Conference tournaments are underway as teams are vying for automatic bids for the NCAA tournament, and there are upsets happening all over the place already.
Wake Forest is the No. 1 team in the country, according to D1baseball.com, and the Demon Deacons are looking for their first ACC conference tournament title in over 20 years. But it won’t be an easy task with Clemson rolling — the Tigers are currently ranked No. 6 in the country and won 12 straight games to end the regular season.
Elsewhere, the SEC tournament seems completely up for grabs. Arkansas and Florida each took a share of the regular-season title, and with LSU stumbling at the end and other teams stepping up, such as Alabama, each game is a must-see. The latest projections from D1baseball.com have 10 teams from the SEC reaching the NCAA tournament. The past two NCAA champions, Ole Miss and Mississippi State, notably did not qualify for the conference tourney.
Oklahoma State, Texas, and West Virginia all took a share of the Big 12 regular-season title, leaving the conference tournament wide open for anyone’s taking and anyone’s automatic bid.
The Pac-12 is in the second iteration of its postseason tournament, with its pool play extending from eight teams to nine. Stanford has been solid all year long, currently ranked No. 3 in the country, and the Cardinal will be hard to knock out as the format of the Pac-12 tournament favors the top three seeds (No. 1 Stanford, No. 2 Oregon State, No. 3 Washington).
Maryland has won back-to-back Big Ten regular-season titles and is looking to add a conference tournament title to its résumé as the Terrapins are No. 23 team in the country, the highest-ranked Big Ten team.
After all is said and done, teams will find out Monday if they have made it to the NCAA tournament during the selection show.
Below is how to watch information for the selection show and brackets, scores and schedules for the Power 5 baseball tournaments.
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NCAA tournament selection show
Time: 12 p.m. ET
Date: Monday, May 29
How to watch: ESPN2/ESPN App
Following the conclusion of 30 conference tournaments, the 64-team field will be announced Monday, May 29, on ESPN2. The 16 regional sites will be announced Sunday, May 28. Teams will be seeded 1-4 and play in a double-elimination format.
Power 5 conference tournaments
SEC
All games on SEC Network, except the championship, which will be on ESPN2.
First round (single elimination) – Tuesday, May 23
Game 1: No. 6 South Carolina 9, No. 11 Georgia 0; Georgia eliminated
Game 2: No. 10 Texas A&M 3, No. 7 Tennessee 0; Tennessee eliminated
Game 3: No. 9 Alabama 4, No. 8 Kentucky 0, Kentucky eliminated
Game 4: No. 5 Auburn 10, No. 12 Missouri 4; Missouri eliminated
Second round (double elimination) – Wednesday, May 24
Game 5: No. 3 LSU 10, No. 6 South Carolina 3
Game 6: No. 2 Arkansas 6, No. 10 Texas A&M 5 (11)
Game 7: No. 1 Florida 7, No. 9 Alabama 6 (11)
Game 8: No. 4 Vanderbilt 6, No. 5 Auburn 4
Third round (double elimination) – Thursday, May 25
Game 9: No. 10 Texas A&M 5, No. 6 South Carolina 0; South Carolina eliminated
Game 10: No. 9 Alabama 7, No. 5 Auburn 4; Auburn eliminated
Game 11: No. 2 Arkansas 5, No. 3 LSU 4
Game 12: No. 1 Florida 6, No. 4 Vanderbilt 3
Fourth round (double elimination) – Friday, May 26
Game 13: No. 10 Texas A&M vs. No. 3 LSU; 4 p.m. ET
Game 14: No. 9 Alabama vs. No. 4 Vanderbilt; time TBD
Semifinals (single elimination) – Saturday, May 27
Game 15: No. 2 Arkansas vs. Game 13 Winner; 1 p.m. ET
Game 16: No. 1 Florida vs. Game 14 Winner; time TBD
Championship – Sunday, May 28
3 p.m. ET on ESPN2
ACC
All games on ACC Network, except the championship, which will be on ESPN2.
Pool A: No. 1 Wake Forest, No. 8 Notre Dame, No. 12 Pitt
Pool B: No. 2 Virginia, No. 7 North Carolina, No. 11 Georgia Tech
Pool C: No. 3 Clemson, No. 6 Boston College, No. 10 Virginia Tech
Pool D: No. 4 Miami, No. 5 Duke, No. 9 NC State
Pool play – Tuesday, May 23
No. 6 Boston College 11, No. 10 Virginia Tech 7
No. 7 North Carolina 11, No. 11 Georgia Tech 5
No. 9 NC State 8, No. 5 Duke 7 (11)
Pool play – Wednesday, May 24
No. 12 Pitt 9, No. 8 Notre Dame 5
No. 2 Virginia 15, No. 11 Georgia Tech 1
No. 3 Clemson 14, No. 10 Virginia Tech 5
Pool play – Thursday, May 25
No. 1 Wake Forest 10, No. 12 Pitt 2
No. 7 North Carolina 10, No. 2 Virginia 2
No. 4 Miami 4, No. 9 NC State 2
Pool play – Friday, May 26
No. 6 Boston College vs. No. 3 Clemson; 11 a.m. ET
No. 5 Duke vs. No. 4 Miami; 3 p.m. ET
No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 1 Wake Forest; 7 p.m. ET
Semifinals – Saturday, May 27
Pool A Winner vs. Pool D Winner; 1 p.m. ET
Pool B Winner vs. Pool C Winner; 5 p.m. ET
Championship – Sunday, May 28
Noon ET on ESPN2
Big 12
Double-elimination tournament.
Wednesday, May 24
Game 1: No. 4 TCU 16, No. 5 Kansas State 3 (7)
Game 2 : No. 8 Kansas 6, No. 1 Texas 3
Game 3: No. 7 Oklahoma 9, No. 2 Oklahoma State 5
Game 4: No. 6 Texas Tech 6, No. 3 West Virginia 2
Thursday, May 25
Game 5: No. 5 Kansas State 6, No. 1 Texas 0; Texas eliminated
Game 6: No. 2 Oklahoma State 3, No. 3 West Virginia 2; West Virginia eliminated
Game 7: No. 4 TCU 14, No. 8 Kansas 4
Game 8: No. 6 Texas Tech 10, No. 7 Oklahoma 9
Friday, May 26
Game 9: No. 8 Kansas vs. No. 5 Kansas State; 4 p.m. ET on Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Game 10: No. 7 Oklahoma vs. No. 2 Oklahoma State; 7:30 p.m. ET on Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Saturday, May 27
Game 11: Game 9 Winner vs. No. 4 TCU; 10 a.m. ET on Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Game 12: Game 10 Winner vs. No. 6 Texas Tech; 1:30 p.m. ET on Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Game 13: Game 11 Loser vs. Game 11 Winner (if necessary); 5 p.m. ET on Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Game 14: Game 12 Loser vs. Game 12 Winner (if necessary); 5 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. ET on Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Championship – Sunday, May 28
6 p.m. ET on ESPNU
Pac-12
All games on Pac-12 Network, except the championship, which will be on ESPN2.
Pool A: No. 1 Stanford, No. 6 Oregon, No. 9 Cal
Pool B: No. 2 Oregon State, No. 5 Arizona State, No. 8 Arizona
Pool C: No. 3 Washington, No. 4 USC, No. 7 UCLA
Pool play – Tuesday, May 23
No. 8 Arizona 12, No. 5 Arizona State 3
No. 4 USC 6, No. 7 UCLA 4
No. 6 Oregon 3, No. 9 Cal 2
Pool play – Wednesday, May 24
No. 8 Arizona 13, No. 2 Oregon State 12
No. 7 UCLA 17, No. 3 Washington 4 (7)
No. 1 Stanford 18, No. 9 California 10
Pool play – Thursday, May 25
No. 5 Arizona State 14, No. 2 Oregon State 10
No. 3 Washington 8, No. 4 USC 3
No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 6 Oregon; 10 p.m. ET
Semifinals – Friday, May 26
The three pool winners advance to this round, plus one wildcard.
First semi: 5:30 p.m. ET
Second semi: 10 p.m. ET
Championship – Saturday, May 27
10 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Big Ten
All games on Big Ten Network.
Double-elimination tournament.
Tuesday, May 23
Game 1: No. 3 Iowa 13, No. 6 Michigan 3 (8)
Game 2: No. 2 Indiana 4, No. 7 Illinois 3
Game 3: No. 1 Maryland 3, No. 8 Michigan State 2
Wednesday, May 24
Game 4: No. 4 Nebraska 9, No. 5 Rutgers 7
Game: 5: No. 6 Michigan 6, No. 7 Illinois 3; Illinois eliminated
Thursday, May 25
Game 6: No. 8 Michigan State 6, No. 5 Rutgers 4; Rutgers eliminated
Game 7: No. 3 Iowa 9, No. 2 Indiana 4
Game 8: No. 1 Maryland 2, No. 4 Nebraska 1 (10 inn.)
Friday, May 26
Game 9: No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 6 Michigan; 3 p.m. ET
Game 10: No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 8 Michigan State; 8 p.m. ET
Saturday, May 27
Game 11: No. 3 Iowa vs. Game 9 Winner, 10 a.m. ET
Game 12: No. 1 Maryland vs. Game 10 Winner, 2 p.m. ET
Game 13: If necessary; 6 p.m. ET
Game 14: If necessary; 10 p.m. ET
Championship – Sunday, May 28
3 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network
