a starter, defeating Cal State Fullerton in the opener and North Carolina in the first game of the finals. Two elite programs from Louisiana, LSU and Tulane both failed to qualify for the field of 64, marking the first time since 1984 both schools stayed home. LSU reached the College World Series 13 times between 1986 and 2004, winning five national championships (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000), while Tulane made trips to the CWS in 2001 and 2005. Bids Automatic bids Conference champions from 30 Division I conferences earned automatic bids to regionals. The remaining 34 spots were awarded to schools as at-large invitees. Bids by conference National seeds Bold indicates CWS participant. North Carolina Arizona State Regionals and super regionals Schedule Regional rounds were held Friday, June 1, through Monday, June 4. Each regional followed a similar format, with two games played on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and one on Monday if needed (many regionals in the southern U.S. had their schedules adversely affected by rain) Best-of-three super regionals were held Friday, June 8 through Monday, June 11. Four series were played Friday-Sunday and four series were played Saturday-Monday. Bold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings. Corvallis Super Regional Hosted by Oregon State at Goss Stadium Houston Super Regional Hosted by Rice at Reckling Park Chapel Hill Super Regional Hosted by North Carolina at Boshamer Stadium Wichita Super Regional Hosted by Wichita State at Eck Stadium Tempe Super Regional Hosted by Arizona State at Packard Stadium Starkville Super Regional Hosted by Mississippi State at Dudy Noble Field Louisville Super Regional Hosted by Louisville at Jim Patterson Stadium Fullerton Super Regional Hosted by Cal State Fullerton at Goodwin Field Tournament notes Albany, Brown, and Wofford were making their first NCAA tournament appearance. Oregon State is one of only six teams (South Carolina: 2010-2011, LSU: 1996-1997, Stanford: 1987-1988, Southern California: 1970-1974, Texas: 1949-1950) to win consecutive CWS titles. Oregon State is also the first team to repeat as champion since the CWS switched to the current 3-game championship series. Oregon State is the first champion to make it back to the CWS the year after they won title since Texas appeared in the 2003 after winning it in 2002 The 2007 Oregon State Beavers are the first CWS champions with a conference record of less than .500 (10–14) Louisville is the second school whose athletic teams have played in a Final