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Here’s my 2011 Projections.
2011 NCAA Baseball Tournament Projections:
            16 hosts:
• Atlanta – Georgia Tech (40-19)
2 Southern Miss.
3 UGA
4 Ga. Southern

• Austin, Texas – Texas (43-15)
2 Arkansas
3 Big Ten (Illinois)
4 Sun Belt (UALR)

• Fullerton, California – *Cal State Fullerton (39-15)
2 Stanford
3 Mountain West (New Mexico)
4 WCC (Gonzaga/San Francisco winner)

• Chapel Hill, North Carolina – North Carolina (45-14)
2 ECU
3 Elon
4 Atlantic 10 (Charlotte)

• Charlottesville, Virginia – *1Virginia (48-9)
2 U Conn.
3 Mid-American (Kent State)
4 CAA (James Madison)

• Clemson, South Carolina – 1Clemson (41-18)
2 Troy
3 Big East (Seton Hall)
4 MEAC (Bethune-Cookman)

• College Station, Texas – *Texas A&M (41-18)
2 Arizona
3 LSU
4 SWAC (Alcorn State)

• Columbia, South Carolina – South Carolina (45-14)
2 Big South (Coastal Carolina)
3 N.C. State
4 Ivy (Princeton)

• Corvallis, Oregon – *Oregon State (38-16)
2 Cal.
3 Baylor
4 America East (Maine)

• Fort Worth, Texas –1 TCU (42-17)
2 Oklahoma
3 Dallas Bapt. (Independent)
4 Southland (Texas State)

• Gainesville, Florida – *Florida (44-16)
2 Stetson
3 Miami
4 Northeast (Sacred Heart)

• Houston – Rice (41-19)
2 KSU
3 Miss. State
4 Horizon (Wright State)

• Los Angeles – *UCLA (33-21)
2 UC Irvine
3 Patriot (Navy)
4 WAC (Fresno State)

• Nashville, Tennessee – *Vanderbilt (47-9)
2 Central Fla.
3 Atlantic Sun (Belmont)
4 Ohio Valley (Austin Peay)

• Tallahassee, Florida – *1Florida State (42-16)
2 Ala
3 FIU
4 MAAC (Manhattan)

• Tempe, Arizona – *Arizona State (38-16)
2 Okl. State
3 Summit (Oral Roberts)
4 Missouri Valley (Creighton)

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ACC (FSU), UVA, Ga. Tech, UNC, Clemson, N.C. State, Miami (7)
America East (Maine)
Atlantic 10 (Charlotte)
Atlantic Sun (Belmont), Stetson (2)
Big East (Seton Hall), UConn. (2)
Big South (Coastal Carolina)
Big West (CSFullerton), UC Irvine (2)
Big Ten (Illinois)
Big 12 (TA&M), Texas, Okl., Okl. State, Baylor, KSU (6)
Conf. USA (Rice) Southern Miss., ECU, Central Fla. (4)
CAA (James Madison)
Horizon (Wright State)
Ivy (Princeton)
MAAC (Manhattan)
Mid-American (Kent State)
MEAC (Bethune-Cookman)
Missouri Valley (Creighton)
Mountain West (New Mexico), TCU (2)
Northeast (Sacred Heart)
Ohio Valley (Austin Peay State)
PAC 10 (ASU), OSU, UCLA, AU, Stanford, Cal. (6)
Patriot (Navy)
Summit (Oral Roberts)
SWAC (Alcorn State)
WCC (Gonzaga/San Francisco winner)
WAC (Fresno State)
SEC (Fla),Vandy, South Car., LSU, Ala., UGA, Miss. State, Ark. (8)
Southland (Texas State)
Southern Conference (Georgia Southern) Elon (2)
Sun Belt (UALR) FIU, Troy (3)
Dallas Bapt. (Independent)

My guess is that UCLA will be a #1 seed. Can't imagine why a #1 seed Arkansas would have to travel to California. Hogs will be a #2, which is fair given that they almost didn't make their own conference tournament.

Posted by Brian | May 29, 2011 at 3:19 pm | Shortcut

TCU doesn't deserve a regional after losing to a team 20 games under .500 in the MWC tourney. Four regionals in Texas is insane.

Posted by Daniel | May 29, 2011 at 4:15 pm | Shortcut

wow, way to Job the Sec and the Razorbacks NCAA, Pac10 didn't deserve three hosts, I guess they don't like making money or rewarding teams for good seasons anymore

Posted by Brandon | May 29, 2011 at 4:44 pm | Shortcut

Posted by DaltonLegalEagle | May 29, 2011 at 5:49 pm | Shortcut

Are you kidding me? UCLA? What the heck? Don't get that one!

Posted by hsp | May 29, 2011 at 6:12 pm | Shortcut

The fact Arkansas is not hosting and UCLA and Clemson (or several others) are is amazing. The NCAA has, once again, proven what they are worth. Diddly squat.

Posted by Drite | May 29, 2011 at 6:52 pm | Shortcut

Sending Arkansas as a #1 seed to UCLA makes no sense wahtsoever. Arkansas would jam close to 10,000 fans into their place while UCLA barely holds 2000 fans. The NCAA isn't so stupid as to cost itself 8000 paying customers if the seeding turns out to be Ark #1 and UCLA #2.

Posted by Doug | May 29, 2011 at 8:02 pm | Shortcut

How the hell does Fresno State not get a regional with a 40-14 record and a #21 rpi? Oregon State didn't deserve a regional. Not a conference champion, lower rpi than Fresno State, and 0-2 head to head against Fresno State. There is no argument you can make on Earth why Oregon State got a regional over Fresno State.
Explain that one to me.

Posted by John | May 29, 2011 at 8:05 pm | Shortcut

UCLA is on a hot streak right now and should be rewarded with a regional. I think the PAC 10 champion deserves to host, since it is one of the most competitive leagues. Plus they just took 2 of 3 at ASU

Posted by cameron | May 29, 2011 at 8:49 pm | Shortcut

How does Clemson host a Regional? Conference record barely .500. No ACC torurnament championship game.

Posted by Jim Dowland | May 29, 2011 at 9:30 pm | Shortcut

The NCAA is losing creditability daily. Arkansas deserves to host a regional. Maybe the selection committee will explain their selections.

Posted by Michael | May 29, 2011 at 10:00 pm | Shortcut

The NCAA and ESPN desparately want Cole and Bauer in the CWS, as do I, but as a fan of college baseball in general, wow that choice is indefensible. What the NCAA needed to do was find UCLA an offense.

Posted by Marty | May 30, 2011 at 8:06 am | Shortcut

Dalton,
Nice projections – I bet that is pretty close. Off the top of my head, I'd say that Kansas State is a spot too high and Miami a spot too low. And Creighton, definitely too low. I think the Jays could be seeded second somewhere. Actually, just switch Creighton and KSU, then bump KSU to third in that regional and move Oral Robert down to 4th. That should do it. Except Miami still deserves a 2 seed, so swap them and Alabama.

Posted by Brian | May 30, 2011 at 9:12 am | Shortcut

No LSU, Arkansas at #2 seed in Tempe, Texas in a cake walk region, St John's in the tourney…..NCAA missed on many teams.

Posted by Michael | May 30, 2011 at 2:18 pm | Shortcut