Predicting the 2025 NCAA Baseball Tournament

We have reached tournament time, with arguably the most enjoyable weekend for college baseball fans. Prospects1500 writers Shaun Kernahan, Kurt Moody and Michael Kelley are skipping the top 25 ranks this week, and providing our predictions for the NCAA tournament. The three of us all have a different team coming out of the Oxford regional, while we also all differed on who makes it to Omaha in the Chapel Hill-Eugene Super Regional. Here is how we see the full tournament shaking out.

Regional Winners Shaun Kurt Michael
Nashville
1 Vanderbilt* (1)
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
2 Louisville
3 East Tennessee State*
4 Wright State*
Hattiesburg
1 Southern Miss (16)
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
2 Alabama
3 Miami
4 Columbia*
Austin
1 Texas (2)
Texas
Texas
Texas
2 UTSA
3 Kansas State
4 Houston Christian*
Los Angeles
1 UCLA (15)
UCLA
UCLA
Arizona St.
2 UC Irvine
3 Arizona State
4 Fresno State*
Fayetteville
1 Arkansas (3)
Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas
2 Kansas
3 Creighton*
4 North Dakota State*
Knoxville
1 Tennessee (14)
Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee
2 Wake Forest
3 Cincinnati
4 Miami (OH)*
Auburn
1 Auburn (4)
Auburn
Auburn
Auburn
2 NC State
3 Stetson*
4 Central Connecticut*
Conway
1 Coastal Carolina* (13)
Florida
Coastal Carolina
Florida
2 Florida
3 East Carolina*
4 Fairfield*
Chapel Hill
1 North Carolina* (5)
Oklahoma
North Carolina
North Carolina
2 Oklahoma
3 Nebraska*
4 Holy Cross*
Eugene
1 Oregon (12)
Arizona
Arizona
Arizona
2 Arizona*
3 Cal Poly*
4 Utah Valley*
Baton Rouge
1 LSU (6)
LSU
LSU
LSU
2 Dallas Baptist
3 Rhode Island*
4 Little Rock*
Clemson
1 Clemson (11)
Kentucky
Clemson
Kentucky
2 West Virginia
3 Kentucky
4 USC Upstate*
Athens
1 Georgia (7)
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
2 Duke
3 Oklahoma State
4 Binghamton*
Oxford
1 Ole Miss (10)
Georgia Tech
Western Kentucky
Ole Miss
2 Georgia Tech
3 Western Kentucky*
4 Murray State*
Corvallis
1 Oregon State (8)
Oregon State
Oregon State
TCU
2 TCU
3 Southern California
4 Saint Mary’s*
Tallahassee
1 Florida State (9)
Florida State
Florida State
Florida State
2 Northeastern*
3 Mississippi State
4 Bethune-Cookman*

Here are the teams we see making it to Omaha:

Shaun Kurt Michael
Vanderbilt, Texas, Arkansas, Florida, Oklahoma, LSU, Georgia, Oregon State
Vanderbilt, UCLA, Arkansas, Auburn, North Carolina, LSU, Georgia, Oregon State
Vanderbilt, Texas, Tennessee, Florida, Arizona, LSU, Georgia, Florida State

And finally, our National Championship selections are:

Shaun Kurt Michael
LSU
Arkansas
Texas

 

 

Shaun Kernahan is the MLB Draft correspondent for Prospects1500. When not at a game, chances are the TV and/or tablet has a game on and he has a notepad out taking notes. When not scouting draft prospects, he is the Director of Baseball Operations for the Mile High Collegiate Baseball League, a collegiate wood bat league in Colorado. Shaun can be found on Twitter at @ShaunKernahan.

Based deep in the heart of Texas, I am surrounded by the absolute best of college baseball year after year. From midweeks at The Dish to weekends watching Olsen Magic, I love the energy of D1 college baseball. For the past five years, I have been covering the Detroit Tigers organization for Prospects1500 while also ranking MLB Draft eligible players as they join the FYPD and Dynasty world.

Being able to learn from the game’s best coaches and watch the student athletes passionately compete is a blessing I do not take lightly. While rooted in SEC country, I am a B1G Ten truther to my core. I will always stop for a prospect discussion or for random baseball trivia. You can usually find me throughout the baseball season walking the baselines and concourses. Remember friends, “Every game is someone’s first game!”

Born in Arizona. Raised in the Midwest, and with lots of baseball. When I’m not writing about baseball or purchasing my next baseball card, I can be seen coasting down the highway to yet another travel baseball tournament with my wife and son. I love the Braves, bat flips and outfield assists.




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