NCAA Division I baseball tournament

NCAA Division I
Baseball Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2026 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
SportBaseball
Founded1947; 79 years ago (1947)
First season1947
Organizing bodyNCAA
No. of teams64
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion
Oklahoma (3rd title)
Most titlesSouthern California (12)
BroadcastersESPN
ESPN2
Level on pyramid1
Websitencaa.com/baseball

The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship is held each year starting in late May through mid June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the eight-team Men's College World Series (MCWS) at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.

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.

Format

During team selection, the top 16 of the 64-team field are given "national seeds". 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 round of the tournament, called Regionals, consists of 16 locations that include four teams, seeded 1 through 4, competing in a double-elimination bracket. The 16 national seeds are given the No. 1 seed in their assigned regional. The host sites are determined largely by merit – most national 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 regionals are paired together as in a typical 16-team bracket tournament; the regional containing the No. 1 national seed is paired with the regional containing the No. 16 national seed, that containing the No. 2 national seed with that containing the No. 15 national seed, and so forth. This creates the matchups for the second round of competition, the Super Regionals, which are a best-of-three series between the winners of each paired regional.

The Super Regionals are typically hosted by the higher national seed in the regional pairing. If that team does not advance, but the lower national seed advances, the Super Regional will be played at that team's field. If neither of the two advancing teams are national seeds, they will bid for hosting rights. 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 eight Super Regional winners meet in Omaha, Nebraska, in the Men's College World Series. The MCWS 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 MCWS and is crowned the national champion. The school with the most national champions is USC with 12, though the Trojans have not won one since 1998, and have not appeared in the World Series at all since 2002. They are followed by LSU, with 8 national champions between 1991 and 2025.

Team titles

The following table shows the total national championships won by school, as well a map of all champions.

NCAA Division I baseball tournament is located in the United States
LSU
LSU
Texas
Texas
Arizona State
Arizona State
Arizona
Arizona
Cal State Fullerton
Cal State Fullerton
Miami
Miami
Minnesota
Minnesota
Oregon State
Oregon State
California
California
Michigan
Michigan
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Carolina
Stanford
Stanford
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Coastal Carolina
Coastal Carolina
Florida
Florida
FresnoState
Fresno
State
Georgia
Georgia
HolyCross
Holy
Cross
Mississippi State
Mississippi State
Missouri
Missouri
OhioState
Ohio
State
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State
OleMiss
Ole
Miss
Pepperdine
Pepperdine
Rice
Rice
Tennessee
Tennessee
UCLA
UCLA
Virginia
Virginia
Wake Forest
Wake Forest
Wichita State
Wichita State
USC
USC
Schools that have won the NCAA Championship
12 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
Team # Years won
USC 12 1948 1958 1961 1963 1968 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1978 1998
LSU 8 1991 1993 1996 1997 2000 2009 2023 2025
Texas 6 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
Oklahoma 1951 1994 2026
Oregon State 2006 2007 2018
California 2 1947 1957
Michigan 1953 1962
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
Ole Miss 2022
Pepperdine 1992
Rice 2003
Tennessee 2024
UCLA 2013
Virginia 2015
Wake Forest 1955
Wichita State 1989

Appearances

Total Columns

Table Entries

1947 through 1974
The nation was divided into eight static districts, and each district sent one team to the College World Series, usually based on district tournaments of varying formats, including single- and double-elimination. Some formats allowed teams to pie for a place. Through 1965, districts would sometimes directly select a team to go to the College World Series, rather than holding a tournament. From 1947 through 1953, district tournaments, when held, were considered unofficial and are not recognized by the NCAA or reflected in the table below.

  •  D2  2nd place in District tournament
  •  D3  3rd place in District tournament
  •  D4  4th place in District tournament
  •  D•  5th or 6th place in District tournament
  •  P3   P5   P7  From 1947 to 1949, rather than the 8 district champions qualifying directly for the College World Series, the teams played in a playoff round before 2 or 4 teams advanced. The format of these tournaments was different in all 3 years. These teams are not considered to be College World Series participants despite finishing in the top 8.

1975 through 1998
Rather than strict geographical tournaments, teams were assigned to one of 8 balanced, loosely regional tournaments consisting of 4-team or 6-team double elimination brackets. Depending on how the tournament played out, there could be two teams tying for 3rd place, or separate 3rd and 4th place teams. Many 6-team brackets include a tie for 5th place.

  •  R2  2nd place in Regional tournament
  •  R3  3rd place in Regional tournament
  •  R4  4th place in Regional tournament
  •  R•  5th or 6th place in Regional tournament

From 1982 through 1987, the NCAA identified the top 5 teams (top 8 teams in 1987) and slotted them into separate Regionals. These teams are marked with a ⁰. Starting in 1988, all teams were seeded 1 through 6 within their Regionals, and those seeds are shown in superscript.

1999 to present
All regional tournaments consist of 4-team double elimination brackets, with distinct placements for every team. The 16 Regional winners faced off in Super Regionals, with 8 winners advancing to the College World Series.

  •  SR  Lost in the Super Regionals
  •  R2  2nd place in Regional tournament
  •  R3  3rd place in Regional tournament
  •  R4  4th place in Regional tournament

All teams are seeded 1 through 4 within their Regionals. The top 8 1-seeds are shown with a ⁰, and the remaining teams are shown by their seed in superscript.

Two additional unusual circumstances are marked in the table:

School Conference
(as of 2027)
# 16 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 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26

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Miami (FL)ACC5135254D3D2RUR2R3R2W3W7W4W5CHR2W5⁰CH⁰W3R•¹W5¹W5¹R2¹R•¹W3²R•¹W5¹W3¹RU¹W3¹W5⁰CH¹SR⁰CH³SR⁰W5⁰W5¹SR²W5²R3⁰W5²R2¹SR²R2¹R4²R3¹R2⁰W5⁰W7²R2²R3⁰R3¹R2³SR²R3
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Cal State FullertonBig West4127184W7R2R3R3CHR3R2W7R3⁰CHR2³W3³W7³RU²R3²W3¹CH²R3²R4²R2⁰W5²R2⁰W3⁴R3⁰W3²CH⁰SR⁰W3²W7⁰SR⁰W7¹SR¹R3²R3⁰SR³R2¹W7²R3²W7³SR³R3
OklahomaSEC4217123P5CHD2D3W5W5W5W4W7R3R3R3R4R3R4R•²R•²R4³R•³W5¹CH²W7³R•⁴R3²R2²R4²R3³R2¹SR³R2⁰R2¹W5²R4²SR²SR²R3³R2²RU³R3¹R2²R2²CH
Oregon StatePac-12251383W7D2D2R4R4R3⁰W7¹CH³CH³R2³R3¹SR²R2⁰W3⁰R2²R3⁰W3⁰CH¹R4²R2⁰SR²R2¹SR⁰W5²R2
MinnesotaBig Ten32853CHD4D3CHCHD3D3D4W3D2R2W5R•R3R4R•⁶R•⁵R4⁵R3⁴R•⁴R3⁵R•²R2²R3⁴R4²R3³R4³R3²R2⁴R2²R2¹SR
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South CarolinaSEC3522112D2RUR3RUR2W4W7R•R3W7R4³R2³R3²R•²R3⁰SR²SR⁰RU²W5⁰W3²R2²SR¹SR²R2²R2¹CH⁰CH⁰RU¹SR¹R2¹SR²SR²R3¹SR²R3
MichiganBig Ten261582CHD2CHR2R2R2W5W5W7⁰W3W7R2R4R4⁴R3³R2⁴R2³R3³R3²SR²R3³R2³R4³RU³R4³R2
CaliforniaACC14762CHCHW3R4²W7⁴R2⁴W7³R4³R3³R4²R4³W5³R2²R4
VanderbiltSEC231052D3D4R4²SR²R2⁰R2²R3³R2²SR⁰W3²R2⁰SR¹CH¹RU¹R4²SR²SR⁰CH⁰RU²R2⁰R3²R4⁰R3
Oklahoma StateBig 125132201P5P5W4W3CHW3RURUW7W5D2R3RU⁰W5W5⁰W3⁰W5W4⁰RU¹R2²R3²RU²R2²R2²W3¹R2²R2³W7³R2⁵R3²W7³R2²R3¹R2³SR¹R2³R2²R4³R2¹SR¹R3²W3³R4³R2¹SR²R3⁰R2¹R4¹R2³R2²R2
FloridaSEC4122141D2D2D3R2R3R2R4R•R2¹W5²R•¹W3¹R•²R2¹W3²R3¹W7²R2²R3¹R2³R2¹SR⁰RU²R4⁰SR⁰W7⁰RU⁰W7³R4⁰R4⁰W3⁰W7⁰CH⁰W3³R3¹R4¹R2⁰RU³W3²R3⁰R2
Mississippi StateSEC4023121D3D3D2W7R2W5W5R2R2⁰W3R4²R3¹R2²W5²R3²R3³R•³R4²W5⁴W5³R2¹SR¹SR¹R2³R3²R2³R2²W7³SR²R3¹RU²R2⁰SR²SR²W3⁰W5⁰CH²R2³R2¹SR
Ole MissSEC271471W3W7W5W7R3²R2³R3²R3²R3¹R4⁰SR¹SR¹SR³R2¹SR²R3³R2²R3¹W3²R4¹R4⁰R2¹SR¹SR³CH¹R2²W7
RiceAmerican231371³R2³R2²W7¹R•⁰W5²R2¹SR⁰W7⁰CH⁰R2²SR⁰W3⁰W3⁰W7¹SR²R2⁰R3¹R3²SR¹R3²R2²R2³R2
TennesseeSEC161171RU¹R•¹R2¹W3²R2²R4²W3²R3¹W7²R2⁰W7⁰SR²W5⁰CH¹SR²R4
Wichita StateAmerican281071R•R3⁰RUR3R2R4²W3¹CH²R4¹RU¹W7³RU³R•²R4¹W7⁴R•¹R•¹R2³R2¹R3³R2²R2³R2³R2¹SR²SR⁴R4⁴R4
VirginiaACC221071D3R3²R2¹R2²R4¹R3¹R2³R3²W5⁰SR⁰W3¹R3⁰SR⁰RU³CH¹R3²R3³W5²R3⁰W7¹W7²R3
GeorgiaSEC16871W7²CH³R•⁰W7²R2¹W3⁰W7⁰RU²R3³R2⁰R2⁰R2²R3⁰SR⁰R3⁰W3
UCLABig Ten271361W7R2⁰R4R2⁴R3⁴R2³R3⁴R2¹W7³R3¹SR³R2²R3²SR²R2⁰RU¹R2⁰W5¹CH⁰R2³R4²R2⁰SR²R2²R2¹W5⁰R3
MissouriSEC22861RUCHRUW7W3RUD2R3R4R3R•⁴R3⁴R3⁴R•³R3³R3³R3⁴SR¹R2²R3²R3⁴R3
Fresno StatePac-12361141D2D2W3D3D3D3D2R3R3R4R3⁰R3R2R3R2¹W7²R3⁵R4⁴W5⁴R•⁴R2⁴R•³R•⁵R4⁴R2⁴R4³R2²R2⁴R2⁴CH⁴R4²R4⁴R3³R2⁴R4⁴R4
Ohio StateBig Ten22941W7D2RUCHW7R•²R3⁴R2⁴R2¹R•⁴R•⁵R•¹SR²R4³R2³SR⁴R3³R3³R2²R3³R4⁴R3
Holy CrossPatriot13641CHD3D3W3D2W5W7D2D3R4⁴R3⁴R4⁴R4
Wake ForestACC18831RUCHD2D2R2²R3¹SR²R2¹R2⁰R2³R3³R3¹SR²R3⁰W3²R4²R2²R3
PepperdineWest Coast281021D4D2D3D2R2R3W3R2R2R2⁰R3⁵R2⁴R•³R•³CH³R4⁴R3¹R2²R3⁴R4⁴R2³R2¹R2³R4²R2²R2³SR⁴R2
Coastal CarolinaSun Belt22421⁶R•³R2⁴R3²R4³R4¹R2¹R2¹SR²R3⁰SR³R3³R3³R4²R3²CH¹R3³R3³R2¹R2³R2¹RU²R4
Florida StateACC624024—D3W7D3D2D3W4W5W5D2D3D2RUD4W7R3R4R•W7R3R4⁰R3R•R3⁰RU⁰W5²R3¹W3¹R2¹W7²W5²R3²W5¹W5¹W5¹R2¹W7⁰RU⁰W3¹SR⁰SR⁰SR¹SR¹SR²R2⁰R2⁰W7¹SR¹W5⁰SR⁰W3⁰SR⁰R4¹SR¹SR¹W5⁰R4³W5³R3³R3⁰W3¹SR¹R2
North CarolinaACC382213—P5W7D2W7D2W3R•R4⁰R•³W7¹R3²R2³R3³R2³R3²R2²R2²SR²R2²R3¹RU⁰RU⁰W3⁰W5³R2⁰W5⁰R2⁰W3³R3⁰R2⁰W5¹SR³R3¹SR³R3⁰W5⁰SR⁰RU
ClemsonACC472312—P5D3W5W5D2R4W5W5R3R2W7R4R2¹R3²R2²R4¹W7¹R•²R3¹R3¹W7¹W3³R•²R•²SR⁰W5²SR⁰W3²R3²R2¹SR⁰W5²SR¹SR²W3¹R2²R2²R3³R4³R4⁰R2¹R2¹R2³R3⁰R3⁰SR¹R3
ArkansasSEC371512—D4RUR4R4⁰W3R4⁰W5⁴R•¹W5¹R•⁴R•⁴R•⁴R4¹R3³SR²R3⁰W7²R2²R3⁰R2³R4²W3¹SR²R2²W3²R2²R2²W7¹R2⁰RU⁰W7⁰SR²W3⁰R2⁰R3⁰W3²R2
Northern ColoradoSummit211610—P7P5W7W7D2W5D2W7W5W7W7W7W7D2D3D2D4D4W5R4R4
Texas A&MSEC39238—W5D2D2W7R3R2R4R2R3R3R2¹R2¹R2²R3³R2¹W5²R2³R•²R2⁰W7¹R2²SR¹SR¹SR²R3²R2¹W7¹R3²R2³R2¹SR⁰SR³W7³R3²R2⁰W3²R2⁰RU¹R2
MaineAmerica East1797—W3R2W4R3W7W3W7W7W7⁴R4³R2⁵R•³R4⁴R3⁴R4⁴R3⁴R4
St. John'sBig East39206—W4D2D2D2W5D2D3D2D3W4D2W3D4D2R3R4R2W7R2W5R2R•R2⁵R•⁴R4⁵R2⁵R•³R3³R2³R3³R3³R2³R3³SR⁴R2³R4³R3³R3⁴SR
AlabamaSEC26126—W5D4RUR3²R2²R2¹W5¹RU²R2⁰W3²R2⁰R2²R3²R2⁰SR³R3²R4²SR³R2²R3²R2³R3¹SR²R4²R4⁰W7
AuburnSEC26126—D4W4W7R3R3⁴R3⁴R•²W7¹R2²W5²R2²SR²R3²R2²R4⁰R2²R2¹R2³R3³R2²SR²W7¹W5¹R4⁰SR⁰SR
LouisvilleACC15106—³R4³W5³R4¹SR⁰R2³R2¹W7¹W7⁰SR⁰SR⁰W5²R2⁰W3¹SR²W3
TCUBig 122096—D2³R•³R3²R3⁴R3²R2³R3¹SR¹W3¹R3²SR⁰W5⁰W3¹W3⁰W3³R2⁰R3²R2²W3²R4
Western MichiganMAC1396—W3RUD3W3W5W5D2W7D2D2⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4
UConnBig East25125—W5D2W7D3D2D3W5D2D2W5R•W7⁵R•⁵R•⁶R•²R3²SR⁴R3³R3²R2²R2²R3³SR²R3³SR
Southern IllinoisMissouri Valley1485—D4D3RUW7D2RUD2W3R4W3R2R3R•²R3
Penn StateBig Ten1775—W3D3D3RUD3W4D3W5D3D3D3D2W7D4R3R•³SR
NC StateACC3694—W3D•D•R2R4R•³R4²R3²R2²R•¹R3²R3³R•³R3⁴R3³R4¹SR²R3²R3²R2²R3¹SR³R4³R3¹SR¹W5²R2¹R2³R2¹R2²R4²W3³R3¹W7²R2³R4
Washington StatePac-121794—RUW7D2D2W3D2R2W5R2R4R4R3²R3⁴R3³R3²R2³R3
Long Beach StateBig West2184—D3³W7³W5²R3¹W3²R3²R2²R•⁴R3³W3²R2²R4²R2¹SR²SR¹R3¹R2¹R3²R2³R2¹SR
Seton HallBig East1674—W5D3D2W7D4W7W5R2R•R•R4R2R4³R4⁴R2³R3
HarvardIvy League1574—W7W5D2W7W7R•R2R2R3⁶R3⁵R3⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4
Boston CollegeACC1374—P5W4D3W5W3D4D3D2W5³R3³SR²R2²R3
Texas TechBig 121764—¹R2²R3¹R•⁴R•²R2³R3³R2²R3²R2²W7⁰W5⁰R2¹W5⁰W3⁰SR³R2³R2
LafayettePatriot1064—P3W3W7D3D3W7W7D2⁶R•⁴R4
Georgia TechACC37113—D3D2R2R2⁰R•²R3³R4⁴R•³R3²R3¹R3¹RU⁴R•²R2¹R3²R2⁰SR²R4¹W5⁰R4⁰SR⁰SR⁰W7²R2¹R2⁰R2¹R2²R2²R2³R3²R2⁰R2²R2²R2³R2²R3⁰R2
Notre DameACC24103—P5D3W3D2D2D4D3D3⁵R4⁴R2⁴R2⁴R2⁵R4²R3³R2¹R2²W5³R2¹R2³R2³R4²R3¹SR²W5
DukeACC1293—W5W5D2D2W5³R4²SR³SR²R3²SR²R3²SR
BaylorBig 122173—P3W7W7³R•⁴R•³R4⁰SR¹R4²R2²R2¹SR⁰W3³R2³R3³R3²R2²R2⁰SR²R4²R3²R3
NebraskaBig Ten2053—R3R2R3²R3¹SR⁰W7¹W7¹R2⁰W5⁰R4³R2¹R3²R3³R4²R4³R3²R2²R3³R3¹R3
HoustonBig 122192—W7D3D2D2RUR3R4R2³R3⁵R•¹R2⁰SR³R4¹SR³SR²R4³R2²SR¹R3¹R2³R2
Tulsadefunct772—RUD2W3D2D2D2R2
Oral RobertsSummit3162—D3W5R•R2R4R2R3R3R2⁶R4⁴R4³R3⁴R4⁴R2⁴R4²R2³R2³SR³R4³R2²R2⁴R3⁴R2⁴R3³R4⁴R4⁴R3⁴R4⁴R4⁴W5⁴R4
UMassMAC1162—W5D2D3D3D2W5D2D4R•⁶R•⁵R2
BradleyMissouri Valley762—W7W3D2D2D2D2²R3
BYUBig 121652—D1D4W7W5R2R3R4⁰R4R3³R•⁴R•⁵R4⁶R2³R4⁴R2³R3
NYUD3552—P3W7D2D2W3
TulaneAmerican2342—R4R3R4R2R•⁴R•⁵R•³R4⁴R4³R4¹R2²R3⁰W5³R3²R3³SR⁰W5²R2³R2³R3²R2⁴R4⁴R3
Templedefunct1342—D3D3D3W3D2R3R3W7R2R4R3R4⁴R4
UC IrvineBig West1142—²R4³R4²W3²SR⁰R2³R2³SR³W5²R2²R2²R2
Eastern MichiganMAC742—W5RUR3R2R2⁴R3⁴R4
SpringfieldD3532—W5D3W7D2D3
Iowa Statedefunct332—W3W5D2
Georgia SouthernSun Belt1522—D3W5D3R3R4R3⁵W7³R4⁴R4⁴R3⁴R3²R4⁴R4⁴R3¹R3
YaleIvy League722—RURUR4⁶R4⁶R•³R2⁴R4
West VirginiaBig 121761—D2D2D4D3D4D4R2R4R•⁵R4⁵R3²R2¹R3²R3³SR²SR¹W3
OregonBig Ten1361—W7D2³R2⁰SR⁰R2²R2³R3¹R2²R3²SR³SR¹R4¹SR
UT Rio Grande ValleySouthland1361—D2D2W4D2D2D3R2R4R3R4R4R3R4
LouisianaSun Belt2051—⁵R•⁶R•⁵R2⁵R•³R•⁴R•²SR²W3²R2³R3²R2³R3²R2⁰SR³SR¹R2³R3³R3²R2³R2
DelawareCUSA1651—D3D2D3W7R3R2R2R3R2⁵R4⁵R•³R•⁴R4⁴R4³R3⁴R4
HawaiiMountain West1351—R4R2RUR4R3R2R4⁴R•²R2²R2⁵R4³R2³R2
Missouri StateCUSA1341—R•⁵R•⁵R3⁵R2³R2²R2³W7³R3⁰SR²SR³R3⁴R3³R4
OhioMAC1241—D2D2D3D3D2D4W4D3⁵R•⁵R•⁴R4⁴R4
WashingtonBig Ten1241—D2⁶R3⁵R2⁴R2³R3³R2³R2²R2²R2³R3³W7³R3
Santa ClaraWest Coast1241—D3RUD3D2D2D2D3R4⁵R4⁴R4⁵R3⁴R3
KentuckySEC1141—³R2³R•¹R2³R2²R2²R2¹SR¹SR⁰W5³R2³R2
Saint LouisAtlantic 10841—D2D2W3D2⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4
IthacaD3541—D2D2W5D2D4
Southern MissSun Belt2231—⁵R4⁴R•³R2²R2²R3²R4³R3²R3²R2³W7³R3²R4²R3¹R2²R3³R2²R2¹SR²SR²R2¹R2¹R4
UC Santa BarbaraBig West1531—D2R2R3R•⁵R•⁴R•²R3³R3¹R4²W5²R4³R2³R3¹R2²R2
LSU New OrleansSouthland1431—R3R3R3R3R2W5R3R3³R•⁶R2⁵R3²R3⁴R3³R3
UtahBig 12531—W4D2D2⁴R2⁴R3
Wyomingdefunct531—D3D2W5D2D3
Cal State Los AngelesD2431—D2D2D3W4
RiderMetro1621—D3D3W5R4R3R3R2⁶R•⁵R•⁶R•⁶R•⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R3⁴R4
RutgersBig Ten1521—W3D3D4D4R4⁴R3⁶R2⁵R•⁵R4⁵R4³R4¹R3²R2³R3²R3
Kent StateMAC1421—D2⁴R4³R3³R•⁴R2⁴R4⁴R3⁴R4⁴R3⁴R4³R2³W5⁴R4³R3
Indiana StateMissouri Valley1321—R4R4R3W7R4⁵R3⁵R4³R4²R4²R2³R3¹SR²R2
PrincetonIvy League1221—W7D2R4⁶R•⁶R•⁴R4⁴R3⁴R4⁴R3⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4
NortheasternCAA1221—D2W7D3D3⁶R•⁶R•⁴R4³R4³R4³R4²R3⁴R3
KansasBig 12721—³W7³R3²R3³R2³R3²R4¹SR
Colgatedefunct421—W5D3D4D2
Murray StateMissouri Valley421—R4R2⁴R4⁴W7
New Hampshiredefunct221—W5D2
The CitadelSouthern1411—D3R4R4R3R3⁵W5⁶R3⁶R•⁵R4⁴R4³R4⁴R3³R3³R3
CreightonBig East1211—D4⁵R3⁴W3³R4³R4³R4³R2²R3²R3⁴R2²R2³R2
IndianaBig Ten1011—⁶R4⁴R4¹W5⁰R2³R3²R3²R2²R3³R2³R3
Loyola MarymountWest Coast911—D3W5³R3⁵R3³R•⁶R•⁴R4³R3³R2
James MadisonSun Belt911—R3R3W7⁴R•⁴R•³R3⁴R3³R2³R2
TroySun Belt911—⁶R•⁶R•²R2³R4³R3³R2³R3³R3³W5
DartmouthIvy League711—D3D3D3W5R•⁴R4⁴R3
IowaBig Ten611—W7R4³R•²R2⁴R3²R2
Stony BrookCAA611—⁴R4⁴R4⁴R3⁴W7³R3⁴R4
Michigan StateBig Ten511—W3D4R4R3³R4
San Jose StateMountain West511—D3D3³W7³R4⁴R4
RollinsD2211—RUD3
Wisconsindefunct111—W4
TuftsD3111—W5
Colorado Statedefunct111—W7
Syracusedefunct111—W3
East CarolinaAmerican367——D3D4D3D4D•R4R4R3R3R•⁵R•³R4⁶R4⁵R3¹R2¹R2⁰SR²R2³R3¹SR³R4²R3²R2¹SR²R2²R3²R4³SR¹R3¹SR¹SR⁰SR²R2¹R2³R2³R2
South AlabamaSun Belt287——D2D•R3R3R4R4R2R2³R3³R2⁴R4²R•⁵R2³R•³R•²R2⁴R2²R3⁴R4¹R3¹R3²R2³R4³R3²R3³R2³R3³R2
IllinoisBig Ten135——P5P7D3D2³R4³R3⁵R2³R3⁴R2³R3⁰SR²R4³R3
Denverdefunct64——P5D2D3D3D2D2
StetsonASUN203——R2R4⁵R2⁵R4⁶R•⁶R•⁴R3⁴R•³R2³R2⁴R4⁴R2⁴R4⁴R4³R3²R2⁴R4¹SR⁴R3³R3
San Diego StatePac-12143——R2R4R4R3R2R•³R2⁵R•³R3⁴R4³R4⁴R3⁴R3³R4
GonzagaPac-12123——D2D3D3R4R2R2R4³R3³R3³R3²R3²R3
Idahodefunct33——D2D2D2
Central MichiganMAC152——D3R3R4R3R2R•R2R4³R3⁴R•⁵R•⁵R4³R3⁴R2⁴R3
VCUAtlantic 10152——⁵R•⁶R2³R3³R3²R2⁴R4²R3⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴SR²R3³R2³R3⁴R3
LamarSouthland142——R4R4R3R3R2R2R•⁴R•⁵R3³R3³R2³R4⁴R4⁴R4
South FloridaAmerican142——R3R2³R•⁴R•⁵R•⁴R•⁴R3⁴R3³R3³R2³R3²R3²R3⁴SR
Dallas BaptistPac-12142——²R4³SR²R2²R4¹R2²R2³R2³R2²R2³SR³R4²R2²R3²R3
Virginia TechACC122——D2D3R4R4⁵R•⁵R4³R3⁴R4²R2¹R2⁰SR²R4
Providencedefunct92——D2D4D3D4D2D3⁶R3⁶R•²R2
MarylandBig Ten92——D4D3D4²SR³SR³R3³R2¹R2²R3
CincinnatiBig 1282——D3D3D2D2D4⁴R3³R3²R3
Air ForceMountain West72——D3D2D2D3D3D3⁴R2
CharlestonCAA72——³R2²R3²SR²R2³R3⁴SR²R2
Cal State NorthridgeBig West62——D3³R2³R4²R3⁵R2²R3
Kansas StateBig 1262——²R2³R3³R4¹SR³SR³R3
Detroit Mercydefunct52——D4D2D4D4D2
Furmandefunct52——D2D4R2⁶R4⁴R4
MemphisAmerican52——R3R2R2⁴R3³R4
Boston Universitydefunct42——D2D3D3D2
Northern Iowadefunct32——D2D2⁴R3
Weber Statedefunct32——D2D3D2
Vermontdefunct22——D2D2
JacksonvilleASUN151——D•R2²R4³R•⁴R3³R•³R3³R3⁴R4³R3⁴R4³R3³R3²R3⁴R4
Middle TennesseeCUSA131——R4R4R2R•⁶R•⁴R•⁶R•⁶R4⁴R2³R4⁴R4⁴R4²R3
Western CarolinaSouthern121——R3R•R3⁵R•⁶R•⁵R2⁶R4⁴R•⁵R4³R2³R2⁴R3
Sam HoustonCUSA121——R3⁵R•⁶R•⁴R2⁴R4⁴R4³R2³R3³R2³R3³SR³R3
Florida AtlanticAmerican121——²R2²R3³SR²R3³R2³R3²R2²R2²R2²R3³R2²R3
UNLVMountain West111——R3R2R4R3⁴R3⁵R4³R•²R2⁴R4⁴R3²R3
FIUCUSA111——⁵R•⁵R4⁴R•⁵R4³R3³R2³SR²R4³R4²R4⁴R3
Louisiana TechSun Belt101——D2R4R4R3R3R3³R2¹R2²R3²R4
NavyPatriot91——D3R4R2R•⁶R•⁴R4³R3⁴R4⁴R3
RichmondAtlantic 1081——D•R•⁴R4⁶R4⁴R•²R2²SR²R2
Miami (OH)MAC81——D3D3R2R4R3⁴R3³R3⁴R4
VillanovaBig East61——D3D3D3D3⁶R2⁴R•
Tennessee TechSouthern61——D3⁶R4⁴R3⁴R3⁴R3²SR
PortlandWest Coast51——D3D2R4⁶R•⁶R3
East Tennessee StateSouthern51——R4R3R2⁴R4³R4
Western KentuckyCUSA51——R2⁴R3⁴R4³R2³R4
Cal PolyBig West51——³R4²R3¹R2³R2³SR
North Dakota StateSummit41——D2⁴R4⁴R3⁴R3
Ball StateMAC41——D4D2⁴R3⁴R4
Bowling GreenMAC41——D2⁶R•⁴R4⁴R4
Morehead StateOhio Valley41——R4R2⁴R4⁴R4
EvansvilleMissouri Valley41——⁶R•³R3³R2⁴SR
Le MoyneNEC41——⁶R2⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4
UTSAAmerican41——⁵R•⁴R4⁴R4²SR
Trinity (TX)D331——D2D3D3
Little RockUAC31——⁴R4⁴R2⁴SR
La SalleAtlantic 1021——D3R2
Saint Joseph'sAtlantic 1021——D2D3
MarshallSun Belt21——D4R2
Kennesaw StateCUSA21——³SR³R3
NorthwesternBig Ten11——D2
GettysburgD311——D2
Oklahoma CityNAIA11——R2
DavidsonAtlantic 1011——⁴SR
Bethune–CookmanSWAC17———⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R3⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R3⁴R4³R2⁴R4
UCFBig 1214———⁴R3⁶R4⁴R4²R4³R•²R2¹R2²R3³R2²R3²R2²R4³R2²R3
ArmyPatriot12———⁴R4⁴R4⁴R3⁴R2⁴R4⁴R4⁴R3⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4
UNC WilmingtonCAA12———³R2³R2³R3²R2³R3²R3²R2²R2⁴R2⁴R4³R4²R3
Wright StateHorizon11———⁵R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4³R2³R2⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R2
SouthernSWAC10———R•⁶R•⁴R3⁴R4⁴R4³R3⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4
San DiegoWest Coast10———³R3⁴R3³R3⁰R4²R2²R3²R4³R2³R3²R3
Old DominionSun Belt9———R•R•⁴R•³R•⁵R3⁴R•²R4³R4¹R2
LibertyCUSA9———⁶R•⁶R•⁴R3³R2³R4³R3³R2³R4³R2
Central ConnecticutNEC9———⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R3⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4
ColumbiaIvy League8———R•⁴R4⁴R3³R4³R2⁴R4³R2⁴R3
George MasonAtlantic 108———R•⁶R•⁵R4⁶R•³R4³R4⁴R4⁴R2
George WashingtonAtlantic 107———D4D4D4R4⁵R•⁶R•⁴R4
ValparaisoMissouri Valley7———D3D4D3D4D4⁴R4⁴R3
PennIvy League7———R4⁵R4⁴R•⁶R4⁶R•⁴R2⁴R4
CampbellCAA7———⁶R•⁴R3⁴R4³R2³R2³R3²R2
CharlotteAmerican7———⁶R•⁵R•³R2³R4³R3²R3³R2
MaristMetro7———⁶R•⁴R3⁴R3³R3⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4
Texas StatePac-127———⁶R3⁴R4⁴R3²R4²R3²R2³R3
UICMissouri Valley7———⁴R4⁴R4⁴R3⁴R3⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4
BinghamtonAmerica East7———⁴R3⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4
New MexicoMountain West6———D3³R3⁴R4³R3³R4³R3
Jackson StateSWAC6———R4R•⁶R•⁴R4⁴R4⁴R3
FordhamAtlantic 106———R3⁶R•⁶R•⁶R3⁶R•⁴R4
McNeeseSouthland6———⁶R4⁶R4³R4⁴R4³R4⁴R4
Southeastern LouisianaSouthland6———⁵R4⁶R•⁴R3³R3²R3⁴R4
Austin PeayUAC6———⁶R•⁴R4⁴R3⁴R3⁴R2²R2
BucknellPatriot6———⁶R•⁴R4⁴R4⁴R3⁴R4⁴R3
Southeast Missouri StateOhio Valley6———⁶R•⁴R3⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R2
ElonCAA6———³R4²R3³R3²R3³R4³R2
Jacksonville StateCUSA6———⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R2³R2
Grambling StateSWAC5———R•R4R•⁴R4⁴R4
LIUNEC5———D3⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4
Louisiana–MonroeSun Belt5———R•⁶R•³R4³R2⁴R3
NichollsSouthland5———⁴R•⁵R•⁶R•⁴R4³R4
UT ArlingtonUAC5———⁶R•⁴R•⁴R3⁴R4³R4
NevadaMountain West5———²R4⁴R3²R2³R3³R4
WinthropBig South5———⁵R3⁴R3²R2²R3²R2
MilwaukeeHorizon5———⁴R3⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R2
New Mexico StateCUSA5———⁴R4³R3²R4⁴R4⁴R4
Texas SouthernSWAC5———⁴R3⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4
XavierBig East5———³R3⁴R3⁴R2³R2³R2
ManhattanMetro4———D3⁴R2⁴R4⁴R4
Appalachian StateSun Belt4———D4R•R•³R2
Illinois StateMissouri Valley4———R3⁶R•³R3³R2
William & MaryCAA4———R•³R4³R2⁴R2
Eastern KentuckyUAC4———R4R4R•⁶R•
Northwestern StateSouthland4———⁶R•⁵R4³R3⁴R3
UNC GreensboroSouthern4———⁵R3⁶R4⁴R3⁴R4
MonmouthCAA4———⁶R•⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4
Sacred HeartMetro4———⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4
LipscombASUN4———⁴R3⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4
MercerSouthern4———⁴R3³R4⁴R4⁴R4
SamfordSouthern4———³R2⁴R3⁴R4³R3
BryantAmerica East4———³R3³R4²R4⁴R4
CanisiusMetro4———⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4
ColbyD23———D3D4D3
PittsburghACC3———D3D3⁵R3
PurdueBig Ten3———R•¹R3²R3
TowsonCAA3———⁶R4⁵R4³R3
UMBCAmerica East3———⁶R•⁴R4⁴R4
Eastern IllinoisOhio Valley3———⁴R3⁴R4⁴R4
Rhode IslandAtlantic 103———⁴R4⁴R3³R4
San FranciscoWest Coast3———³R3⁴R3³R3
Prairie View A&MSWAC3———⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4
Sacramento StateBig West3———⁴R3⁴R4⁴R3
Florida A&MSWAC3———⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4
Saint Mary'sWest Coast3———³R4⁴R3⁴R2
Alabama StateSWAC3———⁴R4⁴R4⁴R4
FairfieldMetro3———⁴R4³R2⁴R4
Grand CanyonMountain West3———⁴R4³R4⁴R2
AlmaD32———D3D4
Cal Poly PomonaD22———D3D4
Arkansas StateSun Belt2———D3⁶R3
Buffalodefunct2———D4D3
Northern IllinoisHorizon2———D4³R3
CornellIvy League2———R3⁴R4
UABAmerican2———⁶R4⁴R4
SienaMetro2———⁴R4⁴R3
UC RiversideBig West2———³R3²R3
Youngstown StateHorizon2———⁴R4⁴R3
North Carolina A&TCAA2———⁴R4⁴R4
QuinnipiacMetro2———⁴R4⁴R3
LehighPatriot2———⁴R4⁴R4
WoffordSouthern2———⁴R4³R3
BelmontMissouri Valley2———⁴R2³R4
South Dakota StateSummit2———⁴R4⁴R4
RadfordBig South2———²R2⁴R4
Houston ChristianSouthland2———⁴R4⁴R4
Utah ValleyBig West2———⁴R4⁴R3
USC UpstateBig South2———⁴R4³R3
AshlandD21———D3
SeattleWest Coast1———D4
Willamettedefunct1———D•
OccidentalD31———D3
American InternationalD21———D3
Florida SouthernD21———D4
BridgeportD31———D3
Puget SoundD31———R3
CatholicD31———R4
Portland Statedefunct1———R4
Hardin–SimmonsD31———R•
NYITD21———R4
AkronMAC1———⁶R•
Charleston SouthernBig South1———⁶R•
Northeastern Illinois    }}defunct1———⁶R•
ButlerBig East1———⁴R4
WagnerNEC1———⁴R4
Birmingham–SouthernSchool closed1———³R3
St. BonaventureAtlantic 101———⁴R4
UNC AshevilleBig South1———⁴R4
BrownIvy League1———⁴R4
AlbanyAmerica East1———⁴R4
UC DavisMountain West1———⁴R3
Mount St. Mary'sMetro1———⁴R4
Georgia StateSun Belt1———⁴R4
Alcorn StateSWAC1———⁴R4
DaytonAtlantic 101———⁴R4
Central ArkansasUAC1———⁴R2
Savannah StateD21———⁴R4
Cal State BakersfieldBig West1———⁴R3
Florida Gulf CoastASUN1———²R3
HartfordD31———⁴R4
OmahaSummit1———⁴R4
NJITAmerica East1———⁴R3
Norfolk StateNEC1———⁴R4
PresbyterianBig South1———⁴R4
Coppin StateNEC1———⁴R4
HofstraCAA1———⁴R4
High PointBig South1———⁴R3
NiagaraMetro1———⁴R4
Northern KentuckyHorizon1———⁴R4
Tarleton StateUAC1———³R3

List of NCAA Division I teams with no appearances

List of schools
School Conference
Abilene ChristianUAC
Alabama A&MSWAC
Arkansas–Pine BluffSWAC
BellarmineAtlantic Sun
California BaptistBig West
Delaware StateNEC
Fairleigh DickinsonNEC
Gardner–WebbBig South
GeorgetownBig East
Incarnate WordSouthland
IonaMetro
LindenwoodOhio Valley
LongwoodBig South
Maryland Eastern ShoreNEC
MercyhurstNEC
MerrimackMetro
Mississippi Valley StateSWAC
New HavenNEC
North AlabamaUAC
North FloridaASUN
OaklandHorizon
PacificWest Coast
QueensASUN
Saint Peter'sMetro
St. ThomasSummit
SIU EdwardsvilleOhio Valley
Southern IndianaOhio Valley
Stephen F. AustinSouthland
StonehillNEC
UT MartinOhio Valley
Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiSouthland
ToledoMAC
UC San DiegoBig West
UMass LowellAmerica East
Utah TechMountain West
VMISouthern
West GeorgiaUAC
West FloridaASUN
Western Illinois Ohio Valley
  1. 1 2 Will become eligible for the tournament in 2028 after completing transition period from Division II.
  2. ↑ Will become eligible for the tournament in 2029 after completing transition period from Division II.
  3. ↑ The Peacocks had won the 1994 MAAC Tournament but at the time, the NCAA Tournament did not give all tournament winners an auto bid, so Saint Peter's had to play Atlantic 10 champion West Virginia in a best-of-three "NCAA Play-In Series". The Peacocks lost in two games, which meant the Mountaineers went to the NCAA tournament.
  4. ↑ Joining the West Coast Conference in July 2027.
  5. ↑ Will become eligible for the tournament in 2030 after completing transition period from Division II.

Past formats

Overview of Tournament Formats
Year Total Teams Region Super Regional College World Series
No. Teams Format Teams Format Championship
1947 8 2 4 Single-elimination 2 Best-of-three
1948 2 4 Double-elimination 2 Best-of-three
1949 4 2 Best-of-three 4 Double-elimination
1950–1953 8 Each district determined its manner for selection, some held unofficial tournaments 8 Double-elimination
1954 24 8 2 to 4 Varied
1955 25
1956 24 1 to 4
1957 23 2 to 4
1958 26
1959 22 1 to 4
1960 25
1961 2 to 4
1962 27
1963 23
1964 21 1 to 4
1965 23 2 to 4
1966 29
1967 25
1968 27 2 to 5
1969 23 2 to 4
1970 26
1971 23
1972 28 2 to 6
1973 32 3 to 6
1974 28 2 to 6
1975 32 4 Double-elimination
1976–1981 34 4 or 6
1982–1987 36
1988–1998 48 6 Double-elimination Single-elimination
1999–2003 64 16 4 Best-of-three
2004–pres. Best-of-three

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–present

For the first time, the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament seeded the top 16 teams, rather than only the top 8 teams as had been the practice since 1999. This ensures that the regional featuring top ranked team will be paired with the regional hosted by the sixteenth seeded team, where the previous Super Regionals qualifiers were paired generally along geographical lines. ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, & ESPN3 covered every regional. Prior to 2025, the Longhorn Network also covered games that Texas hosts for people in Texas for regionals but featured on ESPN3 since Longhorn Network was an ESPN sports network only in Texas. The Longhorn Network shut down on July 1, 2024 when Texas joined the Southeastern Conference.

All Super Regionals are on ESPN, ESPN2 & ESPNU. However they are mainly on ESPN2 & ESPNU. The CWS is on ESPN & ESPN2.

National seeds

In 1999, the NCAA began awarding 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, forcing the Titans to play their super regional at Ohio State. Also in 1999, Rice hosted a super regional at the Astrodome, which was in its final season as home of the Houston Astros. The Owls' rebuilt facility, Reckling Park, hosted its first regional in 2001 and first super regional in 2002. 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 ability to host the super regional if the higher seed does not advance.

Gray Shade and Italics indicates team made the Men's College World Series. Bold Italics indicates team won the Men's College World Series.

Year No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 No. 8 No. 9 No. 10 No. 11 No. 12 No. 13 No. 14 No. 15 No. 16
1999 Miami (FL) Florida State Cal State Fullerton Baylor Alabama Stanford Texas A&M Rice Not released
2000 South Carolina LSU Georgia Tech Clemson Houston Florida State Arizona State Stanford
2001 Cal State Fullerton Miami (FL) Southern California Stanford Tulane Georgia East Carolina Nebraska
2002 Florida State Clemson Alabama Rice Texas South Carolina Wake Forest Stanford
2003 Florida State LSU Georgia Tech Auburn Rice Stanford Cal State Fullerton Miami (FL)
2004 Texas South Carolina Miami (FL) Georgia Tech Stanford Rice Arizona State Arkansas
2005 Tulane Georgia Tech Nebraska Baylor Ole Miss Cal State Fullerton Florida Oregon State
2006 Clemson Rice Texas Alabama Cal State Fullerton Nebraska Georgia Georgia Tech
2007 Vanderbilt Rice North Carolina Texas Arizona State Florida State Arkansas San Diego
2008 Miami (FL) North Carolina Arizona State Florida State Cal State Fullerton Rice LSU Georgia
2009 Texas Cal State Fullerton LSU North Carolina Arizona State UC Irvine Oklahoma Florida
2010 Arizona State Texas Florida Coastal Carolina Virginia UCLA Louisville Georgia Tech
2011 Virginia Florida North Carolina South Carolina Florida State Vanderbilt Texas Rice
2012 Florida UCLA Florida State Baylor Oregon North Carolina LSU South Carolina
2013 North Carolina Vanderbilt Oregon State LSU Cal State Fullerton Virginia Florida State Oregon
2014 Oregon State Florida Virginia Indiana Florida State Louisiana–Lafayette TCU LSU
2015 UCLA LSU Louisville Florida Miami (FL) Illinois TCU Missouri State
2016 Florida Louisville Miami (FL) Texas A&M Texas Tech Mississippi State Clemson LSU
2017 Oregon State North Carolina Florida LSU Texas Tech TCU Louisville Stanford
2018 Florida Stanford Oregon State Ole Miss Arkansas North Carolina Florida State Georgia Texas Tech Clemson Stetson East Carolina Texas Minnesota Coastal Carolina NC State
2019 UCLA Vanderbilt Georgia Tech Georgia Arkansas Mississippi State Louisville Texas Tech Oklahoma State East Carolina Stanford Ole Miss LSU North Carolina West Virginia Oregon State
2020 No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Arkansas Texas Tennessee Vanderbilt Arizona TCU Mississippi State Texas Tech Stanford Notre Dame Old Dominion Ole Miss East Carolina Oregon Florida Louisiana Tech
2022 Tennessee Stanford Oregon State Virginia Tech Texas A&M Miami (FL) Oklahoma State East Carolina Texas North Carolina Southern Miss Louisville Florida Auburn Maryland Georgia Southern
2023 Wake Forest Florida Arkansas Clemson LSU Vanderbilt Virginia Stanford Miami (FL) Coastal Carolina Oklahoma State Kentucky Auburn Indiana State South Carolina Alabama
2024 Tennessee Kentucky Texas A&M North Carolina Arkansas Clemson Georgia Florida State Oklahoma NC State Oklahoma State Virginia Arizona UC Santa Barbara Oregon State East Carolina
2025 Vanderbilt Texas Arkansas Auburn North Carolina LSU Georgia Oregon State Florida State Ole Miss Clemson Oregon Coastal Carolina Tennessee UCLA Southern Miss
2026 UCLA Georgia Tech Georgia Auburn North Carolina Texas Alabama Florida Southern Miss Florida State Oregon Texas A&M Nebraska Mississippi State Kansas West Virginia

Regional and Super Regional Hosts (1999–present)

Starting in 1999, the NCAA expanded to a 64-team format with a regional and subsequent super regional round, with the winners of the super regionals advancing to the MCWS. The tournament begins with 16 double-elimination regional sites of four teams each; the NCAA seeds the teams 1–4 and announces the host school and venue, which is generally hosted by the highest seeded team in the region at their home stadium. The winners of each regional (16 teams) advance to the super regional round, divided into eight super regional locations, each with two teams facing off in a best-of-three series; once again, the NCAA announces the host site between rounds, and each super regional is generally hosted by the higher-seeded of the two teams.

Teams must submit a bid for hosting rights. At times, the host venue has been hosted at a venue of the highest seed's choosing that is not its home field, or hosted by a team that is not the highest team in the region, due to a number of factors including scheduling conflicts at the highest team's home venue, the host school's home venue being inadequate to host according to NCAA criteria, the host school not submitting a bid, and severe weather.

Host School City State Venue Reg. Hosted Host Reg. Won Win Pct. Years Hosted Super Reg. Hosted Host Super Reg. Won Win Pct. Years Hosted
Florida State Tallahassee FL Dick Howser Stadium 21 17 .810 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2024, 2025, 2026 12 7 .583 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2024
LSU Baton Rouge LA Alex Box Stadium: 1999–2008

Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field: 2009–present

18 16 .889 1999*, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025 13 10 .769 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025
Florida Gainesville FL McKethan Stadium: 2002–2018

Condron Ballpark: 2021–present

15 10 .667 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2026 10 9 .900 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023
North Carolina Chapel Hill NC Boshamer Stadium: 2006–2007, 2009–present

USA Baseball National Training Complex (Cary, NC): 2008

14 12 .857 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026 11 8 .727 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026
Texas Austin TX Disch-Falk Field: 2002–2006, 2009–present

Dell Diamond (Round Rock, TX): 2007

14 11 .786 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2025, 2026 10 9 .900 2000, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2021, 2026
Miami (FL) Coral Gables FL Mark Light Field 14 10 .714 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023 7 7 1.000 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2015, 2016
South Carolina Columbia SC Sarge Frye Field: 2000–2007

Founders Park: 2010–present

13 11 .846 2000, 2001*, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2021*, 2023 8 5 .625 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2021
Stanford Stanford CA Sunken Diamond 13 10 .769 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 7 7 1.000 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2022, 2023
Clemson Clemson SC Doug Kingsmore Stadium 13 7 .538 2000, 2001*, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025 5 4 .800 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2024
Cal State Fullerton Fullerton CA Goodwin Field 12 10 .833 2000*, 2001, 2003, 2004*, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 10 6 .600 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2018
Arkansas Fayetteville AR Baum-Walker Stadium 12 6 .500 1999, 2004, 2006*, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 6 5 .833 2004, 2015*, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2025
Oregon State Corvallis OR Goss Stadium 11 9 .818 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2025 8 7 .875 2005, 2006, 2007*, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2025
Texas A&M College Station TX Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park 11 8 .727 1999, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2024, 2026 5 4 .800 1999, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2024
Virginia Charlottesville VA Davenport Field 11 6 .545 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2023, 2024 7 5 .714 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2023, 2024
Rice Houston TX The Astrodome (Houston, TX): 1999

Reckling Park: 2001–present

11 6 .545 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014 6 6 1.000 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008
Ole Miss Oxford MS Swayze Field 11 6 .545 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2025 3 0 .000 2005, 2006, 2009
Georgia Tech Atlanta GA Russ Chandler Stadium 11 5 .455 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2019, 2026 5 2 .400 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
Vanderbilt Nashville TN Hawkins Field 10 6 .600 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025 6 3 .500 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021
Louisville Louisville KY Jim Patterson Stadium 9 8 .889 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022 7 4 .571 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2025
Arizona State Tempe AZ Packard Stadium: 2000–2011

HoHoKam Stadium (Mesa, AZ): 2002

9 7 .778 2000, 2002*, 2003, 2005*, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 4 3 .750 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Georgia Athens GA Foley Field 9 6 .667 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2018, 2019, 2024, 2025, 2026 5 4 .800 2001, 2006, 2008, 2024, 2026
TCU Fort Worth TX Lupton Stadium 8 6 .750 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021 4 4 1.000 2014, 2015, 2017, 2023*
East Carolina Greenville NC Fleming Stadium (Wilson, NC): 2001 Reg.

Grainger Stadium (Kinston, NC): 2001 Super Reg., 2004


Clark–LeClair Stadium: 2009–present

8 6 .750 2001, 2004, 2009, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 2 0 .000 2001, 2022
UCLA Los Angeles CA Jackie Robinson Stadium 8 5 .625 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2025, 2026 4 3 .750 2010, 2012, 2019, 2025
Mississippi State Mississippi State MS Dudy Noble Field 7 6 .875 2000, 2003, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2026 4 3 .750 2007, 2016, 2019, 2021
NC State Raleigh NC Fleming Stadium (Wilson, NC): 2003

Doak Field: 2008–present

7 5 .714 2003, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2024 1 1 1.000 2013
Auburn Auburn AL Plainsman Park 7 4 .571 1999*, 2003, 2010, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026 2 0 .000 2025, 2026
Nebraska Lincoln NE Buck Beltzer Stadium: 2001

Haymarket Park: 2002–present

7 3 .429 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2026 3 3 1.000 2001, 2002, 2005
Oklahoma State Stillwater OK Allie P. Reynolds Stadium: 2008–2015

Bricktown Ballpark (Oklahoma City, OK): 2019


O'Brate Stadium: 2022–present

7 2 .286 2008, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 1 0 .000 2014
Tennessee Knoxville TN Lindsey Nelson Stadium 6 6 1.000 2001*, 2005, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 3 2 .667 2021, 2022, 2024
Texas Tech Lubbock TX Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park 6 4 .667 1999*, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 5 4 .800 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021
Coastal Carolina Conway SC BB&T Coastal Field (Myrtle Beach, SC): 2007, 2010

Charles Watson Stadium: 2008
Springs Brooks Stadium: 2018–present

6 3 .500 2007, 2008, 2010, 2018, 2023, 2025 1 0 .000 2010
Oklahoma Norman OK Bricktown Ballpark (Oklahoma City, OK): 2000–2004

L. Dale Mitchell Park: 2006–present

6 2 .333 2000*, 2004*, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2024
Alabama Tuscaloosa AL Sewell-Thomas Stadium 5 4 .800 1999, 2002, 2006, 2023, 2026 3 2 .667 1999, 2006, 2026
Long Beach State Long Beach CA Blair Field 5 2 .400 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2017 2 0 .000 2004, 2017
Oregon Eugene OR PK Park 5 2 .400 2012, 2013, 2021, 2025, 2026 2 0 .000 2012, 2023
Notre Dame Notre Dame IN Frank Eck Stadium 5 2 .400 1999*, 2001, 2002*, 2004, 2021
Southern Miss Hattiesburg MS Pete Taylor Park 5 1 .200 2003*, 2017, 2022, 2025, 2026 2 0 .000 2022, 2023
Baylor Waco TX Baylor Ballpark 4 3 .750 1999, 2000, 2005, 2012 3 1 .333 1999, 2005, 2012
Wake Forest Winston-Salem NC David F. Couch Ballpark 4 3 .750 1999, 2002, 2017, 2023 1 1 1.000 2023
Kentucky Lexington KY Cliff Hagan Stadium: 2006–2017

Kentucky Proud Park: 2023–present

4 2 .500 2006, 2017, 2023, 2024 1 1 1.000 2024
Houston Houston TX Schroeder Park 4 1 .250 1999, 2000, 2015, 2017 1 0 .000 2000
USC Los Angeles CA Dedeaux Field 3 3 1.000 1999*, 2001, 2002 1 1 1.000 2001
Arizona Tucson AZ Hi Corbett Field 3 2 .667 2012, 2021, 2024 2 2 1.000 2012, 2021
Louisiana Lafayette LA M.L. Tigue Moore Field 3 2 .667 2000*, 2014, 2016 1 0 .000 2014
Wichita State Wichita KS Eck Stadium 3 1 .333 1999, 2002, 2007 1 0 .000 2007
Tulane New Orleans LA Turchin Stadium: 2001 Regional, 2005–present

Zephyr Field (Metairie, LA): 2001 Super Regional

2 2 1.000 2001, 2005 2 2 1.000 2001, 2005
Ohio State Columbus OH Bill Davis Stadium 2 1 .500 1999, 2001* 2 0 .000 1999*, 2003
West Virginia Morgantown WV Kendrick Family Ballpark 2 1 .500 2019, 2026 1 1 1.000 2026
Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA English Field 2 1 .500 2013, 2022 1 0 .000 2022
Minnesota Minneapolis MN Siebert Field 2 1 .500 2000*, 2018
Indiana Bloomington IN Bart Kaufman Field 2 1 .500 2013, 2014
UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara CA Lake Elsinore Diamond (Lake Elsinore, CA): 2015

Caesar Uyesaka Stadium: 2024

2 0 .000 2015, 2024
Illinois Champaign IL Illinois Field 1 1 1.000 2015 1 0 .000 2015
Kansas Lawrence KS Hoglund Ballpark 1 1 1.000 2026 1 0 .000 2026
Kansas State Manhattan KS Tointon Family Stadium 1 1 1.000 2013
Missouri State Springfield MO Route 66 Stadium 1 1 1.000 2015
Stetson DeLand FL Melching Field at Conrad Park 1 1 1.000 2018
Indiana State Terre Haute IN Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium 1 1 1.000 2023
Rutgers Piscataway NJ Yogi Berra Stadium (Montclair, NJ): 2000 1 0 .000 2000
Pepperdine Malibu CA Eddy D. Field Stadium 1 0 .000 2006
Missouri Columbia MO Taylor Stadium 1 0 .000 2007
San Diego San Diego CA Tony Gwynn Stadium (San Diego, CA): 2007 1 0 .000 2007
Michigan Ann Arbor MI Ray Fisher Stadium 1 0 .000 2008*
UC Irvine Irvine CA Anteater Ballpark 1 0 .000 2009
UConn Storrs CT Dodd Memorial Stadium (Norwich, CT): 2010 1 0 .000 2010*
Purdue West Lafayette IN U.S. Steel Yard (Gary, IN): 2012 1 0 .000 2012
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo CA Robin Baggett Stadium 1 0 .000 2014
Dallas Baptist Dallas TX Horner Ballpark 1 0 .000 2015
Louisiana Tech Ruston LA J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park 1 0 .000 2021
Georgia Southern Statesboro GA J. I. Clements Stadium 1 0 .000 2022
Maryland College Park MD Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium 1 0 .000 2022
California Berkeley CA Stephen Schott Stadium (Santa Clara, CA): 2011 1 1 1.000 2011
Troy Troy AL Riddle–Pace Field 1 1 1.000 2026
Duke Durham NC Jack Coombs Field 1 0 .000 2025

Notes

  1. ↑ In 2021, due to COVID-19 safety measures, super regional sites were all hosted at sites that also hosted regionals. South Carolina's home stadium, Founders Park, which hosted a regional, remained as host for the Super Regional matchup between Virginia and Dallas Baptist, which had both advanced out of regionals they did not host.
  2. ↑ The entire Virginia campus has a Charlottesville mailing address, but its ballpark is in unincorporated Albemarle County, which encloses but does not include the city of Charlottesville.
  3. ↑ West Virginia University is in Morgantown, but its ballpark is off-campus and outside the city limits in the town of Granville.
  4. ↑ The UCSB campus has a Santa Barbara mailing address, but is entirely in the unincorporated community of Isla Vista.
  5. ↑ The Pepperdine campus has a Malibu mailing address, but is entirely outside the city limits in unincorporated Los Angeles County.

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.

The second-longest game in tournament history occurred in a 2014 regional game between host TCU and Sam Houston State at Lupton Stadium in Fort Worth. TCU won 3–2 in 22 innings.

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.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "WVU's 1994 NCAA Tournament Team to be Recognized During Baseball Alumni Weekend". April 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ "DI Baseball Championship moves to 16 seeds". NCAA. October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "2009 NCAA Div. I Baseball College World Series Bracket" (in column 1 (Regionals), click on Austin box; then click on Texas–BC box), NCAA.com (NCAA).
  5. ↑ "TCU Wins Epic Thriller in 22 Innings". TCU Athletics. May 3, 2026. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Kent State tops Kentucky in 21-inning NCAA tournament marathon, 7–6". The Plain Dealer. June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2012.