The College World Series begins Friday, with eight teams competing to decide who will earn the right to play for the championship.

When does the 2025 College World Series start in Omaha, Nebraska? What we know about the NCAA baseball tournament schedule, CWS teams and more.

The NCAA baseball tournament will soon be trimmed down to eight teams. Here's a look at who is punching their ticket to the College World Series:

The eight teams in Omaha have combined for 74 appearances in the College World Series and 16 national championships.

The LSU Tigers defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks 4- 1 in the opening round of the 2025 College World Series. The tournament is in a double-elimination format, meaning Arkansas cannot lose another game. Arkansas will play next on Monday, June 16 at 6:00 p.m. or 1:00 p.m.

With the end of the super regional round of the 2025 NCAA tournament, which wrapped up June 9 with Murray State's 5-4 win against Duke, the eight-team field for the College World Series has been set, with festivities beginning on June 13 from Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.

Murray State baseball faced UCLA in its College World Series opener. Miss the Murray State vs UCLA CWS game? NCAA baseball game score and highlights:

The CWS features a variety of representatives; seven different conferences will be represented in the final leg of college baseball's season, including the Sun Belt and Missouri Valley. Here is a more detailed look at each of the eight super regionals, complete with scores, schedules, viewing information and series recaps:

The College World Series tournament bracket set for Charles Schwab Field Omaha, as 8 NCAA men's Division I baseball teams compete for best in the land. Here's a look at the College World Series ...

College World Series bracket is set for Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, as the NCAA baseball tournament has cut its way from 64 teams down to eight.

What began as a "casual" event for fans to partake in has blown up and turned into a must-do College World Series bucket list item for fans who travel to the Mecca of college baseball to experience the feels and emotions of the sport's most sacred grounds up front.