NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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 Men's College World Series (MCWS) at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.

NCAA Division I
Baseball Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
SportBaseball
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
First season1947
Organising bodyNCAA
No. of teams64
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)
LSU
Most titlesSouthern California (12)
TV partner(s)ESPN
ESPN2
Level on pyramid1
Official websitencaa.com/baseball

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

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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 7 national champions between 1991 and 2023.

Team titles

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

Appearances

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The following tables show the total appearances in the NCAA Tournament by school. The official NCAA record only includes the District playoff games starting in 1954, so only the top 8 teams from earlier years appear on this table. This may not align with every individual school's media guide.

Appearances by team

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Total Columns

  • School refers to the current name and branding of the baseball team.
  • Conference shows where the school as of the 2024 season.
  •  #  Total appearances in the NCAA Tournament, not counting vacated appearances.
  •  16  Finished in the top 16 of the tournament: top 2 in a District or Regional (1950 through 1998) or won a Regional (1999 to present). Prior to 1966, some Districts would just select a representative straight into the College World Series, so some years may not have 16 teams with this designation.
  •  WS  Total appearances in the College World Series
  •  CH  National Championships

Table Entries

  •  CH  National Champion
  •  RU  National Runner-up
  •  W3   W4   W5   W7  Played in the College World Series with the given placement. All World Series since 1950 have had 2 teams finish in 5th and two teams finish in 7th. Since 1988, all have had 2 teams finish in 3rd, but before then, some years would have separate 3rd and 4th place teams, depending on how the bracket played out.

From 1982 through 1986, the NCAA identified the top 5 teams and slotted them into separate Regionals. Those teams are shown in with double underline. From 1987 through 1998, all eight Regionals included a top seed, which are also shown with double underline. Starting in 1999, there were 16 Regionals, and the top 8 national seeds are shown with double underline, while the next 8 seeds are shown with single underline. These seeded teams are not always the host of the Regional, but in recent years, the list of hosts aligns very closely to the list of top seeds.

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Le MoyneD241--R2RRR
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SouthernSWAC10---RRR3RRR3RRRR
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LibertyCUSA8---RRR3R2RR3R2R
TroySun Belt8---RRR2RR3R2R3R3
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ColumbiaIvy League7---RRR3RR2RR2
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MaristMAAC7---RR3R3R3RRR
PennIvy League7---RRRRRR2R
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Jackson StateSWAC6---RRRRRR3
FordhamAtlantic 106---R3RRR3RR
McNeeseSouthland6---RRRRRR
Southeastern LouisianaSouthland6---RRR3R3R3R
Austin PeayASUN6---RRR3R3R2R2
BucknellPatriot6---RRRR3RR3
ElonColonial6---RR3R3R3RR2
UICMVC6---RRR3R3RR
Southeast Missouri StateOhio Valley6---RR3RRRR2
Texas StateSun Belt6---R3RR3RR3R2
Louisiana–MonroeSun Belt5---RRRR2R3
UT ArlingtonSun Belt5---RRR3RR
NevadaMountain West5---RR3R2R3R
WinthropBig South5---R3R3R2R3R2
New Mexico StateWAC5---RR3RRR
Jacksonville StateCUSA5---RRRRR2
Texas SouthernSWAC5---R3RRRR
BinghamtonAmerica East5---R3RRRR
Grambling StateSWAC5---RRRRR
NichollsSouthland5---RRRRR
XavierBig East5---R3R3R2R2R2
ManhattanMAAC4---D3R2RR
Appalachian StateSun Belt4---DRRR2
Illinois StateMissouri Valley4---R3RR3R2
William & MaryColonial4---RRR2R2
Eastern KentuckyOhio Valley4---RRRR
Northwestern StateSouthland4---RRR3R3
UNC GreensboroSouthern4---R3RR3R
MonmouthMAAC4---RRRR
MilwaukeeHorizon4---R3RRR
Sacred HeartNortheast4---RRRR
MercerSouthern4---R3RRR
SamfordSouthern4---R2R3RR3
CanisiusMAAC4---RRRR
EvansvilleMissouri Valley4---RR3R2SR
LIUNortheast4---D3RRR
ColbyD33---D3DD3
PittsburghACC3---D3D3R3
PurdueBig Ten3---RR3R3
TowsonColonial3---RRR3
UMBCAmerica East3---RRR
UTSAAmerican3---RRR
Eastern IllinoisOhio Valley3---R3RR
Prairie View A&MSWAC3---RRR
San FranciscoWest Coast3---R3R3R3
LipscombASUN3---R3RR
Cal PolyBig West3---RR3R2
BryantAmerica East4---R3RRR
Sacramento StateWAC3---R3RR3
Florida A&MSWAC3---RRR
AlmaD32---D3D
Cal Poly PomonaD22---D3D
Arkansas StateSun Belt2---D3R3
Buffalono team2---DD3
CornellIvy League2---R3R
UABAmerican2---RR
SienaMAAC2---RR3
UC RiversideBig West2---R3R3
Youngstown StateHorizon2---RR3
Rhode IslandAtlantic 102---RR3
North Carolina A&TBig South2---RR
QuinnipiacMAAC2---RR3
LehighPatriot2---RR
BelmontMissouri Valley2---R2R
RadfordBig South2---R2R
FairfieldMAAC2---RR2
Alabama StateSWAC2---RR
Grand CanyonWAC3---RRR2
SeattleWAC1---D
AshlandD21---D3
WillametteD31---D
OccidentalD31---D3
American InternationalD21---D3
Florida SouthernD21---D
Bridgeportno team1---D3
Northern IllinoisMid-American1---D
Puget SoundD21---R3
CatholicD31---R
Portland Stateno team1---R
Hardin–SimmonsD21---R
NYITD21---R
Charleston SouthernBig South1---R
AkronMid-American1---R
Northeastern Illinoisno team1---R
ButlerBig East1---R
WagnerNortheast1---R
St. BonaventureAtlantic 101---R
Birmingham-SouthernD31---R3
UNC AshevilleBig South1---R
AlbanyAmerica East1---R
BrownIvy League1---R
WoffordSouthern2---RR3
UC DavisBig West1---R3
Mount Saint Mary'sNortheast1---R
Georgia StateSun Belt1---R
Alcorn StateSWAC1---R
Little RockSun Belt1---R
DaytonAtlantic 101---R
Central ArkansasSouthland1---R2
South Dakota StateSummit1---R
Savannah StateD21---R
Cal State BakersfieldBig West1---R3
Houston ChristianSouthland1---R
Saint Mary'sWest Coast1---R
Utah ValleyWAC1---R
Florida Gulf CoastASUN1---R3
HartfordAmerica East1---R
OmahaSummit1---R
NJITAmerica East1---R3
PresbyterianBig South1---R
Norfolk StateNortheast1---R
HofstraColonial1---R
Coppin StateNortheast1---R
Northern KentuckyHorizon1---R
NiagaraMAAC1---R
High PointBig South1---R3
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Past formats

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Overview of Tournament Formats
YearTotal TeamsRegionSuper RegionalCollege World Series
No.TeamsFormatTeamsFormatChampionship
1947824Single-elimination2Best-of-three
194824Double-elimination2Best-of-three
194942Best-of-three4Double-elimination
1950–19538Each district determined its manner for selection, some held unofficial tournaments8Double-elimination
19542482 to 4Varied
195525
1956241 to 4
1957232 to 4
195826
1959221 to 4
196025
19612 to 4
196227
196323
1964211 to 4
1965232 to 4
196629
196725
1968272 to 5
1969232 to 4
197026
197123
1972282 to 6
1973323 to 6
1974282 to 6
1975324Double-elimination
1976–1981344 or 6
1982–198736
1988–1998486Double-eliminationSingle-elimination
1999–200364164Best-of-three
2004–2017Best-of-three
2018–Pres.

1947

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.[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

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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. 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.

YearNo. 1No. 2No. 3No. 4No. 5No. 6No. 7No. 8
1999Miami (FL)Florida StateCal State FullertonBaylorAlabamaStanfordTexas A&MRice
2000South CarolinaLSUGeorgia TechClemsonHoustonFlorida StateArizona StateStanford
2001Cal State FullertonMiami (FL)Southern CaliforniaStanfordTulaneGeorgiaEast CarolinaNebraska
2002Florida StateClemsonAlabamaRiceTexasSouth CarolinaWake ForestStanford
2003Florida StateLSUGeorgia TechAuburnRiceStanfordCal State FullertonMiami (FL)
2004TexasSouth CarolinaMiami (FL)Georgia TechStanfordRiceArizona StateArkansas
2005TulaneGeorgia TechNebraskaBaylorOle MissCal State FullertonFloridaOregon State
2006ClemsonRiceTexasAlabamaCal State FullertonNebraskaGeorgiaGeorgia Tech
2007VanderbiltRiceNorth CarolinaTexasArizona StateFlorida StateArkansasSan Diego
2008Miami (FL)North CarolinaArizona StateFlorida StateCal State FullertonRiceLSUGeorgia
2009TexasCal State FullertonLSUNorth CarolinaArizona StateUC IrvineOklahomaFlorida
2010Arizona StateTexasFloridaCoastal CarolinaVirginiaUCLALouisvilleGeorgia Tech
2011VirginiaFloridaNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaFlorida StateVanderbiltTexasRice
2012FloridaUCLAFlorida StateBaylorOregonNorth CarolinaLSUSouth Carolina
2013North CarolinaVanderbiltOregon StateLSUCal State FullertonVirginiaFlorida StateOregon
2014Oregon StateFloridaVirginiaIndianaFlorida StateLouisiana–LafayetteTCULSU
2015UCLALSULouisvilleFloridaMiami (FL)IllinoisTCUMissouri State
2016FloridaLouisvilleMiami (FL)Texas A&MTexas TechMississippi StateClemsonLSU
2017Oregon StateNorth CarolinaFloridaLSUTexas TechTCULouisvilleStanford
YearNo. 1No. 2No. 3No. 4No. 5No. 6No. 7No. 8No. 9No. 10No. 11No. 12No. 13No. 14No. 15No. 16
2018FloridaStanfordOregon StateOle MissArkansasNorth CarolinaFlorida StateGeorgiaTexas TechClemsonStetsonEast CarolinaTexasMinnesotaCoastal CarolinaNC State
2019UCLAVanderbiltGeorgia TechGeorgiaArkansasMississippi StateLouisvilleTexas TechOklahoma StateEast CarolinaStanfordOle MissLSUNorth CarolinaWest VirginiaOregon State
2020No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021ArkansasTexasTennesseeVanderbiltArizonaTCUMississippi StateTexas TechStanfordNotre DameOld DominionOle MissEast CarolinaOregonFloridaLouisiana Tech
2022TennesseeStanfordOregon StateVirginia TechTexas A&MMiami (FL)Oklahoma StateEast CarolinaTexasNorth CarolinaSouthern MissLouisvilleFloridaAuburnMarylandGeorgia Southern
2023Wake ForestFloridaArkansasClemsonLSUVanderbiltVirginiaStanfordMiami (FL)Coastal CarolinaOklahoma StateKentuckyAuburnIndiana StateSouth CarolinaAlabama
2024TennesseeKentuckyTexas A&MNorth CarolinaArkansasClemsonGeorgiaFlorida StateOklahomaNC StateOklahoma StateVirginiaArizonaUC Santa BarbaraOregon StateEast Carolina

Regional and Super Regional Hosts (1999–present)

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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.

  • Italicized venues indicates a host venue that is not the primary home stadium of the host team.
  • Bold indicates the host team won the series.
  • An asterisk (*) indicates that the host school was not the highest seeded team in that year's regional or super regional.
Host SchoolCityStateVenueReg. HostedHost Reg. WonWin Pct.Years HostedSuper Reg. HostedHost Super Reg. WonWin Pct.Years Hosted
Florida StateTallahasseeFLDick Howser Stadium1916.8421999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2024127.5831999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2024
LSUBaton RougeLAAlex Box Stadium: 1999–2008

Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field: 2009–present

1715.8821999*, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023129.7502000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023
Miami (FL)Coral GablesFLMark Light Field1410.7141999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023771.0001999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2015, 2016
FloridaGainesvilleFLMcKethan Stadium: 2002–2018

Condron Ballpark: 2021–present

1410.7142002, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023109.9002005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023
South CarolinaColumbiaSCSarge Frye Field: 2000–2007

Founders Park: 2010–present

1311.8462000, 2001*, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2021*, 202385.6252000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2021[a]
StanfordStanfordCASunken Diamond1310.7691999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023771.0001999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2022, 2023
Cal State FullertonFullertonCAGoodwin Field1210.8332000*, 2001, 2003, 2004*, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015106.6002001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2018
TexasAustinTXDisch-Falk Field: 2002–2006, 2009–present

Dell Diamond (Round Rock, TX): 2007

1210.8332002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 202298.8892000, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2021
North CarolinaChapel HillNCBoshamer Stadium: 2006–2007, 2009–present

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

1210.8332006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 202497.7782007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024
ClemsonClemsonSCDoug Kingsmore Stadium127.5832000, 2001*, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 202454.8002000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2024
RiceHoustonTXThe Astrodome (Houston, TX): 1999

Reckling Park: 2001–present

116.5452001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014661.0001999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008
VirginiaCharlottesvilleVADavenport Field116.5452004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2023, 202475.7142010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2023, 2024
ArkansasFayettevilleARBaum-Walker Stadium115.4551999, 2004, 2006*, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 202454.8002004, 2015*, 2018, 2019, 2021
Texas A&MCollege StationTXOlsen Field at Blue Bell Park108.8001999, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2022, 202454.8001999, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2024
Oregon StateCorvallisORGoss Stadium108.8002005, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 202476.8572005, 2006, 2007*, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2022
Ole MissOxfordMSSwayze Field106.6002004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 202130.0002005, 2006, 2009
Georgia TechAtlantaGARuss Chandler Stadium105.5002000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 201952.4002000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
LouisvilleLouisvilleKYJim Patterson Stadium98.8892009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 202263.5002007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Arizona StateTempeAZPackard Stadium: 2000–201197.7782000, 2002*, 2003, 2005*, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 201143.7502007, 2008, 2009, 2010
VanderbiltNashvilleTNHawkins Field96.6672007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 202363.5002011, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021
East CarolinaGreenvilleNCFleming Stadium (Wilson, NC): 2001 Reg.

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


Clark-LeClair Stadium: 2009–present

86.7502001, 2004, 2009, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 202420.0002001, 2022
TCUFort WorthTXLupton Stadium86.7502009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021441.0002014, 2015, 2017, 2023*
GeorgiaAthensGAFoley Field75.7142001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2018, 2019, 202443.7502001, 2006, 2008, 2024
NC StateRaleighNCFleming Stadium (Wilson, NC): 2003

Doak Field: 2008–present

75.7142003, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2024111.0002013
Oklahoma StateStillwaterOKAllie P. Reynolds Stadium: 2008–2015

Bricktown Ballpark (Oklahoma City, OK): 2019


O'Brate Stadium: 2022–present

72.2862008, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2023, 202410.0002014
Mississippi StateStarkvilleMSDudy Noble Field65.8572000, 2003, 2013, 2016, 2019, 202143.7502007, 2016, 2019, 2021
Texas TechLubbockTXDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park64.6671999*, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 202154.8002014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021
UCLALos AngelesCAJackie Robinson Stadium64.6672010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 201932.6672010, 2012, 2019
NebraskaLincolnNEBuck Beltzer Stadium: 2001

Haymarket Park: 2002–present

63.5002001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008331.0002001, 2002, 2005
OklahomaNormanOKBricktown Ballpark (Oklahoma City, OK): 2000–2004

L. Dale Mitchell Park: 2006–present

62.3332000*, 2004*, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2024
TennesseeKnoxvilleTNLindsey Nelson Stadium551.0002001*, 2005, 2021, 2022, 202432.6672021, 2022, 2024
AuburnAuburnALPlainsman Park52.4001999*, 2003, 2010, 2022, 2023
Notre DameSouth BendINFrank Eck Stadium52.4001999*, 2001, 2002*, 2004, 2021
Long Beach StateLong BeachCABlair Field52.4002003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 201720.0002004, 2017
Coastal CarolinaConwaySCBB&T Coastal Field (Myrtle Beach, SC): 2007, 2010

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

52.4002007, 2008, 2010, 2018, 202310.0002010
AlabamaTuscaloosaALSewell-Thomas Stadium43.7501999, 2002, 2006, 202321.5001999, 2006
BaylorWacoTXBaylor Ballpark43.7501999, 2000, 2005, 201231.3331999, 2005, 2012
Wake ForestWinston-SalemNCDavid F. Couch Ballpark43.7501999, 2002, 2017, 2023111.0002023
KentuckyLexingtonKYCliff Hagan Stadium: 2006–2017

Kentucky Proud Park: 2023–present

42.5002006, 2017, 2023, 2024111.0002024
HoustonHoustonTXSchroeder Park41.2501999, 2000, 2015, 201710.0002000
USCLos AngelesCADedeaux Field331.0001999*, 2001, 2002111.0002001
LouisianaLafayetteLAM.L. Tigue Moore Field32.6672000*, 2014, 201610.0002014
ArizonaTucsonAZHi Corbett Field32.6672012, 2021, 2024221.0002012, 2021
Wichita StateWichitaKSEck Stadium31.3331999, 2002, 200710.0002007
Southern MissHattiesburgMSPete Taylor Park31.3332003*, 2017, 202220.0002022, 2023
OregonEugeneORPK Park31.3332012, 2013, 202120.0002012, 2023
TulaneNew OrleansLATurchin Stadium: 2001 Regional, 2005–present

Zephyr Field (Metairie, LA): 2001 Super Regional

221.0002001, 2005221.0002001, 2005
Ohio StateColumbusOHBill Davis Stadium21.5001999, 2001*20.0001999*, 2003
MinnesotaMinneapolisMNSiebert Field21.5002000*, 2018
IndianaBloomingtonINBart Kaufman Field21.5002013, 2014
Virginia TechBlacksburgVAEnglish Field21.5002013, 202210.0002022
UC Santa BarbaraSanta BarbaraCALake Elsinore Diamond (Lake Elsinore, CA): 2015

Caesar Uyesaka Stadium: 2024

20.0002015, 2024
IllinoisChampaignILIllinois Field111.000201510.0002015
Indiana StateTerre HauteINBob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium111.0002023
Kansas StateManhattanKSTointon Family Stadium111.0002013
Missouri StateSpringfieldMOHammons Field111.0002015
StetsonDeLandFLMelching Field at Conrad Park111.0002018
Cal PolySan Luis ObispoCARobin Baggett Stadium10.0002014
Dallas BaptistDallasTXHorner Ballpark10.0002015
Georgia SouthernStatesboroGAJ. I. Clements Stadium10.0002022
Louisiana TechRustonLAJ. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park10.0002021
MarylandCollege ParkMDBob "Turtle" Smith Stadium10.0002022
MichiganAnn ArborMIRay Fisher Stadium10.0002008*
MissouriColumbiaMOTaylor Stadium10.0002007
PepperdineMalibuCAEddy D. Field Stadium10.0002006
PurdueWest LafayetteINU.S. Steel Yard (Gary, IN): 201210.0002012
RutgersPiscatawayNJYogi Berra Stadium (Montclair, NJ): 200010.0002000
San DiegoSan DiegoCATony Gwynn Stadium (San Diego, CA): 200710.0002007
UC IrvineIrvineCAAnteater Ballpark10.0002009
UConnStorrsCTDodd Memorial Stadium (Norwich, CT): 201010.0002010*
West VirginiaMorgantownWVMonongalia County Ballpark10.0002019
CaliforniaBerkeleyCAStephen Schott Stadium (Santa Clara, CA): 2011111.0002011

Notes

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  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 who had both advanced out of regionals they did not host.

Attendance

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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

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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

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ "DI Baseball Championship moves to 16 seeds". NCAA. October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  2. ^ * Schlegel, John. "Texas wins NCAA record 25-inning game", MLB.com (MLB Advanced Media, L.P.), May 31, 2009.
  3. ^ "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).
  4. ^ "Kent State tops Kentucky in 21-inning NCAA tournament marathon, 7–6". The Plain Dealer. June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
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