{"id":284255,"date":"2026-05-26T01:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T01:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/284255\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T01:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T01:04:12","slug":"florida-baseball-in-2026-ncaa-tournament-regional-schedule-bracket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/284255\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida baseball in 2026 NCAA Tournament: Regional schedule, bracket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>May 25, 2026, 1:56 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Florida baseball earned the No. 8 overall seed in the 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament and will host the Gainesville Regional starting on Friday, May 29, through Monday, June 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Along with the Gators, who hold the top seed in the regional round, the 2-seed Miami Hurricanes, 3-seed Troy Trojans and 4-seed Rider Broncos will compete in the double-elimination round this weekend for a chance to advance to the super regionals. Florida will face off against Rider at 1 p.m. ET on Friday on ESPN+, while Miami and Troy go head-to-head at 6 p.m. ET on the ACC Network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">This is the 13th time the Orange and Blue has hosted a regional under Kevin O&#8217;Sullivan and the 41st all-time NCAA Regional appearance for the program. The Gators have made the NCAA Tournament in all 18 full seasons since O&#8217;Sullivan took over as head coach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Gainesville Regional is paired with the Hattiesburg Regional, hosted by the ninth-seeded Southern Miss Golden Eagles. The winners of the two regionals will face off in the super regionals from Friday, June 5, to Monday, June 8.<\/p>\n<p>2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament regionals schedule<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">All times Eastern<\/p>\n<p>Need a news break? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (play)|e|auto spike click:6|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/play.usatoday.com\/?itm_source=SPIKE&amp;itm_campaign=PLAYSPIKE&amp;itm_medium=ONSITE\">Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a>Los Angeles RegionalGame 1:\u00a0No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 4\u00a0Saint Mary\u2019s (CA) | 3 p.m. | ESPNUGame 2:\u00a0No. 2 Virginia Tech\u00a0vs. No. 3 Cal Poly | 8 p.m. | ESPN+Morgantown RegionalGame 1:\u00a0No. 2 Wake Forest\u00a0vs. No. 3 Kentucky | Noon | ESPN2Game 2:\u00a0No. 1 West Virginia\u00a0vs. No. 4 Binghamton | 5 p.m. |\u00a0ESPN+Hattiesburg RegionalGame 1:\u00a0No. 1 Southern Miss. vs. No. 4\u00a0Little Rock | 2 p.m. |\u00a0ESPN+Game 2:\u00a0No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 3 Jacksonville St. | 7 p.m. |\u00a0ESPN+Gainesville RegionalGame 1:\u00a0No. 1 Florida vs. Rider | 1 p.m. | ESPN+Game 2:\u00a0No. 2 Miami (FL) vs. No. 3 Troy | 6 p.m. |\u00a0ACCNChapel Hill RegionalGame 1:\u00a0No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 3\u00a0East Carolina | Noon | ESPNUGame 2:\u00a0No. 1 North Carolina\u00a0vs. No. 4 VCU | 5 p.m. |\u00a0ESPN+College Station RegionalGame 1:\u00a0No. 1 Texas A&amp;M vs. No. 4 Lamar| 4 p.m. | SECNGame 2:\u00a0No. 2 Southern California\u00a0vs. No. 3 Texas St. | 9 p.m. | ESPN+Lincoln RegionalGame 1:\u00a0No. 1 Nebraska\u00a0vs. No. 4 South Dakota St. | 4 p.m. |\u00a0ESPN+Game 2:\u00a0No. 2 Ole Miss\u00a0vs. No. 3 Arizona St. | 9 p.m. |\u00a0ESPNUAuburn RegionalGame 1:\u00a0No. 1 Auburn\u00a0vs. No. 4 Milwaukee\u00a0| 1 p.m. | ESPN+Game 2:\u00a0No. 2 UCF\u00a0vs. No. 3 NC State | 6 p.m. |\u00a0ESPNUAtlanta RegionalGame 1:\u00a0No. 1 Georgia Tech vs. No. 4 UIC |\u00a012 p.m. | ACCNGame 2:\u00a0No. 2 Oklahoma\u00a0vs. No. 3 The Citadel |\u00a05 p.m. | ESPN+Lawrence RegionalGame 1:\u00a0No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 4 Northeastern | 1 p.m. |\u00a0ESPN+Game 2:\u00a0No. 2 Arkansas\u00a0vs. No. 3 Missouri St. | 6 p.m. |\u00a0ESPN+Tallahassee RegionalGame 1:\u00a0No. 1 Florida St. vs. No. 4 St. John\u2019s (NY) | 3 p.m. |\u00a0ACCNGame 2:\u00a0No. 2 Coastal Carolina\u00a0vs. No. 3 NIU | 8 p.m. |\u00a0ESPN+Tuscaloosa RegionalGame 1:\u00a0No. 2 Oklahoma St.\u00a0vs. No. 3 USC Upstate | 2 p.m. |\u00a0ESPN+Game 2:\u00a0No. 1 Alabama\u00a0vs. No. 4 Alabama St. | 7 p.m. | ESPN+Austin RegionalGame 1:\u00a0No. 1 Texas\u00a0vs. No. 4 Holy Cross | 1 p.m. |\u00a0SECNGame 2:\u00a0No. 2\u00a0UC Santa Barbara\u00a0vs. No. 3 Tarleton St. | 6 p.m. | ESPN+Eugene RegionalGame 1:\u00a0No. 2 Oregon St.\u00a0vs. No. 3 Washington St. | 3 p.m. |\u00a0ESPN+Game 2:\u00a0No. 1 Oregon\u00a0vs. No. 4 Yale |\u00a08 p.m. | ESPN+Starkville RegionalGame 1:\u00a0No. 1 Mississippi St. vs. No. 4 Lipscomb | 2 p.m. |\u00a0ESPN+Game 2:\u00a0No. 2 Cincinnati vs. No. 3 Louisiana | 7 p.m. |\u00a0ESPN+Athens RegionalGame 1:\u00a0No. 2 Boston College vs. No. 3 Liberty |\u00a02 p.m. | ESPN+\u00a0Game 2:\u00a0No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 LIU |\u00a07 p.m. | SECN<img class=\"gnt_em_cp_cw_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779757452_696_73904848007-CWS-G3-2.jpeg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Follow us <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GatorsWire\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@GatorsWire<\/a> on X, formerly known as Twitter, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/gatorswire.bsky.social\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky<\/a>, and like our page on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GatorsWire\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> to 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