Who will Florida baseball face in NCAA Tournament Gainesville Regional?

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Florida baseball earned the No. 8 overall seed in the 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament and will host the Gainesville Regional starting on Friday, May 29, through Monday, June 1.

Along with the Gators, who hold the top seed in the regional round, the 2-seed Miami Hurricanes, 3-seed Troy Trojans and 4-seed Rider Broncos will compete in the double-elimination round this weekend for a chance to advance to the super regionals. Florida will face off against Rider at 1 p.m. ET on Friday on ESPN+, while Miami and Troy go head-to-head at 6 p.m. ET on the ACC Network.

This is the 13th time the Orange and Blue has hosted a regional under Kevin O'Sullivan and the 41st all-time NCAA Regional appearance for the program. The Gators have made the NCAA Tournament in all 18 full seasons since O'Sullivan took over as head coach.

The Gainesville Regional is paired with the Hattiesburg Regional, hosted by the ninth-seeded Southern Miss Golden Eagles. The winners of the two regionals will face off in the super regionals from Friday, June 5, to Monday, June 8.

2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament regionals schedule​

All times Eastern

• Los Angeles Regional
  • Game 1: No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 4 Saint Mary’s (CA) | 3 p.m. | ESPNU
  • Game 2: No. 2 Virginia Tech vs. No. 3 Cal Poly | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
• Morgantown Regional
  • Game 1: No. 2 Wake Forest vs. No. 3 Kentucky | Noon | ESPN2
  • Game 2: No. 1 West Virginia vs. No. 4 Binghamton | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
• Hattiesburg Regional
  • Game 1: No. 1 Southern Miss. vs. No. 4 Little Rock | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
  • Game 2: No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 3 Jacksonville St. | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
• Gainesville Regional
  • Game 1: No. 1 Florida vs. Rider | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
  • Game 2: No. 2 Miami (FL) vs. No. 3 Troy | 6 p.m. | ACCN
• Chapel Hill Regional
  • Game 1: No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 3 East Carolina | Noon | ESPNU
  • Game 2: No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 4 VCU | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
• College Station Regional
  • Game 1: No. 1 Texas A&M vs. No. 4 Lamar| 4 p.m. | SECN
  • Game 2: No. 2 Southern California vs. No. 3 Texas St. | 9 p.m. | ESPN+
• Lincoln Regional
  • Game 1: No. 1 Nebraska vs. No. 4 South Dakota St. | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
  • Game 2: No. 2 Ole Miss vs. No. 3 Arizona St. | 9 p.m. | ESPNU
• Auburn Regional
  • Game 1: No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 4 Milwaukee | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
  • Game 2: No. 2 UCF vs. No. 3 NC State | 6 p.m. | ESPNU
• Atlanta Regional
  • Game 1: No. 1 Georgia Tech vs. No. 4 UIC | 12 p.m. | ACCN
  • Game 2: No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 The Citadel | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
• Lawrence Regional
  • Game 1: No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 4 Northeastern | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
  • Game 2: No. 2 Arkansas vs. No. 3 Missouri St. | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
• Tallahassee Regional
  • Game 1: No. 1 Florida St. vs. No. 4 St. John’s (NY) | 3 p.m. | ACCN
  • Game 2: No. 2 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 3 NIU | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
• Tuscaloosa Regional
  • Game 1: No. 2 Oklahoma St. vs. No. 3 USC Upstate | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
  • Game 2: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Alabama St. | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
• Austin Regional
  • Game 1: No. 1 Texas vs. No. 4 Holy Cross | 1 p.m. | SECN
  • Game 2: No. 2 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 3 Tarleton St. | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
• Eugene Regional
  • Game 1: No. 2 Oregon St. vs. No. 3 Washington St. | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
  • Game 2: No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 4 Yale | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
• Starkville Regional
  • Game 1: No. 1 Mississippi St. vs. No. 4 Lipscomb | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
  • Game 2: No. 2 Cincinnati vs. No. 3 Louisiana | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
• Athens Regional
  • Game 1: No. 2 Boston College vs. No. 3 Liberty | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
  • Game 2: No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 LIU | 7 p.m. | SECN

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This article originally appeared on Gators Wire: Florida baseball in 2026 NCAA Tournament: Regional schedule, bracket

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