Mid-Major College Baseball Teams to Watch in 2026

We kick off our 2026 season preview series by breaking down the top mid-major programs to watch across the country, excluding the loaded Sun Belt, which gets its own episode. Mark, Jared, and Will go region by region to spotlight teams poised to make noise this spring, including UTSA, Dallas Baptist, UConn, Rhode Island, San Diego State, Gonzaga, Cal State Fullerton, Creighton, Missouri State, Austin Peay, East Carolina, Tulane, and others. We dive into returning stars, impact transfers, coaching continuity, breakout players, and more! If you want to know which non-Power 4 teams could crash regionals, host, or pull off postseason upsets, this is the must-listen preview as we count down to Opening Day.TIMESTAMPS Intro - 0:35Explaining the preview shows - 1:40Southwest Region - 2:32Northeast Region - 6:00West Coast - 13:53Midwest - 22:02 Southeast Region - 28:23Player Coach Superlatives - 39:30- Player of the Year Candidates Each Region - 39:45- Best Pitcher Candidates Each Region - 46:00- Breakout star or Freshman for 2026 Each Region - 51:45- Coach Likely to be on the lists for P4 jobs - 58:20- Dark Horse Team that could surprise people - 1:01:20Just Baseball Discord: https://dubclub.win/af/afl-rndz4/Just Baseball Newsletter: https://just-baseball.beehiiv.com/subscribeOn The Clock Merch: https://justbaseball.shop/search?q=on+the+clock&options%5Bprefix%5D=lastFOLLOW USX: https://x.com/OnTheClock_1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ontheclock1/Tyler: https://x.com/TylerJennings24Jared: https://x.com/JaredCP1Jason: https://x.com/64AnalyticsMark: https://x.com/margar0010Will: https://x.com/WmoneyMossaSubscribe to the On The Clock Podcast!Apple: https://bit.ly/4i2yduiSpotify: https://bit.ly/4gVgDaoFollow Just Baseball!IG: IG: https://www.instagram.com/justbaseballmedia/Just Baseball X: https://x.com/JustBB_MediaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JustBaseballMediaWebsite: www.justbaseball.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.