Chris Sale, a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox who attended Florida Gulf Coast, is one of 185 former NCAA student-athletes in the 2017 MLB Playoffs.
One hundred and eighty-five former NCAA baseball student-athletes appear on the 40-man MLB postseason rosters across the 10 teams that made the playoffs.
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The players collectively represent 107 different schools, ranging from DI to DIII. Eighteen schools have at least three former players who appear on a postseason roster, led by Arizona State and Virginia with seven apiece. The SEC leads all conferences with 39 former student-athletes.
Roster breakdown:
185: Number of former NCAA baseball student-athletes who are on an MLB postseason roster.
107: Number of NCAA institutions represented in the MLB Playoffs.
39: Number of former SEC student-athletes in the MLB Playoffs, the most of any conference.
24: Number of Boston Red Sox players who attended an NCAA institution, the most of any team in the MLB Playoffs.
22: Number of Division I conferences represented.
9: Number of former Division II student-athletes whose teams made the MLB Playoffs.
7: Number of former student-athletes from Arizona State and Virginia in the MLB Playoffs, which is tied for the most from any school.
3: Number of former Division III student-athletes whose teams made the MLB Playoffs.
1: Number of players appearing in the MLB Playoffs who attended a university in the Southland Conference – Yankees pitcher Caleb Smith, Sam Houston State – which is the fewest of any DI conference.
The usual suspects:
Arizona State (7): Brady Rodgers (Astros), Jake Barrett (Diamondbacks), Austin Barnes (Dodgers), Andre Ethier (Dodgers), Jason Kipnis (Indians), Deven Marrero (Red Sox), Dustin Pedroia (Red Sox)
Virginia (7): Derek Fisher (Astros), Chris Taylor (Dodgers), Kyle Crockett (Indians), Brandon Guyer (Indians), Sean Doolittle (Nationals), Ryan Zimmerman (Nationals), Mark Reynolds (Rockies)
Connecticut (5): George Springer (Astros), Nick Ahmed (Diamondbacks), Matt Barnes (Red Sox), Rajai Davis (Red Sox), Scott Oberg (Rockies)
LSU (5): Alex Bregman (Astros), Will Harris (Astros), Nick Goody (Indians), Andrew Stevenson (Nationals), DJ LeMahieu (Rockies)
Rice (5): Tony Cingrani (Dodgers), Anthony Rendon (Nationals), Brock Holt (Red Sox), JT Chargois (Twins), Tyler Suffey (Twins)
UCLA (5): ;Chase Utley (Dodgers), Trevor Bauer (Indians), Adam Plutko (Indians), Matt Grace (Nationals), Pat Valaika (Rockies)
2017 All-Star selections:
Aaron Judge, Yankees – Fresno State
George Springer, Astros – Connecticut
Dallas Keuchel, Astros – Arkansas
Corey Kluber, Indians – Stetson
Chris Sale, Red Sox – Florida Gulf Coast
Andrew Miller, Indians – North Carolina
Ryan Zimmerman, Nationals – Virginia
Daniel Murphy, Nationals – Jacksonville
Charlie Blackmon, Rockies – Georgia Tech
Paul Goldschmidt, Astros – Texas State
DJ LeMahieu, Rockies – LSU
Jake Lamb, Diamondbacks – Washington
Max Scherzer, Nationals – Missouri
Stephen Strasburg, Nationals – San Diego State
Pat Neshek, Rockies – Butler
Chris Devenski, Astros – Cal State Fullerton
Brandon Kintzler, Nationals – Dixie State (DII)
Alex Wood, Dodgers – Georgia
Justin Turner, Dodgers – Cal State Fullerton
Below is a breakdown of former NCAA baseball players in the MLB playoffs by conference:
| Conference | Number of players |
|---|---|
| SEC | 39 |
| ACC | 23 |
| Pac-12 | 19 |
| American | 11 |
| Big Ten | 9 |
| DII | 9 |
| Mountain West | 8 |
| Big West | 8 |
| Big 12 | 7 |
| Conference USA | 7 |
| Mid-American | 5 |
| Sun Belt | 5 |
| Atlantic Sun | 4 |
| Missouri Valley | 4 |
| West Coast | 4 |
| Big South | 3 |
| Colonial | 3 |
| DIII | 3 |
| Ohio Valley | 3 |
| Southern | 3 |
| Big East | 2 |
| Horizon | 2 |
| Ivy | 2 |
| Southland | 1 |
Below is a breakdown of former NCAA baseball players in the MLB playoffs by school:
| School | Number of players |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 3 |
| Arizona State | 7 |
| Arkansas | 3 |
| Auburn | 1 |
| Austin Peay | 1 |
| Ball State | 1 |
| Barry (DII) | 1 |
| Berry (DIII) | 1 |
| Bradley | 1 |
| Buffalo | 1 |
| Butler | 1 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 3 |
| California | 2 |
| Centenary (DIII) | 1 |
| Charleston | 2 |
| Charleston Southern | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 1 |
| Citadel | 1 |
| Clemson | 2 |
| Coastal Carolina | 1 |
| Connecticut | 5 |
| Dallas Baptist | 1 |
| Dartmouth | 1 |
| Dixie State (DII) | 1 |
| East Carolina | 2 |
| Eastern Mennonite (DIII) | 1 |
| Evansville | 1 |
| Florida | 2 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 1 |
| Florida State | 2 |
| Fresno State | 3 |
| Georgia | 4 |
| Georgia Tech | 2 |
| Gonzaga | 1 |
| Hawaii | 1 |
| High Point | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Illinois State | 1 |
| Indiana | 3 |
| Jacksonville | 1 |
| Kennesaw State | 1 |
| Kent State | 1 |
| Kentucky | 4 |
| Long Beach State | 2 |
| Louisiana Lafayette | 1 |
| Louisville | 1 |
| LSU | 5 |
| Lynn (DII) | 1 |
| Merrimack (DII) | 1 |
| Miami (FL) | 3 |
| Miami (OH) | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Mississippi State | 2 |
| Missouri | 3 |
| Morehead State | 1 |
| NC State | 1 |
| Nebraska | 2 |
| Nevada | 2 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
| North Carolina | 4 |
| Northeastern | 1 |
| Notre Dame | 1 |
| Nova Southeastern (DII) | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Oklahoma State | 1 |
| Old Dominion | 1 |
| Ole Miss | 1 |
| Oregon | 2 |
| Oregon State | 1 |
| Rice | 5 |
| Rollins (DII) | 1 |
| Rutgers | 1 |
| Sam Houston State | 1 |
| San Diego | 2 |
| San Diego State | 2 |
| San Francisco | 1 |
| Seton Hall | 1 |
| Sonoma State (DII) | 1 |
| South Alabama | 1 |
| South Carolina | 3 |
| South Florida | 2 |
| Southern Miss | 1 |
| Stanford | 1 |
| Stetson | 1 |
| TCU | 1 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| Tennessee Tech | 1 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Texas A&M | 2 |
| Texas State | 2 |
| Texas Tech | 2 |
| Texas-Arlington | 1 |
| Texas-Permian Basin (DII) | 1 |
| Tulane | 1 |
| UC Davis | 1 |
| UC Riverside | 1 |
| UCLA | 5 |
| UIC | 1 |
| UNLV | 1 |
| Vanderbilt | 4 |
| Virginia | 7 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Western Carolina | 2 |
| Western Michigan | 1 |
| Wright State | 1 |
| Yale | 1 |
