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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

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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 8 national champions between 1991 and 2025.

Team titles

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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

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Total Columns

  • School refers to the current name and branding of the baseball team.
  • Conference shows the conference as of the 2027 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.

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:

  • In 1958, BYU won its district tournament, but withdrew from the College World Series due to an unwillingness to play on Sundays. They are marked with a  D1  and not credited with a College World Series appearance.
  • Arizona State's participation in the 2007 tournament was later vacated by the NCAA. It is shown in the table with strikethrough, and not included in the school's total columns.
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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LSUSEC3727208R3R•⁰W5⁰W4²W3¹W3¹CH¹R3¹CH¹W7²R3¹CH¹CH¹W3²SR⁰CH¹SR¹SR⁰W7¹W7¹R2⁰W5⁰CH²R3⁰SR⁰W7⁰R2⁰W5⁰SR⁰RU²R2¹SR³SR²R2⁰CH²R2⁰CH
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Arizona StateBig 124227215W5CHCHCHRURUW3W3CHRUCH⁰R2W3⁰W4W7¹RU²R3¹R2⁴R•¹W7³W3³R2³RU⁰R2²R3²R2¹SR⁰R3²W3²R3⁰W5⁰SR⁰W3⁰W7¹SR²R2²R4²R3²R2²R3²R3³R3³R2
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
StanfordACC3828192W5D2W3R2W5⁰W5R2⁰W5R2⁰CH²CH¹W3²R3¹R3⁴R•³W5²R3¹W3¹R4⁰W3⁰RU⁰RU⁰W3⁰RU⁰R2³R2³SR¹W3²R4²SR¹SR³SR⁰R2⁰R2¹SR¹W5⁰W7⁰W7
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
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Holy CrossPatriot13641CHD3D3W3D2W5W7D2D3R4⁴R3⁴R4⁴R4
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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
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Texas A&MSEC39238—W5D2D2W7R3R2R4R2R3R3R2¹R2¹R2²R3³R2¹W5²R2³R•²R2⁰W7¹R2²SR¹SR¹SR²R3²R2¹W7¹R3²R2³R2¹SR⁰SR³W7³R3²R2⁰W3²R2⁰RU¹R2
MaineAmerica East1797—W3