1996 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

The 1996 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held in 1996. Forty-eight 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 eight teams competing in the 1996 College World Series at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of a six-team field. Each regional tournament is double-elimination, however region brackets are variable depending on the number of teams remaining after each round. The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

Atlantic Region at Clemson, SC

 
                                                 
  1  Clemson 9  
  6  Charleston Southern 1     1  Clemson 5  
    4  Old Dominion 1    
  2  Tennessee 4         1  Clemson 6            
  5  West Virginia 8           5  West Virginia 3              
      5  West Virginia 9           1  Clemson 12
      3  Georgia Southern 4         2  Tennessee 5
  3  Georgia Southern 6         2  Tennessee 10    
  4  Old Dominion 0       2  Tennessee 6     5  West Virginia 4  
  2  Tennessee 8     3  Georgia Southern 1  
  6  Charleston Southern 4  

Central I Regional at Austin, TX

 
                                               
  1  Miami (FL) 4  
  6  Sam Houston State 5     6  Sam Houston State 2  
    3  Texas 4    
      3  Texas 7  
      1  Miami (FL) 9     1  Miami (FL) 8  
  1  Miami (FL) 5         5  SW Missouri State 2    
  2  Long Beach State 2        
  2  Long Beach State 3         1  Miami (FL) 8
  5  SW Missouri State 5           4  UCLA 4
      5  SW Missouri State 13        
      4  UCLA 2          
  3  Texas 2           5  SW Missouri State 4*              
  4  UCLA 5         4  UCLA 9*            
  6  Sam Houston State 2    
  4  UCLA 10  

Central II Regional at Lubbock, TX

 
                                                 
  1  USC 20  
  6  Akron 10     1  USC 15  
    4  Arkansas 5    
  2  Texas Tech 2         1  USC 3            
  5  Fresno State 12           3  Oklahoma State 9              
      5  Fresno State 5           3  Oklahoma State 10
      3  Oklahoma State 12         1  USC 2
  3  Oklahoma State 6         1  USC 13*    
  4  Arkansas 5       5  Fresno State 2     2  Texas Tech 10*  
  6  Akron 2     2  Texas Tech 4  
  2  Texas Tech 7  

East Regional at Gainesville, FL

 
                                                 
  1  Florida 7  
  6  Bucknell 0     1  Florida 12  
    3  NC State 9    
  2  Central Florida 7         1  Florida 6*            
  5  Massachusetts 8           4  South Florida 4*              
      5  Massachusetts 8           1  Florida 12
      4  South Florida 14         5  Massachusetts 2
  3  NC State 3         4  South Florida 12    
  4  South Florida 12       5  Massachusetts 7     5  Massachusetts 13  
  6  Bucknell 1     2  Central Florida 5  
  2  Central Florida 13  

Midwest Regional at Wichita, KS

 
                                                 
  1  Wichita State 4  
  6  Indiana 0     1  Wichita State 9  
    4  Missouri 2    
  2  Cal State Fullerton 19         1  Wichita State 6            
  5  Delaware 8           2  Cal State Fullerton 1              
      2  Cal State Fullerton 7           1  Wichita State 16
      3  Rice 3         3  Rice 6
  3  Rice 17         2  Cal State Fullerton 10    
  4  Missouri 4       3  Rice 11     3  Rice 13  
  6  Indiana 10     6  Indiana 8  
  5  Delaware 8  

South I Regional at Tuscaloosa, AL

 
                                                 
  1  Alabama 19  
  6  Princeton 2     1  Alabama 9  
    3  South Alabama 3    
  2  Virginia 1         1  Alabama 3            
  5  Notre Dame 12           4  Stetson 1              
      5  Notre Dame 6           1  Alabama 18
      4  Stetson 7         2  Virginia 8
  3  South Alabama 8         4  Stetson    
  4  Stetson 9       5  Notre Dame 1     2  Virginia 5*  
  6  Princeton 2     2  Virginia 7  
  2  Virginia 12  

South II Regional at Baton Rouge, LA

 
                                                 
  1  LSU 8  
  6  Austin Peay 5     1  LSU 7  
    3  UNLV 6    
  2  Georgia Tech 3         1  LSU 17            
  5  New Orleans 13           5  New Orleans 4              
      5  New Orleans 13           1  LSU 29
      4  Tulane 5         2  Georgia Tech 13
  3  UNLV 7         5  New Orleans 7    
  4  Tulane 10       4  Tulane 4     2  Georgia Tech 12  
  6  Austin Peay 3     2  Georgia Tech 7  
  2  Georgia Tech 14  

West Regional at Stanford, CA

 
                                                 
  1  Florida State 16  
  6  Northeastern Illinois 0     1  Florida State 10  
    4  UC Santa Barbara 1    
  2  Stanford 10         1  Florida State 5            
  5  Cal State Northridge 5           2  Stanford 4              
      2  Stanford 8           1  Florida State 9
      3  Mississippi State 6         5  Cal State Northridge 2
  3  Mississippi State 6         2  Stanford 3    
  4  UC Santa Barbara 2       3  Mississippi State 19     5  Cal State Northridge 4  
  6  Northeastern Illinois 1     5  Cal State Northridge 20  
  5  Cal State Northridge 18  

College World Series

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