No. 12 Texas Tech earned its first ever WCWS appearance, and Tennessee and Texas fought back from Game 1 losses to advance. The eight-team field was finalized on Sunday with four "if necessary" games: No.

The Chanticleers claimed the No. 13 national seed with a 48-11 record en route to a Sun Belt Conference regular season title and conference tournament championship.

NCAA President Charlie Baker sees value in expanding the NCAA Tournament by a handful of teams and wants to reach a decision on the matter in the next few months, he said Thursday.