2016 Division II College World Series

The 2016 Division II College World Series was held May 28 - June 4 in Cary, NC. The eight schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments. Nova Southeastern University defeated Millersville University of Pennsylvania for the title. Devin Raftery of Nove Southeastern was named Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

Bracket 1

School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
	Angelo State University	Lone Star Conference	39-20 (25-10)	Kevin Brooks	2 (last:2015)	5th
	Cal Poly Pomona	California Collegiate Athletic Association	39-16 (26-11)	Randy Betten	6 (last:2015)	1st
	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference	50-5 (25-3)	Jon Shehan	2 (last:2011)	5th
	University of Southern Indiana	Great Lakes Valley Conference	37-19 (20-8)	Tracy Archuleta	3 (last:2014)	1st

Bracket 2

School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
	University of Central Missouri	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association	42-13 (32-7)	Kyle Crookes	16 (last:2011)	1st
	Franklin Pierce University	Northeast-10 Conference	48-7 (25-2)	Jayson King	6 (last:2013)	3rd
	Lander University	Peach Belt Conference	42-14 (23-7)	Kermit Smith	1 (last:2014)	5th
	Nova Southeastern University	Sunshine State Conference	39-16 (18-6)	Greg Brown	0 (last:none)	none

Results

2016 College World Series Bracket

The teams in the CWS are divided into two pools of four, with each pool playing a double-elimination format. The winners of the two pools meet in a best-of-three finals.

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
		Angelo St.	0
		Millersville	1
							Millersville	11
							Cal Poly Pomona	3
		Cal Poly Pomona	2
		Southern Indiana	1
												Millersville	4	x
											Lander	2	x
		Angelo St.	0
		Southern Indiana	1
							Lander	4
							Southern Indiana	2
																	Millersville	1	6	x
																	Nova Southeastern	2	8	x
		Nova Southeastern	4
		Franklin Pierce	3
							Nova Southeastern	12
							Lander	1
		Lander	4
		Central Missouri	3
												Nova Southeastern	5	x
											Cal Poly Pomona	2	x
		Franklin Pierce	0
		Central Missouri	6
							Cal Poly Pomona	3
							Central Missouri	0

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 28
Game 1	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	1-0	Angelo State University
Game 2	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	2-1 (10)	University of Southern Indiana
Game 3	Nova Southeastern University	4-3 (12)	Franklin Pierce University
Game 4	Lander University	4-3	University of Central Missouri
May 30
Game 5	University of Southern Indiana	1-0	Angelo State University	Angelo St. eliminated
Game 6	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	8-3	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
May 31
Game 7	University of Central Missouri	6-0	Franklin Pierce University	Franklin Pierce eliminated
Game 8	Nova Southeastern University	12-1	Lander University
June 1
Game 9	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	3-0	University of Central Missouri	Central Missouri eliminated
Game 10	Lander University	4-2	University of Southern Indiana	Southern Indiana eliminated
June 2
Game 11	Nova Southeastern University	5-2	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	Cal Poly eliminated
Game 12	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	4-2	Lander University	Lander eliminated
June 3
Game 13	Nova Southeastern University	2-1	Millersville University of Pennsylvania
June 4
Game 14	Nova Southeastern University	8-6	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	Nova Southeastern wins CWS