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Updated 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament bracket projections came out this week, with LSU (23-15) listed as a bubble team.

D1 Baseball has the Tigers as one of the "Last Four In," playing as a 3-seed in the Conway Regional hosted by Coastal Carolina.

Last Four In
LSU
TCU
Kansas State
Purdue

Conway, S.C.
1. Coastal Carolina* (8)
2. Missouri State*
3. LSU
4. Wofford*

The Conway Regional is paired with the College Station Regional:

College Station, Texas
1. Texas A&M (9)
2. Miami
3. Kansas State
4. SE Louisiana*

Baseball America has LSU missing postseason play as part of the "Next Four Out" group:

Last Four In
Baylor (Big 12)
UAB (AAC)
Kansas State (Big 12)
Louisiana (Sun Belt)

First Four Out
TCU (Big 12)
Purdue (Big Ten)
BYU (Big 12)
Michigan (Big Ten)

Next Four Out
Oklahoma State (Big 12)
UC San Diego (Big West)
Troy (Sun Belt)
LSU (SEC)

The Tigers return to action this weekend with a home series against No. 9 Texas A&M at Alex Box Stadium.
Filed Under: LSU Baseball
Originally published on TigerDroppings.com
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tigersaint245 hours
I would LOVE to put coastal out of their regional
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pitchandcatch274 hours
Sweep the faggies and we are in.
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southsidedell4 hours
Who the hell is this team sweeping
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Rainier Fog7 hours
Another original pairing, last week it was UCLA
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jmorr348 hours
How would a last 4 in be a 3 seed?
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TheWalrus8 hours
Autobids get lower seeds like basketball
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facher088 hours
4 seeds are dedicated to mid-major conferences.
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jmorr347 hours
thanks for clarification. wasn't sure how that worked
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UncleLester5 hours
Zero Chance that Coastal will host over Baton Rouge. First, LSU should always host for having the best fans in Baseball. Next, does Coastal even have a stadium that school just joined D1. Hosting should be reserved for P4 schools.
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jmaclsu3 hours
That’s just not how it works anymore. Top 16 seeds host regionals.
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foj19817 hours
Just put a lid on it now and start again next February
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