Florida State earns back-to-back trips to the NCBA DI World Series after defeating the University of Georgia twice in the Championship round of the South Atlantic Regional. In game one of the day they took down the Bulldogs, 7-1 and then closed it out against UGA defeating them 5-3 in the if necessary game. Florida State returns to Holly Springs to avenge a disappointing performance in the 2018 event after going 0-2.
Grand Canyon becomes the 4th team to earn a trip to the 2019 NCBA DI World Series and so far the first team to make it in back-to-back seasons. Last year, GCU made it all the way to the National Semifinals but came up short. This year, just like last year they took on UC-Santa Barbara in the Southern Pacific Regional Tournament Championship. Only difference this year is that GCU came from the winners bracket and defeated the Gauchos 7-6 to move onto the NCBA DI World Series.
The University of Iowa earns the 3rd spot in the 2019 NCBA DI World Series by defeating Colorado State 2-1 in the Championship Game at the Mid-America Regional in Kearney, NE! Iowa defeated CSU in the winners bracket game 7-4 only to defeat the Rams once again in the Championship game to earn their first trip back to the World Series since 2013!
Boston College goes a perfect 3-0 at the North Atlantic Regional Tournament to earn the 1st of 8 spots. BC clinched their spot after defeating the defending National Champions, Penn State 8-3 in the Championship Game. This will be Boston College’s first ever trip to the World Series.
The University of Maryland slays a giant by defeating East Carolina University 4-2 in the championship game of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament. Coming in as the #4 seed as the at-large pick, the Terrapins defeated the #1 seed Ohio State in the first round, followed by an upset over conference rival JMU in the second round, then taking down the powerhouse of ECU in the championship game. Maryland makes it’s way back to the World Series for the first time since 2009!
What a day…Currently, there is one team that has already punched their ticket to the big dance (Boston College), six other championships are set and one game is still being played in the Gulf Coast between Texas A&M and Houston Community College. Come tomorrow morning, the remaining 7 championship games will be set for championship Sunday. Check out how the Regional Tournaments shaped up after Day 2 and stay tuned to find out the remaining 7 teams who make the DI World Series tomorrow.
Wow…What a first day of DI regional s. Tons of upsets but lots left to play. Check out how the DI Regional Brackets shape up after Day 1.
The following teams have been placed on probation for all of this season as well as next season for violation of NCBA Rule 24.05.0. They forfeited at least on game during the last week of the NCBA season.
Rutgers University
North Carolina State University
Western Michigan University
University of Wisconsin – Eau Clarie
University of Kentucky
Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville
California State University – Chico
Division 1 started with 138 teams, now we are down to the final 32! All eight regional tournaments are set! Check out all eight regional brackets HERE!
Congratulations to the following eight teams who have earned at-large bids to their respective Regional Tounaments which take place on May 10-12, 2019.
Michigan State University – Great Lakes At-Large Bid
Houston Community College – Gulf Coast At-Large Bid
Iowa State University – Mid-America At-Large Bid
University of Maryland – Mid-Atlantic At-Large Bid
SUNY Brockport – North Atlantic At-Large Bid
Oregon State University – Northern Pacific At-Large Bid
Mississippi State University – South Atlantic At-Large Bid
Arizona State University – Southern Pacific At-Large Bid
Congratulations to the following teams for winning their respective conferences and earning a spot in their Regional Tournaments on May 10-12, 2019!
University of Windsor – Great Lakes North Champion
University of Illinois – Great Lakes South Champion
University of Wisconsin – Great Lakes West Champion
Baylor University – Gulf Coast North Champion
University of Iowa – Mid-America North Champion
University of Missouri – Mid-America South Champion
James Madison University – Mid-Atlantic North Champion
Drexel University – North Atlantic East Champion
Boston College – North Atlantic North Champion
Eastern Washington University – Northern Pacific North Champion
University of Oregon – Northern Pacific West Champion
University of Alabama – South Atlantic West Champion
Sonoma State University – Southern Pacific North Champion
University of California-Santa Barbara – Southern Pacific West Champion