| Year: | 2023 |
| Division: | Division I |
| Teams: | 64 |
| Collegeworldseriesballpark: | Charles Schwab Field Omaha |
| City: | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Champions: | LSU |
| Titlecount: | 7th |
| Runner-Up: | Florida |
| Cwscount: | 13th |
| Coach: | Jay Johnson |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mop: | Paul Skenes |
| Mopteam: | LSU |
| Attendance: | 39,294 |
| Television: | ESPN ESPN2 ESPNU ACCN SECN LHN ESPN+ |
| Tournament Link: | NCAA Division I Baseball Championship |
| Different Previous: | 2022 |
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.[1] 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.
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.
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.
One of the national seeds, Kentucky, faced serious logistical challenges due to multiple events scheduled in the area during the regional weekend:
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.[3] [4]
On May 28, the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee announced the sixteen regional host sites.[5]
Regionals
Super Regionals
Men's College World Series
| School | Conference | Record (Conf) | Berth | Last NCAA Appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32–19 (19–5) | 2011 (Chapel Hill Regional) | ||||
| 19–40 (8–16) | 2016 (Oxford Regional) | ||||
| 36–24 (23–7) | 2015 (Louisville Regional) | ||||
| Clemson | 43–17 (20–10) | Tournament | 2019 (Oxford Regional) | ||
| George Mason | 34–25 (13–10) | Tournament | 2014 (Houston Regional) | ||
| 37–22 (13–11) | Tournament | 2022 (College Station Super Regional) | |||
| 37–23 (14–7) | 2017 (Louisville Regional) | ||||
| 44–13 (22–5) | 2022 (Knoxville Regional) | ||||
| 41–19 (17–7) | 2022 (College Park Regional) | ||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 31–22 (20–10) | Regular season | 2018 (Fullerton Super Regional) | ||
| 34–21 (20–8) | 2019 (Chapel Hill Regional) | ||||
| 30–26 (17–12) | 2021 (Greenville Regional) | ||||
| 39–21 (22–8) | Tournament | 2022 (Blacksburg Regional) | |||
| 32–14 (16–5) | 1995 (Midwest II Regional) | ||||
| 35–19 (14–7) | 2021 (Ruston Regional) | ||||
| 36–21 (19–11) | 2006 (Lexington Regional) | ||||
| 42–15 (24–3) | 2021 (Nashville Regional) | ||||
| 31–25 (18–11) | 2002 (Palo Alto Regional) | ||||
| 36–12 (25–5) | 2021 (Eugene Regional) | ||||
| 38–19 (13–11) | 2008 (Lincoln Regional) | ||||
| 37–20 (16–14) | 2022 (Louisville Regional) | ||||
| Army | 38–16 (21–4) | 2022 (Hattiesburg Regional) | |||
| Vanderbilt | 41–18 (19–11) | Tournament | 2022 (Corvallis Regional) | ||
| 36–23 (15–6) | Tournament | 2021 (Starkville Regional) | |||
| Nicholls | 34–22 (15–9) | Tournament | 1998 (South II Regional) | ||
| 29–28 (18–12) | 2015 (Gainesville Regional) | ||||
| Oral Roberts | 46–11 (23–1) | Tournament | 2022 (College Station Regional) | ||
| Southern Miss | 41–17 (22–8) | 2022 (Hattiesburg Super Regional) | |||
| 35–18 (17–10) | Tournament | 1997 (West Regional) | |||
| 38–23 (22–8) | 2017 (Tallahassee Super Regional) |
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.
Hosted by Oregon at PK Park
Hosted by TCU at Lupton Stadium due to logistical issues presented because of Terre Haute hosting the Special Olympics Indiana Summer Games[6]
Hosted by Southern Miss at Pete Taylor Park
The Men's College World Series was held at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.
| School | Conference | Record (Conf) | Head Coach | Super Regional | Previous MCWS Appearances | MCWS Best Finish | MCWS W–L Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU | SEC | 48–15 (19–10) | Jay Johnson | Baton Rouge | 18 (last: 2017) | 1st | 40–27 | |
| Florida | SEC | 50–15 (20–10) | Kevin O'Sullivan | Gainesville | 12 (last: 2018) | 1st (2017) | 21–24 | |
| ACC | 50–13 (19–11) | Charlottesville | 5 (last: 2021) | 1st (2015) | 13–10 | |||
| Wake Forest | ACC | 52–10 (22–7) | Tom Walter | Winston-Salem | 2 (last: 1955) | 1st (1955) | 7–3 | |
| Stanford | Pac-12 | 44–18 (23–7) | David Esquer | Stanford | 18 (last: 2022) | 1st (1987, 1988) | 41–33 | |
| Tennessee | SEC | 43–20 (16–14) | Tony Vitello | Hattiesburg | 5 (last: 2021) | 2nd (1951) | 8–10 | |
| TCU | Big 12 | 42–22 (13–11) | Kirk Saarloos | Fort Worth | 5 (last: 2017) | 3rd (2010, 2015, 2016, 2017) | 11–10 | |
| Oral Roberts | Summit League | 51–12 (23–1) | Eugene | 1 (last: 1978) | 5th (1978) | 1–2 |
Sources:[7] Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only
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The following players were members of the Men's College World Series All-Tournament Team.[10]
| Position | Player | School | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Paul Skenes (MOP) | style= | LSU | |
| Ty Floyd | style= | LSU | ||
| C | BT Riopelle | style= | Florida | |
| 1B | Tre' Morgan | style= | LSU | |
| 2B | Gavin Dugas | style= | LSU | |
| 3B | style= | LSU | ||
| SS | Josh Rivera | style= | Florida | |
| OF | style= | LSU | ||
| Ty Evans | style= | Florida | ||
| style= | Florida | |||
| DH | Cade Beloso | style= | LSU |
Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only
| Place | School | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | No. 5 LSU | 11–2 | |
| 2nd | No. 2 Florida | 10–3 | |
| 3rd | No. 1 Wake Forest | 7–2 | |
| TCU | 7–2 | ||
| 5th | Oral Roberts | 6–3 | |
| Tennessee | 6–3 | ||
| 7th | No. 8 Stanford | 6–4 | |
| No. 7 Virginia | 5–3 | ||
| 9th < | -- All of these teams lost in the same round, so therefore they have the same placing even if they played and won an extra game by going through the loser's bracket --> | No. 16 Alabama | 3–2 |
| Duke | 4–3 | ||
| No. 14 Indiana State | 3–2 | ||
| No. 12 Kentucky | 4–2 | ||
| Oregon | 4–2 | ||
| No. 15 South Carolina | 3–2 | ||
| Southern Miss | 5–3 | ||
| Texas | 4–2 | ||
| 17th < | -- All of these teams lost in the same round, so therefore they have the same placing even if they played and won an extra game by going through the loser's bracket --> | No. 3 Arkansas | 2–2 |
| Boston College | 2–2 | ||
| Campbell | 2–2 | ||
| Charlotte | 2–2 | ||
| No. 10 Coastal Carolina | 3–2 | ||
| Dallas Baptist | 2–2 | ||
| East Carolina | 2–2 | ||
| George Mason | 2–2 | ||
| Indiana | 2–2 | ||
| Iowa | 2–2 | ||
| No. 9 Miami (FL) | 2–2 | ||
| Oregon State | 2–2 | ||
| Penn | 2–2 | ||
| Texas A&M | 2–2 | ||
| Texas Tech | 2–2 | ||
| Xavier | 2–2 | ||
| 33rd | |||
| Cal State Fullerton | 1–2 | ||
| No. 4 Clemson | 1–2 | ||
| Louisiana | 1–2 | ||
| Maryland | 1–2 | ||
| North Carolina | 1–2 | ||
| NC State | 1–2 | ||
| Oklahoma | 1–2 | ||
| Rider | 1–2 | ||
| Samford | 1–2 | ||
| Sam Houston | 1–2 | ||
| Santa Clara | 1–2 | ||
| Troy | 1–2 | ||
| UConn | 1–2 | ||
| No. 6 Vanderbilt | 1–2 | ||
| Washington | 1–2 | ||
| West Virginia | 1–2 | ||
| 49th | Arizona | 0–2 | |
| Army | 0–2 | ||
| No. 13 Auburn | 0-2 | ||
| Ball State | 0–2 | ||
| Central Connecticut | 0–2 | ||
| Eastern Illinois | 0–2 | ||
| Florida A&M | 0–2 | ||
| Lipscomb | 0–2 | ||
| Maine | 0–2 | ||
| Nicholls | 0–2 | ||
| UNC Wilmington | 0–2 | ||
| Northeastern | 0–2 | ||
| No. 11 Oklahoma State | 0–2 | ||
| San Jose State | 0–2 | ||
| Tulane | 0–2 | ||
| Wright State | 0–2 |
| Conference |
| Record< | --includes games against teams from same conference--> | Win % | Record< | --excludes games against teams from same conference--> | Win % | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 10 | 42–23 | 33–14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| ACC | 8 | 23–18 | 20–15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | ||||
| Big 12 | 6 | 15–12 | 15–12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | ||||
| Summit | 1 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | ||||
| Pac-12 | 5 | 13–12 | 13–12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | ||||
| Missouri Valley | 1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Sun Belt | 4 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Conference USA | 2 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Big Ten | 3 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Ivy League | 1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Atlantic 10 | 1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Big South | 1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Big East | 2 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| American | 2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Big West | 1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Metro Atlantic | 1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Southern | 1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| West Coast | 1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Western Athletic | 1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Colonial | 2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| America East | 1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| ASUN | 1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Horizon | 1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Mid-American | 1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Mountain West | 1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Northeast | 1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Ohio Valley | 1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Patriot | 1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Southland | 1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Southwestern Athletic | 1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
NRG Media provided nationwide radio coverage of the Men's College World Series through its Omaha Station KOZN, in association with Westwood One.[11] It also streamed all MCWS games at westwoodonesports.com, Tunein, the Varsity Network, and on SiriusXM.
ESPN aired every game from the Regionals, Super Regionals, and the Men's College World Series across its networks.