How Do The NCAA Division II And Division III Baseball Playoffs Work?
How Do The NCAA Division II And Division III Baseball Playoffs Work?
Here's what to know about the NCAA Division II and Division III baseball tournaments work.
The Division II and Division III college baseball have season-ending bracket-style tournaments like Division I. But the Men’s College World Series name and longstanding location in Omaha are reserved for Division I.
In Division II, 56 teams are seeded into the bracket, and double-elimination regional events are held in eight regions across the country.
The finals consist of eight regional champions divided between two four-team brackets.
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Since 2021, the Division II baseball season has concluded at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina, and is scheduled to do so through 2026.
The final portion of the 2024 Division II season will take place in Cary from June 1-8.
The NCAA Division II Baseball Championship first was held in 1968. In 2023, Angelo State defeated Rollins College to win the title.
Here's What To Know About The NCAA Division III College Baseball Playoffs
Division III rolled out its championship event in 1976. The current version of the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship also includes 56 teams and eight regions across the nation.
As with Division II, the eight regional winners in Division III action advance to the national finals. From 2000 through 2019, the championship round was held in Grand Chute, Wisconsin. In 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023, the action shifted to Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
In 2024-2026, the Division III Baseball Championship will conclude at Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio. The national round in 2024 will take place May 31-June 6.
Lynchburg (Virginia) topped Johns Hopkins 2-1 in the best-of-three championship series (5-2, 6-11, 7-6) to win the 2023 national title.
How To Watch NCAA Division II And Division III Baseball
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What College Baseball Tournaments Are Streaming On FloBaseball?
These tournaments will stream on FloBaseball and the FloSports app in February and March:
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- 2024 Shriners Children's College Showdown
- 2024 Sanderson Ford College Classic
- 2024 Kleberg Bank College Classic
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