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Sneaky Sooners claim another national title

ESPN · Jun 23, 2026, 5:32 AM

Key takeaways

  • On Monday night, another SEC team -- albeit a new one -- was dogpiling in Omaha.
  • In the 79th edition of the Men's College World Series, the Sooners became just the 10th team to win three or more baseball national championships.
  • "But what I do know is how hard these guys worked.

Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.

On Monday night, another SEC team -- albeit a new one -- was dogpiling in Omaha. No one in their right hardball mind will ever try to sell the Oklahoma Sooners as being in the argument for greatest ever. But they are now indisputably the sneakiest-greatest college baseball program ever.

The Sooners won a deciding and very decisive MCWS finals Game 3 by a score of 13-2 -- the same final score of their last college football national title 26 years ago -- thanks to an inning-after-inning barrage of runs, and did so over the North Carolina Tar Heels, who now have a very solid case for the greatest program to never win it all in Omaha.

In the 79th edition of the Men's College World Series, the Sooners became just the 10th team to win three or more baseball national championships.

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