Since the 红杏视频 DI baseball tournament was expanded to 64 teams in 1999, only three regional No. 4 seeds have made it to the Men's College World Series. Oral Roberts is the most recent to make it all the way to the final eight.
Here is a closer look at how each No. 4 seed made it to Omaha:
HISTORY: Here's how often each seed makes the Men's College World Series
Oral Roberts (2023)
The Golden Eagles (52-14) kicked off their historic 2023 tournament run, stunning No. 11 national seed Oklahoma State, advancing to the super regionals undefeated in just three games. Oral Roberts took down Oregon in the supers to clinch a spot in Omaha, where it defeated TCU in its first game. The Golden Eagles were eliminated two games later by the Horned Frogs after suffering a loss to No. 2 national seed Florida in the winner's bracket.
Round-by-round results
- Regionals
- Oral Roberts 6, Oklahoma State 4
- Oral Roberts 15, Washington 12
- Oral Roberts 6, Dallas Baptist 5
- Super regionals
- Oregon 9, Oral Roberts 8
- Oral Roberts 8, Oregon 7
- Oral Roberts 11, Oregon 6
- Men's College World Series
- Oral Roberts 6, TCU 5
- Florida 5, Oral Roberts 4
- TCU 6, Oral Roberts 1
Stony Brook (2012)
The Seawolves (52-15) made a statement in Game 1 of the 2012 tournament, rolling regional host Miami 10-2. They advanced to the super regionals in seven games after back-to-back wins over UCF. Stony Brook took down No. 7 national seed LSU in the supers, winning Games 2 and 3 to stun the Tigers. The Seawolves were eliminated in two games after reaching Omaha, falling to No. 2 national seed UCLA and No. 3 Florida State.
Round-by-round results
- Regionals
- Stony Brook 10, Miami 2
- UCF 9, Stony Brook 8
- Stony Brook 10, Missouri State 7
- Stony Brook 12, UCF 5
- Stony Brook 10, UCF 6
- Super regionals
- LSU 5, Stony Brook 4
- Stony Brook 3, LSU 1
- Stony Brook 7, LSU 2
- Men's College World Series
- UCLA 9, Stony Brook 1
- Florida State 12, Stony Brook 2
Fresno State (2008)
So, what鈥檚 the story behind the 2008 champs?
The Bulldogs (47-31) put together the best No. 4 regional seed season of all time, going the distance to win the 2008 Men's College World Series. They defeated regional host Long Beach State to open the tournament, going on to win the Long Beach regional with a Game 7 win over San Diego. After taking down No. 3 national seed Arizona State in the super regionals, Fresno State stormed through the winner's bracket in Omaha, winning its first two games against No. 6 national seed Rice and No. 2 national seed North Carolina. The Bulldogs took down the Tar Heels again to advance to the MCWS finals against No. 8 national seed Georgia.
READ MORE: The story behind 2008 Fresno State baseball, the greatest Men's College World Series Cinderella
Fresno State lost Game 1 of the best-of-three, but it put a hurting on Georgia in Game 2, winning 19-10 before completing the ultimate Cinderella run in Game 3 with a 6-1 win. Fresno State is the only 30-loss team ever to win the MCWS.
Round-by-round results
- Regionals
- Fresno State 7, Long Beach State 3
- Fresno State 6, San Diego 0
- San Diego 15, Fresno State 1
- Fresno State 5, San Diego 1
- Super regionals
- 鈥嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧婣rizona State 12, Fresno State 4
- Fresno State 8, Arizona State 6
- Fresno State 12, Arizona State 9
- Men's College World Series
- 鈥嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧婩resno State 17, Rice 5
- Fresno State 5, North Carolina 3
- North Carolina 4, Fresno State 3
- Fresno State 6, North Carolina 1
- Men's College World Series finals
- 鈥嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧婫eorgia 7, Fresno State 6
- Fresno State 19, Georgia 10
- Fresno State 6, Georgia 1
