# College World Series Most Outstanding Player

The Men's College World Series Most Outstanding Player is an award for the best individual performance during the NCAA Division I Men's College World Series (MCWS) in Omaha, Nebraska. The recipient of the award is announced at the completion of the MCWS Championship Series. The award is similar to Major League Baseball's World Series Most Valuable Player award. Division II introduced their own Most Outstanding Player award for their inaugural tournament in 1968 while Division III also has their own Most Outstanding Player for their baseball tournament.
Since 1999, the winner of the award has received a miniature replica of "The Road to Omaha" sculpture, which is situated at the current MCWS site of Charles Schwab Field Omaha. The award measures 16 inches high. There have been 10 recipients of this award who were on not on the winning team of the College World Series. The MCWS started in 1947 as the College World Series, but the award was not given out until 1949.

## Voting process

The press attending the championship series vote on the Most Outstanding Player during the second and typically deciding game. In the fifth inning, ballots are distributed. The voting is closed by the eighth inning. The Most Outstanding Player is announced following the awarding of trophies to the runner-up and championship teams. If a third game of the championship series is necessary, the ballots taken during the second game are discarded, and a new round of balloting is conducted during the third and deciding game.

## List

Key :
| Year | Links to the article about that corresponding Men's College World Series |
| † | Member of the College Baseball Hall of Fame |
| § | Indicates team did not win the series |
Winners :
| Year | Name | Position | School |
| 1949 | Tom Hamilton | First baseman | Texas |
| 1950 | Ray Van Cleef | Outfielder | Rutgers$^§$ |
| 1951 | Sidney Hatfield | Pitcher / First baseman | Tennessee$^§$ |
| 1952 | James O'Neill | Pitcher | Holy Cross |
| 1953 | J. L. Smith | Pitcher | Texas$^§$ |
| 1954 | Tom Yewcic | Catcher | Michigan State$^§$ |
| 1955 | Tom Borland$^†$ | Pitcher | Oklahoma A&M$^§$ |
| 1956 | Jerry Thomas | Pitcher | Minnesota |
| 1957 | Cal Emery | Pitcher / First baseman | Penn State$^§$ |
| 1958 | Bill Thom | Pitcher | Southern California |
| 1959 | Jim Dobson | Third baseman | Oklahoma State |
| 1960 | John Erickson | Second baseman | Minnesota |
| 1961 | Littleton Fowler | Pitcher | Oklahoma State$^§$ |
| 1962 | Bob Garibaldi | Pitcher | Santa Clara$^§$ |
| 1963 | Bud Hollowell | Catcher | Southern California |
| 1964 | Joe Ferris | Pitcher | Maine$^§$ |
| 1965 | Sal Bando$^†$ | Third baseman | Arizona State |
| 1966 | Steve Arlin$^†$ | Pitcher | Ohio State |
| 1967 | Ron Davini | Catcher | Arizona State |
| 1968 | Bill Seinsoth | First baseman | Southern California |
| 1969 | John Dolinsek | Outfielder | Arizona State |
| 1970 | Gene Ammann | Pitcher | Florida State$^§$ |
| 1971 | Jerry Tabb | First baseman | Tulsa$^§$ |
| 1972 | Russ McQueen | Pitcher | Southern California |
| 1973 | Dave Winfield$^†$ | Pitcher / Outfielder | Minnesota$^§$ |
| 1974 | George Milke | Pitcher | Southern California |
| 1975 | Mickey Reichenbach | First baseman | Texas |
| 1976 | Steve Powers | Pitcher / Designated hitter | Arizona |
| 1977 | Bob Horner$^†$ | Third baseman | Arizona State |
| 1978 | Rod Boxberger | Pitcher | Southern California |
| 1979 | Tony Hudson | Pitcher | Cal State Fullerton |
| 1980 | Terry Francona$^†$ | Outfielder | Arizona |
| 1981 | Stan Holmes | Outfielder | Arizona State |
| 1982 | Dan Smith | Pitcher | Miami |
| 1983 | Calvin Schiraldi | Pitcher | Texas |
| 1984 | John Fishel | First baseman / Outfielder | Cal State Fullerton |
| 1985 | Greg Ellena | Designated hitter | Miami |
| 1986 | Mike Senne | Outfielder | Arizona |
| 1987 | Paul Carey | Outfielder | Stanford |
| 1988 | Lee Plemel | Pitcher | Stanford |
| 1989 | Greg Brummett | Pitcher | Wichita State |
| 1990 | Mike Rebhan | Pitcher | Georgia |
| 1991 | Gary Hymel | Catcher | LSU |
| 1992 | Phil Nevin | Third baseman | Cal State Fullerton$^§$ |
| 1993 | Todd Walker$^†$ | Second baseman | LSU |
| 1994 | Chip Glass | Outfielder | Oklahoma |
| 1995 | Mark Kotsay$^†$ | Outfielder / Pitcher | Cal State Fullerton |
| 1996 | Pat Burrell | Outfielder | Miami$^§$ |
| 1997 | Brandon Larson | Shortstop | LSU |
| 1998 | Wes Rachels | Second baseman | Southern California |
| 1999 | Marshall McDougall | Second baseman | Florida State$^§$ |
| 2000 | Trey Hodges | Pitcher | LSU |
| 2001 | Charlton Jimerson | Outfielder | Miami |
| 2002 | Huston Street | Pitcher / Infielder | Texas |
| 2003 | John Hudgins | Pitcher | Stanford$^§$ |
| 2004 | Jason Windsor | Pitcher | Cal State Fullerton |
| 2005 | David Maroul | Third baseman | Texas |
| 2006 | Jonah Nickerson | Pitcher | Oregon State |
| 2007 | Jorge Reyes | Pitcher | Oregon State |
| 2008 | Tommy Mendonca | Third baseman | Fresno State |
| 2009 | Jared Mitchell | Outfielder | LSU |
| 2010 | Jackie Bradley Jr. | Outfielder | South Carolina |
| 2011 | Scott Wingo | Second baseman | South Carolina |
| 2012 | Rob Refsnyder | Outfielder | Arizona |
| 2013 | Adam Plutko | Pitcher | UCLA |
| 2014 | Dansby Swanson | Shortstop | Vanderbilt |
| 2015 | Josh Sborz | Pitcher | Virginia |
| 2016 | Andrew Beckwith | Pitcher | Coastal Carolina |
| 2017 | Alex Faedo | Pitcher | Florida |
| 2018 | Adley Rutschman | Catcher | Oregon State |
| 2019 | Kumar Rocker | Pitcher | Vanderbilt |
| 2020 | Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Will Bednar | Pitcher | Mississippi State |
| 2022 | Dylan DeLucia | Pitcher | Ole Miss |
| 2023 | Paul Skenes | Pitcher | LSU |
| 2024 | Dylan Dreiling | Outfielder | Tennessee |

## Teams

| School | Total |
| USC | 7 |
| LSU | 6 |
| Arizona State | 5 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 5 |
| Texas | 5 |
| Arizona | 4 |
| Miami | 4 |
| Oklahoma State | 3 |
| Oregon State | 3 |
| Stanford | 3 |
| Florida State | 2 |
| South Carolina | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| Vanderbilt | 2 |
| Coastal Carolina | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Holy Cross | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
| Michigan State | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Mississippi State | 1 |
| Ohio State | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Ole Miss | 1 |
| Penn State | 1 |
| Rutgers | 1 |
| Santa Clara | 1 |
| Tulsa | 1 |
| UCLA | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Wichita State | 1 |