Arizona made it to Omaha all but one year from 1954-60 and won its three titles in the 1970s and 1980s across five CWS appearances. After missing it 17 consecutive times between 1987 and 2003, the Wildcats returned to the CWS in 2004, marking their first of five appearances this century. Four of those trips have come since 2012.

And while much was made of the Southeastern Conference earning eight of the top 16 seeds in the tournament, only Arkansas and LSU made it to Omaha, Neb. More: Texas baseball report card: The good and bad of Horns' debut SEC season Those two SEC teams will face each other in the opening round,

The College World Series hadn't seen a no-hitter in 65 years. Gage Wood just changed that. Wood, the electric Arkansas right-hander who's ranked MLB Pipeline's No. 50 overall Draft prospect for 2025,

The Arizona Wildcats have reached the College World Series for the 19th time in school history, and the quest for a fifth national title begins against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. Arizona (44-19) lost in three games to Coastal (53-11) in the 2016 CWS championship series.

Miami (25), Florida State (24),  Arizona State (22), USC (21), LSU (20) and Oklahoma State (20). But while Arizona may still trail Arizona State in total College World Series appearances,