 2006 College World Series Championship game at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska. The College World Series or CWS is a baseball tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion. The eight teams are split in to two, four team double elimination brackets with the winner of each bracket playing in the best-of-three championship series. The tournament takes place in June of each year. [edit] History Since 1950, the CWS has been held at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska; earlier tournaments were held at Hyames Field in Kalamazoo, Michigan (1947-48) and Wichita, Kansas (1949). The name "College World Series" (CWS) is derived from that of the Major League Baseball World Series championship; it is presently an MLB trademark licensed to the NCAA.[1] [edit] Contract extension On June 10, 2008, the NCAA and College World Series of Omaha, Inc., which is the non-profit group that actually organizes the event, announced a new 25-year contract extension, keeping the CWS in Omaha through 2035.[2] A memorandum of understanding had been reached by all parties on April 30.[3] The new contract will begin in 2011, the same year the tournament is scheduled to move from Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium to the TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, a new ballpark across from Qwest Center Omaha. [edit] Format changes Through 1987, the College World Series was a pure double-elimination event. The format was changed in 1988, when the tournament was divided into two four-team double-elimination brackets, with the survivors of each bracket playing in a single championship game. The single-game championship was designed for network television, with the final game on CBS on Saturday afternoon. In 2003, the tournament returned entirely to cable television on ESPN, which had been covering all of the other games of the CWS since 1982 (and a partial schedule since 1980). [1] The championship final became a best-of-three series between the two bracket winners, with games scheduled for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday evenings. In the results shown here, Score indicates the score of the championship game(s) only. Since 1999, the four-team brackets in the CWS have been determined by the results of regional and super regional play, much like the NCAA basketball tournament. Prior to 1999, the pairings for the CWS were not determined until after the completion of the regional tournaments. Before expanding to 64 teams in 1999, the Division I tournament began with 48 teams, split into 8 six-team regionals. The winner of each regional advanced to the College World Series. The regionals were a test of endurance, as teams had to win at least four games over four days, sometimes five if a team dropped into the loser's bracket, placing a premium on pitching. Ironically, in the last two years of the six-team regional format, the eventual CWS champion (LSU in 1997, USC in 1998) had to battle back from the loser's bracket in the regional to advance to Omaha. With some 293 Division I teams playing, the NCAA switched to a 64 team Regional field in 1999, with 8 National (super) Seed teams, divied up into 16 four-team regionals. Each team seeded 1 thru 4—with the winners of each of the 16 "Regionals" advancing on to eight two-team, best of three format "Super Regionals". (NCAA women's softball has 16 National (super) Seeds.) Those eight Super Regional winners advancing to the CWS in Omaha, NE. A 4 seeded Regional team, the lowest possible, (akin to a #13-16 seed in college basketball's March Madness) the Fresno State Bulldogs, won the CWS national championship in 2008, against the Bulldogs of Georgia in the championship series, winning two of three. [edit] Division I | Year | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Most Outstanding Player | | 1947 | California | Clint Evans | 8-7 | Yale | | | 1948 | USC | Sam Barry | 9-2 | Yale | | | 1949 | Texas | Bibb Falk | 10-3 | Wake Forest | Tom Hamilton, Texas | | 1950 | Texas | Bibb Falk | 3-0 | Washington State | Ray VanCleef, Rutgers | | 1951 | Oklahoma | Jack Baer | 3-2 | Tennessee | Sidney Hatfield, Tennessee | | 1952 | Holy Cross | Jack Barry | 8-4 | Missouri | James O'Neill, Holy Cross | | 1953 | Michigan | Ray Fisher | 7-5 | Texas | J.L. Smith, Texas | | 1954 | Missouri | Hi Simmons | 4-1 | Rollins | Tom Yewcic, Michigan State | | 1955 | Wake Forest | Taylor Sanford | 7-6 | Western Michigan | Tom Borland, Oklahoma A&M | | 1956 | Minnesota | Dick Siebert | 12-1 | Arizona | Jerry Thomas, Minnesota | | 1957 | California | George Wolfman | 1-0 | Penn State | Cal Emery, Penn State | | 1958 | USC | Rod Dedeaux | 8-7 | Missouri | Bill Thom, USC | | 1959 | Oklahoma State | Toby Greene | 5-3 | Arizona | Jim Dobson, Oklahoma State | | 1960 | Minnesota | Dick Siebert | 2-1 | USC | John Erickson, Minnesota | | 1961 | USC | Rod Dedeaux | 1-0 | Oklahoma State | Littleton Fowler, Oklahoma State | | 1962 | Michigan | Don Lund | 5-4 | Santa Clara | Bob Garibaldi, Santa Clara | | 1963 | USC | Rod Dedeaux | 5-2 | Arizona | Bud Hollowell, USC | | 1964 | Minnesota | Dick Siebert | 5-1 | Missouri | Joe Ferris, Maine | | 1965 | Arizona State | Bobby Winkles | 2-1 | Ohio State | Sal Bando, Arizona State | | 1966 | Ohio State | Marty Karow | 8-2 | Oklahoma State | Steve Arlin, Ohio State | | 1967 | Arizona State | Bobby Winkles | 11-2 | Houston | Ron Davini, Arizona State | | 1968 | USC | Rod Dedeaux | 4-3 | Southern Illinois | Bill Seinsoth, USC | | 1969 | Arizona State | Bobby Winkles | 10-1 | Tulsa | John Dolinsek, Arizona State | | 1970 | USC | Rod Dedeaux | 2-1 | Florida State | Gene Ammann, Florida State | | 1971 | USC | Rod Dedeaux | 7-2 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Tabb, Tulsa | | 1972 | USC | Rod Dedeaux | 1-0 | Arizona State | Russ McQueen, USC | | 1973 | USC | Rod Dedeaux | 4-3 | Arizona State | Dave Winfield, Minnesota | | 1974 | USC | Rod Dedeaux | 7-3 | Miami (FL) | George Milke, USC | | 1975 | Texas | Cliff Gustafson | 5-1 | South Carolina | Mickey Reichenbach, Texas | | 1976 | Arizona | Jerry Kindall | 7-1 | Eastern Michigan | Steve Powers, Arizona | | 1977 | Arizona State | Jim Brock | 2-1 | South Carolina | Bob Horner, Arizona State | | 1978 | USC | Rod Dedeaux | 10-3 | Arizona State | Rod Boxberger, USC | | 1979 | Cal State Fullerton | Augie Garrido | 2-1 | Arkansas | Tony Hudson, Cal State Fullerton | | 1980 | Arizona | Jerry Kindall | 5-3 | Hawaii | Terry Francona, Arizona | | 1981 | Arizona State | Jim Brock | 7-4 | Oklahoma State | Stan Holmes, Arizona State | | 1982 | Miami (FL) | Ron Fraser | 9-3 | Wichita State | Dan Smith, Miami (FL) | | 1983 | Texas | Cliff Gustafson | 4-3 | Alabama | Calvin Schiraldi, Texas | | 1984 | Cal State Fullerton | Augie Garrido | 3-1 | Texas | John Fishel, Cal State Fullerton | | 1985 | Miami (FL) | Ron Fraser | 10-6 | Texas | Greg Ellena, Miami (FL) | | 1986 | Arizona | Jerry Kindall | 10-2 | Florida State | Mike Senne, Arizona | | 1987 | Stanford | Mark Marquess | 9-5 | Oklahoma State | Paul Carey, Stanford | | 1988 | Stanford | Mark Marquess | 9-4 | Arizona State | Lee Plemel, Stanford | | 1989 | Wichita State | Gene Stephenson | 5-3 | Texas | Greg Brummett, Wichita State | | 1990 | Georgia | Steve Webber | 2-1 | Oklahoma State | Mike Rebhan, Georgia | | 1991 | LSU | Skip Bertman | 6-3 | Wichita State | Gary Hymel, LSU | | 1992 | Pepperdine | Andy Lopez | 3-2 | Cal State Fullerton | Phil Nevin, Cal State Fullerton | | 1993 | LSU | Skip Bertman | 8-0 | Wichita State | Todd Walker, LSU | | 1994 | Oklahoma | Larry Cochell | 13-5 | Georgia Tech | Chip Glass, Oklahoma | | 1995 | Cal State Fullerton | Augie Garrido | 11-5 | USC | Mark Kotsay, Cal State Fullerton | | 1996 | LSU | Skip Bertman | 9-8 | Miami (FL) | Pat Burrell, Miami (FL) | | 1997 | LSU | Skip Bertman | 13-6 | Alabama | Brandon Larson, LSU | | 1998 | USC | Mike Gillespie | 21-14 | Arizona State | Wes Rachels, USC | | 1999 | Miami (FL) | Jim Morris | 6-5 | Florida State | Marshall McDougall, Florida State | | 2000 | LSU | Skip Bertman | 6-5 | Stanford | Trey Hodges, LSU | | 2001 | Miami (FL) | Jim Morris | 12-1 | Stanford | Charlton Jimerson, Miami (FL) | | 2002 | Texas | Augie Garrido | 12-6 | South Carolina | Huston Street, Texas | | 2003 | Rice | Wayne Graham | 4-3 (10 inn.)
3-8
14-2 | Stanford | John Hudgins, Stanford | | 2004 | Cal State Fullerton | George Horton | 6-4
3-2 | Texas | Jason Windsor, Cal State Fullerton | | 2005 | Texas | Augie Garrido | 4-2
6-2 | Florida | David Maroul, Texas | | 2006 | Oregon State | Pat Casey | 3-4
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3-2 | North Carolina | Jonah Nickerson, Oregon State | | 2007 | Oregon State | Pat Casey | 11-4
9-3 | North Carolina | Jorge Luis Reyes, Oregon State | | 2008 | Fresno State | Mike Batesole | 6-7
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6-1 | Georgia | Tommy Mendonca, Fresno State | | 2009 | LSU | Paul Mainieri | 7-6
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11-4 | Texas | Jared Mitchell, LSU | [edit] CWS appearances & titles - Table is sortable
- Bold indicates team won the CWS that year
| School | Appearances | Titles | Years | | Alabama | 5 | | 1950, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1999 | | Arizona | 15 | 3 | 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 2004 | | Arizona State | 21 | 5 | 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2009 | | Arkansas | 6 | | 1979, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2004, 2009 | | Auburn | 4 | | 1967, 1976, 1994, 1997 | | Baylor | 3 | | 1977, 1978, 2005 | | Boston College | 4 | | 1953, 1960, 1961, 1967 | | Bradley | 2 | | 1950, 1956 | | BYU | 2 | | 1968, 1971 | | California | 5 | 2 | 1947, 1957, 1980, 1988, 1992 | | Cal State Fullerton | 16 | 4 | 1975, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009 | | Cal State-Los Angeles | 1 | | 1977 | | Citadel | 1 | | 1990 | | Clemson | 11 | | 1958, 1959, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006 | | Colgate | 1 | | 1955 | | Colorado State | 1 | | 1950 | | Connecticut | 5 | | 1957, 1959, 1965, 1972, 1979 | | Creighton | 1 | | 1991 | | Dartmouth | 1 | | 1970 | | Delaware | 1 | | 1970 | | Duke | 3 | | 1952, 1953, 1961 | | Eastern Michigan | 2 | | 1975, 1976 | | Florida | 5 | | 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2005 | | Florida State | 19 | | 1957, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008 | | Fresno State | 4 | 1 | 1959, 1988, 1991, 2008 | | Georgia | 6 | 1 | 1987, 1990, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008 | | Georgia Southern | 2 | | 1973, 1990 | | Georgia Tech | 3 | | 1994, 2002, 2006 | | Harvard | 4 | | 1968, 1971, 1973, 1974 | | Hawaii | 1 | | 1980 | | Holy Cross | 4 | 1 | 1952, 1958, 1962, 1963 | | Houston | 2 | | 1953, 1967 | | Indiana State | 1 | | 1986 | | Iowa | 1 | | 1972 | | Iowa State | 2 | | 1957, 1970 | | Ithaca | 1 | | 1962 | | James Madison | 1 | | 1983 | | Kansas | 1 | | 1993 | | Lafayette | 4 | | 1953, 1954, 1958, 1965 | | Long Beach State | 4 | | 1989, 1991, 1993, 1998 | | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | | 2000 | | Louisville | 1 | | 2007 | | Loyola Marymount | 1 | | 1986 | | LSU | 15 | 6 | 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009 | | Maine | 7 | | 1964, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 | | Massachusetts | 2 | | 1954, 1969 | | Miami (FL) | 23 | 4 | 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008 | | Michigan | 7 | 2 | 1953, 1962, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984 | | Michigan State | 1 | | 1954 | | Minnesota | 5 | 3 | 1956, 1960, 1964, 1973, 1977 | | Mississippi | 4 | | 1956, 1964, 1969, 1972 | | Mississippi State | 8 | | 1971, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2007 | | Missouri | 6 | 1 | 1952, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1964 | | Missouri State | 1 | | 2003 | | Nebraska | 3 | | 2001, 2002, 2005 | | New Hampshire | 1 | | 1956 | | New Orleans | 1 | | 1984 | | NYU | 2 | | 1956, 1969 | | North Carolina | 8 | | 1960, 1966, 1978, 1989, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 | | North Carolina State | 1 | | 1968 | | Northeastern | 1 | | 1966 | | Northern Colorado | 10 | | 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1974 | | Notre Dame | 2 | | 1957, 2002 | | Ohio | 1 | | 1970 | | Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 1951, 1965, 1966, 1967 | | Oklahoma | 9 | 2 | 1951, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1992, 1994, 1995 | | Oklahoma State | 19 | 1 | 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999 | | Oral Roberts | 1 | | 1978 | | Oregon | 1 | | 1954 | | Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 1952, 2005, 2006, 2007 | | Penn State | 5 | | 1952, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1973 | | Pepperdine | 2 | 1 | 1979, 1992 | | Princeton | 1 | | 1951 | | Rice | 7 | 1 | 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008 | | Rider | 1 | | 1967 | | Rollins | 1 | | 1954 | | Rutgers | 1 | | 1950 | | St. John's (NY) | 6 | | 1949, 1960, 1966, 1968, 1978, 1980 | | St. Louis | 1 | | 1965 | | San Jose State | 1 | | 2000 | | Santa Clara | 1 | | 1962 | | Seton Hall | 4 | | 1964, 1971, 1974, 1975 | | South Carolina | 8 | | 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1985, 2002, 2003, 2004 | | Southern California | 21 | 12 | 1948, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001 | | Southern Illinois | 5 | | 1968, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1977 | | Southern Mississippi | 1 | | 2009 | | Springfield | 2 | | 1951, 1955 | | Stanford | 16 | 2 | 1953, 1967, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008 | | Syracuse | 1 | | 1961 | | Temple | 2 | | 1972, 1977 | | Tennessee | 4 | | 1951, 1995, 2001, 2005 | | Texas | 33 | 6 | 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009 | | Texas A&M | 4 | | 1951, 1964, 1993, 1999 | | Texas-Pan American | 1 | | 1971 | | Tufts | 1 | | 1950 | | Tulane | 2 | | 2001, 2005 | | Tulsa | 2 | | 1969, 1971 | | UC Irvine | 1 | | 2007 | | UCLA | 2 | | 1969, 1997 | | Utah | 1 | | 1951 | | Virginia | 1 | | 2009 | | Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 1949, 1955 | | Washington State | 4 | | 1950, 1956, 1965, 1976 | | Western Michigan | 6 | | 1952, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963 | | Wichita State | 7 | 1 | 1982, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996 | | Wisconsin | 1 | | 1950 | | Wyoming | 1 | | 1956 | | Yale | 2 | | 1947, 1948 | [edit] Most CWS wins (games) | Rank | School | Number | | 1 | Texas | 82 | | 2 | Southern California | 74 | | 3 | Arizona State | 61 | | 4 | Miami (FL) | 47 | | 5 | Stanford | 40 | | 6 | Oklahoma State | 38 | | 7 | LSU | 35 | | 8 | Cal State Fullerton | 34 | | 9 | Arizona | 33 | | 10 | Florida State | 25 | (All records are current through the 2009 College World Series). [edit] Other championships [edit] Division II The Division II tournament was held at GCS Ballpark in Sauget, Illinois a suburb of St Louis, Missouri in 2008. From 1985 to 2007, it was held at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama (and previously Paterson Field). This division uses a single-game championship rather than the best-of-three series. In 2008 and 2009, the title game was shown on CBS College Sports Network. [edit] Division III Marietta College (Ohio) hosted the Division III baseball championship from its first year in 1976 through 1987. The 1988 and 1989 series were played in Bristol, Connecticut. Battle Creek, Michigan took over in 1990 and Salem, Virginia, in 1995. The Division III tournament has been held at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wisconsin since 2000. This division uses a pure "double elimination" format rather than the best-of-three series. [edit] Division II Champions [edit] Division III Champions [edit] See also [edit] References [edit] External links | National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) | | | NCAA | | | Division I sports
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