Syndicate Sports is getting into the bracketology business, starting with the Road to Omaha.
To determine the field, we used Warren Nolan and averaged the RPI and ELO rankings to establish the overall seeds. Any movement up or down a seed line was made to ensure that two teams of the same conference are not placed in the same regional, in accordance to NCAA rules.
Added for the final ranking was bonus points for victories. A team would get an 0.25 point for every Quad 1 victory, while losing 0.5 points for every Quad 3 or 4 loss.
The regions are sorted by the region they would face in the super regionals. For example, the No. 1 seed is paired with the No. 16 seed.
All team records are based on the completion of all conference tournaments. The teams in bold are teams that have clinched the conference automatic bid.
Last Five Teams In
- Missouri State
- Kentucky
- Coastal Carolina
- Pittsburgh
- UCF
First Five Teams Out
- Boston College
- NC State
- UTSA
- Campbell
- Texas State
Los Angeles Regional (UCLA)
- #1 UCLA vs South Dakota State
- Arizona State vs TCU
Fayetteville Regional
- #16 Arkansas vs USC Upstate
- Southern Miss vs VCU
Tuscaloosa Regional
- #8 Alabama vs Binghamton
- Wake Forest vs Northeastern
College Station Regional
- #9 Texas A&M vs Saint Mary’s
- Oklahoma State vs Pittsburgh
Austin Regional
- #5 Texas vs Long Island
- Cincinnati vs Virginia
Eugene Regional
- #12 Oregon vs Washington State
- Ole Miss vs Tarleton
Athens Regional
- #4 Georgia vs Illinois-Chicago
- Louisiana vs Virginia Tech
Morgantown Regional
- #13 West Virginia vs Northern Illinois
- Oklahoma vs Cal Poly
Auburn Regional
- #6 Auburn vs Alabama State
- Mercer vs Missouri State
Starkville Regional
- #11 Mississippi State vs Yale
- Jacksonville State vs UCF
Chapel Hill Regional
- #3 North Carolina vs Holy Cross
- East Carolina vs Troy
Lawrence Regional
- #14 Kansas vs Little Rock
- USC vs Kentucky
Gainesville Regional
- #7 Florida vs Lipscomb
- Miami vs Coastal Carolina
Tallahassee Regional
- #10 Florida State vs Rider
- Tennessee vs The Citadel
Atlanta Regional
- #2 Georgia Tech vs Milwaukee
- Liberty vs UC Santa Barbara
Corvallis Regional
- #15 Oregon State vs St. John’s
- Nebraska vs Lamar
Conference Breakdown
- SEC: 12
- ACC: 8
- Big 12: 7
- Big Ten: 4
- Sun Belt: 4
- Conference USA: 3
- Big West: 2
- Southern: 2