Florida baseball was selected as the No. 8 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, as announced by the NCAA selection committee on Monday afternoon.
The Gators will be joined by No. 2 seed Miami, No. 3 seed Troy and No. 4 seed Rider in the Gainesville Regional.
The 2026 season marks Florida’s 20th as an NCAA Regional host and first since hosting three in a row from 2021-23.
Florida has hosted an NCAA Regional in 13 of 18 seasons under head coach Kevin O’Sullivan (excluding the COVID-shortened 2020 season), while also claiming a top-eight national seed for the 11th time during the O’Sullivan era.
With Vanderbilt missing the field, the Gators now own the nation’s longest active NCAA postseason streak at 18 consecutive appearances, spanning every completed season under O’Sullivan.
The Gainesville Regional is paired with the Hattiesburg Regional, where Southern Miss earned the No. 9 overall seed. The Hattiesburg Regional includes No. 2 seed Virginia, No. 3 seed Jacksonville State, and No. 4 seed Little Rock Trojans.
Should Florida win the Gainesville Regional (May 29–June 1), the Gators would host the winner of the Hattiesburg Regional in the Super Regional from June 5–7.
Gainesville Regional
(8) Florida (39-19)
Miami (38-18)
Troy (32-29)
Rider (33-18)
Schedule
Friday, May 29th
Game One: Rider vs Florida at 1:00 p.m. est (ESPN+)
Game Two: Troy vs. Miami (ACCN)
Saturday, May 30th
Game Three: Loser Game One vs. Loser Game Two at TBA
Game Four: Winner Game One vs. Winner Game Two at TBA
Sunday, May 31st
Game Five: Loser Game Four vs. Winner Game Three at TBA
Game Six: Winner Game Four vs. Winner Game Five at TBA
Monday, June 1st
Game Seven (if necessary): Winner Game Six vs. Loser Game Six at TBA.
Notables
– Florida completed a two-game sweep of Miami in Coral Gables earlier in the season, taking Game 1, 7-2, and Game 2, 8-4.
– Rider makes 16th NCAA Tournament appearance.
– Troy holds the second most losses for an at large team since 1999.
– The Gators enter the postseason as winners of 10 of their last 12 games, claiming three straight victories to close out the regular season before advancing to the SEC Tournament Semifinals.