The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

Beginning in 2009, the conference allowed schools to host the championship on fields without lights.

On the first, the opening round consisted of best-of-three series, for which the league's eight members were paired.

For eighteen years, the format was a four-team double-elimination tournament.

[2] The current format, adopted for the 2016 tournament, is six-team double-elimination event.