2026 Men's College World Series: Eight Teams Head to Omaha for NCAA Baseball Championship
The 2026 Men's College World Series opens Friday, June 12 in Omaha, Nebraska, featuring eight teams: West Virginia, Troy, North Carolina, Ole Miss, Alabama, Oklahoma, Georgia, and Texas. Top seeds UCLA and reigning champions LSU were eliminated before the tournament, and the SEC set an all-time record by placing five of the eight remaining teams. The championship series runs June 20–22, with all games on ESPN except Championship Game 2, which airs on ABC.
The 2026 Men's College World Series gets underway June 12 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha, running through June 22 at the latest. Notable upsets cleared the field of top-ranked UCLA, No. 2 Georgia Tech, and defending champion LSU before the tournament began. The eight remaining teams — West Virginia, Troy, North Carolina, Ole Miss, Alabama, Oklahoma, Georgia, and Texas — compete in a double-elimination bracket format, with the final two survivors meeting in a best-of-three championship series starting June 20. The SEC's five representatives (Ole Miss, Alabama, Georgia, Texas, and one additional qualifier) mark an all-time record for conference representation at the College World Series. All games broadcast exclusively on ESPN, with the exception of Championship Series Game 2 on June 21, which airs on ABC. Fans without cable can stream via services including DirecTV, Fubo, Sling, and Hulu + Live TV, several of which offer free trials for new subscribers. The tournament also features notable MLB draft prospects, including Alabama shortstop Justin Lebron (ranked No. 9) and Ole Miss pitcher Cade Townsend (ranked No. 29).
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