2026 NCAA baseball tournament: Bracket, schedule, scores for the Men’s College World Series
Key Points:
- The 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament is underway with the Men's College World Series (MCWS) featuring eight teams competing at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska, from June 12 to June 22.
- LSU is the defending national champion, having won the 2025 title by sweeping Coastal Carolina in two games; the MCWS has been held in Omaha since 1950, currently at Charles Schwab Field which seats up to 35,000 fans.
- The tournament selection included 29 automatic conference champions and 35 at-large bids announced on May 25, with regionals and super regionals completed to determine the eight MCWS participants.
- The MCWS schedule features elimination and bracket games airing on ESPN and ABC, culminating in a best-of-three championship series from June 20 to 22.
- Historically, the SEC has dominated recent championships, winning the last six titles, with LSU holding eight national championships overall, including two in the past three seasons under coach Jay Johnson.