2026 College Baseball Odds
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| LSU | +700 |
| Arkansas | +1100 |
| UCLA | +1200 |
| Georgia | +1400 |
| Texas | +1500 |
| Mississippi State | +1800 |
| Tennessee | +1900 |
| North Carolina | +1900 |
| Vanderbilt | +2000 |
| Florida State | +2200 |
| Coastal Carolina | +2500 |
| Georgia Tech | +2800 |
| Texas A&M | +3000 |
| Oregon State | +3000 |
| Auburn | +3500 |
| Florida | +4000 |
| Clemson | +4000 |
| Alabama | +4000 |
| Kentucky | +4500 |
| Ole Miss | +4500 |
| Arizona | +4500 |
| Louisville | +5000 |
| TCU | +5000 |
| Oregon | +5000 |
| North Carolina State | +5000 |
| Wake Forest | +5500 |
| Miami FL | +6500 |
| DBU | +7000 |
| Oklahoma State | +7500 |
| Virginia | +9000 |
| USC | +9000 |
| Southern Mississippi | +9000 |
| Arizona State | +9000 |
| Oklahoma | +9000 |
| West Virginia | +10000 |
| UC Irvine | +10000 |
| East Carolina | +10000 |
| Duke | +10000 |
| UTSA | +15000 |
| Kansas | +15000 |
| UCF | +15000 |
| Texas Tech | +15000 |
| Stanford | +15000 |
| South Carolina | +15000 |
| Northeastern | +15000 |
| Virginia Tech | +20000 |
| Kansas State | +20000 |
| Iowa | +20000 |
| Indiana | +20000 |
| UConn | +20000 |
| UC Santa Barbara | +20000 |
| Cincinnati | +20000 |
| Austin Peay | +20000 |
| Notre Dame | +20000 |
| Nebraska | +20000 |
| Michigan | +20000 |
| College World Series odds as of Feb. 9 and via DraftKings. | |
After finishing the college baseball season with a dogpile in Omaha in 2025, LSU (+700) is again favored to win the College World Series in 2026.
The Tigers are followed by Arkansas (+1100), UCLA (+1200), Georgia (+1400) and Texas (+1500).
With that said, let's take a look at the college baseball odds and break down the top NCAA baseball teams for the 2026 College World Series.
LSU Tigers
LSU continues to take elite talent and turn it into a championship team. The Tigers have now won two of the last three national titles, toppling Florida in 2023 before downing Coastal Carolina last season.
Roster turnover has been a constant in Baton Rouge over the past few years, but LSU brings back two key lineup pieces in shortstop Steven Milam and outfielder Derek Curiel.
After slashing .345/.470/.519 last year, Curiel opened with the second-shortest odds (+800) to take home the Golden Spikes Award — the highest individual honor in college baseball.
The Tigers did lose two quality starters on the mound in Anthony Eyanson and Kade Anderson, but they return right-hander Casan Evans (5-1, 2.05 ERA, 1.21 WHIP) and brought in righty Cooper Moore (7-3, 3.96 ERA, 1.24 WHIP) from Kansas.
Despite the continual turnover, LSU has shown that it can reach the mountaintop season after season. The Tigers are a deserved favorite in 2026.
Arkansas Razorbacks
Arkansas and head coach Dave Van Horn made the trip back to Omaha last season, but it ended in heartbreak when the Razorbacks blew a two-run lead to LSU in the bottom of the ninth inning, leading to their elimination.
Now, with the second-shortest odds to win the College World Series, the Hogs will look to redeem themselves.
Still, the losses were plentiful. Arkansas will have to make do without 2025 Golden Spikes Winner Wehiwa Aloy and Charles Davalan in the lineup, as well as star pitchers Zach Root and Gage Wood.
Luckily for the Razorbacks, they bring back pitcher Gabe Gaeckle (4-2, 4.42 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 2 saves), who will move back to the starting rotation from the bullpen. His presence will be big for the Hogs after losing two high-end starters.
Arkansas also returns two key pieces in the field in catcher Ryder Helfrick (.305/.420/.616, 15 HRs, 38 RBIs) and outfielder Kuhio Aloy (.317/.404/.539, 13 HRs, 70 RBIs). Infielder Cam Kozeal will also play a big role after hitting .333 with 15 homers and 62 RBIs.
Like LSU, Arkansas' 2026 season is full of turnover. But if these two programs have shown anything, it's that they boast a high ceiling that allows them to reload instead of rebuild. As the odds suggest, it wouldn't be a surprise to see either return to Omaha.
UCLA Bruins
The top non-SEC option on the board is the Big Ten's UCLA Bruins, the nation's preseason No. 1 team.
Like LSU and Arkansas, UCLA will look to get back to Omaha after reaching the College World Series a season ago. That's especially possible with arguably the best player in college baseball, shortstop Roch Cholowski.
Cholowski enters the season as the No. 1 MLB Draft prospect after slashing .353/.480/.710 with 23 home runs and 74 RBIs. Just look at his scouting breakdown from MLB.com:
"After a solid freshman year with the Bruins he vaulted himself to the top of 2026 Draft boards by posting a 1.190 OPS with 23 homers as a sophomore, and is considered by some to be the best all-around college shortstop prospect since Troy Tulowitzki.
A 6-foot-2 right-handed hitter, Cholowsky has the chance to have four plus tools when all is said and done. He routinely finds the barrel, doesn’t swing and miss or chase with an advanced approach at the plate."
Having a Troy Tulowitzki-esque prospect on your hands never hurts.
In addition to Cholowski, first baseman Mulivai Levu returns after hitting .320 with 12 home runs and a massive 85 RBIs.
On the mound, the Bruins bring back starters Michael Barnett (12-1, 3.98 ERA, 1.40 WHIP) and Wylan Moss (2-1, 2.98 ERA, 1.28 WHIP), while bringing in San Diego transfer Logan Reddemann, who earned WCC Freshman of the Year honors in 2024 before posting a 2.29 ERA and 1.02 WHIP in 2025.
UCLA has all of the pieces to make a return to Omaha for the College World Series in 2026. At 12-1, there's some value on the preseason No. 1 team to bring a national title back to Los Angeles.
