NCAA baseball tournament projections for Knoxville Regional

NCAA baseball tournament projections for the Knoxville Regional and Tennessee.

Conference championship games will take place Sunday throughout college baseball.

No. 1 Tennessee will play Florida in the Southeastern Conference championship game Sunday in Hoover, Alabama. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m. EDT and the matchup will be televised by ESPN2.

NCAA Tournament Regional host sites will be announced at 8:30 p.m. EDT Sunday on ESPN bottom lines and NCAA Baseball social media sites. 16 regional host sites make up the NCAA Tournament bracket.

The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship selection show for 64 teams and pairings will be announced at noon EDT on Monday (ESPN2).

Ahead of the selection show, D1Baseball, Baseball America and College Sports Madness have projected the NCAA Tournament field.

Below are projections for Tennessee. The Vols are slated to be the No. 1 overall seed and to host the Knoxville Regional. Projections are also listed for the No. 16 national seed that will be paired with the Knoxville Regional during Super Regional play.

PHOTOS: Lady Vols defeat Oregon State in Knoxville Regional

PHOTOS: Lady Vols defeat Oregon State in Knoxville Regional

The Knoxville Regional of the NCAA Tournament is taking place May 20-22  at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.

Tennessee (41-16) defeated Oregon State, 3-0, Saturday in the winner’s bracket of the NCAA Tournament.

The Lady Vols will play in the Knoxville Regional final on Sunday.

Knoxville Regional schedule, first pitch times

Friday, May 20

  • Game 1: Ohio State vs. Oregon State, 4 p.m. EDT
  • Game 2: Tennessee vs. Campbell, 6:30 p.m. EDT

Saturday, May 21

  • Game 3: G1 Winner vs. G2 Winner, noon EDT
  • Game 4: G1 Loser vs. G2 Loser, 2:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game 5: G3 Loser vs. G4 Winner, 5 p.m. EDT

Sunday, May 22

  • Game 6: G3 Winner vs. G5 Winner, 2 p.m. EDT
  • Game 7: G6 Winner vs. G6 Loser (if necessary), 4:30 p.m. EDT

Below are photos of the Tennessee-Oregon State game.

Tony Vitello previews Knoxville Regional

2021 NCAA Baseball Tournament.

Tennessee (45-16) is the No. 3 national seed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament.

Tennessee will host the Knoxville Regional at Lindsey Nelson Stadium starting Friday. UT is the No. 1 seed in the Knoxville Regional.

The Vols will play No. 4 seed Wright State (35-11) Friday at 6 p.m. EDT. ESPN3 will broadcast the game.

No. 2 seed Duke (32-30) will play No. 3 seed Liberty (39-14) in the first game of the regional Friday at noon EDT. ACC Network will televise the matchup.

Ahead of the NCAA Tournament, Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello met with media to preview the Knoxville Regional.

Below is Vitello discussing the Vols’ postseason NCAA Tournament play.

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