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2026 NCAA Division I baseball season

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2026 NCAA Division I baseball season
DurationFebruary 13 – June 21/22, 2026
Number of teams304
Preseason No. 1UCLA
Tournament
DurationMay 29–June 21/22, 2026
Men's College World Series
Seasons
← 2025
2027 →

The 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season is the ongoing college baseball season in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level. It began on February 13, 2026, with play progressing through the regular season, various conference tournaments and championship series, and will conclude with the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2026 Men's College World Series (MCWS). The MCWS will consist of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament and is held annually in Omaha, Nebraska at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. The LSU Tigers are the defending champions.

Conference realignment

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One school transitioned from NCAA Division II to Division I after the 2025 season.

A total of five baseball-sponsoring schools changed conferences after the 2025 season.

One school dropped its program.

One school reinstated its program.

The 2026 season is the last for 22 Division I schools in their current baseball conferences, as well as the last before West Florida starts its transition from Division II to Division I. It is also Oregon State's last as a Division I independent. This does not include the three baseball-sponsoring schools of the Western Athletic Conference that will remain members when that conference rebrands as the United Athletic Conference in July 2026.

School 2026 conference Future conference
Austin Peay Atlantic Sun United Athletic
California Baptist Western Athletic Big West
Central Arkansas Atlantic Sun United Athletic
Colorado State Mountain West Pac-12
Dallas Baptist CUSA Pac-12
Eastern Kentucky Atlantic Sun United Athletic
Fresno State Mountain West Pac-12
Gonzaga West Coast Pac-12
Hawaii Big West Mountain West
Little Rock Ohio Valley United Athletic
Louisiana Tech CUSA Sun Belt
North Alabama Atlantic Sun United Athletic
Northern Illinois MAC Horizon
Oregon State Independent Pac-12
Sacramento State Western Athletic Big West
San Diego State Mountain West Pac-12
Tennessee Tech Ohio Valley Southern
Texas State Sun Belt Pac-12
UC Davis Big West Mountain West
Utah Tech Western Athletic Mountain West
Utah Valley Western Athletic Big West
Washington State Mountain West Pac-12
West Florida Gulf South (D-II) Atlantic Sun
West Georgia Atlantic Sun United Athletic

Other news

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  • April 14 – Lehigh set a new Division I record for first-inning runs, scoring 20 against Coppin State on its way to a 38–6 win. The Mountain Hawks surpassed the previous record of 18 first-inning runs first set by Princeton in March 1974 and tied by Air Force the next month. Lehigh fell short of the record for runs in any inning, set the previous season by George Mason with 23 in the second inning against Holy Cross. Lehigh's 38 runs set a new single-game Patriot League record, and Mountain Hawks third baseman Aidan Quinn set a new Division I record by drawing 7 walks.[9]

Season outlook

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Perfect Game[10]
Ranking Team
1 LSU
2 Georgia Tech
3 Tennessee
4 Arkansas
5 UCLA
6 Mississippi State
7 Oregon State
8 Texas
9 Florida State
10 Auburn
11 TCU
12 Florida
13 Oregon
14 Virginia
15 Georgia
16 Louisville
17 Coastal Carolina
18 North Carolina
19 Vanderbilt
20 Clemson
21 UC Santa Barbara
22 NC State
23 Southern Miss
24 Miami (FL)
25 East Carolina
D1Baseball[11]
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 LSU
3 Texas
4 Mississippi State
5 Georgia Tech
6 Coastal Carolina
7 Arkansas
8 Louisville
9 Auburn
10 TCU
11 North Carolina
12 Oregon State
13 Florida
14 Tennessee
15 Georgia
16 Florida State
17 NC State
18 Kentucky
19 Clemson
20 Southern Miss
21 Wake Forest
22 Miami (FL)
23 Vanderbilt
24 Arizona
25 Texas A&M
USA Today Coaches[12]
Ranking Team
1 LSU
2 UCLA
3 Texas
4 Georgia Tech
5 Arkansas
6 Mississippi State
7 Coastal Carolina
8 North Carolina
9 Auburn
10 TCU
11 Louisville
12 Oregon State
13 Georgia
14 Florida State
15 Tennessee
16 Florida
17 Clemson
18 Vanderbilt
19 NC State
20 Southern Miss
21 Miami (FL)
22 Virginia
23 Oregon
24 Arizona
25 Wake Forest
Baseball America[13]
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 LSU
3 Mississippi State
4 Georgia Tech
5 Auburn
6 Georgia
7 North Carolina
8 Texas
9 TCU
10 Arkansas
11 Coastal Carolina
12 Florida State
13 Tennessee
14 Virginia
15 Oregon State
16 Ole Miss
17 Vanderbilt
18 Louisville
19 Oklahoma
20 Clemson
21 West Virginia
22 Florida
23 Southern Miss
24 East Carolina
25 Miami (FL)
NCBWA[14]
Ranking Team
1 LSU
2 UCLA
3 Texas
4 Georgia Tech
5 Arkansas
6 Mississippi State
7 Coastal Carolina
8 Auburn
9 TCU
10 Louisville
11 Oregon State
12 North Carolina
13 Georgia
14 Florida State
15 Tennessee
16 Florida
17 Clemson
18 Vanderbilt
19 NC State
20 Southern Miss
21 Kentucky
22 Miami (FL)
23 Arizona
24 Virginia
25 Wake Forest

Conference standings

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2026 America East Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Binghamton  ‍‍‍ 13 5   .722 24 18   .571
Maine  ‍‍‍ 11 7   .611 18 26   .409
Bryant  ‍‍‍ 12 9   .571 24 20   .545
UMBC  ‍‍‍ 10 8   .556 22 20   .524
Albany  ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 13 27   .325
UMass Lowell  ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 16 26   .381
NJIT  ‍‍‍ 6 15   .286 15 26   .366
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 3, 2026[15]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 American Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 15 6 0   .714 33 15 0   .688
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 8 0   .619 29 19 1   .602
UAB  ‍‍‍ 12 9 0   .571 28 20 0   .583
Rice  ‍‍‍ 11 10 0   .524 29 20 0   .592
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 10 11 0   .476 26 23 0   .531
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 10 11 0   .476 25 23 0   .521
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 10 11 0   .476 19 28 0   .404
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 8 13 0   .381 29 18 0   .617
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 8 13 0   .381 23 25 0   .479
Tulane  ‍‍‍ 8 13 0   .381 23 27 0   .460
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 7, 2026[16]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 22 2 0   .917 32 15 0   .681
VCU ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 26 21 0   .553
Davidson ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 24 21 0   .533
Richmond ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 27 20 0   .574
George Mason ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 22 23 0   .489
Fordham ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 23 26 0   .469
Rhode Island ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 20 26 0   .435
Dayton ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 27 20 0   .574
George Washington ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 17 29 0   .370
Saint Louis ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 17 30 0   .362
St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍ 6 18 0   .250 12 31 1   .284
La Salle ‍‍‍ 5 19 0   .208 21 28 0   .429
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 4, 2026[17]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 3 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍ 19 5 0   .792 39 8 0   .830
No. 2 North Carolina ‍‍‍ 17 7 0   .708 37 9 1   .798
No. 22 Boston College ‍‍‍ 17 10 0   .630 35 16 0   .686
No. 14 Florida State ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 33 14 0   .702
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 33 14 0   .702
Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 14 13 0   .519 32 17 0   .653
No. 23 Virginia ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 32 16 0   .667
NC State ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 30 17 0   .638
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ 13 14 0   .481 25 21 0   .543
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 28 18 0   .609
Louisville ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 26 22 0   .542
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 22 22 0   .500
Notre Dame ‍‍‍ 11 16 0   .407 24 20 0   .545
Duke ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 23 24 0   .489
Clemson ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 28 20 0   .583
California  ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 24 23 0   .511
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 4, 2026[18]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 ASUN Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gold
North Alabama  ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 24 22   .522
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 27 21   .563
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 21 23   .477
Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 23 24   .489
Bellarmine  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 19 27   .413
Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 5 19   .208 12 36   .250
Graphite
North Florida  ‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 26 20   .565
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍ 13 10   .565 29 17   .630
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 26 20   .565
West Georgia*  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 13 35   .271
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 9 14   .391 18 29   .383
Queens  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 13 33   .283
* Ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 4, 2026[19]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Kansas ‍‍‍ 20 4   .833 37 11   .771
No. 15 West Virginia ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 31 12   .721
No. 16 Arizona State ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 33 15   .688
UCF ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 27 17   .614
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 31 17   .646
Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 32 17   .653
TCU ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 29 18   .617
BYU ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 23 23   .500
Utah ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 23 19   .548
Baylor ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 25 22   .532
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 26 22   .542
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 23 24   .489
Arizona ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 16 30   .348
Houston ‍‍‍ 4 20   .167 19 28   .404
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 4, 2026[20]
Rankings from D1baseball
2026 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 11 4   .733 26 19   .578
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 11 4   .733 25 21   .543
UConn  ‍‍‍ 10 5   .667 27 22   .551
Xavier  ‍‍‍ 10 5   .667 22 27   .449
Butler  ‍‍‍ 8 7   .533 19 27   .413
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 5 10   .333 23 25   .479
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 3 12   .200 16 26   .381
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 2 13   .133 14 25   .359
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 4, 2026[21]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 13 5   .722 30 18   .625
High Point  ‍‍‍ 12 6   .667 30 17   .638
Longwood  ‍‍‍ 10 8   .556 28 20   .583
USC Upstate  ‍‍‍ 11 10   .524 22 26   .458
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 24 19   .558
Radford  ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 21 21   .500
Gardner–Webb  ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 21 27   .438
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 18 30   .375
Presbyterian  ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 10 38   .208
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 4, 2026[22]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 UCLA ‍‍‍ 24 0 0   1.000 43 4 0   .915
No. 13 Oregon  ‍‍‍ 17 7 0   .708 35 12 0   .745
No. 25 Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 17 7 0   .708 34 14 0   .708
No. 18 USC  ‍‍‍ 19 8 0   .704 37 12 0   .755
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 32 15 0   .681
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 30 17 0   .638
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 24 21 0   .533
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 28 18 0   .609
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 29 18 0   .617
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 23 23 0   .500
Washington  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 21 26 0   .447
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 22 26 0   .458
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 10 17 0   .370 16 28 0   .364
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 7 17 0   .292 21 27 0   .438
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 7 17 0   .292 19 25 1   .433
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 6 18 0   .250 22 26 0   .458
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 6 18 0   .250 13 31 0   .295
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 4, 2026[23]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 27 19   .587
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 30 15   .667
UC San Diego  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 19 24   .442
Hawai'i  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 24 19   .558
Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 21 25   .457
Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 24 22   .522
UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 23 24   .489
UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 20 25   .444
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 11 16   .407 17 29   .370
Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 20 28   .417
UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 14 32   .304
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 4, 2026[24]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Coastal Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Campbell  ‍‍‍ 23 4   .852 33 14   .702
Northeastern  ‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 28 18   .609
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 25 19   .568
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 26 20   .565
Charleston  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 22 24   .478
Stony Brook  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 19 25   .432
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 20 25   .444
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 17 24   .415
Elon  ‍‍‍ 10 17   .370 19 27   .413
Towson  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 18 27   .400
North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍ 3 21   .125 12 34   .261
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 4, 2026[25]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 20 4   .833 38 10   .792
Liberty  ‍‍‍ 18 6   .750 35 13   .729
Dallas Baptist  ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 28 21   .571
Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 27 17   .614
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 29 21   .580
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 26 22   .542
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 23 22   .511
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 23 25   .479
Sam Houston  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 20 29   .408
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 19 27   .413
FIU  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 15 32   .319
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 5 19   .208 17 31   .354
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 6, 2026[26]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Horizon League baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State  ‍‍‍ 15 3   .833 22 22   .500
Milwaukee  ‍‍‍ 10 8   .556 17 29   .370
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 11 10   .524 22 24   .478
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 10 36   .217
Oakland  ‍‍‍ 5 16   .238 10 34   .227
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 6, 2026[27]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 0 0   38 11   .776
As of May 3, 2026[28]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Ivy League baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Penn  ‍‍‍ 14 7 0   .667 20 20 0   .500
Brown  ‍‍‍ 13 8 0   .619 21 18 0   .538
Yale  ‍‍‍ 11 6 1   .639 23 13 1   .635
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 10 10 1   .500 15 23 1   .397
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 9 12 0   .429 11 26 0   .297
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 7 11 0   .389 15 22 0   .405
Princeton  ‍‍‍ 8 13 0   .381 15 27 0   .357
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 8 13 0   .381 11 26 0   .297
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 6, 2026[29]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Rider ‍‍‍ 17 7 0   .708 25 16 0   .610
Niagara ‍‍‍ 17 7 0   .708 22 16 1   .577
Fairfield ‍‍‍ 16 8 0   .667 22 19 0   .537
Marist ‍‍‍ 16 11 0   .593 20 26 0   .435
Merrimack ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 20 26 0   .435
Quinnipiac ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 22 23 0   .489
Iona ‍‍‍ 12 11 0   .522 16 24 0   .400
Canisius ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 16 24 0   .400
Sacred Heart ‍‍‍ 11 12 0   .478 15 28 0   .349
Siena ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 18 26 0   .409
Mount St. Mary's ‍‍‍ 11 16 0   .407 20 25 0   .444
Manhattan ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 17 27 0   .386
Saint Peter's ‍‍‍ 1 23 0   .042 5 41 0   .109
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 6, 2026[30]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 20 7   .741 35 11   .761
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 19 8   .704 29 13   .690
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 19 8   .704 32 15   .681
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 18 9   .667 24 24   .500
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 16 11   .593 22 20   .524
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 21 26   .447
UMass  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 17 24   .415
Akron  ‍‍‍ 10 17   .370 20 28   .417
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 10 17   .370 17 30   .362
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 9 18   .333 20 27   .426
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 9 18   .333 15 30   .333
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 6 21   .222 9 38   .191
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 6, 2026[31]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Murray State  ‍‍‍ 12 6 0   .667 27 21 0   .563
Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 12 6 0   .667 26 21 0   .553
UIC  ‍‍‍ 12 6 0   .667 20 24 1   .456
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 12 9 0   .571 30 18 0   .625
Evansville  ‍‍‍ 10 8 0   .556 17 28 0   .378
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 9 9 0   .500 19 29 0   .396
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 9 9 0   .500 18 28 0   .391
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 5 16 0   .238 9 39 0   .188
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 3 15 0   .167 10 34 0   .227
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 6, 2026[32]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Mountain West Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 13 5 0   .722 30 19 0   .612
Air Force  ‍‍‍ 14 7 0   .667 23 22 0   .511
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 13 8 0   .619 25 23 0   .521
Nevada  ‍‍‍ 12 9 0   .571 23 21 0   .523
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 11 9 1   .548 26 20 1   .564
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 7 11 0   .389 26 22 0   .542
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 7 11 0   .389 20 25 0   .444
Grand Canyon  ‍‍‍ 7 11 0   .389 17 28 0   .378
Fresno State  ‍‍‍ 2 15 1   .139 13 32 1   .293
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 6, 2026[33]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 22 5 0   .815 29 15 1   .656
LIU  ‍‍‍ 21 6 0   .778 22 18 0   .550
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 19 8 0   .704 24 20 0   .545
Stonehill  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 19 23 0   .452
Le Moyne*  ‍‍‍ 16 11 0   .593 16 23 0   .410
Norfolk State  ‍‍‍ 14 13 0   .519 18 26 0   .409
Mercyhurst*  ‍‍‍ 12 15 0   .444 13 27 0   .325
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 11 16 0   .407 15 23 0   .395
New Haven*  ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 10 29 0   .256
Coppin State  ‍‍‍ 9 18 0   .333 9 33 0   .214
Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 7 20 0   .259 8 34 0   .190
Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 4 23 0   .148 4 40 0   .091
* Ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 6, 2026[34]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Ohio Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 15 6   .714 28 15   .651
SIU Edwardsville  ‍‍‍ 15 6   .714 27 21   .563
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 14 7   .667 28 21   .571
Southeast Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 12 9   .571 31 16   .660
Lindenwood  ‍‍‍ 10 11   .476 25 22   .532
Morehead State  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 24 23   .511
UT Martin  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 23 24   .489
Southern Indiana  ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 25 23   .521
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 16 30   .348
Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍ 5 16   .238 17 32   .347
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 6, 2026[35]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Army ‍‍‍ 17 9   .654 28 18   .609
Bucknell ‍‍‍ 17 9   .654 24 22   .522
Navy ‍‍‍ 16 10   .615 30 17   .638
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 13 13   .500 21 27   .438
Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 8 18   .308 15 31   .326
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 7 19   .269 12 33   .267
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 3, 2026[36]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 18 6   .750 38 11   .776
No. 9 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 15 8   .652 35 10   .778
No. 4 Texas  ‍‍‍ 15 8   .652 35 10   .778
No. 11 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 36 12   .750
No. 6 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 32 14   .696
No. 19 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 32 16   .667
No. 17 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 32 17   .653
No. 21 Florida  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 31 17   .646
No. 20 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 32 17   .653
No. 24 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 30 16   .652
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 31 17   .646
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 29 16   .644
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 27 22   .551
LSU ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 28 21   .571
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 22 27   .449
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 4 20   .167 21 26   .447
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 3, 2026[37]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 12 6   .667 31 17   .646
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 9 6   .600 35 13   .729
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 9 6   .600 29 16   .644
Samford  ‍‍‍ 9 6   .600 24 21   .533
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 9 6   .600 31 17   .646
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 6 9   .400 25 22   .532
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 20 28   .417
VMI  ‍‍‍ 3 12   .200 27 20   .574
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 3, 2026[38]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 18 9   .667 30 19   .612
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 17 10   .630 26 23   .531
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 16 11   .593 25 21   .543
UT Rio Grande Valley  ‍‍‍ 17 13   .567 25 25   .500
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 14 12   .538 24 23   .511
McNeese  ‍‍‍ 13 14   .481 25 23   .521
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 13 14   .481 25 24   .510
Houston Christian  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 21 25   .457
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 11 15   .423 23 24   .489
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 10 17   .370 21 30   .412
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 8 19   .296 18 27   .400
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 6, 2026[39]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bethune–Cookman  ‍‍‍ 19 5   .792 33 16   .673
Southern  ‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 24 21   .533
Alabama State  ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 26 19   .578
Florida A&M  ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 21 22   .488
Grambling State  ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 19 26   .422
Texas Southern  ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 20 19   .513
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 19 29   .396
Jackson State  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 22 23   .489
Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 11 32   .256
Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 10 36   .217
Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍ 4 20   .167 10 38   .208
Alcorn State  ‍‍‍ 3 21   .125 9 38   .191
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 6, 2026[40]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Summit League baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oral Roberts  ‍‍‍ 19 3   .864 29 17   .630
Omaha  ‍‍‍ 10 9   .526 15 22   .405
Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍ 10 11   .476 12 32   .273
South Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 9 11   .450 18 26   .409
North Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 10 28   .263
St. Thomas  ‍‍‍ 6 14   .300 9 33   .214
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 3, 2026[41]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 19 5   .792 33 15   .688
No. 12 Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 34 14   .708
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 28 18   .609
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 30 18   .625
Troy  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 24 25   .490
Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 30 19   .612
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 28 19   .596
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 25 23   .521
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 21 27   .438
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 28 21   .571
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 25 24   .510
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 22 26   .458
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 20 27   .426
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 14 34   .292
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 6, 2026[42]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 West Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 16 5   .762 29 17   .630
San Francisco  ‍‍‍ 13 8   .619 22 23   .489
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 12 9   .571 20 26   .435
Pepperdine  ‍‍‍ 12 9   .571 18 29   .383
Portland  ‍‍‍ 11 10   .524 25 20   .556
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 11 10   .524 26 21   .553
Seattle  ‍‍‍ 11 10   .524 17 25   .405
San Diego  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 17 28   .378
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 7 14   .333 19 28   .404
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 3 18   .143 12 38   .240
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 6, 2026[43]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tarleton  ‍‍‍ 11 4   .733 31 16   .660
California Baptist  ‍‍‍ 10 5   .667 38 11   .776
Utah Tech  ‍‍‍ 6 6   .500 29 19   .604
Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍ 6 6   .500 23 25   .479
Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 6 6   .500 22 28   .440
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 5 7   .417 16 27   .372
Utah Valley  ‍‍‍ 1 11   .083 15 32   .319
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 6, 2026[44]
Rankings from D1Baseball


Conference winners and tournaments

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Twenty–nine athletic conferences each end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament or a double-elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that win their regular season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Conference Regular
Season Winner
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Pitcher of the Year
Conference
Coach of the Year
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Venue (City)
Tournament
Winner
America East Conference 2026 America East Conference baseball tournament Baseball ComplexVestal, NY
American Conference 2026 American Conference baseball tournament BayCare BallparkClearwater, FL
Atlantic 10 Conference Saint Joseph's 2026 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Capital One ParkTysons, VA
Atlantic Coast Conference 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Truist FieldCharlotte, NC
Atlantic Sun Conference Gold -
Graphite -
2026 ASUN Conference baseball tournament Melching Field at Conrad ParkDeLand, FL
Big 12 Conference UCLA 2026 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament Surprise StadiumSurprise, AZ
Big East Conference 2026 Big East Conference baseball tournament Prasco ParkMason, OH
Big South Conference 2026 Big South Conference baseball tournament HomeTrust ParkAsheville, NC
Big Ten Conference 2026 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Charles Schwab Field OmahaOmaha, NE
Big West Conference 2026 Big West Conference baseball tournament Cicerone Field at Anteater BallparkIrvine, CA
Coastal Athletic Association 2026 Coastal Athletic Association baseball tournament Brooks FieldWilmington, NC
Conference USA 2026 Conference USA baseball tournament Mickey Dunn StadiumKennesaw, GA
Horizon League 2026 Horizon League baseball tournament Regular season champion home stadium
Ivy League N/a 2026 Ivy League baseball championship series Campus Sites
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 2026 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament Heritage Financial ParkWappingers Falls, NY
Mid-American Conference 2026 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament ForeFront FieldAvon, OH
Missouri Valley Conference 2026 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament Johnny Reagan FieldMurray, KY
Mountain West Conference 2026 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament Sloan ParkMesa, AZ
Northeast Conference 2026 NEC baseball tournament Skylands StadiumAugusta, NJ
Ohio Valley Conference 2026 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament Marion StadiumMarion, IL
Patriot League Army[a] & Bucknell 2026 Patriot League baseball tournament Campus Sites
Southeastern Conference 2026 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL
Southern Conference 2026 Southern Conference baseball tournament Fluor Field at the West EndGreenville, SC
Southland Conference 2026 Southland Conference baseball tournament Campus Sites
Southwestern Athletic Conference 2026 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Rickwood FieldBirmingham, AL
Summit League 2026 Summit League baseball tournament Siebert FieldMinneapolis, MN
Sun Belt Conference 2026 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament Dabos ParkMontgomery, AL
West Coast Conference 2026 West Coast Conference baseball tournament Scottsdale StadiumScottsdale, AZ
Western Athletic Conference 2026 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament Hohokam Stadium • Mesa, AZ

See also

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Coaching changes

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This Table lists programs that changed coaches at any point from the first day of the 2026 season until the day before the first day of the 2027 season.

Team Former
coach
Interim
coach
New
coach
Reason
Grand Canyon Gregg Wallis Nathan Bannister Fired[45]
South Carolina Paul Mainieri Monte Lee Fired[46]

Notes

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  1. ^ Top seed in conference tournament.

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