The protagonists of Arizona baseball’s Super Regional upset of North Carolina share a common trait: They were underestimated in one way or another.

The CWS often boils down to manufactured runs. Arizona will have to hammer out four games worth of them just to make the championship series.

Here are eight facts to know about the teams fighting for the NCAA baseball title at the 2025 College World Series in Omaha.

The ghosts of the old Pac-12 will be lurking at Charles Schwab Field this weekend when the College World Series opens. Oregon State, UCLA and Arizona will be back in Omaha, where they combined for seven of the 24 national baseball championships won by the conference.

Arkansas, Oregon State, LSU, Louisville, Arizona and UCLA. The last remaining ticket will come down to Murray State vs. Duke.

Murray State baseball is looking to become only the second No. 4 seed to ever win a College World Series championship. Racers begin CWS play June 14.

It’s a good advantage for us,” LSU junior Jared Jones said. “We’ve played Arkansas already at our place already, but that was at our place. Going through the SEC all ye