2021 cbhsports NCAA College Baseball Tournament Predictions

As a fair-weather college baseball fan that just became invested in my hogs within the past three years, I am just going to be making picks on who I think will get out of each regional, super regional, College World Series game, and the winners of the CWS Finals.

If you are a little out of line on how the NCAA Baseball Tournament works here it goes:

1.The first round is called regional play. It includes 16 four team regionals (Top seeds are seeded 1-16). The top seed in each regional hosts. This year due to the ongoing pandemic, a few weeks ago, 20 host sites were selected based off of the current landscape of college baseball to best control COVID-19 regulations. The committee was pretty great about choosing regional locations a few weeks early because the only regional not hosted by the actual team from that location is the Columbia Regional hosted by Old Dominion, the number 11 seed. The two seed matches up with the three seed and the one seed in each region matches up with the four seed. The winners of each of those games plays each other in the winners bracket and losers play each other in the losers bracket in a double-elimination style bracket. The winner of the winner’s bracket game moves on to the regional final while the loser plays a win or go home game versus the team that won in the loser’s bracket. Of course the team that loses in the loser’s bracket goes home. The winner of the game between the winner in the loser’s bracket and the loser in the winner’s bracket determines who will face the team that has not lost in the regional final. The loser’s bracket team has to beat the winner’s bracket team to force a seventh and deciding game in the regional. But if the winner’s bracket team wins the sixth game, then they go to the Super Regionals, the second round of the tournament.

2.In the Supers (Super Regionals) it is much more simple. The higher seeded team hosts the super regional of the two competing. It is a best two out of three series to determine who goes to Omaha for the College World Series, comprised of the eight remaining teams.

3.The College World Series is made up of two four team brackets similar to the way regional play is played. The two winners face each other in the winner’s bracket and the two losers face each other in the loser’s bracket. When a team loses two games, they are out in the double-elimination setting. The two teams that make it through the winner’s bracket face off in the College World Series Finals.

4.The College World Series is a best two out of three event.

Regionals (June 4-7):

Fayetteville Regional (Fayetteville,AR)
1.Arkansas
NJIT

Nebraska
Northeastern

Carter’s Pick: Arkansas

Ruston Regional (Ruston,LA)
16.Louisiana Tech
Rider

NC State
Alabama

Carter’s Pick: NC State

Lubbock Regional (Lubbock,TX)
8.Texas Tech
Army

UCLA
North Carolina

Carter’s Pick: Texas Tech

Stanford Regional (Stanford,CA)
9.Stanford
North Dakota State

UC-Irvine
Nevada

Carter’s Pick: UC-Irvine

Nashville Regional (Nashville,TN)
4.Vanderbilt
Presbyterian

Georgia Tech
Indiana State

Carter’s Pick: Vanderbilt

Greenville Regional (Greenville,NC)
13.East Carolina
Norfolk State

Charlotte
Maryland

Carter’s Pick: East Carolina

Tucson Regional (Tucson,AZ)
5.Arizona
Grand Canyon

Oklahoma State
UC-Santa Barbara

Carter’s Pick: Arizona

Oxford Regional (Oxford,MS)
12.Ole Miss
Southeast Missouri State

Southern Miss
Florida State

Carter’s Pick: Ole Miss

Knoxville Regional (Knoxville,TN)
3.Tennessee
Wright State

Duke
Liberty

Carter’s Pick: Tennessee

Eugene Regional (Eugene,OR)
14.Oregon
Central Connecticut State

Gonzaga
LSU

Carter’s Pick: Gonzaga

Fort Worth Regional (Fort Worth,TX)
6.TCU
McNeese

Oregon State
Dallas Baptist

Carter’s Pick: TCU

Columbia Regional (Columbia,SC)
11.Old Dominion
Jacksonville

South Carolina
Virginia

Carter’s Pick: Old Dominion

Starkville Regional (Starkville,MS)
7.Mississippi State
Samford

VCU
Campbell

South Bend Regional (South Bend,IN)
10.Notre Dame
Central Michigan

Michigan
Connecticut

Carter’s Pick: Michigan

Austin Regional (Austin,TX)
2.Texas
Southern

Arizona State
Fairfield

Carter’s Pick: Texas

Gainesville Regional (Gainesville,FL)
15.Florida
South Florida

Miami
South Alabama

Carter’s Pick: Florida

Super Regionals (June 11-14):

Fayetteville Super Regional (Fayetteville,AR)
1.Arkansas
NC State

Carter’s Pick: Arkansas in 3

Lubbock Super Regional (Lubbock,TX)
8.Texas Tech
UC-Irvine

Carter’s Pick: Texas Tech in 2

Nashville Super Regional (Nashville,TN)
4.Vanderbilt
13.East Carolina

Carter’s Pick: Vanderbilt in 3

Tucson Super Regional (Tucson,AZ)
5.Arizona
12.Ole Miss

Carter’s Pick: Ole Miss in 3

Knoxville Super Regional (Knoxville,TN)
3.Tennessee
Gonzaga

Carter’s Pick: Tennessee in 2

Fort Worth Super Regional (Fort Worth,TX)
6.TCU
11.Old Dominion

Carter’s Pick: TCU in 3

Starkville Super Regional (Starkville,MS)
7.Mississippi State
Michigan

Carter’s Pick: Michigan in 3

Austin Super Regional (Austin,TX)
2.Texas
15.Florida

Carter’s Pick: Florida in 3

College World Series (Omaha,NE) (June 19-30):

1.Arkansas
8.Texas Tech

Carter’s Pick: Arkansas

4.Vanderbilt
12.Ole Miss

Carter’s Pick: Vanderbilt

3.Tennessee
6.TCU

Carter’s Pick: Tennessee

15.Florida
Michigan

Carter’s Pick: Florida

Winner’s Bracket:

1.Arkansas
4.Vanderbilt

Carter’s Pick: Vanderbilt

3.Tennessee
15.Florida

Carter’s Pick: Tennessee

Loser’s Bracket:

8.Texas Tech
12.Ole Miss

Carter’s Pick: Ole Miss

6.TCU
Michigan

Carter’s Pick: TCU

Loser’s Bracket:

1.Arkansas
12.Ole Miss

Carter’s Pick: Arkansas

6.TCU
15.Florida

Carter’s Pick: TCU

Winner’s Bracket:

1.Arkansas
4.Vanderbilt

Carter’s Pick: Arkansas

3.Tennessee
6.TCU

Carter’s Pick: Tennessee

College World Series Finals (June 28-30)
1.Arkansas
3.Tennessee

Carter’s Pick: Arkansas in 3