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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | Fresno State | Georgia | North Carolina | Stanford | LSU | Miami | Rice | Florida St |
| Super-regional winners | Miami | North Carolina | Fresno St | Florida St | Stanford | Rice | LSU | Georgia |
| Regional winners | Miami Arizona |
North Carolina Coastal Carolina |
Arizona St Fresno St |
Florida St Wichita St |
Cal St Fullerton Stanford |
Rice Texas A&M |
LSU UC Irvine |
North Carolina St Georgia |
| Pre-tournament | Miami | North Carolina | Arizona St | Florida St | Cal St Fullerton | Rice | LSU | Georgia |
| Year | Champ | Runner-up | 3rd and 4th | 5th and 6th | 7th and 8th | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Fresno State | Georgia | North Carolina | Stanford | LSU | Miami | Rice | Florida St |
| 2007 |
Oregon St | North Carolina | Rice | UC Irvine | Arizona St | Louisville | Cal State Fullerton | Mississippi St |
| 2006 |
Oregon St | North Carolina | Rice | Cal State Fullerton | Miami | Clemson | Georgia | Georgia Tech |
| 2005 | Texas | Florida | Arizona St | Baylor | Tulane | Nebraska | Oregon St | Tennessee |
| 2004 | Cal State Fullerton | Texas | South Carolina | Georgia | Miami | Arizona | LSU | Arkansas |
| 2003 | Rice | Stanford | Cal State Fullerton | Texas | Miami | South Carolina | SW Mo State | LSU |
| 2002 | Texas | South Carolina | Clemson | Stanford | Notre Dame | Georgia Tech | Rice | Nebraska |
| 2001 | Miami | Stanford | Tennessee | Cal State Fullerton | Southern Cal | Tulane | Georgia | Nebraska |
| 2000 | LSU | Stanford | Florida St | Louisiana-Lafayette | Southern Cal | Clemson | Texas | San Jose St |
| 1999 | Miami | Florida St | Stanford | Alabama | Cal State Fullerton | Rice | Texas A&M | Oklahoma St |
| Team | |
|---|---|
| 6 | Cal State Fullerton, Miami, Rice, Stanford |
| 5 | Texas |
| 4 | Georgia, LSU |
| 3 | Clemson, Florida St, Georgia Tech, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon St, South Carolina |
| 2 | Arizona St, Southern Cal, Tennessee, Tulane |
| 1 | Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Baylor, Fresno St, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisville, Mississippi St, Notre Dame, Oklahoma St, San Jose St, SW Mo State, Texas A&M, UC Irvine |
| Year | Champ | Runner-up | 3rd and 4th | 5th and 6th | 7th and 8th | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Southern Cal | Arizona St | LSU | Long Beach St | Mississippi St | Miami | Florida | Florida St |
| 1997 | LSU | Alabama | Miami | Stanford | Mississippi St | Auburn | UCLA | Rice |
| 1996 | LSU | Miami | Florida | Clemson | Florida St | Alabama | Oklahoma St | Wichita St |
| 1995 | Cal State Fullerton | Southern Cal | Miami | Tennessee | Stanford | Florida St | Clemson | Oklahoma |
| 1994 | Oklahoma | Georgia Tech | Arizona St | Cal State Fullerton | Miami | Florida St | Auburn | LSU |
| 1993 | LSU | Wichita St | Long Beach St | Oklahoma St | Texas | Texas A&M | Arizona St | Kansas |
| 1992 | Pepperdine | Cal State Fullerton | Miami | Texas | Oklahoma | Florida St | Wichita St | Cal |
| 1991 | LSU | Wichita St | Creighton | Florida | Long Beach St | Fresno St | Clemson | Florida St |
| 1990 | Georgia | Oklahoma St | Stanford | LSU | Citadel | Mississippi St | Cal State Fullerton | Ga Southern |
| 1989 | Wichita St | Texas | Florida St | LSU | Miami | Arkansas | Long Beach St | North Carolina |
| 1988 | Stanford | Arizona St | Cal State Fullerton | Wichita St | Miami | Florida | Fresno St | Cal |
| Conversion from 8-team tournament to two 4-team brackets. In the 8-team era there might be a tie for 3rd, indicated by 3t | ||||||||
| Year | Champ | Runner-up | 3rd | 4th | 5th and 6th | 7th and 8th | ||
| 1987 | Stanford | Oklahoma St | Texas | LSU | Florida St | Arkansas | Arizona St | Georgia |
| 1986 | Arizona | Florida St | Miami | Oklahoma St | LSU | Loyola Marymnt | Indiana St | Maine |
| 1985 | Miami | Texas | Arkansas3t | Mississippi St3t | Oklahoma St | Stanford | Arizona | South Carolina |
| 1984 | Cal State Fullerton | Texas | Oklahoma St | Arizona St | Miami | New Orleans | Maine | Michigan |
| 1983 | Texas | Alabama | Michigan3t | Arizona St3t | Oklahoma St | Stanford | James Madison | Maine |
| 1982 | Miami | Wichita St | Maine3t | Texas3t | Oklahoma St | Stanford | Cal State Fullerton | South Carolina |
| 1981 | Arizona St | Oklahoma St | Texas | South Carolina | Miami | Mississippi St | Michigan | Maine |
| 1980 | Arizona | Hawaii | California | Miami | St John's | Michigan | Clemson | Florida St |
| 1979 | Cal State Fullerton | Arkansas | Pepperdine | Texas | Mississippi St | Arizona | Miami | Connecticut |
| 1978 | Southern Cal | Arizona St | North Carolina3t | Miami3t | Oral Roberts | St John's | Michigan | Baylor |
| 1977 | Arizona St | South Carolina | Southern Ill | Cal St LA | Clemson | Minnesota | Temple | Baylor |
| 1976 | Arizona | Eastern Mich | Arizona St | Maine | Clemson | Washington St | Auburn | Oklahoma |
| 1975 | Texas | South Carolina | Arizona St | Oklahoma | E Michigan | Seton Hall | Florida St | Cal State Fullerton |
| 1974 | Southern Cal | Miami | Southern Ill | Texas | N Colorado | Oklahoma | Harvard | Seton Hall |
| 1973 | Southern Cal | Arizona St | Minnesota3t | Texas3t | GA Southern | Oklahoma | Penn St | Harvard |
| 1972 | Southern Cal | Arizona St | Texas3t | Temple3t | Oklahoma | Connecticut | Mississippi | Iowa |
| 1971 | Southern Cal | Southern Ill | Tulsa | Texas-Pan Am | Harvard | BYU | Mississippi St | Seton Hall |
| 1970 | Southern Cal | Florida St | Texas | Ohio | Dartmouth | Iowa St | Arizona | Delaware |
| 1969 | Arizona St | Tulsa | New York U | Texas | Mississippi | Massachusetts | UCLA | Southern Illinois |
| 1968 | Southern Cal | Southern Ill | NC State3t | St John's3t | Oklahoma St | Texas | BYU | Harvard |
| 1967 | Arizona St | Houston | Stanford | Auburn | Rider | Boston College | Oklahoma St | Ohio St |
| 1966 | Ohio St | Oklahoma St | Southern Cal | St John's | Arizona | Texas | North Carolina | Northeastern |
| 1965 | Arizona St | Ohio St | St Louis3t | Washington St3t | Florida St | Connecticut | Texas | Lafayette |
| 1964 | Minnesota | Missouri | Maine | Southern Cal | Seton Hall | Mississippi | Arizona St | Texas A&M |
| 1963 | Southern Cal | Arizona | Missouri3t | Texas3t | Florida St | Penn St | W Michigan | Holy Cross |
| 1962 | Michigan | Santa Clara | Texas | Florida St | Ithaca | Holy Cross | Missouri | Colorado St |
| 1961 | Southern Cal | Oklahoma St | Boston College3t | Syracuse3t | Duke | W Michigan | Colorado St | Texas |
| 1960 | Minnesota | Southern Cal | Oklahoma St3t | Arizona3t | St John's | Boston College | North Carolina | Colorado St |
| 1959 | Oklahoma St | Arizona | Fresno St | Penn St | Clemson | W Michigan | Colorado St | Connecticut |
| 1958 | Southern Cal | Missouri | Holy Cross3t | W Michigan3t | Clemson | Colorado St | Lafayette | Arizona |
| 1957 | California | Penn St | Iowa St3t | Notre Dame3t | Connecticut | Texas | Florida St | Colorado St |
| 1956 | Minnesota | Arizona | Bradley3t | Mississippi3t | New Hampshire | Wyoming | Washington St | New York |
| 1955 | Wake Forest | W Michigan | Oklahoma St | Arizona | Colorado St | Colgate | Southern Cal | Springfield |
| 1954 | Missouri | Rollins | Michigan St | Oklahoma St | Arizona | Massachusetts | Oregon | Lafayette |
| 1953 | Michigan | Texas | Lafayette | Boston College | Stanford | Duke | Colorado St | Houston |
| 1952 | Holy Cross | Missouri | W Michigan3t | Penn St3t | Duke | Texas | Oregon St | Colorado St |
| 1951 | Oklahoma | Tennessee | Southern Cal3t | Utah3t | Springfield | Texas A&M | Princeton | Ohio St |
| 1950 | Texas | Washington St | Rutgers | Wisconsin | Alabama | Tufts | Colorado St | Bradley |
| Series moves to Omaha and becomes 8-team double elimination tournament. | ||||||||
| 1949 | Texas | Wake Forest | Southern Cal | St John's (NY) | 4 team double elimination series in Wichita, KS | |||
| 1948 | Southern Cal | Yale | 2 team best-of-three series in Kalamazoo, MI | |||||
| 1947 | California | Yale | 2 team best-of-three series in Kalamazoo, MI | |||||