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June 5-8 Super Regionals Feature Seven SEC Teams, CWS Hope

6/5/2026

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SEC Super Regionals

Super regionals run June 5-8, with Kansas vs Oklahoma in Lawrence, Georgia vs Mississippi State in Athens, and Auburn vs Ole Miss in Auburn.
Seven SEC teams remain, giving the conference a chance to send up to five teams to the College World Series.
Other super regionals feature West Virginia vs Cal Poly, Troy vs Little Rock, North Carolina vs USC, Alabama vs St. John’s, and Texas vs Oregon, all from June 5-8.

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UNC Launches

Game 1 of the Chapel Hill Super Regional starts at 3 p.m. on Friday, June 5, on ESPN2.
Game 2 follows at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, on ESPN, with a possible Game 3 on Sunday.
UNC, the No. 5 overall seed (48-11-1), aims for its 13th College World Series appearance.
USC holds the nation-best 12 championships while analyst Alec Dietz predicts Oregon could break a 72-year drought to reach its first College World Series since 1954.

History

Historical Context

In 1999 the NCAA expanded the baseball playoffs to a 64-team field with a new best-of-three Super Regional round, creating 16 matchups and earning $1.5 million in TV revenue for ESPN. That format underpins today’s June 5-8 super regionals, where UNC, USC, Oregon, Kansas and Oklahoma compete for College World Series berths, continuing the tournament’s national reach and revenue growth.

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SEC Super Regionals

Super regionals run June 5-8, with Kansas vs Oklahoma in Lawrence, Georgia vs Mississippi State in Athens, and Auburn vs Ole Miss in Auburn.
Seven SEC teams remain, giving the conference a chance to send up to five teams to the College World Series.
Other super regionals feature West Virginia vs Cal Poly, Troy vs Little Rock, North Carolina vs USC, Alabama vs St. John’s, and Texas vs Oregon, all from June 5-8.

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