The top-ranked Oregon State Beavers are the #1 seed for the 2014 College World Series and they will be one of the favorites in College World Series odds. The NCAA baseball tournament starts with regionals on May 30-June 2 and continues until the College World Series title series with begins on June 23rd. Here is a look at the top eight seeds for the NCAA baseball tournament and the College World Series schedule.
National Seeds
- Oregon State Beavers
- Florida Gators
- Virginia Cavaliers
- Indiana Hoosiers
- Florida State Seminoles
- Louisiana-Lafayette Rajun’ Cajuns
- TCU Horned Frogs
- LSU Tigers
This will be the first time that the Oregon State Beavers will be a #1 seed. They have an excellent starting rotation of Ben Wetzler, Jace Fry and Andrew Moore and one of the best position players in the country in left fielder Michael Conforto.
Regional Hosting Sites and Host Team
Baton Rouge, Louisiana – LSU (44-14-1)
Bloomington, Indiana – Indiana (42-13)
Charlottesville, Virginia – Virginia (44-13)
Coral Gables, Florida – Miami (Fla.) (41-17)
Corvallis, Oregon – Oregon State (42-12)
Columbia, South Carolina – South Carolina (42-16)
Fort Worth, Texas – TCU (42-15)
Gainesville, Florida – Florida (40-21)
Houston, Texas – Rice (41-18)
Lafayette, Louisiana – Louisiana-Lafayette (53-7)
Louisville, Kentucky – Louisville (45-15)
Nashville, Tennessee – Vanderbilt (41-18)
Oxford, Mississippi – Mississippi (41-18)
San Luis Obispo, California – Cal Poly (45-10)
Stillwater, Oklahoma – Oklahoma State (45-16)
Tallahassee, Florida – Florida State (43-15)
College World Series Format
The NCAA baseball tournament begins with 16 four-team, double-elimination regionals. There are then best-of-three super regionals next week with the winners of those regionals going to the College World Series.
College World Series Schedule
TD Ameritrade Park (Omaha, Nebraska)
Date Time (ET) Network
Sat., June 14 3 p.m. ESPN2 Game 1
Sat., June 14 8 p.m. ESPN2 Game 2
Sun., June 15 3 p.m. ESPN2 Game 3
Sun., June 15 8 p.m. ESPN2 Game 4
Mon., June 163 p.m. ESPN2 Game 5
Mon., June 168 p.m. ESPN2 Game 6
Tues., June 173 p.m. ESPN2 Game 7
Tues., June 178 p.m. ESPN Game 8
Wed., June 18 8 p.m. ESPN Game 9
Thurs., June 19 8 p.m. ESPN Game 10
Fri., June 20 3 p.m. ESPNU Game 11
Fri., June 20 8 p.m. ESPN Game 12
Sat., June 21 3 p.m. ESPN2 Game 13 (if necessary)
Sat., June 21 8 p.m. ESPN Game 14 (if necessary)
Mon., June 238 p.m. ESPN CWS Finals: Game 1
Tues., June 248 p.m. ESPN CWS Finals: Game 2
Wed., June 25 8 p.m. ESPN CWS Finals: Game 3 (if necessary)
