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The NCAA revealed the 16-team field for the 2026 Division I men's hockey tournament, listing four regional sites (Worcester, Albany, Sioux Falls, Loveland), four No. 1 seeds (Michigan, North Dakota, Michigan State, Western Michigan), and the full bracket with regional matchups.
Iowa will face 8-seed Clemson (9-seed Iowa projected) in the South Region of the 2026 NCAA Tournament, with various outlets predicting a 9- or 10-seed for the Hawkeyes and a potential path to Florida or a 16-seed after the opener. The selection show aired at 5 p.m. CT, and the piece notes Fran McCaffery’s return to the tournament with Penn after leaving Iowa, plus Iowa’s ongoing bracket projections from multiple outlets.
The NCAA revealed the 68-team field for the 2026 tournament, detailing selection criteria (31 automatic bids, 37 at-large bids, and NET/analytic rankings), the First Four pairings in Dayton (UMBC vs Howard, Prairie View vs Lehigh, Texas vs NC State, Miami (OH) vs SMU), and the four regional brackets (East, South, West, Midwest) with top seeds like Duke, Arizona, Michigan, Florida, and Houston; the piece also notes the First Four Out: Oklahoma, Auburn, SDSU, Indiana.
The 2025 NCAA college baseball tournament field of 64 teams will be announced on ESPN2 on May 26, with regional games starting May 30 and culminating in the College World Series in Omaha, beginning June 13, featuring a double-elimination format leading to a best-of-three final.
The 2024 NCAA Baseball Tournament selection show will air on ESPN2 on Monday, May 27 at noon ET, revealing the 64-team bracket. Tennessee is projected to be the No. 1 overall seed after winning the SEC regular season and tournament. The tournament begins on May 31 and culminates with the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, from June 14-24.
The College Football Playoff field will be revealed during the CFP Selection Show airing at noon ET on ESPN and streaming live on fuboTV. The final CFP Rankings and New Year's Six bowl games will be announced at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN and fuboTV, while matchups for other bowl games will be announced throughout the afternoon. CBS Sports will provide coverage and analysis of the College Football Playoff and bowl games announcements throughout the day.
After a convincing win in the Big 12 Championship game, the No. 7 Texas Longhorns are hoping to secure a spot in the College Football Playoff for the first time. However, history is not on their side, as no team ranked lower than No. 6 in the penultimate rankings has ever made it to the playoffs. The SEC results present a challenge, with both Georgia and Alabama likely to secure spots despite losses. Projections vary, but Texas is in the mix for a playoff berth. The Selection Show will reveal the four teams competing for the national championship.
ESPN and Big Ten Network analysts conducted interviews with various coaches and players after the NCAA volleyball selection show, including Nebraska libero Lexi Rodriguez, Pittsburgh coach Dan Fisher, Stanford setter Kami Miner, Holly Strauss-O’Brien (chair of the NCAA Division I women’s volleyball committee), Oregon coach Matt Ulmer, Wisconsin coach Kelly Sheffield, and Kentucky coach Craig Skinner.
The 2023 DII men's soccer championship is set to begin with selections on November 13. The tournament will feature 40 teams from four super-regions, with games taking place from November 16 to December 9. The national championship game will be held on December 9 at the Matthews Sportsplex in Matthews, N.C. Last year's champion, Franklin Pierce, will be looking to defend their title.
The NCAA softball tournament selection show for the 2023 Women's College World Series will take place on Sunday, May 14, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The tournament will consist of 64 teams, with 32 automatic bids and 32 at-larges, selected by the tournament committee. The top teams will be seeded 1-16 to host various regional sites, with the winners advancing to the super regionals and then the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma, the two-time defending national champion, will be favored to win it all again this season.