College World Series - wikipedia College World Series For NCAA Division II, see NCAA Division II Baseball Championship. For NCAA Division III, see NCAA Division III Baseball Championship. For the women 's softball championship, see Women 's College World Series. College World Series First played 1947 Most recently played 2018 Current champions Oregon State ( 3rd title ) Current runner - up Arkansas Most titles USC ( 12 ) The College World Series ( CWS ) is an annual June baseball tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska. The CWS is the culmination of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I Baseball Championship tournament -- featuring 64 teams in the first round -- which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion. The eight participating teams are split into two, four - team, double - elimination brackets, with the winners of each bracket playing in a best - of - three championship series. Contents 1 History 1.1 Contract extension 2 Format history and changes 3 Division I champions by year 4 Team appearances 5 Most CWS wins 6 Most CWS Finals appearances 7 Most appearances without a CWS championship 8 Most CWS participants by one conference in a year 9 Championships by conference 10 See also 11 Notes 12 References 13 External links History Since 1950, the College World Series ( CWS ) has been held in Omaha, Nebraska. It was held at Rosenblatt Stadium from 1950 through 2010 ; starting in 2011, it has been held at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. Earlier tournaments were held at Hyames Field in Kalamazoo, Michigan ( 1947 -- 48 ) and Wichita, Kansas ( 1949 ). The name `` College World Series '' is derived from that of the Major League Baseball World Series championship ; it is currently an MLB trademark licensed to the NCAA. Contract extension On June 10, 2009, the NCAA and College World Series of Omaha, Inc., which is the non-profit group that organizes the event, announced a new 25 - year contract extension, keeping the CWS in Omaha through 2035. A memorandum of understanding had been reached by all parties on April 30. The currently binding contract began in 2011, the same year the tournament moved from Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium to TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, a new ballpark across from CenturyLink Center Omaha. Format History and changes See also : NCAA Division I Baseball Championship § Past formats 2006 College World Series Championship game at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska. 1947 -- Eight teams were divided into two, four - team, single - elimination playoffs. The two winners then met in a best - of - three final in Kalamazoo, Michigan. 1948 -- Similar to 1947, but the two, four - team playoffs were changed to double - elimination tournaments. Again in the finals, the two winners met in a best - of - three format in Kalamazoo. 1949 -- The final was expanded to a four - team, double - elimination format and the site changed to Wichita, Kansas. Eight teams began the playoffs with the four finalists decided by a best - of - three district format. 1950 -- 1987 -- An eight - team, double - elimination format for the College World Series coincided with the move to Omaha in 1950. From 1950 to 1953, a baseball committee chose one team from each of the eight NCAA districts to compete at the CWS, which constituted the entire Division I tournament, as there were no preliminary rounds. ( In 1948 and 1949, a selection committee in each of the eight districts chose its district representative based on the committee 's own criteria, which might or might not include committee selections, conference champions, and district playoffs. ) Through 1987 the College World Series was a pure double - elimination event. That ended with the 1987 College World Series. In 1954, the Division I tournament began having preliminary rounds to determine the eight CWS teams. From 1954 to 1975, the number of teams in the first round of the overall tournament ranged from 21 to 32. The number of first - round teams was increased to 34 in 1976, 36 in 1982, 38 in 1985, 40 in 1986, and 48 in 1987. 1988 -- 1998 -- The format was changed beginning with the 1988 College World Series, when the tournament was divided into 2 four - team double - elimination brackets, with the survivors of each bracket playing in a single championship game. The single - game championship was designed for network television, with the final game on CBS on a Saturday afternoon. Before expanding to 64 teams in 1999, the 1998 Division I tournament began with 48 teams, split into 8 six - team regionals. The 8 regional winners advanced to the College World Series. The regionals were a test of endurance, as teams had to win at least four games over four days, sometimes five if a team dropped into the loser 's bracket, placing a premium on pitching. In the last two years of the six - team regional format, the eventual CWS champion -- LSU in 1997 and Southern California in 1998 -- had to battle back from the loser 's bracket in the regional to advance to Omaha. 1999 -- 2002 -- With some 293 Division I teams playing, the NCAA expanded the overall tournament to a 64 - team Regional field in 1999 -- with 8 National Seed teams ( the top 8 seeds ) -- divided into 16 four - team regionals ( each region seeded 1 to 4 ). The winners of the 16 `` Regionals '' advance to a second round, consisting of 8 two - team, best - of - three - format `` Super Regionals ''. ( The National Seed teams that win their regional bracket are placed in different Super Regionals, so that no National Seed teams meet each other in a Super Regional. ) The 8 Super Regional winners advance to the CWS in Omaha. While the CWS format remained the same, the expanded field meant that the eight CWS teams now are determined by the second - round Super Regionals. The 64 - team bracket is set at the beginning of the championship and teams are not reseeded for the CWS. Since the 1999 College World Series, the four - team brackets in the CWS have been determined by the results of super-regional play, much like the NCAA basketball tournament. Prior to 1999, the four - team brackets were determined by the regional tournaments. 2003 -- present -- The championship final became a best - of - three series between the 2 four - team bracket winners, with games scheduled for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday evenings. In the results shown below, Score indicates the score of the championship game ( s ) only. In 2008, the start of the CWS was moved back one day, and an extra day of rest was added in between bracket play and the championship series. Division I champions by year Year Champion Coach Score Runner - Up Most Outstanding Player 1947 California Clint Evans 17 -- 8, 8 -- 7 Yale 1948 Southern California Sam Barry 3 -- 1, 3 -- 8, 9 -- 2 Yale 1949 Texas Bibb Falk 10 -- 3 Wake Forest Tom Hamilton, Texas 1950 Texas Bibb Falk 3 -- 0 Washington State Ray VanCleef, Rutgers 1951 Oklahoma Jack Baer 3 -- 2 Tennessee Sidney Hatfield, Tennessee 1952 Holy Cross Jack Barry 8 -- 4 Missouri James O'Neill, Holy Cross 1953 Michigan Ray Fisher 7 -- 5 Texas J.L. Smith, Texas 1954 Missouri Hi Simmons 4 -- 1 Rollins Tom Yewcic, Michigan State 1955 Wake Forest Taylor Sanford 7 -- 6 Western Michigan Tom Borland, Oklahoma A&M 1956 Minnesota Dick Siebert 12 -- 1 Arizona Jerry Thomas, Minnesota 1957 California George Wolfman 1 -- 0 Penn State Cal Emery, Penn State 1958 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 8 -- 7 Missouri Bill Thom, Southern California 1959 Oklahoma State Toby Greene 5 -- 3 Arizona Jim Dobson, Oklahoma State 1960 Minnesota Dick Siebert 2 -- 1 Southern California John Erickson, Minnesota 1961 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 1 -- 0 Oklahoma State Littleton Fowler, Oklahoma State 1962 Michigan Don Lund 5 -- 4 Santa Clara Bob Garibaldi, Santa Clara 1963 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 5 -- 2 Arizona Bud Hollowell, Southern California 1964 Minnesota Dick Siebert 5 -- 1 Missouri Joe Ferris, Maine 1965 Arizona State Bobby Winkles 2 -- 1 Ohio State Sal Bando, Arizona State 1966 Ohio State Marty Karow 8 -- 2 Oklahoma State Steve Arlin, Ohio State 1967 Arizona State Bobby Winkles 11 -- 2 Houston Ron Davini, Arizona State 1968 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 4 -- 3 Southern Illinois Bill Seinsoth, Southern California 1969 Arizona State Bobby Winkles 10 -- 1 Tulsa John Dolinsek, Arizona State 1970 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 2 -- 1 Florida State Gene Ammann, Florida State 1971 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 7 -- 2 Southern Illinois Jerry Tabb, Tulsa 1972 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 1 -- 0 Arizona State Russ McQueen, Southern California 1973 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 4 -- 3 Arizona State Dave Winfield, Minnesota Southern California Rod Dedeaux 7 -- 3 Miami ( FL ) George Milke, Southern California Texas Cliff Gustafson 5 -- 1 South Carolina Mickey Reichenbach, Texas 1976 Arizona Jerry Kindall 7 -- 1 Eastern Michigan Steve Powers, Arizona 1977 Arizona State Jim Brock 2 -- 1 South Carolina Bob Horner, Arizona State 1978 Southern California Rod Dedeaux 10 -- 3 Arizona State Rod Boxberger, Southern California 1979 Cal State Fullerton Augie Garrido 2 -- 1 Arkansas Tony Hudson, Cal State Fullerton 1980 Arizona Jerry Kindall 5 -- 3 Hawaii Terry Francona, Arizona 1981 Arizona State Jim Brock 7 -- 4 Oklahoma State Stan Holmes, Arizona State 1982 Miami ( FL ) Ron Fraser 9 -- 3 Wichita State Dan Smith, Miami ( FL ) 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 Stanford Mark Marquess 9 -- 5 Oklahoma State Paul Carey, Stanford 1988 Stanford Mark Marquess 9 -- 4 Arizona State Lee Plemel, Stanford 1989 Wichita State Gene Stephenson 5 -- 3 Texas Greg Brummett, Wichita State 1990 Georgia Steve Webber 2 -- 1 Oklahoma State Mike Rebhan, Georgia 1991 LSU Skip Bertman 6 -- 3 Wichita State Gary Hymel, LSU 1992 Pepperdine Andy Lopez 3 -- 2 Cal State Fullerton Phil Nevin, Cal State Fullerton 1993 LSU Skip Bertman 8 -- 0 Wichita State Todd Walker, LSU 1994 Oklahoma Larry Cochell 13 -- 5 Georgia Tech Chip Glass, Oklahoma 1995 Cal State Fullerton Augie Garrido 11 -- 5 Southern California Mark Kotsay, Cal State Fullerton LSU Skip Bertman 9 -- 8 Miami ( FL ) Pat Burrell, Miami ( FL ) 1997 LSU Skip Bertman 13 -- 6 Alabama Brandon Larson, LSU 1998 Southern California Mike Gillespie 21 -- 14 Arizona State Wes Rachels, Southern California 1999 Miami ( FL ) Jim Morris 6 -- 5 Florida State Marshall McDougall, Florida State 2000 LSU Skip Bertman 6 -- 5 Stanford Trey Hodges, LSU 2001 Miami ( FL ) Jim Morris 12 -- 1 Stanford Charlton Jimerson, Miami ( FL ) 2002 Texas Augie Garrido 12 -- 6 South Carolina Huston Street, Texas 2003 Rice Wayne Graham 4 -- 3, 3 -- 8, 14 -- 2 Stanford John Hudgins, Stanford Cal State Fullerton George Horton 6 -- 4, 3 -- 2 Texas Jason Windsor, Cal State Fullerton 2005 Texas Augie Garrido 4 -- 2, 6 -- 2 Florida David Maroul, Texas 2006 Oregon State Pat Casey 3 -- 4, 11 -- 7, 3 -- 2 North Carolina Jonah Nickerson, Oregon State 2007 Oregon State Pat Casey 11 -- 4, 9 -- 3 North Carolina Jorge Luis Reyes, Oregon State 2008 Fresno State Mike Batesole 6 -- 7, 19 -- 10, 6 -- 1 Georgia Tommy Mendonca, Fresno State 2009 LSU Paul Mainieri 7 -- 6, 1 -- 5, 11 -- 4 Texas Jared Mitchell, LSU South Carolina Ray Tanner 7 -- 1, 2 -- 1 UCLA Jackie Bradley, Jr., South Carolina 2011 South Carolina Ray Tanner 2 -- 1, 5 -- 2 Florida Scott Wingo, South Carolina 2012 Arizona Andy Lopez 5 -- 1, 4 -- 1 South Carolina Rob Refsnyder, Arizona 2013 UCLA John Savage 3 -- 1, 8 -- 0 Mississippi State Adam Plutko, UCLA 2014 Vanderbilt Tim Corbin 9 -- 8, 2 -- 7, 3 -- 2 Virginia Dansby Swanson, Vanderbilt 2015 Virginia Brian O'Connor 1 -- 5, 3 -- 0, 4 -- 2 Vanderbilt Josh Sborz, Virginia 2016 Coastal Carolina Gary Gilmore 0 -- 3, 5 -- 4, 4 -- 3 Arizona Andrew Beckwith, Coastal Carolina 2017 Florida Kevin O'Sullivan 4 -- 3, 6 -- 1 LSU Alex Faedo, Florida 2018 Oregon State Pat Casey 1 -- 4, 5 -- 3, 5 -- 0 Arkansas Adley Rutschman, Oregon State Team appearances Bold indicates team won the CWS that year School Appearances Titles Years Alabama 5 0 1950, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1999 Arizona 17 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 2004, 2012, 2016 Arizona State 22 5 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010 Arkansas 9 0 1979, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2004, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018 Auburn 0 1967, 1976, 1994, 1997 Baylor 0 1977, 1978, 2005 Boston College 0 1953, 1960, 1961, 1967 Bradley 0 1950, 1956 BYU 0 1968, 1971 California 6 1947, 1957, 1980, 1988, 1992, 2011 Cal State Fullerton 18 1975, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017 Cal State Los Angeles 0 1977 The Citadel 0 1990 Clemson 12 0 1958, 1959, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010 Coastal Carolina 2016 Colgate 0 1955 Colorado State 0 1950 Connecticut 5 0 1957, 1959, 1965, 1972, 1979 Creighton 0 1991 Dartmouth 0 1970 Delaware 0 1970 Duke 0 1952, 1953, 1961 Eastern Michigan 0 1975, 1976 Florida 12 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Florida State 22 0 1957, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2017 Fresno State 1959, 1988, 1991, 2008 Georgia 6 1987, 1990, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008 Georgia Southern 0 1973, 1990 Georgia Tech 0 1994, 2002, 2006 Harvard 0 1968, 1971, 1973, 1974 Hawaii 0 1980 Holy Cross 1952, 1958, 1962, 1963 Houston 0 1953, 1967 Indiana 0 2013 Indiana State 0 1986 Iowa 0 1972 Iowa State 0 1957, 1970 Ithaca 0 1962 James Madison 0 Kansas 0 1993 Kent State 0 2012 Lafayette 0 1953, 1954, 1958, 1965 Long Beach State 0 1989, 1991, 1993, 1998 Louisiana - Lafayette 0 2000 Louisville 0 2007, 2013, 2014, 2017 Loyola Marymount 0 1986 LSU 18 6 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017 Maine 7 0 1964, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 Massachusetts 0 1954, 1969 Miami ( FL ) 25 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016 Michigan 7 1953, 1962, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984 Michigan State 0 1954 Minnesota 5 1956, 1960, 1964, 1973, 1977 Mississippi State 10 0 1971, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2013, 2018 Missouri 6 1952, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1964 Missouri State 0 2003 Nebraska 0 2001, 2002, 2005 New Hampshire 0 1956 New Orleans 0 1984 NYU 0 1956, 1969 North Carolina 11 0 1960, 1966, 1978, 1989, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2018 NC State 0 1968, 2013 Northeastern 0 1966 Northern Colorado 10 0 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1974 Notre Dame 0 1957, 2002 Ohio 0 1970 Ohio State 1951, 1965, 1966, 1967 Oklahoma 10 1951, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2010 Oklahoma State 20 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2016 Ole Miss 5 0 1956, 1964, 1969, 1972, 2014 Oral Roberts 0 1978 Oregon 0 1954 Oregon State 7 1952, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2018 Penn State 5 0 1952, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1973 Pepperdine 1979, 1992 Princeton 0 1951 Rice 7 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008 Rider 0 1967 Rollins 0 1954 Rutgers 0 1950 St. John 's ( NY ) 6 0 1949, 1960, 1966, 1968, 1978, 1980 St. Louis 0 1965 San Jose State 0 2000 Santa Clara 0 1962 Seton Hall 0 1964, 1971, 1974, 1975 South Carolina 11 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1985, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012 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 0 1968, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1977 Southern Miss 0 2009 Springfield 0 1951, 1955 Stanford 16 1953, 1967, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008 Stony Brook 0 2012 Syracuse 0 1961 TCU 5 0 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Temple 0 1972, 1977 Tennessee 0 1951, 1995, 2001, 2005 Texas 36 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, 2011, 2014, 2018 Texas A&M 6 0 1951, 1964, 1993, 1999, 2011, 2017 Texas Tech 0 2014, 2016, 2018 Texas -- Rio Grande Valley 0 1971 Tufts 0 1950 Tulane 0 2001, 2005 Tulsa 0 1969, 1971 UC Irvine 0 2007, 2014 UCLA 5 1969, 1997, 2010, 2012, 2013 UC Santa Barbara 0 2016 Utah 0 1951 Vanderbilt 2011, 2014, 2015 Virginia 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015 Wake Forest 1949, 1955 Washington 0 2018 Washington State 0 1950, 1956, 1965, 1976 Western Michigan 6 0 1952, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963 Wichita State 7 1982, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996 Wisconsin 0 1950 Wyoming 0 1956 Yale 0 1947, 1948 Most CWS wins Rank School Wins CWS Winning % Appearances Wins per appearance Texas 85. 590 35 2.43 Southern California 74. 740 21 3.52 Arizona State 61. 616 22 2.77 Miami ( FL ) 48. 533 25 1.92 5 Arizona 43. 589 17 2.53 6 LSU 40. 597 18 2.22 6 Oklahoma State 40. 513 20 2.00 6 Stanford 40. 580 16 2.50 9 Cal State Fullerton 34. 523 18 1.89 10 South Carolina 32. 615 11 2.91 Most CWS Finals appearances Bold indicates team won the CWS that year Regular indicates team was Runner - up that year Rank School Champion Runner - up Total Years Southern California 12 14 1948, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1995, 1998 Texas 6 6 12 1949, 1950, 1953, 1975, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009 Arizona State 5 5 10 1965, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1988, 1998 Arizona 8 1956, 1959, 1963, 1976, 1980, 1986, 2012, 2016 5 LSU 6 7 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009, 2017 6 Miami ( FL ) 6 1974, 1982, 1985, 1996, 1999, 2001 6 South Carolina 6 1975, 1977, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2012 6 Oklahoma State 5 6 1959, 1961, 1966, 1981, 1987, 1990 9 Cal State Fullerton 5 1979, 1984, 1992, 1995, 2004 9 Stanford 5 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2003 Most appearances without a CWS championship ( Last updated 9 : 51am EDT 28 June 2018 ) Top 10 Rank School Appearances CWS Winning % Runner - up Wins Per Appearance Florida State 22. 397 1.33 Clemson 12. 333 0 1.00 North Carolina 11. 439 1.64 Mississippi State 10. 375 1.20 Northern Colorado 10. 130 0 0.30 6 Arkansas 9. 455 1.67 7 Maine 7. 333 0 1.00 8 Western Michigan 6. 429 1.50 8 St. John 's ( NY ) 6. 333 0 1.00 8 Texas A&M 6. 143 0 0.33 Most CWS participants by one conference in a year Minimum three participants Number Year Conference Programs CWS Winner 1997 SEC Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State LSU SEC Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, South Carolina Cal State Fullerton 2006 ACC Clemson, Georgia Tech, Miami ( FL ), North Carolina Oregon State 2015 SEC Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Vanderbilt Virginia 1988 Pac - 12 Arizona State, California, Stanford Stanford 1990 SEC Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State Georgia SEC Alabama, Florida, LSU LSU 1998 SEC Florida, LSU, Mississippi State Southern California 2005 Big 12 Baylor, Nebraska, Texas Texas 2008 ACC Florida State, Miami ( FL ), North Carolina Fresno State 2011 SEC Florida, South Carolina, Vanderbilt South Carolina 2012 SEC Arkansas, Florida, South Carolina Arizona 2014 Big 12 TCU, Texas, Texas Tech Vanderbilt 2016 Big 12 Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech Coastal Carolina 2017 SEC Florida, LSU, Texas A&M Florida 2018 SEC Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi State Oregon State Championships by Conference Rank Conference Titles Pac - 12 18 Southeastern ( SEC ) 11 Western Athletic ( WAC ) 7 Big Ten 6 PCC - CIBA 6 6 Independents 5 7 Big Eight 7 Southwest 9 Atlantic Coast ( ACC ) 9 Big 12 9 Big West ( BWC ) 9 Big West ( SCBA ) 13 Big South ( BSC ) 13 Missouri Valley ( MVC ) 13 West Coast ( WCC ) CIBA was California Intercollegiate Baseball Association that competed as a division under the Pacific Coast Conference which operated under its own Charter. Independents = Miami Hurricanes ( 4 ) and Holy Cross Crusaders ( 1 ) SCBA was Southern California Baseball Association ( 1977 -- 84 ). The Big 12 does not claim any national championships, including baseball, that were won as members of the Big Eight and makes no claim to the history or records of the Big Eight. The Western Athletic Conference claims 7 national championships in baseball by former members. There are no gaps in its existence. The Conference has existed continuously since its inception. Coastal Carolina won the 2016 CWS as a member of the Big South Conference less than 24 hours before officially joining the Sun Belt Conference. See also Baseball portal NCAA Division I Baseball Championship NCAA Division II Baseball Championship NCAA Division III Baseball Championship National Club Baseball Association List of college baseball awards U.S. college baseball awards Pre-NCAA baseball champion Notes Jump up ^ Known in 1950 as Colorado A&M. At the same time, `` Colorado State '' referred to Colorado State College, now known as the University of Northern Colorado. Jump up ^ Prior to 1970, Northern Colorado was known as Colorado State College. Not to be confused with Colorado State University, known in 1950 as Colorado A&M. Jump up ^ UTRGV, in full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, entered into full operation in 2015 following the merger of the University of Texas -- Pan American ( UTPA ) and the University of Texas at Brownsville. UTRGV is credited with UTPA 's College World Series appearance because the UTPA athletic program was directly transferred to the new institution. References Jump up ^ `` College World Series of Omaha, Inc. - Creighton University ''. Retrieved 28 June 2017. Jump up ^ CWS History. CWS Omaha, Inc. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 11. Jump up ^ NCAA Trademarks -- NCAA.org Archived 2017 - 05 - 05 at the Wayback Machine., footnote at bottom : `` College World Series and Women 's College World Series : The NCAA is the exclusive licensee of these marks, registered by Major League Baseball, in connection with the NCAA Division I Men 's Baseball Championship and the Division I Women 's Softball Championship. '' Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2008 - 06 - 12. Retrieved 2008 - 06 - 12. NCAA Signs 25 - Year Agreement with College World Series of Omaha, Inc. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2008 - 06 - 12. Retrieved 2008 - 06 - 12. NCAA Memorandum of Understanding... Jump up ^ `` GENERAL CWS RECORDS '' ( PDF ). NCAA. 19 April 2017. p. 14. Retrieved 28 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` COLLEGE WORLD SERIES ''. NCAA. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` General CWS Records, All - Time Won - Lost by Conference, Pg 19 '' ( PDF ). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 12, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Big 12 National Championships ''. NeuLion, Inc. Retrieved 1 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` The College Football Report 's Long ( Somewhat ) And Illustrious ( Kind Of ) History Of The Big Six ''. The Beachwood Media Company. Retrieved 1 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` Western Athletic Conference Official Site - National Champions ''. Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved 1 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` Western Athletic Conference Official Site - WAC Timeline ''. Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved 1 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` Baseball_Tournament_Records. pdf '' ( PDF ). Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved 1 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` Coastal Carolina to join Sun Belt Conference in July 2016 ''. Ncaa.com. External links College World Series of Omaha ( CWS Omaha, Inc. ) official website College World Series ( NCAA official website ) NCAA Division I Men 's College World Series Ballparks Hyames Field ( 1947, 1948 ) Lawrence -- Dumont Stadium ( 1949 ) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium ( 1950 -- 2010 ) TD Ameritrade Park Omaha ( 2011 -- present ) Tournaments 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Broadcasters CBS television coverage Most Outstanding Players NCAA Division I Baseball Championship NCAA Division I Baseball Champions 1947 California 1948 USC 1949 Texas 1950 Texas 1951 Oklahoma 1952 Holy Cross 1953 Michigan 1954 Missouri 1955 Wake Forest 1956 Minnesota 1957 California 1958 USC 1959 Oklahoma State 1960 Minnesota 1961 USC 1962 Michigan 1963 USC 1964 Minnesota 1965 Arizona State 1966 Ohio State 1967 Arizona State 1968 USC 1969 Arizona State 1970 USC 1971 USC 1972 USC 1973 USC USC Texas 1976 Arizona 1977 Arizona State 1978 USC 1979 Cal State Fullerton 1980 Arizona 1981 Arizona State 1982 Miami Texas 1984 Cal State Fullerton 1985 Miami 1986 Arizona Stanford 1988 Stanford 1989 Wichita State 1990 Georgia 1991 LSU 1992 Pepperdine 1993 LSU 1994 Oklahoma 1995 Cal State Fullerton LSU 1997 LSU 1998 USC 1999 Miami 2000 LSU 2001 Miami 2002 Texas 2003 Rice Cal State Fullerton 2005 Texas 2006 Oregon State 2007 Oregon State 2008 Fresno State 2009 LSU South Carolina 2011 South Carolina 2012 Arizona 2013 UCLA 2014 Vanderbilt 2015 Virginia 2016 Coastal Carolina 2017 Florida 2018 Oregon State National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Awards Hall of Champions Conferences Division I Institutions Athletic directors Baseball Championship CWS Basketball Men Women Cross Country Men Women Field hockey Championship Football FBS FCS Golf Men Women Ice hockey Men Women Lacrosse Men Women Rowing Women Soccer Men Women Softball Championship WCWS Swimming & Diving Men Women Tennis Men Women Track and Field Men 's indoor and outdoor Women 's indoor and outdoor Volleyball Men Women Wrestling Championship Division II Institutions Baseball Championship Basketball Men Women Cross Country Men Women Field hockey Championship Football Championship Golf Men Women Gymnastics Men Women Ice hockey Men Lacrosse Men Women Rowing Women Soccer Men Women Softball Championship / WCWS Swimming & Diving Men Women Tennis Men Women Track and Field Men 's indoor and outdoor Women 's indoor and outdoor Volleyball Women Wrestling Championship Division III Institutions Baseball Championship Basketball Men Women Cross Country Men Women Field hockey Championship Football Championship Golf Men Women Ice hockey Men Women Lacrosse Men Women Rowing Women Soccer Men Women Softball Championship / WCWS Swimming & Diving Men Women Tennis Men Women Track and Field Men 's indoor and outdoor Women 's indoor and outdoor Volleyball Men Women Wrestling Championship Single - division sports and championships Beach volleyball Women Bowling Women Boxing Championship Fencing Championships Gymnastics Men Women Rifle Championship Skiing Championships Trampoline Championship Water polo Men Women Events listed in italics have been discontinued. 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Question: who makes it to the college world series
Answer: eight participating teams