Iowa is set for one of its biggest series of the season. The Hawkeyes jump out of Big Ten play for one weekend to play host in Des Moines to No. 11 Oregon State (35-12).
Iowa (32-15, 21-6 Big Ten) is No. 67 in the latest RPI rankings, while Oregon State checks in as the country’s No. 6 team in RPI. The RPI is one of the key metrics that the selection committee uses to determine college baseball regionals participants.
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As the NCAA Tournament nears, D1Baseball forecasted the Hawkeyes as one of the last four in its latest bracket projection.
On3 similarly has Iowa inside its most recent field of 64 projections. Here’s a look at On3’s latest bracket projection for the Hawkeyes.
Iowa baseball regionals projection
Iowa baseball infielder Gable Mitchell (2) is pictured during the team’s media day Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 in Iowa City, Iowa.
Austin Regional
No. 1 Texas (39-8, 19-5 SEC) vs. No. 4 Bethune-Cookman (29-20, 20-4 SWAC)
No. 2 UTSA (37-10, 18-3 American) vs. No. 3 Iowa (32-15, 21-6 Big Ten)
On3’s current national seeds
The Florida State Seminoles hosted the Florida Gators at Dick Howser Stadium on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
No. 1 Texas
No. 2 Georgia
No. 3 Florida State
No. 4 Arkansas
No. 5 Auburn
No. 6 North Carolina
No. 7 Clemson
No. 8 Vanderbilt
Remaining college baseball regionals hosts
Jun 30, 2016; Omaha, NE, USA; Coastal Carolina Chanticleers fans celebrate after winning the championship against the Arizona Wildcats in game three of the College World Series championship series at TD Ameritrade Park. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY Sports
Remaining hosts: LSU, Coastal Carolina, West Virginia, UCLA, Oregon State, Tennessee, Dallas Baptist and UC Irvine
College baseball bubble
Feb 23, 2025; Arlington, TX, USA; The Michigan Wolverines play the Arkansas Razorbacks during the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series presented by Kubota Weekend 2 at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
Last Four In: Cincinnati, Michigan, Kentucky, Kansas State
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First Four Out: Western Kentucky, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Xavier
Next Four Out: Southeastern Louisiana, Kennesaw State, Virginia, Florida Atlantic
Conference bids breakdown
The Big Ten logo dominates a lightly trafficked Monument Square in downtown Indianapolis on Thursday after the conference announced it was pulling the plug on the men’s basketball tournament over coronavirus concerns. Bigten Jpg
SEC: 14
ACC: 9
Big 12: 7
Big Ten: 5
Sun Belt: 3
Big West: 2
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