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Results from regional play

Regional play is underway at the NCAA Div. I baseball tournament. Here are Friday's results:

Left Bracket

At Coral Gables, Fla. -- Miami def. Bethune Cookman 7-4, Missouri def. Ole Miss 7-0

At Ann Arbor, Mich. -- Arizona def. Eastern Michigan 13-7, Michigan vs. Kentucky in rain delay with Michigan leading 5-1 in 5th.

At Raleigh, N.C. -- North Carolina State def. James Madison 6-2, South Carolina def. Charlotte 15-8

At Athens, Ga. -- Lipscomb def. Georgia 10-7, Georgia Tech def. Louisville 8-5

At Fullerton, Calif. -- Cal State Fullerton def. Rider 11-0, UCLA def. Virginia 3-2

At Stanford, Calif. -- UC Davis def. Stanford 4-2, Pepperdine def. Arkansas 4-3

At Stillwater, Okla. -- Oklahoma State def. Western Kentucky 5-3, Wichita State def. TCU 8-5

At Tallahassee, Fla. -- Bucknell def. Florida State 7-0, Tulane def. Florida 7-4

Right Bracket

At Cary, N.C. -- North Carolina def. Mount St. Mary's 16-8, UNC Wilmington def. Elon 5-2

At Conway, S.C. -- Coastal Carolina def. Columbia 10-2, Alabama def. East Carolina 16-3

At Lincoln, Neb. -- Nebraska def. Eastern Illinois 13-10, UC Irvine def. Oral Roberts 9-7

At Baton Rouge, La. -- LSU def. Texas Southern 12-1, Southern Miss def. New Orleans 13-6

At Houston Texas -- Rice def. Sam Houston State 3-2, St. John's def. Texas 2-1

At College Station, Texas -- Texas A&M def. Illinois-Chicago 15-1 Houston def. Dallas Baptist 9-5

At Long Beach, Calif. -- Fresno State def. Long Beach State 7-3, San Diego def. California 5-0

At Tempe, Ariz. -- Arizona State def. Stony Brook 9-7, Oklahoma def. Vanderbilt 8-5

Here's how regionals will play out (we think)

We may be right, or we may be crazy. But regardless of how it looks, here's how we're predicting the 16 regionals to pan out for the NCAA Div. I baseball tournament:

Miami (Fla.) regional

Friday: Miami over Bethune-Cookman, Missouri over Ole Miss; Saturday: Ole Miss over Bethune-Cookman, Miami over Missouri; Sunday: Missouri over Ole Miss, Miami over Missouri. Advancing: Miami

Ann Arbor (Mich.) regional

Friday: Arizona over Eastern Michigan, Kentucky over Michigan; Saturday: Michigan over Eastern Michigan, Arizona over Kentucky; Sunday: Michigan over Kentucky, Michigan over Arizona; Monday: Michigan over Arizona. Advancing: Michigan

Raleigh (N.C.) regional

Friday: North Carolina State over James Madison, South Carolina over Charlotte; Saturday: Charlotte over James Madison, South Carolina over North Carolina State; Sunday: North Carolina State over Charlotte, South Carolina over North Carolina State. Advancing: South Carolina

Athens (Ga.) regional

Friday: Georgia over Lipscomb, Louisville over Georgia Tech; Saturday: Georgia Tech over Lipscomb, Louisville over Georgia; Sunday: Georgia over Georgia Tech, Louisville over Georgia. Advancing: Louisville

Fullerton (Calif.) regional

Friday: Cal State Fulleron over Rider, Virginia over UCLA; Saturday: UCLA over Rider, Cal State Fullerton over Virginia; Sunday: UCLA over Virginia, UCLA over Cal State Fullerton; Monday: Cal State Fullerton over UCLA. Advancing: Cal State Fullerton

Stanford (Calif.) regional

Friday: UC Davis over Stanford, Pepperdine over Arkansas; Saturday: Stanford over Arkansas, UC Davis over Pepperdine; Sunday: Stanford over Pepperdine, Stanford over UC Davis; Monday: UC Davis over Stanford. Advancing: UC Davis

Stillwater (Okla.) regional

Friday: Oklahoma State over Western Kentucky, TCU over Wichita State; Saturday: Wichita State over Western Kentucky, TCU over Oklahoma State; Sunday: Oklahoma State over Wichita State, Oklahoma State over TCU; Monday: TCU over Oklahoma State. Advancing: TCU

Tallahassee (Fla.) regional

Friday: Florida State over Bucknell, Tulane over Florida; Saturday: Florida over Bucknell, Florida State over Tulane; Sunday: Florida over Tulane, Florida State over Florida. Advancing: Florida State

Cary (N.C.) regional

Friday: North Carolina over Mount St. Mary's, UNC Wilmington over Elon; Saturday: Elon over Mount St. Mary's, North Carolina over UNC Wilmington; Sunday: UNC Wilmington over Elon, North Carolina over UNC Wilmington. Advancing: North Carolina

Conway (S.C.) regional

Friday: Coastal Carolina over Columbia, East Carolina over Alabama; Saturday: Alabama over Columbia, Coastal Carolina over East Carolina; Sunday: East Carolina over Alabama, East Carolina over Coastal Carolina; Monday: Coastal Carolina over East Carolina. Advancing: Coastal Carolina

Lincoln (Neb.) regional

Friday: Nebraska over Eastern Illinois, UC Irvine over Oral Roberts; Saturday: Oral Roberts over Eastern Illinois, Nebraska over UC Irvine; Sunday: UC Irvine over Oral Roberts, Nebraska over UC Irvine. Advancing: Nebraska

Baton Rouge (La.) regional

Friday: LSU over Texas Southern, New Orleans over Southern Miss; Saturday: Southern Miss over Texas Southern, LSU over New Orleans; Sunday: Southern Miss over New Orleans, LSU over Southern Miss. Advancing: LSU

Houston (Texas) regional

Friday: Rice over Sam Houston State, Texas over St. John's; Saturday: Sam Houston State over St. John's, Texas over Rice; Sunday: Rice over Sam Houston State, Rice over Texas; Monday: Texas over Rice. Advancing: Texas

College Station (Texas) regional

Friday: Texas A&M over Illinois-Chicago, Houston over Dallas Baptist; Saturday: Dallas Baptist over Illinois-Chicago, Houston over Texas A&M; Sunday: Texas A&M over Dallas Baptist, Houston over Texas A&M. Advancing: Houston

Long Beach (Calif.) regional

Friday: Long Beach State over Fresno State, San Diego over California; Saturday: California over Fresno State, San Diego over Long Beach State; Sunday: California over Long Beach State, San Diego over California. Advancing: San Diego

Tempe (Ariz.) regional

Friday: Arizona State over Stony Brook, Vanderbilt over Oklahoma; Saturday: Oklahoma over Stony Brook, Arizona State over Vanderbilt; Sunday: Vanderbilt over Oklahoma, Arizona State over Vanderbilt. Advancing: Arizona State

Regionals: Observations on the 64-team field

A few observations regarding the 64-team bracket for the NCAA Div. I baseball tournament:

Bumpiest road to Omaha -- You'd think getting the No. 1 seed in the tournament would mean something, but not in the case of the Miami Hurricanes. We're not sure if they have enemies on the selection board, but they sure didn't get an easy regional to host.

The Hurricanes must wade through Ole Miss and Missouri -- both of whom are talented teams with very solid pitching staffs -- just to get out of regionals. If they survive that, they face the winner of a regional that includes a solid Michigan team, a salty Kentucky squad and a surging Arizona team.

The eight teams that reach the College World Series are all deserving, but the winner of this part of the bracket may be the most deserving of them all.

Team nobody wants to face -- The hottest team in the field right now, without a doubt, is the LSU Tigers.

Winners of 20 straight, the Tigers are back in the thick of the national race after a two-year hiatus and stormed through the Southeastern Conference tournament, far and away the toughest tournament this year.

The Tigers should have no problem getting out of their regional, and if they keep playing well you have to wonder just what kind of a fight the winner of the Nebraska regional can put up to keep the Tigers from making the trip to Omaha.

Most undeserving seed -- Would somebody explain to us how Georgia, who two-and-'cued the SEC tournament, got a No. 8 seed ahead of Oklahoma State, who was playing much better at the end of the year?

Of course, had Oklahoma State not stumbled against Kansas State in the Big 12 tournament, the whole point would be moot and the 'Pokes would be sitting pretty in the No. 8 slot.

There's also a case to be made for San Diego, who won a tough West Coast Conference and have arguably the best 1-2 pitching combination in the country. Georgia just simply doesn't impress us as a No. 8 seed.

Most undesrving regional host -- Texas A&M very easily could have been left out of the regional race, in spite of its high RPI, after losing its last six regular-season games and its first two in the Big 12 tournament.

Again, San Diego was probably more deserving of a regional host site and, quite frankly, is a better team than the Aggies. The Toreros stand a good chance of winning the Long Beach Regional -- the Aggies, on the other hand, should thank their lucky stars if they can survive their own part of the bracket.

It would not surprise us to see to either advance to super-regionals or take the early exit -- it depends on which Texas A&M team shows up this weekend.

Easiest road to Omaha -- We're going to jinx North Carolina with this honor. But don't sell the Tar Heels short -- it's not that their part of the bracket is easy so much as their talent level and experience is so far and above the other teams that stand between them and another trip to Omaha.

North Carolina should get through their regional without any problem, and the super regional is going to be either Coastal Carolina -- who upset the Heels early in the season -- or East Carolina. While both teams are solid, they're just not at the Heels' level.

Anyone can win -- The one regional to watch is the Long Beach regional, where we feel any of the four teams can come away with the trip to super regionals.

Long Beach is the favorite and has played very well at home this year, but faces a pretty salty Fresno State team in the first round. The other half includes two teams that have been in and out of the top 10 this year in California and San Diego.

The winner here will have to face Arizona State, who could very well be the team to beat if they make it to Omaha and play at the level they were competing at early in the year.

Don't be surprised if -- UC Davis comes out of the Stanford regional. Although they finished sixth in the Big West, the Aggies have held their own pretty well and could win what might be a deceptively-strong regional with Arkansas and Pepperdine on board.

We also think TCU and Houston have good shots at winning their regionals at Oklahoma State and Texas A&M, respectively. Coming out of those regionals would be nice feathers in the caps of the Mountain West and Conference USA conferences.

Then there's Louisville, who made it to Omaha last year and are the third seed behind the two Georgia schools at Georgia's regional. With their returning experience, seeing them advance wouldn't be that big of an upset.

Hurricanes top Baseball America rankings

Miami returned to the top of the Baseball America Top 25 rankings after beating Virginia to claim the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament title.

The 4-0 sweep in the tournament put Miami ahead of ACC rivals North Carolina and Florida State, as well as Arizona State, which lost two of three to in-state rival Arizona.

This week's Baseball America Top 25 rankings are as follows:

1. Miami (47-8, 3), 2. Florida State (48-10, 4), 3. North Carolina (46-12, 1), 4. Arizona State (45-11, 2), 5. LSU (43-16, 10),

6. Oklahoma State (42-16, 7), 7. San Diego (41-15, 11), 8. Cal State Fullerton (37-19, 6), 9. Rice (42-13, 5), 10. Georgia (35-21, 8),

11. UC Irvine (38-16, 14), 12. Missouri (38-19, 9), 13. Nebraska (40-14, 12), 14. Texas A&M (43-16, 13), 15. Stanford (33-21, 16),

16. Michigan (45-12, 17), 17. Coastal Carolina (47-12, 21), 18. TCU (44-17, 22), 19. Texas (37-20, 24), 20. California (33-19, 15),

21. Wichita State (44-15, 23), 22. Long Beach State (37-19, 25), 23. Arizona (38-17, NR), 24. Kentucky (42-17, 19), 25. North Carolina State (38-20, 20).

Miami leads the 64-team tournament field

The 64-team field has been announced for the NCAA Div. I baseball tournament, and the University of Miami Hurricanes leads the field of teams looking for a trip to Omaha for the College World Series.

Miami won the ACC tournament title and is one of three ACC teams among the top eight national seeds. North Carolina is No. 2 and Florida State is No. 4 in the group of the top eight seeds.

Two SEC teams made it into the top eight. LSU, which has been on fire lately and has won 20 in a row, is the No. 7 seed while Georgia, the SEC regular-season champion, is in at No. 8 despite going 0-2 in their conference tournament.

The other teams among the top eight national seeds include No. 3 Arizona State, No. 5 Cal State Fullerton and No. 6 Rice.

Eight more teams secured No. 1 seeds for regional tournament action this weekend. All but Arizona will host their regional tournaments, with the Wildcats heading up to Michigan where No. 2 seed Michigan will serve as host. Other host schools include North Carolina State, Stanford, Oklahoma State, Coastal Carolina, Nebraska, Texas A&M and Long Beach State.

The 64-team field shapes up as follows:

Left Bracket

At Coral Gables, Fla. -- 1. Miami (47-8) vs. 4. Bethune Cookman (36-20), 2. Missouri (38-19) vs. 3. Ole Miss (37-24)

At Ann Arbor, Mich. -- 1. Arizona (38-17) vs. 4. Eastern Michigan (25-32), 2. Michigan (45-12) vs. 3. Kentucky (42-17)

At Raleigh, N.C. -- 1. North Carolina State (38-20) vs. 4. James Madison (38-17), 2. South Carolina (38-21) vs. 3. Charlotte (43-14)

At Athens, Ga. -- 1. Georgia (35-21-1) vs. 4. Lipscomb (32-28), 2. Georgia Tech (39-19) vs. 3. Louisville (41-19)

At Fullerton, Calif. -- 1. Cal State Fullerton (37-19) vs. 4. Rider (29-26), 2. UCLA (31-25) vs. 3. Virginia (38-21)

At Stanford, Calif. -- 1. Stanford (33-21-2) vs. 4. UC Davis (34-22), 2. Pepperdine (36-19) vs. 3. Arkansas (34-22)

At Stillwater, Okla. -- 1. Oklahoma State (42-16) vs. 4. Western Kentucky (33-25), 2. Wichita State (44-15) vs. 3. TCU (43-17)

At Tallahassee, Fla. -- 1. Florida State (48-10) vs. 4. Bucknell (29-22-2), 2. Florida (34-22) vs. Tulane (37-20-1)

Right Bracket

At Cary, N.C. -- 1. North Carolina (46-12) vs. 4. Mount St. Mary's (21-32), 2. UNC Wilmington (42-15-1) vs. 3. Elon (43-16)

At Conway, S.C. -- 1. Coastal Carolina (47-12) vs. 4. Columbia (22-28), 2. East Carolina (40-19) vs. 3. Alabama (34-26)

At Lincoln, Neb. -- 1. Nebraska (40-14-1) vs. 4. Eastern Illinois (27-28), 2. UC Irvine (38-16) vs. 3. Oral Roberts (46-12)

At Baton Rouge, La. -- 1. LSU (43-16-1) vs. 4. Texas Southern (16-32), 2. Southern Miss (40-20) vs. 3. New Orleans (42-19)

At Houston Texas -- 1. Rice (42-13) vs. 4. Sam Houston State (37-23), 2. Texas (37-20) vs. 3. St. John's (41-14)

At College Station, Texas -- 1. Texas A&M (43-16) vs. Illinois-Chicago (34-20), 2. Dallas Baptist (37-17) vs. 3. Houston (39-22)

At Long Beach, Calif. -- 1. Long Beach State (37-19) vs. 4. Fresno State (37-27), 2. San Diego (41-15) vs. 3. California (33-19-2)

At Tempe, Ariz. -- 1. Arizona State (45-11) vs. 4. Stony Brook (34-24), 2. Vanderbilt (40-20) vs. 3. Oklahoma (34-24-1)

Regional winners advance to the best-of-three super regional series, with super regional winners advancing to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., beginning June 14.

Conference tournament results from Friday

Here's a summary of conference tournament results from Friday:

ACC -- Virginia def. Florida State 5-3, North Carolina def. Wake Forest 2-0

America East -- Vermont def. UMBC 5-1, Stony Brook def. Binghamton 0

Atlantic 10 -- Charlotte def. Rhode Island 11-1, Xavier def. Duquesne 9-5, Xavier def. Rhode Island 3-0

Atlantic Sun -- Lipscomb def. Stetson 12-4, Belmont def. Campbell 6-3, Gardner-Webb def. Lipscomb postponed

Big 10 -- Indiana def. Illinois 14-7, Indiana def. Penn State 11-8, Michigan def. Purdue 6-1

Big 12 -- Nebraska def. Kansas State 5-2, Oklahoma State def. Baylor 14-3

Big East -- Louisville def. Villanova 13-6, Cincinnati def. South Florida 13-2

Big South -- Liberty def. Radford 11-2, Coastal Carolina def. Winthrop 8-6, Liberty def. Winthrop 15-3

Colonial -- George Mason def. UNC-Wilmington 14-9, Towson def. William and Mary 16-7, James Madison def. George Mason 18-14

Conference USA -- Tulane def. Central Florida 5-2, UAB def. Houston 5-4, Southern Miss def. Marshall 5-3, Houston def. East Carolina 2-1

Horizon -- Wright State def. Cleveland State 7-4, Valparaiso def. Wright State 13-4, Illinois-Chicago def. Wisconsin-Millwaukee 7-5

MAAC -- Canisius def. Manhattan 16-7, Rider def. Siena 3-0, Siena def. Canisius 5-2

Mid-American -- Ohio def. Bowling Green 7-3 (13), Northern Illinois def. Ball State 6-5, Eastern Michigan def. Ohio 9-6, Kent State def. Northern Illinois 10-3

Missouri Valley -- Southern Illinois def. Creighton 6-5, Wichita State def. Missouri State 20-3, Missouri State def. Southern Illinois 11-6

Mountain West -- TCU def. Utah 5-3, TCU def. New Mexico 9-2

Northeast -- Monmouth def. Central Connecticut State 10-9, Mount St. Mary's def. Wagner 5-1, Mount St. Mary's def. Central Connecticut State 6-2

Ohio Valley -- Tennessee Tech def. Samford 9-1, Southeast Missouri def. Tennessee Tech 8-4, Eastern Illinois def. Jacksonville State 10-4

SEC -- Vanderbilt def. South Carolina 7-5, Alabama def. Kentucky 13-4

Southern -- Furman def. Appalachian State 13-12, UNC-Greensboro def. Georgia Southern 12-9

Southland -- Southeastern Louisiana def. Texas State 9-8, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi def. Texas-San Antonio 12-10, Southeastern Louisiana def. Lamar 17-1, Sam Houston State def. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 7-5

Summit -- Southern Utah def. Centenary 4-1, Oral Roberts def. Western Illinois 15-9 (10), Southern Utah def. Western Illinois 9-3

Sun Belt -- New Orleans def. Troy 7-6 (10), Louisiana-Lafayette def. South Alabama 8-1, Western Kentucky def. Louisiana-Monroe 10-4, New Orleans def. South Alabama 14-4, Florida Atlantic def. Louisiana-Monroe 4-2

WAC -- Sacramento State def. New Mexico State 8-5, Fresno State def. San Jose State 7-3, Hawaii def. Nevada 14-5

West Coast Championship Series -- San Diego vs. Pepperdine, Game 1 postponed, doubleheader scheduled for Saturday

No. 1 seeds bite the dust

Being No. 1 was a problem during the college football season, and it had its challenges during basketball season as well.

It also seems to be more a hindrance than a help in college baseball, as four top seeds in four major conferences need to buy a ticket if they want to see the rest of their respective conference tournaments this weekend.

St. John's was the first to go down, taking the 0-fer trip with losses to Villanova and Seton Hall in the Big East tournament. The Red Storm were looking at a probable regional host bid going into the tournament, but now face the possibility of packing their bags for the NCAA tournament next week.

The next to go was Rice, as the top-seeded Owls -- winners of the last three conference tournament championships -- bowed out of the Conference USA tournament with a 4-3 loss to East Carolina Thursday. As it turned out, that was the only game played in the tournament Thursday as torrential rain in Louisiana moved the other three games to today.

The third top seed to take one for the team was Georgia, who opened with a loss to Ole Miss in the Southeastern Conference tournament, then slipped out with a 5-2 loss to Alabama on Thursday. The loss kills Georgia's hopes of being a top-eight seed for the NCAA tournament.

The final No. 1 to circle the drain was Texas A&M, which fell to 0-2 in pool play with a 15-9 loss to Texas in the Big 12 tournament. The Aggies are in a full-scale funk right now, having lost eight straight games. A team that was once a solid top-eight seed is now looking at possibly going on the road for regionals.

Thursday's conference tournament results are as follows:

ACC -- Miami (Fla.) def. Georgia Tech 15-12, North Carolina State def. Clemson 10-0

America East -- Binghamton def. Vermont 4-1, Stony Brook def. UMBC 4-3

Atlantic 10 -- Rhode Island def. Xavier 11-4, Charlotte def. Duquesne 13-7, Duquesne def. Temple 10-7

Atlantic Sun -- Campbell def. Mercer 11-3, Belmont def. Lipscomb 9-8, Gardner-Webb def. Stetson 10-6

Big 10 -- Indiana def. Ohio State 10-8 (10), Purdue def. Penn State 15-6, Michigan def. Illinois 5-2

Big 12 -- Texas def. Texas A&M 15-9, Oklahoma def. Missouri 4-3

Big East -- Villanova def. Seton Hall 10-0, South Florida def. West Virginia 12-5

Big South -- Liberty def. UNC-Asheville 10-1, Coastal Carolina def. VMI 3-1, Winthrop def. Radford 13-9

Colonial -- Towson def. Old Dominion 17-10, William and Mary def. UNC-Wilmington 11-8, James Madison def. George Mason 9-4

Conference USA -- East Carolina def. Rice 4-3, all other scheduled games postponed due to rain

Horizon -- Cleveland State def. Youngstown State 10-4, Wisconsin-Milwaukee def. Wright State 20-3, Illinois-Chicago def. Valparaiso 8-5

MAAC -- Siena def. Manhattan 24-3, Rider def. Canisius 4-3

Mid-American -- Ohio def. Western Michigan 5-4, Ball State def. Central Michigan 7-5, Eastern Michigan def. Bowling Green 11-4, Kent State def. Northern Illinois 10-6

Missouri Valley -- Missouri State def. Creighton 9-5, Creighton def. Northern Iowa 4-2, Wichita State def. Southern Illinois 12-0

Mountain West -- Utah def. San Diego State 1-0, Utah def. UNLV 7-4, New Mexico def. TCU 3-2

Northeast -- Monmouth def. Mount St. Mary's 12-7, Central Connecticut State def. Wagner 8-4

Ohio Valley -- Tennessee Tech def. Austin Peay 5-4, Eastern Illinois def. Samford 8-4, Jacksonville State def. Southeast Missouri 7-6

SEC -- South Carolina def. Florida 11-3, Alabama def. Georgia 5-2, LSU def. Vanderbilt 8-2, Ole Miss def. Kentucky 8-7

Southern -- Appalachian State def. Western Carolina 10-5, UNC-Greensboro def. Wofford 14-5, College of Charleston def. Furman 12-8, Elon def. Georgia Southern 16-5

Southland -- Southeastern Louisiana def. Texas-Arlington 7-3, Texas-San Antonio def. Northwestern State 9-7, Lamar def. Texas State 11-7, Sam Houston State def. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 13-2

Summit League -- Western Illinois def. Southern Utah 9-6, Oral Roberts def. Centenary 11-5

Sun Belt -- Florida Atlantic def. Middle Tennessee 12-7, New Orleans-Troy game tied at 9-9 when suspended due to rain, all other games postponed due to rain

WAC -- Fresno State def. Sacramento State 3-2, Hawaii def. New Mexico State 11-7, Nevada def. San Jose State 11-0

Several top seeds stumble in tourney play

Being the top seed in a conference tournament wasn't all that it was cracked up to be for some teams.

Three notable top seeds went down to defeat in conference tournament action Wednesday, with one tasting a second straight defeat and elimination from their tournament.

That unfortunate team was St. John's, which followed up a beating at the hands of eighth-seeded Villanova with a 12-6 loss to fifth-seeded Seton Hall to do the ol' two-and-cue in the Big East tournament.

Two other noteworthy top seeds also dropped decisions Wednesday. Texas A&M -- the lead dog in the Big 12 race -- suffered a 4-1 setback to Oklahoma in pool play while Georgia -- the top seed in the SEC tournament -- fell to Ole Miss by the same 4-1 score in double-elimination play. The Aggies follow up with a key game against arch rival Texas (both teams are 0-1 in the pool) while Georgia must avoid elimination when it meets Alabama.

Results from conference tournament action across the country Wednesday was as follows:

Atlantic 10 -- Rhode Island def. Temple 7-1, Duquesne def. St. Bonaventure 16-6, Temple def. St. Bonaventure 5-2 (St. Bonaventure eliminated)

Atlantic Sun -- Lipscomb def. Campbell 14-0, Gardner-Webb def. Belmont 9-7 (10), Stetson def. Mercer 8-5

ACC -- Georgia Tech def. North Carolina State 10-9, Miami def. Clemson 7-1, Florida State def. Wake Forest 8-3, Virginia def. North Carolina 8-7 (11)

Big 10 -- Illinois def. Ohio State 3-2, Penn State def. Indiana 6-1

Big 12 -- Missouri def. Texas 3-2 (10), Oklahoma def. Texas A&M 4-1, Baylor def. Nebraska 10-4, Kansas State def. Oklahoma State 3-2

Big East -- Seton Hall def. St. John's 12-6 (St. John's eliminated) West Virginia def. Notre Dame 13-6 (Notre Dame eliminated), Louisville def. Villanova 14-3, Cincinnati def. South Florida 11-1

Big South -- Coastal Carolina def. UNC Asheville 20-4, Radford def. Liberty 15-4, Winthrop def. VMI 7-2

Colonial Athletic -- James Madison def. Old Dominion 6-1, George Mason def. William and Mary 8-7 (10), UNC-Wilmington def. Towson 11-5

Conference USA -- Houston def. East Carolina 5-4 (10), UAB def. Rice 8-2, Southern Miss def. Central Florida, 8-5 Marshall def. Tulane 8-2

Horizon League -- Wisconsin-Milwaukee def. Cleveland State 10-7 (14), Valparaiso def. Youngstown State 3-2

Mid-American -- Bowling Green def. Ohio 5-4, Eastern Michigan def. Western Michigan 8-5, Northern Illinois def. Ball State 13-7, Kent State def. Central Michigan 4-2

Missouri Valley -- Southern Illinois def. Northern Iowa 5-3, Creighton def. Bradley 14-2, Northern Iowa def. Bradley 9-2 (Bradley eliminated)

Mountain West -- San Diego State def. BYU 1-0 (BYU eliminated), New Mexico State def. Utah 8-2, TCU def. UNLV 9-3

Ohio Valley -- Eastern Illinois def. Tennessee Tech 4-1, Southeast Missouri def. Austin Peay 5-2

Southern -- College of Charleston def. Western Carolina 5-4, Furman def. Appalachian State 10-8 (10), Elon def. Wofford 21-12, Georgia Southern def. UNC-Greensboro 21-9

SEC -- LSU def. South Carolina 5-4 (10), Vanderbilt def. Florida 7-3, Ole Miss def. Georgia 4-1, Kentucky def. Alabama 9-3

Southland -- Texas State def. Texas-Arlington 22-2, Lamar def. Southeastern Louisiana 8-7, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi def Texas-San Antonio 7-5, Sam Houston State def. Northwestern State 7-1

Sun Belt -- Western Kentucky def. Florida Atlantic 9-0, South Alabama def. New Orleans 14-2, Louisiana-Monroe def. Middle Tennessee 8-7, Louisiana-Lafayette def. Troy 6-1

Thursday's schedule of conference tournaments (all times local) includes:

America East -- Binghamton vs. Vermont, 3 p.m.; Stony Brook vs. UMBC, 7 p.m.

Atlantic 10 -- Xavier vs. Rhode Island, 12 p.m.; Charlotte vs. Duquesne, 3:30 p.m.; Temple vs. lowest-seeded loser, 7 p.m.

Atlantic Sun -- Campbell vs. Mercer, 11 a.m.; Lipscomb vs. Belmont, 3 p.m.; Gardner-Webb vs. Stetson, 7 p.m.

ACC -- Miami (Fla.) vs. Georgia Tech, 5 p.m.; North Carolina State vs. Clemson, 8 p.m.

Big 10 -- Ohio State vs. Indiana, 12 p.m.; Purdue vs. Penn State, 3:35 p.m.; Ilinois vs. Michigan, 7 p.m.

Big 12 -- Texas A&M vs. Texas, 4 p.m.; Missouri vs. Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m.

Big East -- Seton Hall vs. Villanova, 4 p.m.; West Virginia vs. South Florida, 7 p.m.

Big South -- UNC Asheville vs. Liberty, 11 a.m.; VMI vs. Coastal Carolina, 3 p.m.; Radford vs. Winthrop, 7 p.m.

Colonial Athletic -- Old Dominion vs. Towson, 12 p.m.; UNC Wilmington vs. William and Mary, 3:30 p.m.; James Madison vs. George Mason, 7 p.m.

Conference USA -- East Carolina vs. Rice, 9 a.m.; Central Florida vs. Tulane, 12:30 p.m.; Houston vs. UAB, 4 p.m.; Southern Miss vs. Marshall, 7:30 p.m.

Horizon League -- Cleveland State vs. Youngstown State, 11 a.m.; Wright State vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3 p.m.; Illinois-Chicago vs. Valparaiso, 7 p.m.

Metro Atlantic -- Manhattan vs. Siena, 2 p.m.; Canisius vs. Rider, 6 p.m.

Mid-American -- Ohio vs. Western Michigan, 9 a.m.; Ball State vs. Central Michigan, 12:30 p.m.; Bowling Green vs. Eastern Michigan, 4 p.m.; Northern Illinois vs. Kent State, 7:30 p.m.

Missouri Valley -- Missouri State vs. Creighton, 11 a.m.; Northern Iowa vs. MS-Creighton loser, 3 p.m.; Southern Illinois vs. Wichita State, 7 p.m.

Mountain West -- San Diego State vs. Utah, 11 a.m.; UNLV vs. SDS/Utah winner, 3 p.m.; New Mexico vs. TCU, 7 p.m.

Northeast -- Monmouth vs. Mount St. Mary's, 12 p.m.; Central Connecticut State vs. Wagner, 3:30 p.m.

Ohio Valley -- Tennessee Tech vs. Austin Peay, 11 a.m.; Samford vs. Eastern Illinois, 2:30 p.m.; Jacksonville State vs. Southeast Missouri, 6:30 p.m.

Southern -- Western Carolina vs. Furman, 10 a.m.; Wofford vs. UNC Greensboro, 1 p.m.; College of Charleston vs. Appalachian State, 5 p.m.; Elon vs. Georgia Southern, 8 p.m.

SEC -- South Carolina vs. Florida, 10 a.m.; Georgia vs. Alabama, 1 p.m.; LSU vs. Vanderbilt, 5 p.m.; Ole Miss vs. Kentucky, 8 p.m.

Southland -- Texas-Arlington vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 9 a.m.; Texas-San Antonio vs. Northwestern State, 12 p.m.; Texas State vs. Lamar, 4 p.m.; Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. Sam Houston State, 7 p.m.

Summit League -- Southern Utah vs. Western Illinois, 3 p.m.; Centenary vs. Oral Roberts, 7 p.m.

Sun Belt -- Florida Atlantic vs. Middle Tennessee, 9 a.m.; New Orleans vs. Troy, 12:30 p.m.; South Alabama vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 4 p.m.; Western Kentucky vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 7:30 p.m.

WAC -- Fresno State vs. Sacramento State, 11 a.m.; Hawaii vs. New Mexico State, 3 p.m.; Nevada vs. San Jose State, 7 p.m.

Conference action gets underway

Conference tournament action got underway Tuesday, with more conferences scheduled to begin play Wednesday.

Here is a rundown of early conference tournament action:

Big East

Top-seeded St. John's was an early upset victim, as eighth-seeded Villanova pounded the Johnnies 12-0 in a game called after seven innings. South Florida was also an upset winner, as the sixth-seeded Bulls upended No.3 Notre Dame 9-3. Fourth-seeded Louisville beat Seton Hall 12-3 and No. 2 Cincinnati got past West Virginia 11-5 in the first day of double-elimination play.

Big South

UNC Asheville beat High Point 3-2 in 10 innings to move on into the double-elimination bracket against top-seeded Coastal Carolina. In the other play-in game, Radford beat Charleston Southern 6-1 to earn a date with No. 2 Liberty.

Horizon League

Valparaiso beat Butler 6-5 in the play-in game for this six-team double-elimination tournament.

Mountain West

Nevada-Las Vegas upset third-seeded San Diego State 6-2 and Utah got past BYU 9-3 in the first day of the Mountain West Conference tournament. The Rebels advanced to take on top-seeded TCU while Utah will battle New Mexico.

Southern Conference

Western Carolina got past Davidson 11-10 and Wofford beat Citadel 8-4 in the play-in games in this conference tournament. Western Carolina will take on No. 2 seed College of Charleston while Wofford meets top-seeded Elon.

Today's conference tournament schedule is as follows (all times local):

Atlantic 10 -- Temple vs. Rhode Island, 12 p.m.; Duquesne vs. St. Bonaventure, 3:30 p.m.; losers play at 7 p.m.

Atlantic Sun -- Lipscomb vs. Campbell, 11 a.m.; Belmont vs. Gardner-Webb, 3 p.m.; Mercer vs. Stetson, 7 p.m.

ACC -- North Carolina State vs. Georgia Tech, 10 a.m.; Miami vs. Clemson, 1 p.m.; Florida State vs. Wake Forest, 5 p.m.; North Carolina vs. Virginia, 8 p.m.

Big 10 -- Illinois vs. Ohio State, 12:05 p.m.; Penn State vs. Indiana, 3:35 p.m.

Big 12 -- Missouri vs. Texas, 9 a.m.; Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma, 12:30 p.m.; Nebraska vs. Baylor, 4 p.m.; Oklahoma State vs. Kansas State, 7:30 p.m.

Big East -- St. John's vs. Seton Hall, 10 a.m.; West Virginia vs. Notre Dame, 1 p.m.; Louisville vs. Villanova, 5 p.m.; Cincinnati vs. South Florida, 8 p.m.

Big South -- Coastal Carolina vs. UNC Asheville, 11 a.m.; Liberty vs. Radford, 3 p.m.; VMI vs. Winthrop, 7 p.m.

Colonial Athletic -- James Madison vs. Old Dominion, 12 p.m.; Mason vs. William and Mary, 3:30 p.m.; UNC-Wilmington vs. Towson, 7 p.m.

Conference USA -- East Carolina vs. Houston, 9 a.m.; Rice vs. UAB, 12:30 p.m.; Central Florida vs. Southern Miss, 4 p.m.; Marshall vs. Tulane, 7:30 p.m.

Horizon League -- Milwaukee vs. Cleveland State, 11 a.m.; Butler vs. Youngstown State, 3 p.m.

Mid-American -- Bowling Green vs. Ohio, 9 a.m.; Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan, 12:30 p.m.; Northern Illinois vs. Ball State, 4 p.m.; Kent State vs. Central Michigan, 7:30 p.m.

Missouri Valley -- Northern Iowa vs. Southern Illinois, 11 a.m.; Creighton vs. Bradley, 3 p.m.; losers play at 7 p.m.

Mountain West -- San Diego State vs. BYU, 11 a.m.; New Mexico State vs. Utah, 3 p.m.; UNLV vs. TCU, 7 p.m.

Ohio Valley -- Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee Tech, 2:30 p.m.; Austin Peay vs. Southeast Missouri, 6:30 p.m.

Southern -- College of Charleston vs. Western Carolina, 10 a.m.; Furman vs. Appalachian State, 1 p.m.; Elon vs. Wofford, 5 p.m.; Georgia Southern vs. UNC-Greensboro, 8 p.m.

SEC -- LSU vs. South Carolina, 10 a.m.; Florida vs. Vanderbilt, 1 p.m.; Georgia vs. Ole Miss, 5 p.m.; Kentucky vs. Alabama, 8 p.m.

Southland -- Texas State vs. Texas-Arlington, 9 a.m.; Lamar vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 12 p.m.; Texas-San Antonio vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 4 p.m.; Northwestern State vs. Sam Houston State, 7 p.m.

Sun Belt -- Florida Atlantic vs. Western Kentucky, 9 a.m.; New Orleans vs. South Alabama, 12:30 p.m.; Louisiana-Monroe vs. Middle Tennessee, 4 p.m.; Troy vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 7:30 .m.

Thursday's tournament schedules include:

America East -- Binghamton vs. Vermont, 3 p.m.; Stony Brook vs. UMBC, 7 p.m.

MAAC -- Manhattan vs. Siena, 2 p.m.; Canisius vs. Rider, 6 p.m.

WAC -- Fresno State vs. Sacramento State, 11 a.m.; Hawaii vs. New Mexico, 3 p.m.; Nevada vs. San Jose State, 7 p.m.

Top eight seeds still up in the air

Four days from now, we'll know who the top eight national seeds are, as well as the entire 64-team field, for the NCAA Div. I baseball tournament.

After this past weekend, six of the eight positions look to be a lock, while the final two spots are up in the air. A lot of those questions could be answered by how things play out in the Big 12 tournament, where any one of three teams could snag one of the top eight seeds.

Last week, Baseball America projected the 64-team field and had Texas A&M and Nebraska listed as No. 5 and No. 8 seeds, respectively. That likely will change after what happened this past weekend, as both teams were swept.

Nebraska's three-game loss to Missouri may have done less damage to the Huskers' chances than the Aggies' sweep at the hands of in-state rival Texas. The losses to Texas extended Texas A&M's losing streak to three, and two of those losses were to Nebraska the previous weekend.

The result of those two series opens the door for Oklahoma State, who slipped into second place in the Big 12; and LSU, which has surged back into the national picture this season, to get into the conversation for a top-eight seed.

Right now, it would appear that Miami, Arizona State, North Carolina and Rice all have seeds wrapped up, and Florida State and Georgia look to be in great position to be in the top eight. Either Nebraska or Texas A&M will probably have to play their way into the Big 12 championship game to get back in the top eight. After that, any one of a number of teams could slip in the back door to get a top-eight seed and, assuming they get through regionals, secure a host big for super regionals.