Baseball’s Final Eight
- By Seeding: (4) #1 Seeds / (4) #2 Seeds – 3 of 8 National Seeds Advanced To Omaha
- By Conference: Big 12 (3) / ACC (1) / SEC (1) / Big South (1) / Big West (1) / Pac 12 (1)
- By State: Florida & Texas (2) / Arizona, California, Oklahoma, South Carolina (1)
Post-Season Success
Championships: Arizona (4) / Miami (4) / Oklahoma St (1)
Seeking 1st National Title: Coastal Carolina / Florida / UC-Santa Barbara / TCU / TX Tech
Making 1st CWS Appearances: Coastal Carolina / UC- Santa Barbara
Bracket One
Oklahoma State Cowboys vs UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos
Big 12 vs Big West
Saturday – June 18 * Opening Round
#3 Miami Hurricanes vs Arizona Wildcats
Big 12 vs Big West
Saturday – June 18 * Opening Round
Bracket Two
#1 Florida Gators vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
SEC vs Big South
Sunday – June 19 * Opening Round
#5 Texas Tech Red Raiders vs TCU Horned Frogs
Big 12 Showdown
Sunday – June 19 * Opening Round
Additional CWS Notes
- Florida, Miami and Texas Tech are the three National Seeds still alive at the CWS.
- Coastal Carolina and UC-Santa Barbara are making their CWS debuts this weekend.
- Arizona is the most recent CWS Champion, claiming the title in 2012.
- Florida, Miami and TCU all return from the 2015 field, TCU alone makes for a 3rd straight trip. 4 time champ Miami is the only club from this group with a CWS crown.
- Oklahoma State is back for the first time since ’99, the Cowboys lone title came in the late 1950’s.
- There remains very much a Southern flavor in the tourney, though the Southwest is perhaps much better represented than expected.
- Half the coaches in the field are appearing in the CWS for the 1st time in that role.
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