College baseball is back! The 2026 season begins today, Feb. 13, with opening days across the country. With five months between now and the Men’s College World Series, today could be the day one team starts its magical run to greatness.
We’ll be following all the action all over the country throughout opening weekend, including top walk-offs, moments, performances and more.
Here’s what you need to know.
How to watch the games
The opening day slate is loaded with games so it can be hard to keep up all at once. Of course, that’s what we’re here for, tracking the biggest moments throughout the day.
You’ll be able to watch games from opening weekend on MLB.com, the ESPN family of networks and more.
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Ranked teams in action
The start of the college baseball season means the start of ranked baseball play. We’ll see a few ranked vs. ranked matchups to open the year (more on that below), but other ranked teams will open up against unranked teams.
Here’s who the top-10 preseason ranked teams play:
- UCLA — vs. UC San Diego
- LSU — vs. Milwaukee
- Texas — vs. UC Davis
- Mississippi State — vs. Hofstra
- Georgia Tech — vs. Bowling Green
- Coastal Carolina — vs. Fairfield
- Arkansas — Shriners Children’s College Showdown
- Louisville — vs. Michigan State
- Auburn — vs. Youngstown State
- TCU — Shriners Children’s College Showdown
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Top series to watch
👀 The only regular-season meeting of MCWS teams
When No. 12 Oregon State faces No. 24 Arizona on opening weekend in the College Baseball Series in Surprise, Ariz., it put two teams from last season’s MCWS head-to-head. While the season is only beginning, Oregon State-Arizona will be the only time this regular season that two of the past eight MCWS teams will play during the regular season.
Michigan and Stanford will also play during the College Baseball series. See the full slate of games below:
- Series Day 1 – Friday, Feb. 13
- Michigan vs. Oregon State, 4 p.m. ET
- Stanford vs. Arizona, 8 p.m. ET
- Series Day 2 – Saturday, Feb. 14
- Arizona vs. Oregon State, 4 p.m. ET
- Michigan vs. Stanford, 8 p.m. ET
- Series Day 3 – Sunday, Feb. 15
- Stanford vs. Oregon State, 2 p.m. ET
- Arizona vs. Michigan, 6 p.m. ET
- Monday, Feb. 16
- Michigan vs. Oregon State, 2 p.m. ET
🇵🇷 College Baseball heads off the mainland
After Bad Bunny performed at the Super Bowl halftime show, Puerto Rico remains in the headlines with some opening weekend college baseball at the Puerto Rico Challenge. Eight college baseball teams head to the Caribbean island to open the season.
We’ll see preseason ranked teams like No. 17 NC State and No. 21 Wake Forest in action. See the schedule below:
- Friday, Feb. 13
- Wake Forest vs Houston Cougars – 9 a.m. – Ponce
- Manhattan vs Indiana State – 12 p.m. – Caguas
- NC State vs Washington – 2:30 p.m. – Ponce
- Boston College vs Seton Hall – 7:30 p.m. – Ponce
- Saturday, Feb. 14
- Indiana State vs NC State – 9:30 a.m. – Ponce
- Houston vs Boston College – 1 p.m. – Caguas
- Seton Hall vs Manhattan – 2:30 p.m. – Ponce
- Washington vs Wake Forest – 7:30 p.m. – Ponce
- Sunday, Feb. 15
- Manhattan vs Houston – 9:30 a.m. – Ponce
- NC State vs Seton Hall – 11 a.m. – Caguas
- Wake Forest vs Indiana State – 2:30 p.m. – Ponce
- Washington vs Boston College – 7:30 p.m. – Ponce
- Monday, Feb. 16
- Houston vs Washington – 1 p.m. – Ponce
🏟️ College baseball inside of an MLB stadium
We’ll see some of college baseball’s best play in an MLB stadium to open the year as the Shriners Children’s College Showdown takes place in Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers.
Preseason ranked teams like No. 7 Arkansas, No. 10 TCU and No. 23 Vanderbilt are all in action. See the schedule below:
- Friday, Feb. 13
- Oklahoma vs Texas Tech – 12 p.m. ET
- TCU vs Vanderbilt – 4 p.m. ET
- Oklahoma State vs Arkansas – 8 p.m. ET
- Saturday, Feb. 14
- Texas Tech vs Vanderbilt – 12 p.m. ET
- Oklahoma State vs Oklahoma – 4 p.m. ET
- Arkansas vs TCU – 8 p.m. ET
- Sunday, Feb. 15
- Vanderbilt vs Oklahoma State – 11:30 a.m. ET
- Texas Tech vs Arkansas – 3:30 p.m. ET
- TCU vs Oklahoma – 7:30 p.m. ET
☀️ The Grand Canyon State hosts another invitational
The MLB is also involved with another opening weekend series, this time more directly. The MLB Desert Invitational enters its seventh year in 2026 as teams head out to Arizona to play at some of the top spring training venues.
There won’t be any ranked teams in action. See the schedule below:
- Friday, Feb. 13
- 3 p.m. ET: Iowa vs. Kansas State (Goodyear Ballpark)
- 8 p.m. ET: UConn vs. Nebraska (Salt River Fields)
- 8 p.m. ET: Northeastern vs. Grand Canyon (Brazell Field @ GCU Ballpark)
- 8 p.m. ET: Air Force vs. Penn State (Goodyear Ballpark)
- Saturday, Feb. 14
- 3 p.m. ET: Penn State vs. Grand Canyon (Salt River Fields)
- 7 p.m. ET: Kansas State vs. UConn (Scottsdale Stadium)
- 8 p.m. ET: Iowa vs. Air Force (Salt River Fields)
- 8:30 p.m. ET: Nebraska vs. Northeastern (Sloan Park)
- Sunday, Feb. 15
- 2 p.m. ET: Kansas State vs. Penn State (Sloan Park)
- 3 p.m. ET: Iowa vs. Northeastern (Salt River Fields)
- 7:30 p.m. ET: Nebraska vs. Grand Canyon (Sloan Park)
- 8 p.m. ET: Air Force vs. UConn (Salt River Fields)
- Monday, Feb. 16
- 3 p.m. ET: Kansas State vs. Air Force (Sloan Park)
- 3 p.m. ET: Stanford vs. Nebraska (Salt River Fields)
