2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

The 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was the 76th edition of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. The 64-team tournament began on Friday, June 2, as part of the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season and ended with the 2023 Men's College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, which began on June 16 and ended on June 26.  LSU defeated Florida in the best-of-three final series to win their seventh national championship in program history.

The 64 participating NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected from an eligible 300 teams. 30 teams were awarded automatic bids as champions of their conferences, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. Teams were then divided into sixteen regionals of four teams, each of which is conducted via a double-elimination tournament. Regional champions then faced each other in Super Regionals, a best-of-three-game series, to determine the eight participants in the Men's College World Series.

Tournament procedure 
A total of 64 teams entered the tournament, with 31 of them receiving an automatic bid by either winning their conference's tournament or by finishing in first place in their conference. The remaining 33 bids were at-large, with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

National seeds
The sixteen national seeds were announced on the Selection Show on May 29. Teams in italics advanced to the Super Regionals. Teams in bold advanced to the 2023 Men's College World Series.

 Wake Forest
 Florida
 Arkansas
 Clemson
 LSU
 Vanderbilt
 Virginia
 Stanford
 Miami (FL)
 Coastal Carolina
 Oklahoma State
 Kentucky
 
 
 South Carolina
 

One of the national seeds, Kentucky, faced serious logistical challenges due to multiple events scheduled in the area during the regional weekend:
 The Railbird Music Festival, headlined by country stars Tyler Childers and Zach Bryan, was held at The Red Mile, a harness racing track in Lexington. 
 The Kentucky High School Athletic Association held its state baseball and softball tournaments, as well as its state championship meets in track and field, in Lexington. The softball and track events were held on the Kentucky campus; the early rounds of the baseball championship were played at a separate Lexington ballpark.
 The Great American Brass Band Festival, which typically draws more than 40,000 spectators, was held about 45 minutes' drive away in Danville.
The NCAA cleared Kentucky as a regional host due to the school's contingency plans. Three residence halls, all newer facilities with apartment-style accommodations located near the UK ballpark, were secured for use by participating teams. UK also secured hotel rooms an hour's drive away in Louisville for potential use. All participating teams, including Kentucky, were ultimately housed in the residence halls.

Schedule and venues 
On May 28, the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee announced the sixteen regional host sites.

Regionals
June 2–5
Plainsman Park, Auburn, Alabama (Host: Auburn University)
Alex Box Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Host: Louisiana State University)
Disharoon Park, Charlottesville, Virginia (Host: University of Virginia)
Doug Kingsmore Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina (Host: Clemson University)
Founders Park, Columbia, South Carolina (Host: University of South Carolina)
Springs Brooks Stadium, Conway, South Carolina (Host: Coastal Carolina University)
Alex Rodriguez Park, Coral Gables, Florida (Host: University of Miami)
Baum–Walker Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas (Host: University of Arkansas)
Condron Ballpark, Gainesville, Florida (Host: University of Florida)
Kentucky Proud Park, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky)
Hawkins Field, Nashville, Tennessee (Host: Vanderbilt University)
Sunken Diamond, Stanford, California (Host: Stanford University)
O'Brate Stadium, Stillwater, Oklahoma (Host: Oklahoma State University)
Bob Warn Field, Terre Haute, Indiana (Host: Indiana State University)
Sewell–Thomas Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Host: University of Alabama)
David F. Couch Ballpark, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (Host: Wake Forest University)

Super Regionals
June 9–11
Disharoon Park, Charlottesville, Virginia (Host: University of Virginia)
PK Park, Eugene, Oregon (Host: University of Oregon)
Lupton Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas (Host: Texas Christian University)
Condron Ballpark, Gainesville, Florida (Host: University of Florida)
June 10–12
Alex Box Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Host: Louisiana State University)
Pete Taylor Park, Hattiesburg, Mississippi (Host: University of Southern Mississippi)
Sunken Diamond, Stanford, California (Host: Stanford University)
David F. Couch Ballpark, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (Host: Wake Forest University)

Men's College World Series
June 16–26
Charles Schwab Field Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, (Host: Creighton University)

Bids

Automatic bids

By conference

Regionals and Super Regionals
Bold indicates winner. Seeds for regional tournaments indicate seeds within regional.  Seeds for super regional tournaments indicate national seeds only.  Game times are listed in ET.

Eugene Super Regional
Hosted by Oregon at PK Park

Fort Worth Super Regional
Hosted by TCU at Lupton Stadium due to logistical issues presented because of Terre Haute hosting the Special Olympics Indiana Summer Games

Charlottesville Super Regional

Gainesville Super Regional

Winston-Salem Super Regional

Stanford Super Regional

Baton Rouge Super Regional

Hattiesburg Super Regional
Hosted by Southern Miss at Pete Taylor Park

Men's College World Series

The Men's College World Series will be held at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.

Participants

Bracket
Sources:
Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only

Game results
Sources:

Bracket 1

Bracket 2

Finals
Sources:

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

All-Tournament Team
The following players were members of the Men's College World Series All-Tournament Team.

Final standings

Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only

Record by conference

Media coverage

Radio
NRG Media will provide nationwide radio coverage of the Men's College World Series through its Omaha Station KOZN, in association with Westwood One. It also will stream all MCWS games at westwoodonesports.com, Tunein, the Varsity Network, and on SiriusXM.

Broadcast assignments
John Bishop, Gary Sharp, and Connor Happer (Gms 1–3, 5–6) 
John Bishop, Gary Sharp, and Nick Handley (Gm 4) 
John Bishop, Mike Ferrin, and Gary Sharp (Gms 7–8, 10–14) 
John Bishop, Nick Handley, and Gary Sharp (Gm 9)
Kevin Kugler, Scott Graham, and John Bishop (Championship Series)

Television
ESPN will air every game from the Regionals, Super Regionals, and the Men's College World Series across its networks.

Broadcast assignments

Regionals

Clay Matvick and Gregg Olson: Auburn, Alabama
Dave Neal and Ben McDonald: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Anish Shroff and Devon Travis: Charlottesville, Virginia
Tom Hart and Kyle Peterson: Clemson, South Carolina
Derek Jones and Roddy Jones: Columbia, South Carolina
Dani Wexelman and Jay Walker: Conway, South Carolina
Roy Philpott and Gaby Sánchez: Coral Gables, Florida
Mike Ferrin and Greg Swindell: Fayetteville, Arkansas

Mike Monaco and Xavier Scruggs: Gainesville, Florida
John Schriffen and Todd Walker: Lexington, Kentucky
Mike Morgan and David Dellucci: Nashville, Tennessee
Roxy Bernstein and Wes Clements: Stanford, California
Victor Rojas and Keith Moreland: Stillwater, Oklahoma
Sam Ravech and Danan Hughes: Terre Haute, Indiana
Richard Cross and Lance Cormier: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Kevin Fitzgerald and Bobby Moranda: Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Super Regionals

Tom Hart and Ben McDonald: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
John Schriffen and Lance Cormier: Charlottesville, Virginia
Roxy Bernstein and Xavier Scruggs: Eugene, Oregon
Clay Matvick and Gregg Olson: Fort Worth, Texas

Dave Neal and Chris Burke: Gainesville, Florida
Roy Philpott and Todd Walker: Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Mike Monaco and Kyle Peterson: Stanford, California
Mike Ferrin and Gaby Sánchez: Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Men's College World Series

Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez, Ben McDonald, and Dani Wexelman: June 16 & 17 afternoons
Mike Monaco, Ben McDonald, and Dani Wexelman: June 18 afternoon
Mike Monaco, Kyle Peterson, Chris Burke, and Kris Budden: June 16–18 evenings

Mike Monaco, Ben McDonald, Chris Burke, and Dani Wexelman: June 19–22 afternoons
Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez, Kyle Peterson, and Kris Budden: June 19–22 evenings

MCWS Championship Series

Karl Ravech (Games 1 & 3) or Mike Monaco (Game 2), Kyle Peterson, Chris Burke, and Kris Budden

Notes

See also
 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament
 2023 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
 2023 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

References

External links
Official Bracket at NCAA.com

 
Tournament
NCAA Division I baseball tournament
NCAA Division I baseball tournament