2016 Division II College World Series

The 2016 Division II College World Series was held May 28 - June 4 in Cary, NC. The eight schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments.

Participating Teams

Bracket 1

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Angelo State University	Lone Star Conference	39-20 (25-10)	Kevin Brooks	2 (last:2015)	5th
Cal Poly Pomona	California Collegiate Athletic Association	39-16 (26-11)	Randy Betten	6 (last:2015)	1st
Millersville University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference	50-5 (25-3)	Jon Shehan	2 (last:2011)	5th
University of Southern Indiana	Great Lakes Valley Conference	37-19 (20-8)	Tracy Archuleta	3 (last:2014)	1st

Bracket 2

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
University of Central Missouri	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association	42-13 (32-7)	Kyle Crookes	16 (last:2011)	1st
Franklin Pierce University	Northeast-10 Conference	48-7 (25-2)	Jayson King	6 (last:2013)	3rd
Lander University	Peach Belt Conference	42-14 (23-7)	Kermit Smith	1 (last:2014)	5th
Nova Southeastern University	Sunshine State Conference	39-16 (18-6)	Greg Brown	0 (last:none)	none

Results

2016 College World Series Bracket

The teams in the CWS are divided into two pools of four, with each pool playing a double-elimination format. The winners of the two pools meet in a best-of-three finals.

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
		Angelo St.	0
		Millersville	1
							Millersville	11
							Cal Poly Pomona	3
		Cal Poly Pomona	2
		Southern Indiana	1
												Millersville	4	x
											Lander	2	x
		Angelo St.	0
		Southern Indiana	1
							Lander	4
							Southern Indiana	2
																	Millersville	1	6	x
																	Nova Southeastern	2	8	x
		Nova Southeastern	4
		Franklin Pierce	3
							Nova Southeastern	12
							Lander	1
		Lander	4
		Central Missouri	3
												Nova Southeastern	5	x
											Cal Poly Pomona	2	x
		Franklin Pierce	0
		Central Missouri	6
							Cal Poly Pomona	3
							Central Missouri	0

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 28
Game 1	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	1-0	Angelo State University
Game 2	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	2-1 (10)	University of Southern Indiana
Game 3	Nova Southeastern University	4-3 (12)	Franklin Pierce University
Game 4	Lander University	4-3	University of Central Missouri
May 30
Game 5	University of Southern Indiana	1-0	Angelo State University	Angelo St. eliminated
Game 6	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	8-3	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
May 31
Game 7	University of Central Missouri	6-0	Franklin Pierce University	Franklin Pierce eliminated
Game 8	Nova Southeastern University	12-1	Lander University
June 1
Game 9	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	3-0	University of Central Missouri	Central Missouri eliminated
Game 10	Lander University	4-2	University of Southern Indiana	Southern Indiana eliminated
June 2
Game 11	Nova Southeastern University	5-2	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	Cal Poly eliminated
Game 12	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	4-2	Lander University	Lander eliminated
June 3
Game 13	Nova Southeastern University	2-1	Millersville University of Pennsylvania
June 4
Game 14	Nova Southeastern University	8-6	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	Nova Southeastern wins CWS