Spring 2026 Baseball, Softball Tournament Brackets Released

The MIAA has released brackets and final power rankings for the 2026 statewide Baseball and Softball tournaments, which can begin as early as Friday, May 29.

A total of 208 baseball and 196 softball teams will take part in this year’s postseason, the fifth to be played under the MIAA’s statewide tournament format. In each of the five divisions for baseball and softball, the top 32 eligible power ranked teams automatically qualify, and any eligible teams power seeded 33 or below and with at least a .500 winning percentage also are included.

The breakdown of divisions is as follows:

• DIVISION 1 BASEBALL: 38 teams    DIVISION 1 SOFTBALL: 36 teams
• DIVISION 2 BASEBALL: 37 teams    DIVISION 2 SOFTBALL: 39 teams
• DIVISION 3 BASEBALL: 46 teams    DIVISION 3 SOFTBALL: 40 teams
• DIVISION 4 BASEBALL: 47 teams    DIVISION 4 SOFTBALL: 42 teams
• DIVISION 5 BASEBALL: 40 teams    DIVISION 5 SOFTBALL: 39 teams

CLICK HERE to view the brackets, and CLICK HERE to view the final power rankings.

Brackets will be updated with date, time and site information as it is finalized.

State championship games are tentatively scheduled for Friday, June 12 and Saturday, June 13. Baseball championship games will be at Polar Park in Worcester, and softball at Worcester State College.

All games will be at the home site of the higher seed through the Round of 8. If the home team site is not acceptable the following will apply:

• Home school AD finds an acceptable site
• Lower seed will host the match
• If both sites are not acceptable, Tournament Administrator will place game at an acceptable site within MIAA site policy
• The MIAA will provide neutral sites for State Semifinals and State Finals, as defined by TMC Site Policy.

For more information, please see the MIAA Baseball Tournament Format or MIAA Softball Tournament Format.