Charles Schwab Field Omaha, the great cathedral of college baseball, is the holy ground where only eight teams duke it out to hoist the trophy.

Opportunities are allotted for players to make a name for themselves in the big moments, and Cinderella stories are created when a team reaches Omaha with just the right amount of momentum.

Starting Friday, the Road to Omaha begins with a field of 64 teams who are sent to their respective regional sites facing double elimination. The teams who survive this gauntlet face themselves with super regionals with a similar format except instead of four it’s just two teams with a best-of-three series while only 16 teams remain.

Now you may be wondering how one earns a position in this coveted 64-team format. Well, an entry ticket is guaranteed when winning your conference as seen with the Power Five schools (Arizona, Tennessee, Duke, Nebraska and Oklahoma State) all won their respective tournaments earning them a bid.

Simply by ending the season ranked gives a bid as well. Oregon State finished ranked 15, and will be hosting a regional tournament with UC Irvine, Nicholls, and Tulane in Corvallis.

Once the dust settles and the baseball gods ultimately decide the eight teams who will reach the destined holy ground of Omaha new history will be made. Will it be a new underdog story with teams like High Point, Niagra, and Northern Kentucky who are in their first NCAA Division I tournament? Or will it be notable teams like Vanderbilt, Florida and Oregon State where not making it to Omaha isn’t an option, while LSU looks to remain the defending champs?

Regionals will be broadcast on ESPN/ESPN+. Super regional announcements come out Tuesday at 10 a.m. ET, while the Men’s College World Series first pitch is Friday. The Beavers are set to face Tulane 6 p.m. Friday at Goss Stadium.