Purdue baseball sits on NCAA Tournament bubble with 'difficult climb' to regional berth

Purdue baseball schedule

• Fri., May 8: vs. Indiana, 6 p.m. ET
• Sat., May 9: vs. Indiana, 2 p.m.
• Sun., May 10: vs. Indiana, 1 p.m.
• Tues., May 12: at Ball State, 3 p.m.
• Thurs., May 14: at Iowa, 7:30 p.m.
• Fri., May 15: at Iowa, 7:30 p.m.
• Sat., May 16: at Iowa, 2 p.m.
• May 19-24: Big Ten Tournament, at Omaha, Nebraska

College baseball bracketology: Will Purdue make the NCAA baseball tournament?

Jacob Rudner, Baseball America: Next four out

"Purdue sits in the next four out and faces a difficult climb with Indiana and Iowa remaining. An RPI of No. 52 and a No. 104 strength of schedule leave little room for upward movement."

Jonathan Wagner, On3: First four out

"The SEC also sits on top with 12 NCAA Tournament bids. Other leagues with multiple bids are the ACC (9), Big 12 (7), Big Ten (5), Conference USA (3), American (2), Big West (2), and Sun Belt (2)."

Erick Smith, USA TODAY: First four out

D1 Baseball: First four out

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This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: 2026 NCAA baseball projections: Can Purdue make NCAA Tournament out of Big Ten?