The 2026 NCAA baseball tournament is set to begin with the super regional round on Friday, June 5th. The remaining eight teams will then head to Omaha, Nebraska, for the 79th Men's College World Series at Charles Schwab Field, starting on Friday, June 12th. LSU, the 2025 national champion, will be looking to defend their title after sweeping Coastal Carolina in two games.
The tournament features a variety of regional brackets, including the Athens, Atlanta, Auburn, Austin, Chapel Hill, College Station, Eugene, Gainesville, Hattiesburg, Lawrence, Lincoln, Los Angeles, Morgantown, Starkville, Tallahassee, Tuscaloosa, and West Virginia regions. Each region has its own schedule and bracket, with games played across different dates and times.
The Men's College World Series will be held from June 12th to 22nd, with the championship series taking place on June 20th and 21st. The field can accommodate up to 35,000 fans, and Charles Schwab Field Omaha has been the home of the MCWS since 1950, with a few venue changes over the years.
The selection process for the tournament involves a selection show on Monday, May 25th, where the field will be announced. The bracket is split into two qualifying groups: automatic berths and at-large selections. 29 conference champions will receive automatic berths, and 35 teams will receive at-large bids, with teams needing a better than .500 record against DI opponents to be eligible.
The tournament history is impressive, with LSU winning their eighth national championship in 2025, and Jay Johnson becoming the fastest coach in college baseball history to collect two national championships at one school. The SEC has dominated Omaha recently, winning the last six titles, with LSU, Tennessee, and Ole Miss among the recent champions.
