North Carolina, Oklahoma Set for Surprise CWS Finals


Steven Branscombe

We’re down to two teams left in the College Baseball World Series, and I can promise you that this is a highly unexpected matchup.

When the CWS odds first opened in February (odds below my signature), North Carolina was 20/1 and Oklahoma was 66/1 at BetOnline.ag.

When the CWS odds were opened after the Field of 64 was announced (odds below my signature), North Carolina was 9/1 and Oklahoma was 40/1 at BetOnline.ag.

North Carolina, favored over Oklahoma in the best of three matchup to win the CWS, has never won the College Baseball World Series.

Oklahoma last won in 1994 (think around the time of the OJ chase) and then in 1951. Both years, Oklahoma was undefeated in College World Series play.

Here’s the direct link to real-time CWS odds: https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/futures-and-props/ncaa-baseball/college-world-series.

College Baseball World Series Final

North Carolina                  -170

Oklahoma                         +140

Note: Current odds imply a 63% probability of UNC winning the 2026 CWS.

Thanks for taking the time to read this.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.

Regards,

Jimmy Shapiro

President

Stuff Media Group

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2026 CWS Odds (opening) 
LSU7/1
UCLA10/1
Arkansas11/1
Texas12/1
Mississippi State14/1
Georgia18/1
Tennessee18/1
North Carolina20/1
Auburn22/1
Oregon State22/1
Georgia Tech22/1
Vanderbilt25/1
Florida State25/1
Texas A&M25/1
Coastal Carolina28/1
Florida28/1
Clemson33/1
Alabama33/1
Wake Forest33/1
Virginia33/1
Mississippi40/1
TCU40/1
Miami FL40/1
Kentucky40/1
Arizona45/1
NC State45/1
Oregon50/1
Louisville50/1
DBU66/1
Arizona State66/1
Oklahoma66/1
Duke66/1
Oklahoma State70/1
South Carolina75/1
Southern Mississippi80/1
USC100/1
West Virginia100/1
UC Irvine100/1
UTSA150/1
Kansas150/1
Texas Tech150/1
Stanford150/1
Northeastern150/1
Nebraska200/1
Kansas State200/1
Iowa200/1
Indiana200/1
Connecticut200/1
UC Santa Barbara200/1
East Carolina200/1
Cincinnati200/1

2026 College Baseball World Series
UCLA5/1 
Georgia Tech11/2(+550)
Texas15/2(+750)
Mississippi State9/1 
North Carolina9/1 
Auburn12/1 
Georgia12/1 
Texas A&M12/1 
Florida33/1 
Florida State35/1 
Alabama40/1 
Arkansas40/1 
Coastal Carolina40/1 
Mississippi40/1 
Oklahoma40/1 
Oregon State40/1 
Southern Mississippi40/1 
LSU45/1 
Oregon50/1 
TCU50/1 
USC50/1 
Virginia50/1 
Kansas55/1 
Nebraska55/1 
Tennessee55/1 
Wake Forest60/1 
Arizona State66/1 
Clemson66/1 
NC State66/1 
West Virginia66/1 
East Carolina75/1 
Kentucky75/1 
Miami FL75/1 
Arizona80/1 
Duke80/1 
Oklahoma State80/1 
UC Irvine80/1 
DBU90/1 
Kansas State100/1 
Stanford100/1 
Vanderbilt100/1 
Louisville125/1 
Texas Tech125/1 
Connecticut150/1 
Indiana150/1 
Iowa150/1 
Northeastern150/1

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