Overview
- Murray State secured its first College World Series berth by rallying past Duke 5-4 in Game 3 of the Durham Super Regional to become the fourth No. 4 seed in tournament history to reach Omaha.
- The opening-round matchups feature Coastal Carolina vs. Arizona, Oregon State vs. Louisville, UCLA vs. Murray State and Arkansas vs. LSU at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha.
- Bracket play follows a double-elimination format that leads into a best-of-three championship series set to begin on June 21.
- The field spans seven conferences plus independent Oregon State, marking the first entirely new bracket since 1957.
- DraftKings Sportsbook currently lists Arkansas as the slight favorite ahead of LSU, Coastal Carolina and Oregon State.