The Bruins were one of three local teams placed in the field of 64 when the NCAA regional seedings were announced Monday morning. Cal State Fullerton received an at-large bid, and Long Beach State learned on Sunday that it would host a regional.
In a bit of a surprise, the Bruins were the second-to-last team in the field. They will be a three seed in the Long Beach State regional, drawing Texas in the first round.
The Long Beach State Dirtbags will play San Diego State in their first game. In a quirk of the selection process, UCLA played all three teams in the regional during the regular season.