Who are the college baseball blue bloods?

With Texas once again making it to the College World Series, let’s look at the seven best programs in college baseball history.

To qualify as a blue blood, a program must have sustained success over a long period of time. While programs like Vanderbilt, Oregon State, and Arkansas have experienced great success in recent years, they lack the requisite history to qualify.

Programs like Oklahoma State and Florida State certainly have enough College World Series to be in the conversation, but blue bloods must have the hardware.

For our purposes, the nod will go to programs with the best combination of national championships, College World Series appearances, and players sent to the MLB.

Here is a list of seven teams that can stake claim to blue blood status.

Texas Longhorns (6 National Championships, 38 College World Series appearances)

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With 38 College World Series appearances, Texas stands high above the field for most trips to Omaha. 354-game winner Roger Clemens and elite closer Huston Street represent the best of Texas baseball. With yesterday’s home run, current Longhorns first baseman Ivan Melendez tied Mark McGuire on the all-time home run list with 32 this season. Texas most recently won the national championship in 2002 and 2005, finishing as the runner up to LSU in 2009.

USC Trojans (12 National Championships, 21 College World Series appearances)

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The Trojans’ twelve national championships are double the next highest championship total. However, USC baseball has disappeared from the national stage in the last two decades. The Trojans have made the NCAA tournament only twice since 2002 and have failed to reach the College World Series since 2001. Mark McGuire, Barry Zito, and Tom Seaver are among the great players that hail from USC.

Arizona State Sun Devils (5 National Championships, 22 College World Series appearances)

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Reggie Jackson. Barry Bonds. Ian Kinsler. Justin Pedroia. Jason Kipnis. Arizona State easily boasts one of the best MLB factories in the nation. The Sun Devils have been a major contributor to the history of college baseball and certainly warrant recognition. Their five national championships are the third highest total in college baseball.

LSU Tigers (6 National…