Which College Baseball Programs Have The Most National Championships?

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Earlier this month, Baseball America ranked the winningest programs in college baseball history by total victories. That list showcased staying power and consistency across generations. Today’s ranking shifts the focus to championships—the ultimate measure of greatness.

From historic dynasties to modern powers still adding to their trophy cases, these are the winningest programs in college baseball history in terms of national titles.

1. Southern California

• Total championships:12
• CWS appearances:21

Even after LSU captured its second championship in three years in 2025, USC still stands alone as the only program with double-digit College World Series titles. The Trojans also hold the record for most consecutive championships, winning five straight from 1970-74, and boast the highest winning percentage in the College World Series (.740) among teams with at least three appearances. Most of that dominance came before 1980, however. Since then, USC has managed just one title (1998) and hasn’t reached Omaha since 2001, with its last super regional appearance coming in 2005. Still, there are signs of renewal in Los Angeles, as the Trojans ended a nine-year postseason drought in 2025.

2. LSU

• Total championships: 8
• CWS appearances: 20

LSU inched closer to USC’s all-time lead in 2025, rolling through Omaha to claim its eighth national championship. It was the program’s second in three years and a nation-leading fourth since 2000, breaking a tie with Oregon State. Tigers coach Jay Johnson became the 17th skipper in Division I history to win multiple titles, joining fellow LSU legend Skip Bertman, who accounted for five championships between 1991-2000. The Tigers have been a fixture in Omaha under Johnson, and with no signs of slowing down, their pursuit of more hardware feels inevitable.

3. Texas

• Total championships: 6
• CWS appearances: 38

Texas sits third on the list with six national championships, complemented by more College World Series appearances than any other program with 38. The Longhorns’ last title came in 2005, their second since the turn of the century under Augie Garrido. Garrido, who won five titles overall in his career, is tied with LSU’s Skip Bertman for the second-most in Division I history, trailing only USC legend Rod Dedeaux. Texas most recently made consecutive trips to Omaha in 2021 and 2022, further cementing its status as one of the sport’s most enduring powers.

4. Arizona State

• Total championships: 5
• CWS appearances: 22

The Sun Devils are long removed from the height of their glory days, when they captured five national championships between 1965-81 under Bobby Winkles (1965, 1967, 1969) and Jim Brock (1977, 1981). That success in a bygone era still endures, though, as Arizona State ranks fourth all-time in total titles despite not reaching the College World Series since 2010, when now-Brewers manager Pat Murphy led the program. Now coached by Willie Bloomquist, who played in Omaha for Murphy’s Sun Devils in 1998 and finished as national runner-up, ASU is looking to regain some of that past success. The program inched closer to that goal 2025 when it snapped a three-year postseason drought.

T5. Miami

• Total championships: 4
• CWS appearances: 25

Miami’s championship pedigree is defined by two surges of dominance: the early-to-mid 1980s and the late 1990s into the early 2000s. The Hurricanes won titles under Ron Fraser in 1982 and 1985, then added two more under Jim Morris in 1999 and 2001. They also finished as runner-up in 1996, the year LSU’s Skip Bertman claimed his third of five titles. Miami has yet to return to those heights, as none of its 25 College World Series appearances have come since 2016. Still, there was progress in 2025, when second-year coach JD Arteaga—who played in Omaha all four years of his Miami career, including that 1996 run—guided the Hurricanes back to a super regional.

T5. Arizona

• Total championships:4
• CWS appearances: 19

Arizona trails its in-state rival Arizona State by one championship with four national titles, but it can claim the more recent crown thanks to a 2012 victory under Andy Lopez, who also won a title at Pepperdine in 1992. The Wildcats’ earlier championships came in 1976, 1980 and 1986, the last of which featured current coach Chip Hale as a player. Hale guided Arizona back to Omaha in 2025 for the first time since 2021, continuing the program’s tradition of returning to the sport’s biggest stage across multiple eras.

T5. Cal State Fullerton

• Total championships: 4
• CWS appearances: 18

Few programs better embody the mid-major ideal more than Cal State Fullerton. The Titans remain the only mid-major with multiple national championships, owning four in total, with the most recent coming in 2004 under George Horton. Their first three titles came under Augie Garrido, who later added two more after leaving for Texas. Fullerton hasn’t been to Omaha since 2017, and the modern era of NIL-driven roster building has tilted the sport further toward the power conferences. Still, as Murray State showed with its stunning run in 2025, the NCAA Tournament can produce surprises. With its pedigree, Fullerton always carries the potential to do it again, even if its most recent seasons haven’t been as flattering.

T8. Oregon State

• Total championships: 3
• CWS appearances: 8

Oregon State’s rise to prominence is a more recent phenomenon, with all three of its national championships coming since 2000. Legendary coach Pat Casey guided the Beavers to titles in 2006, 2007 and 2018, making him one of only two skippers this century to win back-to-back crowns, alongside South Carolina’s Ray Tanner. Oregon State has also made the most of its trips to Omaha, converting eight appearances into three championships—one of the best success rates of any program with multiple titles.

T8. Minnesota

• Total championships: 3
• CWS appearances:5

Minnesota’s championships and success are rooted in a different era. The Gophers won three titles under coach Dick Siebert between 1956-64 and returned to Omaha twice more in the 1970s, in 1973 and 1977. They haven’t been back since. Minnesota has made nine NCAA Tournament appearances since 2000, most recently in 2018, which also marked its last super regional showing.

T10. Stanford

• Total championships:2
• CWS appearances: 19

Stanford has long been a fixture in Omaha, most recently making three straight appearances from 2021-23. The Cardinal’s 19 trips to the College World Series have produced two championships, both under Mark Marquess in 1987 and 1988, placing him among the select group of 17 coaches to win multiple titles. The last two years have been more challenging, with back-to-back NCAA Tournament misses, but Stanford’s track record suggests a rebound is likely. With a talented core and coach David Esquer—a former player on the 1987 championship team—the Cardinal remain well positioned to return to the sport’s upper tier.

T10. South Carolina

• Total championships: 2
• CWS appearances:11

South Carolina reached the pinnacle of the sport in 2010 and 2011, winning back-to-back national championships under Ray Tanner. Tanner stepped away from the dugout a year later to become the school’s athletic director, a role he held for more than a decade. His final major move in that position came before the 2025 season, when he hired Paul Mainieri as coach. Mainieri, who guided LSU to a championship in 2009, is the only coach outside of Skip Bertman and Jay Johnson to win one of the Tigers’ eight national titles.

T10. Oklahoma

• Total championships:2
• CWS appearances: 11

Oklahoma has made 11 trips to the College World Series and won two national championships, first in 1951 under Jack Baer and later in 1994 with Larry Cochell. Since then, the Sooners have reached Omaha only twice, but they nearly added a third title in 2022 before finishing as runner-up.

T10. Michigan

• Total championships:2
• CWS appearances:8

Michigan’s modern highlight came in 2019, when it made a surprise run to the College World Series finals and finished as national runner-up. That remains the Wolverines’ only trip to Omaha since 1984. The decades prior were far more successful, with appearances in 1953, 1962, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983 and 1984. Michigan turned its first two trips in 1953 and 1962 into national championships, securing the program’s place in history despite a quieter contemporary era.

T10. California

• Total championships: 2
• CWS appearances: 6

The modern era has been unkind to Cal, which has reached the College World Series only once since 2000 (2011) and has just six NCAA Tournament appearances this century. The Golden Bears, however, will always hold a place in history as the first-ever national champion, defeating Yale in 1947 under Clint Evans. They added a second title in 1957 with George Wolfman at the helm. Today, the program faces steeper challenges, as a debt-ridden athletic department has weighed heavily across Cal sports.

T10. Vanderbilt

• Total championships:2
• CWS appearances: 5

Vanderbilt has turned five College World Series appearances into two national championships, both under coach Tim Corbin in 2014 and 2019. Corbin’s teams also finished as runner-up in 2015 and 2021. In 2025, the Commodores entered the tournament as the No. 1 overall seed before a stunning regional exit cut their run short. Baseball has become the crown jewel of Vanderbilt athletics, as the program remains the school’s only team in a major sport to capture a national title.

Programs With One Championship

• Coastal Carolina
• Florida
• Fresno State
• Georgia
• Holy Cross
• Mississippi State
• Missouri
• Ohio State
• Oklahoma State
• Ole Miss
• Pepperdine
• Rice
• Tennessee
• UCLA
• Virginia
• Wake Forest
• Wichita State