The 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was the 75th edition of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. The 64-team tournament began on Friday, June 3 as part of the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season and concluded with the 2022 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, which started on June 17 and ended on June 27. Ole Miss swept Oklahoma to win their first national championship in program history.
The 64 participating NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 300 teams. 31 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conferences, and 33 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 conducted 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 College World Series.
Coppin State and Hofstra made their tournament debuts, while Air Force received their first bid since 1969. Mississippi State was the first defending champion to miss qualification to the tournament since Coastal Carolina in 2017. NC State joined Mississippi State as a 2021 College World Series participant that failed to qualify.
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. For the first time ever, the Pac-12 Conference had a conference tournament to determine who will get the automatic bid.
National seeds The sixteen national seeds were announced on the Selection Show on Monday, May 30 at 12 p.m. EDT on ESPN2. Teams in italics advanced to the Super Regionals. Teams in bold advanced to the 2022 College World Series.
Tennessee Stanford Oregon State Virginia Tech Texas A&M Miami (FL) Oklahoma State
Texas North Carolina Southern Miss Louisville Florida Auburn Maryland Georgia Southern
Schedule and venues On May 29, the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee announced the sixteen regional host sites.
Regionals June 3–6 Plainsman Park, Auburn, Alabama (Host: Auburn University) UFCU Disch–Falk Field, Austin, Texas, (Host: University of Texas at Austin) English Field, Blacksburg, Virginia, (Host: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) Boshamer Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, (Host: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium, College Park, Maryland (Host: University of Maryland, College Park) Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park, College Station, Texas, (Host: Texas A&M University) Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field, Coral Gables, Florida, (Host: University of Miami) Goss Stadium at Coleman Field, Corvallis, Oregon (Host: Oregon State University) Condron Ballpark, Gainesville, Florida, (Host: University of Florida) Clark–LeClair Stadium, Greenville, North Carolina, (Host: East Carolina University) Pete Taylor Park, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, (Host: University of Southern Mississippi) Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee, (Host: University of Tennessee) Jim Patterson Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky, (Host: University of Louisville) Klein Field at Sunken Diamond, Stanford, California (Host: Stanford University) J. I. Clements Stadium, Statesboro, Georgia, (Host: Georgia Southern University) O'Brate Stadium, Stillwater, Oklahoma (Host: Oklahoma State University–Stillwater)
Super Regionals June 10–12 English Field, Blacksburg, Virginia, (Host: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park, College Station, Texas, (Host: Texas A&M University) Clark–LeClair Stadium, Greenville, North Carolina, (Host: East Carolina University) Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee, (Host: University of Tennessee) June 11–13 Boshamer Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, (Host: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Goss Stadium at Coleman Field, Corvallis, Oregon (Host: Oregon State University) Pete Taylor Park, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, (Host: University of Southern Mississippi) Klein Field at Sunken Diamond, Stanford, California (Host: Stanford University)
College World Series June 16–27 Charles Schwab Field Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, (Host: Creighton University)
Bids
Automatic bids School Conference Record (Conf) Berth Last NCAA Appearance America East 22–28 (15–15) Tournament 2016 (College Station Regional) American 42–18 (20–4) Tournament 2021 (Nashville Super Regional) ASUN 35–26 (19–11) Tournament 2014 (Louisville Super Regional) North Carolina ACC 38–19 (15–15) Tournament 2021 (Lubbock Regional) VCU Atlantic 10 40–18 (19–5) Tournament 2021 (Starkville Regional) Oklahoma Big 12 37–20 (15–9) Tournament 2018 (Tallahassee Super Regional) UConn Big East 46–13 (16–5) Tournament 2021 (South Bend Regional) Campbell Big South 40–17 (20–3) Tournament 2021 (Starkville Regional) Michigan Big Ten 32–26 (12–12) Tournament 2021 (South Bend Regional) Big West 43–12 (27–3) Regular season 2021 (Tucson Regional) Colonial 30–21 (15–9) Tournament First Appearance Louisiana Tech Conference USA 42–19 (20–10) Tournament 2021 (Ruston Regional)Wright State Horizon 30–29 (14–10) Tournament 2021 (Knoxville Regional) Ivy League 29–16 (17–4) Championship series 2018 (Gainesville Regional) Metro Atlantic 29–23 (15–9) Tournament 2018 (Minneapolis Regional) Central Michigan Mid-American 42–17 (30–7) Tournament 2021 (South Bend Regional) Mid-Eastern 24–28 (17–13) Tournament First Appearance Missouri Valley 30–27 (8–13) Tournament 2018 (Oxford Regional) Mountain West 30–27 (15–15) Tournament 1969 (District 7 Regional) Northeast 37–19 (18–9) Tournament 2018 (Conway Regional) Ohio Valley 37–20 (16–8) Tournament 2021 (Oxford Regional) Stanford Pac-12 41–14 (21–9) Tournament 2021 College World Series Patriot 29–21 (18–7) Tournament 2021 (Lubbock Regional) Tennessee SEC 53–7 (25–5) Tournament 2021 College World Series Southern 34–28 (12–9) Tournament 2017 (Clemson Regional) Southeastern Louisiana Southland 30–29 (14–10) Tournament 2017 (Baton Rouge Regional) Southwestern Athletic 34–23 (21–8) Tournament 2016 (Tallahassee Regional) Summit 38–18 (14–7) Tournament 2018 (Fayetteville Regional) Louisiana Sun Belt 36–21 (19–11) Tournament 2016 (Lafayette Regional) West Coast 36–18 (17–10) Tournament 2013 (Los Angeles Regional) Western Athletic 24–32 (10–20) Tournament 2018 (Lubbock Regional)
By conference Conference Total Schools ACC 9 Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest SEC 9 Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt Big 12 5 Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech Pac-12 5 Arizona, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA Sun Belt 4 Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Louisiana, Texas State ASUN 2 Kennesaw State, Liberty Big Ten 2 Maryland, Michigan Conference USA 2 Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss Missouri Valley 2 Dallas Baptist, Missouri State West Coast 2 Gonzaga, San Diego Western Athletic 2 Grand Canyon, New Mexico State America East 1 Binghamton American 1 East Carolina Atlantic 10 1 VCU Big East 1 UConn Big South 1 Campbell Big West 1 UC Santa Barbara Colonial 1 Hofstra Horizon 1 Wright State Ivy League 1 Columbia Metro Atlantic 1 Canisius Mid-American 1 Central Michigan Mid-Eastern 1 Coppin State Mountain West 1 Air Force Northeast 1 LIU Ohio Valley 1 Southeast Missouri State Patriot 1 Army Southern 1 UNC Greensboro Southland 1 Southeastern Louisiana Southwestern Athletic 1 Alabama State Summit 1 Oral Roberts
Regionals and Super Regionals Bold indicates winner. Seeds for regional tournaments indicate seeds within regional. Seeds for super regional tournaments indicate national seeds only.
Knoxville Super Regional
Greenville Super Regional
College Station Super Regional
Blacksburg Super Regional
Corvallis Super Regional
Hattiesburg Super Regional
Chapel Hill Super Regional
Stanford Super Regional
College World Series
The College World Series was held at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.
Participants
Bracket
Game results
Bracket 1
Bracket 2
Finals
All-Tournament Team
Final standings
Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only Place School Record 1stOle Miss10–1 2ndOklahoma8–4 3rdArkansas 8–3No. 5 Texas A&M7–2 5thNo. 14 Auburn 6–3Notre Dame6–3 7thNo. 2 Stanford 6–4No. 9 Texas 5–3 9th No. 8 East Carolina4–3No. 12 Louisville 4–3No. 10 North Carolina4–3No. 3 Oregon State4–3No. 11 Southern Miss4–3No. 1 Tennessee4–2UConn4–3No. 4 Virginia Tech4–2 17th Air Force2–2Arizona2–2Coastal Carolina3–2Columbia2–2No. 13 Florida3–2Georgia Tech2–2LSU2–2No. 15 Maryland3–2Michigan2–2No. 7 Oklahoma State3–2TCU2–2Texas State2–2Texas Tech2–2UCLA2–2Vanderbilt3–2VCU2–2 33rdCampbell1–2Central Michigan1–2Florida State1–2Georgia1–2No. 16 Georgia Southern1–2Gonzaga1–2Kennesaw State1–2Louisiana1–2Louisiana Tech1–2No. 6 Miami (FL)1–2Missouri State1–2Oregon1–2San Diego1–2UC Santa Barbara1–2Virginia1–2Wake Forest1–2 49thAlabama State0–2Army0–2Binghamton0–2Canisius0–2Coppin State0–2Dallas Baptist0–2Grand Canyon0–2Hofstra0–2Liberty0–2LIU0–2New Mexico State0–2Oral Roberts0–2Southeast Missouri State0–2Southeastern Louisiana0–2UNC Greensboro0–2Wright State0–2
Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin % Record Win % Southeastern 9 44–19 39–14 8 5 4 3 1 1Big 12 5 20–13 20–13 5 2 2 1 1 – Atlantic Coast 9 24–21 24–21 5 4 1 – – –Pac-12 5 15–13 15–13 4 2 1 – – – American 1 4–3 4–3 1 1 – – – – Big East 1 4–3 4–3 1 1 – – – – Conference USA 2 5–5 5–5 1 1 – – – – Big Ten 2 5–4 5–4 2 – – – – – Sun Belt 4 7–8 7–8 2 – – – – – Atlantic 10 1 2–2 2–2 1 – – – – – Ivy League 1 2–2 2–2 1 – – – – – Mountain West 1 2–2 2–2 1 – – – – –West Coast 2 2–4 2–4 – – – – – –ASUN 2 1–4 1–4 – – – – – – Missouri Valley 2 1–4 1–4 – – – – – –Western Athletic 2 0–4 .000 0–4 .000 – – – – – – Big South 1 1–2 1–2 – – – – – – Big West 1 1–2 1–2 – – – – – – Mid-American 1 1–2 1–2 – – – – – – America East 1 0–2 .000 0–2 .000 – – – – – – Colonial 1 0–2 .000 0–2 .000 – – – – – – Horizon 1 0–2 .000 0–2 .000 – – – – – – Metro Atlantic 1 0–2 .000 0–2 .000 – – – – – – Mid-Eastern 1 0–2 .000 0–2 .000 – – – – – – Northeast 1 0–2 .000 0–2 .000 – – – – – – Ohio Valley 1 0–2 .000 0–2 .000 – – – – – – Patriot 1 0–2 .000 0–2 .000 – – – – – – Southern 1 0–2 .000 0–2 .000 – – – – – – Southland 1 0–2 .000 0–2 .000 – – – – – – Southwestern Athletic 1 0–2 .000 0–2 .000 – – – – – – Summit 1 0–2 .000 0–2 .000 – – – – – –
Media coverage
Radio NRG Media provided nationwide radio coverage of the Men's College World Series through its Omaha Station KOZN, in association with Westwood One. It also streamed all MCWS games at westwoodonesports.com, Tunein, the Varsity Network, and on SiriusXM.
Broadcast assignments John Bishop, Gary Sharp, and Connor Happer (June 17–19) John Bishop, Damon Benning, and Gary Sharp (June 20–23 afternoon) Kevin Kugler, John Bishop, and Gary Sharp (June 20–23 evening) Kevin Kugler, Scott Graham, and John Bishop (Championship Series)
Television ESPN aired every game from the Regionals, Super Regionals, and the College World Series across its networks.
Broadcast assignments
Regionals
Tom Hart and Kyle Peterson: Auburn, Alabama Mark Neely and Greg Swindell: Austin, Texas Dani Wexelman and Lance Cormier: Blacksburg, Virginia Eric Rothman and Jay Walker: Chapel Hill, North Carolina Jon Meterparel and Danan Hughes: College Park, Maryland Dave Neal and Todd Walker: College Station, Texas Roy Philpott and Jon Jay: Coral Gables, Florida John Schriffen and Kevin Stocker: Corvallis, Oregon
Steve Lenox and David Dellucci: Gainesville, Florida Clay Matvick and Gregg Olson: Greenville, North Carolina Sam Ravech and Nick Belmonte: Hattiesburg, Mississippi Mike Monaco and Ben McDonald: Knoxville, Tennessee