<Tr> <Th> Current runners - up </Th> <Td> LSU </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Most titles </Th> <Td> USC (12) </Td> </Tr> <P> The College World Series, or CWS, is an annual June baseball tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska . The CWS is the culmination of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Baseball Championship tournament--featuring 64 teams in the first round--which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion . The eight participating teams are split into two, four - team, double - elimination brackets, with the winners of each bracket playing in a best - of - three championship series . </P> <P> Since 1950, the College World Series (CWS) has been held in Omaha, Nebraska, and Omaha's Creighton University and their baseball program serves as the permanent host school for the event . It was held at Rosenblatt Stadium from 1950 through 2010; starting in 2011, it has been held at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha . Earlier tournaments were held at Hyames Field in Kalamazoo, Michigan (1947--48) and Wichita, Kansas (1949). The name "College World Series" is derived from that of the Major League Baseball World Series championship; it is currently an MLB trademark licensed to the NCAA . </P>

Which city and state hosts the annual college world series