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And then there were eight. The 2024 Men’s College World Series leaves just eight schools competing for this year’s NCAA baseball championship. The Super Regionals round saw mostly chalk, with seven higher seeds advancing to the final two brackets.

It’s now a battle between two conferences – the SEC and the ACC – evenly split between the final eight teams. From the SEC, the Tennessee Volunteers, Kentucky Wildcats, Texas A&M Aggies and Florida Gators are still in the tournament. The North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers, Florida State Seminoles and NC State Wolfpack are the ACC programs with a chance to win the title.

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Five of the top eight national seeds make up this year’s College World Series: No. 1 Tennessee, No. 2 Kentucky, No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 4 North Carolina and No. 8 Florida State. All were top seeds in their regions, as were NC State and Virginia. Florida is the only team in the final group that was not a No. 1 seed in the regional round. The Gators were the No. 3 seed in the Stillwater Regional round, hosted by Oklahoma State.

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These eight teams are among the best in the country, but only two of them have previously won the men’s College World Series: Florida (2017) and Virginia (2015). Will there be a new winner? Can the SEC make it five titles in a row? Here’s what the experts think:

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Teddy Cahill, Baseball America: Florida over Virginia

Cahill writes: “The Gators have been as impressive as any team in the NCAA Tournament, have Omaha experience and have the best player in the field in Jac Caglianone… there has never been any doubt about their talent and ability to beat the top competition It was all about consistency. Now it looks like Florida has come up with a formula that works and won’t be overwhelmed by the big stage.

At 3: Tennessee over Kentucky

Jonathan Wagner says: “Kentucky and Tennessee met in Lexington in April, with the Wildcats winning the opener 5-3 before the Vols came back with 9-4 and 13-11 wins to take the series. If they match up in Omaha When there’s a national championship on the line, it’s going to be a fun one…Tennessee has eight players with double-digit home runs, including five with 18 or more, we just believe in Tennessee too much.”

Sports Illustrated: Texas A&M over Tennessee

Brett Gibbons writes: “Both teams are prone to giving up power hitting. Not that often, but they do. For both, look no further than the Super Regionals – Tennessee outright dropped a game against Evansville because they gave up some hitting practice .Texas A&M gave up a bunch of runs to Oregon and many of those early in Game 2 on home runs…The Vols eliminated the Aggies from the SEC Tournament, and A&M gets its ultimate revenge first time CWS champions.”

Sports News: North Carolina over Texas A&M

Edward Sutelan writes: “A College World Series finale between North Carolina and Texas A&M should provide plenty of fireworks and late-game drama between two great bullpens and lineups with stars each. But in Game 3, Vance Honeycutt makes another statement with a later homer as a Tar Heel to end his collegiate career with a title and boost his draft stock once again.

Odds for the 2024 College World Series

According to the latest baseball odds from BetMGM, top-ranked Tennessee is the favorite in Omaha. This is what the full field looks like:

  1. Tennessee Volunteers (+250)
  2. Texas A&M Aggies (+300)
  3. Kentucky Wildcats (+550)
  4. North Carolina Tar Heels (+750)
  5. Florida State Seminoles (+800)
  6. Virginia Cavaliers (+1000)
  7. NC State Wolfpack (+1100)
  8. Florida Gators (+1500)

2024 College World Series Results Summary

Regional winners

  • Knoxville: No. 1 Tennessee
  • Greenville: No. 4 Evansville
  • Norman: No. 3 UConn
  • Tallahassee: No. 1 state Florida
  • Fayetteville: No. 3 Kansas State
  • Charlottesville: No. 1 Virginia
  • Tucson: No. 3 West Virginia
  • Chapel Hill: No. 1 North Carolina
  • Lexington: No. 1 Kentucky
  • Corvallis: No. 1 Oregon State
  • Raleigh: No. 1 NC State
  • Athens: No. 1 Georgia
  • Clemson: No. 1 Clemson
  • Stillwater: No. 3 Florida
  • Santa Barbara: No. 3 Oregon
  • Bryan-College Station: No. 1 Texas A&M

Super Regional results

  • Knoxville: No. 1 Tennessee (2-1) over No. 4 Evansville
  • Tallahassee: No. 1 Florida State (2-0) over No. 3 UConn
  • Charlottesville: No. 1 Virginia (2-0) over No. 3 Kansas State
  • Chapel Hill: No. 1 North Carolina (2-0) over No. 3 West Virginia
  • Lexington: No. 1 Kentucky (2-0) over No. 1 Oregon State
  • Athens: No. 1 NC State (2-1) over No. 1 Georgia
  • Clemson: No. 3 Florida (2-0) over No. 1 Clemson
  • Bryan-College Station: No. 1 Texas A&M (2-0) over No. 3 Oregon

How to watch College World Series 2024

ESPN will provide live broadcasts and streaming coverage on ESPN and ESPN2 during the Men’s College World Series.

Streaming coverage is available on ESPN+.

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