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2018 NCAA Baseball Tournament Preview: Road to Omaha

By Neil Harrington

OMAHA, NE - JUNE 27: The University of Florida players run onto the field in celebration after defeating Louisiana State University 6-1 in game two of the Division I Men's Baseball Championship held at TD Ameritrade Park on June 27, 2017 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Justin Tafoya/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
OMAHA, NE - JUNE 27: The University of Florida players run onto the field in celebration after defeating Louisiana State University 6-1 in game two of the Division I Men's Baseball Championship held at TD Ameritrade Park on June 27, 2017 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Justin Tafoya/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) /
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Other NCAA Baseball tournament notables

  • Rice misses the NCAA Baseball Tournament for the first time in 23 seasons, while 2016 national champion Virginia missed their first tourney in 14 years.
  • TCU, who appeared in four straight College World Series, barely missed the field of 64 — falling in extra innings to hated rival Baylor in the Big 12 title game
  • The USC Trojans hold the most NCAA Baseball Tournament/College World Series titles ever (12) but have only made the NCAA’s twice since 2005 (2005, 2015).
  • Florida seeks to become the first team to win back to back NCAA Baseball tournament titles since Oregon State in 2006-2007 and South Carolina in 2010-2011. 
  • Texas Longhorns are in the NCAA Baseball Tournament for the 59th time, an NCAA record — with the most College World Series wins (85) and tied with LSU for second with six NCAA Baseball tournament titles.
  • The Florida State Seminoles have the most College World Series appearances without winning an NCAA Baseball tournament title (22).
  •  The Missouri State Bears are the only national seed to not host a Super Regional (2015) due to sharing a facility with the minor league Springfield Cardinals, with the two-seeded Arkansas Razorbacks hosting in Fayetteville instead — giving them a tremendous unearned home field advantage. The Arkansas Razorbacks won the deciding game of the series by one run.
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