2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament began on Friday, June 3, 2016, as part of the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64-team, double-elimination tournament concluded with the 2016 College World Series (CWS) in Omaha, Nebraska, starting on June 18, 2016, and ending on June 30, 2016.[1] The 64 participating NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of 298 eligible teams.[2] Thirty-one teams were awarded an automatic bid, as champions of their conferences; the remaining 33 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee.
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| Season | 2016 |
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| Teams | 64 |
| Finals site |
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| Champions | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Arizona Wildcats (16th CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Gary Gilmore (1st title) |
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| Television | ESPN Networks |
Teams were divided into sixteen regionals of four teams, which conducted a double-elimination tournament. Regional champions faced each other in Super Regionals, a best-of-three game series to determine the eight participants of the College World Series.[1] The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) set a conference record and tied the all-time mark of having ten teams in the championship field.[3] A tournament-high seven regional hosts came from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), followed by six of the ten ACC schools; however, only Miami (ACC) and Florida (SEC) advanced to Omaha, and they were the first and second teams eliminated, respectively. For the first time since the tournament expanded from 48 teams in 1999, the NCAA did not select any Pac-12 schools to host a regional, and Lubbock, Texas (Texas Tech) was the westernmost regional host city picked by the selection committee.[4]
In the CWS after Texas Tech lost to Big 12 rival TCU, none of the three national seeds who had reached Omaha had won their opening game. Tech eventually became the fourth team to be eliminated. While Oklahoma State and TCU advanced through the winners' bracket to set up a possible all–Big 12 championship, Arizona and Coastal Carolina won both elimination games to advance to the best-of-three final series.
With each team winning a game in the championship series to force a winner-take-all Game 3, the tournament reached the maximum of 17 games for the first time since 2003 when the finals expanded to best-of-three format (as opposed to a single, winner-take-all championship game).[5] Coastal Carolina won the deciding game, 4-3, becoming the first team since 1956 to win the title in its first CWS appearance.[6] Coastal Carolina won six elimination games in NCAA post-season play – one in a Regional, three in the CWS double-elimination bracket, and two in the Championship Series.[7] The runner-up, Arizona, won six elimination games – three in a Regional and three in the CWS double-elimination bracket, but lost their 7th, the last game of the Championship Series.[8]
Bids
Automatic bids
By conference
| Conference | Total | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| ACC | 10 | Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami (FL), NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest |
| SEC | 7 | Florida, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt |
| Conference USA | 4 | Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Rice, Southern Miss |
| Pac-12 | 4 | Arizona, Arizona State, Utah, Washington |
| American | 3 | East Carolina, Tulane, UConn |
| Big Ten | 3 | Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State |
| Big 12 | 3 | Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech |
| Big West | 3 | Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, UC Santa Barbara |
| Colonial | 2 | UNC Wilmington, William & Mary |
| Southland | 2 | Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana |
| Sun Belt | 2 | Louisiana–Lafayette, South Alabama |
| West Coast | 2 | Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s (CA) |
| America East | 1 | Binghamton |
| Atlantic 10 | 1 | Rhode Island |
| Atlantic Sun | 1 | Stetson |
| Big East | 1 | Xavier |
| Big South | 1 | Coastal Carolina |
| Horizon | 1 | Wright State |
| Ivy | 1 | Princeton |
| MAAC | 1 | Fairfield |
| Mid-American | 1 | Western Michigan |
| MEAC | 1 | Bethune-Cookman |
| Missouri Valley | 1 | Dallas Baptist |
| Mountain West | 1 | New Mexico |
| NEC | 1 | Bryant |
| Ohio Valley | 1 | Southeast Missouri State |
| Patriot | 1 | Navy |
| Southern | 1 | Western Carolina |
| SWAC | 1 | Alabama State |
| Summit | 1 | Oral Roberts |
| WAC | 1 | Utah Valley |
National seeds
The following eight teams automatically host a Super Regional if they advance to that round:[10]
- Florida
- Louisville ‡
- Miami (FL)
- Texas A&M ‡
- Texas Tech
- Mississippi State ‡
- Clemson †
- LSU ‡
Bold indicates College World Series participant
† indicates teams that were eliminated in the Regional Tournament
‡ indicates teams that were eliminated in the Super Regional Tournament
Regionals and Super Regionals
Bold indicates winner. Seeds for regional tournaments indicate seeds within regional. Seeds for super regional tournaments indicate national seeds only.[11]
Gainesville Super Regional
| Regional | Regional | Regional Final | Super Regional | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bethune-Cookman | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Connecticut | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Connecticut | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida | 10 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gainesville Regional – Alfred A. McKethan Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bethune-Cookman | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Connecticut | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida | 0 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida State | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alabama State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Miss | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | South Alabama | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Miss | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida State | 18 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tallahassee Regional – Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | South Alabama | 6 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alabama State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | South Alabama | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | South Alabama | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Miss | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Baton Rouge Super Regional
| Regional | Regional | Regional Final | Super Regional | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | LSU | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah Valley | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | LSU | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rice | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Southeastern Louisiana | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rice | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | LSU | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Baton Rouge Regional – Alex Box Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rice | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah Valley | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Southeastern Louisiana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rice | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | LSU | 8 | 3 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 11 | 4 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | NC State | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Navy | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | NC State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Mary's (CA) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Raleigh Regional – Doak Field | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | NC State | 8 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Navy | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Mary's (CA) | 513 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Navy | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | NC State | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
College Station Super Regional
| Regional | Regional | Regional Final | Super Regional | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Binghamton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas A&M | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wake Forest | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wake Forest | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas A&M | 8 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| College Station Regional – Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 2 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Binghamton | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wake Forest | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas A&M | 2 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 8 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | TCU | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Oral Roberts | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | TCU | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gonzaga | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gonzaga | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arizona State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | TCU | 8 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fort Worth Regional – Lupton Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arizona State | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Oral Roberts | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arizona State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arizona State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gonzaga | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Lubbock Super Regional
| Regional | Regional | Regional Final | Super Regional | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas Tech | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Fairfield | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas Tech | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | New Mexico | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | New Mexico | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Dallas Baptist | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas Tech | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lubbock Regional – Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Dallas Baptist | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Fairfield | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Dallas Baptist | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Dallas Baptist | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | New Mexico | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas Tech | 6 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 8 | 113 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Virginia | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | William & Mary | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Virginia | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | East Carolina | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | East Carolina | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Bryant | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | East Carolina | 8 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Charlottesville Regional – Davenport Field | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | William & Mary | 4 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | William & Mary | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Bryant | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | William & Mary | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Virginia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Coral Gables Super Regional
| Regional | Regional | Regional Final | Super Regional | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Stetson | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Long Beach State | 311 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Long Beach State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 9 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coral Gables Regional – Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Long Beach State | 8 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Stetson | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Long Beach State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 7 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ole Miss | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah | 610 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Boston College | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Boston College | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tulane | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Boston College | 6 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oxford Regional – Swayze Field | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tulane | 3 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ole Miss | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tulane | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tulane | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Starkville Super Regional
| Regional | Regional | Regional Final | Super Regional | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mississippi State | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southeast Missouri State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mississippi State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cal State Fullerton | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cal State Fullerton | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mississippi State | 4 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Starkville Regional – Dudy Noble Field | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southeast Missouri State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cal State Fullerton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mississippi State | 0 | 5 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | 611 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Princeton | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arizona | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arizona | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette Regional – M. L. Tigue Moore Field | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arizona | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Princeton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arizona | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Louisville Super Regional
| Regional | Regional | Regional Final | Super Regional | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisville | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Michigan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisville | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wright State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisville | 3 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville Regional – Jim Patterson Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wright State | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Michigan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wright State | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wright State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisville | 2 | 3 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 4 | 4 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Xavier | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Xavier | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Washington | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 314 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 14 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nashville Regional – Hawkins Field | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Xavier | 5 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Washington | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Washington | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Xavier | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Columbia Super Regional
| Regional | Regional | Regional Final | Super Regional | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Clemson | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Carolina | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nebraska | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 9 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson Regional – Doug Kingsmore Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Carolina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nebraska | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Carolina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Clemson | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 5 | 3 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Carolina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Rhode Island | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Rhode Island | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Wilmington | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Duke | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Wilmington | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Wilmington | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia Regional – Founders Park | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Carolina | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Carolina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Duke | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Carolina | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Rhode Island | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
College World Series
The College World Series was held at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska.[12]
Participants
| School | Conference | Record (Conference) | Head Coach | Previous CWS Appearances | Best CWS Finish | CWS Record Not including this year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Pac-12 | 44–21 (16–14) | Jay Johnson | 16 (last: 2012) | 1st (1976, 1980, 1986, 2012) | 38–27 |
| Coastal Carolina | Big South | 49–16 (21–3) | Gary Gilmore | none | none | 0–0 |
| Florida | SEC | 52–14 (19–10) | Kevin O'Sullivan | 9 (last: 2015) | 2nd (2005, 2011) | 14–19 |
| Miami (FL) | ACC | 50–12 (21–7) | Jim Morris | 24 (last: 2015) | 1st (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) | 48–40 |
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 39–20 (16–8) | Josh Holliday | 19 (last: 1999) | 1st (1959) | 38–36 |
| TCU | Big 12 | 47–16 (15–9) | Jim Schlossnagle | 3 (last: 2015) | 3rd (2010, 2015) | 6–6 |
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 44–16 (19–5) | Tim Tadlock | 1 (2014) | 7th (2014) | 0–2 |
| UC Santa Barbara | Big West | 42–18–1 (13–11) | Andrew Checketts | none | none | 0–0 |
Bracket
Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Championship series | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas Tech | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas Tech | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas Tech | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Game results
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | Save | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 18 | Game 1 | Oklahoma State | 1–0 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Hatch (9–2) | Shane Bieber (12–4) | — | |
| Game 2 | Arizona | 5–1 | Miami (FL) | Nathan Bannister (12–2) | Michael Mediavilla (11–2) | — | ||
| June 19 | Game 3 | TCU | 5–3 | Texas Tech | Ryan Burnett (3–1) | Robert Dugger (6–1) | Durbin Feltman (9) | |
| Game 4 | Coastal Carolina | 2–1 | Florida | Andrew Beckwith (13–1) | Logan Shore (12–1) | — | ||
| June 20 | Game 5 | UC Santa Barbara | 5–3 | Miami (FL) | Noah Davis (7–4) | Danny Garcia (9–5) | Kyle Nelson (10) | Miami (FL) eliminated |
| Game 6 | Oklahoma State | 1–0 | Arizona | Tyler Buffett (9–3) | Bobby Dalbec (10–5) | Trey Cobb (6) | ||
| June 21 | Game 7 | Texas Tech | 3–2 | Florida | Davis Martin (10–1) | Alex Faedo (13–3) | Hayden Howard (9) | Florida eliminated |
| Game 8 | TCU | 6–1 | Coastal Carolina | Brian Howard (10–2) | Alex Cunningham (9–4) | Ryan Burnett (1) | ||
| June 22 | Game 9 | Arizona | 3–0 | UC Santa Barbara | J.C. Cloney (7–4) | Justin Kelly (2–1) | Cameron Ming (3) | UC Santa Barbara eliminated |
| June 23 | Game 10 | Coastal Carolina | 7–5 | Texas Tech | Mike Morrison (8–1) | Erikson Lanning (3–4) | Bobby Holmes (4) | Texas Tech eliminated |
| June 24 | Game 11 | Arizona | 9–3 | Oklahoma State | Kevin Ginkel (5–1) | Jensen Elliot (9–5) | Cameron Ming (4) | |
| Game 12 | Coastal Carolina | 4–1 | TCU | Andrew Beckwith (14–1) | Michael Traver (1–3) | — | ||
| June 25 | Game 13 | Arizona | 5–1 | Oklahoma State | Bobby Dalbec (11–5) | Thomas Hatch (9–3) | Alfonso Rivas III (3) | Oklahoma State eliminated |
| Game 14 | Coastal Carolina | 7–5 | TCU | Alex Cunningham (10–4) | Jared Janczak (7–4) | — | TCU eliminated | |
| June 27 | Final Game 1 | Arizona | 3–0 | Coastal Carolina | J.C. Cloney (8–4) | Zack Hopeck (3–4) | — | |
| June 28 | Final Game 2 | Coastal Carolina | 5–4 | Arizona | Bobby Holmes (7–2) | Cameron Ming (3–3) | — | |
| June 30 | Final Game 3 | Coastal Carolina | 4–3 | Arizona | Andrew Beckwith (15–1) | Bobby Dalbec (11–6) | Alex Cunningham (1) | Coastal Carolina wins College World Series |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.[13]
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Andrew Beckwith | Coastal Carolina |
| J. C. Cloney | Arizona | |
| 1B | Ryan Aguilar | Arizona |
| 2B | Cody Ramer | Arizona |
| 3B | Zach Remillard | Coastal Carolina |
| SS | Ryan Merrill | TCU |
| C | David Parrett | Coastal Carolina |
| OF | Anthony Marks | Coastal Carolina |
| Zach Gibbons | Arizona | |
| Jared Oliva | Arizona | |
| DH | Luken Baker | TCU |
| MOP | Andrew Beckwith | Coastal Carolina |
Final standings
Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only
| Place | School | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Coastal Carolina | 11–3 |
| 2nd | Arizona | 11–4 |
| 3rd | Oklahoma State | 7–2 |
| TCU | 7–3 | |
| 5th | UC Santa Barbara | 6–2 |
| No. 5 Texas Tech | 6–4 | |
| 7th | No. 1 Florida | 5–3 |
| No. 3 Miami | 5–3 | |
| 9th | Boston College | 4–2 |
| East Carolina | 4–2 | |
| Florida State | 4–2 | |
| No. 2 Louisville | 3–2 | |
| No. 8 LSU | 3–3 | |
| No. 6 Mississippi State | 3–2 | |
| South Carolina | 4–3 | |
| No. 4 Texas A&M | 4–2 | |
| 17th | Arizona State | 2–2 |
| No. 7 Clemson | 2–2 | |
| Dallas Baptist | 3–2 | |
| Georgia Tech | 2–2 | |
| Long Beach State | 2–2 | |
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 2–2 | |
| Louisiana Tech | 2–2 | |
| Minnesota | 2–2 | |
| NC State | 3–2 | |
| Rice | 3–2 | |
| South Alabama | 2–2 | |
| Tulane | 2–2 | |
| UNC Wilmington | 2–2 | |
| William & Mary | 2–2 | |
| Wright State | 2–2 | |
| Xavier | 2–2 | |
| 33rd | Cal State Fullerton | 1–2 |
| Connecticut | 1–2 | |
| Florida Atlantic | 1–2 | |
| Gonzaga | 1–2 | |
| Navy | 1–2 | |
| New Mexico | 1–2 | |
| Ohio State | 1–2 | |
| Rhode Island | 1–2 | |
| Sam Houston State | 1–2 | |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 1–2 | |
| Southern Miss | 1–2 | |
| Utah | 1–2 | |
| Virginia | 1–2 | |
| Wake Forest | 1–2 | |
| Washington | 1–2 | |
| Western Carolina | 1–2 | |
| 49th | Alabama State | 0–2 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 0–2 | |
| Binghamton | 0–2 | |
| Bryant | 0–2 | |
| Duke | 0–2 | |
| Fairfield | 0–2 | |
| Nebraska | 0–2 | |
| Ole Miss | 0–2 | |
| Oral Roberts | 0–2 | |
| Princeton | 0–2 | |
| Saint Mary's (CA) | 0–2 | |
| Southeast Missouri State | 0–2 | |
| Stetson | 0–2 | |
| Utah Valley | 0–2 | |
| Vanderbilt | 0–2 | |
| Western Michigan | 0–2 |
Record by conference
| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | RF | SR | WS | NS | CS | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big South | 1 | 11-3 | .786 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pac-12 | 4 | 15-10 | .600 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Big 12 | 3 | 20–9 | .690 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – |
| Southeastern | 7 | 19–17 | .528 | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Atlantic Coast | 10 | 25–21 | .543 | 7 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Big West | 3 | 9–6 | .600 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| American | 3 | 7–6 | .538 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Conference USA | 4 | 7–8 | .467 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Colonial | 2 | 4–4 | .500 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sun Belt | 2 | 4–4 | .500 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big Ten | 3 | 3–6 | .333 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Southland | 2 | 2–4 | .333 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| West Coast | 2 | 1–4 | .200 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other | 18 | 11–36 | .234 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, CS, and NC respectively stand for the Regional Finals, Super Regionals, College World Series, National Semifinals, Championship Series, and National Champion.
Media coverage
Radio
NRG Media provided nationwide radio coverage of the College World Series through its Omaha station KOZN, in association with Westwood One. It was streamed at westwoodonesports.com and on TuneIn. Kevin Kugler and John Bishop called all games leading up to the Championship Series with Gary Sharp acting as the field reporter. The Championship Series was called by Kugler (Gms 1-2), Bishop (Gm 3), and Scott Graham. Ted Emrich acted as field reporter for Games 1 & 2.
Television
ESPN carried every game from the Regionals, Super Regionals, and College World Series across its networks. During the Regionals, ESPN offered a dedicated channel, ESPN Bases Loaded (carried in the same channel allotments as its "Goal Line" and "Buzzer Beater" services for football and basketball), which carried live look-ins and analysis across all games in progress, hosted by Brendan Fitzgerald and Matt Schick with Kyle Peterson providing analysis.[14]
The final game of the tournament aired on ESPNU, as the NCAA scheduled the game for an afternoon start, and there were scheduling conflicts with ESPN and ESPN2 due to UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2016 Wimbledon Championships.[15]
Broadcast assignments
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