College World Series bracket, schedule and results

Arkansas & Oregon State advanced to the best-of-3 finals.

The Arkansas Razorbacks are in the College World Series final for the first time since 1979, having dispatched Texas, Texas Tech, and top-seed and defending champion Florida in their three games. Arkansas will play Oregon State, back in the finals for the first time since winning back-to-back titles in 2006 and 2007.

The best-of-three finals starts Monday at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha.

Tournament preview

The 2018 College World Series is here, with eight teams vying for the NCAA baseball tournament championship over a week and a half at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha.

The regional and subregional rounds have whittled down the tournament field from 64 to eight teams. Left standing is No. 1 overall Florida, the defending champion and one of three SEC teams to make the College World Series.

Teams

• Arkansas Razorbacks
• Florida Gators
• Mississippi State Bulldogs
• North Carolina Tar Heels
• Oregon State Beavers
• Texas Longhorns
• Texas Tech Red Raiders
• Washington Huskies

Format

These teams will battle in two double-elimination brackets until two teams remain. The two finalists will play a best-of-three series from June 25-27.

Television & online coverage

The up to 17 games over 11 to 12 days will be televised by the ESPN family of networks, mostly on ESPN with some games on ESPN2 and ESPNU. Online streaming is available through Watch ESPN.

Bracket

Schedule & results

All times ET

Saturday, June 16
Game 1: North Carolina def. Oregon State, 8-6 (recap)
Game 2: Mississippi State def. Washington, 1-0 (recap)

Sunday, June 17
Game 3: Arkansas def. Texas, 11-5 (recap)
Game 4: Texas Tech def. Florida, 6-3 (recap)

Monday, June 18
Game 5: Oregon State def. Washington, 14-5 (recap)

Tuesday, June 19
Game 6: Mississippi State def. North Carolina, 12-2 (recap)
Game 7: Florida def. Texas, 6-1 (recap)

Wednesday, June 20
Game 8: Arkansas def. Texas Tech, 7-4 (recap)
Game 9: Oregon State def. North Carolina, 11-6 (recap)

Thursday, June 21
Game 10: Florida def. Texas Tech, 9-6 (recap)

Friday, June 22
Game 11: Oregon State def. Mississippi State, 12-2 (recap)
Game 12: Arkansas def. Florida, 5-2 (recap)

Saturday, June 23
Game 13: Oregon State def. Mississippi State, 5-2 (recap)

College World Series Finals

Game 1: Arkansas def. Oregon State, 4-1 (recap)
Game 2: Wednesday, June 26: Arkansas vs. Oregon State, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 3 (if necessary): Thursday, June 27: Arkansas vs. Oregon State, 7 p.m. (ESPN)