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College World Series

The College World Series (CWS), officially the NCAA Men's College World Series (MCWS), is an annual baseball tournament held in June in Omaha, Nebraska. The MCWS is the culmination of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Baseball Championship tournament—featuring 64 teams in the first round—which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion. The eight participating teams are split into two, four-team, double-elimination brackets, with the winners of each bracket playing in a best-of-three championship series.

College World Series
First played1947-present
Most recently played2022
Current championOle Miss

History

The first edition of the College World Series was held in 1947 at Hyames Field in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The tournament was held there again in 1948, but was moved to Lawrence Stadium in Wichita, Kansas for the 1949 tournament. Since 1950, the College World Series (CWS) has been held in Omaha, Nebraska.[1][2] It was held at Rosenblatt Stadium from 1950 through 2010; starting in 2011, it has been held at Charles Schwab Field Omaha (formerly TD Ameritrade Park Omaha). The name "College World Series" is derived from that of the Major League Baseball World Series championship; it is currently an MLB trademark licensed to the NCAA.[3]

The event's official name was changed to "Men's College World Series" no later than 2008. The most recent hosting agreement between the NCAA and the city of Omaha and related entities, signed in that year, states, "The official name of the [championship] shall be the NCAA Men's College World Series". However, as of October 2021, the CWS logo still appeared on the NCAA's official D-I baseball tournament bracket, and on the front page of the NCAA's official CWS website, without the word "Men's".[4] The NCAA has since added "Men's" to the event's logo, and both the NCAA and College World Series of Omaha, Inc. (CWS Omaha), the nonprofit group that organizes the event, now consistently use the phrase "Men's College World Series" to describe it.[5]

On March 13, 2020, it was announced that the 2020 College World Series was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first time in the event's history it had been canceled.[6]

Contract extension

On June 10, 2008, the NCAA and CWS Omaha announced a new 25-year contract extension, keeping the MCWS in Omaha through 2035.[7] A memorandum of understanding had been reached by all parties on April 30.[8]

The currently binding contract began in 2011, the same year the tournament moved from Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium to the venue now known as Charles Schwab Field Omaha, a new ballpark across from CHI Health Center Omaha.

Format history and changes

 
  • 1947 – Eight teams were divided into two, four-team, single-elimination playoffs. The two winners then met in a best-of-three final in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
  • 1948 – Similar to 1947, but the two, four-team playoffs were changed to double-elimination tournaments. Again in the finals, the two winners met in a best-of-three format in Kalamazoo.
  • 1949 – The final was expanded to a four-team, double-elimination format and the site changed to Wichita, Kansas. Eight teams began the playoffs with the four finalists decided by a best-of-three district format.
  • 1950–1987 – An eight-team, double-elimination format for the College World Series coincided with the move to Omaha, Nebraska in 1950. From 1950 to 1953, a baseball committee chose one team from each of the eight NCAA districts to compete at the CWS, which constituted the entire Division I tournament, as there were no preliminary rounds (in 1948 and 1949, a selection committee in each of the eight districts chose its district representative based on the committee's own criteria, which might or might not include committee selections, conference champions, and district playoffs). Through 1987 the College World Series was a pure double-elimination event. That ended with the 1987 College World Series. In 1954, the Division I tournament began having preliminary rounds to determine the eight CWS teams. From 1954 to 1975, the number of teams in the first round of the overall tournament ranged from 21 to 32. The number of first-round teams was increased to 34 in 1976, 36 in 1982, 38 in 1985, 40 in 1986, and 48 in 1987.
  • 1988–1998 – The format was changed beginning with the 1988 College World Series, when the tournament was divided into 2 four-team double-elimination brackets, with the survivors of each bracket playing in a single championship game. The single-game championship was designed for network television, with the final game on CBS on a Saturday afternoon.
Before expanding to 64 teams in 1999, the 1998 Division I tournament began with 48 teams, split into 8 six-team regionals. The 8 regional winners advanced to the College World Series. The regionals were a test of endurance, as teams had to win at least four games over four days, sometimes five if a team dropped into the loser's bracket, placing a premium on pitching. In the last two years of the six-team regional format, the eventual CWS champion – LSU in 1997 and Southern California in 1998 – had to battle back from the loser's bracket in the regional to advance to Omaha.
  • 1999–2002 – With some 293 Division I teams playing, the NCAA expanded the overall tournament to a 64-team Regional field in 1999—with 8 National Seed teams (the top 8 seeds)—divided into 16 four-team regionals (each region seeded 1 to 4). The winners of the 16 "Regionals" advance to a second round, consisting of 8 two-team, best-of-three-format "Super Regionals". (The National Seed teams that win their regional bracket are placed in different Super Regionals, so that no National Seed teams meet each other in a Super Regional.) The 8 Super Regional winners advance to the CWS in Omaha. While the CWS format remained the same, the expanded field meant that the eight CWS teams now are determined by the second-round Super Regionals. The 64-team bracket is set at the beginning of the championship and teams are not reseeded for the CWS. Since the 1999 College World Series, the four-team brackets in the CWS have been determined by the results of super-regional play, much like the NCAA basketball tournament. Before 1999, the four-team brackets were determined by the regional tournaments.
  • 2003–present – The championship final became a best-of-three series between the two four-team bracket winners, with games scheduled for three consecutive evenings. In the results shown below, Score indicates the score of the championship game(s) only. In 2008, the start of the CWS was moved back one day, and an extra day of rest was added in between bracket play and the championship series.

Results

Year Champion Coach Score Runner-up Most Outstanding Player
1947 California Clint Evans 17–8, 8–7 Yale
1948 Southern California Sam Barry 3–1, 3–8, 9–2 Yale
1949 Texas Bibb Falk 10–3 Wake Forest Tom Hamilton, Texas
1950 Texas Bibb Falk 3–0 Washington State Ray VanCleef, Rutgers
1951 Oklahoma Jack Baer 3–2 Tennessee Sidney Hatfield, Tennessee
1952 Holy Cross Jack Barry 8–4 Missouri James O'Neill, Holy Cross
1953 Michigan Ray Fisher 7–5 Texas J.L. Smith, Texas
1954 Missouri Hi Simmons 4–1 Rollins Tom Yewcic, Michigan State
1955 Wake Forest Taylor Sanford 7–6 Western Michigan Tom Borland, Oklahoma A&M
1956 Minnesota Dick Siebert 12–1 Arizona Jerry Thomas, Minnesota
1957 California George Wolfman 1–0 Penn State Cal Emery, Penn State
1958 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 8–7 Missouri Bill Thom, Southern California
1959 Oklahoma State Toby Greene 5–3 Arizona Jim Dobson, Oklahoma State
1960 Minnesota Dick Siebert 2–1 Southern California John Erickson, Minnesota
1961 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 1–0 Oklahoma State Littleton Fowler, Oklahoma State
1962 Michigan Don Lund 5–4 Santa Clara Bob Garibaldi, Santa Clara
1963 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 5–2 Arizona Bud Hollowell, Southern California
1964 Minnesota Dick Siebert 5–1 Missouri Joe Ferris, Maine
1965 Arizona State Bobby Winkles 2–1 Ohio State Sal Bando, Arizona State
1966 Ohio State Marty Karow 8–2 Oklahoma State Steve Arlin, Ohio State
1967 Arizona State Bobby Winkles 11–2 Houston Ron Davini, Arizona State
1968 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 4–3 Southern Illinois Bill Seinsoth, Southern California
1969 Arizona State Bobby Winkles 10–1 Tulsa John Dolinsek, Arizona State
1970 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 2–1 Florida State Gene Ammann, Florida State
1971 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 7–2 Southern Illinois Jerry Tabb, Tulsa
1972 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 1–0 Arizona State Russ McQueen, Southern California
1973 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 4–3 Arizona State Dave Winfield, Minnesota
1974 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 7–3 Miami (FL) George Milke, Southern California
1975 Texas Cliff Gustafson 5–1 South Carolina Mickey Reichenbach, Texas
1976 Arizona Jerry Kindall 7–1 Eastern Michigan Steve Powers, Arizona
1977 Arizona State Jim Brock 2–1 South Carolina Bob Horner, Arizona State
1978 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 10–3 Arizona State Rod Boxberger, Southern California
1979 Cal State Fullerton Augie Garrido 2–1 Arkansas Tony Hudson, Cal State Fullerton
1980 Arizona Jerry Kindall 5–3 Hawaii Terry Francona, Arizona
1981 Arizona State Jim Brock 7–4 Oklahoma State Stan Holmes, Arizona State
1982 Miami (FL) Ron Fraser 9–3 Wichita State Dan Smith, Miami (FL)
1983 Texas Cliff Gustafson 4–3 Alabama Calvin Schiraldi, Texas
1984 Cal State Fullerton Augie Garrido 3–1 Texas John Fishel, Cal State Fullerton
1985 Miami (FL) Ron Fraser 10–6 Texas Greg Ellena, Miami (FL)
1986 Arizona Jerry Kindall 10–2 Florida State Mike Senne, Arizona
1987 Stanford Mark Marquess 9–5 Oklahoma State Paul Carey, Stanford
1988 Stanford Mark Marquess 9–4 Arizona State Lee Plemel, Stanford
1989 Wichita State Gene Stephenson 5–3 Texas Greg Brummett, Wichita State
1990 Georgia Steve Webber 2–1 Oklahoma State Mike Rebhan, Georgia
1991 LSU Skip Bertman 6–3 Wichita State Gary Hymel, LSU
1992 Pepperdine Andy Lopez 3–2 Cal State Fullerton Phil Nevin, Cal State Fullerton
1993 LSU Skip Bertman 8–0 Wichita State Todd Walker, LSU
1994 Oklahoma Larry Cochell 13–5 Georgia Tech Chip Glass, Oklahoma
1995 Cal State Fullerton Augie Garrido 11–5 Southern California Mark Kotsay, Cal State Fullerton
1996 LSU Skip Bertman 9–8 Miami (FL) Pat Burrell, Miami (FL)
1997 LSU Skip Bertman 13–6 Alabama Brandon Larson, LSU
1998 Southern California Mike Gillespie 21–14 Arizona State Wes Rachels, Southern California
1999 Miami (FL) Jim Morris 6–5 Florida State Marshall McDougall, Florida State
2000 LSU Skip Bertman 6–5 Stanford Trey Hodges, LSU
2001 Miami (FL) Jim Morris 12–1 Stanford Charlton Jimerson, Miami (FL)
2002 Texas Augie Garrido 12–6 South Carolina Huston Street, Texas
2003 Rice Wayne Graham 4–310, 3–8, 14–2 Stanford John Hudgins, Stanford
2004 Cal State Fullerton George Horton 6–4, 3–2 Texas Jason Windsor, Cal State Fullerton
2005 Texas Augie Garrido 4–2, 6–2 Florida David Maroul, Texas
2006 Oregon State Pat Casey 3–4, 11–7, 3–2 North Carolina Jonah Nickerson, Oregon State
2007 Oregon State Pat Casey 11–4, 9–3 North Carolina Jorge Luis Reyes, Oregon State
2008 Fresno State Mike Batesole 6–7, 19–10, 6–1 Georgia Tommy Mendonca, Fresno State
2009 LSU Paul Mainieri 7–6, 1–5, 11–4 Texas Jared Mitchell, LSU
2010 South Carolina Ray Tanner 7–1, 2–111 UCLA Jackie Bradley Jr., South Carolina
2011 South Carolina Ray Tanner 2–111, 5–2 Florida Scott Wingo, South Carolina
2012 Arizona Andy Lopez 5–1, 4–1 South Carolina Rob Refsnyder, Arizona
2013 UCLA John Savage 3–1, 8–0 Mississippi State Adam Plutko, UCLA
2014 Vanderbilt Tim Corbin 9–8, 2–7, 3–2 Virginia Dansby Swanson, Vanderbilt
2015 Virginia Brian O'Connor 1–5, 3–0, 4–2 Vanderbilt Josh Sborz, Virginia
2016 Coastal Carolina Gary Gilmore 0–3, 5–4, 4–3 Arizona Andrew Beckwith, Coastal Carolina
2017 Florida Kevin O'Sullivan 4–3, 6–1 LSU Alex Faedo, Florida
2018 Oregon State Pat Casey 1–4, 5–3, 5–0 Arkansas Adley Rutschman, Oregon State
2019 Vanderbilt Tim Corbin 4–7, 4–1, 8–2 Michigan Kumar Rocker, Vanderbilt
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Mississippi State Chris Lemonis 2–8, 13–2, 9–0 Vanderbilt Will Bednar, Mississippi State
2022 Ole Miss Mike Bianco 10–3, 4–2 Oklahoma Dylan DeLucia, Ole Miss
2023

Teams reaching the finals

Teams reaching the finals
Team Titles Runners-up Finals
Appearances
Southern California 12 (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1998) 2 (1960, 1995) 14
Texas 6 (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2005) 6 (1953, 1984, 1985, 1989, 2004, 2009) 12
LSU 6 (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009) 1 (2017) 7
Arizona State 5 (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981) 5 (1972, 1973, 1978, 1988, 1998) 10
Arizona 4 (1976, 1980, 1986, 2012) 4 (1956, 1959, 1963, 2016) 8
Miami (FL) 4 (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) 2 (1974, 1996) 6
Cal State Fullerton 4 (1979, 1984, 1995, 2004) 1 (1992) 5
Minnesota 3 (1956, 1960, 1964) 3
Oregon State 3 (2006, 2007, 2018) 3
South Carolina 2 (2010, 2011) 4 (1975, 1977, 2002, 2012) 6
Stanford 2 (1987, 1988) 3 (2000, 2001, 2003) 5
Vanderbilt 2 (2014, 2019) 2 (2015, 2021) 4
Michigan 2 (1953, 1962) 1 (2019) 3
Oklahoma 2 (1951, 1994) 1 (2022) 3
California 2 (1947, 1957) 2
Oklahoma State 1 (1959) 5 (1961, 1966, 1981, 1987, 1990) 6
Florida 1 (2017) 2 (2005, 2011) 3
Missouri 1 (1954) 3 (1952, 1958, 1964) 4
Wichita State 1 (1989) 3 (1982, 1991, 1993) 4
Wake Forest 1 (1955) 1 (1949) 2
Ohio State 1 (1966) 1 (1965) 2
Georgia 1 (1990) 1 (2008) 2
UCLA 1 (2013) 1 (2010) 2
Virginia 1 (2015) 1 (2014) 2
Mississippi State 1 (2021) 1 (2013) 2
Coastal Carolina 1 (2016) 1
Fresno State 1 (2008) 1
Holy Cross 1 (1952) 1
Ole Miss 1 (2022) 1
Pepperdine 1 (1992) 1
Rice 1 (2003) 1
Florida State 3 (1970, 1986, 1999) 3
Yale 2 (1947, 1948) 2
Southern Illinois 2 (1968, 1971) 2
Alabama 2 (1997, 1983) 2
North Carolina 2 (2006, 2007) 2
Arkansas 2 (1979, 2018) 2
Washington State 1 (1950) 1
Tennessee 1 (1951) 1
Rollins 1 (1954) 1
Western Michigan 1 (1955) 1
Penn State 1 (1957) 1
Santa Clara 1 (1962) 1
Houston 1 (1967) 1
Tulsa 1 (1969) 1
Eastern Michigan 1 (1976) 1
Hawaii 1 (1980) 1
Georgia Tech 1 (1994) 1

Best performances by conference

Rank Conference Titles
1 Pac-12 18
2 Southeastern (SEC) 14
3 Western Athletic (WAC) 7
4 Big Ten 6
4 PCC-CIBA 6
6 Independents 5
7 Big Eight 4
7 Southwest 4
9 Atlantic Coast (ACC) 2
9 Big 12 2
9 Big West (BWC) 2
9 Big West (SCBA) 2
13 Big South (BSC) 1
13 Missouri Valley (MVC) 1
13 West Coast (WCC) 1
  • CIBA was California Intercollegiate Baseball Association that competed as a division under the Pacific Coast Conference which operated under its own Charter.[9]
  • Independents = Miami Hurricanes (4) and Holy Cross Crusaders (1)
  • SCBA was Southern California Baseball Association (1977–84).
  • The Big 12 does not claim any national championships, including baseball, that were won as members of the Big Eight and makes no claim to the history or records of the Big Eight.[10][11]
  • The Western Athletic Conference claims 7 national championships in baseball by former members.[12] There are no gaps in its existence; the WAC has existed continuously since its formation in 1962.[13][14]
  • Coastal Carolina won the 2016 CWS as a member of the Big South Conference less than 24 hours before officially joining the Sun Belt Conference.[15]
  • Missouri won the 1954 CWS as a member of the Big Eight Conference.

Awards

The College World Series Most Outstanding Player award is presented to the best player at each College World Series finals (first awarded in 1949).[16]

An All-Tournament Team consisting of the best players of the tournament has also been announced for each tournament since 1958.

Records and statistics

All-time record for champions

Team Appearances First Last Wins Losses Pct. Titles
Texas 38 1949 2022 88 63 .583 6
Southern California 21 1948 2001 74 26 .740 12
Arizona State 22 1964 2010 61 38 .616 5
Miami (FL) 25 1974 2016 48 42 .533 4
Arizona 18 1954 2021 43 32 .573 4
Stanford 18 1953 2022 41 31 .569 2
LSU 18 1986 2017 40 27 .597 6
Oklahoma State[a] 20 1954 2016 40 38 .513 1
Cal State Fullerton 18 1975 2017 34 31 .523 4
South Carolina 11 1975 2012 32 20 .615 2
Florida 12 1988 2018 21 24 .467 1
Vanderbilt 5 2011 2021 20 10 .667 2
Oregon State 7 1952 2018 20 12 .625 3
Missouri 6 1952 1964 18 11 .621 1
Ole Miss 6 1956 2022 10 11 .476 1
Mississippi State 12 1971 2021 18 24 .429 1
Minnesota 5 1956 1977 17 7 .708 3
Wichita State 7 1982 1996 16 11 .593 1
Michigan 8 1953 2019 16 14 .533 2
Oklahoma 11 1951 2022 15 16 .484 2
Virginia 5 2009 2021 12 8 .600 1
California 6 1947 2011 11 8 .579 2
Georgia 6 1987 2008 10 11 .476 1
Rice 7 1997 2008 10 13 .435 1
Holy Cross 4 1952 1963 9 7 .563 1
Ohio State 4 1951 1967 9 7 .563 1
Fresno State 4 1959 2008 9 8 .529 1
UCLA 5 1969 2013 9 9 .500 1
Pepperdine 2 1979 1992 7 2 .778 1
Wake Forest 2 1949 1955 7 3 .700 1
Coastal Carolina 1 2016 2016 6 2 .750 1

Most appearances without a CWS championship

Top 10
Rank School Appearances Wins CWS Winning % Runner-up Wins Per Appearance
1 Florida State 23 30 .387 3 1.30
2 Clemson 12 12 .333 0 1.00
3 North Carolina 11 18 .439 2 1.64
3 Arkansas 11 15 .429 2 1.50
4 Northern Colorado 10 3 .130 0 0.30
5 Maine 7 7 .333 0 1.00
5 Texas A&M 7 3 .176 0 0.43
6 Western Michigan 6 9 .429 1 1.50
6 St. John's (NY) 6 6 .333 0 1.00
6 Auburn 6 3 .231 0 0.50

Most CWS participants by one conference in a year

Minimum three participants
Number Year Conference Programs CWS Winner
4 1997 SEC Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State LSU
4 2004 SEC Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, South Carolina Cal State Fullerton
4 2006 ACC Clemson, Georgia Tech, Miami (FL), North Carolina Oregon State
4 2015 SEC Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Vanderbilt Virginia
4 2019 SEC Arkansas, Auburn, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt Vanderbilt
4 2022 SEC Arkansas, Auburn, Ole Miss, Texas A&M[b] Ole Miss
3 1988 Pac-12 Arizona State, California, Stanford Stanford
3 1990 SEC Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State Georgia
3 1996 SEC Alabama, Florida, LSU LSU
3 1998 SEC Florida, LSU, Mississippi State Southern California
3 2005 Big 12 Baylor, Nebraska, Texas Texas
3 2008 ACC Florida State, Miami (FL), North Carolina Fresno State
3 2011 SEC Florida, South Carolina, Vanderbilt South Carolina
3 2012 SEC Arkansas, Florida, South Carolina Arizona
3 2014 Big 12 TCU, Texas, Texas Tech Vanderbilt
3 2016 Big 12 Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech Coastal Carolina
3 2017 SEC Florida, LSU, Texas A&M Florida
3 2018 SEC Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi State Oregon State
3 2021 SEC Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Tennessee Mississippi State
  1. ^ Before 1957, Oklahoma State University was known as Oklahoma A&M.
  2. ^ In addition to the four current SEC members, two other participants in that edition, Oklahoma and Texas, announced in 2021 that they would join the SEC no later than 2025 (2026 season).

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "College World Series of Omaha, Inc. - Creighton University". Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. ^ CWS History[permanent dead link]. CWS Omaha, Inc. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  3. ^ NCAA Trademarks – NCAA.org 2017-05-05 at the Wayback Machine, footnote at bottom: "College World Series and Women's College World Series: The NCAA is the exclusive licensee of these marks, registered by Major League Baseball, in connection with the NCAA Division I Men's Baseball Championship and the Division I Women's Softball Championship."
  4. ^ "NCAA External Gender Equity Review: Phase II". Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP. October 25, 2021. p. 70. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  5. ^ See, e.g., the NCAA Division I baseball home page, with linked stories consistently using "Men's College World Series"; the NCAA's official MCWS home page; and the CWS Omaha home page.
  6. ^ "2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic".
  7. ^ . Archived from the original on 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2008-06-12. NCAA Signs 25-Year Agreement with College World Series of Omaha, Inc.
  8. ^ . Archived from the original on 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2008-06-12. NCAA Memorandum of Understanding...
  9. ^ "General CWS Records, All-Time Won-Lost by Conference, Pg 19" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  10. ^ "Big 12 National Championships". NeuLion, Inc. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  11. ^ "The College Football Report's Long (Somewhat) And Illustrious (Kind Of) History Of The Big Six". The Beachwood Media Company. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  12. ^ . Western Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  13. ^ . Western Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Baseball_Tournament_Records.pdf" (PDF). Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved 1 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ "Coastal Carolina to join Sun Belt Conference in July 2016". Ncaa.com.
  16. ^ "General CWS Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 17, 2022.

External links

  • College World Series of Omaha (CWS Omaha, Inc.) official website
  • Men's College World Series (NCAA official website)

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For NCAA Division II see NCAA Division II Baseball Championship For NCAA Division III see NCAA Division III Baseball Championship For the women s softball championship see Women s College World Series The College World Series CWS officially the NCAA Men s College World Series MCWS is an annual baseball tournament held in June in Omaha Nebraska The MCWS is the culmination of the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament featuring 64 teams in the first round which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion The eight participating teams are split into two four team double elimination brackets with the winners of each bracket playing in a best of three championship series College World SeriesFirst played1947 presentMost recently played2022Current championOle Miss Contents 1 History 1 1 Contract extension 1 2 Format history and changes 2 Results 2 1 Teams reaching the finals 2 2 Best performances by conference 3 Awards 4 Records and statistics 4 1 All time record for champions 5 Most appearances without a CWS championship 6 Most CWS participants by one conference in a year 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditThe first edition of the College World Series was held in 1947 at Hyames Field in Kalamazoo Michigan The tournament was held there again in 1948 but was moved to Lawrence Stadium in Wichita Kansas for the 1949 tournament Since 1950 the College World Series CWS has been held in Omaha Nebraska 1 2 It was held at Rosenblatt Stadium from 1950 through 2010 starting in 2011 it has been held at Charles Schwab Field Omaha formerly TD Ameritrade Park Omaha The name College World Series is derived from that of the Major League Baseball World Series championship it is currently an MLB trademark licensed to the NCAA 3 The event s official name was changed to Men s College World Series no later than 2008 The most recent hosting agreement between the NCAA and the city of Omaha and related entities signed in that year states The official name of the championship shall be the NCAA Men s College World Series However as of October 2021 the CWS logo still appeared on the NCAA s official D I baseball tournament bracket and on the front page of the NCAA s official CWS website without the word Men s 4 The NCAA has since added Men s to the event s logo and both the NCAA and College World Series of Omaha Inc CWS Omaha the nonprofit group that organizes the event now consistently use the phrase Men s College World Series to describe it 5 On March 13 2020 it was announced that the 2020 College World Series was canceled due to the COVID 19 pandemic the first time in the event s history it had been canceled 6 Contract extension Edit On June 10 2008 the NCAA and CWS Omaha announced a new 25 year contract extension keeping the MCWS in Omaha through 2035 7 A memorandum of understanding had been reached by all parties on April 30 8 The currently binding contract began in 2011 the same year the tournament moved from Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium to the venue now known as Charles Schwab Field Omaha a new ballpark across from CHI Health Center Omaha Format history and changes Edit See also NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Past formats 2006 College World Series Championship game University of North Carolina versus Oregon State University at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha Nebraska 1947 Eight teams were divided into two four team single elimination playoffs The two winners then met in a best of three final in Kalamazoo Michigan 1948 Similar to 1947 but the two four team playoffs were changed to double elimination tournaments Again in the finals the two winners met in a best of three format in Kalamazoo 1949 The final was expanded to a four team double elimination format and the site changed to Wichita Kansas Eight teams began the playoffs with the four finalists decided by a best of three district format 1950 1987 An eight team double elimination format for the College World Series coincided with the move to Omaha Nebraska in 1950 From 1950 to 1953 a baseball committee chose one team from each of the eight NCAA districts to compete at the CWS which constituted the entire Division I tournament as there were no preliminary rounds in 1948 and 1949 a selection committee in each of the eight districts chose its district representative based on the committee s own criteria which might or might not include committee selections conference champions and district playoffs Through 1987 the College World Series was a pure double elimination event That ended with the 1987 College World Series In 1954 the Division I tournament began having preliminary rounds to determine the eight CWS teams From 1954 to 1975 the number of teams in the first round of the overall tournament ranged from 21 to 32 The number of first round teams was increased to 34 in 1976 36 in 1982 38 in 1985 40 in 1986 and 48 in 1987 1988 1998 The format was changed beginning with the 1988 College World Series when the tournament was divided into 2 four team double elimination brackets with the survivors of each bracket playing in a single championship game The single game championship was designed for network television with the final game on CBS on a Saturday afternoon Before expanding to 64 teams in 1999 the 1998 Division I tournament began with 48 teams split into 8 six team regionals The 8 regional winners advanced to the College World Series The regionals were a test of endurance as teams had to win at least four games over four days sometimes five if a team dropped into the loser s bracket placing a premium on pitching In the last two years of the six team regional format the eventual CWS champion LSU in 1997 and Southern California in 1998 had to battle back from the loser s bracket in the regional to advance to Omaha dd 1999 2002 With some 293 Division I teams playing the NCAA expanded the overall tournament to a 64 team Regional field in 1999 with 8 National Seed teams the top 8 seeds divided into 16 four team regionals each region seeded 1 to 4 The winners of the 16 Regionals advance to a second round consisting of 8 two team best of three format Super Regionals The National Seed teams that win their regional bracket are placed in different Super Regionals so that no National Seed teams meet each other in a Super Regional The 8 Super Regional winners advance to the CWS in Omaha While the CWS format remained the same the expanded field meant that the eight CWS teams now are determined by the second round Super Regionals The 64 team bracket is set at the beginning of the championship and teams are not reseeded for the CWS Since the 1999 College World Series the four team brackets in the CWS have been determined by the results of super regional play much like the NCAA basketball tournament Before 1999 the four team brackets were determined by the regional tournaments 2003 present The championship final became a best of three series between the two four team bracket winners with games scheduled for three consecutive evenings In the results shown below Score indicates the score of the championship game s only In 2008 the start of the CWS was moved back one day and an extra day of rest was added in between bracket play and the championship series Results EditYear Champion Coach Score Runner up Most Outstanding Player1947 California Clint Evans 17 8 8 7 Yale1948 Southern California Sam Barry 3 1 3 8 9 2 Yale1949 Texas Bibb Falk 10 3 Wake Forest Tom Hamilton Texas1950 Texas Bibb Falk 3 0 Washington State Ray VanCleef Rutgers1951 Oklahoma Jack Baer 3 2 Tennessee Sidney Hatfield Tennessee1952 Holy Cross Jack Barry 8 4 Missouri James O Neill Holy Cross1953 Michigan Ray Fisher 7 5 Texas J L Smith Texas1954 Missouri Hi Simmons 4 1 Rollins Tom Yewcic Michigan State1955 Wake Forest Taylor Sanford 7 6 Western Michigan Tom Borland Oklahoma A amp M1956 Minnesota Dick Siebert 12 1 Arizona Jerry Thomas Minnesota1957 California George Wolfman 1 0 Penn State Cal Emery Penn State1958 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 8 7 Missouri Bill Thom Southern California1959 Oklahoma State Toby Greene 5 3 Arizona Jim Dobson Oklahoma State1960 Minnesota Dick Siebert 2 1 Southern California John Erickson Minnesota1961 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 1 0 Oklahoma State Littleton Fowler Oklahoma State1962 Michigan Don Lund 5 4 Santa Clara Bob Garibaldi Santa Clara1963 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 5 2 Arizona Bud Hollowell Southern California1964 Minnesota Dick Siebert 5 1 Missouri Joe Ferris Maine1965 Arizona State Bobby Winkles 2 1 Ohio State Sal Bando Arizona State1966 Ohio State Marty Karow 8 2 Oklahoma State Steve Arlin Ohio State1967 Arizona State Bobby Winkles 11 2 Houston Ron Davini Arizona State1968 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 4 3 Southern Illinois Bill Seinsoth Southern California1969 Arizona State Bobby Winkles 10 1 Tulsa John Dolinsek Arizona State1970 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 2 1 Florida State Gene Ammann Florida State1971 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 7 2 Southern Illinois Jerry Tabb Tulsa1972 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 1 0 Arizona State Russ McQueen Southern California1973 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 4 3 Arizona State Dave Winfield Minnesota1974 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 7 3 Miami FL George Milke Southern California1975 Texas Cliff Gustafson 5 1 South Carolina Mickey Reichenbach Texas1976 Arizona Jerry Kindall 7 1 Eastern Michigan Steve Powers Arizona1977 Arizona State Jim Brock 2 1 South Carolina Bob Horner Arizona State1978 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 10 3 Arizona State Rod Boxberger Southern California1979 Cal State Fullerton Augie Garrido 2 1 Arkansas Tony Hudson Cal State Fullerton1980 Arizona Jerry Kindall 5 3 Hawaii Terry Francona Arizona1981 Arizona State Jim Brock 7 4 Oklahoma State Stan Holmes Arizona State1982 Miami FL Ron Fraser 9 3 Wichita State Dan Smith Miami FL 1983 Texas Cliff Gustafson 4 3 Alabama Calvin Schiraldi Texas1984 Cal State Fullerton Augie Garrido 3 1 Texas John Fishel Cal State Fullerton1985 Miami FL Ron Fraser 10 6 Texas Greg Ellena Miami FL 1986 Arizona Jerry Kindall 10 2 Florida State Mike Senne Arizona1987 Stanford Mark Marquess 9 5 Oklahoma State Paul Carey Stanford1988 Stanford Mark Marquess 9 4 Arizona State Lee Plemel Stanford1989 Wichita State Gene Stephenson 5 3 Texas Greg Brummett Wichita State1990 Georgia Steve Webber 2 1 Oklahoma State Mike Rebhan Georgia1991 LSU Skip Bertman 6 3 Wichita State Gary Hymel LSU1992 Pepperdine Andy Lopez 3 2 Cal State Fullerton Phil Nevin Cal State Fullerton1993 LSU Skip Bertman 8 0 Wichita State Todd Walker LSU1994 Oklahoma Larry Cochell 13 5 Georgia Tech Chip Glass Oklahoma1995 Cal State Fullerton Augie Garrido 11 5 Southern California Mark Kotsay Cal State Fullerton1996 LSU Skip Bertman 9 8 Miami FL Pat Burrell Miami FL 1997 LSU Skip Bertman 13 6 Alabama Brandon Larson LSU1998 Southern California Mike Gillespie 21 14 Arizona State Wes Rachels Southern California1999 Miami FL Jim Morris 6 5 Florida State Marshall McDougall Florida State2000 LSU Skip Bertman 6 5 Stanford Trey Hodges LSU2001 Miami FL Jim Morris 12 1 Stanford Charlton Jimerson Miami FL 2002 Texas Augie Garrido 12 6 South Carolina Huston Street Texas2003 Rice Wayne Graham 4 310 3 8 14 2 Stanford John Hudgins Stanford2004 Cal State Fullerton George Horton 6 4 3 2 Texas Jason Windsor Cal State Fullerton2005 Texas Augie Garrido 4 2 6 2 Florida David Maroul Texas2006 Oregon State Pat Casey 3 4 11 7 3 2 North Carolina Jonah Nickerson Oregon State2007 Oregon State Pat Casey 11 4 9 3 North Carolina Jorge Luis Reyes Oregon State2008 Fresno State Mike Batesole 6 7 19 10 6 1 Georgia Tommy Mendonca Fresno State2009 LSU Paul Mainieri 7 6 1 5 11 4 Texas Jared Mitchell LSU2010 South Carolina Ray Tanner 7 1 2 111 UCLA Jackie Bradley Jr South Carolina2011 South Carolina Ray Tanner 2 111 5 2 Florida Scott Wingo South Carolina2012 Arizona Andy Lopez 5 1 4 1 South Carolina Rob Refsnyder Arizona2013 UCLA John Savage 3 1 8 0 Mississippi State Adam Plutko UCLA2014 Vanderbilt Tim Corbin 9 8 2 7 3 2 Virginia Dansby Swanson Vanderbilt2015 Virginia Brian O Connor 1 5 3 0 4 2 Vanderbilt Josh Sborz Virginia2016 Coastal Carolina Gary Gilmore 0 3 5 4 4 3 Arizona Andrew Beckwith Coastal Carolina2017 Florida Kevin O Sullivan 4 3 6 1 LSU Alex Faedo Florida2018 Oregon State Pat Casey 1 4 5 3 5 0 Arkansas Adley Rutschman Oregon State2019 Vanderbilt Tim Corbin 4 7 4 1 8 2 Michigan Kumar Rocker Vanderbilt2020 Cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic2021 Mississippi State Chris Lemonis 2 8 13 2 9 0 Vanderbilt Will Bednar Mississippi State2022 Ole Miss Mike Bianco 10 3 4 2 Oklahoma Dylan DeLucia Ole Miss2023Teams reaching the finals Edit Teams reaching the finals Team Titles Runners up FinalsAppearancesSouthern California 12 1948 1958 1961 1963 1968 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1978 1998 2 1960 1995 14Texas 6 1949 1950 1975 1983 2002 2005 6 1953 1984 1985 1989 2004 2009 12LSU 6 1991 1993 1996 1997 2000 2009 1 2017 7Arizona State 5 1965 1967 1969 1977 1981 5 1972 1973 1978 1988 1998 10Arizona 4 1976 1980 1986 2012 4 1956 1959 1963 2016 8Miami FL 4 1982 1985 1999 2001 2 1974 1996 6Cal State Fullerton 4 1979 1984 1995 2004 1 1992 5Minnesota 3 1956 1960 1964 3Oregon State 3 2006 2007 2018 3South Carolina 2 2010 2011 4 1975 1977 2002 2012 6Stanford 2 1987 1988 3 2000 2001 2003 5Vanderbilt 2 2014 2019 2 2015 2021 4Michigan 2 1953 1962 1 2019 3Oklahoma 2 1951 1994 1 2022 3California 2 1947 1957 2Oklahoma State 1 1959 5 1961 1966 1981 1987 1990 6Florida 1 2017 2 2005 2011 3Missouri 1 1954 3 1952 1958 1964 4Wichita State 1 1989 3 1982 1991 1993 4Wake Forest 1 1955 1 1949 2Ohio State 1 1966 1 1965 2Georgia 1 1990 1 2008 2UCLA 1 2013 1 2010 2Virginia 1 2015 1 2014 2Mississippi State 1 2021 1 2013 2Coastal Carolina 1 2016 1Fresno State 1 2008 1Holy Cross 1 1952 1Ole Miss 1 2022 1Pepperdine 1 1992 1Rice 1 2003 1Florida State 3 1970 1986 1999 3Yale 2 1947 1948 2Southern Illinois 2 1968 1971 2Alabama 2 1997 1983 2North Carolina 2 2006 2007 2Arkansas 2 1979 2018 2Washington State 1 1950 1Tennessee 1 1951 1Rollins 1 1954 1Western Michigan 1 1955 1Penn State 1 1957 1Santa Clara 1 1962 1Houston 1 1967 1Tulsa 1 1969 1Eastern Michigan 1 1976 1Hawaii 1 1980 1Georgia Tech 1 1994 1 Best performances by conference Edit Rank Conference Titles1 Pac 12 182 Southeastern SEC 143 Western Athletic WAC 74 Big Ten 64 PCC CIBA 66 Independents 57 Big Eight 47 Southwest 49 Atlantic Coast ACC 29 Big 12 29 Big West BWC 29 Big West SCBA 213 Big South BSC 113 Missouri Valley MVC 113 West Coast WCC 1CIBA was California Intercollegiate Baseball Association that competed as a division under the Pacific Coast Conference which operated under its own Charter 9 Independents Miami Hurricanes 4 and Holy Cross Crusaders 1 SCBA was Southern California Baseball Association 1977 84 The Big 12 does not claim any national championships including baseball that were won as members of the Big Eight and makes no claim to the history or records of the Big Eight 10 11 The Western Athletic Conference claims 7 national championships in baseball by former members 12 There are no gaps in its existence the WAC has existed continuously since its formation in 1962 13 14 Coastal Carolina won the 2016 CWS as a member of the Big South Conference less than 24 hours before officially joining the Sun Belt Conference 15 Missouri won the 1954 CWS as a member of the Big Eight Conference Awards EditThe College World Series Most Outstanding Player award is presented to the best player at each College World Series finals first awarded in 1949 16 An All Tournament Team consisting of the best players of the tournament has also been announced for each tournament since 1958 Records and statistics EditAll time record for champions Edit Main article List of College World Series appearances by team Team Appearances First Last Wins Losses Pct TitlesTexas 38 1949 2022 88 63 583 6Southern California 21 1948 2001 74 26 740 12Arizona State 22 1964 2010 61 38 616 5Miami FL 25 1974 2016 48 42 533 4Arizona 18 1954 2021 43 32 573 4Stanford 18 1953 2022 41 31 569 2LSU 18 1986 2017 40 27 597 6Oklahoma State a 20 1954 2016 40 38 513 1Cal State Fullerton 18 1975 2017 34 31 523 4South Carolina 11 1975 2012 32 20 615 2Florida 12 1988 2018 21 24 467 1Vanderbilt 5 2011 2021 20 10 667 2Oregon State 7 1952 2018 20 12 625 3Missouri 6 1952 1964 18 11 621 1Ole Miss 6 1956 2022 10 11 476 1Mississippi State 12 1971 2021 18 24 429 1Minnesota 5 1956 1977 17 7 708 3Wichita State 7 1982 1996 16 11 593 1Michigan 8 1953 2019 16 14 533 2Oklahoma 11 1951 2022 15 16 484 2Virginia 5 2009 2021 12 8 600 1California 6 1947 2011 11 8 579 2Georgia 6 1987 2008 10 11 476 1Rice 7 1997 2008 10 13 435 1Holy Cross 4 1952 1963 9 7 563 1Ohio State 4 1951 1967 9 7 563 1Fresno State 4 1959 2008 9 8 529 1UCLA 5 1969 2013 9 9 500 1Pepperdine 2 1979 1992 7 2 778 1Wake Forest 2 1949 1955 7 3 700 1Coastal Carolina 1 2016 2016 6 2 750 1Most appearances without a CWS championship EditTop 10 Rank School Appearances Wins CWS Winning Runner up Wins Per Appearance1 Florida State 23 30 387 3 1 302 Clemson 12 12 333 0 1 003 North Carolina 11 18 439 2 1 643 Arkansas 11 15 429 2 1 504 Northern Colorado 10 3 130 0 0 305 Maine 7 7 333 0 1 005 Texas A amp M 7 3 176 0 0 436 Western Michigan 6 9 429 1 1 506 St John s NY 6 6 333 0 1 006 Auburn 6 3 231 0 0 50Most CWS participants by one conference in a year EditMinimum three participants Number Year Conference Programs CWS Winner4 1997 SEC Alabama Auburn LSU Mississippi State LSU4 2004 SEC Arkansas Georgia LSU South Carolina Cal State Fullerton4 2006 ACC Clemson Georgia Tech Miami FL North Carolina Oregon State4 2015 SEC Arkansas Florida LSU Vanderbilt Virginia4 2019 SEC Arkansas Auburn Mississippi State Vanderbilt Vanderbilt4 2022 SEC Arkansas Auburn Ole Miss Texas A amp M b Ole Miss3 1988 Pac 12 Arizona State California Stanford Stanford3 1990 SEC Georgia LSU Mississippi State Georgia3 1996 SEC Alabama Florida LSU LSU3 1998 SEC Florida LSU Mississippi State Southern California3 2005 Big 12 Baylor Nebraska Texas Texas3 2008 ACC Florida State Miami FL North Carolina Fresno State3 2011 SEC Florida South Carolina Vanderbilt South Carolina3 2012 SEC Arkansas Florida South Carolina Arizona3 2014 Big 12 TCU Texas Texas Tech Vanderbilt3 2016 Big 12 Oklahoma State TCU Texas Tech Coastal Carolina3 2017 SEC Florida LSU Texas A amp M Florida3 2018 SEC Arkansas Florida Mississippi State Oregon State3 2021 SEC Vanderbilt Mississippi State Tennessee Mississippi State Before 1957 Oklahoma State University was known as Oklahoma A amp M In addition to the four current SEC members two other participants in that edition Oklahoma and Texas announced in 2021 that they would join the SEC no later than 2025 2026 season See also Edit Baseball portalList of college baseball awards National Club Baseball Association NCAA Division II Baseball Championship NCAA Division III Baseball Championship Pre NCAA baseball champion U S college baseball awards Women s College World SeriesNotes EditReferences Edit College World Series of Omaha Inc Creighton University Retrieved 28 June 2017 CWS History permanent dead link CWS Omaha Inc Retrieved 2017 02 11 NCAA Trademarks NCAA org Archived 2017 05 05 at the Wayback Machine footnote at bottom College World Series and Women s College World Series The NCAA is the exclusive licensee of these marks registered by Major League Baseball in connection with the NCAA Division I Men s Baseball Championship and the Division I Women s Softball Championship NCAA External Gender Equity Review Phase II Kaplan Hecker amp Fink LLP October 25 2021 p 70 Retrieved November 2 2021 See e g the NCAA Division I baseball home page with linked stories consistently using Men s College World Series the NCAA s official MCWS home page and the CWS Omaha home page 2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic NCAA Men s College World Series 2008 NCAA Signs 25 Year Agreement with College World Series of Omaha Inc Archived from the original on 2008 06 12 Retrieved 2008 06 12 NCAA Signs 25 Year Agreement with College World Series of Omaha Inc NCAA Men s College World Series 2008 NCAA Memorandum of Understanding Paves the Way for Extending the Road to Omaha through 2035 Archived from the original on 2008 06 12 Retrieved 2008 06 12 NCAA Memorandum of Understanding General CWS Records All Time Won Lost by Conference Pg 19 PDF NCAA org Retrieved June 12 2016 Big 12 National Championships NeuLion Inc Retrieved 1 July 2017 The College Football Report s Long Somewhat And Illustrious Kind Of History Of The Big Six The Beachwood Media Company 23 September 2011 Retrieved 1 July 2017 Western Athletic Conference Official Site National Champions Western Athletic Conference Archived from the original on 14 October 2016 Retrieved 1 July 2017 Western Athletic Conference Official Site WAC Timeline Western Athletic Conference Archived from the original on 26 June 2017 Retrieved 1 July 2017 Baseball Tournament Records pdf PDF Western Athletic Conference Retrieved 1 July 2017 permanent dead link Coastal Carolina to join Sun Belt Conference in July 2016 Ncaa com General CWS Records PDF NCAA Retrieved April 17 2022 External links EditCollege World Series of Omaha CWS Omaha Inc official website Men s College World Series NCAA official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title College World Series amp oldid 1153312672, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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