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54-508: The Claw was the home golf course used by the USF men's and women's golf teams , and was also used by the men's and women's cross country teams . It was located across Fletcher Avenue from USF's main campus in Tampa. The course was named for a tree on the 14th hole with a large, claw-shaped branch. The Chowdhari Golf Practice Center is also located at The Claw. The Claw was also open to the public and

108-858: A 10,500-seat basketball arena and the adjacent volleyball arena (the Corral), has seen over $ 43 million in renovations since 2000, including replacement of the original Teflon inflatable roof with a permanent structure, and numerous interior upgrades and improvements . The building is LEED Silver certified. The arena hosts approximately 300 different events each year, including sporting events, concerts, home and garden shows, trade shows, religious services and conventions, ethnic festivals, rodeos, bull riding competitions, youth sports camps, professional wrestling, boxing, taekwondo tournaments, gymnastics and cheerleading competitions, commencement ceremonies, lectures and political rallies among other corporate, community and university events. On June 12, 2018, USF announced that

162-625: A capacity of up to 1,000 fans. The Corral opened after a $ 5 million renovation in 1995. Prior to this the volleyball team played in the USF Gymnasium, now called the Campus Recreation Center. The Donald A. Haney Landing Sailing Center is USF's only athletic facility on their St. Petersburg campus, located on Bayboro Harbor in Tampa Bay . It opened in 1997 with the creation of the varsity women's sailing team . The center

216-484: A current NFL stadium (the others being Miami, Temple, Pitt, and UNLV). Raymond James Stadium is located 13 miles away from the Tampa campus. The stadium has a capacity of more than 75,000 fans including a 12,000 seat student section in the north end zone, making it the largest stadium and largest student section in the American Athletic Conference when at full capacity, but seating for most games

270-552: A top seed, which are also shown with double underline . Starting in 1999, there were 16 Regionals, and the top 8 national seeds are shown with double underline , while the next 8 seeds are shown with single underline . These seeded teams are not always the host of the Regional, but in recent years, the list of hosts aligns very closely to the list of top seeds. The first tournament was an 8 team single elimination tournament. Four teams each were put into two playoff brackets, named

324-522: A tournament) receive automatic bids, and the selection committee fills the remaining spots. The first round of the tournament, called Regionals , consists of 16 locations that include four teams, seeded 1 through 4, competing in a double-elimination bracket . The 16 national seeds are given the No. 1 seed in their assigned regional. The host sites are determined largely by merit – most national seeds host – but are also contested by bids from schools guaranteeing

378-546: Is an ESPN sports network only in Texas. All Super Regionals are on ESPN, ESPN2 & ESPNU. However they are mainly on ESPN2 & ESPNU. The CWS is on ESPN & ESPN2. In 1999, the NCAA began awarding eight teams with a national seed . These teams automatically host a super regional if they advance past the regional round, unless their facilities are considered inadequate by the NCAA and thus do not bid to host, or their home stadium

432-479: Is described as one of the most challenging golf courses in the Tampa Bay area . The Claw closed on September 5, 2023, due to massive annual losses and disrepair. Corbett Stadium is home to the Bulls men's and women's soccer teams. It has over 1,000 seats, plus space for over 3,000 more on the grassy berms that surround the field. Corbett Stadium opened in 2011 and replaced USF Track and Field Stadium as home to

486-417: Is designed to accommodate additional seating that will enable USF to host NCAA Regionals and Super Regionals (the NCAA requires a capacity of at least 3,000 for a stadium to host baseball regionals and super regionals; the old stadium only had a capacity of 2,500). The softball stadium is directly south of the baseball stadium and has 800 seats, plus space for over 800 additional fans on the berms surrounding

540-414: Is limited to the 100 and 200 levels which brings the total capacity down to around 45,000 (though the student section still has a 12,000 seat capacity for all games). In early 2016, the stadium was given an extensive facelift. The most notable improvement was the replacement of the 2,200-square-foot (200 m) video displays with state of the art, high visibility 9,600-square-foot (890 m) video displays in both

594-476: Is named for the donors of the project: USF Foundation Board Member Dr. Shaukat Chowdhari and his wife, Dr. Antonina Chowdhari, whose son Adam played for the men's golf team. The $ 4 million Frank Morsani Football Practice Complex opened in 2011 and features three full size fields, two made of natural grass and one made of artificial FieldTurf , plus an additional 40-yard turf area for drills. In February 2021, USF announced plans to add an indoor practice facility to

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648-411: Is unavailable because of scheduling conflicts; in some cases, a team may share a stadium with a minor league professional baseball team, or if their stadium does not meet NCAA requirements, host the event at the professional team's stadium. The former was the case for Cal State Fullerton in 1999, as its ballpark lacked the required seating capacity and media facilities at the time. In 2015, Missouri State

702-412: Is unique in that it features four tiers of competition, alternating between double-elimination brackets and best-of-three series. In fact, throughout the entire 64-team tournament, a team can lose a total of four games and still be crowned champions. During team selection, the top 16 of the 64-team field are given "national seeds". As in other NCAA tournaments, conference champions (usually determined by

756-474: Is used both for practice and for hosting meets. Sailing classes are available to both students and the general public through the center. The facility is named after the late former USF St. Petersburg Student Services Director, who was a sailing enthusiast. The USF football team plays at Raymond James Stadium , home to the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers . USF is one of only five FBS teams to play their home games in

810-668: The American Athletic Conference , the Bulls started to find success again. They qualified for the NCAA Championship following their first AAC title in 2015, finishing fifth in the nation, a program-best since joining Division I. Claudio Correa took sixth place in the individual category at the 2015 tournament, the best in USF history. In addition to the 18 team conference titles, 12 Bulls have won individual conference titles: One USF men's golfer, Chase Koepka , has been inducted into

864-560: The D.G Yuengling & Son Brewing Company had purchased the naming rights to the facility and renamed it the Yuengling Center, effective July 1, 2018. Yuengling has a brewery roughly two miles from the USF Tampa campus. The deal is slated for 10 years. The Campus Recreation Center is mainly used as a gym for USF students, but it is also used by the men's and women's track and field teams to practice for indoor track because of

918-538: The NCAA Men's Soccer Championship semifinals and final in 1990 and 1991, and C-USA and American Athletic Conference track and field championships on multiple occasions. The track was remodeled in 2008 to include a new state-of-the-art Mondo surface. It is the same surface used at the Olympic Games and is considered the fastest, safest and most durable track surface in the world. The USF Varsity Tennis complex

972-613: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and former Director of USF Athletics. Selmon is considered as the "Father of USF Football". The 104,000 square foot facility houses all USF sports teams, except for men's and women's basketball , sailing, and volleyball. The building features a large strength and conditioning center; a sports medicine clinic; the USF Athletic Hall of Fame ; coaches offices; locker rooms for men's and women's soccer, baseball, softball, and football; most of

1026-580: The University of South Florida in the sport of golf. The program consists of separate men's and women's teams and competes in the American Athletic Conference within NCAA Division I . The Bulls men's golf team is coached by Steve Bradley and the women's team is coached by Erika Brennan. They host meets at The Claw golf course adjacent to USF's campus in Tampa, Florida . The USF men's golf team

1080-615: The University of South Florida Athletic Hall of Fame . University of South Florida South Florida Bulls Former campuses: Future teams: Discontinued teams: NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the eight-team Men's College World Series (MCWS) at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska . The tournament

1134-717: The University of South Florida Athletic Hall of Fame . USF's women's golf team began in 1973 in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women . They joined the NCAA after the AIAW disbanded in 1982, and reached the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship in their first year in the league. They have finished top 5 in the NCAA twice, taking 5th in 1984 and 4th in 1991. They have won six conference titles: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, and 2012. In addition, three Bulls have won individual conference championships: One USF women's golfer, Kelly Lagedrost, has been inducted into

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1188-515: The "Eastern playoff" and the "Western playoff." The winner of each bracket moved on to the College World Series, which was, at that time, a 2 team best-of-three-game series. The second year of the tournament maintained the "Eastern playoff" and "Western playoff" format, however, they were now double elimination. The winner of each bracket moved on to the College World Series to play a best-of-three-game series. The third year of

1242-513: The 1977 season, and beginning in 1979 they would win the next 11 conference titles in a row. They would not make their first appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship until 1987, finishing 17th in the country. After their final Sun Belt title in 1989, the Bulls did not win another conference title until 2013, their final year in the Big East . After leaving the Big East for

1296-430: The 2011–12 season when the arena underwent renovations. It also hosted three men's basketball games in the 1978–79 season. When configured for USF basketball games, there is space for around 1,500 fans. The Chowdhari Golf Practice Center is an indoor training center located at The Claw which includes a simulator and access to a driving range. The facility opened in 2013 and is one of USF's six LEED certified buildings. It

1350-492: The 2024–25 school year. This is planned to be a temporary arrangement and the lacrosse team will eventually have its own stadium. The Corral is used by the USF volleyball team and is connected to the Yuengling Center . The smaller arena has two entrances: one separate from the Yuengling Center entrances (albeit adjacent to Gate A) and one which it shares with Gate D of the main arena. It spans 11,500 square feet with

1404-538: The Bulls men's soccer team. It hosted the men's soccer team from 1978 until 2010 and the women's soccer team from its inaugural season in 1995 to 2010. It is currently used by the Bulls men's and women's outdoor track & field teams , and has been since they were founded 1991. The 4,000-seat stadium has hosted several events throughout the years including Lamar Hunt US Open Cup matches, the Conference USA and Big East soccer tournaments for both men and women,

1458-425: The College World Series debuted in 2003 after CBS ceased coverage of the "one-off" College World Series championship game. This allowed the NCAA to institute the best-of-three series for the finals, which better mimics the traditional three-game series played during the regular season and makes a pitching staff's depth a key factor. ESPN and ESPN2 now cover the entire CWS. After 61 years at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium ,

1512-672: The College World Series moved to the new TD Ameritrade Park in 2011 . For the first time, the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament seeded the top 16 teams, rather than only the top 8 teams as had been the practice since 1999. This ensures that the regional featuring top ranked team will be paired with the regional hosted by the sixteenth seeded team, where the previous Super Regionals qualifiers were paired generally along geographical lines. ESPN , ESPN2 , ESPNU , SEC Network , & ESPN3 covered every regional. Longhorn Network also covers games that Texas hosts for people in Texas for regionals but featured on ESPN3 since Longhorn Network

1566-520: The College World series, which was double-elimination. The first year of the regional format was 1975 . Eight regionals consisted of four teams in a double-elimination tournament. The winner of each regional moved on to the College World Series, also double-elimination. The tournament essentially remained unchanged from the 1975 version, however, one regional consisted of six teams in a double-elimination tournament, with four teams in each of

1620-579: The Men's College World Series. The MCWS mimics the earlier rounds, consisting of two double-elimination brackets of four teams each. Thereafter, the winners of each bracket meet in a best-of-three final. The winner of this final series wins the MCWS and is crowned the national champion. The school with the most national champions is USC with 12, though the Trojans have not won one since 1998, and have not appeared in

1674-432: The NCAA a certain amount of revenue from that regional. Host teams traditionally have a large advantage, although the home team for each game is determined by rule, so the host school sometimes plays as the visiting team. The regionals are paired together as in a typical 16-team bracket tournament; the regional containing the No. 1 national seed is paired with the regional containing the No. 16 national seed, that containing

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1728-448: The NCAA expanded to a 64-team format with a regional and subsequent super regional round, with the winners of the super regionals advancing to the MCWS. The tournament begins with 16 double-elimination regional sites of four teams each; the NCAA seeds the teams 1–4 and announces the host school and venue, which is generally hosted by the highest seeded team in the region at their home stadium. The winners of each regional (16 teams) advance to

1782-477: The No. 2 national seed with that containing the No. 15 national seed, and so forth. This creates the matchups for the second round of competition, the Super Regionals , which are a best-of-three series between the winners of each paired regional. The Super Regionals are typically hosted by the higher national seed in the regional pairing. If that team does not advance, but the lower national seed advances,

1836-519: The Super Regional will be played at that team's field. If neither of the two advancing teams are national seeds, they will bid for hosting rights. Although one school hosts all three games, the teams split home-team status in the first two games, with the host school batting last in the opening game and first in game 2. If a third game is needed, a coin toss determines home-team status. The eight Super Regional winners meet in Omaha, Nebraska , in

1890-548: The USF soccer teams. Corbett Stadium also hosts the USF football team's annual spring game. The stadium is named after Dick and Cornelia Corbett, both of whom are USF alumni, who at one time owned the original Tampa Bay Rowdies . It is adjacent to the Lee Roy Selmon Athletic Center and Frank Morsani Football Practice Complex. The stadium's amenities include: Corbett Stadium will be the home for USF's women's lacrosse team when they begin play during

1944-591: The World Series at all since 2002. They are followed by LSU , with 7 national champions between 1991 and 2023. The following table shows the total national championships won by school, as well a map of all champions. The following tables show the total appearances in the NCAA Tournament by school. The official NCAA record only includes the District playoff games starting in 1954, so only

1998-425: The athletic department's trophy room (though some teams' trophies are kept at their own facilities); and an Academic Enrichment Center complete with a computer study lab, a library, study lounges, and academic counseling. The basketball practice center opened in 2011 as a two-story, 51,000 square foot facility that provides both the USF men's and women's basketball teams with their own practice courts overlooked by

2052-471: The baseball team's old Red McEwen Field was reconfigured (home plate in the new stadium moved to where right field was in the original stadium) to add space for a new softball field adjacent to the baseball field. The stadiums share an entrance, concourse, and the Donaldson Deck, a party deck where fans can view both fields at the same time. The shared entrance is adjacent to the Yuengling Center from

2106-449: The coaches' office, locker rooms, offices, film rooms, and player lounges, plus offering a shared training room and strength and conditioning facilities. The facility also has: conference rooms, a 4,100 square foot multi purpose area, and an underground tunnel with direct access to the Yuengling Center. Former campuses: Future teams: Discontinued teams: South Florida Bulls golf The South Florida Bulls golf program represents

2160-541: The complex. The facility, called the Porter Family Indoor Performance Facility, was completed in fall 2022. Highlights of the facility include: The indoor performance facility is also used by other teams, including women's lacrosse. Opened in 2004, the Lee Roy Selmon Athletic Center is the main hub for USF Athletics. In 2012, the facility was dedicated to the late Lee Roy Selmon , a Pro Football Hall of Fame member who played for

2214-482: The field. It also hosts the USF Softball Hall of Fame, which is separate from the USF Athletic Hall of Fame . Softball is USF's only sport with the distinction of its own hall of fame. The playing field is 190 feet in left and right field, 210 feet in left-center and right-center, and 230 feet in center. The USF Track and Field Stadium was built off of Genshaft Drive (originally Maple Drive) in 1978 to host

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2268-407: The north and south end zones along with the addition of a new 2,300-square-foot (210 m) video tower in each corner. The original sound system and the stadium's luxury boxes were also upgraded. USF is in the process of constructing a smaller, on-campus stadium with a capacity around 40,000 with a scheduled opening for the 2027 NCAA Season. The shared baseball and softball complex opened in 2011 after

2322-740: The official history books of the NCAA. The winner of each district managed playoff (although some districts did not have playoffs and chose to select their teams by committee) were sent to the College World Series, which was an eight-team double-elimination tournament. The 1950 event was the first in Omaha, where it has remained. From 1954 through 1974 the tournament consisted of eight districts, named by number. Each consisted of between two and five teams playing in differently formatted tournaments. Some years included automatic College World Series qualifiers, and that team played no district games; for an example see 1959 . The winner of each district moved on to

2376-402: The other seven regionals. The winner of each regional moved on to the College World Series, also double-elimination. The tournament expanded again in 1982 —to 36 teams—to include two regionals with six teams while the other six regionals only had four teams. The Regionals remained double-elimination with the winners moving onto the College World Series, also double-elimination. Subsequently,

2430-407: The other side of Bull Run Drive and the baseball stadium is across Elm Drive from Corbett Stadium and the Lee Roy Selmon Athletic Center. The baseball stadium includes step-down team dugouts, bullpens, covered batting cages, a press box and a 1,500 seat spectator grandstand with a shade canopy, an elevated, shaded hospitality deck and service amenities. The overall capacity of the stadium is 3,211 and

2484-406: The super regional round, divided into eight super regional locations, each with two teams facing off in a best-of-three series; once again, the NCAA announces the host site between rounds, and each super regional is generally hosted by the higher-seeded of the two teams. Teams must submit a bid for hosting rights. At times, the host venue has been hosted at a venue of the highest seed's choosing that

2538-482: The three lane 200-meter track inside. Due to the small number of lanes and lack of indoor field, the area is unsuitable for hosting meets. The center, at the time called the USF Gymnasium, was also the home of the USF women's volleyball team from their first season (1972) until The Corral opened in 1995, plus the USF women's basketball team from their founding in 1972 until the Sun Dome opened in 1980, as well as during

2592-474: The top 8 teams from earlier years appear on this table. This may not align with every individual school's media guide. Total Columns Table Entries 1947 through 1949 1950 through 1974 1975 through 1998 1999 to present From 1982 through 1986, the NCAA identified the top 5 teams and slotted them into separate Regionals. Those teams are shown in with double underline . From 1987 through 1998, all eight Regionals included

2646-456: The tournament consisted of four regions named Region A , Region B , Region C , and Region D . Each region consisted of two teams playing in a best-of-three-game series. The winner of each region moved on to the College World Series, which was now a four-team double-elimination tournament. From 1950 through 1953 , the preliminary rounds were not managed by the NCAA but rather by the district colleges, and thus these games are not recorded in

2700-449: The tournament field expanded to 38 teams in 1985, 40 teams in 1986, and 48 teams in 1987. From 1988 through 1998 , the NCAA tournament featured 48 teams, which contested in eight regionals of six teams each for the right to go to the College World Series. The four-team regional format and the best-of-three super regional format debuted in 1999 , with the expansion of the tournament to 64 teams. The best-of-three championship series at

2754-406: Was established at its current location at the corner of Holly Drive and Genshaft Drive in 1977 with six courts. It has seen numerous improvements since its conception, with  several changes and additions. In 1996, six new hard courts were added, making a total of 12, which allowed convenient practice and match scheduling to accommodate both the men's and women's tennis teams. In 2012 a new surface

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2808-581: Was founded in 1966 as one of the "original seven" sports teams to be offered at USF. The team made it to the NCAA College Division Golf Championship in just the sixth year of its existence, and appeared in the tournament again in three of the next four years, finishing as the national runner-up in both 1972 and 1973. The Bulls joined NCAA Division I before the 1974 season and the Sun Belt Conference before

2862-537: Was installed on each of the courts, and a new grandstand was added in the center of the complex which can view each of the courts at once. All 12 courts are individually fenced in to prevent interruption of play. The Yuengling Center , formerly known as the USF Sun Dome, serves as the home to the USF men's and women's basketball teams and has since 1980. It is also used for USF's commencement ceremonies. The 55,000 square foot multipurpose facility, which includes

2916-494: Was unable to host because of scheduling conflicts with the minor-league team whose off-campus ballpark it used. In 2018, the NCAA expanded the national seeds to 16 teams, guaranteeing the lower seed the ability to host the super regional if the higher seed does not advance. Gray Shade and Italics indicates team made the Men's College World Series . Bold Italics indicates team won the Men's College World Series. Starting in 1999,

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