2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

American college sports championship August 2023 2003 Division I 150px 64 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, Nebraska Rice 1st Stanford 15th Wayne Graham 1st John Hudgins Stanford NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was held May 30 through June 23, 2003 to conclude the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball season. 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. ESPN, which held the rights to the College World Series, began televising super regional games in 2003. As part of the contract with ESPN, four super regionals would begin on Friday and run through Sunday, while the other four super regionals would begin Saturday and run through Monday. The 2003 College World Series saw a format change and the championship was decided by a best-of-three series. From 1950 through 1987, the College World Series was a true double elimination tournament. From 1988 through 2002, there were two double elimination pools, with the winner of each facing off in a one game championship. In the 2003 championship series, Rice defeated Stanford two games to one. John Hudgins became the 16th player to win the College World Series Most Outstanding Player Award from a losing team. 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. ConferenceSchoolBerth type America East 2003 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Tournament champion ACC 2003 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Tournament champion Atlantic Sun 2003 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Tournament champion A-10 2003 Richmond Spiders Richmond Tournament champion Big East 2003 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Tournament champion Big South 2003 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina Tournament champion Big Ten 2003 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Tournament champion Big 12 Texas Tournament champion Big West 2003 Long Beach State Dirtbags Long Beach State Regular-season champion CAA 2003 VCU Rams baseball VCU Tournament champion Conference USA 2003 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss Tournament champion Horizon League 2003 UIC Flames UIC Tournament champion Ivy League 2003 Princeton Tigers Princeton Championship series winner MAAC 2003 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne Tournament champion MAC 2003 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan Tournament champion Mid-Con 2003 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Tournament champion MEAC 2003 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman Tournament champion Missouri Valley 2003 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Tournament champion MWC 2003 UNLV Rebels UNLV Tournament champion NEC 2003 Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut Tournament champion OVC 2003 Murray State Thoroughbreds Murray State Tournament champion Pac-10 Stanford Regular-season champion Patriot League 2003 Bucknell Bison Bucknell Tournament champion SEC 2003 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Tournament champion SoCon 2003 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina Tournament champion Southland 2003 McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State Tournament champion SWAC 2003 Southern Jaguars Southern Tournament champion Sun Belt 2003 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee Tournament champion WCC 2003 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Championship series winner WAC Rice Regular-season champion Bids by conference Conference Total Schools Southeastern 8 2003 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama, 2003 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas, 2003 Auburn Tigers Auburn, Florida, LSU, 2003 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State, 2003 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss, 2003 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Atlantic Coast 5 Clemson, 2003 Florida State Seminoles Florida State, 2003 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech, 2003 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina, 2003 NC State Wolfpack NC State Big 12 5 2003 Baylor Bears Baylor, Missouri, 2003 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska, Texas, 2003 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Conference USA 4 2003 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina, 2003 Houston Cougars Houson, 2003 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss, 2003 Tulane Green Wave Tulane Pacific-10 4 Arizona, 2003 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State, Stanford, 2003 Washington Huskies Washington Atlantic Sun 3 2003 Florida Atlantic Blue Wave Florida Atlantic, 2003 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville, 2003 Stetson Hatters Stetson Big West 3 Cal State Fullerton, 2003 Long Beach State Dirtbags Long Beach State, 2003 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside Sun Belt 3 2003 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee, 2003 New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State, 2003 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama Big East 2 2003 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame, 2003 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Big Ten 2 2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota, 2003 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Colonial Athletic 2 2003 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington, 2003 VCU Rams VCU Missouri Valley 2 2003 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State, 2003 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Southland 2 2003 Lamar Cardinals Lamar, 2003 McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State West Coast 2 2003 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine, 2003 San Diego Toreros San Diego America East 1 2003 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Atlantic 10 1 2003 Richmond Spiders Richmond Big South 1 2003 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina Horizon 1 2003 UIC Flames UIC Independent 1 Miami (FL) Ivy 1 2003 Princeton Tigers Princeton Metro Atlantic 1 2003 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne Mid-American 1 2003 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan Mid-Continent 1 2003 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Mid-Eastern 1 2003 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman Mountain West 1 2003 UNLV Rebels UNLV Northeast 1 2003 Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut Ohio Valley 1 2003 Murray State Thoroughbreds Murray State Patriot 1 2003 Bucknell Bison Bucknell Southern 1 2003 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina Southwestern Athletic 1 2003 Southern Jaguars Southern Western Athletic 1 Rice Tournament notes UC Riverside, Illinois-Chicago, and UNC Wilmington were making their first NCAA tournament appearance.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/baseball_cws_RB/08CWSRecordBook.pdf NCAA Men's College World Series Records 1947-2008 NCAA 2009-01-20 CWS records tied or broken Total attendance: 260,091 Largest margin of victory in a championship game: 12 Stanford became the first team to lose three games at one College World Series. National seeds Bold indicates CWS participant. 2003 Florida State Seminoles Florida State LSU 2003 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech 2003 Auburn Tigers Auburn Rice Stanford Cal State Fullerton Miami (FL) Regionals and super regionals Bold indicates winner. Tallahassee Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Tallahassee Regional–Dick Howser Stadium Austin Regional–Disch–Falk Field 1 2003 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 6 4 2003 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville 0 3 2003 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers 1 2 2003 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 14 4 Jacksonville 5 3 Rutgers 8 1 Texas 7 4 2003 Bucknell Bison Bucknell 0 3 2003 Lamar Cardinals Lamar 3 2 2003 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 2 4 Bucknell 7 2 Arkansas 10 1 Florida State 6 2 South Alabama 8 3 Rutgers 7 1 Florida State 17 1 Texas 7 3 Lamar 3 2 Arkansas 6 3 Lamar 711 2 South Alabama 5 2 1 Florida State 13 12 1 Texas 2 6 3 Lamar 6 3 1 Florida State 3 5 — Texas 8 6 — Baton Rouge Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Baton Rouge Regional–Alex Box Stadium Hattiesburg Regional–Pete Taylor Park 1 LSU 11 4 2003 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern 8 3 2003 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington 3 2 2003 Tulane Green Wave Tulane 8 4 Northeastern 6 3 UNC Wilmington 12 1 2003 Baylor Bears Baylor 7 4 2003 Murray State Thoroughbreds Murray State 6 3 2003 Southern Jaguars Southern 5 2 2003 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss 3 4 Murray State 0 2 Southern Miss 18 1 LSU 13 2 Tulane 5 3 UNC Wilmington 910 2 Tulane 8 1 Baylor 10 3 Southern 3 2 Southern Miss 18 3 Southern 1 1 LSU 911 — 3 UNC Wilmington 8 — 1 Baylor 3 — 2 Southern Miss 2 — 2 LSU 1 6 20 Baylor 4 5 5 Columbia Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Atlanta Regional–Russ Chandler Stadium Starkville Regional–Dudy Noble Field 1 2004 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech 4 4 2004 Stetson Hatters Stetson 5 3 2004 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 0 2 South Carolina 4 1 Georgia Tech 3 3 East Carolina 10 1 2004 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 10 4 2004 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee 4 3 Missouri 3 2 2004 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina 411 4 Middle Tennessee 7 3 Missouri 13 4 Stetson 2 2 South Carolina 7 3 East Carolina 4 4 Stetson 9 1 Mississippi State 5 2 North Carolina 10 3 Missouri 5 1 Mississippi State 10 2 South Carolina 9 — 4 Stetson 3 — 2 North Carolina 811 — 1 Mississippi State 6 — South Carolina 5 14 — North Carolina 4 4 — Columbus Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Auburn Regional–Plainsman Park Lincoln Regional–Haymarket Park 1 2003 Auburn Tigers Auburn 5 4 2003 Princeton Tigers Princeton 2 3 2003 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State 10 2 Clemson 8 4 Princeton 6 2 Clemson 710 1 2003 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 16 4 2003 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan 11 3 2003 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State 8 2 2003 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina 3 4 Eastern Michigan 9 2 Coastal Carolina 8 1 Auburn 2 3 Ohio State 6 2 Clemson 0 1 Auburn 15 1 Nebraska 2 3 Southwest Missouri State 4 4 Eastern Michigan 2 1 Nebraska 18 3 Ohio State 9 — 1 Auburn 7 — 3 Southwest Missouri State 5 7 1 Nebraska 9 0 Ohio State 8 7 — Southwest Missouri State 13 13 — Houston Super Regional The Houston Super Regional was hosted by Rice at Reckling Park. 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Houston Regional–Reckling Park College Station Regional–Olsen Field 1 Rice 310 4 2003 McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State 2 3 2003 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State 4 2 2003 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss 2 4 McNeese State 1 2 Ole Miss 7 1 2003 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 6 4 2003 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts 3 3 2003 Houston Cougars Houston 3 2 2003 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 9 4 Oral Roberts 2 3 Houston 4 1 Rice 10 3 Wichita State 1 2 Ole Miss 4 3 Wichita State 5 1 Texas A&M 16 2 Alabama 5 3 Houston 16 2 Alabama 8 1 Rice 5 — 3 Wichita State 2 — 1 Texas A&M 6 6 3 Houston 7 7 5 Rice 2 10 5 Houston 5 2 2 Palo Alto Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Palo Alto Regional–Sunken Diamond Long Beach Regional–Blair Field 1 Stanford 9 4 2003 UIC Flames UIC 2 3 2003 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside 10 2 2003 Richmond Spiders Richmond 8 4 UIC 0 2 Richmond 5 1 2003 Long Beach State Dirtbags Long Beach State 6 4 2003 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine 1 3 2003 Washington Huskies Washington 5 2 2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota 3 4 Pepperdine 5 2 Minnesota 7 1 Stanford 13 3 UC Riverside 6 2 Richmond 8 3 UC Riverside 1 1 Long Beach State 7 3 Washington 2 2 Minnesota 1 3 Washington 4 1 Stanford 19 — 2 Richmond 6 — 1 Long Beach State 7 — 3 Washington 2 — 6 Stanford 5 4 — Long Beach State 1 2 — Fullerton Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Fullerton Regional–Goodwin Field Tempe Regional–Packard Stadium 1 Cal State Fullerton 3 4 2003 San Diego Toreros San Diego 1 3 2003 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 13 2 Arizona 4 4 San Diego 5 2 Arizona 2 1 2003 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 14 4 2003 Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut 2 3 2003 New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State 1411 2 2003 UNLV Rebels UNLV 12 4 Central Connecticut 3 2 UNLV 22 1 Cal State Fullerton 4 3 Notre Dame 3 4 San Diego 3 3 Notre Dame 6 1 Arizona State 15 3 New Mexico State 0 2 UNLV 16 3 New Mexico State 10 1 Cal State Fullerton 8 — 3 Notre Dame 1 — 1 Arizona State 16 — 2 UNLV 1 — 7 Cal State Fullerton 5 6 7 Arizona State 1 7 1 Coral Gables Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Coral Gables Regional–Mark Light Field Wilson Regional–Fleming Stadium 1 Miami (FL) 10 4 2003 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman 5 3 Florida 3 2 2003 Florida Atlantic Blue Wave Florida Atlantic 4 4 Bethune-Cookman 6 3 Florida 8 1 2003 NC State Wolfpack NC State 8 4 2003 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne 2 3 2003 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina 0 2 2003 VCU Rams VCU 6 4 Le Moyne 5 3 Western Carolina 9 1 Miami (FL) 1 2 Florida Atlantic 0 3 Florida 22 2 Florida Atlantic 14 1 NC State 410 2 VCU 3 3 Western Carolina 2 2 VCU 0 1 Miami (FL) 5 13 3 Florida 15 10 1 NC State 614 — 3 Western Carolina 4 — 8 Miami (FL) 10 1111 — NC State 9 5 — College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances Best CWS finish CWS recordNot including this year Cal State Fullerton Big West 48–14 (15–6) George Horton 11(last: 2001) 1st(1979, 1984, 1995) 25–18 LSU SEC 45–20 (20–9) Smoke Laval 11(last: 2000) 1st(1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000) 29–13 Miami (FL) n/a 44–15–1 (n/a) Jim Morris 19(last: 2001) 1st(1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) 43–30 2003 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State MVC 40–24 (19–11) Keith Guttin 0(last: none) none 0–0 Rice WAC 53–11 (25–5) Wayne Graham 3(last: 2002) 5th(1999) 1–6 2003 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina SEC 44–20 (19–11) Ray Tanner 6(last: 2002) 2nd(1975, 1977, 2002) 13-12 Stanford Pac-10 46–15 (18–6) Mark Marquess 14(last: 2002) 1st(1987, 1988) 33–24 Texas Big 12 48–18 (19–8) Augie Garrido 29(last: 2002) 1st(1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002) 68–49 Bracket 1/1/2/3 Texas 13 8 Miami (FL) 2 5 Rice 4 2003 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State 2 8 Miami (FL) 7 Southwest Missouri State 5 2 LSU 2 7 Cal State Fullerton 8 6 Stanford 8 2003 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 0 2 LSU 10 South Carolina 11 Texas 2 5 Rice 12 8 Miami (FL) 1 Texas 5 7 Cal State Fullerton 6 6 Stanford 5 South Carolina 6 6 Stanford 13 5 Rice 5 — Texas 4 — 7 Cal State Fullerton 3 5* 6 Stanford 5 7* 5 Rice 410 3 14 6 Stanford 3 8 2 Championship series Saturday 6/21 Game #1 Stanford 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1 Rice 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 1 David Aardsma (7–3) Ryan McCally (7–3) 23,741 Sunday 6/22 Game #2 Rice 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 10 2 Stanford 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 X 8 9 0 John Hudgins (14–3) Wade Townsend (11–2) 17,907 Monday 6/23 Game #3 Stanford 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 2 Rice 3 1 0 0 0 7 0 3 X 14 14 0 Philip Humber (11–3) Mark Romanczuk (12–2) 18,494 Rice wins first national championship in any team sport in school history All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P John Hudgins (MOP)StanfordJeff NiemannRice C Ryan GarkoStanford 1B Curtis ThigpenTexas 2B Enrique CruzRice 3B Johnny AshStanford SS Justin TurnerCal State Fullerton OF Chris KolkhorstRiceDanny PutnamStanfordCarlos QuentinStanford DH P. J. PilittereCal State Fullerton References Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Category:Baseball in Austin, Texas Category:Baseball in Houston