How many SEC teams have won the College World Series? Tennessee or Texas A&M look to be next

John Leuzzi, USA TODAY NETWORK

Traditionally considered a football and basketball conference, the SEC has become the premier conference in college baseball over the last decade.

And this year's NCAA baseball tournament displays just that: most teams selected to the field in the history of the NCAA baseball tournament field, tied for most teams in the super regional round, tied for most teams at the CWS in history and the third time in last four year's the CWS championship series will be two SEC teams.

It's a continuous trend in dominance by the SEC that was started in 2010 when South Carolina won its first of two back-to-back championships. Since then, eight of the last 13 national champions have come from the SEC— including each of the last five.

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Now, No. 1 Tennessee and No. 3 Texas A&M will add to that list in an All-SEC showdown in the 2024 College World Series best-of-three championship series that starts Saturday.

Tennessee, which is looking to become the first No. 1 seed to win the CWS since Miami in 1999, is making its first appearance in the CWS championship series since finishing as runner-up in 1951. Meanwhile, Texas A&M is appearing in its first championship series in program history, another impressive feat in Jim Schlossnagle's turnaround of the Aggies program in the last three years.

Here's what you need to know about the SEC's history in the College World Series championship series leading into Saturday's Game 1 between Tennessee and Texas A&M:

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SEC College World Series titles history

With a win in the CWS championship series, Tennessee or Texas A&M will become the eighth different SEC program to win the CWS.

Georgia was the first SEC team to have dog-piled in Omaha, coming in 1990 against Oklahoma State. Then one year later, as it began its dominance in the 1990s, LSU won its first of five national championship titles under then-coach Skip Bertman.

Since 2010, the SEC has won eight of the last 13 CWS championship series. With Texas A&M beating Florida in Wednesday's CWS semifinals, 14 combined SEC teams have appeared in the CWS championship series —finishing either as the national champion or runner-up — in the last 15 years.

Here's a full list of which SEC teams have won the CWS:

  • LSU: 1991, 1993, 1996-97, 2000, 2009 and 2023

  • Vanderbilt: 2014, 2019

  • South Carolina: 2010 and 2011

  • Ole Miss: 2023

  • Mississippi State: 2021

  • Florida: 2017

  • Georgia: 1990

Teams with Most College World Series champions

USC holds the record for most CWS championship titles with 12, however, the last one for the Trojans came in 1998. LSU (seven) and Texas (six) round out the top three for most CWS championship titles by one program in the history of the CWS.

Here's a full look at the top five of leaders for most CWS titles, according to the NCAA:

  • 1. USC: 12 (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970-74, 1978 and 1998)

  • 2. LSU: 7 (1991, 1993, 1996-97, 2000, 2009 and 2023)

  • 3. Texas: 6 (1949-50, 1975, 1983, 2002 and 2005)

  • 4. Arizona State: 5 (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977 and 1981)

  • T-5. Arizona: 4 (1976, 1980, 1986 and 2012)

  • T-5. Cal State Fullerton: 4 (1979, 1984, 1995 and 2004)

  • T-5. Miami: 4 (1982, 1985, 1999 and 2001)

College World Series winners history

Here's a full list of CWS winners going back to 2000, according to the NCAA:

  • 2023: LSU

  • 2022: Ole Miss

  • 2021: Mississippi State

  • 2020: Canceled due to COVID-19

  • 2019: Vanderbilt

  • 2018: Oregon State

  • 2017: Florida

  • 2016: Coastal Carolina

  • 2015: Virginia

  • 2014: Vanderbilt

  • 2013: UCLA

  • 2012: Arizona

  • 2011: South Carolina

  • 2010: South Carolina

  • 2009: LSU

  • 2008: Fresno State

  • 2007: Oregon State

  • 2006: Oregon State

  • 2005: Texas

  • 2004: Cal State Fullerton

  • 2003: Rice

  • 2002: Texas

  • 2001: Miami

  • 2000: LSU

Click here to view the full list of CWS winners going back to 1941.

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This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: How many SEC teams have won the CWS before? Vols or Aggies to be next

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