The 1947 Division I Baseball Tournament was the first NCAA sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The University of California at Berkeley would go on to win the championship.

Tournament

The tournament was divided into two regional brackets, the Eastern Playoff and the Western Playoff.

The Eastern Playoff bracket consisted of:

• Yale (2-0)
• NYU (1-1)
• Clemson (0-1)
• Illinois (0-1)

The Western Playoff bracket consisted of:

• California (2-0)
• Texas (1-1)
• Oklahoma (0-1)
• Denver (0-1)

Yale won the Eastern Playoff bracket with a record of 2-0. California won the Western Playoff bracket, also with a record of 2-0. Each team moved on to the 1947 College World Series

1947 College World Series

The College World Series was played at Hyames Field in Kalamazoo, Michigan from June 27 to June 28. The first tournament's champion was California, coached by Clint Evans.-Participants:-Bracket:-Game results:-Notable players:...

, played at Hyames Field

Hyames Field

Robert J. Bobb Stadium at Hyames Field is a baseball stadium located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It is currently the home to the baseball team of Western Michigan University...

 in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Kalamazoo, Michigan

The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to...

in a best of three game series.