College baseball field projections updated: Latest NCAA tournament bracket (May 16-May 22)

The college baseball regular season is coming to a close, as we are seeing the finale weekend series before the conference tournaments open. Some programs need deep runs in their respective conference tournaments to make it to the NCAA Tournament.

Let's take a look at the college baseball NCAA Tournament field and how it's shaping up with a few regular season games remaining.

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College Baseball Field of 64 Projections

Safely in the Field

1. Kentucky Wildcats
2. UConn Huskies
3. North Dakota State Bison
4. UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
5. Fresno State Bulldogs
6. North Carolina Tar Heels
7. UNC Wilmington Seahawks
8. UNC Greensboro Spartans
9. Fairfield Stags
10. Lamar Cardinals
11. Oklahoma State Cowboys
12. Tennessee Volunteers
13. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
14. Wright State Raiders
15. Virginia Cavaliers
16. Columbia Lions
17. Texas A&M Aggies
18. Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
19. Army Black Knights
20. Oregon State Beavers
21. Grand Canyon Lopes
22. Arkansas Razorbacks
23. Nebraska Cornhuskers
24. Saint Louis Billikens
25. Indiana State Sycamores
26. Bowling Green Falcons
27. Clemson Tigers
28. San Diego Tritons
29. Austin Peay Governors
30. East Carolina Pirates
31. High Point Panthers
32. Florida State Seminoles
33. Florida A&M Panthers
34. Georgia Bulldogs
35. Bryant Bulldogs
36. Oklahoma Sooners
37. Little Rock Trojans
38. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
39. Sacred Heart Pioneers

With 39 teams safely in the field of 64, that leaves 25 programs fending for the remaining spots in hopes to hoist the College World Series trophy.

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Last Four In

The last four in are definitely intriguing, as even though they are potentially on the brink of missing the college baseball NCAA Tournament, they still have as good of a shot to win as any other team.

The last four in are the Indiana Hoosiers, James Madison Dukes, Virginia Tech Hokies and UCF Knights.

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First Four Out

The First Four Out are going to be interesting, as these are the teams just missing the cut: the St. John's Red Storm, LSU Tigers, Troy Trojans and Illinois Fighting Irish.

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When does the NCAA baseball bracket come out?

The college baseball NCAA Tournament bracket is less than two weeks away from being released, as the full bracket comes out on May 27 at noon Eastern. The games begin a few days later, on May 31, to determine which teams are heading to Omaha for the College World Series.