The 64-team field for the 2026 NCAA Division 1 baseball championship is set and, as usual, it is packed with top Draft prospects, giving fans an opportunity to see players who are likely to hear their names called early in this year’s Draft, which will be held on July 11-12 in Philadelphia.
Of the 79 D1 players ranked in MLB Pipeline’s Top 150 Draft Prospects list, 65 of them are on the teams participating in this year’s tournament, including four of the top five overall prospects in this year’s Draft class, and 16 of the top 25.
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UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky, the No. 1 prospect in the class, leads the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament. The Bruins will host the Los Angeles regional after posting a 48-6 record and becoming the first team to go wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team through the regular season since Baseball America started its rankings in 1981.
Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey (No. 3), UC Santa Barbara right-hander Jackson Flora (No. 4) and Alabama shortstop Justin Lebron (No. 5) join Cholowsky as top 5 prospects in the tournament.
UCLA and No. 2 seed Georgia Tech each have five Top 150 Draft prospects on their rosters, tops among the 64 teams. Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas A&M have four apiece.
Georgia and Auburn are the Nos. 3 and 4 overall seeds, leading a contingent of 12 SEC teams, including seven that are hosting regionals.
The 16 double-elimination regionals begin Friday and run through Sunday. Winners advance to eight best-of-3 super regionals on June 5-8. Those eight winners move on to the Men's College World Series in Omaha beginning June 12.
Here’s a look at each regional. All games listed are on Friday and all times are ET.
LOS ANGELES REGIONAL (6 Top 150 prospects)
Game 1: No. 1 UCLA vs. St. Mary's; 3 p.m.
Game 2: Cal Poly vs. Virginia Tech; 8 p.m.
Top Draft prospect: Roch Cholowsky, SS, UCLA (No. 1)
Other Top 150 prospects: Logan Reddemann, RHP, UCLA (No. 20); Mulivai Levu, 1B, UCLA (No. 93); Will Gasparino, OF, UCLA (No. 98); Brett Renfrow, RHP, Virginia Tech (No. 108); Roman Martin, 3B, UCLA (No. 118)
ATLANTA REGIONAL (9 Top 150 prospects)
Game 1: No. 2 Georgia Tech vs. UIC; 12 p.m.
Game 2: The Citadel vs. Oklahoma; 5 p.m.
Top Draft prospect: Vahn Lackey, C, Georgia Tech (No. 3)
Other Top 150 prospects: Drew Burress, OF, Georgia Tech (No. 8); Jarren Advincula, 2B, Georgia Tech (No. 31); Brendan Brock, C/OF, Oklahoma (No. 96); LJ Mercurius, RHP, Oklahoma (No. 127); Camden Johnson, 3B, Oklahoma (No. 128); Jaxon Willits, SS, Oklahoma (No. 132); Alex Hernandez, OF/1B, Georgia Tech (No. 136)
ATHENS REGIONAL (3 Top 150 prospects)
Game 1: Liberty vs. Boston College; 2 p.m.
Game 2: No. 3 Georgia vs. Long Island; 7 p.m.
Top Draft prospect: Ben Blair, RHP, Liberty (No. 48)
Other Top 150 prospects: Daniel Jackson, C, Georgia (No. 55); Joey Volchko, RHP, Georgia (No. 85)
AUBURN REGIONAL (5 Top 150 prospects)
Game 1: No. 4 Auburn vs. Milwaukee; 1 p.m.
Game 2: NC State vs. Central Florida; 6 p.m.
Top Draft prospect: Chris Rembert, 2B, Auburn (No. 27)
Other Top 150 prospects: Ty Head, OF, NC State (No. 57); Jacob Dudan, RHP, NC State (No. 66); Andrew Williamson, OF, Central Florida (No. 73); Ryan Marohn, LHP, NC State (No. 138)
CHAPEL HILL REGIONAL (5 Top 150 prospects)
Game 1: East Carolina vs. Tennessee; 12 p.m.
Game 2: No. 5 North Carolina vs. VCU; 5 p.m.
Top Draft prospect: Tegan Kuhns, RHP, Tennessee (No. 43)
Other Top 150 prospects: Ryan Lynch, RHP, North Carolina (No. 87); Jake Schaffner, SS, North Carolina (No. 113); Jason DeCaro, RHP, North Carolina (No. 121); Henry Ford, 3B, Tennessee (No. 137)
AUSTIN REGIONAL (4 Top 150 prospects)
Game 1: No. 6 Texas vs. Holy Cross; 1 p.m.
Game 2: Tarleton State vs. UC Santa Barbara; 6 p.m.
Top Draft prospect: Jackson Flora, RHP, UC Santa Barbara (No. 4)
Other Top 150 prospects: Aiden Robbins, OF, Texas (No. 26); Ruger Riojas, RHP, Texas (No. 58); Carson Tinney, C, Texas (No. 99)
TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (2 Top 150 prospects)
Game 1: SC Upstate vs. Oklahoma State; 2 p.m.
Game 2: No. 7 Alabama vs. Alabama State; 7 p.m.
Top Draft prospect: Justin Lebron, SS, Alabama (No. 5)
Other Top 150 prospects: Kollin Ritchie, OF, Oklahoma State (No. 130)
GAINESVILLE REGIONAL (3 Top 150 prospects)
Game 1: No. 8 Florida vs. Rider; 1 p.m.
Game 2: Troy vs. Miami ; 6 p.m.
Top Draft prospect: Liam Peterson, RHP, Florida (No. 14)
Other Top 150 prospects: Daniel Cuvet, 3B, Miami (No. 105); Kyle Jones, OF, Florida (No. 123)
HATTIESBURG REGIONAL (2 Top 150 prospects)
Game 1: No. 9 Southern Mississippi vs. Arkansas-Little Rock; 2 p.m.
Game 2: Jacksonville State vs. Virginia; 7 p.m.
Top Draft prospect: AJ Gracia, OF, Virginia (No. 11)
Other Top 150 prospects: Eric Becker, SS, Virginia (No. 19)
TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL (4 Top 150 prospects)
Game 1: No. 10 Florida State vs. St. John's; 3 p.m.
Game 2: Northern Illinois vs. Coastal Carolina; 8 p.m.
Top Draft prospect: Cameron Flukey, RHP, Coastal Carolina (No. 13)
Other Top 150 prospects: Wes Mendes, LHP, Florida State (No. 42); Myles Bailey, 1B, Florida State (No. 95); Trey Beard, LHP, Florida State (No. 117)
EUGENE REGIONAL (3 Top 150 prospects)
Game 1: Washington State vs. Oregon State; 3 p.m.
Game 2: No. 11 Oregon vs. Yale; 8 p.m.
Top Draft prospect: Ethan Kleinschmit, LHP, Oregon State (No. 64)
Other Top 150 prospects: Maddox Molony, SS, Oregon (No. 122); Ryan Cooney, 2B, Oregon (No. 134)
COLLEGE STATION REGIONAL (5 Top 150 prospects)
Game 1: No. 12 Texas A&M vs. Lamar; 4 p.m.
Game 2: Texas State vs. Southern California; 9 p.m.
Top Draft prospect: Chris Hacopian, 2B, Texas A&M (No. 12)
Other Top 150 prospects: Caden Sorrell, OF, Texas A&M (No. 25); Gavin Grahovac, 1B, Texas A&M (No. 32); Mason Edwards, LHP, Southern California (No. 36); Shane Sdao, LHP, Texas A&M (No. 84)
LINCOLN REGIONAL (3 Top 150 prospects)
Game 1: No. 13 Nebraska vs. South Dakota State; 4 p.m.
Game 2: Arizona State vs. Ole Miss; 9 p.m.
Top Draft prospect: Cade Townsend, RHP, Ole Miss (No. 21)
Other Top 150 prospects: Cole Carlon, LHP, Arizona State (No. 41); Tyler Rabe, RHP, Ole Miss (No. 119)
STARKVILLE STATION REGIONAL (2 Top 150 prospects)
Game 1: No. 14 Mississippi State vs. Lipscomb; 2 p.m.
Game 2: Louisiana vs. Cincinnati; 7 p.m.
Top Draft prospect: Ace Reese, 3B, Mississippi State (No. 28)
Other Top 150 prospects: Jack Natili, C, Cincinnati (No. 106)
LAWRENCE REGIONAL (5 Top 150 prospects)
Game 1: No. 15 Kansas vs. Northeastern; 1 p.m.
Game 2: Missouri State vs. Arkansas; 6 p.m.
Top Draft prospect: Ryder Helfrick, C, Arkansas (No. 16)
Other Top 150 prospects: Hunter Dietz, LHP, Arkansas (No. 18); Caden Bogenpohl, OF, Missouri State (No. 74); Carson Wiggins, RHP, Arkansas (No. 83); Gabe Gaeckle, RHP, Arkansas (No. 86)
MORGANVILLE STATION REGIONAL (3 Top 150 prospects)
Game 1: Kentucky vs. Wake Forest; 12 p.m.
Game 2: No. 16 West Virginia vs. Binghamton; 5 p.m.
Top Draft prospect: Tyler Bell, SS, Kentucky (No. 23)
Other Top 150 prospects: Kade Lewis, 1B, Wake Forest (No. 107); Dalton Wentz, 3B/2B, Wake Forest (No. 135)