Last Time a Team From Outside the SEC Won the College World Series

In this June 28, 2018, photo, former Oregon State coach Pat Casey, left, celebrates with his associate head coach Pat Bailey, after beating Arkansas for the NCAA College World Series baseball championship, in Omaha, Neb. Bailey, now Oregon State's interim head coach, is taking over the program that won the 2018 national championship and 111 of its last 130 baseball games. The 63-year-old was an assistant to former coach Pat Casey for 11 years. The Beavers bring back most of their pitchers but must replace six everyday position players.
(AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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It’s been eight years since a program outside the SEC won the College World Series. Every NCAA baseball championship since 2018 has been won by a member of the SEC.

Oregon State, a baseball power from the old days of the Pac-12, was the last non-SEC champion. 

Modern NCAA baseball is dominated by southern teams, where college baseball culture is particularly strong. It’s one of the sports where the SEC is best-positioned to defend against the growing NIL advantages in other conferences. 

Recent College World Series Winners

  • 2025: LSU (53-15)
  • 2024: Tennessee (60-13)
  • 2023: LSU (54-17)
  • 2022: Ole Miss
  • 2021: Mississippi State (50-18)
  • 2020: Canceled due to Covid-19
  • 2019: Vanderbilt
  • 2018: Oregon State (55-12-1)
  • 2017: Florida (52-19)
  • 2016: Coastal Carolina (55-18)
  • 2015: Virginia (44-24)
  • 2014: Vanderbilt (51-21)
  • 2013: UCLA (49-17)
  • 2012: Arizona (48-17)
  • 2011: South Carolina (55-14)
  • 2010: South Carolina (54-16)

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Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.

Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.