2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament


The 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament began on Friday, June 1, 2012 as part of the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 team double elimination tournament concluded with the 2012 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, starting on June 15 and ending on June 25.
The 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 297 teams. Thirty teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conferences, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee.

Bids

Automatic bids

Conference champions from 30 Division I conferences earned automatic bids to regionals. The remaining 34 spots were awarded to schools as at-large invitees.
SchoolConferenceRecord BerthLast NCAA Appearance
Stony BrookAmerica East46-11 Won Tournament2010
ACC36-24 Won Tournament2011
Atlantic Sun39-22 Won Tournament2011
Atlantic 1031-28 Won TournamentFirst appearance
MissouriBig 1232-26 Won Tournament2009
St. John'sBig East37-21 Won Tournament2011
Big South41-17 Won Tournament2011
PurdueBig Ten44-12 Won Tournament1987
Big West35-19 Won Regular Season2011
Colonial38-21 Won Tournament2008
Conference USA32-28 Won Tournament1991
Horizon35-23 Won Tournament1968
Ivy League31-15 Won Tournament2010
Metro Atlantic33-25 Won Tournament2011
Kent StateMid-American41-17 Won Tournament2011
Bethune-CookmanMid-Eastern34-25 Won Tournament2011
Missouri Valley26-28 Won Tournament2011
Mountain West36-22 Won Tournament2011
Northeast25-30 Won Tournament2011
Ohio Valley38-22 Won Tournament2011
UCLAPac-1242-14 Won Regular Season2011
Patriot41-13 Won Tournament2009
Mississippi StateSoutheastern39-22 Won Tournament2011
Southern39-21 Won TournamentFirst appearance
Southland36-23 Won Tournament2006
Southwestern Athletic33-16 Won Tournament2007
Summit37-23 Won Tournament2011
Sun Belt31-28 Won Tournament2000
West Coast34-21 Won Regular Season2008
Western Athletic30-26 Won Tournament2011

By conference

National seeds

These eight teams would automatically host a Super Regional had they advanced to that round. Only North Carolina failed to advance out of its regional.
Bold indicates CWS participant.
  1. Florida
  2. UCLA
  3. Florida State
  4. Baylor
  5. Oregon
  6. North Carolina
  7. LSU
  8. South Carolina

    Regionals and Super Regionals

Bold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings.

Gainesville Super Regional

Columbia Super Regional

Los Angeles Super Regional

Baton Rouge Super Regional

Tucson Super Regional

Tallahassee Super Regional

Eugene Super Regional

Waco Super Regional

College World Series

Participants

Bracket

Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only.

Championship Series

Game 1

Game 2

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.
PositionPlayerSchool
PMichael RothSouth Carolina
PKonner WadeArizona
1BChristian WalkerSouth Carolina
2BDevon TravisFlorida State
3BSherman JohnsonFlorida State
SSAlex MejiaArizona
CRiley MooreArizona
OFEvan MarzilliSouth Carolina
OFJoey RickardArizona
OFRob RefsnyderArizona
DHBobby BrownArizona
MOPRob RefsnyderArizona

Final standings

Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only
PlaceSchoolRecord
1stArizona10-0
2nd#8 South Carolina9-3
3rdArkansas7-3
3rd#3 Florida State7-2
5thKent State6-3
5th#2 UCLA6-2
7th#1 Florida5-2
7thStony Brook6-4
9th#4 Baylor5-3
9th#7 LSU4-2
9thNC State4-3
9thOklahoma4-3
9th#5 Oregon4-2
9thStanford3-2
9thSt. John's3-2
9thTexas Christian4-3
17thAppalachian State2-2
17thAustin Peay2-2
17thCentral Florida2-2
17thClemson2-2
17thCreighton2-2
17thDallas Baptist2-2
17thGeorgia Tech2-2
17thKentucky2-2
17thLouisville2-2
17thMississippi2-2
17th#6 North Carolina2-2
17thOregon State2-2
17thPepperdine2-2
17thSamford2-2
17thSam Houston State2-2
17thVanderbilt2-2
33rdCal State Fullerton1-2
33rdCoastal Carolina1-2
33rdCollege of Charleston1-2
33rdEast Carolina1-2
33rdFresno State1-2
33rdLouisiana Monroe1-2
33rdMississippi State1-2
33rdMissouri1-2
33rdMissouri State1-2
33rdNew Mexico1-2
33rdOral Roberts1-2
33rdPurdue1-2
33rdRice1-2
33rdTexas A&M1-2
33rdUNC Wilmington1-2
33rdVirginia1-2
49thArmy0-2
49thBelmont0-2
49thBethune-Cookman0-2
49thCornell0-2
49thDayton0-2
49thIndiana State0-2
49thManhattan0-2
49thMiami0-2
49thMichigan State0-2
49thNew Mexico State0-2
49thPrairie View0-2
49thSacred Heart0-2
49thSan Diego0-2
49thUAB0-2
49thUT-Arlington0-2
49thValparaiso0-2

The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, CS, and NC respectively stand for the Regional Finals, Super Regionals, College World Series, National Semifinals, Championship Series, and National Champion.

Tournament notes

Round 1

Radio

NRG Media, in conjunction with the Dial Global Sports/NCAA Radio Network provided nationwide radio coverage of the College World Series. Kevin Kugler and John Bishop called all games leading up to the Championship Series. It would be the first time John Bishop would call College World Series games for Dial Global Sports. The championship series would be called by Kugler and Scott Graham.

Selection shows

The NCAA Division I Road to Omaha Selection Show aired on ESPN on May 28, 2012.

Competition

Super Regionals
College World Series
Super Regionals
College World Series Championship