Men's College World Series: Ole Miss sweeps for first title (2024)

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Jun 26, 2022, 06:34 PM ET

The Ole Miss Rebels are Men's College World Series champions for the first time in program history. Ole Miss scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth and Brandon Johnson struck out the side in the top of the ninth to secure a 4-2 win and a sweep of Oklahoma.

Ole Miss, among the last four teams selected for the postseason tournament, took Game 1 10-2 on Saturday.

Neither team entered the the NCAA baseball tournament as a ranked seed. Ole Miss won its title just a year after instate rival Mississippi State won its first MCWS championship last season.

Here's the rundown.

• McGee: 'Special' night fuels Ole Miss over Oklahoma in finals opener

• McGee: How Oklahoma and Ole Miss ended up in a program-defining MCWS final

• 2022 MCWS roundtable: Players to watch, who wins and more

Complete schedule, results

(All times Eastern)

Men's College World Series

CWS finals
Game 1: Ole Miss 10, Oklahoma 3
Game 2: Ole Miss 4, Oklahoma 2
Ole Miss wins Men's College World Series

Friday, June 17
Game 1: Oklahoma 13, No. 5 Texas A&M 8
Game 2: Notre Dame 7, No. 9 Texas 3

Saturday, June 18
Game 3: Arkansas 17, No. 2 Stanford 2
Game 4: Ole Miss 5, No. 14 Auburn 1

Sunday, June 19
Game 5: No. 5 Texas A&M 10, No. 9 Texas 2 (Texas eliminated)
Game 6: Oklahoma 6, Notre Dame 2

Monday, June 20
Game 7: No. 14 Auburn 6, No. 2 Stanford 2 (Stanford eliminated)
Game 8: Ole Miss 13, Arkansas 5

Tuesday, June 21
Game 9: No. 5 Texas A&M 5, Notre Dame 1 (Notre Dame eliminated)
Game 10: Arkansas 11, No. 14 Auburn 1 (Auburn eliminated)

Wednesday, June 22
Game 11: Oklahoma 5, No. 5 Texas A&M 1 (No. 5 Texas A&M eliminated)
Game 12: Arkansas 3, Ole Miss 2

Thursday, June 23
Game 13: Ole Miss 2, Arkansas 0 (Arkansas eliminated)

Super Regionals

June 10-13 (Best of 3)

Knoxville Super Regional (Knoxville, Tenn.)
Notre Dame vs. No. 1 Tennessee

Game 1: Notre Dame 8, No. 1 Tennessee 6
Game 2: No. 1 Tennessee 12, Notre Dame 4
Game 3: Notre Dame 7, No. 1 Tennessee 3 (Tennessee eliminated)
Notre Dame advances to Men's College World Series

Greenville Super Regional (Greenville, N.C.)
No. 9 Texas vs. No. 8 East Carolina

Regionals

June 3-6

Knoxville Regional (Knoxville, Tenn.)
Friday:
Game 1: Campbell 15, Georgia Tech 8
Game 2: No. 1 Tennessee 10, Alabama State 0

Saturday:
Game 3: Georgia Tech 13, Alabama State 4 (Alabama State eliminated)
Game 4: No. 1 Tennessee 12, Campbell 7

Sunday:
Game 5: Georgia Tech 16, Campbell 5 (Campbell eliminated)
Game 6: No. 1 Tennessee 9, Georgia Tech 6
No. 1 Tennessee advances to super regional

Statesboro Regional (Statesboro, Ga.)
Friday:
Game 1: Notre Dame 3, Texas Tech 2

Saturday:

Game 2: No. 16 Georgia Southern 8, UNC Greensboro 0
Game 3: Texas Tech 2, UNC Greensboro 0 (UNC Greensboro eliminated)
Game 4: Notre Dame 6, No. 16 Georgia Southern 4

Sunday:
Game 5: Texas Tech 3, No. 16 Georgia Southern 1 (Georgia Southern eliminated)
Game 6: Notre Dame 3, Texas Tech 2 (Texas Tech eliminated)
Notre Dame advances to super regionals

Austin Regional (Austin, Texas)
Friday:
Game 1: No. 9 Texas 11, Air Force 3
Game 2: Louisiana Tech 12, Dallas Baptist 5

Saturday:
Game 3: Air Force 5, Dallas Baptist 1 (Dallas Baptist eliminated)
Game 4: No. 9 Texas 5, Louisiana Tech 2

Sunday:
Game 5: Air Force 9, Louisiana Tech 7 (Louisiana Tech eliminated)
Game 6: No. 9 Texas 10, Air Force, 1 (Air Force eliminated)
No. 9 Texas advances to super regional

Greenville Regional (Greenville, N.C.)
Friday:
Game 1: No. 8 East Carolina 17, Coppin State 1
Game 2: Virginia 7, Coastal Carolina 2

Saturday:
Game 3: Coastal Carolina 10, Coppin State 8 (Coppin State eliminated)
Game 4: No. 8 East Carolina 4, Virginia 2

Sunday:
Game 5: Coastal Carolina 7, Virginia 6 (Virginia eliminated)
Game 6: Coastal Carolina 9, No. 8 East Carolina 1

Monday:
Game 7: No. 8 East Carolina 13, Coastal Carolina 4 (Coastal Carolina eliminated)
No. 8 East Carolina advances to super regional

College Station Regional (College Station, Texas)
Friday:
Game 1: No. 5 Texas A&M 8, Oral Roberts 2
Game 2: Louisiana 7, TCU 6

Saturday:
Game 3: TCU 3, Oral Roberts 1 (Oral Roberts eliminated)
Game 4: No. 5 Texas A&M 9, Louisiana 6

Sunday:
Game 5: TCU 6, Louisiana 1 (Louisiana eliminated)
Game 6: No. 5 Texas A&M 15, TCU 9 (TCU eliminated)
No. 5 Texas A&M advances to super regionals

Louisville Regional (Louisville, Ky.)
Friday:
Game 1: No. 12 Louisville 7, Southeast Missouri St. 2
Game 2: Michigan 8, Oregon 6

Saturday:
Game 3: Oregon 18, Southeast Missouri St. 6 (Southeast Missouri St. eliminated)
Game 4: Michigan 7, No. 12 Louisville 3

Sunday:
Game 5: No. 12 Louisville 8, Oregon 5 (Oregon eliminated)
Game 6: No. 12 Louisville 20, Michigan 1

Monday:
Game 7: No. 12 Louisville 11, Michigan 9 (Michigan eliminated)
No. 12 Louisville advances to super regional

Gainesville Regional (Gainesville, Fla.)
Friday:
Game 1: Oklahoma 16, Liberty 3
Game 2: No. 13 Florida 7, Central Michigan 3

Saturday:
Game 3: Central Michigan 3, Liberty 2 (12) (Liberty eliminated)
Game 4: Oklahoma 9, No. 13 Florida 4

Sunday:
Game 5: No. 13 Florida 6, Central Michigan 5 (Central Michigan eliminated)
Game 6: No. 13 Florida 7, Oklahoma 2

Monday:
Game 7: Oklahoma 5, No. 13 Florida 4 (Florida eliminated)
Oklahoma advances to super regional

Blacksburg Regional (Blacksburg, Va.)
Friday:
Game 1: Columbia 8, Gonzaga 2
Game 2: No. 4 Virginia Tech 15, Wright State 9

Saturday:
Game 3: Gonzaga 11, Wright State 9 (Wright State eliminated)
Game 4: No. 4 Virginia Tech 24, Columbia 4

Sunday:
Game 5: Columbia 15, Gonzaga 6 (Gonzaga eliminated)
Game 6: No. 4 Virginia Tech 7, Columbia 2 (Columbia eliminated)
No. 4 Virginia Tech advances to super regional

Stanford Regional (Palo Alto, Calif.)
Friday:
Game 1: No. 2 Stanford 20, Binghamton 7
Game 2: Texas State 7, UC Santa Barbara 3

Saturday:
Game 3: UC Santa Barbara 9, Binghamton 4 (Binghamton eliminated)
Game 4: Texas State 5, No. 2 Stanford 2

Sunday:
Game 5: No. 2 Stanford 8, UC Santa Barbara 4 (UC Santa Barbara eliminated)
Game 6: No. 2 Stanford 8, Texas State 4

Monday:
Game 7: No. 2 Stanford 4, Texas State 3 (Texas State eliminated)
Stanford advances to super regional

College Park Regional (College Park, Md.)
Friday:
Game 1: UConn 8, Wake Forest 7
Game 2: No. 15 Maryland 23, LIU 2

Saturday:
Game 3: Wake Forest 10, LIU 4 (LIU eliminated)
Game 4: UConn 10, No. 15 Maryland 5

Sunday:
Game 5: No. 15 Maryland 10, Wake Forest 5 (Wake Forest eliminated)
Game 6: No. 15 Maryland 7, UConn 6

Monday:
Game 7: UConn 11, No. 15 Maryland 8 (Maryland eliminated)
UConn advances to super regional

Chapel Hill Regional (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
Friday:
Game 1: No. 10 North Carolina 15, Hofstra 4
Game 2: VCU 8, Georgia 1

Saturday:
Game 3: Georgia 24, Hofstra 1 (Hofstra eliminated)
Game 4: VCU 4, No. 10 North Carolina 3

Sunday:
Game 5: No. 10 North Carolina 6, Georgia 5 (Georgia eliminated)
Game 6: VCU vs. No. 10 North Carolina 19, VCU 5

Monday:
Game 7: No. 10 North Carolina 7, VSU 3 (VCU eliminated)
No. 10 North Carolina advances to super regional

Stillwater Regional (Stillwater, Okla.)
Friday:
Game 1: Arkansas 7, Grand Canyon 1
Game 2: No. 7 Oklahoma State 10, Missouri State 5

Saturday:
Game 3: Missouri State 8, Grand Canyon 7 (Grand Canyon eliminated)
Game 4: Arkansas 20, No. 7 Oklahoma State 12

Sunday:
Game 5: No. 7 Oklahoma State 29, Missouri State 15 (Missouri State eliminated)
Game 6: No. 7 Oklahoma State 14, Arkansas 10 (10)

Monday:
Game 7: Arkansas 7, No. 7 Oklahoma State 3 (Oklahoma State eliminated)
Arkansas advances to super regional

Coral Gables Regional (Coral Gables, Fla.)
Saturday:
Game 1: No. 6 Miami 11, Canisius 6
Game 2: Ole Miss 7, Arizona 4

Sunday:
Game 3: Arizona 7, Canisius 5 (Canisius eliminated)
Game 4: Ole Miss 2, No. 6 Miami 1
Game 5: Arizona 4, No. 6 Miami 3 (No. 6 Miami eliminated)

Monday:
Game 6: Ole Miss 22, Arizona 6 (Arizona eliminated)
Ole Miss advances to super regional

Hattiesburg Regional (Hattiesburg, Miss.)
Friday:
Game 1: No. 11 Southern Miss 2, Army 0
Game 2: LSU 14, Kennesaw State 11

Saturday:
Game 3: Kennesaw State 9, Army 8 (Army eliminated)
Game 4: LSU 7, No. 11 Southern Miss 6 (10 innings)

Sunday:
Game 5: No. 11 Southern Miss 4, Kennesaw State 3 (10 innings) (Kennesaw State eliminated)
Game 6: No. 11 Southern Miss 8, LSU 4

Monday:
Game 7: No. 11 Southern Miss 8, LSU 7 (LSU eliminated)
No. 11 Southern Miss advances to super regional

Auburn Regional (Auburn, Ala.)
Friday:
Game 1: Florida State 5, UCLA 3
Game 2: No. 14 Auburn 19, Southeastern La. 7

Saturday:
Game 3: UCLA 16, Southeastern La. 2 (Southeastern La. eliminated)
Game 4: No. 14 Auburn 21, Florida State 7

Sunday:
Game 5: UCLA 2, Florida State 1 (Florida State eliminated)

Monday:
Game 6: No. 14 Auburn 11, UCLA 4 (UCLA eliminated)
No. 14 Auburn advances to super regional

Corvallis Regional (Corvallis, Ore.)
Friday:
Game 1: San Diego 3, Vanderbilt 2
Game 2: No. 3 Oregon State 5, New Mexico State 4 (10 inn.)

Saturday:
Game 3: Vanderbilt 21, New Mexico State 1 (New Mexico State eliminated)
Game 4: No. 3 Oregon State 12, San Diego 3

Sunday:
Game 5: Vanderbilt 14, San Diego 4 (San Diego eliminated)
Game 6: Vanderbilt 8, No. 3 Oregon State 1

Monday:
Game 7: No. 3 Oregon State 7, Vanderbilt 6 (Vanderbilt eliminated)
No. 3 Oregon State advances to super regional

Men's College World Series: Ole Miss sweeps for first title (2024)

FAQs

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The team participates in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They are currently coached by Mike Bianco and play at Swayze Field. They have competed in the College World Series six times, with their first national championship coming in 2022.

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Florida: 14. Clemson, Mississippi State, North Carolina: 12.

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Ole Miss took down Oklahoma, 4-2, to win the 2022 Men's College World Series. It's the Rebels' first MCWS title in school history. The Rebels were on the ropes entering the bottom of the eighth inning.

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USC has won 12 Men's College World Series championships. LSU is alone in second with seven after winning the title in 2023. Texas follows with six. Arizona State has won five.

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Rivals. Ole Miss' major athletic rivals are the Mississippi State Bulldogs (MSU) and the Louisiana State Tigers (LSU). They have also developed rivalries with the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Arkansas Razorbacks, and the Auburn Tigers.

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— Tennessee will play in the College World Series finals for the first time in the modern era after it knocked out Florida State with a 7-2 victory on Wednesday to win its bracket. The loss extended the Seminoles' NCAA record of CWS appearances without a title to 24.

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TCU Horned Frogs
Colors	Purple and white
College World Series appearances
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Founded in 1893 as the state's first football team, Ole Miss has won six Southeastern Conference titles, in 1947, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1962, and 1963. The team has been co-national champion once, with Minnesota in 1960 (the only time that Ole Miss has been acknowledged as national champion by the NCAA).

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Finnegan became the first player to play in a College World Series and an MLB World Series in the same year when he took the mound in the seventh inning of Game 3 of the 2014 World Series against the San Francisco Giants. Finnegan took the loss in Game 4, allowing five runs in one inning of work.

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In their fifth ever appearance in the big show, and only their second in the last 50 years, Ole Miss has won the College World Series. In a pitching duel that saw both teams go scoreless into the sixth, Oklahoma clawed out a 2-1 lead.

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Claimed national titles	3 (1959, 1960, 1962)
Conference titles	6 (1947, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1962, 1963)
Division titles	1 (2003)
Rivalries	Alabama (rivalry) Arkansas (rivalry) Auburn (rivalry) LSU (rivalry) Memphis (rivalry) Mississippi State (rivalry) Tulane (rivalry) Vanderbilt (rivalry)