UCLA, SEC lead NCAA baseball tournament bracket release winners and losers
The NCAA baseball tournament bracket has been released, highlighting winners and losers among the teams. UCLA has secured the top seed, while the SEC boasts the most regional hosts. Notably, Vanderbilt missed the tournament, and Mercer was the highest-ranked team to be excluded.
- ▪UCLA is the tournament's top overall seed after a strong 51-6 regular season.
- ▪The SEC has seven teams hosting regional games and placed 12 teams in the tournament overall.
- ▪Mercer finished 28th in RPI, making it the highest-ranked team to miss the tournament in history.
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