The 2026 Super Regionals concluded on June 8, as Alabama and Oklahoma completed two-game sweeps to earn the final two tickets to Omaha. Now, with eight teams left, the road to a national champion has become much clearer. So, here’s our rankings of the last eight college baseball teams left in 2026.
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Here’s our rankings heading into Omaha:
8. Troy
The Troy Trojans rolled through the Super Regionals, as the Sun Belt’s lone school in the College World Series outscored Little Rock 19-4 in the two contests. It was a complete effort by Troy, which received two home runs from Jabe Boroff and a home run from batting average leader Aaron Piasecki in Game 1. Oddly enough, Jimmy Janicki was held off the board, as he had just one hit in the Supers.
Now, Troy enters uncharted territory, certain for this group and for the school itself. But so far, this team has aced every test put forward in the NCAA Tournament.
7. Alabama
Alabama’s bats didn’t need to hit for much power in the Super Regionals, as the Crimson Tide were able to play pepper with the field, plus pitch extremely well.
Tyler Fay and Zane Adams blew through the St. John’s Red Storm, as Fay struck out nine and Adams picked up right where the staff ace left off with eight strikeouts. And, the offense picked up 15 runs in the two contests, highlighted by a Jason Torres grand slam.
This isn’t the sexy type of team, compared to some of the other SEC powers in this College World Series. However, Alabama can pitch, and the Tide have Justin Lebron, one of the most dynamic players in college baseball.
6. Ole Miss
The SEC will send five schools to the College World Series, one of which is Ole Miss. The Rebels ousted Auburn in a two-game sweep of one of two SEC-only Super Regional matchups.
Judd Utermark and Tristan Bissetta were money during the Super Regionals. Utermark hit one of the highest home runs you’ll likely see this year in Game 1, then drove in two to tie up Game 2 in the sixth. Bissetta, along with Will Furniss, went back-to-back in Game 2 to finish off the Tigers.
It helps that the Rebels have Hunter Elliott, an experienced arm who also acts as a link to the 2022 championship teams. But the offense has done its job thus far, as Ole Miss scored five or more runs in every single NCAA Tournament game in 2026 to this point.
Given the schedule that Ole Miss had over the last two weeks, that is an impressive achievement.
5. Oklahoma
For a team that held the Big 12 champion and offensive heavyweight, Kansas, to three runs over two games, the Sooners deserved this spot.
The Lawrence Super Regional was a rout, as Oklahoma outpaced the Jayhawks 21-3 over the two victories for the Sooners. And yes, the Sooners’ excellent pitching staff helped cool off a great offensive team. Cord Rager and LJ Mercurius were fantastic in Game 1, while Xander Mercurius struck out six over four frames in Game 2.
And for a group that underachieved somewhat in the regular season, Oklahoma’s offense has been fantastic. Dayton Tockey is one of the best stories this spring, while junior Dasan Harris picked up 11 postseason hits over the first two rounds.
4. West Virginia
After a challenging Regional, the West Virginia Mountaineers had little trouble dispatching Cal Poly.
There’s not much to dissect from that series, as WVU outscored the Mustangs 29-3. And at no point did the Super Regional feel close, as Sean Smith’s three-run shot in the first inning of Game 1 got the ball moving — and it never stopped from that point onward.
Why West Virginia commands this spot is simple: the Mountaineers have one of the overall offensive groups, led by sparkplug Armani Guzman and standout sophomore Gavin Kelly. Plus, perhaps the best 1-2-3 punch atop any rotation right now.
3. North Carolina
Throughout the last weekend, it felt like deja vu all over again for the North Carolina Tar Heels. However, it didn’t end that way, as Owen Hull’s walk-off hit in Game 3 of the Supers pushed UNC past the finish line & back to Omaha.
The Tar Heels’ rotation, on paper, is one of the best. But it did run into some trouble, at least in Game 1, when Ryan Lynch gave up a home run and four earned runs against USC. Jason DeCaro, though, proved why he’s been talked about as a Day 1 arm since 2024, as he shut down USC in Game 2.
But offensively, the Tar Heels are going to need those bats, like Hull and Erik Paulsen, to come through.
2. Texas
The Texas Longhorns are back in Omaha, as the school wrapped up its 39th berth to the CWS with a two-game sweep of the Oregon Ducks.
A deep offense was the story for the Longhorns throughout the season, and depth appeared yet again in the Supers. Adrian Rodriguez picked up five RBI in Game 1 and then drove in two to put the Longhorns ahead permanently in Game 2.
Between an offense knee-deep in talent, plus a pitching staff led by the dynamic Dylan Volantis, the Longhorns got back to Omaha in style. However, Texas received the short end of the stick in terms of bracket match-making.
1. Georgia
Talk about a wild week for the Georgia Bulldogs.
Georgia received arguably the toughest Supers draw among the eight teams that advanced to the College World Series. Mississippi State nearly matched UGA pound-for-pound in a series that saw 45 total runs scored across two games. But in the end, Michael O’Shaughnessy and Daniel Jackson both hit game-winning home runs in those two contests.
Now, what awaits Georgia is the Texas Longhorns in Game 1 of the College World Series. These two teams did not play against one another in 2026. But the two did match up in 2025, a series that saw Texas sweep Georgia. And guess who helped out in that sweep? Dylan Volantis, who struck out eight over four as a freshman and is now the Longhorns’ top pitcher.
This won’t be an easy task. But the Bulldogs have the firepower and a battle-tested schedule to prove that, as of now, UGA is the favorite.
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