SB Nation Atlanta - 2011 NCAA Baseball Tournament: UGA, Georgia Southern Not In Tech's Regionalhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46601/atlanta-fave.png2011-05-30T12:47:21-04:00http://atlanta.sbnation.com/rss/stream/19607822011-05-30T12:47:21-04:002011-05-30T12:47:21-04:002011 College World Series Regionals: See Complete NCAA Baseball Tournament Field
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<p>The NCAA unveiled the 2011 college baseball postseason's regions Monday afternoon -- <a href="http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/baseball/d1/2011">the complete, official baseball championship bracket and schedule should be up soon here</a>. The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets" class="sbn-auto-link">Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets</a> are hosting Austin Peay, Southern Miss and the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/mississippi-st-bulldogs" class="sbn-auto-link">Mississippi St. Bulldogs</a> in the Atlanta region. The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/georgia-bulldogs" class="sbn-auto-link">Georgia Bulldogs</a> received a surprising cross-country trip to Corvallis; the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/georgia-southern-eagles" class="sbn-auto-link">Georgia Southern Eagles</a> were also expected to head to Atlanta, but they'll be off to Columbia, South Carolina instead.</p>
<p>ACC champs the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/virginia-cavaliers">Virginia Cavaliers</a> took their first-ever No. 1 overall seed, followed in order by the SEC champion <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/florida-gators">Florida Gators</a>, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/north-carolina-tar-heels">North Carolina Tar Heels</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/south-carolina-gamecocks">South Carolina Gamecocks</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/florida-st-seminoles">Florida St. Seminoles</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/vanderbilt-commodores">Vanderbilt Commodores</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/texas-longhorns">Texas Longhorns</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/rice-owls">Rice Owls</a>.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/miami-hurricanes" class="sbn-auto-link">Miami Hurricanes</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/n-c-state-wolfpack">N.C. State Wolfpack</a> joined the other conference teams already locked in as hosting regions. Adding to the SEC's three already on the books: the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/alabama-crimson-tide">Alabama Crimson Tide</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/arkansas-razorbacks">Arkansas Razorbacks</a>, but no <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/lsu-tigers">LSU Tigers</a>.</p>
<p>Here's a quick look at ACC regions: Navy, the St. Johns Red Storm and ECU are headed to UVA's ballpark. In Chapel Hill, Maine, James Madison and Florida International take on the Heels, while FSU hosts Alabama, Bethune-Cookman and UCF in Tallahassee. Clemson welcomes Sacred Heart, Coastal Carolina and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/connecticut-huskies">Connecticut Huskies</a>.</p>
<p>As for the SEC, defending national champs South Carolina welcome Georgia Southern, N.C. State and Stetson. Off to Nashville, where Vandy awaits: Belmont, Troy and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/oklahoma-st-cowboys">Oklahoma St. Cowboys</a>. Gainesville welcomes Manhattan, Jacksonville and Miami. </p>
<p>Elsewhere around the country, Texas draws Princeton, Kent State and Texas State as Rice gets Alcorn State, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/california-golden-bears">California Golden Bears</a> and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/baylor-bears">Baylor Bears</a>. Texas A&M says hello to Wright State, Seton Hall and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/arizona-wildcats">Arizona Wildcats</a>. Oral Roberts, Dallas Baptist and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/oklahoma-sooners">Oklahoma Sooners</a> are headed to TCU's Fort Worth. The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/arizona-st-sun-devils">Arizona St. Sun Devils</a> are up against Arkansas, New Mexico and Charlotte.</p>
<p>San Fransisco, UC Irvine and Fresno State join the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/ucla-bruins">UCLA Bruins</a> in Los Angeles. Cal State-Fullerton gets the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/illinois-fighting-illini">Illinois Fighting Illini</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/kansas-st-wildcats">Kansas St. Wildcats</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/stanford-cardinal">Stanford Cardinal</a> in perhaps the most geographically sprawled region, other than ... the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/oregon-st-beavers">Oregon St. Beavers</a> get Creighton and Arkansas-Little Rock in addition to UGA.</p>
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https://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets/2011/5/30/2197400/2011-ncaa-baseball-tournament-college-world-seriesJason Kirk2011-05-30T08:00:58-04:002011-05-30T08:00:58-04:002011 NCAA Baseball Tournament Selection Show: Who Will Five ACC Hosts Play?
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<p><i><b>UPDATE: </b><a href="http://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets/2011/5/30/2197400/2011-ncaa-baseball-tournament-college-world-series">The complete 2011 NCAA baseball field has been announced</a>.</i></p>
<p>The 2011 NCAA Tournament kicks off Monday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. when the tournament field is announced on ESPN. The ACC already knows that five of its teams will host regionals, the most of any conference, but there are still plenty of questions to be answered come Monday afternoon.</p>
<p>Five major online publications have projections online, and we will be using those as guideposts to help answer the questions facing the ACC. Those publications are <a href="http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=5750">Perfect Game</a>, <a href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/on-campus/2011/2611829.html">Baseball America</a>, <a href="http://espn.go.com/ncaa/blog/_/name/ncaa_baseball/id/6605878/lsu-makes-cut-final-bracketology">ESPN</a>, <a href="http://www.chasingomaha.com/finalprojections.html">Chasing Omaha</a>, and <a href="http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2011/05/30/2011-ncaa-baseball-regional-projections-final/">College Baseball Daily. </a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2011/05/30/2011-ncaa-baseball-regional-projections-final/"></a><b>Will the ACC get a third national seed? </b>The Virginia Cavaliers and North Carolina Tar Heels are virtual locks to get one of the top-eight seeds, but Florida State is on the border. The Seminoles have a top-five RPI, won the Atlantic Division, and finished as runner-up in the best conference in the nation. Of the five projections, three have the Seminoles receiving a No. 6 seed and the other two have them just missing out of the top eight. </p>
<p><b>Where will the bubble teams end up? </b>The ACC should get seven teams into the tournament: the five that are hosting regionals (North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia, Georgia Tech, and Clemson), and two more (Miami and NC State). The projections agree that NC State likely will end up in Columbia in the South Carolina regional. Miami, on the other hand, could end up going to five very different regionals according to the projections: Arizona State, Florida, Oregon State, UCLA, or South Carolina. </p>
<p><b>Which of the conference teams will get rivalry matchups? </b>There are a handful of possibilities for intriguing matchups either in the first round or in the super regionals. Georgia Tech, for example, could potentially host both Georgia and Georgia Southern, two familiar in-state rivals. South Carolina and Clemson could be paired up to meet in a super regional, as could Florida and Florida State. Miami could end up traveling to Gainesville to take on the Gators in the first round as well. </p>
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https://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets/2011/5/30/2196930/2011-college-baseball-world-series-selection-show-time-scheduleGeorge Lane2011-05-29T21:33:12-04:002011-05-29T21:33:12-04:002011 NCAA Baseball Tournament Bracketology: Georgia Tech, UGA, GSU Likely In Atlanta Region
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<p>College baseball is now two rounds from Omaha. The 2011 NCAA regional round will be announced May 30, with the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets" class="sbn-auto-link">Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets</a> among the eight southeastern schools to earn hosting rights. That means half of the four-team, double-elimination regions, which begin play June 3, will be hosted by either ACC or SEC squads. Winners from each region will advance to one-on-one Super Regionals series, with the College World Series following.</p>
<p>Joining Atlanta: Clemson (<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/clemson-tigers" class="sbn-auto-link">Clemson Tigers</a>), Gainesville (<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/florida-gators" class="sbn-auto-link">Florida Gators</a>), Tallahassee (<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/florida-st-seminoles" class="sbn-auto-link">Florida St. Seminoles</a>), Chapel Hill (<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/north-carolina-tar-heels" class="sbn-auto-link">North Carolina Tar Heels</a>), Columbia (<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/south-carolina-gamecocks" class="sbn-auto-link">South Carolina Gamecocks</a>), Nashville (<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/vanderbilt-commodores" class="sbn-auto-link">Vanderbilt Commodores</a>) and Charlottesvile (<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/virginia-cavaliers" class="sbn-auto-link">Virginia Cavaliers</a>). Austin (<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/texas-longhorns" class="sbn-auto-link">Texas Longhorns</a>), College Station (Texas A&M Aggies), Corvallis (<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/oregon-st-beavers" class="sbn-auto-link">Oregon St. Beavers</a>), Fort Worth (<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/tcu-horned-frogs" class="sbn-auto-link">TCU Horned Frogs</a>), Fullerton (Cal State-Fullerton), Houston (<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/rice-owls" class="sbn-auto-link">Rice Owls</a>), Los Angeles (<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/ucla-bruins" class="sbn-auto-link">UCLA Bruins</a>) and Tempe (<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/arizona-st-sun-devils" class="sbn-auto-link">Arizona St. Sun Devils</a>) also earned honors.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/georgia-bulldogs" class="sbn-auto-link">Georgia Bulldogs</a>, who nearly reached the SEC title game, and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/georgia-southern-eagles" class="sbn-auto-link">Georgia Southern Eagles</a>, SoCon champs, are expected to join that Atlanta region, leaving one spot for an out-of-towner. College baseball bracketologist (they are rare!) Jeremy Mills has <a href="http://espn.go.com/ncaa/blog/_/name/ncaa_baseball/id/6605878/lsu-makes-cut-final-bracketology">a complete look at his projected field after conference championship Sunday</a>.</p>
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https://atlanta.sbnation.com/2011/5/29/2335875/2011-ncaa-baseball-tournament-bracketology-georgia-tech-uga-gsuJason Kirk