2023 MCWS preview: Analysis, picks, players to watch - ESPN

The eight-team field for the Men's College World Series includes the top team in the country, a Cinderella and of course, incredible players across the board.

Wake Forest, Florida, LSU, Stanford, Virginia, Tennessee, TCU and Oral Roberts have all made it to the final stage of the NCAA baseball tournament, which gets underway starting Friday with Oral Roberts playing TCU at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Our college baseball analysts break down what they're excited for in Omaha, give their players to watch and make predictions on who they think will win it all.

Mike Rooney: The 2023 MCWS field is bringing the star power. These eight teams are loaded with high-end talents, including nine players whom Kiley McDaniel projects as first-round picks for this July's MLB draft. The underclassmen offer similar upside. And this year's home run title will be decided in Omaha as Jac Caglianone (Florida) and Brock Wilken (Wake Forest) enter the tournament leading the nation with 31 and 30 homers, respectively.

Chris Burke: Hard to narrow it down to one thing, but I think the most fascinating thing about this year's MCWS is how many top draft prospects will be part of the field. Paul Skenes (LSU), Dylan Crews (LSU), Wyatt Langford (UF) and Chase Dollander (Tennessee), Kyle Teel (Virginia) are the headliners, but Tommy Troy (Stanford), Rhett Lowder (Wake Forest), Brock Wilken (Wake Forest), Hurston Waldrep (Florida), Josh Rivera (Florida), Brayden Taylor (TCU) are just a few of the others who could hear their names called in the first round this year. And I can't leave out Oral Roberts CF Jonah Cox. He leads the country in hits and has a… 47-game hit streak… incredible! This field is loaded with topflight dudes!

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