The College World Series, which consisted of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament, was held in its annual location of Omaha, Nebraska, at Rosenblatt Stadium.
Three programs, Bryant, North Dakota, and SIU Edwardsville, joined from Division II.
[1][2][3] The two other Division I members, Oregon and Cal State Bakersfield, were new varsity baseball programs.
The 2009 season marked the sixty third NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series.
The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with LSU claiming their sixth championship with a two games to one series win over Texas in the final.