2026 NCAA Division I baseball season

Last updated
2026 NCAA Division I baseball season
NCAA logo.svg
DurationFebruary 13 – June 21, 2026
Number of teams304
Preseason No. 1 LSU
Tournament
DurationMay 29–June 21, 2026
Men's College World Series
Seasons
  2025
2027  

The 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season is the upcoming college baseball season in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level. It will begin on February 13, 2026, with play progressing through the regular season, various conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2026 Men's College World Series (MCWS). The MCWS, will consist of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and is held annually in Omaha, Nebraska at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. The LSU Tigers are the defending champions.

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Conference realignment

One school transitioned from NCAA Division II to Division I after the 2025 season.

A total of five baseball-sponsoring schools changed conferences after the 2025 season.

One school dropped their program.

One school reinstated their program.

Conference standings

2026 America East Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Albany  00 00 
Binghamton  00 00 
Bryant  00 00 
Maine  00 00 
NJIT  00 00 
UMass Lowell  00 00 
UMBC  00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 11, 2025 [9]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Carolina  00 00 
Florida Atlantic  00 00 
Memphis  00 00 
Rice  00 00 
South Florida  00 00 
Tulane  00 00 
UAB  00 00 
Charlotte  00 00 
UTSA  00 00 
Wichita State  00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 11, 2025 [10]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Davidson  00 00 
Dayton  00 00 
Fordham  00 00 
George Mason  00 00 
George Washington  00 00 
La Salle  00 00 
Richmond  00 00 
Rhode Island  00 00 
Saint Joseph's  00 00 
Saint Louis  00 00 
St. Bonaventure  00 00 
VCU  00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 12, 2025 [11]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Boston College  00 00 
California  00 00 
Clemson  00 00 
Duke  00 00 
Florida State  00 00 
Georgia Tech  00 00 
Louisville  00 00 
Miami (FL)  00 00 
NC State  00 00 
North Carolina  00 00 
Notre Dame  00 00 
Pittsburgh  00 00 
Stanford  00 00 
Virginia  00 00 
Virginia Tech  00 00 
Wake Forest  00 00 
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 11, 2025 [12]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 ASUN Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Gold
Austin Peay  000 000 
Bellarmine  000 000 
Central Arkansas  000 000 
Eastern Kentucky  000 000 
Lipscomb  000 000 
North Alabama  000 000 
Graphite
Florida Gulf Coast  000 000 
Jacksonville  000 000 
North Florida  000 000 
Queens  000 000 
Stetson  000 000 
West Georgia*  000 000 
* Ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 12, 2025 [13]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Arizona  00 00 
Arizona State  00 00 
Baylor  00 00 
BYU  00 00 
Cincinnati  00 00 
Houston  00 00 
Kansas  00 00 
Kansas State  00 00 
Oklahoma State  00 00 
TCU  00 00 
Texas Tech  00 00 
UCF  00 00 
Utah  00 00 
West Virginia  00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 11, 2025 [14]
Rankings from D1baseball
2026 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Butler  000 000 
Creighton  000 000 
Georgetown  000 000 
St. John's  000 000 
Seton Hall  000 000 
UConn  000 000 
Villanova  000 000 
Xavier  000 000 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 11, 2025 [15]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Charleston Southern  00 00 
Gardner–Webb  00 00 
High Point  00 00 
Longwood  00 00 
Presbyterian  00 00 
Radford  00 00 
UNC Asheville  00 00 
USC Upstate  00 00 
Winthrop  00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 13, 2025 [16]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Michigan  00 00 
Michigan State  00 00 
Purdue  00 00 
UCLA  00 00 
USC  00 00 
Oregon  00 00 
Illinois  00 00 
Maryland  00 00 
Nebraska  00 00 
Northwestern  00 00 
Penn State  00 00 
Rutgers  00 00 
Iowa  00 00 
Minnesota  00 00 
Washington  00 00 
Indiana  00 00 
Ohio State  00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 1, 2025 [17]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Cal Poly  00 00 
Cal State Bakersfield  00 00 
Cal State Fullerton  00 00 
Cal State Northridge  00 00 
Hawai'i  00 00 
Long Beach State  00 00 
UC Davis  00 00 
UC Irvine  00 00 
UC Riverside  00 00 
UC San Diego  00 00 
UC Santa Barbara  00 00 
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 14, 2025 [18]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Coastal Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Campbell  00 00 
Charleston  00 00 
Elon  00 00 
Hofstra  00 00 
Monmouth  00 00 
North Carolina A&T  00 00 
Northeastern  00 00 
Stony Brook  00 00 
Towson  00 00 
UNC Wilmington  00 00 
William & Mary  00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 14, 2025 [19]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Dallas Baptist  00 00 
Delaware  00 00 
FIU  00 00 
Jacksonville State  00 00 
Kennesaw State  00 00 
Liberty  00 00 
Louisiana Tech  00 00 
Middle Tennessee  00 00 
Missouri State  00 00 
New Mexico State  00 00 
Sam Houston  00 00 
Western Kentucky  00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 14, 2025 [20]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Horizon League baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Milwaukee  00 00 
Northern Kentucky  00 00 
Oakland  00 00 
Wright State  00 00 
Youngstown State  00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 15, 2025 [21]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Oregon State  000 000 
As of November 14, 2025 [22]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Ivy League baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Brown  00 00 
Columbia  00 00 
Cornell  00 00 
Dartmouth  00 00 
Harvard  00 00 
Penn  00 00 
Princeton  00 00 
Yale  00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 15, 2025 [23]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Canisius  00 00 
Fairfield  00 00 
Iona  00 00 
Manhattan  00 00 
Marist  00 00 
Merrimack  00 00 
Mount St. Mary's  00 00 
Niagara  00 00 
Quinnipiac  00 00 
Rider  00 00 
Sacred Heart  00 00 
Saint Peter's  00 00 
Siena  00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 15, 2025 [24]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Akron  00 00 
Ball State  00 00 
Bowling Green  00 00 
Central Michigan  00 00 
Eastern Michigan  00 00 
Kent State  00 00 
Miami (OH)  00 00 
Northern Illinois  00 00 
Ohio  00 00 
Toledo  00 00 
UMass  00 00 
Western Michigan  00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 15, 2025 [25]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Belmont  00 00 
Bradley  00 00 
Evansville  00 00 
Illinois State  00 00 
Indiana State  00 00 
Murray State  00 00 
Southern Illinois  00 00 
UIC  00 00 
Valparaiso  00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 15, 2025 [26]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Mountain West Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Air Force  00 00 
Fresno State  00 00 
Grand Canyon  00 00 
Nevada  00 00 
New Mexico  00 00 
San Diego State  00 00 
San Jose State  00 00 
UNLV  00 00 
Washington State  00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 15, 2025 [27]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Central Connecticut  00 00 
Coppin State  00 00 
Delaware State  00 00 
Fairleigh Dickinson  00 00 
Le Moyne  00 00 
LIU  00 00 
Maryland Eastern Shore  00 00 
Mercyhurst  00 00 
New Haven*  00 00 
Norfolk State  00 00 
Stonehill  00 00 
Wagner  00 00 
* Ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 15, 2025 [28]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2025 Ohio Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Illinois  00 00 
Lindenwood  00 00 
Little Rock  00 00 
Morehead State  00 00 
SIU Edwardsville  00 00 
Southeast Missouri State  00 00 
Southern Indiana  00 00 
Tennessee Tech  00 00 
UT Martin  00 00 
Western Illinois  00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 15, 2025 [29]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Army  00 00 
Bucknell  00 00 
Holy Cross  00 00 
Lafayette  00 00 
Lehigh  00 00 
Navy  00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 13, 2025 [30]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Alabama  00 00 
Arkansas  00 00 
Auburn  00 00 
Florida  00 00 
Georgia  00 00 
Kentucky  00 00 
LSU  00 00 
Mississippi State  00 00 
Missouri  00 00 
Oklahoma  00 00 
Ole Miss  00 00 
South Carolina  00 00 
Tennessee  00 00 
Texas  00 00 
Texas A&M  00 00 
Vanderbilt  00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 10, 2025 [31]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Tennessee State  00 00 
Mercer  00 00 
Samford  00 00 
The Citadel  00 00 
UNC Greensboro  00 00 
VMI  00 00 
Western Carolina  00 00 
Wofford  00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 11, 2025 [32]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Houston Christian  00 00 
Incarnate Word  00 00 
Lamar  00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|McNeese]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|New Orleans]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Nicholls]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Northwestern State]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Southeastern Louisiana]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Stephen F. Austin]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Texas A&M–Corpus Christi]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|UT Rio Grande Valley]] 00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 15, 2025 [33]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
[[{{{school}}}|Alabama A&M]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Alabama State]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Alcorn State]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Arkansas–Pine Bluff]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Bethune–Cookman]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Florida A&M]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Grambling State]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Jackson State]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Mississippi Valley State]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Prairie View A&M]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Southern]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Texas Southern]] 00 00 
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 15, 2025 [34]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Summit League baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
[[{{{school}}}|Omaha]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Oral Roberts]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|North Dakota State]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Northern Colorado]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|St. Thomas]]*  00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|South Dakota State]] 00 00 
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 15, 2025 [35]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
[[{{{school}}}|Appalachian State]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Arkansas State]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Coastal Carolina]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Georgia Southern]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Georgia State]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|James Madison]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Louisiana]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Louisiana–Monroe]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Marshall]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Old Dominion]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|South Alabama]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Southern Miss]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Texas State]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Troy]] 00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 15, 2025 [36]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 West Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
[[{{{school}}}|Gonzaga]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Loyola Marymount]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Pacific]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Pepperdine]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Portland]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Saint Mary's]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|San Diego]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|San Francisco]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Santa Clara]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Seattle]] 00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 15, 2025 [37]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
[[{{{school}}}|Abilene Christian]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|California Baptist]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Sacramento State]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Seattle]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Tarleton]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|UT Arlington]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Utah Tech]] 00 00 
[[{{{school}}}|Utah Valley]] 00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 15, 2025 [38]
Rankings from D1Baseball

See also

Coaching Changes

This Table lists programs that changed coaches at any point from the first day of the 2026 season until the day before the first day of the 2027 season.

TeamFormer
coach
Interim
coach
New
coach
Reason

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