2023 College World Series Betting
College Baseball doesn’t always get the national spotlight like football and basketball, but the College World Series brings just as much excitement as the College Football Playoff and March Madness. The College World Series is a college baseball tournament that is held in Omaha, Nebraska each June. It is the culmination of a College Baseball Tournament that narrows a field of 64 teams down to eight. The eight teams in Omaha for the CWS play in two brackets of four teams each in a double-elimination format. The two winners then meet in a best-of-three series to determine college baseball’s national champion. The 2023 College World Series will take place from June 16-26 at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha and will be televised by ESPN, ESPN 2 and ESPNU.
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2023 College World Series Schedule
Friday, June 16 - Bracket 1
Game 1: Oral Roberts vs. TCU
Game 2: Virginia vs. Florida
Saturday, June 17 - Bracket 2
Game 3: Stanford vs. Wake Forest
Game 4: Tennessee vs. LSU
Sunday, June 18 - Bracket 1
Game 5: Loser G1 vs. Loser G2
Game 6: Winner G1 vs. Winner G2
Monday, June 19 - Bracket 2
Game 7: Loser G3 vs. Loser G4
Game 8: Winner G3 vs. Winner G4
Tuesday, June 20
Game 9: Winner G5 vs. Loser G6
Game 10: Winner G7 vs. Loser G8
Wednesday, June 21
Game 11: Winner G6 vs. Winner G9
Game 12: Winner G8 vs. Winner G10
Thursday, June 22
Game 13: Winner G11 vs. Loser G11 (if first loss)
Game 14: Winner G12 vs. Loser G12 (if first loss)
College World Series Finals
Game 1: Saturday, June 24
Game 2: Sunday, June 25
Game 3: Monday, June 26 (if necessary)
College World Series Format
The NCAA expanded the College Baseball Tournament to 64 teams in 1999. There are 16 regionals consisting of four teams each with each region seeding the teams from 1-4 in a double elimination format.
Each regional winner advances to the Super Regionals with eight teams hosting another school in a best-of-three format. The eight Super Regional winners then advance to the College World Series in Omaha. The current format of a best-of-three series in the College World Series final was set in 2003.
NCAA Baseball Tournament Champions (2000)
| YEAR |
WINNER |
RUNNER-UP |
| 2022 |
Mississippi |
Oklahoma |
| 2021 |
Mississippi State |
Vanderbilt |
| 2020 |
Tournament Cancelled |
| 2019 |
Vanderbilt |
Michigan |
| 2018 |
Oregon State |
Arkansas |
| 2017 |
Florida |
LSU |
| 2016 |
Coastal Carolina |
Arizona |
| 2015 |
Virginia |
Vanderbilt |
| 2014 |
Vanderbilt |
Virginia |
| 2013 |
UCLA |
Mississippi State |
| 2012 |
Arizona |
South Carolina |
| 2011 |
South Carolina |
Florida |
| 2010 |
South Carolina |
UCLA |
| 2009 |
LSU |
Texas |
| 2008 |
Fresno State |
Georgia |
| 2007 |
Oregon State |
North Carolina |
| 2006 |
Oregon State |
North Carolina |
| 2005 |
Texas |
Florida |
| 2004 |
Cal State Fullerton |
Texas |
| 2003 |
Rice |
Stanford |
| 2002 |
Texas |
South Carolina |
| 2001 |
Miami |
Stanford |
| 2000 |
LSU |
Stanford |
Most National Championships
| WINS |
TEAM |
YEARS |
| 12 |
USC |
1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970-1974, 1978, 1998 |
| 6 |
LSU |
1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009 |
| 6 |
Texas |
1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2005 |
| 5 |
Arizona State |
1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981 |
| 4 |
Arizona |
1976, 1980, 1986, 2012 |
| 4 |
Cal State Fullerton |
1979, 1984, 1995, 2004 |
| 4 |
Miami |
1982, 1985, 1999, 2001 |
| 3 |
Oregon State |
2006, 2007, 2018 |
| 3 |
Minnesota |
1956, 1960, 1964 |
| 2 |
Vanderbilt |
2011, 2019 |
| 2 |
California |
1947, 1957 |
| 2 |
Michigan |
1953, 1962 |
| 2 |
Oklahoma |
1951, 1994 |
| 2 |
South Carolina |
2010, 2011 |
| 2 |
Stanford |
1987, 1988 |
The best run of dominance in the history of the College World Series clearly belongs to USC. The Trojans won five straight championships from 1970 to 1974, and it's unlikely that feat will ever be duplicated. However, going back-to-back isn't anything unusual. South Carolina was the last to do it in 2010 and 2011, while Oregon State did it in 2006 and 2007, beating North Carolina both times. Vanderbilt and Virginia played against each other in the National Championship Series in consecutive years in 2014 and 2015. Both series went the maximum three games. Vandy took the first, while the Hoos exacted revenge the next season.
Most College World Series Appearances
| APPEARANCES |
TEAM |
LAST |
| 38 |
Texas |
2022 |
| 25 |
Miami |
2016 |
| 23 |
Florida State |
2019 |
| 22 |
Arizona State |
2010 |
| 21 |
USC |
2001 |
| 20 |
Oklahoma State |
2016 |
| 18 |
Cal State Fullerton |
2017 |
| 18 |
LSU |
2017 |
| 18 |
Arizona |
2021 |
| 18 |
Stanford |
2021 |
| 12 |
Mississippi State |
2021 |
| 12 |
Clemson |
2010 |
| 12 |
Florida |
2018 |
| 11 |
North Carolina |
2018 |
| 11 |
South Carolina |
2022 |
| 11 |
Oklahoma |
2022 |
| 11 |
Arkansas |
2022 |
A total of 18 teams have been to the College World Series 10 times or more, but everyone is chasing Texas. The Longhorns have reached Omaha a stunning 38 times, 13 more than anyone else, including an appearance in 2022. It's going to be a while before anyone runs down the Longhorns from that perspective, though it should be noted that the team only has six National Championships in that run. Southern California, in contrast, has 12 national titles.
Oklahoma State holds the record for consecutive appearances in the College World Series with seven from 1981 through 1987. Several teams have come close, but only the Pokes can say they've gone through two legitimate generations of college baseball players, making the College World Series each year. That said, Oklahoma State didn't win one National Championship in that stretch. Stanford reached the CWS for a third consecutive season in 2023.
Florida State holds the record for the most appearances in the College World Series without a National Championship at 23. Clemson is the next closest team with 12, so it's clear that there hasn't been a team quite as snake-bitten as the Seminoles.
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