2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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.

2005 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament

Season	2005
Teams	64
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, Nebraska
Champions	Texas (6th title)
Runner-up	Florida (5th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Augie Garrido (5th title)
MOP	David Maroul (Texas)
← 2004  NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 2006 →

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 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

^[1]

Tournament notes

• North Carolina A&T, Quinnipiac and Rhode Island were making their first NCAA tournament appearance.^[2]

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.

1. Tulane
2. Georgia Tech
3. Nebraska
4. Baylor
5. Ole Miss
6. Cal State Fullerton
7. Florida
8. 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	510
	4	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	—
	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	8
	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
						3	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
						4	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: J. Brent Cox (18) Attendance: 25,958 Boxscore

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: J. Brent Cox (19) Attendance: 19,836 Notes: Texas wins sixth CWS title Boxscore

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

References

1. "2005 NCAA Regional Participants". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records 1947-2008" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 20, 2009.