The Road to Omaha Got Weird Fast — Just Like College Baseball Should
The NCAA Baseball Regionals showcased unexpected outcomes, with seven of the top 16 teams eliminated. Notably, two fourth-seeded teams advanced to the Super Regionals for the first time. The tournament's unpredictability and dramatic moments highlighted the excitement of college baseball.
- ▪Seven of the top 16 teams in the NCAA Baseball Regionals lost, including top seeds UCLA and Georgia Tech.
- ▪This year marked the first time that two fourth-seeded teams advanced to the Super Regionals.
- ▪A controversial ejection during a game between Georgia and Liberty sparked discussions about sportsmanship and showboating.
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The Road to Omaha Got Weird Fast — Just Like College Baseball Should Chris Queen | 12:52 PM on June 03, 2026 AP Photo/Stew Milne Last weekend’s NCAA Baseball Regionals were the kind of chaotic, unpredictable fun that college baseball fans expect. Here are some of the big narratives from the Regionals action and a short preview of the field for the Super Regionals. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); How the mighty have fallenThe top 16 teams in the country hosted the Regional tournaments, and a whopping seven of them lost out. The biggest shock (or joy if you were rooting against them) was that the top two seeds — UCLA and Georgia Tech — lost their tournaments.
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