2023 Men's College World Series

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''
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# '' South Carolina''
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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 was held at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.

Participants

Bracket

''Sources:''
''Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only''

Game results

''Sources:''

Bracket 1

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Bracket 2

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Finals

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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
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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 an
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

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