Early 2026 College World Series Odds: LSU leads board


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Basketball’s March Madness is right around the corner, but it won’t be long before Regionals of the college baseball tournament is here with 64 hopeful teams.

Oddsmakers at BetOnline.ag are already projecting which clubs will be contending come May, so let’s take a look at the early championship projections.

Defending champion and perennial powerhouse LSU tops the board with 8/1 odds to repeat at the College World Series (it would be the Tigers third title in four years).

The SEC continues to dominate the college baseball landscape as eight out of the top 10 teams on the list below hail from that conference.

2026 CWS odds are subject to change and will be updated in real-time on this page: https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/futures-and-props/ncaa-baseball/college-world-series

2026 CWS Champion

LSU 8/1
UCLA 9/1
Texas 12/1
Georgia 14/1
Mississippi State 14/1
Tennessee 16/1
Arkansas 18/1
Vanderbilt 22/1
Coastal Carolina 22/1
Auburn 22/1
Oregon State 22/1
North Carolina 25/1
Florida State 25/1
Texas A&M 25/1
Oregon 25/1
Florida 28/1
Georgia Tech 28/1
Clemson 33/1
Alabama 33/1
Wake Forest 33/1
Virginia 33/1
Mississippi 40/1
Miami (FL) 40/1
Kentucky 40/1
Arizona 45/1
NC State 45/1
Louisville 50/1
TCU 50/1
DBU 66/1
Arizona State 66/1
Oklahoma 66/1
Duke 66/1
Oklahoma State 70/1
South Carolina 75/1
Southern Mississippi 80/1
USC 100/1
West Virginia 100/1
UC Irvine 100/1
UTSA 150/1
Kansas 150/1
Texas Tech 150/1
Stanford 150/1
Northeastern 150/1
Nebraska 200/1
Kansas State 200/1
Iowa 200/1
Indiana 200/1
Connecticut 200/1
UC Santa Barbara 200/1
East Carolina 200/1
Cincinnati 200/1
Illinois 250/1
Tulane 250/1
Virginia Tech 250/1
Penn State 250/1
Western Kentucky 250/1
Indiana State 250/1
Washington 300/1
Fresno State 300/1
UALR 300/1
Maryland 300/1
Louisiana-Lafayette 300/1
Missouri 300/1
Boston College 300/1

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