Through 1987, the College World Series was a pure double-elimination event. The format was changed in 1988, when the tournament was divided into two four-team double-elimination brackets, with the survivors of each bracket playing in a single championship game. The single-game championship was designed for network television, with the final game on CBS on Saturday afternoon.
In 2003, the tournament returned entirely to cable television on ESPN, which had been covering all of the other games of the CWS since 1982 (and a partial schedule since 1980).[1] The championship final became a best-of-three series between the two bracket winners, with games scheduled for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday evenings. In the results shown here, Score indicates the score of the championship game(s) only.
The following is a list of the American television networks and announcers that have broadcast the College World Series.
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field reporter(s) |
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1984 | ESPN | Sam Rosen | Jim Price | |
1987 | ESPN | Sam Rosen | Joe Morgan | |
1988 | CBS | Brent Musburger[2] | Rick Monday | |
1989 | CBS | Brent Musburger[3] | Joe Morgan[4] |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field reporter(s) |
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2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
2021 | ESPN | Karl Ravech | Eduardo Pérez and Kyle Peterson | Kris Budden |
2022 | ESPN | Karl Ravech (Game 1) Mike Monaco (Game 2) |
Kyle Peterson and Chris Burke | Kris Budden |
2023 | ESPN | Karl Ravech (Game 1 & 3) Mike Monaco (Game 2) |
Kyle Peterson and Chris Burke | Kris Budden |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field reporter(s) |
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2003 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Joe Castellano | Kevin Kugler | |
2004 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Joe Castellano | |
2005 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Joe Castellano | |
2006 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Joe Castellano | |
2007 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Jerry Trupiano | |
2008 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Jerry Trupiano | |
2009 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Joe Castellano |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field reporter(s) |
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2010 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | ||
2011 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | Joe Castellano |
2012 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | |
2013 | Dial Global/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | Ted Emrich |
2014 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | Gary Sharp |
2015 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | Gary Sharp |
2016 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | Gary Sharp |
2017 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | John Bishop |
2018 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | John Bishop |
2019 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | John Bishop |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field reporter(s) |
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2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
2021 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | |
2022 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | John Bishop |
2023 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | John Bishop |