College World Series bracket 2026: Full schedule, scores, TV channels, live streams for NCAA baseball CWS

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Expect the unexpected at the 2026 College World Series. 

Chaos has been the rule in this year’s NCAA baseball tournament, with the top two national seeds failing to survive the first weekend and only five of those 16 teams that hosted regionals making it through to Omaha. 

That should make for a wide-open CWS as the final eight teams standing play for a national championship. The top remaining seed is No. 3 Georgia, which is making its first appearance in Omaha since 2008 and seeking a trophy to sit alongside the one it brought home in 1990. 

Texas is making a record 39th CWS appearance and looking to add to its six national titles, third-most behind USC (12) and LSU (eight). The only other team remaining with multiple championships is Oklahoma with two, the most recent in 2022.

On the flip side, West Virginia and Troy are making their first trips to the CWS and will try to carry the banner forward for the new era of parity in college baseball. 

Who will take home the trophy? Here’s all you need to know to watch every game. 

College World Series bracket 2026

Here are the initial brackets for the CWS. See the full game schedule below. 

Bracket 1

• No. 16 West Virginia
• Troy
• No. 5 North Carolina
• Ole Miss

Bracket 2

• No. 7 Alabama
• Oklahoma
• No. 3 Georgia
• No. 6 Texas

Where to watch College World Series games

• TV channel: ESPN, ABC
• Live stream: fubo, ESPN app

College World Series games will be broadcast by ESPN with the exception of Game 2 of the final series, which will be on ABC.

Fans can stream every game live via the ESPN app or fubo, which offers a free trial so you can try the service before you buy. Stream ESPN, ABC, CBS, Fox and 100+ top channels of live TV and sports without cable. (Participating plans only. Taxes and fees may apply.)

College World Series schedule 2026

Friday, June 12

GameTime (ET)WatchGame 1: West Virginia vs. Troy2 p.m.ESPN, fubo, ESPN appGame 2: North Carolina vs. Ole Miss7 p.m.ESPN, fubo, ESPN app

Saturday, June 13

GameTime (ET)WatchGame 3: Alabama vs. Oklahoma3 p.m.ESPN, fubo, ESPN appGame 4: Georgia vs. Texas8 p.m.ESPN, fubo, ESPN app

Sunday, June 14

GameTime (ET)WatchGame 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser2 p.m.ESPN, fubo, ESPN appGame 6: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner7 p.m.ESPN, fubo, ESPN app

Monday, June 15

GameTime (ET)WatchGame 7: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser2 p.m.ESPN, fubo, ESPN appGame 8: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner7 p.m.ESPN, fubo, ESPN app

Tuesday, June 16

GameTime (ET)WatchGame 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 loser2 p.m.ESPN, fubo, ESPN appGame 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 loser8 p.m.ESPN, fubo, ESPN app

Wednesday, June 17

GameTime (ET)WatchGame 11: Game 6 winner vs. Game 9 winner2 p.m.ESPN, fubo, ESPN appGame 12: game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner7 p.m.ESPN, fubo, ESPN app

Thursday, June 18

GameTime (ET)WatchBracket 1: Game 11 rematchTBDESPN, fubo, ESPN appBracket 2: Game 12 rematchTBDESPN, fubo, ESPN app

* If necessary

College World Series finals schedule 2026

DateGameTime (ET)WatchSat., June 20Game 18 p.m.ESPN, fubo, ESPN appSun., June 21Game 22:30 p.m.ABC, fubo, ESPN appMon., June 22Game 3*7 p.m.ESPN, fubo, ESPN app

* If necessary

College World Series champions list

Here are the last 10 College World Series winners and runners-up. There was no tournament in 2020 due to COVID-19.

YearChampionRunner-up2025LSUCoastal Carolina2024TennesseeTexas A&M2023LSUFlorida2022Ole MissOklahoma2021Mississippi StateVanderbilt2019VanderbiltMichigan2018Oregon StateArkansas2017FloridaLSU2016Coastal CarolinaArizona2015VirginiaVanderbilt