2016 Projected Field Of 64/Crystal Ball

Baseball America gives its projections on the upcoming season, including the field for the NCAA Tournament.

BA’s CRYSTAL BALL
Teddy Cahill	John Manuel	Michael Lananna	Jim Shonerd
National Champion
Florida	Florida	Louisville	Louisville
Omaha Sleeper
Indiana	Notre Dame	Notre Dame	College of Charleston
Player of the Year
Nick Senzel, Tennessee	Corey Ray, Louisville	J.J. Schwarz, Florida	Zack Collins, Miami
Pitcher of the Year
Daulton Jefferies, California	Alec Hansen, Oklahoma	Mike Shawaryn, Maryland	Mike Shawaryn, Maryland
Freshman of the Year
Cole Sands, Florida State	Joe DeMers, Washington	Luken Baker, Texas Christian	Luken Baker, Texas Christian

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PROJECTED FIELD OF 64
Gainesville, FL	Lafayette, LA
1. (1) Florida^*	1. Louisiana- Lafayette^*
2. Tulane	2. Mississippi
3. Georgia Tech	3. Texas
4. Penn*	4. Florida Gulf Coast*
Louisville, KY	Los Angeles
1. (2) Louisville^*	1. Southern California^
2. UNC Wilmington*	2. Cal State Fullerton*
3. Maryland	3. San Diego*
4. Quinnipiac*	4. Cal State Bakersfield*
College Station, TX	Houston
1. (3) Texas A&M^	1. Houston^*
2. Dallas Baptist*	2. Texas Christian
3. Arizona State	3. Auburn
4. Navy*	4. Oral Roberts*
Charlottesville, VA	Ann Arbor, MI
1. (4) Virginia^	1. Michigan^*
2. Kentucky	2. Florida State
3. Winthrop	3. Washington
4. Bryant*	4. Kent State*
Corvallis, OR	Stillwater, OK
1. (5) Oregon State^*	1. Oklahoma State^*
2. Arkansas	2. North Carolina State
3. Indiana	3. South Carolina
4. Southeast Missouri State*	4. Saint Louis*
Coral Gables, FL	Eugene, OR
1. (6) Miami^	1. Oregon^
2. Rice*	2. Oklahoma
3. South Florida	3. Southern Mississippi
4. Florida A&M*	4. Creighton*
Nashville	Los Angeles
1. (7) Vanderbilt^	1. UCLA^
2. College of Charleston	2. Mississippi State
3. North Carolina	3. UC Irvine
4. Alabama State*	4. Wright State*
Berkeley, CA	Baton Rouge, LA
1. (8) California^	1. Louisiana State^
2. Notre Dame	2. Coastal Carolina*
3. San Diego State*	3. Southeastern Louisiana*
4. Stony Brook*	4. Mercer*
* Automatic qualifier ^ Regional host