No. 1 Seeds are 2-33 at winning CWS Title

Being #1 never bothered good UConn Womens basketball or Oklahoma softball teams. They just kicked a$$ every week. It’s called mental toughness. You either got it or you dont.

And John Wooden and UCLA were
not bothered by it…

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Fun fact, LSU has never won a title as the top seed

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I don't see how this is "fun", but I agree with your point

since 1999 here are the numbers by seed

SEED CWS APPEARANCES CWS TITLES
1 14 1
2 16 3
3 15 2
4 11 1
5 13 2
6 11 0
7 11 0
8 11 0
TOTAL: 102 9

So no seed is great at winning it all. I believe it is 23 years total(99-22 but 2020 was canceled dur to Covid)

So even as any seed you are just about 50%(just above for top 3 seeds) to even make the CWS. And then have a very small chance of winning out of those appearances. The CWS is just not setup to find the best team. It is setup to find the hottest team during that week and a half.

What's LSU'S CWS record after winning or losing the SEC Tournament? Do they try to win it, or should they try to get eliminated early? How have other SEC Tournament winners fared in the past when it comes to Omaha? These things are important.

2022: Ole Miss (NR, 3-seed in #6 Miami Regional)
2021: Mississippi State (7)
2019: Vandy (2)
2018: Oregon State (3)
2017: Florida (3)
2016: Coastal Carolina (NR, 2-seed in NC State Regional paired with #8 LSU)
2015: Virginia (NR, 3-seed in UCSB Regional paired with #1 UCLA)
2014: Vandy (NR, Regional host paired with #4 Indiana)
2013: UCLA (NR, Regional host paired with #5 Cal State Fullerton)
2012: Arizona (NR, Regional host paired with #6 North Carolina)
2011: South Carolina (4)
2010: South Carolina (NR, Regional host, paired with #4 Coastal Carolina)
2009: LSU (3)
2008: Fresno State (NR, 4-seed in Long Beach State Regional, paired with #3 Arizona State)
2007: Oregon State (NR, 3-seed in Virginia Regional, paired with #1 Vandy)
2006: Oregon State (NR, Regional host, paired with #3 Texas)
2005: Texas (NR, Regional host, paired with #5 Ole Miss)
2004: Cal State Fullerton (NR, 2-seed at #7 Arizona State regional)
2003: Rice (5)
2002: Texas (5)

So, in the past 20 seasons:
#1: 0
#2: 1
#3: 3
#4: 1
#5: 2
#6: 0
#7: 1
#8: 0
Regional Host: 6
Non-regional Host: 6

Just goes to show that anything can happen. Recent trend says the best spot is in the #2,3,6,7 side of the bracket.

#2 seeds have won 5 national titles FWIW.

I’ve thought about this very thing as well. It’s crazy that a top ranked LSU hasn’t won a title before. But, I must admit, I was really hoping they’d go “wire to wire” as the number 1 ranked team this year.

At the end of the day, none of that matters. Now I just hope they can win another Championship for LSU.