The 2025 Black College World Series will be in its fifth year, as eight teams compete for the national championship among historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) starting in May.
Here are the facts for the 2025 tournament schedule, dates, format, history, and more.
Black College World Series 2025 start date
The Black College World Series will begin on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
Black College World Series 2025 schedule
The 2025 Black College World Series will run from May 7-10, 2025.
The BCWS was started in 2021 as an eight-team, double-elimination tournament with two brackets.
The tournament games pit the NCAA Division II HBCU bracket champion and the NAIA HBCU bracket champion.
Bracket championship play starts Friday, May 9, 2025, as the final two teams advance to a single championship game to determine the BCWS national champion.
After the double-elimination bracket play finishes, the Black College World Series championship game will begin on Saturday, May 10.
Where is the Black College World Series?
The Black College World Series games will take place at Rockabillys Stadium in Jackson, Tennessee.
The championship series has been staged in Montgomery, Alabama every year since 2021. Games were hosted at Riverwalk Stadium from 2021 to 2024 before moving to Rockabillys Stadium in 2025.
How to watch the Black College World Series
All games will be broadcast live on The Urban Edge Network (HBCU Plus).
How does the Black College World Series bracket work?
Once the eight teams are determined, they are placed in two different four-team brackets – the NCAA D II Bracket and the NAIA Bracket.
Each team then plays the three other teams in its bracket. Once a team loses twice, they are eliminated.
The teams that emerge – one from each bracket – then face off in a one-game final, with the winner crowned Black College World Series national champions.
Who has won the most Black College World Series?
Bluefield State University (Big Blues) has won the most Black College World Series championships with 2 titles. They won the inaugural championships in 2021 and 2024.
Teams that have participated in the Black College World Series
Albany State University (Albany, Georgia) 2
Edward Waters University (Jacksonville, Florida) 4
Kentucky State University (Frankfort, Kentucky) 1
Miles College (Birmingham, Alabama) 2
Savannah State University (Savannah, Georgia) 2
Bluefield State University (Bluefield, West Virginia) 4
Xavier of Louisiana (New Orleans) 1
Rust College (Holly Springs, Mississippi) 3
Talladega College (Talladega, Alabama) 2
Wiley University (Marshall, Texas) 2
Florida Memorial University (Miami, Florida) 4
Paine College (Augusta, Georgia) 1