2012 Division III College World Series

The 2012 Division III College World Series was held in Appleton, WI from May 25 to May 30. The eight schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments. Marietta College defeated Wheaton College (MA) in the championship game.

Marietta becomes the first repeat champion in Division III since Glassboro State College in 1978-1979, which was the longest repeat drought in any NCAA sport. That distinction now belongs to Division II basketball, which hasn't had a repeat champion since 1993-1994.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Christopher Newport University	USA South Athletic Conference	34-8 (9-3)	John Harvell	2 (last:2003)	2nd
Kean University	New Jersey Athletic Conference	37-10 (13-5)	Neil Ioviero	4 (last:2011)	1st
Marietta College	Ohio Athletic Conference	43-7 (16-2)	Brian Brewer	20 (last:2011)	1st
State University of New York at Cortland	State University of New York Athletic Conference	39-7-1 (16-2)	Joe Brown	10 (last:2010)	2nd
University of St. Thomas	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	38-8 (19-1)	Chris Olean	4 (last:2009)	1st
Webster University	St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	35-12 (20-4)	Bill Kurich	0 (last:none)	none
Wheaton College	New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference	38-9 (16-2)	Eric Podbelski	1 (last:2006)	2nd
Whitworth University	Northwest Conference	30-14-1 (19-5)	Dan Ramsay	0 (last:none)	none

Results

2012 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Wheaton	3
		Webster	2
							Wheaton	6
							SUNY Cortland	1
		SUNY Cortland	10
		Kean	5
												Wheaton	13
												St. Thomas	9
		St. Thomas	12
		Christopher Newport	7
							St. Thomas	3
							Marietta	1
		Marietta
		Whitworth
						Loser's bracket
							Webster	8
							Kean	7				Marietta	12
												Webster	7
							Christopher Newport	2
							Whitworth	7				SUNY Cortland	5
												Whitworth	4

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	Re-ordered Semifinals
		Wheaton	5									Wheaton	2
		Marietta	6									Marietta	7
							Marietta	5
							St. Thomas	0
		St. Thomas	7
		SUNY Cortland	6

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 25
Game 1	Wheaton College	3-2	Webster University
Game 2	State University of New York at Cortland	10-5	Kean University
Game 3	University of St. Thomas	12-7	Christopher Newport University
Game 4	Marietta College	13-2	Whitworth University
May 26
Game 5	Webster University	8-7	Kean University	Kean eliminated
Game 6	Whitworth University	7-2	Christopher Newport University	Game postponed in middle of 5th, resumed 5/27 Christopher Newport eliminated
May 27
Game 7	Wheaton College	6-1	State University of New York at Cortland
Game 8	University of St. Thomas	3-1	Marietta College
May 28
Game 9	State University of New York at Cortland	5-4	Whitworth University	Whitworth eliminated
Game 10	Marietta College	12-7	Webster University	Webster eliminated
Game 11	Wheaton College	13-9	University of St. Thomas
May 29
Game 12	University of St. Thomas	7-6	State University of New York at Cortland	SUNY Cortland eliminated
Game 13	Marietta College	6-5	Wheaton College
May 30
Game 14	Marietta College	5-0	University of St. Thomas	St. Thomas eliminated
Game 15	Marietta College	7-2	Wheaton College	Marietta wins CWS