NCAA Announces Field Of 64

Clemson takes top national seed as teams begin Road to Omaha

Staff Report
May 29, 2006

The NCAA announced its 64-team regional field on Memorial Day, with Clemson leading the way as this year's national No. 1 seed. Regional play begins Friday at 16 sites across the nation. Winners of each four-team regional advance to super-regionals, which begin on June 9 at eight sites to be determined. The eight-team College World Series begins June 16 in Omaha.

The winners of the regionals listed under each gray bar will be paired against each other for super-regional play. Regional hosts are noted with an asterisk. Super-regional hosts will be announced Monday, June 5.

Clemson, S.C.	Fayetteville, Ark.
1. Clemson* (No. 1 national seed)	1. Oklahoma State
2. Elon	2. Arkansas*
3. Mississippi State	3. Oral Roberts
4. UNC Asheville	4. Princeton
Houston	Norman, Okla.
1. Rice* (No. 2)	1. Oklahoma*
2. Arizona State	2. Houston
3. Baylor	3. Wichita State
4. Prairie View A&M	4. Texas Christian
Austin, Texas	Corvallis, Ore.
1. Texas* (No. 3)	1. Oregon State*
2. North Carolina State	2. Kansas
3. Stanford	3. Hawaii
4. UT Arlington	4. Wright State
Tuscaloosa, Ala.	Chapel Hill, N.C.
1. Alabama* (No. 4)	1. North Carolina*
2. Troy	2. Winthrop
3. Southern Mississippi	3. UNC Wilmington
4. Jacksonville State	4. Maine
Fullerton, Calif.	Malibu, Calif.
1. Cal State Fullerton* (No. 5)	1. Pepperdine*
2. Fresno State	2. UCLA
3. San Diego	3. UC Irvine
4. Saint Louis	4. Missouri
Lincoln, Neb.	Oxford, Miss.
1. Nebraska* (No. 6)	1. Mississippi*
2. Miami	2. Tulane
3. San Francisco	3. South Alabama
4. Manhattan	4. Bethune-Cookman
Athens, Ga.	Charlottesville, Va.
1. Georgia* (No. 7)	1. Virginia*
2. Florida State	2. South Carolina
3. Jacksonville	3. Evansville
4. Sacred Heart	4. Lehigh
Atlanta	Lexington, Ky.
1. Georgia Tech* (No. 8)	1. Kentucky*
2. Vanderbilt	2. College of Charleston
3. Michigan	3. Notre Dame
4. Stetson	4. Ball State