The College World Series uses a double-elimination bracket format to determime a National champion. Here's how the format works, and how many teams are left in the 2025 College World Series.

Each team begins WCWS play with a 0-0 record and is guaranteed to play at least two games in Oklahoma City. Those who lose their opening WCWS game will fall to 0-1 and drop into the "elimination ...

The College World Series is double elimination in bracket play until the start of the best-of-three CWS finals. Each team starts at a 0-0 record and is guaranteed at least two tournament games.

The Women's College World Series will feature at least 12 games in the double-elimination portion and could have as many as 14 games. The WCWS finals will have at least two games, with a potential ...

The top 16 teams in the country will serve as regional hosts for a four-team, double-elimination bracket. The top team in each regional will face the fourth team, and the No. 2 and No. 3 teams ...

The eight remaining teams are divided into two, four-team double-elimination brackets. The winners of each bracket will face each other in a best-of-three series to determine the national champion ...