The NCAA Baseball Tournament Field of 64 will be announced on Selection Monday. It’s the culmination of an exciting regular season and conference tournament week across college baseball. The Big 12 is expected to have several teams comfortably in the field, with Kansas and West Virginia both entering the postseason conversation as potential Regional hosts after meeting in the Big 12 Championship Game over the weekend.
When Is the NCAA Baseball Tournament Selection Show?
Date: Monday, May 25Time: 12 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. CTTV Channel: ESPN2Streaming: ESPN App / ESPN+
Big 12 Teams to Watch on Selection Monday
Kansas Jayhawks
Big 12 Tournament champslikely hostpushing for stronger national seed
West Virginia Mountaineers
still hosting caliber despite title game lossrésumé strong all season
TCU Horned Frogs
safely in fieldquestion becomes seeding/location
Arizona State Sun Devils
likely No. 2 seed entering tournamentone of the Big 12’s most dangerous offensescould be a difficult draw in Regional play
Oklahoma State Cowboys
boosted résumé with Big 12 Tournament win over UCFappears safely in NCAA Tournament fielddangerous postseason program with strong tradition
Cincinnati Bearcats
one of the Big 12’s biggest surprise teamsappears comfortably in NCAA Tournament fieldcould become tricky No. 3 seed matchup
UCF Knights
strong finish helped solidify tournament résuméoffensive firepower makes Knights intriguing postseason teamlikely headed for middle-seed Regional placement
Biggest Big 12 Storyline Entering Selection Monday
The biggest question for the conference is whether Kansas did enough to jump West Virginia for a higher Regional hosting spot after the Jayhawks dominated the Mountaineers 9-0 in the Big 12 Championship Game on Saturday night.
Final Prediction
Expect the Big 12 to have seven teams in the field with Kansas and West Virginia both hosting Regionals. The biggest drama may simply come down to seeding order after Kansas’ dominant conference tournament run.
