Men’s College World Series: The Regional No. 4 Seeds That Made History

The Men’s College World Series has only been reached by four regional No. 4 seeds since the NCAA DI baseball tournament was extended to 64 teams in 1999. Murray State has advanced to the final eight the most recently.

How each No. 4 seed got to Omaha is examined in more detail below:

Murray State (2025)

Murray State (44-15) advanced to the super regionals by defeating Georgia Tech and No. 10 Ole Miss in the first two games of their postseason run. After losing to Duke 7–4 in Game 1, the Racers blew up a 19–9 victory and defeated the Blue Devils 5–4 in the final. Murray State became only the fourth No. 4 seed in history to make it to Omaha, landing its first-ever Men’s College World Series journey.

Round-by-round results

• Regionals
  • Murray State 9, No. 10 Ole Miss 6
  • Murray State 13, Georgia Tech 11
  • No. 10 Ole Miss 19, Murray State 8
  • Murray State 12, No. 10 Ole Miss 11
• Super Regionals
  • Duke 7, Murray State 4
  • Murray State 19, Duke 9
  • Murray State 5, Duke 4
• Men’s College World Series
  • UCLA vs. Murray State, 2 p.m.

Oral Roberts (2023)

After shocking No. 11 national seed Oklahoma State to start their historic 2023 tournament run, the Golden Eagles (52-14) advanced to the super regionals without losing a single game. After defeating TCU in its opening match, Oral Roberts defeated Oregon in the championship game to secure a trip to Omaha. After losing to No. 2 national seed Florida in the winner’s bracket, the Golden Eagles were ousted by the Horned Frogs two games later.

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)