Michigan Baseball makes NCAA Tournament projections for 1st time this year
For the first time this year, Michigan is included in Baseball America’s Field of 64 projections for the NCAA Tournament:
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 14: Kurt Barr #6 of the Michigan Wolverines delivers a pitch during a college baseball game between the Michigan Wolverines and the UCLA Bruins on March 14, 2026, at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Greg Fiore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Michigan Wolverines have been red hot on the diamond the last few weeks, winning seven of their last 10 games and five consecutive series. They own a 27-17 record overall on the season and have a few weeks left before hitting the road to Omaha, Nebraska for the Big Ten Tournament.
If Michigan keeps playing the way it has been over the last month-and-a-half or so, it very well could sneak into the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2022 season. And the Field of 64 projections this week from Baseball America believe that is exactly what will happen, as the Wolverines are a 3-seed in their latest batch of predictions for this year’s tournament. This is the first time all season that Michigan had made it onto Baseball America’s projected tournament field.
In the projections, Michigan would travel to No. 10 Mississippi State — which would be the regional host as the 1-seed — and would also have to deal with No. 20 West Virginia (2-seed) and Southeast Missouri State (4-seed).
Other Big Ten teams listed in Baseball America’s projections this week include No. 1 UCLA, No. 18 Nebraska, No.