UNC baseball to host NCAA Regional in May 5 D1Baseball projections
The Diamond Heels have just a handful of regular season games left. Where does UNC land in the latest NCAA Tournament projections?
Time is winding down in the college baseball regular season , but there's still plenty of NCAA Tournament spots up for grabs. Fans have a good idea of who early contenders are, such as your very own North Carolina Tar Heels . UNC (37-9-1, 17-1 ACC), which trails Georgia Tech by just two games in the conference standings, combines a lockdown bullpen with solid starting pitching and dangerous batting order.
What is North Carolina's postseason outlook? In D1Baseball's Field of 64 projections released on May 5 , the Diamond Heels are projected to grab a 5 seed and host an NCAA Tournament Regional. Slated to UNC in the Chapel Hill Regional are 2-seed Cincinnati, 3-seed High Point and 4-seed Pennsylvania.
Cincy (32-17, 13-11) is part of a deep Big 12 conference, HPU (30-17, 12-6) is fighting with Winthrop for first place in the Big South, while Penn (20-19, 14-7) currently has a multi-game lead over Yale for the Ivy League's top spot. View this post on Instagram If North Carolina lands this draw, chances at a third-consecutive Super Regional look good, though High Point is arguably the greatest challenge. The Panthers already have wins over several Power Four programs: a ranked Florida squad (twice), Duke and Wake Forest.
The Diamond Heels host Winthrop on Wednesday at 6 p. m. in their final home, midweek regular season game, then Pitt from Friday-Sunday for their last 2026 series in Boshamer Stadium.