The regular season has come to an end, and with it, the West Virginia Mountaineers have secured a No. 9 finish in the D1Baseball Top 25 poll, a second-place finish in the Big 12, and a double-bye entering the conference tournament.
At this point, WVU is easily a lock for the NCAA Tournament, but they a bigger goal in mind: hosting an NCAA Regional for the first time since 2019. To do so, the Mountaineers must be named a Top 16 seed in tournament. And while one postseason projection today from Baseball America offered a negative outlook for WVU's hopes, they'll likely enjoy the latest projection from D1Baseball a bit more.
D1Baseball projects West Virginia Mountaineers as NCAA Tournament host seed
The Mountaineers were projected as a No. 1 seed and the overall 12th-seed by D1Baseball, putting them with 2-seed USC, 3-seed Virginia Tech, and 4-seed Bucknell in the regional bracket. On the other side of the bracket, Texas is projected as a No. 1 seed, with Boston College, Missouri State, and Oral Roberts listed as the three other teams in the Austin Regional.
.@d1baseball has #WVU hosting a regional as No. 12 seed. They’d play Southern Cal, Virginia Tech and Bucknell. The winner of the potential Morgantown Regional would play the winner of the Austin Regional which is Texas, Boston College, Missouri State and Oral Roberts. pic.twitter.com/EDFBBJ66T1
— James (@mountaineerjdub) May 18, 2026
D1Baseball in the outlet which provides the only NCAA-recognized college baseball Top 25 poll, so it's possible a bit more stick should be taken in their newest projection than others. And if that holds up, it will be massive news for the Mountaineers. Not only would they get to bring the regional tournament to Morgantown, but if they advance, they are in prime position to host a Super Regional if Texas slips up.
The Mountaineers will have a chance to better their tournament resume further this week in the Big 12 Tournament, which kicks off on Tuesday. The Mountaineers will play their first game in the tournament on Thursday after receving a double-bye as the 2-seed.
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