1996 CWS Regionals

The field of 48 teams in the 1996 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship is broken down into 8-6-team Regionals, played (typically) at the home site of the #1. The Regional tournaments are double-elimination format. The winners of each Regional advance to the College World Series.

Atlantic Regional

• Clemson, SC

May 23-26

Regional Champion

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	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	x
						3	Georgia Southern	4													2	Tennessee	5	x
	3	Georgia Southern	6													5	West Virginia	4
	4	Old Dominion	0								3	Georgia Southern	1			2	Tennessee	10
						6	Charleston Southern	4			2	Tennessee	6
						2	Tennessee	8

Central Regional I

• Austin, TX

May 23-26

Regional Champion

	First round					Second Round					Third Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	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
						4	UCLA	10
						6	Sam Houston State	8

Central Regional II

• Lubbock, TX

May 23-26

Regional Champion

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	USC	20
	6	Akron	10			1	USC	15
						4	Arkansas	5
	2	Texas Tech	5								1	USC	3
	5	Fresno State	12								3	Oklahoma State	9
						5	Fresno State	5													3	Oklahoma State	10	x
						3	Oklahoma State	12													1	USC	2	x
	3	Oklahoma State	6													1	USC	13
	4	Arkansas	5								5	Fresno State	2			2	Texas Tech	10
						6	Akron	2			2	Texas Tech	13
						2	Texas Tech	7

East Regional

• Gainesville, FL

May 23-26

Regional Champion

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Florida	7
	6	Bucknell	0			1	Florida	12
						3	NC State	9
	2	Central Florida	7								1	Florida	6
	5	UMass	8								4	South Florida	4
						5	UMass	8													1	Florida	12	x
						4	South Florida	14													5	UMass	2	x
	3	NC State	3													4	South Florida	12
	4	South Florida	12								5	UMass	7			5	UMass	13
						6	Bucknell	1			2	Central Florida	5
						2	Central Florida	13

Midwest Regional

• Wichita, KS

May 23-26

Regional Champion

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Wichita State	4
	6	Indiana	0			1	Wichita State	9
						4	Missouri	2
	2	CSU Fullerton	19								1	Wichita State	6
	5	Delaware	8								2	CSU Fullerton	1
						2	CSU Fullerton	7													1	Wichita State	16	x
						3	Rice	3													3	Rice	6	x
	3	Rice	17													2	CSU Fullerton	10
	4	Missouri	4								3	Rice	11			3	Rice	13
						6	Indiana	10			6	Indiana	8
						5	Delaware	8

South Regional I

• Tuscaloosa, AL

May 23-26

Regional Champion

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	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	x
						4	Stetson	7													2	Virginia	8	x
	3	South Alabama	8													4	Stetson	5
	4	Stetson	9								5	Notre Dame	1			2	Virginia	5
						6	Princeton	2			2	Virginia	7
						2	Virginia	12

South Regional II

• Baton Rouge, LA

May 23-26

Regional Champion

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	LSU	9
	6	Austin Peay	3			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	x
						4	Tulane	5													2	Georgia Tech	13	x
	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

• Stanford, CA

May 23-26

Regional Champion

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	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	CSU Northridge	5								2	Stanford	4
						2	Stanford	8													1	Florida State	9	x
						3	Mississippi State	6													5	CSU Northridge	2	x
	3	Mississippi State	6													2	Stanford	3
	4	UC Santa Barbara	2								3	Mississippi State	19			5	CSU Northridge	4
						6	Northeastern Illinois	1			5	CSU Northridge	20
						5	CSU Northridge	18