2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament Bracket: Projected Field Of 64 (May 5)

Baseball America published its latest projected 64-team bracket for the 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament on May 5, 2026, authored by Jacob Rudner. The projection uses a forward-looking methodology rather than a live snapshot, drawing on forecasts instead of current Top 25 rankings to minimize large swings in seeding. The piece also reflects a new NCAA selection committee format that ranks the top 32 teams, with seeds 17-32 slotted into regionals based on that expanded ranking system.