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2-0 to start the regional question

Posted on 5/31/25 at 1:26 pm
Posted by The Donald
Member since Jun 2013
448 posts
Posted on 5/31/25 at 1:26 pm
Anyone know when was the last time the eventual National Champion didn’t start 2-0 in the Regional round? Just curious. Thanks!
Posted by vidtiger23
Member since Feb 2012
6538 posts
Posted on 5/31/25 at 1:28 pm to
I do not. They did show a stat that 82% of regionals winners start 2-0. 93% of regional winners start 1-0
This post was edited on 5/31/25 at 1:32 pm
Posted by Who_Dat_Tiger
Member since Nov 2015
22671 posts
Posted on 5/31/25 at 1:30 pm to
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They did show a state that 82% of regionals winners start 2-0.
this drivers seat game tonight is always key. Lose and you have to win 3 straight, win and you just need 1 of 2.
Posted by clamdip
Rocky Mountain High
Member since Sep 2004
19068 posts
Posted on 5/31/25 at 1:31 pm to
I know LSU lost one of the first 2 games of the regional in 1993. Maybe Western Carolina.
Posted by The Donald
Member since Jun 2013
448 posts
Posted on 5/31/25 at 1:47 pm to
That would be incredible if that’s the last time it happened. Which would also mean that every eventual national champ during the current format has started 2-0 in the regionals.
Posted by Honkus
Member since Aug 2005
54784 posts
Posted on 5/31/25 at 1:51 pm to
In 2023 Florida started 1-1 in their regional & made the cws finals

Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
76891 posts
Posted on 5/31/25 at 1:59 pm to
Oregon State in 2007 was a 3-seed in Virginia's regional and lost to Virginia in the 1-0 game, only to come back and win the regional and eventually it's second straight CWS.
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
76891 posts
Posted on 5/31/25 at 2:10 pm to
Went down a wikipedia rabbit hole. the last time a national champion started out 0-1 in a regional was Stanford in 1988 after it opened up its tournament with a 5-3 loss to St. John's.
Posted by GeekedUp
Virginia
Member since Jun 2009
2551 posts
Posted on 5/31/25 at 2:17 pm to
I have no idea how we got a regional with no other Power 5 schools but I’m glad we did. Hopefully breeze through and be ready to go for supers.
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
76891 posts
Posted on 5/31/25 at 2:19 pm to
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I have no idea how we got a regional with no other Power 5 schools but I’m glad we did. Hopefully breeze through and be ready to go for supers.



Dallas Baptist has been a better program than Miami or USC over the last 20 years.

Just because you don't recognize the school's name from football doesn't mean they are weak.
Posted by Gnash
Cypress, Tx
Member since Oct 2015
8104 posts
Posted on 5/31/25 at 2:22 pm to
DBU is more than capable of winning this regional.

It’s not going to happen but they are capable.
Posted by BZ504
Texas
Member since Oct 2005
11609 posts
Posted on 5/31/25 at 2:34 pm to
I thought Oregon State one year lost their first game of every round possible and won the CWS. Could be wrong.
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
76891 posts
Posted on 5/31/25 at 2:38 pm to
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I thought Oregon State one year lost their first game of every round possible and won the CWS. Could be wrong.



Nope.

They won their first game in 06, 07 and 18.
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
68395 posts
Posted on 5/31/25 at 2:40 pm to
Not the same, but in '97 LSU had to win 3 straight in that regional format after losing to USA in the 3rd game--2 of those wins having to come back to back against USA in the regional finals. LSU went on to win the CWS, of course, that year.
Posted by Who_Dat_Tiger
Member since Nov 2015
22671 posts
Posted on 5/31/25 at 3:20 pm to
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Which would also mean that every eventual national champ during the current format has started 2-0 in the regionals.
I do know that all 7 of our titles came when we hosted regionals/supers all the way to Omaha so we got that working for us.
Posted by The Donald
Member since Jun 2013
448 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 12:15 pm to
So it appears this is the only time for it to happen in the 25 previous tourneys (1999-2024). So it’s HIGHLY likely based on 25 years of results that one of these teams wins it all:
Louisville
Miami
FSU
USC
UNC
Arizona
Coastal
Auburn
Arkansas
Tennessee
WVU
LSU
Duke
Murray St
UCLA
UTSA
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