UCLA Earns No. 15 Seed, Hosts NCAA Regional

UCLA baseball has earned the No. 15 national seed and will host the Los Angeles Regional in the 2025 NCAA Baseball Championship, marking a major turnaround after two consecutive losing seasons. The Bruins, who shared the Big Ten regular-season title in their first year in the conference, will open against Fresno State, with UC Irvine and Arizona State rounding out the regional in a double-elimination format. Despite falling to Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament final, UCLA secured the right to host, and the winner of the Los Angeles Regional will advance to face the Austin Regional champion in the Super Regionals. The announcement has fueled fan debates about the coaching staff’s future and whether postseason results could impact job security. The SEC leads all conferences with eight regional hosts, raising questions about competitive balance in the tournament. UC Irvine also received a tournament bid after losing its conference championship, while USC returns to the postseason in the Corvallis Regional.