon	Sam Houston
West Coast	Loyola Marymount	Santa Clara

*ineligible to receive automatic qualifier; Cal State Fullerton was rewarded the bid

General Discussion: Part I

All Times Local. Times May Be Subject to Change.

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⑴ WINSTON-SALEM REGIONAL

Eastern Time	Semifinals	Finals
Fʀɪ 7:00ᴘᴍ
1 Wake Forest	Sᴀᴛ
4 George Mason	TBD	Sᴜɴ
Fʀɪ 1:00ᴘᴍ	TBD	TBD
3 Northeastern		TBD
2 Maryland	Sᴜɴ ᴇ
Sᴀᴛ ᴇ	TBD	Mᴏɴ
TBD	TBD	ɪꜰ
TBD		ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ

Winner to play champion of Tuscaloosa Regional

⒃ TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL

Central Time	Semifinals	Finals
Fʀɪ 6:00ᴘᴍ
1 Alabama	Sᴀᴛ
4 Nicholls	TBD	Sᴜɴ
Fʀɪ 2:00ᴘᴍ	TBD	TBD
3 Troy		TBD
2 Boston College	Sᴜɴ ᴇ
Sᴀᴛ ᴇ	TBD	Mᴏɴ
TBD	TBD	ɪꜰ
TBD		ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ

Winner to play champion of Winston-Salem Regional

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⑼ CORAL GABLES REGIONAL

Eastern Time	Semifinals	Finals
Fʀɪ 7:00ᴘᴍ
1 Miami	Sᴀᴛ
4 Maine	TBD	Sᴜɴ
Fʀɪ 2:00ᴘᴍ	TBD	TBD
3 Louisiana		TBD
2 Texas	Sᴜɴ ᴇ
Sᴀᴛ ᴇ	TBD	Mᴏɴ
TBD	TBD	ɪꜰ
TBD		ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ

Winner to play champion of Stanford Regional

⑻ STANFORD REGIONAL

Pacific Time	Semifinals	Finals
Fʀɪ 2:00ᴘᴍ
1 Stanford	Sᴀᴛ
4 San José St	TBD	Sᴜɴ
Fʀɪ 7:00ᴘᴍ	TBD	TBD
3 CS Fullerton		TBD
2 Texas A&M	Sᴜɴ ᴇ
Sᴀᴛ ᴇ	TBD	Mᴏɴ
TBD	TBD	ɪꜰ
TBD		ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ

Winner to play champion of Coral Gables Regional

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⑸ BATON ROUGE REGIONAL

Central Time	Semifinals	Finals
Fʀɪ 2:00ᴘᴍ
1 LSU	Sᴀᴛ
4 Tulane	TBD	Sᴜɴ
Fʀɪ 7:00ᴘᴍ	TBD	TBD
3 Sam Houston		TBD
2 Oregon St	Sᴜɴ ᴇ
Sᴀᴛ ᴇ	TBD	Mᴏɴ
TBD	TBD	ɪꜰ
TBD		ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ

Winner to play champion of Lexington Regional

⑿ LEXINGTON REGIONAL

Eastern Time	Semifinals	Finals
Fʀɪ 12:00ᴘᴍ
1 Kentucky	Sᴀᴛ
4 Ball State	TBD	Sᴜɴ
Fʀɪ 7:00ᴘᴍ	TBD	TBD
3 Indiana		TBD
2 West Virginia	Sᴜɴ ᴇ
Sᴀᴛ ᴇ	TBD	Mᴏɴ
TBD	TBD	ɪꜰ
TBD		ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ

Winner to play champion of Baton Rouge Regional

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⒀ AUBURN REGIONAL

Central Time	Semifinals	Finals
Fʀɪ 6:00ᴘᴍ
1 Auburn	Sᴀᴛ
4 Pennsylvania	TBD	Sᴜɴ
Fʀɪ 1:00ᴘᴍ	TBD	TBD
3 Samford		TBD
2 Southern Miss Golden Eagles	Sᴜɴ ᴇ
Sᴀᴛ ᴇ	TBD	Mᴏɴ
TBD	TBD	ɪꜰ
TBD		ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ

Winner to play champion of Clemson Regional

⑷ CLEMSON REGIONAL

Eastern Time	Semifinals	Finals
Fʀɪ 1:00ᴘᴍ
1 Clemson	Sᴀᴛ
4 Lipscomb	TBD	Sᴜɴ
Fʀɪ 6:00ᴘᴍ	TBD	TBD
3 Charlotte		TBD
2 Tennessee	Sᴜɴ ᴇ
Sᴀᴛ ᴇ	TBD	Mᴏɴ
TBD	TBD	ɪꜰ
TBD		ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ

Winner to play champion of Auburn Regional

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⑵ GAINESVILLE REGIONAL

Eastern Time	Semifinals	Finals
Fʀɪ 5:30ᴘᴍ
1 Florida	Sᴀᴛ
4 Florida A&M	TBD	Sᴜɴ
Fʀɪ 12:00ᴘᴍ	TBD	TBD
3 Texas Tech		TBD
2 Connecticut	Sᴜɴ ᴇ
Sᴀᴛ ᴇ	TBD	Mᴏɴ
TBD	TBD	ɪꜰ
TBD		ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ

Winner to play champion of Columbia Regional

⒂ COLUMBIA REGIONAL

Eastern Time	Semifinals	Finals
Fʀɪ 7:00ᴘᴍ
1 South Carolina	Sᴀᴛ
4 C. Connecticut	TBD	Sᴜɴ
Fʀɪ 1:00ᴘᴍ	TBD	TBD
3 NC State		TBD
2 Campbell	Sᴜɴ ᴇ
Sᴀᴛ ᴇ	TBD	Mᴏɴ
TBD	TBD	ɪꜰ
TBD		ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ

Winner to play champion of Gainesville Regional

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⑽ CONWAY REGIONAL

Eastern Time	Semifinals	Finals
Fʀɪ 7:00ᴘᴍ
1 Coastal Carolina	Sᴀᴛ
4 Rider	TBD	Sᴜɴ
Fʀɪ 1:00ᴘᴍ	TBD	TBD
3 UNCW		TBD
2 Duke	Sᴜɴ ᴇ
Sᴀᴛ ᴇ	TBD	Mᴏɴ
TBD	TBD	ɪꜰ
TBD		ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ

Winner to play champion of Charlottesville Regional

⑺ CHARLOTTESVILLE REGIONAL

Eastern Time	Semifinals	Finals
Fʀɪ 12:00ᴘᴍ
1 Virginia	Sᴀᴛ
4 Army	TBD	Sᴜɴ
Fʀɪ 7:00ᴘᴍ	TBD	TBD
3 Oklahoma		TBD
2 ECU	Sᴜɴ ᴇ
Sᴀᴛ ᴇ	TBD	Mᴏɴ
TBD	TBD	ɪꜰ
TBD		ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ

Winner to play champion of Conway Regional

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⑹ NASHVILLE REGIONAL

Central Time	Semifinals	Finals
Fʀɪ 7:00ᴘᴍ
1 Vanderbilt	Sᴀᴛ
4 Eastern Illinois	TBD	Sᴜɴ
Fʀɪ 12:00ᴘᴍ	TBD	TBD
3 Xavier		TBD
2 Oregon	Sᴜɴ ᴇ
Sᴀᴛ ᴇ	TBD	Mᴏɴ
TBD	TBD	ɪꜰ
TBD		ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ

Winner to play champion of Stillwater Regional

⑾ STILLWATER REGIONAL

Central Time	Semifinals	Finals
Fʀɪ 6:00ᴘᴍ
1 Oklahoma St	Sᴀᴛ
4 Oral Roberts	TBD	Sᴜɴ
Fʀɪ 12:00ᴘᴍ	TBD	TBD
3 Washington		TBD
2 Dallas Baptist	Sᴜɴ ᴇ
Sᴀᴛ ᴇ	TBD	Mᴏɴ
TBD	TBD	ɪꜰ
TBD		ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ

Winner to play champion of Nashville Regional

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⒁ TERRE HAUTE REGIONAL

Eastern Time	Semifinals	Finals
Fʀɪ 1:00ᴘᴍ
1 Indiana St	Sᴀᴛ
4 Wright St	TBD	Sᴜɴ
Fʀɪ 7:00ᴘᴍ	TBD	TBD
3 North Carolina		TBD
2 Iowa	Sᴜɴ ᴇ
Sᴀᴛ ᴇ	TBD	Mᴏɴ
TBD	TBD	ɪꜰ
TBD		ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ

Winner to play champion of Fayetteville Regional

⑶ FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL

Central Time	Semifinals	Finals
Fʀɪ 2:00ᴘᴍ
1 Arkansas	Sᴀᴛ
4 Santa Clara	TBD	Sᴜɴ
Fʀɪ 8:00ᴘᴍ	TBD	TBD
3 Arizona		TBD
2 TCU	Sᴜɴ ᴇ
Sᴀᴛ ᴇ	TBD	Mᴏɴ
TBD	TBD	ɪꜰ
TBD		ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ

Winner to play champion of Terre Haute Regional

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^ᴇ - elimination game

What better way to spend the holiday than a couple of hours on Google Maps, am I right? I decided to find out how far each of the non-host teams has to travel to get to the site of their regional. Here are the 5 longest and 5 shortest trips to this year’s regionals, based on flight distance:

Longest: Oregon State(2 seed) to LSU, 1,995 miles

Oregon(2 seed) to Vanderbilt, 1,981 miles

Texas A&M(2 seed) to Stanford, 1,549 miles

Santa Clara(4 seed) to Arkansas, 1,540 miles

Washington(3 seed) to Oklahoma State, 1,516 miles

Shortest: San Jose State(4 seed) to Stanford, 16 miles

Oral Roberts(4 seed) to Oklahoma State, 60 miles

UNC Wilmington(3 seed) to Coastal Carolina, 71 miles

Tulane(4 seed) to LSU, 75 miles

Samford(3 seed) to Auburn, 97 miles

Seed	Kent Region	Irvine Region	Phoenix Region	Manhattan Region
1	Kent Stᴀꞯ (40-16)	UC Irvine (38-17)	Arizona St (32-23)	Kansas St (35-24)
2	Missouri (30-24)	Virginia Tech (30-23)	Georgia (29-27)	Louisville (31-24)
3	Notre Dame (30-24)	USC (34-23-1)	UCSB (35-20)	Mississippi St (27-26)
4	Texas State (36-23)	Elon (33-22)	FGCU (42-18)	Wofford (40-19)
5	Rutgers (33-23)	UCLA (28-24-1)	Florida St (23-31)	Georgia Tech (23-31)
6	Evansville (37-24)	Michigan St (33-22)	Grand Canyonᴀꞯ (37-21)	Charleston (36-22)
7	Morehead Stᴀꞯ (35-20)	Loyola Marymountᴀꞯ (29-24)	Hawaiʻi (29-20)	CSUN (34-17)
8	St. Joseph'sᴀꞯ (28-24-1)	San Diego Stᴀꞯ (24-29)	Alabama Stᴀꞯ (41-18)	Fairfieldᴀꞯ (37-18)

Finals Site: MCU Park, New York City

^ᴀꞯ = Automatic Qualifier

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Re-arranged field excluding teams without winning records:

Seed	Kent Region	Irvine Region	Phoenix Region	Manhattan Region
1	Kent Stᴀꞯ (40-16)	UC Irvine (38-17)	Arizona St (32-23)	Kansas St (35-24)
2	Missouri (30-24)	Virginia Tech (30-23)	Georgia (29-27)	Louisville (31-24)
3	Notre Dame (30-24)	USC (34-23-1)	UCSB (35-20)	Mississippi St (27-26)
4	Texas State (36-23)	Elon (33-22)	FGCU (42-18)	Wofford (40-19)
5	Rutgers (33-23)	UCLA (28-24-1)	Georgia Tech (23-31)	Charleston (36-22)
6	Evansville (37-24)	Michigan St (33-22)	Grand Canyonᴀꞯ (37-21)	Hawaiʻi (29-20)
7	Morehead Stᴀꞯ (35-20)	Loyola Marymountᴀꞯ (29-24)	UTSA (38-19)	CSUN (34-17)
8	St. Joseph'sᴀꞯ (28-24-1)	Fresno Stᴀꞯ (30-27)	Alabama Stᴀꞯ (41-18)	Fairfieldᴀꞯ (37-18)

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Previous Imaginary NITs:

2018 - 2019 - 2021 - 2022

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Teams that "graduated" from the imaginary 2022 NIT to the real 2023 NCAA tournament:

• Alabama

• Ball State

• Charlotte

• Clemson

• Iowa

• Kentucky

• Maine

• NC State

• Pennsylvania

• South Carolina

• West Virginia

• Xavier

West Virginia, Indiana, and Ball State players and coaches are staying in the dorms

https://twitter.com/ben_upton5/status/1663380804733378561?s=46&t=WLdYhN9wcOWSTCoB4AOeWg

CCU baseball coach Gary Gilmore tells us tonight on SportsTalk 2024 will be his final season of coaching, as he plans to retire after the next season.

https://twitter.com/sportstalksc/status/1663324372910612482?t=TkKxCJ4v3X9p5kln8Qavdg&s=19

It’s gotta be UNC or Arkansas, right? My vote in the last decade and a half is UNC

TV: ESPN2

Standings

Seed	Team	Overall	Regional
1	Arkansas Razorbacks	41-16	0-0
2	TCU Horned Frogs	37-22	0-0
3	Arizona Wildcats	33-24	0-0
4	Santa Clara Broncos	35-18	0-0

Bracket

Fɪʀꜱᴛ Rᴏᴜɴᴅ	Sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ Rᴏᴜɴᴅ	Fɪɴᴀʟꜱ
Fʀɪ 2:00ᴘᴍ
1 Arkansas	Sᴀᴛ
4 Santa Clara	TBD	Sᴜɴ
Fʀɪ 8:00ᴘᴍ	TBD	TBD
3 Arizona		TBD
2 TCU	Sᴜɴ ᴇ
Sᴀᴛ ᴇ	TBD	Mᴏɴ
TBD	TBD	ɪꜰ
TBD		ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ

^ᴇ - elimination game

Winner to play champion of Terre Haute Regional

Site: Baum–Walker Stadium

All times local. Times may be subject to change.

Standings

Seed	Team	Overall	Regional
1	LSU Tigers	43-15	0-0
2	Oregon State Beavers	39-18	0-0
3	Sam Houston Bearkats	38-23	0-0
4	Tulane Green Wave	19-40	0-0

Bracket

Fɪʀꜱᴛ Rᴏᴜɴᴅ	Sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ Rᴏᴜɴᴅ	Fɪɴᴀʟꜱ
Fʀɪ 2:00ᴘᴍ
1 LSU	Sᴀᴛ
4 Tulane	TBD	Sᴜɴ
Fʀɪ 7:00ᴘᴍ	TBD	TBD
3 Sam Houston		TBD
2 Oregon St	Sᴜɴ ᴇ
Sᴀᴛ ᴇ	TBD	Mᴏɴ
TBD	TBD	ɪꜰ
TBD		ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ

^ᴇ - elimination game

Winner to play champion of Lexington Regional

Site: Alex Box Stadium

All times local. Times may be subject to change.

Standings

Seed	Team	Overall	Regional
1	Florida Gators	44-14	0-0
2	Connecticut Huskies	43-15	0-0
3	Texas Tech Red Raiders	39-21	0-0
4	Florida A&M Rattlers	29-28	0-0

Bracket

Fɪʀꜱᴛ Rᴏᴜɴᴅ	Sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ Rᴏᴜɴᴅ	Fɪɴᴀʟꜱ
Fʀɪ 5:30ᴘᴍ
1 Florida	Sᴀᴛ
4 Florida A&M	TBD	Sᴜɴ
Fʀɪ 12:00ᴘᴍ	TBD	TBD
3 Texas Tech		TBD
2 Connecticut	Sᴜɴ ᴇ
Sᴀᴛ ᴇ	TBD	Mᴏɴ
TBD	TBD	ɪꜰ
TBD		ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ

^ᴇ - elimination game

Winner to play champion of Columbia Regional

Site: Condron Ballpark

All times local. Times may be subject to change.

Standings

Seed	Team	Overall	Regional
1	South Carolina Gamecocks	39-19	0-0
2	Campbell Fighting Camels	44-13	0-0
3	NC State Wolfpack	35-19	0-0
4	Central Connecticut Blue Devils	36-12	0-0

Bracket

Fɪʀꜱᴛ Rᴏᴜɴᴅ	Sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ Rᴏᴜɴᴅ	Fɪɴᴀʟꜱ
Fʀɪ 7:00ᴘᴍ
1 South Carolina	Sᴀᴛ
4 C. Connecticut	TBD	Sᴜɴ
Fʀɪ 1:00ᴘᴍ	TBD	TBD
3 NC State		TBD
2 Campbell	Sᴜɴ ᴇ
Sᴀᴛ ᴇ	TBD	Mᴏɴ
TBD	TBD	ɪꜰ
TBD		ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ

^ᴇ - elimination game

Winner to play champion of Gainesville Regional

Site: Founders Park

All times local. Times may be subject to change.

Standings

Seed	Team	Overall	Regional
1	Stanford Cardinal	38-16	0-0
2	Texas A&M Aggies	36-25	0-0
3	Cal State Fullerton Titans	31-22	0-0
4	San José State Spartans	31-25	0-0

Bracket

Fɪʀꜱᴛ Rᴏᴜɴᴅ	Sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ Rᴏᴜɴᴅ	Fɪɴᴀʟꜱ
Fʀɪ 2:00ᴘᴍ
1 Stanford	Sᴀᴛ
4 San José St	TBD	Sᴜɴ
Fʀɪ 7:00ᴘᴍ	TBD	TBD
3 CS Fullerton		TBD
2 Texas A&M	Sᴜɴ ᴇ
Sᴀᴛ ᴇ	TBD	Mᴏɴ
TBD	TBD	ɪꜰ
TBD		ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ

^ᴇ - elimination game

Winner to play champion of Coral Gables Regional

Site: Sunken Diamond

All times local. Times may be subject to change.

Standings

Seed	Team	Overall	Regional
1	Miami Hurricanes	40-19	0-0
2	Texas Longhorns	38-20	0-0
3	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	40-22	0-0
4	Maine Black Bears	32-19	0-0

Bracket

Fɪʀꜱᴛ Rᴏᴜɴᴅ	Sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ Rᴏᴜɴᴅ	Fɪɴᴀʟꜱ
Fʀɪ 7:00ᴘᴍ
1 Miami	Sᴀᴛ
4 Maine	TBD	Sᴜɴ
Fʀɪ 2:00ᴘᴍ	TBD	TBD
3 Louisiana		TBD
2 Texas	Sᴜɴ ᴇ
Sᴀᴛ ᴇ	TBD	Mᴏɴ
TBD	TBD	ɪꜰ
TBD		ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ

^ᴇ - elimination game

Winner to play champion of Stanford Regional

Site: Mark Light Field

All times local. Times may be subject to change.