The college baseball regular season is winding down, and we're less than a week away from Selection Monday. There are 55 teams in contention for an at-large bid come Selection Monday. If there are no bid-stealers from conference tournaments, that leaves 42 teams competing for 34 spots. In other words, the bubble is going to shrink a lot before the end of the year. Many of the teams listed below will have a shot at an automatic bid. This list answers the question, "what happens if a team doesn't earn their conference's automatic bid?" Here are the leagues with a chance at earning an at-large bid. Leagues With Potential At-Large Teams (13 Conferences) ACC (12) Locks (6): Miami, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Louisville, Notre Dame, North Carolina Should be in (4): Florida State, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, NC State Bubble about to burst (2): Pitt, Clemson NC State and North Carolina have greatly improved their postseason standings. The ACC may max out at ten teams in the NCAA Tournament, but could go as high as 12 if Pitt and Clemson make a run. Next up for Clemson is a must-win game against Virginia Tech (which will be their last game in Charlotte). Pitt is in the ACC semifinal. ASUN (2) Work left to do (1): Liberty Bubble about to burst (1): Kennesaw State Due to the ASUN's strange uneven scheduling, Liberty and Kennesaw State finished tied-3rd in the ASUN at 19-11. Two losses by Kennesaw State at the ASUN Tournament, the Owls are in desperate need of wins. They'll have one more shot to advance to the semifinals with game three of pool play. Big 12 (6) Locks (5): Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma Should be in (1): West Virginia The Big 12 will almost certainly be a six-bid league. The biggest question that will be answered at the Big 12 Tournament in Arlington is which team(s) will host? Texas improved their odds with a win over Oklahoma State. Big East (1) Work left to do (1): UConn After getting swept by Georgetown last weekend, UConn (RPI 51) is in danger of missing the NCAA Tournament should they lose the Big East Tournament. First up for the Huskies in the tournament? Georgetown. Big Ten (3) Locks (1): Maryland Should be in (1): Rutgers Work left to do (1): Iowa The Big Ten currently checks in at eight in conference RPI, which sets the Big Ten up for two to three bids. Iowa was the last team in the tournament in our latest projection. Day one of the Big Ten Tournament was postponed due to rain. CUSA (5) Locks (1): Southern Miss Should be in (1): Louisiana Tech Work left to do (2): UTSA, Old Dominion Bubble about to burst (1): Middle Tennessee By virtue of their second place finish in the regular season, Louisiana Tech is the most likely team to emerge from the pack in Conference USA. Anywhere from 2-5 teams from CUSA will end up in the NCAA Tournament. Next up for Middle Tennessee is a must-win elimination game against Charlotte. Ivy League (1) Bubble about to burst (1): Penn Columbia locked up the automatic bid in the Ivy League by avenging their earlier loss to Penn. The Quakers (RPI 53) will hope that conference tournaments are very chalky if they are to have a chance at an at-large bid. Missouri Valley (1) Should be in (1): DBU Even after a lackluster conference performance for DBU, their success in non-conference play (along with smart scheduling) has their RPI at 14. The should make the NCAA Tournament barring a disastrous MVC Tournament. Pac-12 (5) Locks (3): Stanford, Oregon State, Oregon Should be in (2): Arizona, UCLA UCLA finished third in the Pac-12 with 19 conference wins; however, their RPI of 52 is concerning. The Bruins and the Wildcats will want to make a run in the Pac-12's inaugural conference tournament. UCLA started off with a loss to Cal, while Arizona knocked off Oregon. SEC (11) Locks (8): Tennessee, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, Texas A&M, LSU, Florida, Vanderbilt Bubble about to burst (3): Alabama, Ole Miss, Kentucky 13 SEC wins has historically been the minimum to make the NCAA Tournament. Alabama came into the SEC Tournament below that mark. A first-round win over Georgia and a second-round win over Arkansas has the Tide in better shape, but they'll still need wins to have a chance at an at-large bid. The day one loss by Ole Miss to Vanderbilt has the Rebels in a precarious position. Kentucky knocked off Auburn to keep their season alive. SoCon (2) Should be in (1): Wofford Bubble about to burst (1): Mercer Wofford won the regular season SoCon title. Their RPI of 31 should have the Terriers feeling comfortable. Mercer is 4-6 in their last ten games and has seen their RPI drop to 50. If the season ended today, they'd likely miss the NCAA Tournament. Sun Belt (4) Locks (3): Georgia Southern, Texas State, Coastal Carolina Work left to do (1): Louisiana The top of the Sun Belt has finished the season on a tear. Georgia Southern, Texas State, and Coastal Carolina are a combined 26-4 in their last ten games. Louisiana (RPI 59) will need to win a few games in the Sun Belt Tournament to make it to the NCAA Tournament. The Sun Belt Tournament has moved to single elimination due to rain. West Coast (2) Locks (1): Gonzaga Work left to do (1): San Diego Once the fifth-place RPI conference, the West Coast Conference has slipped to No. 10. San Diego (RPI 54) has moved from a sure thing to a bubble team. A round one win in the WCC Tournament has improved San Diego's odds. Likely 1-Bid Leagues (18 Conferences) A10, America East, American, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, MAAC, MAC, MEAC, Mountain West, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Summit League, Ohio Valley, Patriot League, Southland, and SWAC. Thanks for stopping by! 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The college baseball regular season is winding down, and we're less than a week away from Selection Monday. There are 54 teams in contention for an at-large bid come Selection Monday. If there are no bid-stealers from conference tournaments, that leaves 41 teams competing for 33 spots. In other words, the bubble is going to shrink a lot before the end of the year. Many of the teams listed below will have a shot at an automatic bid. This list answers the question, "what happens if a team doesn't earn their conference's automatic bid?" Here are the leagues with a chance at earning an at-large bid. Leagues With Potential At-Large Teams (13 Conferences) ACC (12) Locks (6): Miami, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Louisville, Notre Dame, North Carolina Should be in (3): Florida State, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech Work left to do (1): NC State Bubble about to burst (2): Pitt, Clemson Pitt and NC State improved their postseason chances with a day one win in Charlotte. Likewise, the Tar Heels locked up their bid with a win over Clemson; UNC now has a top 10 RPI. Next up for Clemson is a must-win game against Virginia Tech. ASUN (2) Work left to do (1): Liberty Bubble about to burst (1): Kennesaw State Due to the ASUN's strange uneven scheduling, Liberty and Kennesaw State finished tied-3rd in the ASUN at 19-11. After a day one loss by Kennesaw State at the ASUN Tournament, the Owls are in desperate need of wins. Big 12 (6) Locks (5): Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma Should be in (1): West Virginia The Big 12 will almost certainly be a six-bid league. The biggest question that will be answered at the Big 12 Tournament in Arlington is which team(s) will host? Big East (1) Work left to do (1): UConn After getting swept by Georgetown last weekend, UConn (RPI 51) is in danger of missing the NCAA Tournament should they lose the Big East Tournament. First up for the Huskies in the tournament? Georgetown. Big Ten (3) Locks (1): Maryland Should be in (1): Rutgers Work left to do (1): Iowa The Big Ten currently checks in at eight in conference RPI, which sets the Big Ten up for two to three bids. Iowa was the last team in the tournament in our latest projection. CUSA (5) Locks (1): Southern Miss Should be in (1): Louisiana Tech Work left to do (3): UTSA, Old Dominion, Middle Tennessee By virtue of their second place finish in the regular season, Louisiana Tech is the most likely team to emerge from the pack in Conference USA. Anywhere from 2-5 teams from CUSA will end up in the NCAA Tournament. Ivy League (1) Bubble about to burst (1): Penn Columbia locked up the automatic bid in the Ivy League by avenging their earlier loss to Penn. The Quakers (RPI 53) will hope that conference tournaments are very chalky if they are to have a chance at an at-large bid. Missouri Valley (1) Should be in (1): DBU Even after a lackluster conference performance for DBU, their success in non-conference play (along with smart scheduling) has their RPI at 14. The should make the NCAA Tournament barring a disastrous MVC Tournament. Pac-12 (5) Locks (3): Stanford, Oregon State, Oregon Should be in (2): Arizona, UCLA UCLA finished third in the Pac-12 with 19 conference wins; however, their RPI of 50 is concerning. The Bruins and the Wildcats will want to make a run in the Pac-12's inaugural conference tournament. SEC (10) Locks (8): Tennessee, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, Texas A&M, LSU, Florida, Vanderbilt Bubble about to burst (2): Alabama, Ole Miss 13 SEC wins has historically been the minimum to make the NCAA Tournament. Alabama came into the SEC Tournament at that mark. A first-round win over Georgia has the Tide in better shape, but they'll still need wins to have a chance at an at-large bid. The day one loss by Ole Miss to Vanderbilt has the Rebels in a precarious position. SoCon (2) Should be in (1): Wofford Bubble about to burst (1): Mercer Wofford won the regular season SoCon title. Their RPI of 32 should have the Terriers feeling comfortable. Mercer is 4-6 in their last ten games and has seen their RPI drop to 52. If the season ended today, they'd miss the NCAA Tournament. Sun Belt (4) Locks (3): Georgia Southern, Texas State, Coastal Carolina Work left to do (1): Louisiana The top of the Sun Belt has finished the season on a tear. Georgia Southern, Texas State, and Coastal Carolina are a combined 26-4 in their last ten games. Louisiana (RPI 59) will need to win a few games in the Sun Belt Tournament to make it to the NCAA Tournament. West Coast (2) Locks (1): Gonzaga Work left to do (1): San Diego Once the fifth-place RPI conference, the West Coast Conference has slipped to No. 10. San Diego (RPI 55) has moved from a sure thing to a bubble team. Likely 1-Bid Leagues (18 Conferences) A10, America East, American, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, MAAC, MAC, MEAC, Mountain West, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Summit League, Ohio Valley, Patriot League, Southland, and SWAC. Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

The college baseball regular season is winding down, and we're less than a week away from Selection Monday. There are 56 teams in contention for an at-large bid come Selection Monday. If there are no bid-stealers from conference tournaments, that leaves 43 teams competing for 33 spots. In other words, the bubble is going to shrink a lot before the end of the year. Many of the teams listed below will have a shot at an automatic bid. This list answers the question, "what happens if a team doesn't earn their conference's automatic bid?" Here are the leagues with a chance at earning an at-large bid. Leagues With Potential At-Large Teams (13 Conferences) ACC (12) Locks (5): Miami, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Louisville, Notre Dame Should be in (4): Florida State, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, North Carolina Work left to do (2): Clemson, NC State Bubble about to burst (1): Pitt Pitt plays Georgia Tech to open the ACC Tournament. Lose that game and Pittsburgh's season is all but done. Clemson and NC State will each want at least one win in Charlotte. ASUN (2) Work left to do (2): Liberty, Kennesaw State Both Liberty and Kennesaw State have top 45 RPIs and have a clear shot at at-large bids. However, due to the ASUN's strange uneven scheduling, they both finished tied-3rd in the ASUN at 19-11. It's unlikely that both will find a path into the NCAA Tournament. Big 12 (6) Locks (5): Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma Should be in (1): West Virginia The Big 12 will almost certainly be a six-bid league. The biggest question that will be answered at the Big 12 Tournament in Arlington is which team(s) will host? Big East (1) Work left to do (1): UConn After getting swept by Georgetown last weekend, UConn (RPI 51) is in danger of missing the NCAA Tournament should they lose the Big East Tournament. First up for the Huskies in the tournament? Georgetown. Big Ten (3) Locks (1): Maryland Should be in (1): Rutgers Work left to do (1): Iowa The Big Ten currently checks in at eight in conference RPI, which sets the Big Ten up for two to three bids. Iowa was the last team in the tournament in our latest projection. CUSA (5) Locks (1): Southern Miss Should be in (1): Louisiana Tech Work left to do (3): UTSA, Old Dominion, Middle Tennessee By virtue of their second place finish in the regular season, Louisiana Tech is the most likely team to emerge from the pack in Conference USA. Anywhere from 2-5 teams from CUSA will end up in the NCAA Tournament. Ivy League (1) Bubble about to burst (1): Penn Columbia locked up the automatic bid in the Ivy League by avenging their earlier loss to Penn. The Quakers (RPI 53) will hope that conference tournaments are very chalky if they are to have a chance at an at-large bid. Missouri Valley (1) Should be in (1): DBU Even after a lackluster conference performance for DBU, their success in non-conference play (along with smart scheduling) has their RPI at 14. The should make the NCAA Tournament barring a disastrous MVC Tournament. Pac-12 (5) Locks (3): Stanford, Oregon State, Oregon Should be in (2): Arizona, UCLA UCLA finished third in the Pac-12 with 19 conference wins; however, their RPI of 50 is concerning. The Bruins and the Wildcats will want to make a run in the Pac-12's inaugural conference tournament. SEC (12) Locks (8): Tennessee, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, Texas A&M, LSU, Florida, Vanderbilt Work left to do (1): Ole Miss Bubble about to burst (3): Kentucky, Alabama, South Carolina 13 SEC wins has historically been the minimum to make the NCAA Tournament. Kentucky, South Carolina, and Alabama come into the SEC Tournament either at or below that mark. Add the Rebels as another team that will to make a run in the SEC Tournament. SoCon (2) Should be in (1): Wofford Bubble about to burst (1): Mercer Wofford won the regular season SoCon title. Their RPI of 32 should have the Terriers feeling comfortable. Mercer is 4-6 in their last ten games and has seen their RPI drop to 52. If the season ended today, they'd miss the NCAA Tournament. Sun Belt (4) Locks (3): Georgia Southern, Texas State, Coastal Carolina Work left to do (1): Louisiana The top of the Sun Belt has finished the season on a tear. Georgia Southern, Texas State, and Coastal Carolina are a combined 26-4 in their last ten games. Louisiana (RPI 59) will need to win a few games in the Sun Belt Tournament to make it to the NCAA Tournament. West Coast (2) Locks (1): Gonzaga Work left to do (1): San Diego Once the fifth-place RPI conference, the West Coast Conference has slipped to No. 10. San Diego (RPI 55) has moved from a sure thing to a bubble team. Likely 1-Bid Leagues (18 Conferences) A10, America East, American, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, MAAC, MAC, MEAC, Mountain West, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Summit League, Ohio Valley, Patriot League, Southland, and SWAC. Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

Tennessee stays at No. 1 for the ninth straight week; the Vols swept the defending national champion, Mississippi State, on their home field over the weekend. Virginia Tech and Stanford stay at Nos. 2 and 3. The Hokies clinched the ACC Coastal, and the Cardinal claimed the Pac-12 regular season championship. No. 4 Texas A&M, winners of the SEC West, and No.5 Miami round out the top five. Gonzaga, Louisville, Texas State, Maryland, and Oregon State fill in the remaining spots in the top ten. Columbia (48) and Kennesaw State (50) each enter the top 50. Both avenged series losses from earlier this season. Columbia defeated Penn to take the Ivy League Championship, and Kennesaw State knocked off Liberty. The ACC leads all conferences with 11 ranked teams followed by the SEC (9), Big 12 (5), Pac-12 (5). and Sun Belt (4). Teams from 17 different conferences are represented in the top 50. See the full top 50 below: Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

The final regular season weekend of Pac-12 play gave three teams three days to take home the conference championship ahead of next week’s inaugural conference tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona. UCLA (just outside the top 25) traveled north to Corvallis to face No. 4 Oregon State, each with a chance to take the top seed. Meanwhile, No. 3 Stanford was at home playing host to USC. Here is how the weekend unfolded. Thursday The first day of action made everything more interesting going forward. UCLA defeated Oregon State 4-1 to close the gap by a game as Max Rajcic (8-4) out-dueled Cooper Hjerpe (9-2). Both starters went six innings, and each allowed just one earned run. Hjerpe had ten strike outs in defeat to Rajcic’s eight punch outs. Stanford entered the weekend having won nine games in a row and they had no trouble with USC as the Cardinal took the opener 7-1. Stanford ace Alex Williams was practically the entire story of this game as he threw a complete game and limited the Trojans to just four hits. The Cardinal offense was powered by a Braden Montgomery home run and a stellar performance by Brock Jones who added a home run in a 3-for-5 effort. Jones has caught fire at exactly the right time, and it is no surprise that a double-digit win streak has ensued for the Cardinal at the same time. His team enjoys when Williams pitches, aside from consistently solid outings, his teammates relish the pace of play. “Everyone loves when Alex pitches because you know it’s going to be a short game,” said Stanford’s Brett Barrera. After the game Montgomery was all smiles as he reflected simply on Stanford’s tenth straight win. “Fun day,” Montgomery said. “Really fun day.” Friday Stanford returned on Friday for game two and absolutely obliterated USC, 22-3. Joey Dixon tossed seven innings of great baseball for the Cardinal. Barrera was 2-for-4 in the win with a grand slam and he drove in five runs in the game. The win allowed Stanford to clinch at least a tie for the Pac-12 regular season title, and it gave the squad the top spot in the tournament by virtue of the tiebreaker the Cardinal held over Oregon State. UCLA once again defeated the Beavers on Friday, 7-4, setting up a possible sweep scenario in Saturday’s finale. Jake Melton hit a three-run for the Beavers and that was almost the entire offensive output for Oregon State on Friday. Carson Yates hit a three-run home run for the Bruins and Jake Palmer added a big RBI. The Bruins pitching staff was great on Friday, especially the bullpen which pitched the final five innings of the game and did not allow a run on just four hits. Saturday There was no let-up for the Cardinal on Saturday as they closed out the regular season with a 12-5 victory over USC. Jones homered again on the weekend and drove in three runs in the game. Drew Dowd pitched out of the Cardinal bullpen and gave his team 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Up in Corvallis, the Beavers salvaged the series and avoided a sweep by defeating the Bruins 9-3. Jake Pfennigs went 6 1/3 innings on the mound as he continues to strengthen after he missed considerable time early in the season due to injury. Garret Forrester was 2-for-5 in the game with a three-run home run and he scored another run. The win kept Pfennigs perfect on the year as he improved to 3-0 to close out his regular season. Final Thoughts Oregon State is scuffling. Their talent level should not allow that to last long, but having lost their final series of the year at home with a lot to play for, it is easy to be pessimistic about their prospects in Scottsdale. The Beavers will obviously play in the NCAA Regionals and only a real calamity can keep them from hosting one. Pfennigs took a line drive off his knee on Saturday and the ball caromed all the way out to pretty deep right field. Pfennigs stayed in the game, so he did not appear to be affected, but if that proves to be an injury or has lingering effects, that would be a huge problem for the Beavers pitching situation. For the Cardinal, this looks very much like a repeat of the 2021 season, where Stanford has been hot at just the right time. The Cardinal may have stretched out the pitching staff in ways that can really benefit them as they move into the time of year where arms are at a premium and quality outs matter. And after a very slow, almost disappointing, season for Jones, his bat has been key down the stretch, again, much like it was in 2021 when the Cardinal made a run in Omaha. Stanford will enter the Pac-12 tournament having won twelve straight games to close out the regular season. Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

John and Kyle break down the last weekend of the regular season. John wins the pick'em. The guys pick 6 teams that need a deep run in their conference tournaments. Get The College Baseball Nation Podcast on Apple Podcasts Get The College Baseball Nation Podcast on Spotify. Have a question for Kyle and John? Send a DM to us on Twitter (@CollegeBallNat) or an email to podcast@collegebaseball.info and we might answer it on the podcast. Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

Postseason play is here, but before it gets going in full force, we have one more field of 64 projection. The ACC leads all conferences with 11 teams in the projected Field of 64 followed by the SEC (9), Big 12 (6), Pac-12 (5), Big Ten (3), Sun Belt (3), and Conference USA (3). Last 4 in: Louisiana Tech Clemson UTSA Iowa First 4 out: San Diego Kennesaw State Old Dominion Louisiana The full projected Field of 64 is below: Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

An SEC baseball season like none other, just when you think you have a team figured out, they flip the script the following week. It was no different in the final weekend of the regular season. Several teams came into the final week of the season with a lot on the line, and there will still be a lot to play for during this week’s SEC Tournament. A Week Later – LSU is Back Coming into the final weekend of the regular season it looked like Vanderbilt was finally starting to turn a corner, and looked like LSU was heading in the wrong direction after getting swept at home by Ole Miss. The Tigers responded by getting a sweep on the road over the Commodores and now might have a shot of hosting a regional finishing with the fourth most conference wins. The offense was on fire scoring 13, 8, and 21 runs in the three-game sweep. Dylan Crews made a run at conference player of the year with a huge weekend picking up 7 hits, 4 walks, 8 runs, 9 RBI, and 4 home runs. As for Vanderbilt, they finish with a losing record in SEC Play. While they’re likely safe to make the NCAA Tournament, a win or two in Hoover would make them feel a lot better. They did sit out Carter Holton over the weekend and should have him ready to go on Tuesday. Kentucky Claims Final Spot, Will Continue Series with Auburn Missouri made things interesting for the final spot in Hoover as they won the first two games against Georgia and then were up late in game three before the Bulldogs came back. Kentucky took care of business themselves though, winning their series against Auburn and claiming that 12th seed in the SEC Tournament. Now they’ll need to beat them again to continue their season as those two will meet in the opening round on Tuesday. Auburn and Georgia both came into the weekend with a chance to host a regional, but with bad series losses they might miss out depending on how things go in Hoover. Figuring out the Rest Alabama needed at least a win coming into the weekend to punch their ticket to Hoover – they did better than that with a huge series win over Arkansas who may be losing their grip on a top eight national seed and perhaps even a host bid. Texas A&M looks good for one of those top eight spots after a series win over Ole Miss. Florida is trending in the right direction winning their last four SEC series and going 9-3 in those series. They finished 15-15 in conference and will be a dangerous two-seed in a regional. Also, like Auburn and Kentucky, Florida and South Carolina will continue their series as they will meet up in the first round on Tuesday. And most surprising of all, the defending College World Series champions finish with the worst conference record. Mississippi State will not even make it to the SEC Tournament. What to Watch for in Hoover Searching for National Seed: Tennessee is essentially a lock to be the number one overall team in the country. They’ve pretty clearly been the best team in college baseball all season. Texas A&M has a pretty firm grasp on a top eight seed, but one win would likely make it a lock. Arkansas and LSU would have to make pretty deep runs – and perhaps even win it all – to have a shot at a national seed, but they remain in the running. Searching for a Host: Auburn, LSU, and Arkansas could mix in the mix to host regionals. They all might need a win or two in Hoover. Teams in the NCAA Tournament: Tennessee, Texas A&M, Arkansas, LSU, and Auburn are all locks to make the NCAA Tournament. Florida, Georgia, Vanderbilt, and Ole Miss are also pretty safe bets to make the tournament. However, they’d all feel a little better with a couple of wins in the SEC Tournament. Teams on the Bubble: Alabama and Kentucky put themselves back in the NCAA Tournament with big series wins to finish the regular season. They rank 47th and 54th in RPI respectively according to Warren Nolan. It’s a pretty similar situation for Alabama who finished the regular season 12-17 last year and then won the first two games of the SEC Tournament and that was good enough to reach the postseason. They might need three wins this year, but there is a chance. Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

There is only one week left in the regular season (in most conferences), so it's time for another Field of 64 projection! The ACC leads all conferences with 11 teams in the projected Field of 64 followed by the SEC (9), Big 12 (6), Pac-12 (5), Sun Belt (3), and Conference USA (3). Last 4 in: Wake Forest North Carolina UTSA San Diego First 4 out: Iowa Old Dominion Mercer Louisiana The full projected Field of 64 is below: Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

John and Kyle pick Week 14's best games in the last seek of the pick'em for the year. The guys build a brand new field of 64 projection. Get The College Baseball Nation Podcast on Apple Podcasts Get The College Baseball Nation Podcast on Spotify. Have a question for Kyle and John? Send a DM to us on Twitter (@CollegeBallNat) or an email to podcast@collegebaseball.info and we might answer it on the podcast. Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

It does not get much better than baseball in the ACC this time of the year. Three of the six series last weekend included a rubber match, four of the six series included both teams ranked in the top 50, and the slate next weekend contains many of the top teams in the country matched up against each other. With three games left on the schedule, this league is far from over. No. 3 Virginia Tech Knocks Off No. 13 Louisville In one of the most anticipated series of the entire weekend schedule, two of the nation's top offenses met in Blacksburg in a — you guessed it — low scoring affair. Just what we all expected. In the series opener, Louisville used their late inning heroics to knock off Virginia Tech 8-1. Jared Poland (W, 4-3) and Tate Kuehner (S, 2) kept the Hokies bats quiet for the majority of the night, while Dalton Rushing homered for his fourth consecutive game. The Cardinals had two opportunities to win the series on Saturday and Sunday but they were unable to overcome the performance of the Virginia Tech pitching staff. The Saturday and Sunday starters for the Hokies combined for 10.1 innings, allowing just 2 runs while striking out 12 batters, winning 4-3 on Saturday and 6-4 on Sunday. Gavin Cross led the way at the plate for Virginia Tech with 2 home runs and 5 RBI over the weekend. Rushing also hit two home runs for the visiting Cardinals. Both teams are poised to make a postseason run but have much different paths to end the season. Virginia Tech hosts Duke while Louisville hosts Virginia. No. 17 Florida State Gets Much Needed Series Win Over No. 6 Miami After going 2-3 in their previous five conference series, the Seminoles picked up a resume-building series win over their rival in Tallahassee. The Hurricanes roughed up Parker Messick, the Seminoles ace, for 5 runs in 5.1 innings on Saturday to begin the series. His counterpart, Carson Palmquist (W, 8-3) shut down the Florida State offense. Palmquist gave up 2 runs (0 earned) in 6 innings to pick up the victory for the Hurricanes. The two remaining games of the series belonged to Florida State, who won both games by a score of 6-4. The Seminoles offense, who has struggled to find their identity at times this season, pounded out 10 hits in each of the two final games. They were also able to take advantage of a few Miami errors in game two, scoring three unearned runs. In the rubber match, Jaime Ferrer put the offense on his shoulders, chipping in with 2 hits, 3 RBI, and one home run. With a strong finish to the season and a few wins in the ACC Tournament, the Seminoles could enter the conversation as a potential host in the NCAA Tournament. They will have to take care of the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill next weekend first. No. 9 Virginia Spoils Upset Bid By No. 38 Clemson In a series that went late into the night hours on Sunday, the Cavaliers got back to the win column after dropping the series a week ago to their rival, Virginia Tech. On Friday night, Clemson took a commanding 4-0 lead after two innings, but Virginia’s offense had plenty of firepower to respond, putting up a 7-spot in the 4th inning on their way to a 11-6 victory. Due to weather in the area, the teams got together to finish the final two games on Sunday. In the first game on Sunday, the Tigers pounded out three home runs for the second consecutive game to even the series, winning 8-2. Clemson had ample opportunity to win the rubber match, but they could not find a timely hit, leaving 10 runners on base. Jake Gelof hit his 18th home run of the season on his way to a 6-3 victory for the Cavaliers to take the series. For the weekend, Gelof recorded 5 hits, 3 RBI, and 5 runs scored. Virginia travels to Louisville to finish the season in a series that will have major ACC Tournament seeding implications. These two commonly meet at the end of the season and Coach McDonnell and Coach O’Connor are sure to have their teams ready to play one heck of a series. No. 10 Notre Dame Reclaims Marginal Lead in Atlantic Division The Fighting Irish took care of business this weekend against a Pittsburgh team that was hungry for quality wins to make their case to earn a bid in the NCAA Tournament. Starting pitching was the deciding factor in the series as the Panthers were only able to manage 3 earned runs against Notre Dame’s starters in 16 innings of work. John Michael Bertrand (W, 7-1) set the tone in the first game, going 7 strong innings while striking out 9. Pittsburgh has been able to rely on Matt Gilberston to anchor the pitching staff all season long, but the Fighting Irish roughed him up for his worst outing of the year. Gilbertson allowed 7 runs (6 earned) in 6 innings. Brooks Cotzee was dominant at the plate, yet again, totaling 5 hits, 3 RBI, and a home run for the Fighting Irish. Notre Dame recaptured a small lead in the Atlantic Division over Louisville, but this division race is far from over. Notre Dame travels to Coral Gables for a date with Miami starting Thursday night. No. 33 North Carolina State Cruises to Series Win Over Duke After losing two straight ACC series, the Wolfpack responded with a series win over the Blue Devils in Durham, belting out 30 hits over the weekend. In the opener on Friday night, North Carolina State was trailing 3-1 heading into the 7th inning when they put up a four-spot to take a 5-3 lead, which would hold as the final score. With the bases loaded, Jacob Cozart belted a double, scoring two runs to tie the game. Devonte Brown and LuJames Groover each picked up an RBI to keep the scoring going, and they did not slow down on Saturday. With an opportunity to win the series the following day, North Carolina State broke out the bats, recording 13 hits, including home runs by Brown and Groover, on their way to a 13-5 victory. Matt Willadsen (W, 4-3) tossed a gem for the Wolfpack, allowing just 2 earned runs in 7 innings. The Blue Devils won the final game of the series, 7-4. North Carolina State, who holds a slim lead over Wake Forest for fourth place in the Atlantic Division, will host the Demon Deacons this weekend. No. 47 North Carolina Upsets No. 26 Wake Forest In another episode of “Who are the Tar Heels?” North Carolina took care of business this weekend against Wake Forest in a series that was much needed for both programs. The Tar Heels flexed their versatility, winning the first game by scoring 3 runs, then followed that up by scoring 11 on Saturday. The pitchers duel on Friday saw Rhett Lowder pickup his third loss of the season, although he only surrendered 3 runs in 7 innings. Trailing 2-1 in the 6th inning, Vance Honeycutt hit a two-run home run off Lowder, giving North Carolina a 3-2 lead, which was ultimately the game winner. On Saturday, the Tar Heels pounded out 11 hits, led by Danny Serretti with 3 hits, 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored. Brandon Shaeffer (W, 5-2) turned in another solid performance for North Carolina, giving up 3 runs in 7.1 innings of work. The Tar Heels have a big series to close out the season, hosting Florida State starting Thursday. At 12-15 in conference play, a series win would give North Carolina plenty of momentum heading into the ACC Tournament. Georgia Tech and Boston College had the weekend off. Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

For what has been the wildest SEC baseball season in recent memory, the time is now for these teams to figure it out or get left behind. Ole Miss, Florida, and Vanderbilt appear to be figuring it out late, which should be scary for the rest of the league – as well as the rest of the country. Tennessee Wraps Up Series and SEC Quickly After their first series loss of the year, Tennessee bounced back taking down Georgia in the first two games of the weekend to secure the regular season SEC title. Blake Burke was 3-4 with 2 home runs for Tennessee in Thursday’s 5-2 win, while Chase Dollander improved to 7-0 going 6 innings allowing 1 earned run on 3 hits with no walks and 6 strikeouts. Friday, Tennessee won 9-2 and Jorel Ortega led the offense with 3 hits and 3 RBI. Blake Tidwell continued his comeback striking out 6 over 4 innings. Georgia did get a win in the finale to keep their hopes alive for a first-round bye in the SEC Tournament and potential national seed. Vanderbilt Finding Themselves and Creating Havoc for the SEC West Vanderbilt entered 2022 picked by many to be the best team in the country, but we’ve yet to see that team come together. They might be peaking at the right time They’ve won four of their last five series, including a series win on the road this past weekend against Arkansas. Friday’s game was wild as the two teams went back-and-forth until Enrique Bradfield Jr. hit a 3-run homer in the top of the 10th. Carter Holton tossed 7 scoreless innings on Sunday in a game that only went 7 innings, as Vanderbilt took the series with a 5-0 win. The series loss for Arkansas opened up the door in the SEC West. Texas A&M remains the hottest team in the country as they swept Mississippi State this past weekend and have now moved into a tie in the SEC West with Arkansas. And the Aggies do hold the head-to-head tie over Arkansas. If Jim Schlossnagle isn’t named the Coach of the Year, the voting is rigged. For Mississippi State, the defending champs are not just in jeopardy of missing the NCAA Tournament this year, but if the season ended today they’d miss the SEC Tournament. Auburn barely remains in the SEC West race after picking up two close wins over rival Alabama. They could have a real shot if the third game of the series wasn’t canceled because of weather. In Saturday’s game, Auburn fell behind 4-0 in the first inning and scored six unanswered to comeback and beat Alabama 6-4. The Crimson Tide have likely fallen out of the NCAA Tournament field at this point and might need a win or two next weekend to make sure they reach Hoover. Florida and Ole Miss Make a Final Push In our most recent bubble watch, both Florida and Ole Miss were listed in the “work left to do” column. They both did plenty of work this past weekend as Ole Miss swept a ranked LSU team at Alex Box Stadium. Dylan DeLucia was great for Ole Miss on Friday giving up 3 earned runs on just 3 hits and 2 walks over 7 innings with 9 strikeouts. Hunter Elliot gave up 1 earned run on 4 hits and 3 walks with 9 strikeouts in 6.2 innings for Ole Miss on Saturday, while the offense gave him plenty of run support in an 11-1 win. Florida also went on the road and had a good weekend with a series win. Their pitching is starting to come around without Hunter Barco who is shut down for the rest of the season. Brandon Sproat gave up just 1 earned run on 3 hits and a walk on Friday for the Gators with 7 strikeouts in 6.2 innings. The offense put up 11 runs with 4 home runs. Missouri came from behind on Saturday to win 5-3. Nick Pogue had one of his best starts of the season giving up 3 earned runs on 5 hits with no walks and 8 strikeouts over 6.2 innings on Sunday as Florida held on for the 4-3 win. Ole Miss and Florida are both just one game under. 500 in the conference now and looking like they are on the good side of the bubble going into the final weekend of the regular season. LSU may have fallen out of a host spot, while it looks like Missouri won’t be making it to the SEC Tournament. South Carolina wins an Elimination Series Over Kentucky South Carolina and Kentucky’s chances of reaching the NCAA Tournament as an at-large bid remain slim, but certainly what little chance they had depended on winning this weekend’s series. It was South Carolina that came out on top. The Gamecocks continued their dominance at home taking the first two games of the series 11-3 and 7-0. Josiah Sightler, Andrew Eyster, and Michael Braswell combined for 9 hits and 8 RBI in Friday’s win. Noah Hall dominated on the hill Saturday tossing 8 shutout innings allowing just 2 hits and 3 walks with 8 strikeouts. Kentucky did manage to win the finale game of the series, but they will likely have to sweep Auburn at home next weekend and then win a couple of games in the SEC Tournament to have a shot to get in the NCAA Tournament. South Carolina ends the regular season on the road, which has not been great for them this year. And they go up against a Florida team that is starting to click. Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!