OTF Premium Texas named one of 16 regional hosts for NCAA baseball tournament | Sunday, 7:31 p.m.

[Jeff Howe]

The fifth-ranked Texas baseball team was named one of 16 regional hosts for the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. The Austin Regional at UFCU Disch-Falk will begin on Friday, May 29.

That wasn’t a surprise, considering the Longhorns won 40 regular-season games, finished second in the SEC standings and have been one of the nation’s top RBI teams (No. 5 in RPI according to D1Baseball.com). What remains to be seen is if Texas (40-13, 19-10 SEC) will be one of the eight national seeds when the field of 64 is unveiled on Monday.

D1Baseball's Field of 64 projections published Sunday have the Longhorns as the No. 6 overall national seed, hosting an Austin Regional featuring No. 2 seed Miami (Fla.), No. 3 seed Louisiana and No. 4 seed UC San Diego. D1Baseball has Texas matched up with the Tallahassee Regional, hosted by projected No. 11 seed Florida State, which would pit the Longhorns against the Seminoles in the Austin Super Regional with a trip to the College World Series on the line.

The On Texas Football staff will be live on YouTube at 11 a.m. Monday, when ESPN announces the field assembled by the Division I Baseball Selection Committee.

The burnt orange faithful hope Jim Schlossnagle’s second NCAA Tournament on the Forty Acres goes better than his postseason debut leading the program. Entering last year's tournament as the No. 2 overall national seed, Texas was eliminated from the Austin Regional by UTSA, losing twice to the Roadrunners.

This marks the third time in the last five seasons that the Longhorns have hosted a regional. Texas won its regional at Disch-Falk Field in 2021 and 2022, with the 2021 squad eliminating USF in the Austin Super Regional to reach the College World Series.

No team in Division I history has more College World Series appearances (38) or wins (88) than the Longhorns. For Texas, the road to Omaha in 2026 marks the program's 65th postseason appearance, with the 2026 Austin Regional marking the 39th time the Longhorns have hosted the NCAA Tournament.

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[Jeff Howe]

 

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[Jeff Howe]

Arkansas looks like the biggest snub for a host. The Razorbacks were on the hosting bubble and made the title game of the SEC Tournament, but they’ll be on the road.

[Jeff Howe]

As a reminder, the Top 8s and the full field of 64 will be unveiled tomorrow at 11 a.m. on the selection show.

OTF will be live on YouTube.

[Assistant Regional Manager]

Arkansas not hosting is just another data point for how much these conference tournaments do not matter.

[Alex Butler]

Miami is a tough 2 seed, at least given their history of success. Don’t know anything about them this season though…

In other news do we think the Aggies are going to have a parade for hosting? 😜

Edited 3 hours ago by Alex Butler

[Jeff Howe]

34 minutes ago, Assistant Regional Manager said:

Arkansas not hosting is just another data point for how much these conference tournaments do not matter.

Pretty much. Even if Arkansas had won today, would its RPI have improved enough (currently 21st) to get into the top 15?

[Jeff Howe]

28 minutes ago, Alex Butler said:

Miami is a tough 2 seed, at least given their history of success. Don’t know anything about them this season though…

In other news do we think the Aggies are going to have a parade for hosting? 😜

I wouldn't do much homework on Miami. With Arkansas not hosting and Mississippi State presumably getting that spot, it might make more sense to send the Hurricanes to Starkville.

[Jeff Howe]

FWIW, D1Baseball is doing a live field of 64 projection tonight. They've got Texas as the No. 6 national seed with Oklahoma State, Tarleton State and St. John's coming to Austin.

[Burnt Orange Horn]

2 hours ago, Alex Butler said:

Miami is a tough 2 seed, at least given their history of success. Don’t know anything about them this season though…

In other news do we think the Aggies are going to have a parade for hosting? 😜

Just another banner at Kyle Field.