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When does the 2025 NCAA baseball tournament start? Regional schedules, venues


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The road to Omaha has officially arrived.

Over the last handful of days, the NCAA baseball tournament bracket has come into view, with nearly half of the field solidified with conference tournament automatic bids and the release of the top 16 national seeds by the NCAA Tournament selection committee.

The full 64-team bracket will be released at noon ET on May 26 on ESPN2. Things then will get real for the 64 teams that made the field, as all of them will begin their chase for the same common goal of winning a College World Series national championship at Charles Schwab Field.

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Defending national champion Tennessee will host a regional after picking up two key wins against No. 21 Alabama and No. 2 Texas in the SEC baseball tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Alabama. Monday's selection show is expected to have a heavy SEC presence, with eight teams confirmed on Sunday to at least host a regional by the NCAA.

Action gets underway in the NCAA baseball tournament on May 30 at 16 different regional sites, all of which will be hosted by one of the top 16 ranked teams.

Here's what to know about the NCAA baseball tournament, including the schedule, venue sites, how to watch information and more:

When does the 2025 NCAA baseball tournament start?

The 2025 NCAA baseball tournament unofficially begins on May 26 with the unveiling of the 64-team bracket. However, the road to the College World Series officially gets underway on May 30 with the start of regional play. The last day of the round will take place on Monday, June 2.

NCAA baseball tournament schedule

Here's a look at the full 2025 NCAA baseball tournament schedule:

  • Selection show: Monday, May 26 (noon ET)
  • Regionals: May 30-June 2
  • Super Regionals: June 6-9
  • College World Series: June 13-22/23

The NCAA baseball tournament is set to begin on May 30 with regional play, which will take place at each of the sites of the top 16 ranked teams. Winners of each regional will advance to a best-of-three super regional series, which will take place from June 6 through June 9. The eight super regional winners will each advance to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.

The College World Series gets underway on June 13 at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha. Those competing in Omaha will play for a spot in the CWS championship series which will start on Saturday, June 21 and end on either June 22 or June 23, depending on whether the "if necessary" game is played.

NCAA baseball tournament locations 2025

Below are the locations for each of the regional hosts, listed alphabetically by host city:

  • Athens Regional (Georgia)
  • Auburn Regional (Auburn)
  • Austin Regional (Texas)
  • Baton Rouge Regional (LSU)
  • Chapel Hill Regional (North Carolina)
  • Clemson Regional (Clemson)
  • Conway Regional (Coastal Carolina)
  • Corvallis Regional (Oregon State)
  • Eugene Regional (Oregon)
  • Fayetteville Regional (Arkansas)
  • Hattiesburg Regional (Southern Miss)
  • Knoxville Regional (Tennessee)
  • Los Angeles Regional (UCLA)
  • Nashville Regional (Vanderbilt)
  • Oxford Regional (Ole Miss)
  • Tallahassee Regional (Florida State)

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All times Eastern

Nashville Regional (Nashville, Tennessee)

Friday, May 30

  • ETSU vs. Louisville | 2 p.m. | SEC Network (Fubo)
  • No. 1 Vanderbilt vs. Wright State |5 6 p.m. | ESPN+

Hattiesburg Regional (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)

Friday, May 30

  • Miami vs. Alabama | 3 p.m. | ESPN2 (Fubo)
  • No. 16 Southern Miss. vs. Columbia | 7 p.m. | ESPN+

Winner of Nashville Regional will play winner of Hattiesburg Regional

Tallahassee Regional (Tallahassee, Florida)

Friday, May 30

  • No. 9 Florida St. vs. Bethune-Cookman | 3 p.m. | ACCN (Fubo)
  • Mississippi St. vs. Northeastern | 8 p.m. | ESPN+

Corvallis Regional (Corvallis, Oregon)

Friday, May 30

  • USC vs. TCU | 3 p.m. | ESPNU (Fubo)
  • No. 8 Oregon State vs. Saint Mary's | 8 p.m. | ESPN+

Winner of Tallahassee Regional will play winner of Corvallis Regional

Chapel Hill Regional (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)

Friday, May 30

  • No. 5 North Carolina vs. Holy Cross | noon | ACCN (Fubo)
  • Nebraska vs. Oklahoma | 5 p.m. | ESPN+

Eugene Regional (Eugene Oregon)

Friday, May 30

  • Cal Poly vs. Arizona | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
  • No. 12 Oregon vs. Utah Valley | 9 p.m. | ESPN+

Winner of Chapel Hill Regional will play winner of Eugene Regional

Conway Regional (Conway, South Carolina)

​​​​​​​Friday, May 30

  • East Carolina vs. Florida | noon | ESPN2 (Fubo)
  • No. 13 Coastal Carolina vs. Fairfield | 6 p.m. | ESPN+

Auburn Regional (Auburn, Alabama)

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Friday, May 30

  • Stetson vs. NC State | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
  • No. 4 Auburn vs. Central Connecticut State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+

Winner of Auburn Regional will play winner of Conway Regional

Austin Regional (Austin, Texas)

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Friday, May 30

  • No. 2 Texas vs. Houston Christian | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
  • Kansas State vs. UTSA | 7 p.m. | ESPN+

Los Angeles Regional (Los Angeles)

Friday, May 30

  • No. 15 UCLA vs. Fresno State | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
  • Arizona State vs. UC Irvine | 9 p.m. | ESPNU (Fubo)

Winner of Austin Regional will play winner of Los Angeles Regional

Oxford Regional (Oxford, Mississippi)

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Friday, May 30

  • Western Kentucky vs. Georgia Tech | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
  • No. 10 Ole Miss vs. Murray State | 8 p.m. | ESPN+

Athens Regional (Athens, Georgia)

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Friday, May 30

  • No. 7 Georgia vs. Binghamton | noon | SEC Network (Fubo)
  • Oklahoma St. vs. Duke | 6 p.m. | ESPNU (Fubo)

Winner of Oxford Regional will play winner of Athens Regional

Baton Rouge Regional (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

Friday, May 30

  • No. 6 LSU vs. Little Rock | 3 p.m. | SEC Network (Fubo)
  • Rhode Island vs. Dallas Baptist | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+

Clemson Regional (Clemson, South Carolina)

Friday, May 30

  • Kentucky vs. West Virginia | noon | ESPNU (Fubo)
  • No. 11 Clemson vs. USC Upstate | 6 p.m. | ACCN (Fubo)

Winner of Baton Rouge Regional will play winner of Clemson Regional

Knoxville Regional (Knoxville, Tennessee)

Friday, May 30

  • Cincinnati vs. Wake Forest | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
  • No. 14 Tennessee vs. Miami (Ohio) | 6 p.m., ESPN+

Fayetteville Regional (Fayetteville, Arkansas)

Friday, May 30

  • No. 3 Arkansas vs. North Dakota State | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
  • Creighton vs. Kansas | 8 p.m. | ESPN+

Winner of Knoxville Regional will play winner of Fayetteville Regional

2025 NCAA baseball tournament seeds

Here's a look at the top 16 seeds, in order, as unveiled via the NCAA baseball selection show on Monday:

  1. Vanderbilt (42-16)
  2. Texas (42-12)
  3. Arkansas (43-13)
  4. Auburn (38-18)
  5. North Carolina (42-12)
  6. LSU (43-14)
  7. Georgia (42-15)
  8. Oregon State (41-12-1)
  9. Florida State (38-14)
  10. Ole Miss (40-19)
  11. Clemson (44-16)
  12. Oregon (42-14)
  13. Coastal Carolina (48-11)
  14. Tennessee (43-16)
  15. UCLA (42-16)
  16. Southern Miss (44-14) 

What channel is NCAA baseball tournament selection show?

ESPN2 will carry the 2025 NCAA baseball tournament selection show on Monday. Streaming options include the ESPN app (with a TV login) and Fubo, which carries the ESPN family of networks and offers a free trial to new subscribers.

What time is the NCAA baseball tournament selection show?

  • Date: Monday, May 26
  • Time: Noon ET

The 2025 NCAA baseball tournament selection show will take place at noon ET on Monday, May 26.