USC Trojans Snap NCAA Tournament Drought, In Corvallis Regional

The USC Trojans baseball team has made the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2015, as the NCAA released the 2025 NCAA tournament bracket on Monday morning. USC earned the No. 3 seed in the Corvallis Regional. The Oregon State Beavers are the host and top seed. The TCU Horned Frogs are the No. 2 seed, and the Saint Mary’s Gaels are the No. 4 seed.

Oregon State outfielder Gavin Turley (1) prepares to bat during the game against Oregon on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at Goss Stadium in Corvallis, Ore. | Abigail Dollins/Statesman Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

USC’s first game in this double elimination regional with be against TCU on Friday, May 30. The Horned Frogs went 39-18 this season, including 19-11 in Big 12 conference play.

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USC Trojans Make First NCAA Tournament In 10 Years

Mar 2, 2024; Arlington, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies compete against University of Southern California Trojans during the Kubota College Baseball Series - Weekend 3 at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Dustin Safranek-Imagn Images | Dustin Safranek-Imagn Images

The NCAA Tournament drought for the USC Trojans baseball team is now over. It was a sweat for the Trojans as many tournament field projections had them as one of the last teams to get an at-large bid. In addition to releasing the final tournament bracket, the NCAA also revealed who the final teams to qualify and to miss the cut were.

The last four teams in the field were the Arizona State Sun Devils, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma State Cowboys, and USC Trojans. The first four out were the Southeastern Louisiana Lions, Troy Trojans, UConn Huskies, and Virginia Cavaliers.

#USC baseball is heading back to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2015!

Trojans are headed to the Corvallis Regional where it will face #TCU first. Host Oregon State and Saint Mary's also in the regional.
— Shotgun Spratling (@ShotgunSpr) May 26, 2025

In 2025, USC went 35-21 overall with a 18-12 record in Big Ten conference play. USC finished fourth in the Big Ten and was the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten tournament. It was a short stay for the Trojans, as they failed to make it out of Big Ten pool play, losing to the Penn State Nittany Lions and beating the Washington Huskies. The Nebraska Cornhuskers ended up winning the Big Ten tournament over the UCLA Bruins.

2025 NCAA Tournament Bracket

Vanderbilt Commodores' pitcher Sawyer Hawks (88) celebrate with his team as Ole Miss Rebels take on Vanderbilt Commodores during the SEC baseball tournament championship game at Hoover Met in Birmingham, Ala., on Sunday, May 25, 2025. Vanderbilt Commodores defeated Ole Miss Rebels 3-2. | Jake Crandall/ Montgomery Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The NCAA released the tournament bracket and also the seeds of each team in the field. The top 16 seeds are all hosting their respective regionals. Vanderbilt earned the No. 1 overall national seed. Here are the complete seedings of the regional hosts.

No. 1: Vanderbilt Commodores

No. 2 North Carolina Tar Heels

No. 3 Texas Longhorns

No. 4: Arkansas Razorbacks

No. 5: Georgia Bulldogs

No. 6: Auburn Tigers

No. 7: LSU Tigers

No. 8: Oregon State Beavers

No. 9: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

No. 10: Florida State Seminoles

No. 11: Ole Miss Rebels

No. 12: Oregon Ducks

No. 13: Clemson Tigers

No. 14: Tennessee Volunteers

No. 15: UCLA Bruins

No. 16: Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Looking at where each host is located, USC has to feel pretty good about their draw for being one of the last teams in the field. Not only do they avoid playing one of the top seven teams in a regional, they will also be playing fairly close to home compared to some of the other host locations.

Corvallis, Oregon is one of only three of the 16 regionals that will be played on the west coast.