Huskers Learn NCAA Tournament Path

Nebraska baseball is still dancing.

The Huskers are 39-20 overall this year, which includes a second-place finish in the Big Ten regular-season standings at 16-8, and they won the conference tournament with a thrilling 5-0 run through the loser’s bracket this week.

Nebraska polished off that run with a 2-1 win over Penn State on Sunday to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The Huskers learned their tournament path during Monday’s NCAA Tournament Selection Show:

Nebraska will play in the Stillwater Regional hosted by the tournament’s No. 11 overall seed Oklahoma State. The Huskers will face Florida (28-27) in the first round with Oklahoma State (40-17) and Niagara (38-15) as the other two teams in their Regional.

CLEMSON REGIONAL (MAY 31-JUNE 3)

6 Clemson (41-14) vs. High Point (34-25)

Coastal Carolina (34-23) vs. Vanderbilt (38-21)

STILLWATER REGIONAL (MAY 31-JUNE 3)

11 Oklahoma State (40-17) vs. Niagara (38-15)

Florida (28-27) vs. Nebraska (39-10)

SUPER REGIONAL (JUNE 7-10)*

Clemson Regional winner vs. Stillwater Regional winner

*Best-of-3 Series

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1 – Oklahoma State (40-17)

2 – Nebraska (39-20)

3 – Florida (28-27)

4 – Niagara (38-15)

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Regional games will be played May 31-June 3 and Super Regional games will be played June 7-10.

Illinois and Indiana also earned NCAA Tournament berths as at-large bids. Indiana is in the Knoxville Regional hosted by the tournament’s No. 1 overall seed Tennessee and will face Southern Miss in the first round. Illinois is in the Lexington Regional hosted by the tournament’s No. 2 overall seed Kentucky and will face Indiana State in the first round.

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>> NCAA Regionals: Friday-Monday, May 31-June 3

>> Super Regionals: Friday-Sunday, June 7-9 or Saturday-Monday, June 8-10

>> First day of College World Series games: Friday, June 14

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