OMAHA — The pairings and game times for the first two days of the 2026 NCAA Men’s College World Series (MCWS) have been announced. The 79th MCWS will take place at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, June 12-21/22.
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The first game on Friday, June 12 is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Central time, and showcases No. 16 national seed West Virginia (45-15) against Troy (38-30) on ESPN. Friday’s second game features No. 5 national seed North Carolina (50-12-1) against Ole Miss (41-21) and is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Central time on ESPN.
The Saturday, June 13 action includes either No. 15 national seed Kansas (45-17 through June 7) or Oklahoma (37-22 through June 7) against either No. 7 national seed Alabama (41-19 through June 7) or St. John’s (NY) (36-25 through June 7) at 2 p.m. central time on ESPN. The other Saturday game features No. 3 national seed Georgia (51-12) squaring off against No. 6 national seed Texas (45-13) at 7 p.m. central time on ESPN.
The losing teams of Friday’s two games will play at 1 p.m. Central time Sunday, June 14 on ESPN, while Friday’s winners face off at 6 p.m. Central time Sunday, June 14 on ESPN. The losers of Saturday’s games will play each other at 1 p.m. Central time Monday, June 15 on ESPN. Saturday’s winners will meet Monday, June 15 at 6 p.m. Central time on ESPN.
The winners of the two brackets will play a best-of-three Men’s College World Series Finals, with the first game set for 7 p.m. Central time Saturday, June 20 on ESPN. The second game is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Central time Sunday, June 21 on ABC with game three (if necessary) scheduled for 6 p.m. Central time Monday, June 22 on ESPN.
