2026 Division II College World Series

The 2026 Division II College World Series was held May 29 - June 6 in Cary, NC. The eight schools qualified by winning one of sixteen regional tournaments and eight super regional tournaments. #2 University of Tampa defeated #1 West Chester University of Pennsylvania for the title. Luke Fikar of Tampa was named Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

Bracket 1

Seed	School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
1		West Chester University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference	44-10 (21-7)	Michael LaRosa	5 (last:2022)	1st
4		University of Central Missouri	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association	39-15 (24-12)	Kyle Crookes	21 (last:2025)	1st
5		University of Texas at Tyler	Lone Star Conference	48-12 (40-10)	Brent Porche	1 (last:2025)	5th
8		University of Indianapolis	Great Lakes Valley Conference	39-22 (22-10)	Al Ready	4 (last:2022)	3rd

Bracket 2

Seed	School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
2		University of Tampa	Sunshine State Conference	46-8 (27-3)	Joe Urso	21 (last:2025)	1st
3		Catawba College	South Atlantic Conference	47-12 (29-4)	Jim Gantt	4 (last:2024)	2nd
6		Point Loma Nazarene University	Pacific West Conference	49-11 (37-7)	Justin James	2 (last:2024)	2nd
7		Bentley University	Northeast-10 Conference	44-15 (28-8)	Mike Hill	0 (last:none	none

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	West Chester	12
	8	Indianapolis	3
						1	West Chester	8
						5	UT Tyler	2
	4	Central Missouri	3
	5	UT Tyler	8
											1	West Chester	6	x
										5	UT Tyler	5	x
	8	Indianapolis	9
	4	Central Missouri	23
						5	UT Tyler	11
						4	Central Missouri	7
																1	West Chester	4	12	4
																2	Tampa	7	4	8
	2	Tampa	13
	7	Bentley	2
						2	Tampa	2
						6	Point Loma Nazarene	1
	3	Catawba	5
	6	Point Loma Nazarene	11
											2	Tampa	17	x
										3	Catawba	2	x
	7	Bentley	8
	3	Catawba	15
						6	Point Loma Nazarene	9
						3	Catawba	10

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 29
Game 1	University of Texas at Tyler	8-3	University of Central Missouri
Game 2	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	12-3	University of Indianapolis
May 30
Game 3	Point Loma Nazarene University	11-5	Catawba College
Game 4	University of Tampa	13-2	Bentley University
May 31
Game 5	University of Central Missouri	23-9	University of Indianapolis	Indianapolis eliminated
Game 6	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	8-2	University of Texas at Tyler
June 1
Game 7	Catawba College	15-8	Bentley University	Bentley eliminated
Game 8	University of Tampa	2-1	Point Loma Nazarene University
June 2
Game 9	University of Texas at Tyler	11-7	University of Central Missouri	Central Missouri eliminated
Game 10	Catawba College	10-9	Point Loma Nazarene University	Point Loma Nazarene eliminated
June 3
Game 11	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	6-5	University of Texas at Tyler	UT Tyler eliminated
Game 12	University of Tampa	17-2	Catawba College	Catawba eliminated
June 4
Championship 1	University of Tampa	7-4	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
June 5
Championship 2	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	12-4	University of Tampa
June 6
Championship 3	University of Tampa	8-4	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	Tampa wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

• Catcher - Jhoander Irigoyen, Tampa
• First Base - Austin Stalker, West Chester
• Second Base - Patrick Gozdan, West Chester
• Third Base - Hunter Atkins, Catawba
• Shortstop - Jesse Ponce, Tampa
• Outfield - Brayden Woodburn, Tampa
• Outfield - Carter Ruster, West Chester
• Outfield - Jake Books, Tampa
• Designated Hitter - Kaston Mason, UT Tyler
• Pitcher - Luke Fikar, Tampa
• Pitcher - Kyle Lazer, West Chester