The bracket has been set, the odds have been released and the regional sites are being prepped. The Omaha Airport is about to experience its busiest time of the year. All of this can only mean one thing: the 2024 College World Series is almost here.

The 64-team field includes a plethora of power conference schools. The SEC brings a record 11 squads into the postseason, the ACC boats eight teams and both conferences have five regional hosts.

2024 College World Series betting odds and preview

This field includes last year’s champion (LSU), runner-up (Florida) and four other teams from the 2023 College World Series, as well as current powerhouses such as Tennessee and Texas A&M.

The latter two are the betting favorites with the Volunteers (+550) getting the slight edge, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Tony Vitello has coached many talented teams during his seven seasons in Knoxville, but the current SEC Tournament winner and regular season champion might be his best.

The Aggies (+600) have been on a bit of a skid lately, but make no mistake, Jim Schlossnagle has some serious star power in his lineup. The former No. 1 team is a pre-tournament favorite among sharps for a reason. Texas A&M losing early in the SEC Tournament only speaks to the talent within the conference, as opposed to being a knock against the Aggies.

The odds echo this reality.

The SEC has six teams that have odds shorter than or equal to 20/1 to win the College World Series at FanDuel. This includes the reigning national champions, the LSU Tigers.

LSU is one of six teams from Louisiana in the field, along with Grambling State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana Tech, Nicholls State and Tulane. Jay Johnson’s team squeaked into the postseason with a sweep of Ole Miss and a stellar showing at the SEC Tournament. The runners-up in Hoover have +2000 odds to repeat as champions as they seem to have found their groove as of late.

Similarly, the Florida Gators (+7000) are looking to make another deep run to Omaha. Both the Gators and the Tigers will have to reach the College World Series without the added benefit of home-field advantage as they start in the Stillwater and Chapel Hill Regionals respectively.

North Carolina represents one of the few serious non-SEC contenders, according to oddsmakers. The Tar Heels are one of two teams from other conferences with shorter than 20/1 odds to win the College World Series along with Wake Forest, who fell in the national semifinals in Omaha last season.

11 of the 16 regional sites will be hosted by schools outside of the SEC. East Carolina (+6000) is the only regional host that has longer than 50/1 odds to win a national title.

Here are the odds for all 64 teams via FanDuel Sportsbook as of May 28, 2024:

2024 College World Series winner odds

Tennessee +550

Texas A&M +600

Arkansas +1000

Kentucky +1000

North Carolina +1600

Wake Forest +1600

Clemson +2000

Florida State +2000

Georgia +2000

LSU +2000

Oregon State +2500

Duke +3000

Oklahoma +3000

Virginia +3000

Mississippi State +4000

NC State +4000

Oklahoma State +4000

Vanderbilt +4000

Arizona +5000

South Carolina +5000

UC Irvine +5000

UC Santa Barbara +5000

Dallas Baptist +6000

East Carolina +6000

Indiana State +6000

Florida +7000

Nebraska +7000

Texas +7000

Alabama +10000

Oregon +10000

San Diego +10000

Southern Miss +10000

West Virginia +10000

Illinois +12000

Louisiana-Lafayette +12000

UCF +12000

Connecticut +16000

Georgia Tech +16000

Louisiana Tech +16000

UNC Wilmington +16000

Coastal Carolina +19000

Kansas State +19000

Evansville +25000

Indiana +25000

James Madison +25000

Wofford +25000

Nicholls State +30000

St. John’s +30000

Tulane +30000

High Point +34000

VCU +34000

Army +42000

Bryant +42000

Fresno State +42000

Grambling State +42000

Grand Canyon +42000

Long Island +42000

Niagara +42000

Northern Kentucky +42000

Oral Roberts +42000

Pennsylvania +42000

Southeast Missouri State +42000

Stetson +42000

Western Michigan +42000