Week 11 Nerdcast: 2026 Field of 64 Projection
From The D1Baseball Podcast by Mike Rooney, Kendall Rogers, Aaron Fitt, Joe Healy | D1Baseball
April 21, 2026 · 1h 36m
About this episode
The episode discusses the current projections for the Field of 64 in college baseball as of Week 11 of the 2026 season.
Kendall Rogers and Aaron Fitt are joined by D1Baseball’s resident Bracketologist, Mark Etheridge, to discuss how the Field of 64 looks in Week 11 of the 2026 college baseball season! 00:00 Nerdcast Returns 01:13 Sponsors and Setup 01:25 UCLA's Perfect Run 02:45 Georgia Tech Locked In 03:23 Next Seeds: Texas, UNC, Texas A&M 04:38 Georgia Top-Eight Push 05:53 Coastal Carolina and FSU Debate 07:02 Auburn and SEC Logjam 09:07 Florida vs. FSU 14:51 Hosts 10-16 19:25 Big 12 Hosts: Kansas, WVU 22:59 ACC Bubble: BC vs. UVA 26:24 Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Final Hosts 28:27 Southern Miss Case Study 33:20 Seeding 17-32 40:16 Two Seed Fringe Teams 46:12 Conference-By-Conference Bids 49:30 ASUN Frontrunner 50:02 Big 12 Bubble Chaos 53:00 Big East and Big South Picks 54:14 Big Ten Bubble Teams 56:13 One-Bid League Roundup 58:10 MAC Spotlight, Miami (Ohio) 59:58 Mountain West and NEC Banter 01:01:25 OVC, Patriot and SEC Shakeup 01:04:15 Vanderbilt metrics debate 01:10:26 Mid-Major Champs and Sun Belt 01:16:05 WAC, WCC and Final Bubble 01:29:40 Wrap-Up and Closing Thoughts Kerriston Coffee is proud to be the official coffee of D1Baseball. With over 30 years in the business, this…
People in this episode
Hosts: Kendall Rogers, Aaron Fitt
Guest: Mark Etheridge
Topics covered
- Field of 64 projection
- college baseball
- bracketology
- team analysis
- conference bids
Keywords
- Field of 64
- college baseball
- bracketology
- team rankings
- conference bids
- NCAA
- baseball season
Sponsors
Kerriston Coffee
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: D1Baseball
Places: UCLA, Georgia Tech, Texas, UNC, Texas A&M, Florida, FSU, Auburn, Kansas, WVU
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