The curse of the No. 1 overall seed lives on as the unranked Michigan stunned top-ranked UCLA in the Los Angeles Super Regional to advance to the College World Series. That leaves Vanderbilt, the second-ranked team, as the highest national seed remaining after the Commodores dismantled Duke in the Nashville Super Regional. Both programs look to make the case in Omaha, Neb., that they were both underrated entering the 64-team NCAA tournament.
In addition to the Wolverines and Commodores, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Louisville, Texas Tech, Florida State and Auburn make up the eight teams in the 2019 CWS.