UT Baseball Selected as Host, NCAA South Region Top Seed
The Spartans will welcome No. 4 Mississippi College, No. 5 Lynn University and No. 8 Albany State University. Beginning Thursday, there will be two games per day on the opening day, Friday and Saturday. There could also be one game on Sunday, in the double-elimination format.
UT earned the automatic bid as the champions of the Sunshine State Conference, a feat that has happened five straight seasons as the program now owns 24 SSC championships. The Spartans, who have won an NCAA record nine national championships, and have advanced as the South Region champions a total of 20 times.
This marks the 25th consecutive postseason appearance for Tampa, who has advanced to win six of the programs nine national championships since 2006. Overall, Tampa has now been selected to 39 NCAA tournaments, including one in each of current head coach Joe Urso's 25 seasons.
Games will begin at 1 p.m., and 5 p.m., each day, beginning with Tampa vs.Albany State as Mississippi College and Lynn will meet in Thursday's late game.
The 2025 NCAA DII baseball championship bracket will be revealed in a live selection show on Sunday, May 11 at 10:30 p.m. ET on NCAA.com. Sixteen campus sites will host double-elimination regional tournaments, leading into best-of-three super regionals.
The eight winners move on to the championship finals, where a double-elimination format sets up the final best-of-three series to crown a national champion.
2025 NCAA Division II Tampa South Regional Schedule
Thursday, May 15
|
Game #1 |
1:00 pm |
No. 1 Tampa |
VS. |
No. 8 Albany State |
|
Game #2 |
5:00 pm |
No. 4 Mississippi College |
VS. |
No. 5 Lynn |
Friday, May 16
|
Game #3 |
1:00 pm |
Loser Game 1 |
VS. |
Loser Game 2 |
|
Game #4 |
5:00 pm |
Winner Game 1 |
VS. |
Winner Game 2 |
Saturday, May 17
|
Game #5 |
1:00 pm |
Winner Game 3 |
VS. |
Loser Game 4 |
|
Game #6 |
5:00 pm |
Winner Game 4 |
VS. |
Winner Game 5 |
Sunday, May 18, if necessary
|
Game #7 |
1:00 pm |
same teams |
VS. |
if necessary |