National Seeds
Since 1999, the NCAA has awarded eight teams with a National Seed. These teams automatically host a super regional if they advance past the regional round, unless their facilities are considered inadequate by the NCAA and thus do not bid to host. This was the case for Cal State Fullerton in 1999, as its ballpark lacked the required seating capacity and media facilities at the time.
Gray Shade and Italics indicates team made the College World Series. Bold Italics indicates team won the College World Series.
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Miami (FL) | South Carolina | Cal State Fullerton | Florida State | Florida State | Texas | Tulane | Clemson | Vanderbilt | Miami (FL) | Texas | Arizona State | Virginia | Florida |
| #2 | Florida State | LSU | Miami (FL) | Clemson | LSU | South Carolina | Georgia Tech | Rice | Rice | North Carolina | Cal State Fullerton | Texas | Florida | UCLA |
| #3 | Cal State Fullerton | Georgia Tech | Southern California | Alabama | Georgia Tech | Miami (FL) | Nebraska | Texas | North Carolina | Arizona State | LSU | Florida | North Carolina | Florida State |
| #4 | Baylor | Clemson | Stanford | Rice | Auburn | Georgia Tech | Baylor | Alabama | Texas | Florida State | North Carolina | Coastal Carolina | South Carolina | Baylor |
| #5 | Alabama | Houston | Tulane | Texas | Rice | Stanford | Ole Miss | Cal State Fullerton | Arizona State | Cal State Fullerton | Arizona State | Virginia | Florida State | Oregon |
| #6 | Stanford | Florida State | Georgia | South Carolina | Stanford | Rice | Cal State Fullerton | Nebraska | Florida State | Rice | UC Irvine | UCLA | Vanderbilt | North Carolina |
| #7 | Texas A&M | Arizona State | East Carolina | Wake Forest | Cal State Fullerton | Arizona State | Florida | Georgia | Arkansas | LSU | Oklahoma | Louisville | Texas | LSU |
| #8 | Rice | Stanford | Nebraska | Stanford | Miami (FL) | Arkansas | Oregon State | Georgia Tech | San Diego | Georgia | Florida | Georgia Tech | Rice | South Carolina |
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Famous quotes containing the words national and/or seeds:
“As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they have sought the value of everything in this world only in the answer to this single question: how much money will it bring in?”
—Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859)
“Now it is time to call attention
to our bed, a forest of skin
where seeds burst like bullets.
We are in our room. We are in
a shoe box. We are in a blood box.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)