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| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 64 |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Vanderbilt Commodores (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Virginia Cavaliers (3rd CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Tim Corbin (1st title) |
| MOP | Dansby Swanson (Vanderbilt) |
| Television | ESPN Networks |
The 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament began on Friday, May 30, 2014, as part of the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 team double elimination tournament concluded with the 2014 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, which started on June 14, 2014, and ended on June 25, 2014, with the Vanderbilt Commodores upsetting the 3rd seed Virginia Cavaliers 3–2 in the decisive Game 3.[1][2]
The 64 participating NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 298 teams.[3] A total of 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 divided into 16 regionals of four teams which conducted a double-elimination tournament. Regional champions faced each other in Super Regionals, a best-of-3-game series that determined the 8 participants of the College World Series.[1]
Bids
Automatic bids
| School | Conference | Record (Conf) | Berth | Last NCAA appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binghamton | America East | 25–25 (11–12) | Tournament | 2013 (Raleigh Regional) |
| Houston | American | 44–15 (14–9) | Tournament | 2008 (College Station Regional) |
| Georgia Tech | Atlantic Coast | 36–25 (14–16) | Tournament | 2013 (Nashville Regional) |
| Kennesaw State | Atlantic Sun | 37–21 (17–9) | Tournament | First appearance |
| George Mason | Atlantic 10 | 34–20 (16–9) | Tournament | 2009 (Greenville Regional) |
| TCU | Big 12 | 42–15 (17–7) | Tournament | 2012 (College Station Regional) |
| Xavier | Big East | 29–27 (8–10) | Tournament | 2009 (Houston Regional) |
| Campbell | Big South | 40–19 (18–8) | Tournament | 1990 (West I Regional) |
| Indiana | Big Ten | 42–13 (21–3) | Tournament | 2013 (Bloomington Regional) |
| Cal Poly | Big West | 45–10 (19–5) | Regular season | 2013 (Los Angeles Regional) |
| College of Charleston | Colonial | 41–17 (15–6) | Tournament | 2012 (Gainesville Regional) |
| Rice | Conference USA | 41–18 (23–7) | Tournament | 2013 (Eugene Regional) |
| Youngstown State | Horizon | 16–36 (6–17) | Tournament | 2004 (Austin Regional) |
| Columbia | Ivy League | 29–18 (15–5) | Championship series | 2013 (Fullerton Regional) |
| Siena | Metro Atlantic | 26–31 (17–7) | Tournament | 1999 (Winston-Salem Regional) |
| Kent State | Mid-American | 36–21 (16–11) | Tournament | 2012 (Gary Regional) |
| Bethune-Cookman | Mid-Eastern | 26–31 (14–10) | Tournament | 2012 (Gainesville Regional) |
| Dallas Baptist | Missouri Valley | 40–19 (14–7) | Tournament | 2012 (Waco Regional) |
| San Diego State | Mountain West | 42–19 (17–13) | Tournament | 2013 (Los Angeles Regional) |
| Bryant | Northeast | 42–14 (19–5) | Tournament | 2013 (Manhattan Regional) |
| Jacksonville State | Ohio Valley | 36–25 (18–12) | Tournament | 2010 (Auburn Regional) |
| Oregon State | Pac-12 | 42–12 (23–7) | Regular season | 2013 (Corvallis Regional) |
| Bucknell | Patriot | 30–19–1 (15–5) | Tournament | 2010 (Columbia Regional) |
| LSU | Southeastern | 44–14–1 (17–11–1) | Tournament | 2013 (Baton Rouge Regional) |
| Georgia Southern | Southern | 39–21 (15–12) | Tournament | 2011 (Columbia Regional) |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Southland | 37–23 (14–10) | Tournament | 1994 (South Regional) |
| Jackson State | Southwestern Athletic | 31–23 (9–15) | Tournament | 2013 (Baton Rouge Regional) |
| North Dakota State | Summit | 25–24 (9–12) | Tournament | 1956 (District 5) |
| Louisiana–Lafayette | Sun Belt | 53–7 (26–4) | Tournament | 2013 (Baton Rouge Regional) |
| Pepperdine | West Coast | 39–16 (18–9) | Tournament | 2012 (Palo Alto Regional) |
| Sacramento State | Western Athletic | 39–22 (21–6) | Tournament | First appearance |
By conference
| Conference | Total | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SEC | 10 | Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt |
| ACC | 7 | Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Miami (FL), North Carolina, Virginia |
| Big 12 | 5 | Kansas, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech |
| Pac-12 | 5 | Arizona State, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Washington |
| Big West | 4 | Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, UC Irvine |
| American | 2 | Houston, Louisville |
| Big South | 2 | Campbell, Liberty |
| Big Ten | 2 | Indiana, Nebraska |
| Conference USA | 2 | Old Dominion, Rice |
| Missouri Valley | 2 | Dallas Baptist, Indiana State |
| Mountain West | 2 | San Diego State, UNLV |
| Southland | 2 | Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana |
| America East | 1 | Binghamton |
| Atlantic 10 | 1 | George Mason |
| Atlantic Sun | 1 | Kennesaw State |
| Big East | 1 | Xavier |
| Colonial | 1 | College of Charleston |
| Horizon | 1 | Youngstown State |
| Ivy | 1 | Columbia |
| MAAC | 1 | Siena |
| Mid-American | 1 | Kent State |
| MEAC | 1 | Bethune-Cookman |
| NEC | 1 | Bryant |
| Ohio Valley | 1 | Jacksonville State |
| Patriot | 1 | Bucknell |
| Southern | 1 | Georgia Southern |
| SWAC | 1 | Jackson State |
| Summit | 1 | North Dakota State |
| Sun Belt | 1 | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| WAC | 1 | Sacramento State |
| West Coast | 1 | Pepperdine |
National seeds
The following eight teams automatically host a Super Regional if they advance to that round:
- Oregon State †
- Florida †
- Virginia
- Indiana †
- Florida State †
- Louisiana–Lafayette ‡
- TCU
- 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.