The Official 2026 Baseball Forum Pick Em Playoff Round 1 (Picks due by Thurs. 5/7 at 10PM ET)

[NO SIR EEE]

It's Playoff Time! The Top 16 have secured their spots, and here is how the tournament works:
You must pick the winner of each series from a featured conference. This week, we are heading to the Mountain West. To break any deadlocks, you will also provide a tiebreaker prediction. Keep in mind: this is a single-elimination bracket—if you lose, you’re out. PICKS DUE BY THURS. 5/7 at 10PM ET.
The Matchups:

• Nevada @ USC
• Washington State @ Air Force
• San Jose State @ San Diego State
• UNLV @ Fresno State
• New Mexico @ Grand Canyon

Tiebreaker:
Predict the total number of runs scored across all these series this weekend. The player with the closest estimate wins the tiebreaker.
The playoff bracket is listed below:

16 seed @Gilbert at 1 seed @NO SIR EEE

9 seed @Neyland123! at 8 seed @darsinewman

13 seed @volsagain at 4 seed @Orangeslide

12 seed @Ernest T. Vol at 5 seed @vol/44

15 seed @BigOrangeCrush32 at 2 seed @preacherman20

10 seed @VOLdo Raine at 7 seed @tdvol

14 seed @volz2wallz at 3 seed @Warriorvol

11 seed @volpops at 6 seed @1RBFjr

 

[NO SIR EEE]

USC
Washington State
San Jose State
UNLV
Grand Canyon

Tiebreaker 212 Runs

 

[darsinewman]

USC
Wash St
SDSU
UNLV
NM

Tiebreaker 183 runs

 

[volpops]

USC
Washington State
San Diego State
UNLV
New Mexico

Tiebreaker: 180 runs

 

[Special Ed]

Can't I at least get a participation trophy up in here?
I did finish dead last so no one else would have to.

 

[GSPVol]

Can't I at least get a participation trophy up in here?

Those were usually for Maddie Boi and myself as perpetual cellar dwellars, but I'd give it to you of it were in my power. Just not the same without ol' big ears/goofy smile. He's missed.

 

[preacherman20]

USC
Washington State
San Jose State
UNLV
Grand Canyon

Tiebreaker 198 Runs

 

[Neyland123!]

USC
Washington State
San Jose State
UNLV
Grand Canyon
185 runs

 

[VOLdo Raine]

USC
WSU
SDSU
UNLV
NM
210 runs

 

[Warriorvol]

Usc
Washington State
San Jose State
UNLV
Grand Canyon

203 runs

 

[tdvol]

USC
Washington State
San Diego State
UNLV
Grand Canyon

236 runs

 

[vol/44]

USC
Washington State
San Jose State
UNLV
Grand Canyon

Tiebreaker 207 Runs

 

[Gilbert]

USC
Wash St
SDSU
UNLV
Grand Canyon

193 runs

 

[BigOrangeCrush32]

USC
Washington State
San Jose State
UNLV
Grand Canyon

Tiebreaker 198 Runs

USC
WASHINGTON ST
SAN DIEGO STATE
UNLV
GRAND CANYON

TIEBREAKER = 199 Runs


Yes, I watch The Price is Right

 

[Ernest T. Vol]

USC
Air Force
San Diego
UNLV
Grand Canyon
189 runs

 

[preacherman20]

Winner of San Diego and San Jose determines ours.

 

[BigOrangeCrush32]

Winner of San Diego and San Jose determines ours.

I know, I just thought it would be funny to go one run either more or less than you.

 

[@1RBFjr]

USC
Air Force
San Diego State
UNLV
New Mexico
178 runs

 

[Orangeslide]

USC
Washington State
San Diego State
UNLV
Grand Canyon

188 runs

 

[volsagain]

USC
Washington State
San Diego State
UNLV
Grand Canyon
Runs -202

 

[preacherman20]

Without me wasting my time, can anybody tell me where we stand after first two games?
Nm. The game that matters to me split so today is the outcome

 

[Neyland123!]

Without me wasting my time, can anybody tell me where we stand after first two games?
Nm. The game that matters to me split so today is the outcome

Winners are USC, Washington State, Grand Canyon and UNLV. San Jose and San Diego are 1 to 1. Runs scored through Saturday is 147 by my count.

 

[BigOrangeCrush32]

Without me wasting my time, can anybody tell me where we stand after first two games?
Nm. The game that matters to me split so today is the outcome

Yeeeeaaasa buuuuuddddyyyy. Only problem, I can't find where to watch it.

 

[BigOrangeCrush32]

Without me wasting my time, can anybody tell me where we stand after first two games?
Nm. The game that matters to me split so today is the outcome

SDSU won. I got lucky. You are by far the better baseball knowledge than I am.

 

[NO SIR EEE]

The results are as follows:
USC won
Washington State won
San Diego State won
UNLV won
Grand Canyon won

Total runs across all series was: 218

@Gilbert defeats @NO SIR EEE on picks

@Neyland123! defeats @darsinewman on tiebreaker

@Orangeslide defeats @volsagain (volsagain picked later than deadline)

@vol/44 defeats @Ernest T. Vol on tiebreaker

@BigOrangeCrush32 defeats @preacherman20 on picks

@tdvol defeats @VOLdo Raine on picks

@Warriorvol defeats @volz2wallz on forfeit by volz2wallz

@volpops defeats @1RBFjr on picks

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