Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event.
[1] The forty-fifth tournament's champion was LSU, coached by Skip Bertman.
The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of a six-team field.
The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series.
at Tallahassee, FL[2][3] at Austin, TX[3][4] at Gainesville, FL[3][5] at Wichita, KS[3][6] at Orono, ME[3][7] at Baton Rouge, LA[3][8] at Los Angeles, CA[3][9] at Fresno, CA[3][10] The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.