Mississippi State baseball has been named the nation’s finest school baseball program over the past 5 years by NCAA Baseball Followers. 

The group ranked the highest eight groups over the past 5 years by tying program accomplishments right into a set of statistics to find out success. MSU was positioned on the prime of the totem pole with one nationwide championship, three journeys to the School World Sequence in Omaha, 4 Tremendous Regional appearances and 4 NCAA postseason appearances because the 2017 season. 

The Diamond Dawgs have been the one group to attain an ideal 100 five-year grade, they usually additionally obtained 5 stars. Subsequent on the record was Vanderbilt, a program that additionally completed with 5 stars however had a 99 total grade as a consequence of having one much less Omaha look than Mississippi State. 

Regardless of not having a nationwide championship, Arkansas completed in third place with a 97.5 total rating and 4.75 stars. The Razorbacks have been the one different crew to have three Omaha journeys together with 4 Tremendous Regional appearances. Each Vanderbilt and Arkansas additionally had one SEC Common Season Championship and one SEC Event Championship apiece. 

The primary non-SEC crew listed within the rankings was Oregon State, which completed in fourth place total with a rating of 97. The Beavers have picked up one title since 2017 to go together with two Omaha appearances, three journeys to the Tremendous Regionals and a postseason berth in every of the final 5 years. 

Texas rounded out the highest 5 with an total grade of 95 with three appearances in each Omaha and the Tremendous Regionals. The Longhorns solely missed the postseason as soon as and have been Large 12 Convention champions twice. 

Florida hasn’t had an impressive previous two seasons, however the Gators did sufficient to rank because the sixth most prestigious program within the nation. They gained the nationwide championship in 2017 and have reached Omaha and the Tremendous Regionals twice, giving them a 94 total grade. 

Ole Miss shot up within the rankings with a rating of 91.5 after an unimaginable run via the School World Sequence this 12 months that resulted in this system’s first-ever title. The Rebels have been to Omaha simply as soon as previously 5 years however reached the Tremendous Regionals thrice and made the general match 4 occasions. 

The final crew to make the highest eight was the Louisville Cardinals. This system has made the NCAA Event 4 occasions, selecting up three Tremendous Regional appearances and reaching Omaha twice throughout that span. The Cardinals have additionally gained the Common Season ACC Convention title thrice since 2017 — a feat that’s spectacular by itself. 

Even with a troublesome 2022 season thrown within the combine, Mississippi State was nonetheless ranked essentially the most prestigious crew within the nation over the past 5 seasons. The Diamond Dawgs could have loads of work to do to proceed that success heading into 2023. A bunch of gifted returning gamers and a few unimaginable names becoming a member of the crew from the switch portal may imply that this system continues to construct a reputation for itself within the coming years.