2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
Teams 64
Champions Texas (6th title)Runner-up Florida (5th CWS Appearance)Winning coach Augie Garrido (5th title)← 2004 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 2006 →
The 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was held from May 30 through June 26, 2005 . Sixty-four NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA tournament. The tournament culminated with 8 teams in the College World Series at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska .
A major format change for the regionals began in 2005. Rather than play both games of the championship round on the third day (usually Sunday) of the tournament, the "if necessary" championship game would be played on the fourth day of the tournament (usually Monday), allowing a team in the loser's bracket to rest some of its pitchers for a winner-take-all contest.
The home-state Nebraska Cornhuskers won their first College World Series game after going winless in their previous two appearances.
Texas went undefeated in the College World Series, earning its spot in the championship series with a walk-off home run against Big 12 Conference rival Baylor , before sweeping Florida in the championship series.
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.
Conference School Berth type Conference School Berth type America East Maine Tournament champion ACC Georgia Tech Tournament champion Atlantic Sun Stetson Tournament champion A-10 Rhode Island Tournament champion Big 12 Nebraska Tournament champion Big East Notre Dame Tournament champion Big South Winthrop Tournament champion Big Ten Ohio State Tournament champion Big West Cal State Fullerton Regular-season champion CAA VCU Tournament champion Conference USA Tulane Tournament champion Horizon League UIC Tournament champion Ivy League Harvard Championship series winner MAAC Marist Tournament champion MAC Miami (OH) Tournament champion Mid-Con Oral Roberts Tournament champion MEAC North Carolina A&T Tournament champion Missouri Valley Wichita State Tournament champion MWC UNLV Tournament champion NEC Quinnipiac Tournament champion OVC Austin Peay Tournament champion Pac-10 Oregon State Regular-season champion Patriot League Army Tournament champion SEC Mississippi State Tournament champion SoCon Furman Tournament champion Southland UTSA Tournament champion SWAC Southern Tournament champion Sun Belt South Alabama Tournament champion WAC Rice Regular-season champion WCC Pepperdine Championship series winner America East Maine Tournament champion ACC Georgia Tech Tournament champion Atlantic Sun Stetson Tournament champion A-10 Rhode Island Tournament champion Big 12 Nebraska Tournament champion Big East Notre Dame Tournament champion Big South Winthrop Tournament champion Big Ten Ohio State Tournament champion Big West Cal State Fullerton Regular-season champion CAA VCU Tournament champion Conference USA Tulane Tournament champion Horizon League UIC Tournament champion Ivy League Harvard Championship series winner MAAC Marist Tournament champion MAC Miami (OH) Tournament champion Mid-Con Oral Roberts Tournament champion MEAC North Carolina A&T Tournament champion Missouri Valley Wichita State Tournament champion MWC UNLV Tournament champion NEC Quinnipiac Tournament champion OVC Austin Peay Tournament champion Pac-10 Oregon State Regular-season champion Patriot League Army Tournament champion SEC Mississippi State Tournament champion SoCon Furman Tournament champion Southland UTSA Tournament champion SWAC Southern Tournament champion Sun Belt South Alabama Tournament champion WAC Rice Regular-season champion WCC Pepperdine Championship series winner
Bids by conference Conference Total Schools Southeastern 9 Alabama , Arkansas , Auburn , Florida , LSU , Mississippi State , Ole Miss , South Carolina , Tennessee Atlantic Coast 7 Clemson , Florida State , Georgia Tech , Miami (FL) , North Carolina , NC State , Virginia Big 12 5 Baylor , Missouri , Nebraska , Oklahoma , Texas Pacific-10 5 Arizona , Arizona State , Oregon State , Southern California , Stanford Conference USA 4 East Carolina , Southern Miss , TCU , Tulane Atlantic Sun 2 Florida Atlantic , Stetson Big East 2 Notre Dame , St. John's Big South 2 Coastal Carolina , Winthrop Big Ten 2 Michigan , Ohio State Big West 2 Cal State Fullerton , Long Beach State Missouri Valley 2 Creighton , Wichita State Southern 2 College of Charleston , Furman Southland 2 Northwestern State , UTSA Sun Belt 2 Louisiana–Lafayette , South Alabama America East 1 Maine Atlantic 10 1 Rhode Island Colonial Athletic 1 VCU Horizon 1 UIC Ivy 1 Harvard Metro Atlantic 1 Marist Mid-American 1 Miami (OH) Mid-Continent 1 Oral Roberts Mid-Eastern 1 North Carolina A&T Mountain West 1 UNLV Northeast 1 Quinnipiac Ohio Valley 1 Austin Peay Patriot 1 Army Southwestern Athletic 1 Southern Western Athletic 1 Rice West Coast 1 Pepperdine
Tournament notes North Carolina A&T, Quinnipiac and Rhode Island were making their first NCAA tournament appearance. CWS records tied or broken Total attendance: 263,475 (previous record was 260,091 in 2003) Average single session attendance: 23,952 No game was decided by more than five runs, making the 2005 CWS the closest-contended in history For the first time in CWS history, not a single player hit a triple Texas closer J. B. Cox tied the CWS record with five pitching appearances National seeds Bold indicates CWS participant.
Tulane Georgia Tech Nebraska Baylor Ole Miss Cal State Fullerton Florida Oregon State Regionals and super regionals Bold indicates winner.
New Orleans Super Regional First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals 1 Tulane 17 4 Southern 7 1 Tulane 10 2 Alabama 4 3 Louisiana–Lafayette 5 2 Alabama 7 1 Tulane 7 — New Orleans Regional–Turchin Stadium 2 Alabama 4 — 4 Southern 1 3 Louisiana–Lafayette 9 3 Louisiana–Lafayette 3 2 Alabama 4 1 Tulane 5 7 9 Rice 9 0 6 1 LSU 14 4 Marist 5 1 LSU 7 2 Rice 9 3 Northwestern State 3 2 Rice 7 2 Rice 5 — Baton Rouge Regional–Alex Box Stadium 1 LSU 4 — 4 Marist 3 3 Northwestern State 4 3 Northwestern State 4 1 LSU 12
Atlanta Super Regional First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals 1 Georgia Tech 5 104 Furman 4 1 Georgia Tech 10 2 South Carolina 2 3 Michigan 5 2 South Carolina 6 1 Georgia Tech 3 5 Atlanta Regional–Russ Chandler Stadium 2 South Carolina 8 0 4 Furman 3 3 Michigan 6 3 Michigan 3 2 South Carolina 4 2 Georgia Tech 2 3 — Tennessee 3 13 — 1 Tennessee 7 4 Austin Peay 5 1 Tennessee 3 2 Winthrop 2 3 Wichita State 1 2 Winthrop 2 1 Tennessee 12 — Knoxville Regional–Lindsey Nelson Stadium 3 Wichita State 2 — 4 Austin Peay 1 3 Wichita State 5 3 Wichita State 3 2 Winthrop 2
Lincoln Super Regional First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals 1 Nebraska 8 4 UIC 6 1 Nebraska 10 3 Creighton 8 3 Creighton 8 2 NC State 3 1 Nebraska 10 — Lincoln Regional–Haymarket Park 3 Creighton 2 — 4 UIC 7 2 NC State 9 2 NC State 9 3 Creighton 11 3 Nebraska 3 6 — Miami (FL) 1 3 — 1 Miami (FL) 6 4 VCU 2 1 Miami (FL) 4 2 Mississippi State 1 3 Florida Atlantic 2 2 Mississippi State 11 1 Miami (FL) 10 — Coral Gables Regional–Mark Light Field 2 Mississippi State 4 — 4 VCU 1 3 Florida Atlantic 3 3 Florida Atlantic 4 2 Mississippi State 8
Waco Super Regional First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals 1 Baylor 8 4 UTSA 3 1 Baylor 8 2 TCU 3 3 Stanford 1 2 TCU 5 1 Baylor 4 12— Waco Regional–Baylor Ballpark 3 Stanford 3 — 4 UTSA 2 3 Stanford 6 3 Stanford 12 2 TCU 4 4 Baylor 2 7 6 Clemson 4 1 1 1 Clemson 12 4 North Carolina A&T 2 1 Clemson 6 2 College of Charleston 0 3 Oral Roberts 2 2 College of Charleston 5 1 Clemson 8 — Clemson Regional–Doug Kingsmore Stadium 3 Oral Roberts 3 — 4 North Carolina A&T 3 3 Oral Roberts 6 3 Oral Roberts 6 2 College of Charleston 0
Oxford Super Regional First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals 1 Ole Miss 5 4 Maine 0 1 Ole Miss 7 3 Oklahoma 3 3 Oklahoma 5 2 Southern Miss 4 1 Ole Miss 20 — Oxford Regional–Swayze Field 3 Oklahoma 5 — 4 Maine 12 2 Southern Miss 2 4 Maine 10 3 Oklahoma 11 5 Ole Miss 6 1 4 Texas 4 3 6 1 Texas 20 4 Quinnipiac 2 1 Texas 2 2 Arkansas 9 3 Miami (OH) 5 2 Arkansas 9 2 Arkansas 8 2 Austin Regional–Disch–Falk Field 1 Texas 19 5 4 Quinnipiac 8 3 Miami (OH) 35 3 Miami (OH) 5 1 Texas 12
Fullerton Super Regional First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals 1 Cal State Fullerton 19 4 Harvard 5 1 Cal State Fullerton 5 2 Arizona 6 3 Missouri 3 2 Arizona 5 2 Arizona 2 3 Fullerton Regional–Goodwin Field 1 Cal State Fullerton 7 6 4 Harvard 6 3 Missouri 14 3 Missouri 6 1 Cal State Fullerton 8 6 Cal State Fullerton 3 2 8 Arizona State 2 6 9 1 Coastal Carolina 12 4 UNLV 8 1 Coastal Carolina 3 2 Arizona State 11 3 East Carolina 6 2 Arizona State 9 2 Arizona State 9 — Tempe Regional–Packard Stadium 1 Coastal Carolina 5 — 4 UNLV 5 3 East Carolina 3 4 UNLV 10 1 Coastal Carolina 14
Gainesville Super Regional First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals 1 Florida 8 4 Stetson 3 1 Florida 5 2 North Carolina 2 3 Notre Dame 1 2 North Carolina 5 1 Florida 23 — Gainesville Regional–McKethan Stadium 3 Notre Dame 3 — 4 Stetson 4 3 Notre Dame 7 3 Notre Dame 3 2 North Carolina 0 7 Florida 8 8 — Florida State 1 5 — 1 Florida State 3 4 Army 2 1 Florida State 4 2 Auburn 3 3 South Alabama 5 2 Auburn 13 1 Florida State 10 — Tallahassee Regional–Dick Howser Stadium 2 Auburn 4 — 4 Army 8 3 South Alabama 5 4 Army 3 2 Auburn 12
Corvallis Super Regional First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals 1 Oregon State 4 4 Ohio State 3 1 Oregon State 11 3 St. John's 1 3 St. John's 5 2 Virginia 3 1 Oregon State 19 — Corvallis Regional–Goss Stadium 3 St. John's 3 — 4 Ohio State 2 2 Virginia 1 4 Ohio State 1 3 St. John's 11 8 Oregon State 10 8 10 Southern California 4 9 108 1 Long Beach State 11 4 Rhode Island 2 1 Long Beach State 4 2 Southern California 6 3 Pepperdine 3 2 Southern California 7 2 Southern California 2 5 Long Beach Regional–Blair Field 3 Pepperdine 9 2 4 Rhode Island 1 3 Pepperdine 2 3 Pepperdine 6 1 Long Beach State 3
College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances Best CWS finish CWS record Not including this year Tulane C-USA 55–10 (24–6) Rick Jones 2 (last: 2001) 5th (2001 ) 1–2 Tennessee SEC 43–19 (18–11) Rod Delmonico 3 (last: 2001 ) 2nd (1951 ) 8–6 Nebraska Big 12 56–13 (19–8) Mike Anderson 2 (last: 2002 ) 7th (2001 , 2002 ) 0–4 Baylor Big 12 44–22 (19–8) Steve Smith 2 (last: 1978 ) 7th (1977 , 1978 ) 0–4 Texas Big 12 51–16 (16–10) Augie Garrido 31 (last: 2004 ) 1st (1949 , 1950 , 1975 , 1983 , 2002 ) 73–53 Arizona State Pac-10 39–23 (15–9) Pat Murphy 18 (last: 1998 ) 1st (1965 , 1967 , 1969 , 1977 , 1981 ) 55–30 Florida SEC 45–20 (20–10) Pat McMahon 4 (last: 1998 ) 3rd (1991 , 1996 ) 5–8 Oregon State Pac-10 46–10 (19–5) Pat Casey 1 (last: 1952 ) 7th (1952 ) 0–2
Bracket First round Second round Semifinals Finals Tennessee 4 7 Florida 6 7 Florida 7 3 Nebraska 4 Arizona State 3 3 Nebraska 5 7 Florida 1 6 Arizona State 6 3 Tennessee 2 Arizona State 4 Arizona State 8 113 Nebraska 7 7 Florida 2 2 — Texas 4 6 — 8 Oregon State 1 1 Tulane 3 1 Tulane 0 Texas 5 Texas 5 4 Baylor 1 Texas 4 — 4 Baylor 3 — 8 Oregon State 3 4 Baylor 4 104 Baylor 8 1 Tulane 7
National championship series Game 1 – Texas 4, Florida 2 Saturday, June 25, 2005 6:14 pm (CT) at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska Game 1 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Texas 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 2 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 3 WP: Adrian Alaniz (8–3) LP: Stephen Locke (5–2) Sv :Attendance: 25,958
Game 2 – Texas 6, Florida 2 Sunday, June 26, 2005 2:11 pm (CT) at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska Game 2 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 1 Texas 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 X 6 10 0 WP: Kyle McCulloch (12–4) LP: Bryan Ball (7–6) Sv :Attendance: 19,836 Notes: Texas wins sixth CWS title
All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.
Position Player School P J. B. Cox Texas Kyle McCulloch Texas C Taylor Teagarden Texas 1B Jeff Larish Arizona State 2B Joey Hooft Arizona State 3B David Maroul (MOP )Texas SS Seth Johnston Texas OF Travis Buck Arizona State Colin Curtis Arizona State Andy Gerch Nebraska DH Will Crouch Texas