2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
| Season | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 64 |
| Finals Site | |
| Champions | Virginia (1st title) |
| Runner-Up | Vanderbilt (3rd CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Brian O'Connor (1st title) |
| MOP | Josh Sborz Virginia |
| Television | ESPN Networks |
The 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament began on Friday, May 29, 2015 as part of the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64-team double elimination tournament concluded with the 2015 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, which began on June 13 and ended on June 24th with the Virginia Cavaliers upsetting the defending champion Vanderbilt Commodores 4–2 in the decisive game three.
The 64 participating NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 298 teams. Thirty-one teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conferences, and 33 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee.
Teams were divided into sixteen regionals of four teams, which conducted a double-elimination tournament. Regional champions then faced each other in Super Regionals, a best-of-three series to determine the eight participants of the College World Series.
Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia split the first two games of the best-of-three championship series, before Virginia won game 3, 4–2, to win their first national championship in baseball. The two teams previously met in the championship series in 2014, which Vanderbilt won.
With the exception of Missouri State, these teams would automatically host a Super Regional if they advanced that far. Missouri State was not able to host because of a venue scheduling conflict.
Bold indicates College World Series participant
† indicates teams that were eliminated in the Regional Tournament
‡ indicates teams that were eliminated in the Super Regional Tournament
Bold indicates winner. Seeds for regional tournaments indicate seeds within regional. Seeds for super regional tournaments indicate national seeds only.
Hosted by Virginia at Davenport Field
Hosted by Arkansas at Baum Stadium
The College World Series was held at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska.
Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only
The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.
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