The 2026 NCAA Regionals for college baseball are in the books, and what a weekend it was. Now, 16 teams remain and will compete for eight spots in Omaha. So, now that the field has been cut down, we rank the clubs left from 16, all the way down to the top spot.
2026 Baseball Super Regionals Rankings
Let’s start with the bottom eight:
16-9
- St. John’s
- Little Rock
- Cal Poly
- Troy
- USC
- Ole Miss
- Oregon
- Oklahoma
For the first time in this format’s history, two #4 seeds made it through to the Super Regionals: Little Rock & St. John’s.
Little Rock completed the task that the Trojans barely missed out on last season — and it was completed with the help of some new faces. Canadian Blake Simpson drove in four and picked up eight total hits over the Regionals, which saw Little Rock beat Southern Miss, and then took down Jacksonville State. Nolan Freund also picked up eight total hits in the series.
And then there’s St. John’s, the Big East champions who scored 21 runs against NIU and defeated Florida State twice in Tallahassee. Doubt their offense at your own peril, especially with power-hitting catcher Adam Agresti and 2025 Cape Cod League ASG MVP Jon LeGrande in that lineup.
Meanwhile, Troy’s offense powered their way to wins against Florida and a Supers berth. Catcher Jimmy Janicki, who has 19 home runs in 2026 after two last year, has been in the midst of all of the action. Janicki drove in 12 during the Regionals and also tallied two home runs against Florida.
Either Little Rock or Troy is headed to Omaha. The question is which one.
Cal Poly gave up five total runs over three games in the Los Angeles Regional. The Mustangs became an unlikely winner in the same group that featured #1 UCLA — but it wasn’t with luck. Griffin Naess, a three-year rotation piece for Cal Poly, struck out nine over seven innings against VaTech. That set the tone for the weekend.
Aside from those four, there’s also one (sort of) untraditional power going to the Supers: USC. The Trojans moved forward in 2025 and took that next step in 2026 by getting through the College Station Regional.
On an off-day for Mason Edwards against Lamar, the Trojans’ offense scored 19 runs, and that was a theme for the weekend. USC scored 14 or more runs in three straight elimination games and then won 7-1 in the Regional Final over A&M. Augie Lopez picked up six RBI and eight hits over the weekend.
Then, you have some of the more traditional powers in college baseball.
Oregon had no trouble getting through the Eugene Regional. Ole Miss’ offense did more than enough to push through the Lincoln Regional, and Dayton Tockey was the hero for an Oklahoma club that got the last laugh in Atlanta after a (literally) drenching loss on May 30.
And now, the top eight:
8-1
- Alabama
- Kansas
- West Virginia
- Mississippi State
- North Carolina
- Auburn
- Texas
- Georgia
Brady Neal‘s coming-out party this season has been splendid to watch.
Neal, the Crimson Tide RBI leader, was the hero for Alabama during the Regionals after a three-run home run in extras against Oklahoma State in Tuscaloosa. Now, the Tide is just two wins away from the College World Series in Rob Vaughn’s third season with the program.
Kansas proved during the Regionals that this Jayhawks team is legitimate. Now headed to the Supers to face Oklahoma, Kansas dispatched of Arkansas twice in Lawrence, and both of those wins weren’t easy to get. Dariel Osoria had four hits in the second contest, and home runs from Brady Ballinger & Josh Dykhoff wiped away a five-run Razorbacks lead.
Morgantown went crazy this past weekend, as Gavin Kelly, Paul Schoenfeld, and Armani Guzman helped the Mountaineers get by Kentucky. And armed with a very good pitching staff, one that featured clutch performances from D2 transfer Dawson Montesa, WVU has a shot of doing something special.
Then, you’ve got the blue bloods.
UNC, led by Jason DeCaro and company, made easy work of what was a difficult Regional in Chapel Hill. Texas’ offense rolled through the first round, and Auburn’s deep pitching staff was the difference — even though that group struggled against Milwaukee and NC State.
And in Athens, two titans will square off. Brian O’Connor has MSU ticking, while the Georgia Bulldogs had little issue in their own Regional.
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