2024 Houston College Classic

The 24th Annual Houston College Classic returns to Minute Maid Park from March 1-3, 2024. Stay tuned for what teams will take the field for the nine-game tournament.

While the Minute Maid Park roof protects from rain and excessive heat, the ballpark gets cold in the winter months. When planning your day, be sure to dress as if you are watching these games outdoors.

History of the Tournament

Each year, the round robin-style tournament declares a tournament champion based off four criteria.

1) Winning percentage (min. 3 games)
2) If two teams tie in winning percentage then head-to-head between both teams
3) If multiple teams tie in winning percentage, then run differential
4) If two teams tie in winning percentage and don’t play head-to-head, then run differential

The champion of each tournament is in bold and the team’s preseason ranking* is in parenthesis.

*2001: Collegiate Baseball Magazine; 2002-05: NCBWA; 2006-current: Baseball America

2001
Houston
RICE (7)
Baylor (17)
TCU
Texas
Texas Tech

2002
Houston
RICE (10)
Baylor (18)
Texas (13)
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
TCU
Louisiana

2003
Houston (7)
Rice (2)
Alabama
BAYLOR (14)
Texas A&M
Louisiana

2004
Houston
Rice (1)
Kansas State
Ohio State
TEXAS (6)
Texas Tech

2005
Houston
Rice (13)
BAYLOR
Oklahoma State
Tennessee
Texas A&M (12)

2006
Houston
RICE (7)
TCU (19)
Texas (1)
Texas Tech
Tulane (12)

2007
Houston
Rice (1)
Arizona State (20)
Baylor
Texas A&M
VANDERBILT (8)

2008
Houston
RICE (14)
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas (16)
Texas Tech

2009
Houston
RICE (7)
Baylor (8)
Texas A&M (1)
UC Irvine (9)
UCLA (12)

2010
HOUSTON
Rice (5)
Missouri
TCU (11)
Texas (1)
Texas Tech

2011
Houston
Rice (18)
BAYLOR (16)
Kentucky
Texas A&M (21)
Utah

2012
Houston
RICE (6)
Arkansas (4)
Tennessee
Texas (13)
Texas Tech

2013
Houston
Rice (18)
Baylor
California
NORTH CAROLINA (1)
Texas A&M

2014
Houston
Rice (15)
Sam Houston State
TCU (19)
TEXAS (18)
Texas Tech

2015
Houston (8)
Baylor
Hawaii
LSU (2)
Nebraska
TEXAS A&M (22)

2016
Houston (18)
Rice (24)
Arkansas (22)
TCU (11)
Texas Tech
Louisiana (13)

2017
Baylor
LSU (4)
Ole Miss
TCU (1)
Texas A&M
Texas Tech (25)

2018
Houston (19)
KENTUCKY (6)
Louisiana
Mississippi State (21)
Sam Houston State
Vanderbilt (12)

2019
Baylor (18)
Houston
Rice
TCU (16)
TEXAS A&M
Texas State

2020
Arkansas (6)
BAYLOR
LSU (11)
Missouri
Oklahoma (22)
Texas

2021
Rice
Sam Houston State
A&M-Corpus Christi
TCU (13)
Texas State
Texas Tech

2022
Baylor
LSU (5)
Oklahoma
Tennessee (19)
Texas (1)
UCLA (23)

2023
LOUISVILLE (4)
Michigan
Rice
TCU (11)
Texas A&M (12)
Texas Tech (18)