The college baseball postseason has finally arrived.
Regional play will take place June 3-6 with its usual double-elimination format. The 16 Regional winners will move on to the Super Regional round from June 10-13 where two teams face off in a best of three series. The eight teams who survive the Super Regional advance to the College World Series starting on June 17.
The NCAA committee released the 16 host sites on Sunday night followed by the full official 2022 bracket on Monday afternoon.
The 2022 bracket! ⚾️#RoadToOmaha pic.twitter.com/t2fagB2Fk0
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) May 30, 2022
Each year the tournament is announced, controversy follows some of the committees’ decision-making. This season features some snubbed teams along with interesting top 16 seedings.
The bracket does set up many can’t miss matchups and storylines including TCU heading to College Station, Ole Miss making the field and Texas State making the trip out west to Standford.
Here are five takeaways from the NCAA Baseball Tournament bracket: