2023 Preseason Projected Field of 64

The college baseball season has nearly arrived. Opening Day is a little more than a week away and around the country teams are getting ready to start on the Road to Omaha.

How that journey plays out largely remains to be seen—that’s part of the fun of the college baseball season. But it’s never too early to project what the NCAA Tournament will look like on Selection Monday.

In this projection, the SEC leads the way with 11 bids, which would set a record, and the ACC follows with 10 bids. In line with the trends of recent seasons, the at-large bids are concentrated in just a few major conferences. Notably, this year there is an extra at-large bid because there are now only 30 conferences sponsoring baseball with the MEAC dropping out of the mix this year.

This is just a starting point. Much will change between Feb. 17 and Memorial Day when the NCAA Tournament field is officially announced. Baseball America will update the Projected Field of 64 weekly throughout the spring.

PROJECTED FIELD OF 64
Baton Rouge, La.		Hattiesburg, Miss.
1. (1) Louisiana State*^		1. (16) Southern Mississippi^*
2. Rutgers		2. Arkansas
3. Louisiana-Lafayette		3. Florida State
4. Alabama State*		4. Southeastern Louisiana*

Knoxville		College Park, Md.
1. (2) Tennessee^		1. (15) Maryland*^
2. Campbell*		2. North Carolina
3. Georgia Tech		3. Connecticut*
4. Binghamton*		4. Pennsylvania*

Stanford, Calif.		Blacksburg, Va.
1. (3) Stanford^*		1. (14) Virginia Tech^
2. North Carolina State		2. Auburn
3. Gonzaga*		3. Liberty*
4. Fairfield*		4. Davidson*

Louisville		Oxford, Miss.
1. (4) Louisville*^		1. (13) Mississippi^
2. Oregon		2. Texas Tech
3. Iowa		3. Clemson
4. Wright State*		4. Southeast Missouri State*

Gainesville, Fla.		Stillwater, Okla.
1. (5) Florida^		1. (12) Oklahoma State^
2. Georgia Southern		2. Oregon State
3. Central Florida		3. Alabama
4. Mercer*		4. Oral Roberts*

College Station, Texas		Los Angeles
1. (6) Texas A&M^		1. (11) UCLA^
2. Louisiana Tech*		2. UC Santa Barbara*
3. Arizona		3. Grand Canyon*
4. Central Connecticut State*		4. Nevada-Las Vegas*

Coral Gables, Fla.		Winston-Salem
1. (7) Miami^		1. (10) Wake Forest^
2. Texas		2. East Carolina*
3. Florida Gulf Coast		3. South Carolina
4. Army*		4. College of Charleston*

Fort Worth, Texas		Nashville
1. (8) Texas Christian^		1. (9) Vanderbilt^
2. Dallas Baptist		2. Virginia
3. Mississippi State		3. Oklahoma
4. Ball State*		4. Southern Illinois*