The CWS opens Friday with the Sun Belt Conference's Coastal Carolina (53-11) playing the Big 12's Arizona (44-19) in a rematch of the 2016 finals won by the Chanticleers. No. 8 national seed Oregon State (47-14-1), an independent until the Pac-12 ramps up again in 2026-27, meets the ACC's Louisville (40-22) in the second game.

A legitimate Cinderella story, a conference-less powerhouse and the nation's hottest team threaten to end the SEC's reign atop the sport

When does the 2025 College World Series start in Omaha, Neb.? What we know about the NCAA baseball tournament schedule, CWS teams and more.

College World Series begins Friday, June 13 and Saturday, June 14, with four opening games at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. One of them pits the two highest-seeded teams remaining in the tournament: No.

They’re etched in College World Series history: 2007, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019 — the five times Louisville baseball reached Omaha. Now they’re adding 2025. But this one feels different.

The crack of the bat echoes through Charles Schwab Field as Omaha, Neb., transforms once again into the epicenter of college baseball. The 2025 College World Series opens Friday, bringing together eight elite teams for two weeks of championship baseball that will culminate June 23.

College World Series bracket is set for Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, as the NCAA baseball tournament has cut its way from 64 teams down to eight.

With the end of the super regional round of the 2025 NCAA tournament, which wrapped up June 9 with Murray State's 5-4 win against Duke, the eight-team field for the College World Series has been set, with festivities beginning on June 13 from Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.

It has been 75 years since the College World Series came to Omaha. And with that, here are 75 things to love about the CWS — from the players and