Since it's Memorial Day and I don't have anything better to do, why not start a BTD Bracket Challenge? It seems that we have had a higher interest this year in college baseball, so hopefully a lot of people will join. Here's how it works:
- First, pick the winners of the 16 Regionals
- Second, pick the winners of the 8 Super Regionals
- Thrid, pick the two teams that will compete in the CWS Championship Series
- Finally, pick the CWS Champion
You will receive 1 point for each correctly picked Regional, 2 points for each Super Regional, 4 points for each CWS Series team, and 8 points for the champion. Standings will be updated at the end of each round. Below is a list of teams in each regional and their records. After listing the regional, I will state my pick.
In the comments section, it would be helpful for you to do it like this: Corvallis Regional-Oregon State
Charlottesville Regional
1. Virginia (49-9)
2. East Carolina (39-19)
3. St. John's (35-20)
4. Navy (33-23-1)
Pick-Virginia
Los Angeles Regional
1. UCLA (33-22)
2. Fresno State (40-14)
3. UC Irvine (39-16)
4. San Francisco (31-23)
Pick-UCLA
Fort Worth Regional
1. TCU (42-17)
2. Oklahoma (41-17)
3. Dallas Baptist (39-17)
4. Oral Roberts (36-20)
Pick-Oklahoma
Houston Regional
1. Rice (41-19)
2. Baylor (29-26)
3. California (31-20)
4. Alcorn State (27-28)
Pick-Rice
Tallahassee Regional
1. Florida State (42-17)
2. UCF (38-21)
3. Alabama (33-26)
4. Bethune-Cookman (36-23)
Pick-Florida State
College Station Regional
1. Texas A&M (42-18)
2. Arizona (36-19)
3. Seton Hall (33-23)
4. Wright State (36-17)
Pick-Arizona
Clemson Regional
1. Clemson (41-18)
2. Connecticut (41-17-1)
3. Coastal Carolina (41-18)
4. Sacred Heart (34-21)
Pick-Connecticut
Columbia Regional
1. South Carolina (45-14)
2. Stetson (41-18)
3. NC State (34-25)
4. Georgia Southern (36-24)
Pick-South Carolina
Gainesville Regional
1. Florida (45-16)
2. Miami (Florida) (36-21)
3. Jacksonville (36-22)
4. Manhattan (34-17)
Pick-Florida
Rest of Connor's picks after the break
Atlanta Regional
1. Georgia Tech (40-19)
2. Southern Miss (39-17)
3. Mississippi State (34-23)
4. Austin Peay (33-22)
Pick-Southern Miss
Tempe Regional
1. Arizona State (39-16)
2. Arkansas (38-20)
3. Charlotte (42-14)
4. New Mexico (20-39)
Pick-Arizona State
Austin Regional
1. Texas (43-15)
2. Texas State (40-21)
3. Kent State (43-15)
4. Princeton (23-22)
Pick-Texas
Nashville Regional
1. Vanderbilt (47-10)
2. Oklahoma State (35-23)
3. Troy (42-17)
4. Belmont (36-24)
Pick-Vanderbilt
Corvallis Regional
1. Oregon State (38-17)
2. Creighton (44-14)
3. Georgia (31-30)
4. Arkansas Little Rock (24-32)
Pick-Oregon State
Fullerton Regional
1. Cal State Fullerton (40-15)
2. Stanford (32-20)
3. Kansas State (36-23)
4. Illinois (38-25)
Pick-Cal State Fullerton
Chapel Hill Regional
1. North Carolina (45-14)
2. Florida International (40-18-1)
3. James Madison (40-17)
4. Maine (32-22)
Pick-North Carolina
Charlottesville Super Regional
1. Virginia (49-9)
1. UCLA (33-22)
Pick-Virginia
Houston Super Regional
1. Rice (41-19)
2. Oklahoma (41-17)
Pick-Rice
Tallahassee Super Regional
1. Florida State (42-17)
2. Arizona (36-19)
Pick-Florida State
Columbia Super Regional
1. South Carolina (45-14)
2. Connecticut (41-17-1)
Pick-South Carolina
Gainesville Super Regional
1. Florida (45-16)
2. Southern Miss (39-17)
Pick-Florida
Austin Super Regional
1. Texas (43-15)
1. Arizona State (39-16)
Pick-Texas
Nashville Super Regional
1. Vanderbilt (47-10)
1. Oregon State (38-17)
Pick-Vanderbilt
Chapel Hill Super Regional
1. North Carolina (45-14)
1. Cal State Fullerton (40-15)
Pick-North Carolina
CWS Championship Series
1. Virginia (49-9)
1. North Carolina (45-14)
CWS Champion
1. Virginia
So, there you have it. I'm disappointed that I went all chalk after the Super Regionals, but the difference between the national seeds and everyone else seems a lot bigger this season than in previous years.
Anyway, post your picks in the comments section. They need to be in by 9:00 AM Pacific on Friday morning. Winner will get one front page post on BTD.
Good Luck!