Congrats to the LSU Tigers for winning the 2009 SEC Baseball Championship (2d year in a row) AND the 2009 NCAA Baseball College World Series!!!

LSU knocked Arkansas out in the CWS and then took home the College World Series for the 6th time in LSU's history (beating Texas, 2 games to 1). So, SEC Baseball is back on top -- where it belongs!!

Wondering how the conferences stacked up in the 2009 CWS? The SEC and ACC were tied for a while; each with 4 teams in the Super Regionals; each also had 2 go to the College World Series. However, it was Texas (Big 12) vs LSU (SEC) in the Championship Series and LSU won it all!

Check out our Current -- 2009 -- SEC Baseball Rankings.


Bummer!! Georgia loses 2008 College World Series to Fresno State. Thus ends a great run by both UGA and LSU in the CWS. Check out Georgia and LSU's baseball pages.

Congrats to the following SEC baseball players for being named to the 2008 USA Baseball National Team:

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• Mike Minor, Pitcher, Vanderbilt


• Kentrail Davis, Outfielder, Tennessee


• Micah Gibbs, LSU, Centerfielder


• Hunter Morris, Auburn, First Baseman


• Matt den Dekker, Florida, Outfielder



Great job by the LSU Tigers -- winners of the 2008 SEC Baseball Tournament and currently ranked #1 nationally in 2009!! Also, with the announcement that 9 Southeastern Conference schools got bids to the 2008 NCAA Baseball Tounament -- it is clear that SEC Baseball is Back!!

In fact, 9 bids by one conference may well be an all-time record. The ACC and Big 12 tied as the #2 conferences with 6 bids.

So, which SEC teams made the NCAA's? Here's the list: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt. LSU and Georgia were both selected for regional top seeds.

Unfortunately 7 of the 9 teams were knocked out in the first round (all were lower seeds). But, LSU and Georgia survived and went on to win both their Regional and Super Regional match-ups and are now onto the College World Series in Omaha!!

So, the SEC has 2 of the 8 teams in the 2008 College World Series. Only the ACC has more with 3.

Prior Discussion:

2007 was a bit of a "down" year for SEC baseball. Only Mississippi State made it to the College World Series. However, the Southeastern Conference still ended the year with five teams in the Rivals.com Top-25. That was more than any other conference. [Big 12 had 4; ACC - 4; Pac-10 - 3]

SEC Baseball Championship Tournament at Hoover Met/Regions Park. Thanks to bjmillican at flickr.com for the picture .

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In any event, 2007 - 2008 looks to be a great year for baseball fans of SEC teams. In fact we think three teams from the SEC will make it to the College World Series (South Carolina, Vanderbilt, and Ole Miss). We think the Gamecocks will win the 2008 CWS Championship.

Even including the disappointing 2007 season, Southeastern Conference baseball is clearly the best.

The SEC dominates college baseball as no conference dominates any other major sport. And, baseball is, after all, "America's Sport."


Certainly baseball is not the #1 fan sport. Football is. Basketball is second. But, baseball is third (of 12) and that makes it a major fan sport. So, the SEC's domination of the sport is a key reason the SEC is the top college sports conference in America..

OK, so you buy that baseball is important. Enough already. Why is baseball in the SEC #1?


Thanks to utsports.com for photos 1 and 9 above. Thanks to ukathletics.com for photos 7 and 8 above. Thanks to BJ Millican at flickr.com/photos/bjmillican for the rest of the pictures. All rights are reserved for these photos.

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Here's why. Since 1990:

1. More Southeastern Conference teams have received bids to the NCAA Baseball Tournament (122) than any other conference.

2. More SEC Baseball teams made it to the College World Series than any other conference. It is not even close. SEC teams have appeared 36 times. Pac-10 teams have appeared 26 times. Big 12 -- 24 appearances. The ACC has 22; and Big West 13. No other conference has more than 6. The numbers are even more startling in recent years. For instance, in 2004, SEC teams played in 12 of 15 games in the College World Series. In 2005, SEC teams played in 8 of 15 games.

3. Since 1990, the SEC has won 6 NCAA baseball championships. Runners-up are the Big 12 with 4 and PAC 10 with 3. The SEC also came in second 4 times during the same time period.

4. Since 1990 the SEC has sent 9 of its 12 schools to the College World Series. Runners up are ACC with 7 and Big 12 and Pac-10 with 6 each. So, SEC Baseball is both stronger and deeper than anyone else.

SEC Baseball Tournament. Thanks to bjmillican for this photo.

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5. The SEC DOMINATES everyone else in college baseball fan attendance. Obviously, this is a key statistic at SEC Sports Fan. Last season (2006-2007), the top five college baseball teams in fan attendance were:

1. Arkansas
2. LSU
3. Mississippi State
4. South Carolina
5. Ole Miss

And, Alabama was ranked 9th and Florida 15th. Amazing fan support. At least compared to the rest of the college baseball world. Also, the SEC has the best college baseball stadiums. Rivals.com recently named 4 of them in it's top-10 list (Arkansas, Auburn, Mississippi State and Ole Miss).

6. There are scores of other statistics that demonstrate the strength of SEC baseball. SEC players drafted (Vanderbilt pitcher David Price top pick last year); Price was also college baseball's Player of the Year in 2007. SEC players named to the All-America Team (many). Coaches named coach of the year (Kentucky's coach, John Cohen won it in 2006). But, these statistics are not definitive. The results on the field are.

UK's second baseman turns the double play. Thanks to ukathletics for the photo .

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7. One final statistic worth mentioning is recruiting. Once again Collegiate Baseball ranked an SEC school as having the top college baseball recruiting class. Last year (2006) it was South Carolina. This year, it is LSU -- for the second time in 4 years. 4 other SEC schools are in the top-20 in recruiting (more than any other conference). But, most impressive is that 11 (of 12) SEC schools were ranked in the top 40. And the last SEC school, was Tennessee -- ranked 44th. No other conference comes anywhere close to that. The SEC has incredible domination of the recruiting battle. Obviously this is just another reflection of the fact that SEC baseball is in a class by itself. And, will remain there, alone, at the top of the college baseball world, for the foreseeable future.



Based on the discussion above I rank the college baseball major conferences as follows:

1. SEC

2. ACC -- Ended last year's regular season with the top 3 ranked teams in the country. Had 3 teams in the CWS.

3. Pac 10 -- Oregon State won it all in 2006 and 2007. Stanford has a very strong program.

4. Big-12 -- Strong history.

5. Big Ten

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Kentucky baseball player tags home plate. Thanks to ukathletics for the photo .

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2009 SEC Baseball Rankings/Predictions
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1. LSU Tigers -- Won the 2009 College Baseball World Series. It's the Tigers' 6th all time. More than any other college in America. And their great recruiting class puts them in good stead for next year as well.

2. Arkansas Razorbacks Made it to the College World Series this past season. Knocked out by LSU.

3. Ole Miss Rebels -- Always a top-tier team. Ranked in top 10 nationally right now.

4. Florida Gators Great finish. Will host an NCAA regional.

5. Kentucky Wildcats -- The Wildcats will be back this year.

6. Georgia Bulldogs -- Runner-up in 2008 College World Series. The Bulldogs have struggled this year. But they are still ranked nationally and will come on as the season progresses.

7. Vanderbilt Commodores

8. Alabama Crimson Tide

9. South Carolina Gamecocks

10. Auburn Tigers

11. Mississippi State Bulldogs

12. Tennessee Vols -- Sorry, someone's gotta be last in the tough SEC.

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE BASEBALL -- SIMPLY THE BEST!!

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