College World Series 2017: Bracket and schedule for Omaha set

Can Oregon State win it all?

The College World Series proper commences this weekend in Omaha, Neb., and just eight teams survive from the original field of 64. Five national seeds are still alive: No. 1 Oregon State, No. 3 Florida, No. 4 LSU, No. 6 TCU, and No. 7 Louisville weathered the regional and super regional rounds, with the Beavers having yet to lose a game in the tournament.

No. 2 overall national seed North Carolina got bounced out of their Chapel Hill regional after losing twice to tournament upstart Davidson, who in turn went on to lose to Texas A&M in the College Station super. The Wildcats were thoroughly outmatched against the Aggies, whose pitching staff and power hitting soon muzzled the underdogs.

Florida had a hell of a go at it in the Gators’ Gainesville super regional against Wake Forest, who hung around to force a rubber match Game 3 this past Monday. Rain fouled up the entire weekend in Gainesville, with the result that all three of that site’s games experienced weather delays. Even so, both games on Monday combined to provide some impressive offense from both clubs, including a dramatic two-run walkoff homer that won Wake Forest its first ever super regional game in program history.

The format of the first round in Omaha reverts back to that of the round of 64, with the eight remaining teams separated into two groups of four for a double elimination mini-bracket. Oregon State, Cal State Fullerton, LSU and Florida State make up one half of the bracket, while Florida, Louisville, Texas A&M and TCU are in the other. On paper, the Beavers have the easiest path to the final weekend, though LSU presents a formidable challenge.

The two teams left standing after the double elimination round will then face off in the CWS finals in a best of three series beginning on June 26. Game 3 of that tilt will be at 8 p.m. ET on June 28.

All the games can be streamed at WatchESPN. We’ll continue to update the scores and schedule throughout the week below, so check back here.

Schedule and scores for the College World Series (national seeds in parentheses)

All times Eastern

Saturday, June 17

Game 1: Oregon State (1) vs. Cal State Fullerton, 3 p.m., WatchESPN
Game 2: LSU (4) vs. Florida State, 8 p.m., WatchESPN

Sunday, June 18

Game 3: Louisville (7) vs. Texas A&M, 2 p.m., WatchESPN
Game 4: Florida (3) vs. TCU (6), 7 p.m., WatchESPN

Monday, June 19

Game 5: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 1, 2 p.m., WatchESPN
Game 6: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 7 p.m., WatchESPN

Tuesday, June 20

Game 7: Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 2 p.m., WatchESPN
Game 8: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4, 2 p.m., WatchESPN

Wednesday, June 21

Game 9: Winner of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 6, 7 p.m., WatchESPN

Thursday, June 22

Game 10: Winner of Game 7 vs. Loser of Game 8, 8 p.m., WatchESPN