It is the dream of every collegiate baseball team to reach Omaha and play for the College World Series.
Charles Schwab Stadium might as well be holy ground for college baseball players. It takes not only qualifying for the NCAA Baseball Tournament, but surviving a double-elimination regional and then advancing out of a super regional.
The task isn't finished when reaching the College World Series, either. There, the eight teams that advance will compete in another double elimination bracket hoping to reach the best-of-three finals, and there have a chance at playing for a title.
Here's a look at the schools that have won the most Men's College World Series titles in NCAA history.
Most College World Series wins
USC hasn't won a national championship since 1998, but it leads the college baseball field by a long shot when it comes to College World Series wins.
The Trojans have claimed 12 CWS titles, including a record five straight from 1970-74. No other team in CWS history has won more than two consecutive titles.
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The next closest team is LSU, which claimed its most recent championship in 2023. It was the seventh title for the Tigers and the third since 2000, tied with Oregon State for the most this century.
| School | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|
| USC | 12 | 1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1998 |
| LSU | 7 | 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009, 2023 |
| Texas | 6 | 1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2005 |
| Arizona State | 5 | 1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981 |
| Arizona | 4 | 1976, 1980, 1986, 2012 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 4 | 1979, 1984, 1995, 2004 |
| Miami | 4 | 1982, 1985, 1999, 2001 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 1956, 1960, 1964 |
| Oregon State | 3 | 2006, 2007, 2018 |
| Vanderbilt | 2 | 2014, 2019 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 2010, 2011 |
| Stanford | 2 | 1987, 1988 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 1951, 1994 |
| Michigan | 2 | 1953, 1962 |
| California | 2 | 1947, 1957 |
Vanderbilt is the most recent two-time champion after Tim Corbin guided teams to titles in 2014 and again in 2019. Oregon State is the most recent three-time winner with Pat Casey ending his coaching career with a title for the Beavers in 2018, their third championship.
