INDIANAPOLIS---The eight super-regional hosts have been announced today by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee.

The following are the super-regional pairings, with updated records through the regionals in parenthesis. Five of the eight national seeds advanced to the super regionals and their national seed is indicated before the team name.

Over 30 hours of super-regional television will be provided by ESPN and ESPN2. Consult local listings for specific games shown in each area of the country. As many as 14 national broadcast windows could appear on the two ESPN networks from June 11 to June 14. Up to ten super regional games also are available through ESPN's College Grand Slam subscription package, which runs from June 12 to June 14. College baseball fans should consult with DirecTV, Dish Network or their local cable provider for more information.

The following four super regionals will be played Friday, June 11, Saturday, June 12, and Sunday, June 13 (if necessary). The four winners will open College World Series (CWS) play Friday, June 18. All times are local.

Vanderbilt (45-17) at No. 1 Texas (53-13)
6 p.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m.

Florida St. (45-21) at No. 8 Arkansas (43-22)
3 p.m., 7 p.m., 2 p.m. or 5 p.m.

Arizona (33-24-1) at Long Beach St. (39-19)
7 p.m., 4 p.m., 3 p.m. or 6 p.m.

Georgia (41-21) at No. 4 Georgia Tech (44-19)
2 p.m., 12 p.m., 12 p.m.

The following four best-of-three super regionals will be played Saturday, June 12, Sunday, June 13, and Monday, June 14 (if necessary). The four winners will play their first Omaha games Saturday, June 19. All times are loca

East Carolina (51-11) at No. 2 South Carolina (48-15)
1 p.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m. or 7 p.m.

Tulane (41-19) at Cal St. Fullerton (40-21)
7 p.m., 6 p.m., 4 p.m.

Texas A&M (42-20) at LSU (44-17)
6 p.m., 5 p.m., 12 p.m. or 6 p.m.

Florida (43-20) at No. 3 Miami (Fla.) (47-11)
12 p.m., 12 p.m. or 3 p.m., 1 p.m. or 7 p.m.

Five of last year's CWS participants can return to Omaha, but defending champion Rice and 2003 runner-up Stanford failed to make it to the super regionals. LSU and Miami (Fla.) are in the super regionals for the sixth consecutive year. LSU has made 12 CWS appearances (all since 1986), and is looking to advance to Omaha for a second straight year. Miami has made 20 appearances in Omaha (nine since 1992) and is also looking for a second consecutive trip to the CWS. Texas advanced to its fourth super regional since 2000 and has 30 College World Series appearances, the most ever in NCAA history. South Carolina is in a super regional for the fifth year in a row. The Gamecocks have made seven trips to Omaha and are in search of a third consecutive trip to the College World Series. Cal St. Fullerton is in the super regionals for the fourth time since 1999, and the Titans will be looking to play in the CWS for a 13th time.

Florida St. has qualified for the CWS 18 times but has not made it to Omaha since 2000. However, the Seminoles have made it to the super regionals six straight years. Arizona has played in the CWS 14 times, but has not made it since 1986. Arkansas will be looking for its fifth trip to Omaha, and first since 1989. Texas A&M, Florida and Long Beach St. have advanced to Omaha four times apiece, while Georgia has made it three times and Georgia Tech has made it twice. Tulane has made it to the College World Series once in school history, while Vanderbilt is searching for its first trip to the CWS.

Game times will be announced Monday, June 7 on www.ncaasports.com. The pairings above are listed in the order in which the winners will be paired in the first round of the championship (i.e. Texas/Vanderbilt winner plays Arkansas/Florida St. winner in the first round at Omaha). The determination of the order of first-round games both Friday, June 18, and Saturday, June 19, will be announced next Monday, June 14, at 7 p.m. Central time.

The 58th College World Series begins play Friday, June 18, at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

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