The Lab Analytics|College Baseball

2026
2026 College World Series
vs
Oklahoma 40-22
Sunday, June 21, 2026 · 2:30 PM ET · Charles Schwab Field, Omaha
North Carolina 59%41% Oklahoma

No. 4 North Carolina (52-12) meet No. 21 Oklahoma (40-22) at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha. North Carolina hold the edge on both sides of the ball — 8.1 runs per game and a 3.50 team ERA. Our model makes North Carolina the favorite at 59%, with tournament-calibrated probabilities from 10,000 bracket simulations.

Road to Omaha

Regionals · 3-0
W 8-0 vs VCU
W 7-5 vs East Carolina
W 9-3 vs East Carolina
Super Regional · 2-1
L 5-9 vs Southern California
W 4-0 vs Southern California
W 4-3 vs Southern California
Regionals · 4-1
W 8-3 vs The Citadel
L 3-9 vs Georgia Tech
W 15-5 vs The Citadel
W 15-8 vs Georgia Tech
W 8-7 vs Georgia Tech
Super Regional · 2-0
W 8-1 vs Kansas
W 13-2 vs Kansas

Team Comparison

North CarolinaOklahoma
#4Power Rank#21
52-12Record40-22
ACC 24-8ConferenceSEC 16-17
+6.86SRS+5.20
8.1Runs / Game7.1
3.50Team ERA4.59
0.864Team wOBA0.847
1.35WHIP1.31
8.8K/910.1
756Home Runs739
0.983Fielding %0.975
9-1Last 109-1
7-1Neutral Sites10-2
22-9vs SRS Top 5022-20

Players to Watch

Top Hitter
Owen Hull
0.398 AVG · 1.120 OPS · 8 HR
Power
Cooper Nicholson
16 HR · 0.992 OPS
Ace
Jackson RoseP
5-0 · 2.15 ERA · 46 K
Bullpen Leader
Walker McDuffieP
6 SV · 3.26 ERA · 11.2 K/9
Top Hitter
Deiten Lachance
0.333 AVG · 1.011 OPS · 16 HR
Power
Brendan Brock
13 HR · 28 SB
Ace
Cameron JohnsonP
6-1 · 4.36 ERA · 72 K
Bullpen Leader
Jackson ClevelandP
9 SV · 5.45 ERA · 9.0 K/9

Common Opponents

OpponentNorth CarolinaOklahoma
Georgia TechW 4/17 · W 4/18 · L 4/19L 5/30 · W 5/31 · W 6/1