re: Who is the 2nd best baseball program in the SEC?

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As of Monday night, it's us. Here's to hoping we can tie it back up.

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It won't be a tie. If we equal them in NCs, appearances and times as runner up put Texas way over LSU. They're the top now for sure

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If you’re talking about History wise it has to be Florida, Vandy or South Carolina

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Not disagreeing, but how far ahead of Miss State have they climbed?

Remember, State was the cream of SEC baseball for a long time under Ron Polk, and it took Skip awhile to surpass them. It's odd that they didn't keep pace better, and at least match the three you listed.

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CWS Total
Miss State = 12
Florida = 13
Vandy = 5
SC = 4

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This is very wrong. SC has like 11 trips to the CWS. we have 6 finals alone.

As of today it’s South Carolina. Once Texas and Oklahoma join, it’s Texas and won’t be close.

1. LSU
2. Texas

3. South Carolina
4. Vandy



Everyone else

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But if you’re talking about right now and recently as in the last 3 years or so it would be Tennessee.

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Tennessee is dead last. Even Mizzou has a natty

They have titles from:
1949
1950
1975
1983
2002
2005

So much like USC (Southern Cal), they have very little to show in recent history. Until 2002, their most recent was the early 80’s. They have 36 appearances with 6 titles while LSU has 18 appearances with 7 titles. LSU has won the whole thing 39% of the times they’ve made it there while Texas has won the whole thing 17% of the time.

I don’t really think it’s a very debatable thing. LSU is by far the most successful baseball program in the SEC, both now and once Texas joins. It’s also not debatable that Texas is going to be by far the second most successful baseball program in the conference.

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So much like USC (Southern Cal), they have very little to show in recent history. Until 2002, their most recent was the early 80’s. They have 36 appearances with 6 titles while LSU has 18 appearances with 7 titles. LSU has won the whole thing 39% of the times they’ve made it there while Texas has won the whole thing 17% of the time.

I don’t really think it’s a very debatable thing. LSU is by far the most successful baseball program in the SEC, both now and once Texas joins. It’s also not debatable that Texas is going to be by far the second most successful baseball program in the conference.

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Where it becomes debatable is yes you won 38% of the time you made it, but making it is still an elite 8 finish. So almost 50% of the years they are finishing in the top 8 in the country. You can't dock them for finishing higher than you more regularly. Its also a National title in 5 different decades which shows longevity. I think its very debatable

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Wait, I was wrong.

Texas will be #2 when they join. Over FL and State.

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The question would be...who would be #3...UF, USCe...or Oklahoma (2 titles, 11 appearances, and has made it in the last 2 seasons).

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think you've gotta go with South Carolina but nowadays Florida and Vandy have better teams than them.

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Agree. Better and more engaged fan base than Florida (for sure) and Vanderbilt.

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So much like USC (Southern Cal), they have very little to show in recent history. Until 2002, their most recent was the early 80’s. They have 36 appearances with 6 titles while LSU has 18 appearances with 7 titles. LSU has won the whole thing 39% of the times they’ve made it there while Texas has won the whole thing 17% of the time.

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That's not really how it works. It's not like either team chose not to participate in any season as a whole if they didn't make it to Omaha.

So in the 77-year history of the college world series era, Texas has won a title 6/77 times and LSU has won 7/77 times.

I'm not debating which program is better; LSU is because they have more championships. But LSU has not won the college world series 39% of the time (and Texas has not won it 17% of the time either)