Mississippi State baseball's latest NCAA Tournament bracket projections. Will MSU host?
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STARKVILLE — Mississippi State baseball is still projected to host an NCAA Tournament regional after losing to Georgia in the SEC Tournament.
MSU (40-17) was eliminated from the SEC Tournament in a 5-3 quarterfinals loss on May 21. The Bulldogs defeated Missouri 12-2 in seven innings on May 20 in the second round.
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The 16 regional host teams will be announced May 24. The full bracket will be revealed during the selection show on May 25 (11 a.m., ESPN2).
Here is where Mississippi State landed in the latest NCAA Tournament bracket projections.
Mississippi State baseball NCAA Tournament projections
Aria Gerson of The Tennessean projects Mississippi State as the No. 13 national seed. In the Starkville Regional would be No. 2 seed Wake Forest, No. 3 Louisiana and No. 4 Long Island.
Baseball America has Mississippi State as the No. 14 national seed. That regional would consist of No. 2 seed Cincinnati, No. 3 Boston College and No. 4 Lamar.
D1Baseball's projection, posted May 21 before MSU lost to Georgia, had Mississippi State as the No. 14 seed as well. Coastal Carolina would be the No. 2 seed in that regional with No. 3 Michigan and No. 4 St. John's.
Mississippi State NCAA Tournament resume
Mississippi State is No. 14 in RPI as of May 22.
MSU is 9-14 in Quad 1 games, with four of those wins against Ole Miss. MSU is 31-3 in Quads 2-4. All three of those losses are in Quad 2.
Mississippi State's strength of schedule is ranked seventh in the country.
Mississippi State baseball NCAA Tournament history under Brian O'Connor
Brian O'Connor is a first-year coach at Mississippi State, so it hasn't played in the NCAA Tournament with him. MSU won the 2021 national championship under coach Chris Lemonis, but he was fired during the 2025 season.
Mississippi State has made the NCAA Tournament in the last two seasons as No. 2 seeds, losing in the Charlottesville Regional final and the Tallahassee Regional final.
O'Connor was the Virginia coach for 22 seasons, reaching 18 NCAA Tournaments, nine super regionals, seven College World Series and winning the 2015 national championship.
Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for The Clarion Ledger. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on X @sklarsam_.
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