2024 NCAA baseball tournament bracket: Road to College World Series unveiled
The Road to Omaha and the College World Series has been revealed – and it will likely run through Knoxville, Tennessee.
The Tennessee Volunteers have been awarded the top overall seed in the field of 64, which was revealed Monday on the NCAA tournament selection show.
The Vols (46-10) have held the spot in the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll for 30 of the 32 weeks this season. They're one of top 16 overall teams who will serve as regional hosts as the double-elimination tournament is set to get underway later this week.
Here's how the 2024 CWS bracket stacks up.
College World Series bracket 2024
All times Eastern
Knoxville Regional
- (1) Tennessee vs. Northern Kentucky
- Indiana vs. Southern Miss
Greenville Regional
- (16) East Carolina vs. Evansville
- VCU vs. Wake Forest
Norman Regional
- (9) Oklahoma vs. Oral Roberts
- Connecticut vs. Duke
Tallahassee Regional
- (8) Florida State vs. Stetson
- UCF vs. Alabama
Fayetteville Regional
- (5) Arkansas vs. SE Missouri
- Kansas State vs. Louisiana Tech
Charlottesville Regional
- (12) Virginia vs. Pennsylvania
- St. John's vs. Mississippi State
Tucson Regional
- (13) Arizona vs. Grand Canyon
- West Virginia vs. Dallas Baptist
Chapel Hill Regional
- (4) North Carolina vs. Long Island
- Wofford vs. LSU
College Station Regional
- (3) Texas A&M vs. Grambling
- Texas vs. Louisiana
Santa Barbara Regional
- (14) UC Santa Barbara vs. Fresno State
- Oregon vs. San Diego
Clemson Regional
- (6) Clemson vs. High Point
- Coastal Carolina vs. Vanderbilt
Stillwater Regional
- (11) Oklahoma State vs. Niagara
- Florida vs. Nebraska
Athens Regional
- (7) Georgia vs. Army
- Georgia Tech vs. UNC Wilmington
Raleigh Regional
- (10) NC State vs. Bryant
- James Madison vs. South Carolina
Corvallis Regional
- (15) Oregon State vs. Tulane
- Nicholls vs. UC Irvine
Lexington Regional
- (2) Kentucky vs. Western Michigan
- Illinois vs. Indiana State
Super regional matchups
- Winner of Knoxville Regional vs. winner of Greenville Regional
- Winner of Norman Regional vs. winner of Tallahassee Regional
- Winner of Fayetteville Regional vs. winner of Charlottesville Regional
- Winner of Chapel Hill Regional vs. winner of Tucson Regional
- Winner of College Station Regional vs. winner of Santa Barbara Regional
- Winner of Clemson Regional vs. winner of Stillwater Regional
- Winner of Athens Regional vs. winner of Raleigh Regional
- Winner of Lexington Regional vs. winner of Corvallis Regional
NCAA baseball tournament teams 2024
The SEC sets a record with 11 teams in the NCAA baseball tournament on the road to Omaha.
Here's every team and their record ahead of the start of games this Friday:
- Georgia (39-15)
- Army (31-21)
- UNC Wilmington (39-19)
- Georgia Tech (31-23)
- Texas A&M (44-13)
- Grambling (26-26)
- Louisiana (40-18)
- Texas (35-22)
- LSU (40-21)
- Wofford (41-18)
- North Carolina (42-13)
- Long Island University (33-23)
- Virginia (41-15)
- Penn (24-23)
- Mississippi State (38-21)
- St. John's (37-16-1)
- Vanderbilt (38-21)
- Coastal Carolina (34-23)
- Clemson (41-14)
- High Point (34-25)
- UC Irvine (43-13)
- Nicholls (38-20)
- Oregon State (42-14)
- Tulane (35-24)
- Arkansas (43-14)
- Southeast Missouri State (34-25)
- Louisiana Tech (45-17)
- Kansas State (32-24)
- East Carolina (43-15)
- Evansville (35-23)
- Wake Forest (38-20)
- VCU (37-21)
- Southern Mississippi (41-18)
- Indiana (32-24-1)
- Tennessee (50-11)
- Northern Kentucky (35-22)
- Kentucky (40-14)
- Western Michigan (32-21)
- Indiana State (42-13)
- Illinois (34-19)
- Oklahoma (37-19)
- Oral Roberts (27-30-1)
- Duke (39-18)
- UConn (32-23)
- South Carolina (36-23)
- James Madison (34-23)
- NC State (33-20)
- Bryant (36-19)
- San Diego (40-13)
- Oregon (37-18)
- UC Santa Barbara (42-12)
- Fresno State (33-27)
- Nebraska (39-20)
- Florida (28-27)
- Oklahoma State (40-17)
- Niagara (38-15)
- Florida State (42-15)
- Stetson (40-20)
- Alabama (33-22)
- UCF (35-19)
- DBU (44-13)
- West Virginia (33-22)
- Arizona (36-21)
- Grand Canyon (34-23)
When does College World Series start?
The NCAA Division I baseball tournament begins with the regionals, hosted by the top 16 overall seeds, from May 31-June 3.
The winners advance to the super regionals, held June 7-9 and June 8-10.
The eight super regional champions advance to Omaha for the Men's College World Series. Double-elimination play begins June 14, with the best-of-3 College World Series final June 22, 23 and 24 (if necessary).
College baseball super regional schedule
The super regionals will be played at eight sites, chosen from among the participating schools, on June 7-9 or June 8-10. The winners of each best-of-3 super regional will advance to the College World Series. Schedules, matchups and game times will be announced after the regionals conclude.
College World Series schedule
The 2024 Men's College World Series begins Friday, June 14, with all games played at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.
June 14
- Game 1: 2 p.m. | ESPN
- Game 2: 7 p.m. | ESPN
June 15
- Game 3: 2 p.m. | ESPN
- Game 4: 7 p.m. | ESPN
June 16
- Game 5: 2 p.m. | ESPN
- Game 6: 7 p.m. | ESPN
June 17
- Game 7: 2 p.m. | ESPN
- Game 8: 7 p.m. | ESPN
June 18
- Game 9: 2 p.m. | ESPN
- Game 10: 7 p.m. | ESPN
June 19
- Game 11: 2 p.m. | ESPN
- Game 12: 7 p.m. | ESPN
June 20
- Game 13 (if necessary): 2 p.m. | ESPN
- Game 14 (if necessary): 7 p.m. | ESPN
June 22
- MCWS Final Game 1: 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
June 23
- MCWS Final Game 2: 2 p.m. | ABC
June 24
- MCWS Final Game 3 (if necessary): 7 p.m. | ESPN
How to watch College World Series 2024
The ESPN family of networks will provide live broadcast and streaming coverage throughout the entirety of the Division I men's baseball tournament.
Streaming coverage is available on ESPN+.
Who won the 2023 College World Series?
LSU defeated Florida 18-4 in Game 3 of last year's College World Series final in Omaha, Nebraska, for its seventh national championship in program history.
Pitcher Paul Skenes was named the tournament's most outstanding player and outfielder Dylan Crews went 4-for-6 in the final to reach base in all 71 of the Tigers' games during the season. The pair made history later by becoming the first teammates to be selected first and second overall in the MLB draft.