The NCAA Division II Baseball Championship has taken place every year since 1968. Six cities have hosted the tournament in that time. Springfield, MO was host from 1968-1971, Springfield, IL then took over from 1972 until 1979, Riverside, CA hosted from 1980-1984. Montgomery, AL hosted the series from 1985-2007. The 2008 series moved to Sauget, IL for one year before moving to the Team USA training center in Cary, NC for the 2009 series.
Division-II College World Series Champions[edit]
| Year |
Champion |
Coach |
Runner-up |
Most Outstanding Player |
Opening Rounds
|
| 1968 |
Chapman College |
Paul Deese |
Delta State University |
Tony Spono |
Regionals
|
| 1969 |
Illinois State University |
Duffy Bass |
Southwest Missouri State College |
Tom Klein |
Regionals
|
| 1970 |
San Fernando Valley State College |
Bob Hiegert |
Nicholls State University |
Chuck Stone |
Regionals
|
| 1971 |
Florida Southern College |
Hal Smeltzly |
Central Michigan University |
Greg Pryor / Kevin Bryant |
Regionals
|
| 1972 |
Florida Southern College |
Hal Smeltzly |
San Fernando Valley State College |
Jay Smith |
Regionals
|
| 1973 |
University of California, Irvine |
Gary Adams |
Ithaca College |
Terry Stupy |
Regionals
|
| 1974 |
University of California, Irvine |
Gary Adams |
University of New Orleans |
Jeff Malinoff |
Regionals
|
| 1975 |
Florida Southern College |
Hal Smeltzly |
Marietta College |
Joe Yazombek |
Regionals
|
| 1976 |
Cal Poly-Pomona |
John Scolinos |
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |
Ken Hellyer |
Regionals
|
| 1977 |
University of California, Riverside |
Jack Smitheran |
Eckerd College |
Joe Lefebvre / Steve Glaum |
Regionals
|
| 1978 |
Florida Southern College |
Joe Arnold |
Delta State University |
Ricky Perkins |
Regionals
|
| 1979 |
Valdosta State College |
Tommy Thomas |
Florida Southern College |
Frank DeGennaro |
Regionals
|
| 1980 |
Cal Poly-Pomona |
John Scolinos |
University of New Haven |
Brian Zell |
Regionals
|
| 1981 |
Florida Southern College |
Joe Arnold |
Eastern Illinois University |
Joe Sickles |
Regionals
|
| 1982 |
University of California, Riverside |
Jack Smitheran |
Florida Southern College |
Joe Sickles |
Regionals
|
| 1983 |
Cal Poly-Pomona |
John Scolinos |
Jacksonville State University |
Larry Beardman |
Regionals
|
| 1984 |
California State University, Northridge |
Bob Hiegert |
Florida Southern College |
Perry Husband |
Regionals
|
| 1985 |
Florida Southern College |
Chuck Anderson |
Cal Poly-Pomona |
Tom Temrowski |
Regionals
|
| 1986 |
Troy State University |
Chase Riddle |
Columbus College |
Wendell Stephens |
Regionals
|
| 1987 |
Troy State University |
Chase Riddle |
University of Tampa |
Jude Rinaldi |
Regionals
|
| 1988 |
Florida Southern College |
Chuck Anderson |
California State University, Sacramento |
Chris Leach |
Regionals
|
| 1989 |
Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo * |
Steve McFarland |
University of New Haven |
Steve DiBartolomeo |
Regionals
|
| 1990 |
Jacksonville State University |
Rudy Abbott |
California State University, Northridge |
Tim VanEgmond |
Regionals
|
| 1991 |
Jacksonville State University |
Rudy Abbott |
Missouri Southern State College |
Tim VanEgmond |
Regionals
|
| 1992 |
University of Tampa |
Lelo Prado |
Mansfield University |
Joe Urso |
Regionals
|
| 1993 |
University of Tampa |
Lelo Prado |
Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
David Dion |
Regionals
|
| 1994 |
Central Missouri State University |
Dave Van Horn |
Florida Southern College |
James Vida |
Regionals
|
| 1995 |
Florida Southern College |
Chuck Anderson |
Georgia College |
Brett Tomko |
Regionals
|
| 1996 |
Kennesaw State College |
Mike Sansing |
Saint Joseph's College |
Chris Halliday |
Regionals
|
| 1997 |
California State University, Chico |
Lindsay Meggs |
University of Central Oklahoma |
Angel Diaz |
Regionals
|
| 1998 |
University of Tampa |
Terry Rupp |
Kennesaw State University |
Ronnie Merrill |
Regionals
|
| 1999 |
California State University, Chico |
Lindsay Meggs |
Kennesaw State University |
John-Eric Hernandez |
Regionals
|
| 2000 |
Southeastern Oklahoma State University |
Mike Metheny |
Fort Hays State University |
Aaron Thompson |
Regionals
|
| 2001 |
St. Mary's University |
Charlie Migl |
Central Missouri State University |
Jesse Gutierrez |
Regionals
|
| 2002 |
Columbus State University |
Greg Appleton |
California State University, Chico |
Brian Baker |
Regionals
|
| 2003 |
Central Missouri State University |
Brad Hill |
University of Tampa |
Jay Hyland |
Regionals
|
| 2004 |
Delta State University |
Mike Kinnison |
Grand Valley State University |
Bert Pickard |
Regionals
|
| 2005 |
Florida Southern College |
Pete Meyer |
University of North Florida |
Kyle DeYoung |
Regionals
|
| 2006 |
University of Tampa |
Joe Urso |
California State University, Chico |
Lee Cruz |
Regionals
|
| 2007 |
University of Tampa |
Joe Urso |
Columbus State University |
Jonathon Holt |
Regionals
|
| 2008 |
Mount Olive College |
Carl Lancaster |
Ouachita Baptist University |
Steve Smith |
Regionals
|
| 2009 |
Lynn University |
Rudy Garbalosa |
Emporia State University |
Tommy Kahnle |
Regionals
|
| 2010 |
University of Southern Indiana |
Tracy Archuleta |
University of California, San Diego |
Taylor Dennis |
Regionals
|
| 2011 |
University of West Florida |
Mike Jeffcoat |
Winona State University |
Daniel Vargas-Vila / Tony Mueller |
Regionals
|
| 2012 |
West Chester University |
Jad Prachniak |
Delta State University |
Joe Gunkel |
Regionals
|
| 2013 |
University of Tampa |
Joe Urso |
Minnesota State University, Mankato |
Jake Schrader |
Regionals
|
| 2014 |
University of Southern Indiana |
Tracy Archuleta |
Colorado Mesa University |
Matt Chavarria |
Regionals
|
| 2015 |
University of Tampa |
Joe Urso |
Catawba College |
Michael Calkins |
Regionals
|
| 2016 |
Nova Southeastern University |
Greg Brown |
Millersville University of Pennsylvania |
Devin Rafferty |
Regionals
|
| 2017 |
West Chester University |
Jad Prachniak |
University of California, San Diego |
Josh McClain |
Regionals
|
| 2018 |
Augustana College |
Tim Huber |
Columbus State University |
Tyler Mitzel |
Regionals
|
| 2019 |
University of Tampa |
Joe Urso |
Colorado Mesa University |
Jacinto Arredondo |
Regionals / Super Regionals
|
| 2020 |
Cancelled
|
| 2021 |
Wingate University |
Jeff Gregory |
University of Central Missouri |
Logan McNeely |
Regionals
|
| 2022 |
North Greenville University |
Landon Powell |
Point Loma Nazarene University |
Reece Fields |
Regionals / Super Regionals
|
| 2023 |
Angelo State University |
Kevin Brooks |
Rollins College |
Aaron Munson |
Regionals / Super Regionals
|
| 2024 |
University of Tampa |
Joe Urso |
Angelo State University |
J.P. Gates |
Regionals / Super Regionals
|
| 2025 |
University of Tampa |
Joe Urso |
University of Central Missouri |
Edgardo Villegas |
Regionals / Super Regionals
|
| 2026 |
University of Tampa |
Joe Urso |
West Chester University |
Luke Fikar |
Regionals / Super Regionals
|
Most Championships[edit]
| Rank
|
School
|
Championships
|
Years
|
| 1
|
University of Tampa
|
11
|
1992, 1993, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2024, 2025, 2026
|
| 2
|
Florida Southern College
|
9
|
1971, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1995, 2005
|
| 3
|
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
|
3
|
1976, 1980, 1983
|
| T4
|
California State University, Chico
|
2
|
1997, 1999
|
| T4
|
University of California, Irvine
|
2
|
1973, 1974
|
| T4
|
University of California, Riverside
|
2
|
1977, 1982
|
| T4
|
Jacksonville State University
|
2
|
1990, 1991
|
| T4
|
Troy State University
|
2
|
1986, 1987
|
| T4
|
California State University, Northridge
|
2
|
1970, 1984
|
| T4
|
Central Missouri State University
|
2
|
1994, 2003
|
| T4
|
University of Southern Indiana
|
2
|
2010, 2014
|
| T4
|
West Chester University
|
2
|
2012, 2017
|
| T13
|
Chapman University
|
1
|
1968
|
| T13
|
Illinois State University
|
1
|
1969
|
| T13
|
Valdosta State University
|
1
|
1979
|
| T13
|
California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo
|
1
|
1989*
|
| T13
|
Kennesaw State University
|
1
|
1996
|
| T13
|
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
|
1
|
2000
|
| T13
|
St. Mary's University
|
1
|
2001
|
| T13
|
Columbus State University
|
1
|
2002
|
| T13
|
Delta State University
|
1
|
2004
|
| T13
|
Mount Olive College
|
1
|
2008
|
| T13
|
Lynn University
|
1
|
2009
|
| T13
|
University of West Florida
|
1
|
2011
|
| T13
|
Nova Southeastern University
|
1
|
2016
|
| T13
|
Augustana College
|
1
|
2018
|
| T13
|
Wingate University
|
1
|
2021
|
| T13
|
North Greenville University
|
1
|
2022
|
| T13
|
Angelo State University
|
1
|
2023
|
*Cal Poly San Luis Obispo later forfeited all postseason wins between 1989 and 1993. including the 1989 Championship.
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