2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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 →;

Last updated May 30, 2025

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.

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.

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

										12	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
P	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

↑ "2005 NCAA Regional Participants". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records 1947-2008" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2009.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[bids-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. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2009.

[1]

[2]

v t e 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournaments
Conference	America East Atlantic 10 Atlantic Coast Atlantic Sun Big Ten Big 12 Big East Big South Colonial Conference USA Horizon Ivy MAAC Mid-American MEAC Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Patriot SEC Southern Southland SWAC Summit League Sun Belt WAC WCC
National	NCAA CWS

v t e NCAA Division I baseball tournament
1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
College World Series