Through

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, the

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was a pure double-elimination event. The format was changed in

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, when the tournament was divided into two four-team double-elimination brackets, with the survivors of each bracket playing in a single championship game. The single-game championship was designed for network television, with the final game on

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on Saturday afternoon. In 2003, the tournament returned entirely to

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, which had been covering all of the other games of the CWS since 1982 (and a partial schedule since 1980). The championship final became a best-of-three series between the two bracket winners, with games scheduled for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday evenings. In the results shown here, Score indicates the score of the championship game(s) only. The following is a list of the

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and announcers that have broadcast the

Television by decade

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Radio by decade

2000s

2010s

2020s

Basic television broadcaster overview

*1980-1981 - ESPN (selected games of the CWS) *1982-1987 - ESPN (entire CWS) *1988-1990 - CBS (championship game); ESPN (remainder of CWS) *1991-2002 - CBS (championship game plus one game on first Saturday); ESPN (remainder of CWS) *2003–present - ESPN (entire CWS) Note: ESPN aired some of these games on

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References

External links

The Road to Omaha: College BaseballNCAA Men's College World Series 2010
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of College World Series Broadcasters CBS Sports World Series broadcasters

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ESPN2

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