Arizona made it to Omaha all but one year from 1954-60 and won its three titles in the 1970s and 1980s across five CWS appearances. After missing it 17 consecutive times between 1987 and 2003, the Wildcats returned to the CWS in 2004, marking their first of five appearances this century. Four of those trips have come since 2012.

And while much was made of the Southeastern Conference earning eight of the top 16 seeds in the tournament, only Arkansas and LSU made it to Omaha, Neb. More: Texas baseball report card: The good and bad of Horns' debut SEC season Those two SEC teams will face each other in the opening round,

Miami (25), Florida State (24),  Arizona State (22), USC (21), LSU (20) and Oklahoma State (20). But while Arizona may still trail Arizona State in total College World Series appearances,

The College World Series marks the 18 th weekend of the 2025 season, and for the ninth time Arizona has started out with a loss, falling 7-4 to Coastal Carolina on Friday afternoon at Charles Schwab Field.