The
Clemson Tigers learned Sunday night that they were one of the 16 teams that will
host a regiona l in the 2025 NCAA Baseball Tournament. The
Tigers (44-16 overall), ranked No. 12 in the
USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and No. 9 in RPI, now know what their potential path to Omaha looks like and which teams they'll welcome to Doug Kingsmore Stadium for the start of regional play this Friday, as well as their overall seeding and who they might face in a Super Regional. The 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament bracket was unveiled in full on Monday. Here are the teams that will be heading to the Clemson Regional.
Clemson baseball 2025 NCAA tournament regional opponents
As the No. 11 overall seed, Clemson will open regional play against USC Upstate beginning Friday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. It's the third consecutive year the Tigers have hosted a regional and the 19th time overall since 1980. Clemson, No. 9 in the RPI, has a strength of schedule ranked No. 17. The Tigers are 10-10 against Quad 1 teams, 14-5 against Quad 2 opponents, 9-1 vs. Quad 3 teams, and 11-0 against Quad 4 competition. USC Upstate, who Clemson defeated 7-0 in the regular season on March 4, captured their first Big South tournament championship on Saturday by beating Charleston Southern, 14-2. It's the first-ever NCAA regional appearance for the Spartans. West Virginia won the Big 12 regular season title and was eliminated by Arizona in its conference tournament on Friday. The Mountaineers are No. 28 in RPI. Kentucky was eliminated from the SEC Tournament by
Oklahoma on Day 1 but is No. 38 in RPI with a strength of schedule ranked ninth.
Clemson baseball potential Super Regional matchups
Clemson is paired with No. 6 seed
LSU (43-14) in tournament bracket seeding. A Clemson-LSU matchup in the Super Regional would see Cam Cannarella, Aidan Knaak and the Tigers visit Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, if both regional hosts advance. LSU will host No. 2 seed Dallas Baptist (40-16), No. 3 seed Rhode Island (38-20) and No. 4 seed Little Rock (24-32) in the Baton Rouge Regional.
NCAA Baseball Tournament bracket 2025, overall seeds 1-16
Clemson baseball regional schedule 2025: start times announced
Clemson will open its regional against No. 4 seed USC Upstate at Doug Kingsmore Stadium Friday. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ACC Network. Earlier that day, West Virginia will face Kentucky in the No. 2 vs. No. 3 seed matchup at noon ET. The game will be televised on ESPNU.
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