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This week, Baseball America released 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament bracket projections as well as regional hosts.

As of now, LSU (22-12) would play in the Westwood Regional, hosted by No. 1 overall seed UCLA.

The winner of the Westwood Regional would face the winner of the Orlando Regional, which is hosted by the No. 16 overall seed UCF.

Westwood, Calif.
1. (1) UCLA^* (Big Ten)
2. (32) LSU (SEC)
3. UC Santa Barbara* (Big West)
4. San Diego State* (Mountain West)

Orlando, Fla.
1. (16) UCF^* (Big 12)
2. (17) Nebraska (Big Ten)
3. Kentucky (SEC)
4. Oral Roberts* (Summit)

* denotes automatic bid
^ denotes regional host

Here's how the rest of the SEC looks:

Hosting Regionals:
Texas - Austin Regional host, No. 2 overall seed
Georgia. Athens Regional host, No. 4 overall seed
Mississippi State - Starkville Regional host, No. 8 overall seed
Alabama - Tuscaloosa Regional host, No. 9 overall seed
Auburn - Auburn Regional host, No. 10 overall seed
Texas A&M - College Station Regional host, No. 12 overall seed
Oklahoma - Norman Regional host, No. 15 overall seed

In the postseason:
Florida: Los Angeles Regional 2-seed, No. 19 overall (No. 14 USC host)
Arkansas: Hattiesburg Regional 2-seed, No. 20 overall (No. 13 Southern Miss host)
Ole Miss: Atlanta Regional 2-seed, No. 30 overall (No. 3 Georgia Tech host)
LSU: Westwood Regional 2-seed, No. 32 overall (No. 1 UCLA host)
Kentucky: Orlando Regional 3-seed (No. 16 UCF host)

First Four Out:
Vanderbilt
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LSUDVM19997 days
Considering what we've seen from this team this year, a 2 seed is a gift and has to be based more on history than a current state.
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Mr.Perfect7 days
Ridiculous comment. Its clear this team is ranked in the top 32. So why wouldn’t they be a 2 seed on their own merit based solely on this season at this point in time
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MrWalkingMan7 days
Our status as a top 32 team in the country this year is far from clear my man
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MrWalkingMan7 days
I would rather be a 3 seed literally anywhere else than a 2 seed there with UCLA and UCSB
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Yeti_Chaser7 days
That would be an awful draw. Jackson Flora in game 1 means we're probably fighting through the losers bracket for a chance to beat the #1 team in the country on the road twice
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lurking7 days
Which we will do on consecutive walk offs from Yorke
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1989 College Station Regional Texas A&M #1 team in the country loses twice on the final day to LSU. I was there.
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redfish994 days
Rumbling Bumbling Stumbling
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Jenar Boy7 days
Worst possible scenario
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Rainier Fog7 days
So original
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lsutigersFTW7 days
Oh no
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First and foremost, let's hope they make it to a regional. #2 regional seeding seems a bit of a stretch at this point.
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WillieD7 days
2&BBQ
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304tiger7 days
That's a tough draw. I think UCLA is legit this year.
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GaTiger277 days
UCLA is solid as shite. I think our team has potential to get hot and possibly make Omaha, but ucla looks like an Omaha team already.
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No comment at this time on some dude's too early opinion. Lot of season left, but Jay and the boys got some serious holes to fill otherwise they could be looking at traveling far for a regional.
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UCLA can’t like this. LSU plays big at big moments… Tennessee last week. We have talent. If they show up, we could win that regional.
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