College baseball games : Even the top eight teams in college baseball games will host a Super Regional with a chance to advance to the College World Series on the line.
The top-seeded Tennessee Volunteers have the easiest road in Omaha on paper against the Evansville Purple Aces.
Evansville miraculously entered the NCAA baseball tournament by winning the Missouri Valley Conference tournament and then upset the 16th-seeded East Carolina Pirates to reach the Super Regional round.
Six other Super Regional hosts host seeded teams during the Super Regional weekend.
The Kansas State Wildcats got the most surprising regional win, outside of Evansville, as they won at home against the No. 5 seed Arkansas Razorbacks.
Hosting a Super Regional round usually equates to a trip to Omaha. A year ago, six of the eight Super Regional hosts moved to the CWS.
College baseball games Super Regional Matchups
Evansville vs. No. 1 Tennessee
UConn vs. No. 8 Florida State
Kansas State vs. No. 12 Virginia
West Virginia vs. No. 4 North Carolina
No. 15 Oregon State vs. No. 2 Kentucky
No. 10 NC State vs. No. 7 Georgia
Florida vs. No. 6 Clemson
Oregon vs. No. 3 Texas A&M
All games will be live-streamed on ESPN+.
The most stunning Super Regional matchup features the No. 1 overall seed.
Tennessee didn’t expect to see Evansville anywhere near Knoxville in the NCAA Tournament, but a string of upsets by the Purple Aces in Greenville made the David-vs.-Goliath matchup happen.
The Vols are expected to roll because of their superior talent level, but Evansville will be playing with nothing to lose, and that could be a dangerous mindset to go against.
A few other unseeded teams could be more dangerous heading into the weekend, starting with a pair of Big 12 teams going to ACC country.
Kansas State Wildcats shortstop Kellen Culpepper is one of the most underrated players left in the tournament. He hit for the cycle as part of his endemic MVP run in Fayetteville.
The West Virginia Mountaineers have a top-10 draft pick in the middle of their lineup in Weatherholt, J.J. They are trying to get to the CWS in head coach Randy Magee’s final season.
However, the Virginia Cavaliers and North Carolina Tar Heels will be difficult foes for both Big 12 squads.
North Carolina came away from endemic weekend as the most battle-tested national seed. The Tar Heels have endured three battles with the defending national champion LSU Tigers.
UNC, Virginia and Tennessee have a chance to lead the SEC-versus-ACC trip to Omaha. All eight of the Super Regional hosts come from the two best conferences in college baseball games.
College baseball games Prophecy
Tennessee over Evansville
Florida State over UConn
Virginia over the state of Kansas
North Carolina over West Virginia
Kentucky over Oregon State
NC State over Georgia
Florida over Clemson
Texas A&M over Oregon