Pre-Conference Tournament Nerdcast: 2026 Field of 64 Projection + Bubble Breakdown

Kendall Rogers and Aaron Fitt are joined by D1Baseball’s resident bracketologist, Mark Etheridge, to discuss how the Field of 64 looks heading into conference tournament week!

00:00 Regular-Season Wrap
00:17 Debating Top Seed
00:48 Georgia Tech vs UCLA
03:23 Georgia's Case
04:21 Next Seeds Debate
06:46 Texas vs Auburn
09:28 Alabama Jumps In
11:52 Southern Miss Argument
20:21 Texas A&M Gets Nod
24:30 Hosts 12-16
30:10 Oregon vs Oregon State
35:09 Sorting Next Tier
37:52 Two-Seed Picture
41:06 Bubble Two Seeds
44:48 Conference-by-Conference Plan
45:08 A10: Saint Joseph's
45:40 ACC Bubble Breakdown
47:02 America East and American
49:58 Big 12 Locks
51:23 Big East Tiebreak Debate
52:13 Big South At-Large Talk
53:20 Big Ten Carnage
54:55 CUSA Stolen-Bid Watch
56:33 CAA: Campbell's Surge
57:56 Ivy Bracket Check
59:44 MAAC and MAC Bubble
01:01:47 MVC and Mountain West
01:02:58 NEC and OVC Surprises
01:06:08 SEC Breakdown
01:09:15 Sun Belt Bubble Sorting
01:13:07 Final Bubble Decisions
01:21:49 Top Eight and Hosting Race
01:23:36 Sponsor Thanks and Sign-off

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