College World Series 2015: Full Schedule, List of Teams and Title Favorites

The full picture for the 2015 College World Series is finally coming into focus. Five teams have won their super regional series to secure spots in Omaha, while six teams were still fighting on Monday for the final three slots.

It's not a diverse field up to this point, as the ACC and SEC are the only two conferences currently represented. Three teams from outside those conferences were still playing Monday, looking to upset the established order.

Yet there's no doubt that the ACC and SEC are the two best conferences in the nation. In addition to already being well-represented in Omaha, those conferences sent 14 of the 64 teams to the NCAA tournament.

Now that those conferences have been pushed together to determine a national champion, things figure to get more intense. There is plenty of time for players and coaches to think about things, as the games don't start until June 13.

Here's all the information to get ready for the College World Series:

Date	Game	Start Time (ET)	Network
Saturday, June 13	Game 1: Arkansas vs. Virginia	3 p.m.	ESPN3
Saturday, June 13	Game 2: Florida vs. Miami	8 p.m.	ESPN
Sunday, June 14	Game 3	3 p.m.	ESPN
Sunday, June 14	Game 4	8 p.m.	ESPN2
Monday, June 15	Game 5	3 p.m.	ESPN2
Monday, June 15	Game 6	8 p.m.	ESPN2
Tuesday, June 16	Game 7	3 p.m.	ESPN2
Tuesday, June 16	Game 8	8 p.m.	ESPN
Wednesday, June 17	Game 9	8 p.m.	ESPN
Thursday, June 18	Game 10	8 p.m.	ESPN
Friday, June 19	Game 11	3 p.m.	ESPN2
Friday, June 19	Game 12	8 p.m.	ESPN
Saturday, June 20	Bracket 1 Game 13 (If Necessary)	TBD	ESPN
Saturday, June 20	Bracket 2 Game 14 (If Necessary)	TBD	ESPN
Monday, June 22	Championship Series Game 1	8 p.m.	ESPN
Tuesday, June 23	Championship Series Game 2	8 p.m.	ESPN
Wednesday, June 24	Championship Series Game 3 (If Necessary)	8 p.m.	ESPN

College World Series Field

Team	Conference
No. 1 Miami Hurricanes	ACC
No. 1 Florida Gators	SEC
No. 1 LSU Tigers	SEC
No. 1 Vanderbilt Commodores	SEC
No. 2 Arkansas Razorbacks	SEC
No. 3 Virginia Cavaliers	ACC

Championship Favorites

Florida Gators and Miami Hurricanes

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Florida and Miami get lumped into one section because the two teams are slated to play each other on the first day of action in Omaha. They also have many similarities that warrant being discussed together.

These two teams know each other well. Matt Porter of the Palm Beach Post broke down the recent battles between them:

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The Hurricanes (49-15), the No. 5 national seed, lost two of three in Gainesville in February, when UM was ranked No. 8 and UF was ranked No. 6. The Gators have taken 19 of the past 24 meetings. Two of their losses came in the 2014 series, which was contested in Coral Gables.

Diehard Miami fans don’t need to be reminded their team’s season came to an end in Gainesville three straight years recently — in a 2009 regional, 2010 super regional and 2011 regional.

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The Gators made getting here look easy, breezing through the regionals and smashing Florida State by a combined score of 24-9 in the super regional.

When it comes to offensive firepower, there aren't many teams better than Florida, as it ranks sixth in the nation with 450 runs scored in 65 games. One team that is better—in fact, better than anyone else in the country—is Miami.

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The Hurricanes lead the nation with 538 runs scored in 64 games. They also rank first in on-base percentage (.422) and ninth in slugging percentage (.465). They did lose once in the NCAA tournament, to Columbia in the regionals, but responded with a 21-3 victory in the rematch.

However, if there's one place that can destroy a great offense, it's TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha. Last year, Mark Giannotto of the Washington Post wrote about the lack of runs after the participants played 115 innings before hitting a home run:

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Ask three people here what the problem is and you get three different answers. Some say it’s the bats, others claim it’s the design of Omaha’s new downtown stadium and the NCAA thinks it could be the structure of the balls being used.

Regardless, teams are averaging a combined 5.5 runs per game at this year’s College World Series , well below the previous nadir of 6.2 runs set just last year.

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That could pose problems for the Gators and Hurricanes, though both teams do pitch well and have team ERAs that rank in the top 30.

In an era of college baseball that's defined by declining offensive numbers, especially at the College World Series, Florida and Miami are two standouts because of their ability to hit and put up a lot of runs in the blink of an eye.

The two teams will have to go through each other in order to play for a championship. Both are worthy after what they have done this season and during the NCAA tournament.

LSU Tigers

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LSU hasn't been as impressively dominant throughout the NCAA tournament as Florida and Miami have been, but the Tigers have been the most consistent team in the country this season. That's why they finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in the Top 25 by D1Baseball.com (via NCAA.com).

LSU head coach Paul Mainieri saw his team ride great pitching from Jared Poche' and Alex Lange in the last two regional games against UNC-Wilmington to advance. The two starters combined for 17.2 shutout innings, 20 strikeouts and three walks.

In the super regionals, the Tigers changed things up by getting the offense more involved. They scored just four runs in those two wins over UNC-Wilmington but dropped 10 in two games against Louisiana-Lafayette to reach Omaha.

Poche' wasn't as dominant against the Ragin' Cajuns, giving up five hits in 7.2 innings with one walk, but he left five runners on base in the first six innings. He told Brett Martel of the Associated Press (h/t the Kansas City Star) that his ability to fight against difficult circumstances is what makes him successful.

"I think that's just my competitive nature coming out in me," Poche' said. "I don't have the most dominant pitches, so I just kind of gut up and just execute."

The statements Poche' made are largely reflective of LSU as a whole. There's a lot of talent on the roster, led by shortstop Alex Bregman, whom the Houston Astros selected with the No. 2 pick in Monday's draft, but there's so much depth.

The lineup has eight regulars who hit at least .300 and four players who hit at least six home runs, with the team high being Chris Chinea's 11. Balance is what makes the Tigers dangerous, both offensively and with the pitching staff.

You won't see many games when the Tigers score 21 runs, but they are more likely to shut their opponents out than any other team still playing.

Stats via NCAA.com