# College World Series

The College World Series (CWS), officially the NCAA Men's College World Series (MCWS), is a baseball tournament held each June in Omaha, Nebraska. It is the culmination of the NCAA Division I baseball tournament—featuring 64 teams in the first round—which determines the champion of NCAA Division I level college baseball. 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.

## History

The first edition of the College World Series was held in 1947 at Hyames Field in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The tournament was held there again in 1948, but was moved to Lawrence Stadium in Wichita, Kansas, for the 1949 tournament. 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 Charles Schwab Field Omaha (formerly TD Ameritrade Park Omaha). 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.
The event's official name was changed to "Men's College World Series" no later than 2008. The most recent hosting agreement between the NCAA and the city of Omaha and related entities, signed in that year, states, "The official name of the [championship] shall be the NCAA Men's College World Series". However, as of October 2021, the CWS logo still appeared on the NCAA's official D-I baseball tournament bracket, and on the front page of the NCAA's official CWS website, without the word "Men's". The NCAA has since added "Men's" to the event's logo, and both the NCAA and College World Series of Omaha, Inc. (CWS Omaha), the nonprofit group that organizes the event, now consistently use the phrase "Men's College World Series" to describe it.
On March 13, 2020, it was announced that the 2020 College World Series was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first time in the event's history it had been canceled.

### Contract extension

On June 10, 2008, the NCAA and CWS Omaha announced a new 25-year contract extension, keeping the MCWS 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 the venue now known as Charles Schwab Field Omaha, a new ballpark across from CHI Health Center Omaha.

### Format history and changes

* 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. The two winners continued to meet in a best-of-three final in Kalamazoo. The teams were selected from the NCAA's eight districts, with a local committee choosing its representative based on their own criteria, which might or might not include committee selections, conference champions, and district playoffs.
* 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.
* 1950–1953 – An eight-team, double-elimination format for the College World Series coincided with the move to Omaha, Nebraska, in 1950. A national baseball committee chose one team from each of the eight NCAA districts.
* 1954–1975 – Preliminary rounds determined the eight CWS teams, and the total number of teams in the preliminary round ranged from 21 to 32. The format of the CWS remained the same as 1950.
* 1976–1981 – The number of preliminary-round teams was increased to 34.
* 1982–1984 – The number of preliminary-round teams was increased to 36.
* 1985 – The number of preliminary-round teams was increased to 38.
* 1986 – The number of preliminary-round teams was increased to 40.
* 1987 – The number of preliminary-round teams was increased to 48, with teams split into eight, six-team regionals. 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. Unlike the current 64 team tournament, the CWS pairings were set after the regional tournaments.
* 1988–1998 – The format for the CWS was changed for the first time since 1950 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.
* 1999–2002 – With some 293 Division I teams playing, the NCAA expanded the overall tournament to a 64-team field in 1999. Teams were divided into 16 four-team double-elimination regionals. The regional winners advanced to the Super Regional round, which had 8 best-of-three series to advance to the CWS. Within each region, teams were seeded 1 to 4. Additionally, the top 8 teams in the tournament were given "national seeds" and placed in different Super Regionals so no national seeds could meet before the CWS. The 64-team bracket was 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.
* 2003–2017 – The championship final became a best-of-three series between the two four-team bracket winners, with games scheduled for three consecutive 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.
* 2018–present – The number of national seeds increased from 8 to 16. Each Super Regional featured the winners of regionals in which the numerical sum of those regions' national seeds totaled 17 (1 vs. 16, 2 vs. 15, etc.). No other format changes were made.

## Results

| Year | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-up | Most Outstanding Player | Stadium | City |
| 1947 | California | Clint Evans | 17–8, 8–7 | Yale | | Hyames Field | Kalamazoo, MI |
| 1948 | USC | Sam Barry | 3–1, 3–8, 9–2 | Yale | | Hyames Field | Kalamazoo, MI |
| 1949 | Texas | Bibb Falk | 10–3 | Wake Forest | Tom Hamilton, Texas | Lawrence–Dumont Stadium | Wichita, KS |
| 1950 | Texas (2) | Bibb Falk | 3–0 | Washington State | Ray VanCleef, Rutgers | Omaha Municipal Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1951 | Oklahoma | Jack Baer | 3–2 | Tennessee | Sidney Hatfield, Tennessee | Omaha Municipal Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1952 | Holy Cross | Jack Barry | 8–4 | Missouri | James O'Neill, Holy Cross | Omaha Municipal Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1953 | Michigan | Ray Fisher | 7–5 | Texas | J.L. Smith, Texas | Omaha Municipal Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1954 | Missouri | Hi Simmons | 4–1 | Rollins | Tom Yewcic, Michigan State | Omaha Municipal Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1955 | Wake Forest | Taylor Sanford | 7–6 | Western Michigan | Tom Borland, Oklahoma A&M | Omaha Municipal Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1956 | Minnesota | Dick Siebert | 12–1 | Arizona | Jerry Thomas, Minnesota | Omaha Municipal Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1957 | California (2) | George Wolfman | 1–0 | Penn State | Cal Emery, Penn State | Omaha Municipal Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1958 | USC (2) | Rod Dedeaux | 8–7 | Missouri | Bill Thom, USC | Omaha Municipal Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1959 | Oklahoma State | Toby Greene | 5–3 | Arizona | Jim Dobson, Oklahoma State | Omaha Municipal Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1960 | Minnesota (2) | Dick Siebert | 2–1 | USC | John Erickson, Minnesota | Omaha Municipal Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1961 | USC (3) | Rod Dedeaux | 1–0 | Oklahoma State | Littleton Fowler, Oklahoma State | Omaha Municipal Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1962 | Michigan (2) | Don Lund | 5–4 | Santa Clara | Bob Garibaldi, Santa Clara | Omaha Municipal Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1963 | USC (4) | Rod Dedeaux | 5–2 | Arizona | Bud Hollowell, USC | Omaha Municipal Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1964 | Minnesota (3) | Dick Siebert | 5–1 | Missouri | Joe Ferris, Maine | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1965 | Arizona State | Bobby Winkles | 2–1 | Ohio State | Sal Bando, Arizona State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1966 | Ohio State | Marty Karow | 8–2 | Oklahoma State | Steve Arlin, Ohio State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1967 | Arizona State (2) | Bobby Winkles | 11–2 | Houston | Ron Davini, Arizona State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1968 | USC (5) | Rod Dedeaux | 4–3 | Southern Illinois | Bill Seinsoth, USC | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1969 | Arizona State (3) | Bobby Winkles | 10–1 | Tulsa | John Dolinsek, Arizona State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1970 | USC (6) | Rod Dedeaux | 2–1 | Florida State | Gene Ammann, Florida State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1971 | USC (7) | Rod Dedeaux | 7–2 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Tabb, Tulsa | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1972 | USC (8) | Rod Dedeaux | 1–0 | Arizona State | Russ McQueen, USC | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1973 | USC (9) | Rod Dedeaux | 4–3 | Arizona State | Dave Winfield, Minnesota | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1974 | USC (10) | Rod Dedeaux | 7–3 | Miami (FL) | George Milke, USC | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1975 | Texas (3) | Cliff Gustafson | 5–1 | South Carolina | Mickey Reichenbach, Texas | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1976 | Arizona | Jerry Kindall | 7–1 | Eastern Michigan | Steve Powers, Arizona | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1977 | Arizona State (4) | Jim Brock | 2–1 | South Carolina | Bob Horner, Arizona State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1978 | USC (11) | Rod Dedeaux | 10–3 | Arizona State | Rod Boxberger, USC | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1979 | Cal State Fullerton | Augie Garrido | 2–1 | Arkansas | Tony Hudson, Cal State Fullerton | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1980 | Arizona (2) | Jerry Kindall | 5–3 | Hawaii | Terry Francona, Arizona | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1981 | Arizona State (5) | Jim Brock | 7–4 | Oklahoma State | Stan Holmes, Arizona State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1982 | Miami (FL) | Ron Fraser | 9–3 | Wichita State | Dan Smith, Miami (FL) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1983 | Texas (4) | Cliff Gustafson | 4–3 | Alabama | Calvin Schiraldi, Texas | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1984 | Cal State Fullerton (2) | Augie Garrido | 3–1 | Texas | John Fishel, Cal State Fullerton | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1985 | Miami (FL) (2) | Ron Fraser | 10–6 | Texas | Greg Ellena, Miami (FL) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1986 | Arizona (3) | Jerry Kindall | 10–2 | Florida State | Mike Senne, Arizona | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1987 | Stanford | Mark Marquess | 9–5 | Oklahoma State | Paul Carey, Stanford | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1988 | Stanford (2) | Mark Marquess | 9–4 | Arizona State | Lee Plemel, Stanford | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1989 | Wichita State | Gene Stephenson | 5–3 | Texas | Greg Brummett, Wichita State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1990 | Georgia | Steve Webber | 2–1 | Oklahoma State | Mike Rebhan, Georgia | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1991 | LSU | Skip Bertman | 6–3 | Wichita State | Gary Hymel, LSU | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1992 | Pepperdine | Andy Lopez | 3–2 | Cal State Fullerton (2) | Phil Nevin, Cal State Fullerton | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1993 | LSU (2) | Skip Bertman | 8–0 | Wichita State | Todd Walker, LSU | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1994 | Oklahoma (2) | Larry Cochell | 13–5 | Georgia Tech | Chip Glass, Oklahoma | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1995 | Cal State Fullerton (3) | Augie Garrido | 11–5 | USC | Mark Kotsay, Cal State Fullerton | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1996 | LSU (3) | Skip Bertman | 9–8 | Miami (FL) | Pat Burrell, Miami (FL) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1997 | LSU (4) | Skip Bertman | 13–6 | Alabama | Brandon Larson, LSU | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1998 | USC (12) | Mike Gillespie | 21–14 | Arizona State | Wes Rachels, USC | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 1999 | Miami (FL) (3) | Jim Morris | 6–5 | Florida State | Marshall McDougall, Florida State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 2000 | LSU (5) | Skip Bertman | 6–5 | Stanford | Trey Hodges, LSU | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 2001 | Miami (FL) (4) | Jim Morris | 12–1 | Stanford | Charlton Jimerson, Miami (FL) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 2002 | Texas (5) | Augie Garrido | 12–6 | South Carolina | Huston Street, Texas | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 2003 | Rice | Wayne Graham | 4–3, 3–8, 14–2 | Stanford | John Hudgins, Stanford | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 2004 | Cal State Fullerton (4) | George Horton | 6–4, 3–2 | Texas | Jason Windsor, Cal State Fullerton | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 2005 | Texas (6) | Augie Garrido | 4–2, 6–2 | Florida | David Maroul, Texas | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 2006 | Oregon State | Pat Casey | 3–4, 11–7, 3–2 | North Carolina | Jonah Nickerson, Oregon State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 2007 | Oregon State (2) | Pat Casey | 11–4, 9–3 | North Carolina | Jorge Luis Reyes, Oregon State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 2008 | Fresno State | Mike Batesole | 6–7, 19–10, 6–1 | Georgia | Tommy Mendonca, Fresno State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 2009 | LSU (6) | Paul Mainieri | 7–6, 1–5, 11–4 | Texas | Jared Mitchell, LSU | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 2010 | South Carolina | Ray Tanner | 7–1, 2–1 | UCLA | Jackie Bradley Jr., South Carolina | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE |
| 2011 | South Carolina (2) | Ray Tanner | 2–1, 5–2 | Florida | Scott Wingo, South Carolina | TD Ameritrade Park | Omaha, NE |
| 2012 | Arizona (4) | Andy Lopez | 5–1, 4–1 | South Carolina | Rob Refsnyder, Arizona | TD Ameritrade Park | Omaha, NE |
| 2013 | UCLA | John Savage | 3–1, 8–0 | Mississippi State | Adam Plutko, UCLA | TD Ameritrade Park | Omaha, NE |
| 2014 | Vanderbilt | Tim Corbin | 9–8, 2–7, 3–2 | Virginia | Dansby Swanson, Vanderbilt | TD Ameritrade Park | Omaha, NE |
| 2015 | Virginia | Brian O'Connor | 1–5, 3–0, 4–2 | Vanderbilt | Josh Sborz, Virginia | TD Ameritrade Park | Omaha, NE |
| 2016 | Coastal Carolina | Gary Gilmore | 0–3, 5–4, 4–3 | Arizona | Andrew Beckwith, Coastal Carolina | TD Ameritrade Park | Omaha, NE |
| 2017 | Florida | Kevin O'Sullivan | 4–3, 6–1 | LSU | Alex Faedo, Florida | TD Ameritrade Park | Omaha, NE |
| 2018 | Oregon State (3) | Pat Casey | 1–4, 5–3, 5–0 | Arkansas | Adley Rutschman, Oregon State | TD Ameritrade Park | Omaha, NE |
| 2019 | Vanderbilt (2) | Tim Corbin | 4–7, 4–1, 8–2 | Michigan | Kumar Rocker, Vanderbilt | TD Ameritrade Park | Omaha, NE |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | Chris Lemonis | 2–8, 13–2, 9–0 | Vanderbilt | Will Bednar, Mississippi State | TD Ameritrade Park | Omaha, NE |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | Mike Bianco | 10–3, 4–2 | Oklahoma | Dylan DeLucia, Ole Miss | Charles Schwab Field | Omaha, NE |
| 2023 | LSU (7) | Jay Johnson | 4–3, 4–24, 18–4 | Florida | Paul Skenes, LSU | Charles Schwab Field | Omaha, NE |
| 2024 | Tennessee | Tony Vitello | 5–9, 4–1, 6–5 | Texas A&M | Dylan Dreiling, Tennessee | Charles Schwab Field | Omaha, NE |

### Teams reaching the finals

Teams reaching the finals :
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Finals Appearances |
| USC | 12 (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1998) | 2 (1960, 1995) | 14 |
| LSU | 7 (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009, 2023) | 1 (2017) | 8 |
| Texas | 6 (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2005) | 6 (1953, 1984, 1985, 1989, 2004, 2009) | 12 |
| Arizona State | 5 (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981) | 5 (1972, 1973, 1978, 1988, 1998) | 10 |
| Arizona | 4 (1976, 1980, 1986, 2012) | 4 (1956, 1959, 1963, 2016) | 8 |
| Miami (FL) | 4 (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) | 2 (1974, 1996) | 6 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 4 (1979, 1984, 1995, 2004) | 1 (1992) | 5 |
| Minnesota | 3 (1956, 1960, 1964) | | 3 |
| Oregon State | 3 (2006, 2007, 2018) | | 3 |
| South Carolina | 2 (2010, 2011) | 4 (1975, 1977, 2002, 2012) | 6 |
| Stanford | 2 (1987, 1988) | 3 (2000, 2001, 2003) | 5 |
| Vanderbilt | 2 (2014, 2019) | 2 (2015, 2021) | 4 |
| Michigan | 2 (1953, 1962) | 1 (2019) | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 2 (1951, 1994) | 1 (2022) | 3 |
| California | 2 (1947, 1957) | | 2 |
| Oklahoma State | 1 (1959) | 5 (1961, 1966, 1981, 1987, 1990) | 6 |
| Florida | 1 (2017) | 3 (2005, 2011, 2023) | 4 |
| Missouri | 1 (1954) | 3 (1952, 1958, 1964) | 4 |
| Wichita State | 1 (1989) | 3 (1982, 1991, 1993) | 4 |
| Wake Forest | 1 (1955) | 1 (1949) | 2 |
| Ohio State | 1 (1966) | 1 (1965) | 2 |
| Georgia | 1 (1990) | 1 (2008) | 2 |
| UCLA | 1 (2013) | 1 (2010) | 2 |
| Virginia | 1 (2015) | 1 (2014) | 2 |
| Mississippi State | 1 (2021) | 1 (2013) | 2 |
| Tennessee | 1 (2024) | 1 (1951) | 2 |
| Coastal Carolina | 1 (2016) | | 1 |
| Fresno State | 1 (2008) | | 1 |
| Holy Cross | 1 (1952) | | 1 |
| Ole Miss | 1 (2022) | | 1 |
| Pepperdine | 1 (1992) | | 1 |
| Rice | 1 (2003) | | 1 |
| Florida State | | 3 (1970, 1986, 1999) | 3 |
| Yale | | 2 (1947, 1948) | 2 |
| Southern Illinois | | 2 (1968, 1971) | 2 |
| Alabama | | 2 (1997, 1983) | 2 |
| North Carolina | | 2 (2006, 2007) | 2 |
| Arkansas | | 2 (1979, 2018) | 2 |
| Washington State | | 1 (1950) | 1 |
| Rollins | | 1 (1954) | 1 |
| Western Michigan | | 1 (1955) | 1 |
| Penn State | | 1 (1957) | 1 |
| Santa Clara | | 1 (1962) | 1 |
| Houston | | 1 (1967) | 1 |
| Tulsa | | 1 (1969) | 1 |
| Eastern Michigan | | 1 (1976) | 1 |
| Hawaii | | 1 (1980) | 1 |
| Georgia Tech | | 1 (1994) | 1 |
| Texas A&M | | 1 (2024) | 1 |

### Best performances by conference

| Rank | Conference | Titles |
| 1 | Pac-12 | 18 |
| 2 | Southeastern (SEC) | 16 |
| 3 | Western Athletic (WAC) | 7 |
| 4 | Big Ten | 6 |
| 4 | PCC-CIBA | 6 |
| 6 | Independents | 5 |
| 7 | Big Eight | 4 |
| 7 | Southwest | 4 |
| 9 | Atlantic Coast (ACC) | 2 |
| 9 | Big 12 | 2 |
| 9 | Big West (BWC) | 2 |
| 9 | Big West (SCBA) | 2 |
| 13 | Big South (BSC) | 1 |
| 13 | Missouri Valley (MVC) | 1 |
| 13 | West Coast (WCC) | 1 |
* 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 WAC has existed continuously since its formation in 1962.
* 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.
* Missouri won the 1954 CWS as a member of the Big Eight Conference.

## Awards

The College World Series Most Outstanding Player award is presented to the best player at each College World Series finals (first awarded in 1949).
An All-Tournament Team consisting of the best players of the tournament has also been announced for each tournament since 1958.

## Records and statistics
### All-time record for champions

| Team | Appearances | First | Last | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Titles |
| Texas | 38 | 1949 | 2022 | 88 | 63 | .583 | 6 |
| LSU | 19 | 1986 | 2023 | 46 | 29 | .613 | 7 |
| Miami (FL) | 25 | 1974 | 2016 | 48 | 42 | .533 | 4 |
| Arizona State | 22 | 1964 | 2010 | 61 | 38 | .616 | 5 |
| Southern California | 21 | 1948 | 2001 | 74 | 26 | .740 | 12 |
| Oklahoma State | 20 | 1954 | 2016 | 40 | 38 | .513 | 1 |
| Stanford | 19 | 1953 | 2023 | 41 | 31 | .569 | 2 |
| Arizona | 18 | 1954 | 2021 | 43 | 32 | .573 | 4 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 18 | 1975 | 2017 | 34 | 31 | .523 | 4 |
| Florida | 14 | 1988 | 2024 | 27 | 27 | .500 | 1 |
| Mississippi State | 12 | 1971 | 2021 | 18 | 24 | .429 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 11 | 1975 | 2012 | 32 | 20 | .615 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 11 | 1951 | 2022 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 2 |
| Michigan | 8 | 1953 | 2019 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 2 |
| Tennessee | 7 | 1951 | 2024 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 1 |
| Oregon State | 7 | 1952 | 2018 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 3 |
| Wichita State | 7 | 1982 | 1996 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 1 |
| Rice | 7 | 1997 | 2008 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 1 |
| Virginia | 7 | 2009 | 2024 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 1 |
| Missouri | 6 | 1952 | 1964 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 1 |
| Ole Miss | 6 | 1956 | 2022 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 1 |
| California | 6 | 1947 | 2011 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 2 |
| Georgia | 6 | 1987 | 2008 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 1 |
| Vanderbilt | 5 | 2011 | 2021 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 2 |
| Minnesota | 5 | 1956 | 1977 | 17 | 7 | .708 | 3 |
| UCLA | 5 | 1969 | 2013 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 1 |
| Holy Cross | 4 | 1952 | 1963 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 1 |
| Ohio State | 4 | 1951 | 1967 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 1 |
| Fresno State | 4 | 1959 | 2008 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 1 |
| Wake Forest | 3 | 1949 | 2023 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 |
| Pepperdine | 2 | 1979 | 1992 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 1 |
| Coastal Carolina | 1 | 2016 | 2016 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1 |

## Most MCWS participants by one conference in a year

* ↑ Before 1957, Oklahoma State University was known as Oklahoma A&M.
* ↑ In addition to the four then-current SEC members, two other participants in that edition, Oklahoma and Texas, announced in 2021 that they would join the SEC no later than 2025 (2026 season). Both ultimately joined the SEC for the 2025 season.