2026 College World Series

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The 2026 College World Series was played at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, NE from June 12 to June 22. Eight teams qualified for the tournament by winning their Regional and Super-Regional Tournaments. The field was broken into two double elimination brackets of four teams each.

University of Oklahoma defeated University of North Carolina in the finals. Jaxon Willits was named the College World Series Most Outstanding Player.

The 2026 College World Series was the first to feature brothers competing against each other. Oklahoma Sophomore Second baseman Kyle Branch was victorious twice over Georgia Senior Shortstop Kolby Branch.

Participating Teams

Bracket 1

School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
	University of Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	41-21 (15-15)	Mike Bianco	6 (last:2022 )	1st (2022)	10-9
	University of North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	50-12-1 (22-8)	Scott Forbes	12 (last:2024 )	2nd (2006, 2007)	18-23
	Troy University	Sun Belt Conference	38-30 (17-13)	Skylar Meade	0 (last:none )	none	0-0
	West Virginia University	Big 12 Conference	45-15 (21-9)	Steve Sabins	0 (last:none )	none	0-0

Bracket 2

School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
	University of Alabama	Southeastern Conference	42-19 (18-12)	Rob Vaughn	5 (last:1999 )	2nd (1983, 1997)	11-9
	University of Georgia	Southeastern Conference	51-12 (23-7)	Wes Johnson	6 (last:2008 )	1st (1990)	10-11
	University of Oklahoma	Southeastern Conference	39-22 (14-16)	Skip Johnson	11 (last:2022 )	1st (1951, 1994)	18-18
	University of Texas at Austin	Southeastern Conference	45-13 (19-10)	Jim Schlossnagle	38 (last:2022 )	1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2005)	88-65

Results

2026 College World Series Bracket

The teams in the CWS are divided into two pools of four, with each pool playing a double-elimination format. The winners of the two pools meet in a best-of-three finals.

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	16	West Virginia	7
		Troy	5
						16	West Virginia	2
						5	North Carolina	5
	5	North Carolina	6
		Mississippi	2
											5	North Carolina	12	x
										16	West Virginia	7	x
		Troy	12
		Mississippi	8
						16	West Virginia	12
							Troy	0
																5	North Carolina	3	6	2
																	Oklahoma	9	2	13
		Oklahoma	9
	7	Alabama	0
							Oklahoma	4
						3	Georgia	3
	6	Texas	1
	3	Georgia	7
												Oklahoma	11	x
										3	Georgia	4	x
	7	Alabama	2
	6	Texas	14
						3	Georgia	2
						6	Texas	0

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 12	Game 1	West Virginia University	7-5	Troy University
	Game 2	University of North Carolina	6-2	University of Mississippi
June 13	Game 3	University of Oklahoma	9-0	University of Alabama
	Game 4	University of Georgia	7-1	University of Texas
June 14	Game 5	Troy University	12-8	University of Mississippi	Mississippi eliminated
	Game 6	University of North Carolina	5-2	West Virginia University
June 15	Game 7	University of Texas	14-2	University of Alabama	Texas SS Adrian Rodriguez hits for the cycle, just the 3rd in CWS history. Alabama eliminated
	Game 8	University of Oklahoma	4-3	University of Georgia
June 16	Game 9	West Virginia University	12-0	Troy University	Troy eliminated
	Game 10	University of Georgia	2-0	University of Texas	Texas eliminated
June 17	Game 11	University of North Carolina	12-7	West Virginia University	West Virginia eliminated
	Game 12	University of Oklahoma	11-4	University of Georgia	Georgia eliminated
June 20	Game 1	University of Oklahoma	9-3	University of North Carolina
June 21	Game 2	University of North Carolina	6-2	University of Oklahoma
June 22	Game 3	University of Oklahoma	13-2	University of North Carolina	Oklahoma wins CWS

All Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team:

Position		Player	School
	C	Deiten Lachance	University of Oklahoma
	1B	Erik Paulsen	University of North Carolina
	2B	Gavin Gallaher	University of North Carolina
	3B	Tyrus Hall	West Virginia University
	SS	Jaxon Willits	University of Oklahoma
	OF	Jason Walk	University of Oklahoma
	OF	Owen Hull	University of North Carolina
	OF	Dasan Harris	University of Oklahoma
	DH	Adrian Rodriguez	University of Texas
	P	Joey Volchko	University of Georgia
	P	Caden Glauber	University of North Carolina

Notable Players

• University of Alabama
• University of Georgia
• University of Mississippi
• University of North Carolina
• University of Oklahoma Jaxon Willits
• University of Texas
• Troy University
• West Virginia University

Further Reading

• Jared Greenspan: "Boomer Sooner! Oklahoma wins 1st MCWS title since '94", mlb.com, June 22, 2026. [1]
• Jacob Rudner: "Adrian Rodriguez’s College World Series Cycle Was Years In The Making", Baseball America, June 15, 2026. [2]