College Baseball Regional 2018: Bracket, Schedule and Hosts

The 64-team field for the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship was officially set Monday afternoon, as we now know which teams will be in the running for a shot at the national title.          

The NCAA chose the 16 regional hosts Sunday before filling out each region Monday with the remaining three schools who will be vying for spots in Super Regionals.

So let's take a look at the full list of regional sites and the four teams who will be competing for each regional crown before making our prediction for the eventual national champion:

Gainesville Regional

1. Florida
2. Jacksonville
3. Florida Atlantic
4. Columbia

Raleigh Regional

1. NC State
2. Auburn
3. Northeastern
4. Army West Point

Lubbock Regional

1. Texas Tech
2. Louisville
3. Kent State
4. New Mexico State

Athens Regional

1. Georgia
2. Duke
3. Troy
4. Campbell

Fayetteville Regional

1. Arkansas
2. Southern Mississippi
3. Dallas Baptist
4. Oral Roberts

Greenville Regional

1. East Carolina
2. South Carolina
3. Ohio State
4. UNC Wilmington

Austin Regional

1. Texas
2. Indiana
3. Texas A&M
4. Texas Southern

Oxford Regional

1. Ole Miss
2. Tennessee Tech
3. Missouri State
4. Saint Louis

Stanford Regional

1. Stanford
2. Baylor
3. Cal State Fullerton
4. Wright State

Conway Regional

1. Coastal Carolina
2. Connecticut
3. Washington
4. LIU Brooklyn

Clemson Regional

1. Clemson
2. Vanderbilt
3. St. John's
4. Morehead State

Tallahassee Regional

1. Florida State
2. Mississippi State
3. Oklahoma
4. Samford

Chapel Hill Regional

1. North Carolina
2. Purdue
3. Houston
4. North Carolina A&T

DeLand Regional

1. Stetson
2. South Florida
3. Oklahoma State
4. Hartford

Minneapolis Regional

1. Minnesota
2. UCLA
3. Gonzaga
4. Canisius

Corvallis Regional

1. Oregon State
2. LSU
3. San Diego State
4. Northwestern State

NCAA Tournament Schedule

Regionals: June 1-4

Super Regionals: June 8-11

College World Series: June 16-26/27

Format Breakdown

The four teams in each region will face off in a double-elimination tournament, with the No. 1 seed in each region playing host. The winner advances to Super Regionals, which are held again on the campuses of the higher-seeded schools.

The Super Regionals are set up as a best-of-three series, with the eight winners advancing to the College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska.

Those eight teams are split into two brackets, and a double-elimination tournament is once again played, with the two bracket winners meeting for the national championship in one final best-of-three series.

Predicted Champion: Florida Gators

Matt Ryerson/Associated Press

Florida has been the team to beat all season, so there's no sense betting against it now.

With a 42-17 record overall and a 20-10 conference record in a stacked SEC, the Gators finished the regular season as the No. 1 team in the nation, according to D1Baseball.com.

The Gators roster is headlined by a trio of likely first-round picks in next month's MLB draft starting June 4, with Brady Singer (13 GS, 10-1, 2.25 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 92 K, 88 IP) and Jackson Kowar (14 GS, 9-3, 3.01 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 84 K, 86.2 IP) fronting the starting rotation and third baseman Jonathan India (.365/.506/.730, 11 2B, 16 HR, 40 RBI) pacing the offensive attack.

With a regional host spot already all but assured heading into the SEC tournament, the Gators have had a chance to rest Singer, who last pitched May 11, when he went seven innings in a no-decision against Georgia.

Florida ranked 33rd in the nation in team ERA (3.57) and tied for 35th in runs scored per game (6.8), according to NCAA.com, as a deep and talented roster made the Gators a serious threat on both sides of the ball.

Another national title would make them the first repeat winners since South Carolina in 2010 and 2011.

Bracket and schedule information courtesy of NCAA.com. All stats via The Baseball Cube unless otherwise noted.