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 Playoffs 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 College World Series 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 the College World Series champion. The 2022 College World Series will take place from June 17-27 at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha and will be televised by ESPN, ESPN 2 and ESPNU.
2022 College World Series Odds
2022 College World Series Schedule
Friday, June 17 - Bracket 1
Game 1: Oklahoma 13, Texas A&M 8
Game 2: Notre Dame 7, Texas 3
Saturday, June 18 - Bracket 2
Game 3: Arkansas 17, Stanford 2
Game 4: Mississippi 5, Auburn 1
Sunday, June 19 - Bracket 1
Game 5: Texas A&M 10, Texas 2
Game 6: Oklahoma 6, Notre Dame 2
Monday, June 20 - Bracket 2
Game 7: Auburn 6, Stanford 2
Game 8: Mississippi 13, Arkansas 5
Tuesday, June 21
Game 9 Bracket 1: Texas A&M 5, Notre Dame 1
Game 10 Bracket 2: Arkansas 11, Auburn 1
Wednesday, June 22
Game 11 Bracket 1: Oklahoma 5, Texas A&M 1
Game 12 Bracket 2: Arkansas 3, Mississippi 2
Thursday, June 23
Game 13 Bracket 2: Mississippi 2, Arkansas 0
College World Series Finals
Game 1: Mississippi 10, Oklahoma 3
Game 2: Mississippi 4, Oklahoma 2
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.
The winners of each of the 16 Regionals advance to the Super Regionals which are two brackets of eight teams each. The eight Super Regional winners advance to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. 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 |
There are 17 teams who 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.
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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