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| Year | Champion | Scores | Runner Up | World Series MVP |
| 1947 | California | 17-8, 8-7 | Yale | — |
| 1948 | USC | 3-1, 3-8, 9-2 | Yale | — |
| 1949 | Texas | 10-3 | Wake Forest | Tom Hamilton (Texas) |
| 1950 | Texas | 3-0 | Washington State | Ray VanCleef (Rutgers) |
| 1951 | Oklahoma | 3-2 | Tennessee | Sidney Hatfield (Tennessee) |
| 1952 | Holy Cross | 8-4 | Missouri | James O’Neill (Holy Cross) |
| 1953 | Michigan | 7-5 | Texas | J.L. Smith (Texas) |
| 1954 | Missouri | 4-1 | Rollins | Tom Yewcic (Michigan State) |
| 1955 | Wake Forest | 7-6 | Western Michigan | Tom Borland (Oklahoma A&M) |
| 1956 | Minnesota | 12-1 | Arizona | Jerry Thomas (Minnesota) |
| 1957 | California | 1-0 | Penn State | Cal Emery (Penn State) |
| 1958 | USC | 8-7 | Missouri | Bill Thorn (USC) |
| 1959 | Oklahoma State | 5-3 | Arizona | Jim Dobson (Oklahoma State) |
| 1960 | Minnesota | 2-1 | USC | John Erickson (Minnesota) |
| 1961 | USC | 1-0 | Oklahoma State | Littleton Fowler (Oklahoma State) |
| 1962 | Michigan | 5-4 | Santa Clara | Bob Garibaldi (Santa Clara) |
| 1963 | USC | 5-2 | Arizona | Bud Hollowell (USC) |
| 1964 | Minnesota | 5-1 | Missouri | Joe Ferris (Maine) |
| 1965 | Arizona State | 2-1 | Ohio State | Sal Bando (Arizona State) |
| 1966 | Ohio State | 8-2 | Oklahoma State | Steve Arlin (Ohio State) |
| 1967 | Arizona State | 11-2 | Houston | Ron Davini (Arizona State) |
| 1968 | USC | 4-3 | Southern Illinois | Bill Seinsoth (USC) |
| 1969 | Arizona State | 10-1 | Tulsa | John Dolinsek (Arizona State) |
| 1970 | USC | 2-1 | Florida State | Gene Ammann (Florida State) |
| 1971 | USC | 7-2 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Tabb (Tulsa) |
| 1972 | USC | 1-0 | Arizona State | Russ McQueen (USC) |
| 1973 | USC | 4-3 | Arizona State | Dave Winfield (Minnesota) |
| 1974 | USC | 7-3 | Miami, FL | George Milke (USC) |
| 1975 | Texas | 5-1 | South Carolina | Mickey Reichenbach (Texas) |
| 1976 | Arizona | 7-1 | Eastern Michigan | Steve Powers (Arizona State) |
| 1977 | Arizona State | 2-1 | South Carolina | Bob Horner (Arizona State) |
| 1978 | USC | 10-3 | Arizona State | Rod Boxberger (USC) |
| 1979 | Cal State Fullerton | 2-1 | Arkansas | Tony Hudson (Cal State Fullerton) |
| 1980 | Arizona | 5-3 | Hawaii | Terry Francona (Arizona) |
| 1981 | Arizona State | 7-4 | Oklahoma State | Stan Holmes (Arizona State) |
| 1982 | Miami, FL | 9-3 | Wichita State | Dan Smith (Miami, FL) |
| 1983 | Texas | 4-3 | Alabama | Calvin Schiraldi (Texas) |
| 1984 | Cal State Fullerton | 3-1 | Texas | John Fishel (Cal State Fullerton) |
| 1985 | Miami, FL | 10-6 | Texas | Greg Ellena (Miami, FL) |
| 1986 | Arizona | 10-2 | Florida State | Mike Senne (Arizona) |
| 1987 | Stanford | 9-5 | Oklahoma State | Paul Carey (Stanford) |
| 1988 | Stanford | 9-4 | Arizona State | Lee Plemel (Stanford) |
| 1989 | Wichita State | 5-3 | Texas | Greg Brummett (Wichita State) |
| 1990 | Georgia | 2-1 | Oklahoma State | Mike Rebhan (Georgia) |
| 1991 | LSU | 6-3 | Wichita State | Gary Hymel (LSU) |
| 1992 | Pepperdine | 3-2 | Cal State Fullerton | Phil Nevin (Cal State Fullerton) |
| 1993 | LSU | 8-0 | Wichita State | Todd Walker (LSU) |
| 1994 | Oklahoma | 13-5 | Georgia Tech | Chip Glass (Oklahoma) |
| 1995 | Cal State Fullerton | 11-5 | USC | Mark Kotsay (Cal State Fullerton) |
| 1996 | LSU | 9-8 | Miami, FL | Pat Burrell (LSU) |
| 1997 | LSU | 13-6 | Alabama | Brandon Larson (LSU) |
| 1998 | USC | 21-14 | Arizona State | Wes Rachels (USC) |
| 1999 | Miami, FL | 6-5 | Florida State | Marshall McDougall (Florida State) |
| 2000 | LSU | 6-5 | Stanford | Trey Hodges (LSU) |
| 2001 | Miami, FL | 12-1 | Stanford | Charlton JImerson (Miami, FL) |
| 2002 | Texas | 12-6 | South Carolina | Huston Street (Texas) |
| 2003 | Rice | 4-3, 3-8, 14-2 | Stanford | John Hudgins (Stanford) |
| 2004 | Cal State Fullerton | 6-4, 3-2 | Texas | Jason Windsor (Cal State Fullerton) |
| 2005 | Texas | 4-2, 6-2 | Florida | David Maroul (Texas) |
| 2006 | Oregon State | 3-4, 11-7, 3-2 | North Carolina | Jonah Nickerson (Oregon State) |
| 2007 | Oregon State | 11-4, 9-3 | North Carolina | Jorge Luis Reyes (Oregon State) |
| 2008 | Fresno State | 6-7, 19-10, 6-1 | Georgia | Tommy Mendonca (Fresno State) |
| 2009 | LSU | 7-6, 1-5, 11-4 | Texas | Jared Mitchell (LSU) |
| 2010 | South Carolina | 7-1, 2-1 | UCLA | Jackie Bradley, Jr. (South Carolina) |
| 2011 | South Carolina | 2-1, 5-2 | Florida | Scott Wingo (South Carolina) |
| 2012 | Arizona | 5-1, 4-1 | South Carolina | Rob Refsnyder (Arizona) |
| 2013 | UCLA | 3-1, 8-0 | Mississippi State | Adam Plutko (UCLA) |
| 2014 | Vanderbilt | 9-8, 2-7, 3-2 | Virginia | Dansby Swanson (Wake Forest) |
| 2015 | Virginia | 1-5, 3-0, 4-2 | Vanderbilt | Josh Sborz (Virginia) |
| 2016 | Coastal Carolina | 0-3, 5-4, 4-3 | Arizona | Andrew Beckwith (Coastal Carolina) |
| 2017 | Florida | 4-3, 6-1 | LSU | Alex Faedo (Florida) |
| 2018 | Oregon State | 1-4, 5-3, 5-0 | Arkansas | Adley Rutsschman (Oregon State) |
| 2019 | Vanderbilt | 4-7, 4-1, 8-2 | Michigan | Kumar Rocker (Vanderbilt) |
| 2020 | CANCELLED – Covid-19 Pandemic | |||
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 2-8, 13-2, 9-0 | Vanderbilt | Will Bednar (Mississippi State) |
| 2022 | Mississippi | 10-3, 4-2 | Oklahoma | Dylan DeLucia (Mississippi) |
| 2023 | LSU | 4-3, 4-24, 18-4 | Florida | Paul Skenes (LSU) |