NCAA Division I Baseball Championship

The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the eight-team College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. Mississippi State is the 2021 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament champion, defeating runner-up Vanderbilt 9-0 in Game 3 to win the 2021 College World Series championship finals.

NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
Upcoming season or competition:
2021 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
SportCollege baseball
Founded1947
No. of teams64
Most recent
champion(s)
Mississippi State
Most titlesSouthern California (12)
TV partner(s)ESPN
ESPN2
Official websiteNCAA.com
Omaha
Location in the United States
Omaha 
Location in Nebraska

Tournament format

The tournament is unique in that it features four tiers of competition, alternating between double-elimination brackets and best-of-three series. In fact, throughout the entire 64-team tournament, a team can lose a total of four games and still be crowned champions.

During team selection, sixteen teams are given "national seeds". The top eight of these teams automatically host a super regional if they advance past the regional round, assuming that they have the facilities to do so. Only 2 times has a national seed not hosted due to lack of proper facilities. As in other NCAA tournaments, conference champions (usually determined by a tournament) receive automatic bids, and the selection committee fills the remaining spots.

The first tier, called Regionals, consists of 16 locations that include four teams, seeded 1 through 4, competing in a double-elimination bracket. The 16 host sites are determined mostly by merit – most No. 1 seeds host – but are also contested by bids from schools guaranteeing the NCAA a certain amount of revenue from that regional. Host teams traditionally have a large advantage, although the home team for each game is determined by rule, so the host school sometimes plays as the visiting team. The winner of each regional moves on to the second tier, the Super Regionals.

Super Regionals are played at eight locations throughout the country and consist of the 16 surviving teams, matched up by predetermined regional pairings. National seeds 1-8 cannot meet each other in the super regional and are guaranteed to host. If the higher national seed in the bracket is eliminated in the regional stage, but the lower national seed advances, the super regional will be played at the national seeded team's field. If the two seeds are not national seeds, the Super Regional will be bid upon by the two competing teams. If the national seed wins the regional but is unable to host, the Super Regional is awarded to the other regional winner in its bracket. This scenario played out in 2015 when national seed Missouri State could not host a Super Regional because the minor league Springfield Cardinals, which have scheduling priority at the stadium where both teams play, were playing a home series at that time. The Super Regional was thus awarded to Arkansas. The two teams play a best-of-three series to determine who moves on to the College World Series. Although one school hosts all three games, the teams split home-team status in the first two games, with the host school batting last in the opening game and first in game 2. If a third game is needed, a coin toss determines home-team status.

The final eight teams meet in Omaha, Nebraska in the College World Series. The CWS mimics the earlier rounds, consisting of two double-elimination brackets of four teams each. Thereafter, the winners of each bracket meet in a best-of-three final. The winner of this final series wins the College World Series and is crowned the national champion.

Team titles

LSU
Texas
Arizona State
Arizona
Cal State Fullerton
Miami
Minnesota
Oregon State
California
Michigan
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Stanford
Vanderbilt
Coastal Carolina
Florida
Fresno
State
Georgia
Holy
Cross
Mississippi State
Missouri
Ohio
State
Oklahoma State
Pepperdine
Rice
឴឴឵UCLA
Virginia
Wake Forest
Wichita State
USC
Schools that have won the NCAA Championship
12, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Team # Years
USC 12 1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1998
LSU 6 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009
Texas 1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2005
Arizona State 5 1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981
Arizona 4 1976, 1980, 1986, 2012
Cal State Fullerton 1979, 1984, 1995, 2004
Miami (FL) 1982, 1985, 1999, 2001
Minnesota 3 1956, 1960, 1964
Oregon State 2006, 2007, 2018
California 2 1947, 1957
Michigan 1953, 1962
Oklahoma 1951, 1994
South Carolina 2010, 2011
Stanford 1987, 1988
Vanderbilt 2014, 2019
Coastal Carolina 1 2016
Florida 2017
Fresno State 2008
Georgia 1990
Holy Cross 1952
Mississippi State 2021
Missouri 1954
Ohio State 1966
Oklahoma State 1959
Pepperdine 1992
Rice 2003
UCLA 2013
Virginia 2015
Wake Forest 1955
Wichita State 1989

Appearances

Teams with at least 35 total appearances through the 2021 tournament are listed.

School Appearances First Most recent
Texas 60 1947 2021
Florida State 58 1956 2021
Miami (FL) 48 1971 2021
Oklahoma State 47 1947 2021
Clemson 44 1947 2019
Cal State Fullerton 40 1975 2018
Arizona 40 1950 2021
Arizona State 40[lower-alpha 1] 1964 2021
Mississippi State 39 1949 2021
Oklahoma 37 1947 2018
St. John's 37 1949 2018
USC 37 1948 2015
Florida 36 1958 2021
Fresno State 35 1952 2019
Texas A&M 35 1951 2019
  1. Does not include one appearance ordered to be vacated by the NCAA.

Most appearances without a title

The top five teams in this category, through the 2021 tournament, are listed.

School Appearances
Florida State 58
Clemson 44
St. John's 37
Texas A&M 35

Most NCAA tournament appearances without a CWS appearance

The top five teams in this category (including ties), through the ongoing 2021 tournament, are listed.

School Appearances
East Carolina 31
South Alabama 28
Stetson 19
Bethune–Cookman 16
Jacksonville 14
San Diego State 14

    Appearances by team

    1947–1974

    From 1947 through 1974, the NCAA Tournament was divided into static geographic districts. Each district would send a representative to the College World Series.

    • In 1947, the eight representatives played in two sets of single elimination playoffs, with only the two winners advancing to the College World Series in Kalamazoo.
    • In 1948, the eight representatives played in two sets of double elimination playoffs, with only the two winners advancing to the College World Series in Kalamazoo.
    • In 1949, the eight representatives played in four sets of best-of-three series, with only the four winners advancing to the College World Series in Wichita.
    • From 1950 through 1953, the eight representatives all advanced to the College World Series in Omaha, but the participants in various district playoffs and tournaments are not considered to have been part of the NCAA Tournament.
    • From 1954 through 1974, each district selected its representative either by committee, or after a district tournament consisting of 2 to 6 teams. Any team that participated in a district tournament is considered to have played in the NCAA Tournament.

    The code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament:

    •  D  Team played in a District tournament, but did not win it (1954–1974).
    •  P  Team was the district representative but did not reach the College World Series (1947–1949).
    •  WS  Team advanced to the College World Series, but was not one of the top two teams.
    •  RU  National Runner-up
    •  CH  National Champion
    APP WS CH 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74
    SchoolCurrent Conf.
    171610USCCHWSWSDWSCHRUCHCHWSWSCHCHCHCHCHCHPac-12
    663Arizona StateWSCHCHCHRURUPac-12
    1043MinnesotaCHDDCHCHDDDWSDBig Ten
    22162TexasPCHCHWSRUDWSDDWSWSWSWSWSDWSWSWSDWSWSWSBig 12
    322MichiganCHDCHBig Ten
    222CaliforniaCHCHPac-12
    1181Oklahoma StatePPWSWSCHWSRURUWSWSDBig 12
    761MissouriRUCHRUWSWSRUDSEC
    941Holy CrossCHDDWSDWSWSDDPatriot
    741OklahomaPCHDDWSWSWSBig 12
    541Ohio StateWSDRUCHWSBig Ten
    421Wake ForestRUCHDDACC
    19100Northern ColoradoPPWSWSDWSDWSWSWSWSWSWSDDDDDWSSummit
    1390ArizonaWSWSRUDWSRUWSDDRUWSWSDPac-12
    1060Western MichiganWSRUDWSWSWSDWSDDMid-American
    1450Penn StateWSDDRUDWSDWSDDDDWSDBig Ten
    1350Florida StateDWSDDDWSWSWSDDDRUDACC
    1440St. John'sWSDDDWSDDDDWSDWSDDBig East
    1040ConnecticutWSDWSDDDWSDDWSAmerican
    940Boston CollegePWSDWSWSDDDWSACC
    840LafayettePWSWSDDWSWSDPatriot
    840Southern IllinoisDDRUWSDRUDWSMissouri Valley
    540HarvardWSWSDWSWSIvy League
    440Ole MissWSWSWSWSSEC
    630Washington StateRUWSDDWSDPac-12
    630Seton HallWSDDWSDWSBig East
    530DukeWSWSDDWSACC
    820MassachusettsWSDDDDWSDDAtlantic 10
    620BradleyWSWSDDDDMissouri Valley
    620TulsaRUDWSDDDAmerican
    520ClemsonPDWSWSDACC
    520NYUPWSDDWSD2
    520North CarolinaPWSDWSDACC
    520SpringfieldWSDWSDDD3
    520HoustonWSDDDRUAmerican
    420Texas A&MWSDDWSSEC
    420BYUDDWSWSWest Coast
    320Iowa StateWSWSDno team anymore
    220YaleRURUIvy League
    810Notre DamePDWSDDDDDACC
    810OhioDDDDDDWSDMid-American
    710Fresno StateDDWSDDDDMountain West
    710Santa ClaraDRUDDDDDWest Coast
    610UTRGVDDWSDDDWAC
    510WyomingDDWSDDno team anymore
    510IthacaDDWSDDD3
    510TempleDDDWSDAmerican
    410RutgersWSDDDBig Ten
    410ColgateWSDDDno team anymore
    410DelawareDDDWSColonial
    410DartmouthDDDWSIvy League
    410Saint LouisDDWSDAtlantic 10
    410NortheasternDWSDDColonial
    410Mississippi StateDDDWSSEC
    310UtahWSDDPac-12
    310Oregon StateWSDDPac-12
    310Georgia SouthernDWSDSouthland
    310RiderDDWSMAAC
    310NC StateWSDDACC
    310Miami (FL)DDRUACC
    210AlabamaWSDSEC
    210PrincetonWSDIvy League
    210RollinsRUDD2
    210OregonWSDPac-12
    210Michigan StateWSDBig Ten
    210New HampshireWSDAmerica East
    210AuburnDWSSEC
    110Colorado StateWSno team anymore
    110TuftsWSD3
    110WisconsinWSno team anymore
    110TennesseeRUSEC
    110SyracuseWSACC
    110MaineWSAmerica East
    110UCLAWSPac-12
    110IowaWSBig Ten
    600West VirginiaDDDDDDBig 12
    600Air ForceDDDDDDMountain West
    600ProvidenceDDDDDDBig East
    500DenverPDDDDSummit
    500CincinnatiDDDDDAmerican
    500ValparaisoDDDDDMissouri Valley
    500DetroitDDDDDno team anymore
    500East CarolinaDDDDDAmerican
    400IllinoisPPDDBig Ten
    400Boston UniversityDDDDno team anymore
    400VillanovaDDDDBig East
    400PepperdineDDDDWest Coast
    300George WashingtonDDDAtlantic 10
    300FloridaDDDSEC
    300ColbyDDDD3
    300MarylandDDDBig Ten
    300IdahoDDDno team anymore
    300Weber StateDDDno team anymore
    300Trinity (TX)DDDD3
    200Virginia TechDDACC
    200AlmaDDD3
    200San Jose StateDDWAC
    200VermontDDno team anymore
    200PortlandDDWest Coast
    200Northern IowaDDno team anymore
    200PittsburghDDACC
    200Georgia TechDDACC
    200Cal Poly PomonaDDD2
    200FurmanDDSouthern
    200Ball StateDDMid-American
    200Cal State Los AngelesDDD2
    200BuffaloDDMid-American
    200GonzagaDDWest Coast
    200St. Joseph'sDDAtlantic 10
    200South AlabamaDDSun Belt
    200Miami (OH)DDMid-American
    200VanderbiltDDSEC
    100BaylorPBig 12
    100NavyDPatriot
    100AshlandDD2
    100SeattleDWAC
    100WillametteDD3
    100TCUDBig 12
    100Tennessee TechDOhio Valley
    100North Dakota StateDSummit
    100ManhattanDMAAC
    100NorthwesternDBig Ten
    100OccidentalDD3
    100WashingtonDPac-12
    100The CitadelDSouthern
    100American InternationalDD2
    100Florida SouthernDD2
    100BridgeportDno team anymore
    100GettysburgDD3
    100New MexicoDMountain West
    100Kent StateDMid-American
    100La SalleDAtlantic 10
    100Cal State NorthridgeDBig West
    100Long Beach StateDBig West
    100Arkansas StateDSun Belt
    100Central MichiganDMid-American
    100JacksonvilleDASUN
    100UC Santa BarbaraDBig West
    100RichmondDAtlantic 10
    100VirginiaDACC
    100Bowling GreenDMid-American
    100LIUDNortheast
    100Northern IllinoisDMid-American
    100ArkansasDSEC
    100Oral RobertsDSummit
    100CreightonDBig East
    100Appalachian StateDSun Belt
    100MarshallDConference USA
    100South CarolinaDSEC
    100Louisiana TechDConference USA

    1975–1998

    From 1975 through 1998, the NCAA Tournament consisted of eight regionals, the winners of each advanced to the College World Series. However, unlike previous tournaments, there was no requirement that the regions consist of an exact set of states.

    The code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament:

    •  R  Team was selected for a Regional, but did not win it.
    •  WS  Team advanced to the College World Series, but was not one of the top two teams.
    •  RU  National Runner-up
    •  CH  National Champion

    Starting in 1982, the NCAA identified 5 teams as national seeds and ensured they played in different regionals. Starting in 1987, the NCAA identified the top 8 national seeds and put them in different regionals. These national seeds are shown with single underline. These national seeds often hosted the Regional round, but not at the near-automatic rate of hosting in the modern NCAA Tournament.

    APP WS CH 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98
    SchoolCurrent Conf.
    14104LSURRWSWSWSWSCHRCHWSRCHCHWSSEC
    2093Cal State FullertonWSRRRCHRRWSRCHRWSWSRURWSCHRRRBig West
    1153ArizonaRCHRWSCHWSCHRRRRPac-12
    24162Miami (FL)RRRWSWSWSWSCHRWSCHWSRWSWSRRWSRWSWSRUWSWSACC
    17122Arizona StateWSWSCHRUCHRWSWSWSRURRRWSWSRRUPac-12
    20112TexasCHRWSRWSWSCHRURURWSRRURRWSWSRRRBig 12
    1682StanfordRWSWSRWSRCHCHWSRRRWSRWSRPac-12
    1432USCRRCHRRRRRRRRURRCHPac-12
    1771Wichita StateRRRURRRWSCHRRUWSRURRWSRRAmerican
    1751OklahomaWSWSRRRRRRRRRRWSCHWSRRBig 12
    1321PepperdineRRWSRRRRRRRCHRRWest Coast
    321GeorgiaWSCHRSEC
    23110Florida StateWSRRRWSRRRRRRUWSRWSRWSWSRWSWSWSRWSACC
    19100Oklahoma StateRRUWSWSWSWSWSRURRRURRWSRRWSRRBig 12
    1960ClemsonRWSWSRRWSRRRRRWSRRRWSWSRRACC
    1660Mississippi StateRWSWSRRWSRRRWSRRRRWSWSSEC
    1160MaineRWSRWSWSWSWSWSRRRAmerica East
    1450South CarolinaRURRURWSWSRRWSRRRRRSEC
    1350MichiganRRRWSWSWSWSWSRRRRRBig Ten
    1440FloridaRRRRRRWSRWSRRWSRWSSEC
    1240ArkansasRURRWSRWSRWSRRRRSEC
    940Long Beach StateWSWSRWSRRRRWSBig West
    930AuburnWSRRRRWSRWSRSEC
    730AlabamaRURRRWSRURSEC
    630CaliforniaWSRWSRWSRPac-12
    1820Fresno StateRRRRRRRRWSRRWSRRRRRRMountain West
    1320St. John'sRRRWSRWSRRRRRRRBig East
    920North CarolinaWSRRRWSRRRRACC
    520Eastern MichiganWSRURRRMid-American
    520BaylorWSWSRRRBig 12
    1510Texas A&MRRRRRRRRRRRWSRRRSEC
    1410Georgia TechRRRRRRRRRRURRRRACC
    1210MinnesotaRWSRRRRRRRRRRBig Ten
    1110HawaiiRRRURRRRRRRRMountain West
    1110New OrleansRRRRRWSRRRRRSouthland
    910Oral RobertsWSRRRRRRRRSummit
    810Washington StateRWSRRRRRRPac-12
    810The CitadelRRRRWSRRRSouthern
    810UCLARRRRRRRWSPac-12
    710TempleRRWSRRRRAmerican
    710Seton HallWSRRRRRRBig East
    710Indiana StateRRRWSRRRMissouri Valley
    610Southern IllinoisRWSRRRRMissouri Valley
    510Georgia SouthernRRRWSRSouthland
    510James MadisonRRWSRRColonial
    510Loyola MarymountWSRRRRWest Coast
    510TennesseeRRWSRRSEC
    410ConnecticutRWSRRAmerican
    410RiceRRWSRConference USA
    310CreightonRWSRBig East
    210KansasWSRBig 12
    110Cal State Los AngelesWSD2
    1500South AlabamaRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRSun Belt
    1200NC StateRRRRRRRRRRRRACC
    1100Central MichiganRRRRRRRRRRRMid-American
    1000TulaneRRRRRRRRRRAmerican
    900LamarRRRRRRRRRSouthland
    900East CarolinaRRRRRRRRRAmerican
    900BYURRRRRRRRRWest Coast
    900Western CarolinaRRRRRRRRRSouthern
    800Middle TennesseeRRRRRRRRConference USA
    800DelawareRRRRRRRRColonial
    800San Diego StateRRRRRRRRMountain West
    800StetsonRRRRRRRRASUN
    800South FloridaRRRRRRRRAmerican
    800RiderRRRRRRRRMAAC
    700UTRGVRRRRRRRWAC
    700MissouriRRRRRRRSEC
    700UNLVRRRRRRRMountain West
    700Ohio StateRRRRRRRBig Ten
    600HarvardRRRRRRIvy League
    600Old DominionRRRRRRConference USA
    600RutgersRRRRRRBig Ten
    600Louisiana–LafayetteRRRRRRSun Belt
    500Louisiana TechRRRRRConference USA
    500PennRRRRRIvy League
    500JacksonvilleRRRRRASUN
    500HoustonRRRRRAmerican
    500West VirginiaRRRRRBig 12
    500UC Santa BarbaraRRRRRBig West
    500FordhamRRRRRAtlantic 10
    500Notre DameRRRRRACC
    500UCFRRRRRAmerican
    400Virginia TechRRRRACC
    400GonzagaRRRRWest Coast
    400MemphisRRRRAmerican
    400Santa ClaraRRRRWest Coast
    400NavyRRRRPatriot
    400Eastern KentuckyRRRROhio Valley
    400George MasonRRRRAtlantic 10
    400RichmondRRRRAtlantic 10
    400Missouri StateRRRRMissouri Valley
    400Cal State NorthridgeRRRRBig West
    400FIURRRRConference USA
    400WashingtonRRRRPac-12
    400Texas TechRRRRBig 12
    300Miami (OH)RRRMid-American
    300East Tennessee StateRRRSouthern
    300MassachusettsRRRAtlantic 10
    300NebraskaRRRBig Ten
    300PortlandRRRWest Coast
    300George WashingtonRRRAtlantic 10
    300YaleRRRIvy League
    300Jackson StateRRRSWAC
    300Grambling StateRRRSWAC
    300Oregon StateRRRPac-12
    300PrincetonRRRIvy League
    300Sam Houston StateRRRSouthland
    300VCURRRAtlantic 10
    300IllinoisRRRBig Ten
    300Nicholls StateRRRSouthland
    300Kent StateRRRMid-American
    200Penn StateRRBig Ten
    200Northern ColoradoRRSummit
    200Murray StateRROhio Valley
    200IowaRRBig Ten
    200FurmanRRSouthern
    200Illinois StateRRMissouri Valley
    200Morehead StateRROhio Valley
    200Ole MissRRSEC
    200Wake ForestRRACC
    200Michigan StateRRBig Ten
    200Louisiana–MonroeRRSun Belt
    200Appalachian StateRRSun Belt
    200VirginiaRRACC
    200SouthernRRSWAC
    200TowsonRRColonial
    200KentuckyRRSEC
    200McNeese StateRRSouthland
    200VillanovaRRBig East
    200Southern MissRRConference USA
    200Texas–ArlingtonRRSun Belt
    200Northwestern StateRRSouthland
    200OhioRRMid-American
    200Southeastern LouisianaRRSouthland
    200ProvidenceRRBig East
    200LibertyRRASUN
    200CharlotteRRConference USA
    200NevadaRRMountain West
    200NortheasternRRColonial
    200UNC GreensboroRRSouthern
    200TroyRRSun Belt
    200TroyRRSun Belt
    100TulsaRAmerican
    100Puget SoundRD2
    100ColumbiaRIvy League
    100CornellRIvy League
    100CatholicRD3
    100Portland StateRno team anymore
    100Holy CrossRPatriot
    100MarshallRConference USA
    100VanderbiltRSEC
    100Western KentuckyRConference USA
    100Hardin–SimmonsRD2
    100William & MaryRColonial
    100NYITRD2
    100Oklahoma CityRNAIA
    100La SalleRAtlantic 10
    100DartmouthRIvy League
    100PurdueRBig Ten
    100EvansvilleRMissouri Valley
    100Le MoyneRD2
    100Western MichiganRMid-American
    100CampbellRBig South
    100LafayetteRPatriot
    100Coastal CarolinaRSun Belt
    100UABRConference USA
    100UMBCRAmerica East
    100UConnRBig East
    100TCURBig 12
    100Wright StateRHorizon
    100UTSARConference USA
    100Arkansas StateRSun Belt
    100WinthropRBig South
    100PittsburghRACC
    100IndianaRBig Ten
    100BucknellRPatriot
    100Austin PeayROhio Valley
    100Charleston SouthernRBig South
    100AkronRMid-American
    100Northeastern IllinoisRno team anymore
    100Tennessee TechROhio Valley
    100MaristRMAAC
    100Texas StateRSun Belt
    100MonmouthRMAAC
    100Southeast Missouri StateROhio Valley
    100Bowling GreenRMid-American

    1999–present

    Starting in 1999, the NCAA expanded to a 64-team format with 16 regionals seeeded 1 through 4.

    The code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament:

    •  R  Team was selected for a Regional, but did not win it.
    •  SR  Team won their Regional and advanced to the Super Regional round, but did not win it.
    •  WS  Team advanced to the College World Series, but was not one of the top two teams.
    •  RU  National Runner-up
    •  CH  National Champion

    Additionally, the top 8 national seeds are shown with double underline, and the other eight 1 seeds are shown with single underline. These are usually, but not always, the 16 teams hosting in the Regional round.

    APP SR WS CH 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
    SchoolCurrent Conf.
    14763Oregon StateWSCHCHRRSRRWSRRWSCHRRPac-12
    1811102TexasRWSRCHWSRUCHRRRRUSRWSWSRRWSWSBig 12
    191582LSUSRCHSRSRWSWSRWSCHRSRWSRWSSRRURSRSRSEC
    201282Miami (FL)CHSRCHSRWSWSSRWSRWSRSRRRRRWSWSRRACC
    181362South CarolinaSRSRRUWSWSRSRSRRRCHCHRUSRRSRSRRSEC
    161052VanderbiltSRRRRRSRWSRSRCHRURSRSRCHRUSEC
    201491Cal State FullertonWSRWSRWSCHSRWSWSSRWSSRRRSRRWSRWSSRBig West
    191081FloridaRRRRSRRURSRWSRUWSRRWSWSCHWSRRSEC
    191061RiceWSRSRWSCHRSRWSWSWSSRRRRSRRRRRConference USA
    171051Mississippi StateRSRSRRRRRWSSRRRURSRSRWSWSCHSEC
    15751VirginiaRRRRRWSSRWSRSRRUCHRRWSACC
    12541ArizonaRRWSRRSRRRCHRURWSPac-12
    15631UCLARSRRRSRRRURWSCHRRRSRRPac-12
    16311Coastal CarolinaRRRRRRSRRSRRRRRCHRRSun Belt
    9111Fresno StateRRRRCHRRRRMountain West
    221770Florida StateRUWSSRSRSRSRSRRRWSSRWSSRWSSRRSRSRWSRWSRACC
    171270StanfordWSRURUWSRURRSRWSRSRSRSRRRSRWSPac-12
    19970North CarolinaRRRSRRRRURUWSWSRWSRWSRRWSSRRACC
    19960ArkansasRSRRWSRRRRWSSRRWSRRWSRRUWSSRSEC
    13850LouisvilleRWSRSRRRWSWSSRSRWSRWSACC
    15750TCURRRRRSRWSRSRWSWSWSWSRRBig 12
    20940ClemsonSRWSSRWSRRSRWSSRSRWSRRRRRRRRRACC
    18740Arizona StateRRRSRRWSRWSSRWSWSSRRRRRRRPac-12
    11540Texas TechRRRRRWSWSRWSWSSRBig 12
    9440GeorgiaWSRWSWSRURRRRSEC
    16830Texas A&MWSRSRSRSRRRWSRRRSRSRWSRRSEC
    14430NebraskaRSRWSWSRWSRRRRRRRRBig Ten
    5330TennesseeWSRWSRWSSEC
    17520NC StateRSRRRRRSRRRSRWSRRRRRWSACC
    17520Georgia TechSRRWSRSRSRWSRRRRRRRRRRACC
    16520Oklahoma StateWSRRRSRRRRRSRRWSRRSRRBig 12
    6520USCSRWSWSSRSRRPac-12
    9420UC IrvineRRWSSRRRSRWSRBig West
    11320TulaneRRWSRRSRWSRRRRAmerican
    18710Ole MissRRRRSRSRSRRSRRRRWSRRRSRSRSEC
    15410BaylorSRRRRSRWSRRRRRSRRRRBig 12
    13410OklahomaRRRRSRRRWSRSRSRRRBig 12
    10410LouisianaSRWSRRRRRSRSRRSun Belt
    13310AlabamaWSRRRRSRRRSRRRRRSEC
    11310AuburnSRRRRRRRRRSRWSSEC
    7310Missouri StateRRWSRSRSRRMissouri Valley
    10210Notre DameRRRWSRRRRRSRACC
    9210MichiganRRRSRRRRRURBig Ten
    15110Southern MissRRRRRRRWSRRRRRRRConference USA
    10110Kent StateRRRRRRRWSRRMid-American
    7110IndianaRWSRRRRRBig Ten
    6110CaliforniaRRRWSRRPac-12
    6110UC Santa BarbaraRRRWSRRBig West
    6110WashingtonRRRRRWSPac-12
    6110Stony BrookRRRWSRRAmerica East
    2110San Jose StateWSRMountain West
    17600East CarolinaRRSRRRSRRRRSRRRRSRRSRSRAmerican
    11400HoustonRSRRSRSRRRSRRRRAmerican
    11300Long Beach StateRRRSRSRRRRRRSRBig West
    11200Wichita StateRRRRRRRSRSRRRAmerican
    10200Ohio StateSRRRSRRRRRRRBig Ten
    10200Dallas BaptistRSRRRRRRRRSRMissouri Valley
    7200Wake ForestSRRRRRRSRACC
    7200College of CharlestonRRSRRRSRRColonial
    4200MarylandSRSRRRBig Ten
    4200DukeRSRSRRACC
    18100Oral RobertsRRRRRRRSRRRRRRRRRRRSummit
    12100Florida AtlanticRRSRRRRRRRRRRConference USA
    11100PepperdineRRRRRRRRRSRRWest Coast
    10100MinnesotaRRRRRRRRRSRBig Ten
    10100StetsonRRRRRRRRRSRASUN
    10100St. John'sRRRRRRSRRRRBig East
    9100VCURRRRRRRSRRAtlantic 10
    8100MissouriRRRSRRRRRSEC
    8100Sam Houston StateRRRRRRRSRSouthland
    7100FIURRSRRRRRConference USA
    6100South FloridaRRRRRSRAmerican
    6100OregonRSRRRRRPac-12
    5100IllinoisRRRSRRBig Ten
    5100KentuckyRRRRSRSEC
    5100UConnRSRRRRBig East
    4100Tennessee TechRRRSROhio Valley
    4100Kansas StateRRRSRBig 12
    3100RichmondRSRRAtlantic 10
    2100Boston CollegeRSRACC
    1100Penn StateSRBig Ten
    1100Kennesaw StateSRASUN
    1100DavidsonSRAtlantic 10
    16000Bethune–CookmanRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRMEAC
    11000South AlabamaRRRRRRRRRRRSun Belt
    10000UNC WilmingtonRRRRRRRRRRColonial
    9000JacksonvilleRRRRRRRRRASUN
    9000ArmyRRRRRRRRRPatriot
    8000SouthernRRRRRRRRSWAC
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    Past formats

    1947

    The first tournament was an 8 team single elimination tournament. Four teams each were put into two playoff brackets, named the "Eastern Playoff" and the "Western Playoff." The winner of each bracket moved on to the College World Series, which was, at that time, a 2 team best-of-three game series.

    1948

    The second year of the tournament maintained the "Eastern Playoff" and "Western Playoff" format, however, they were now double elimination. The winner of each bracket moved on to the College World Series to play a best-of-three game series.

    1949

    The third year of the tournament consisted of four regions named Region A, Region B, Region C, and Region D. Each region consisted of two teams playing in a best-of-three game series. The winner of each region moved on to the College World Series, which was now a four-team double-elimination tournament.

    1950–1953

    From 1950 through 1953, the preliminary rounds were not managed by the NCAA but rather by the district colleges, and thus these games are not recorded in the official history books of the NCAA. The winner of each district managed playoff (although some districts did not have playoffs and chose to select their teams by committee) were sent to the College World Series, which was an eight-team double-elimination tournament. The 1950 event was the first in Omaha, where it has remained.

    1954–1974

    From 1954 through 1974 the tournament consisted of eight districts, named by number. Each consisted of between two and five teams playing in differently formatted tournaments. Some years included automatic College World Series qualifiers, and that team played no district games; for an example see 1959. The winner of each district moved on to the College World series, which was double-elimination.

    1975

    The first year of the regional format was 1975. Eight regionals consisted of four teams in a double-elimination tournament. The winner of each regional moved on to the College World Series, also double-elimination.

    1976–1981

    The tournament essentially remained unchanged from the 1975 version, however, one regional consisted of six teams in a double-elimination tournament, with four teams in each of the other seven regionals. The winner of each regional moved on to the College World Series, also double-elimination.

    1982–1987

    The tournament expanded again in 1982—to 36 teams—to include two regionals with six teams while the other six regionals only had four teams. The Regionals remained double-elimination with the winners moving onto the College World Series, also double-elimination.

    Subsequently, the tournament field expanded to 38 teams in 1985, 40 teams in 1986, and 48 teams in 1987.

    1988–1998

    From 1988 through 1998, the NCAA tournament featured 48 teams, which contested in eight regionals of six teams each for the right to go to the College World Series.

    1999–2017

    The four-team regional format and the best-of-three super regional format debuted in 1999, with the expansion of the tournament to 64 teams.

    The best-of-three championship series at the College World Series debuted in 2003 after CBS ceased coverage of the "one-off" College World Series championship game. This allowed the NCAA to institute the best-of-three series for the finals, which better mimics the traditional three-game series played during the regular season and makes a pitching staff's depth a key factor. ESPN and ESPN2 now cover the entire CWS. After 61 years at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, the College World Series moved to the new TD Ameritrade Park in 2011.

    2018

    For the first time, the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament will seed the top 16 teams, rather than only the top 8 teams as has been the practice since 1999. This will ensure that the regional featuring top ranked team will be paired with the regional hosted by the sixteenth seeded team, where in the past Super Regionals were paired generally along geographical lines.[1] ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, & ESPN3 covered every regional. Longhorn Network also covers games that Texas hosts for people in Texas for regionals but featured on ESPN3 since Longhorn Network is an ESPN sports network only in Texas. All Super Regionals are on ESPN, ESPN2 & ESPNU. However they are mainly on ESPN2 & ESPNU. The CWS is on ESPN & ESPN2.

    National seeds

    Since 1999, the NCAA has awarded eight teams with a national seed. These teams automatically host a super regional if they advance past the regional round, unless their facilities are considered inadequate by the NCAA and thus do not bid to host, or their home stadium is unavailable because of scheduling conflicts; in some cases, a team may share a stadium with a minor league professional baseball team, or if their stadium does not meet NCAA requirements, host the event at the professional team's stadium. The former was the case for Cal State Fullerton in 1999, as its ballpark lacked the required seating capacity and media facilities at the time. In 2015, Missouri State was unable to host because of scheduling conflicts with the minor-league team whose off-campus ballpark it used.

    In 2018, the NCAA expanded the national seeds to 16 teams, guaranteeing the lower seed the super regional if the higher seed does not advance.

    Gray Shade and Italics indicates team made the College World Series. Bold Italics indicates team won the College World Series.
    1999–2008

    1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
    #1 Miami (FL) South Carolina Cal State Fullerton Florida State Florida State Texas Tulane Clemson Vanderbilt Miami (FL)
    #2 Florida State LSU Miami (FL) Clemson LSU South Carolina Georgia Tech Rice Rice North Carolina
    #3 Cal State Fullerton Georgia Tech Southern California Alabama Georgia Tech Miami (FL) Nebraska Texas North Carolina Arizona State
    #4 Baylor Clemson Stanford Rice Auburn Georgia Tech Baylor Alabama Texas Florida State
    #5 Alabama Houston Tulane Texas Rice Stanford Ole Miss Cal State Fullerton Arizona State Cal State Fullerton
    #6 Stanford Florida State Georgia South Carolina Stanford Rice Cal State Fullerton Nebraska Florida State Rice
    #7 Texas A&M Arizona State East Carolina Wake Forest Cal State Fullerton Arizona State Florida Georgia Arkansas LSU
    #8 Rice Stanford Nebraska Stanford Miami (FL) Arkansas Oregon State Georgia Tech San Diego Georgia

    2009–2018

    2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
    #1 Texas Arizona State Virginia Florida North Carolina Oregon State UCLA Florida Oregon State Florida
    #2 Cal State Fullerton Texas Florida UCLA Vanderbilt Florida LSU Louisville North Carolina Stanford
    #3 LSU Florida North Carolina Florida State Oregon State Virginia Louisville Miami (FL) Florida Oregon State
    #4 North Carolina Coastal Carolina South Carolina Baylor LSU Indiana Florida Texas A&M LSU Ole Miss
    #5 Arizona State Virginia Florida State Oregon Cal State Fullerton Florida State Miami (FL) Texas Tech Texas Tech Arkansas
    #6 UC Irvine UCLA Vanderbilt North Carolina Virginia Louisiana–Lafayette Illinois Mississippi State TCU North Carolina
    #7 Oklahoma Louisville Texas LSU Florida State TCU TCU Clemson Louisville Florida State
    #8 Florida Georgia Tech Rice South Carolina Oregon LSU Missouri State LSU Stanford Georgia

    2019–present

    2019 2020 2021
    #1 UCLA No
    tournament
    due to the
    COVID-19
    pandemic.
    Arkansas
    #2 Vanderbilt Texas
    #3 Georgia Tech Tennessee
    #4 Georgia Vanderbilt
    #5 Arkansas Arizona
    #6 Mississippi State TCU
    #7 Louisville Mississippi State
    #8 Texas Tech Texas Tech

    Attendance

    The highest single-game attendance for an NCAA Super Regional was at Dudy Noble Field, Polk-Dement Stadium at Mississippi State University. On Saturday, June 12, 2021, 14,385 watched Mississippi State beat Notre Dame 9-8 in game 1 of a best of 3. The second highest was set the day after as 13,971 fans saw Notre Dame even the series with a 9-1 victory. For the decisive Monday game, 11,784 fans saw the Bulldogs defeat the Fighting Irish 11-7 to send Mississippi State on to the College World Series. This set the overall Super Regional at 40,140, breaking the former record of 35,730 set when Arkansas hosted Missouri State in a Super Regional in 2015. The highest for an off-campus facility was set at Zephyr Field, a minor-league park in New Orleans. In 2001, Tulane and LSU battled for 3 games in front of 34,341 fans.

    The highest single-game attendance for an NCAA Regional game was also set at Mississippi State; 11,511 watched Mississippi State vs Central Michigan on June 1, 2019. For total attendance during a Regional series, LSU holds the top 2 spots at 67,938 in 1998 and 66,561 in 1997. Mississippi State holds the next three to round out the top 5--64,723 in 1997, 63,388 in 1989, and 62,191 in 1990. All of those Top 5 regional attendance records were set under the old six-team Regional format.

    Longest game in college baseball history

    The longest college baseball game was a 2009 regional game between Boston College and host Texas on May 30 in Austin. Texas won 3–2 in 25 innings, which lasted over seven hours.[2][3]

    The third-longest game in tournament history occurred in a 2012 regional game between Kent State and Kentucky at U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Indiana, where Kent State won 7–6 in 21 innings.[4]

    See also

    Footnotes

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