CWS Trivia Questions 1,2,3 ...

[lxa656]

Since the NCAA went to a 48-team postseason tournament format in 1987 (later to be replaced by the 64-team format in 1999), only two schools have managed to win two or more CWS games in their inaugural Omaha appearance. Who are these two schools?

Brian

Yeah, one of them was really easy....that would be Louisiana!

[GoneGolfin]

I saw this and made a mental note neve to forget . . .

Wait, something is covering half of my mental note. . .

"Dog gone it" all I can see is Louisiana.

Heh heh. Yep, Louisiana is the last school to do it (clue).

Brian

[Turbine]

My mental note desk is full of junk er there is a ton of stuff on it.

[TheFan]

SW Missouri st?

[GoneGolfin]

SW Missouri st?

They went two-and-barbecue in their only CWS appearance.

[GoneGolfin]

Heh heh. Yep, Louisiana is the last school to do it (clue).

Brian

Georgia Tech ('94) was the other school, as correctly guessed by Jay on the Delphi board. The Yellow Jackets went 3-1 in the '94 CWS, losing the championship game to Oklahoma.

[CajunKahouna]

Cajun1300 guessed it on the Delphi site.

The answer is the state of Massachusetts.

Harvard (4), Boston College (4), Holy Cross (4), Massachusetts (2), Springfield College (2), Northeastern, Tufts

Brian

I knew that........ (sure I did)

[GoneGolfin]

The NCAA went to a 48-team postseason tournament (eight regionals of six teams) in 1987 and a 64-team postseason tournament in 1999 (sixteen regionals of four teams). If Arizona State defeats Florida tonight, it will mark the sixth time that a non #1 regional seed (1999 -> present) or #3 regional seed or below (1987 -> 1998) has made the final pairing of two in the College World Series. What other schools can claim such a distinction?

Brian

[lxa656]

This is a total guess without any researching:

LSU A&M
Witchita St.
Stanford
Miami
Rice

[GoneGolfin]

This is a total guess without any researching:

LSU A&M
Witchita St.
Stanford
Miami
Rice

One of these is correct, even though the spelling is not.

Wichita State was a #3 seed in 1993 and lost to LSU in the CWS championship game. The Shockers went 3-1 in the CWS that year.

Brian

[lxa656]

OK fine, my next guesses

Even thought I couldve swore that LSU A&M won it one year when they werent a #1, i will go with:

Georgia Tech
Pepperdine
Oklahoma St.
Alabama

[GoneGolfin]

OK fine, my next guesses

Even thought I couldve swore that LSU A&M won it one year when they werent a #1, i will go with:

Georgia Tech
Pepperdine
Oklahoma St.
Alabama

Pepperdine is correct. They were a #3 seed in 1992 when they won the national championship.

LSU was a #1 seed in all of its national championship years ('91, '93, '96, '97, and '00). LSU has never made the final and not won.

Brian