Could Frogs Be Bound for Eugene This Postseason?

As May rolls around, it’s time once again to focus on playoff baseball. With only two weeks remaining in the regular season, the postseason looms ahead. On Monday, May 26, which is less than three weeks from now, the selection of the 64 teams for the tournament will be revealed.

The Horned Frogs (34-15, 15-9), who missed out on the tournament last season, are now sharing the third-place position in the Big 12 alongside two other teams. West Virginia leads the conference, followed by Arizona State in second place. TCU is equally ranked with Arizona and Kansas.

What Teams Are Projected to Make the College Baseball Postseason Tournament?

Every week as the playoffs draw near, D1Baseball.com—a top provider of college baseball news, scores, and related content—refreshes its forecasts for the post-season competition.

This week, seven out of the 14 teams in the Big 12 are expected to secure their spots in the tournament, an increase of one compared to last week. These teams include Arizona, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Kansas, Kansas State, TCU, and West Virginia. Currently, both Arizona and West Virginia are forecasted to be home-field hosts for a Regional.

Five other teams TCU has played in nonconference play are also projected to make the field: Arkansas, DBU, San Diego, Southern Miss, and UTSA. Michigan and UTRGV, both TCU nonconference opponents, are in the first four out and not projected to make the field.

Anticipated Universities for the NCAA Baseball Championship

Big 12 Schools:

• Arizona - Projected No. 16 national seed, which would have them hosting a Regional in Tucson. Their potential Super Regional would be in Austin against No. 1 Texas.
• Arizona State - Estimated No. 3 seed for the Los Angeles Regional
• Cincinnati - Estimated No. 3 seeding for the Clemson Regional
• Kansas - Projected No. 3 seed in the Fayetteville Regional. Big 12 teams have won the past two Regionals played in Fayetteville.
• Kansas State - Projected No. 3 seed in the Austin Regional. The Wildcats are currently projected as one of the last four teams to make it into the tournament.
• TCU - Estimated as the No. 2 seed for the Eugene Regional.
• West Virginia - Expected as the No. 12 national seed, they would host a regional round in Morgantown. If they advance, their possible super regional matchup could be in Athens against No. 5 Georgia.

TCU Non-Conference Opponents

• Arkansas - No. 2 national seed
• Dallas Baptist – Projected No. 2 seed in the Fayetteville Regional
• Michigan - Among the Initial Four Excluded and Not Expected to Secure a Spot in the Competition
• San Diego - Projected No. 4 seed in the Los Angeles Regional
• Southern Miss - Projected No. 2 seed in the Auburn Regional
• UTRGV - Among the Initial Four Eliminated and unlikely to secure a spot in the competition
• UTSA - Estimated as the No. 2 seed in the Austin Regional

Regional Tournament Hosts: The Top 16

1. Austin Regional (Texas)
2. Fayetteville Regional (Arkansas)
3. Tallahassee Regional (Florida State)
4. Baton Rouge Regional (LSU)
5. Athens Regional (Georgia)
6. Auburn Regional (Auburn)
7. Chapel Hill Regional (North Carolina)
8. Nashville Regional (Vanderbilt)
9. Knoxville Regional (Tennessee)
10. Clemson Regional (Clemson)
11. Conway Regional (Coastal Carolina)
12. Morgantown Regional (West Virginia)
13. Eugene Regional (Oregon)
14. Corvallis Regional (Oregon State)
15. Los Angeles Regional (UCLA)
16. Tucson Regional (Arizona)

Projected Eugene Regional

1. Oregon (Overall No. 13 seed and automatic qualifier as winner of the Big Ten)
2. TCU (at-large bid)
3. Cal Poly (at-large bid)
4. Fairfield (Automatically qualified as the predicted champion of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)

College World Series Brackets

Assuming every host team wins their Regional (they won’t). The bottom eight regional hosts all go on the road to play the Super Regional at the top eight teams, and assuming the top eight national seeds all win the Supers (they won’t), here’s how the brackets would be in Omaha:

Bracket One

• (1) Texas

• (4) LSU

• (5) Georgia

• (8) Vanderbilt

Bracket Two

• (2) Arkansas

• (3) Florida State

• (6) Auburn

• (7) North Carolina

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This piece was initially published on www.si.com/college/tcu as Could the Frogs be Bound for Eugene in the Postseason? .