All-time College World Series team appearances
The College World Series gets started Saturday, June 19, in Omaha, Nebraska as the atmosphere promises to be as lively as ever.
Since the College World Series was first played in 1947 there have been countless memorable moments – both uplifting and heartbreaking in CWS play.
So what teams have had the honor of playing in Omaha for the College World Series all-time?
Here is the list of all-time appearances by all programs to ever appear in a CWS:
June 22, 2010; Omaha, NE, USA; Lightning illuminates the sky over Rosenblatt Stadium as game 8 of the 2010 College World Series featuring the Oklahoma Sooners and the Clemson Tigers is postponed due to rain and lightning. Mandatory Credit: Crystal LoGiudice-USA TODAY Sports
The following programs have qualified for the College World Series once:
Coastal Carolina, Cal-State LA, The Citadel, Colgate, Colorado State, Creighton, Dartmouth, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Indiana State, Iowa, Ithaca, James Madison, Kansas, Kent State, Lousiana-Lafayette, Loyola-Marymount, Michigan State, Missouri State, New Hampshire, New Orleans, Northeastern, Ohio, Oral Roberts, Oregon, Princeton, Rider, Rollins, Rutgers, St. Louis, San Jose State, Santa Clara, Southern Mississippi, Stony Brook, Syracuse, UTRGV, Tufts, UC-Santa Barbara, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
The following programs have qualified for the College World Series twice:
Browley, BYU, Eastern Michigan, Georgia Southern, Houston, Iowa State, UMASS, New York University, Notre Dame, Pepperdine, Springfield, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UC-Irvine, Wake Forest, Yale
The following programs have qualified for the College World Series three times:
Baylor, Duke, Georgia Tech, Nebraska, NC State
The following programs have qualified for the College World Series four times:
Boston College, Fresno State, Harvard, Holy Cross, Lafayette (College), Long Beach State, Ohio State, Seton Hall, Texas Tech, Washington State, Virginia
The following programs have qualified for the College World Series five times:
Alabama, Auburn, UCONN, Louisville, Minnesota, Ole Miss, Penn State, Southern Illinois, TCU, Tennessee, UCLA, Vanderbilt
The following programs have qualified for the College World Series six times:
California, Georgia, Missouri, St. John’s, Texas A&M, Western Michigan
The following programs have qualified for the College World Series seven times:
Maine, Oregon State, Rice, Wichita State
Michigan has qualified for the CWS eight times and won it all twice in 1953 and 1962.
The following programs have qualified for the College World Series 10 times:
Arkansas, Northern Colorado, Oklahoma
The following programs have qualified for the College World Series 11 times:
Mississippi State, North Carolina, South Carolina
The following programs have qualified for the College World Series 12 times:
Clemson, Florida
Stanford will be playing in their 17th College World Series appearance this year. The Cardinal won it all in both 1987 and 1988.
The following programs have qualified for the College World Series 18 times:
Arizona, Cal-State Fullerton, LSU
Oklahoma State has qualified for the College World Series 20 times but only once (2016) since 2000.
USC has qualified for the College World Series 21 times and won the title 12 times, the most of any program.
Arizona State has made the College World Series 22 times and won the tournament five times, most recently in 1981.
Florida State has made the trip to Omaha 23 times but is yet to hoist the national championship trophy.
Miami (FL) has been to Omaha 25 times and won the tournament four times, most recently in 2001.
2021 will be the 74th College World Series all-time and Texas will be playing in it for the 37th time in program history. Literally half of the all-time CWS have featured the Longhorns who last won it all in 2005.
How to view Notre Dame-Mississippi State game 3
Mississippi State came back from down 7-3 to win game one of the Starkville Super Regional on Saturday, 9-8 over Notre Dame, but on Sunday it was Notre Dame routing the Bulldogs 9-1 en-route to forcing the decissive game three that takes place Monday night in Starkville.
It’s really simple at this point: the winner goes to Omaha for the College World Series while the loser goes home.
Here’s how you can take in Notre Dame and Mississippi State tonight with a trip to Omaha on the line:
First pitch: 7 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN2
Audio stream: Mississippi State radio call
Go Irish!
Related:
Photo Gallery – Notre Dame’s game two victory over Mississippi State
Game story – Tyrell magnificent as Irish dominate Bulldogs in game two
Highlight – Brannigan’s blast from home plate umpire camera
Highlight – Lamanna’s epic bat-flip extends Irish lead
NCAA Baseball: College World Series schedule (Updated June 14, 2021)
The NCAA baseball tournament 2021 is well underway. Sixty four teams originally entered the NCAA Baseball Tournament, and the Super Regionals began Friday, June 11. Two games remain Monday, June 14: Mississippi State vs. Notre Dame and Dallas Baptist vs. Virginia.
How does the College World Series work? With respect to division I, the NCAA baseball tournament starts as a 64-team tournament that is setup with 16 four-team double-elimination mini brackets. One team moves on from each mini bracket which leads us to 16 teams in the super regionals. Each super regional is a three game series between two teams. Then, eight teams move on to the actual part of the tournament known as the College World Series. The eight teams in the College World Series are positioned into two four-team brackets in which double elimination occurs. The winner of each four-team bracket moves on to the championship series. The two contenders in the championship series play a three game series to determine the NCAA baseball national champion.
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