On Sunday, the 2026 Ole Miss baseball season came to an end with a combination loss and historic win.
Troy eliminated Ole Miss, 12-8, for their first program win at the College World Series, making the Rebels a Trojan media guide factoid for the rest of humanity. So, despite the loss sending Ole Miss home, the Rebels have that going for them, which is nice.
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The season concluded when Ole Miss’ pitching, particularly the bullpen arms, couldn’t sustain their two-week run of elite performances and cover for a bad offense. When you combine pitching that’s regressed in the direction of the mean with a strikeout-heavy, home-run reliant offense that doesn’t hit home runs with great frequency, that’s what the advanced stats call a MEGA BUTT OUTCOME.
However, now that we’ve had nearly a week to digest the end, we can more accurately and less emotionally discuss it in its entirety. Let’s start with the main factors.
Teams in Omaha Named Ole Miss (1)
Ole Miss
Teams in Omaha Not Named Ole Miss (7)
North Carolina
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West Virginia
Troy
Georgia
Texas
Oklahoma
Alabama
Teams That Didn’t Make It To Omaha (296)
Georgia Tech
Mississippi St.
Mercer
FDU
Miami (OH)
Oklahoma St.
UTSA
Arizona State
Texas A&M
Miami (FL)
Bethune-Cookman
Pittsburgh
Louisville
South Carolina Upstate
Virginia
Air Force
UCLA
Kansas
Texas Tech
Wake Forest
Dallas Baptist
UNLV
Toledo
Maryland
Southern California
Jacksonville St.
Kansas State
Florida
Long Island
Dayton
NC State
Utah Tech
Campbell
Iowa
Arkansas
Liberty
Saint Mary’s (CA)
Charleston Southern
East Carolina
Ark.-Pine Bluff
Missouri State
Northeastern
Auburn
Nebraska
Cincinnati
VCU
Vanderbilt
LSU
Wagner
California Baptist
Saint Joseph’s
Purdue
UAB
Wofford
La Salle
Tennessee
Kent State
Appalachian State
Oregon
UT Martin
Northern Kentucky
Tarleton State
Wichita State
Texas State
Notre Dame
New Mexico
Coastal Carolina
Morehead State
Murray State
Western Carolina
Florida State
New Mexico State
Indiana State
Rhode Island
Jackson State
Abilene Christian
Merrimack
Minnesota
Cal Poly
East Tennessee State
Northern Alabama
Rider
Gonzaga
Central Michigan
Eastern Illinois
Louisiana
Southeast Missouri State
Northern Illinois
VMI
Southeastern Louisiana
Southern Indiana
Southern Miss
The Citadel
Louisiana Monroe
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Milwaukee
Kentucky
Boston College
Little Rock
Southern
Grambling
Washington State
Oregon State
San Diego State
UMBC
Ball State
UConn
Richmond
Sacramento State
Charlotte
Winthrop
St. John’s (NY)
Alabama State
High Point
Nevada
South Dakota State
Austin Peay
UCF
Monmouth
Wright State
Duke
BYU
Ohio State
Davidson
Florida A&M
Georgetown
UC Santa Barbara
Fordham
George Mason
Illinois
TCU
Longwood
Utah Valley
Akron
Illinois State
Utah
South Alabama
FGCU
Western Kentucky
Binghamton
Virginia Tech
Middle Tennessee State
Towson
UNC Wilmington
Stanford
Creighton
Memphis
Indiana
McNeese State
Clemson
Central Arkansas
Oral Roberts
Stonehill
Bellarmine
Fairfield
Gardner-Webb
Illinois Chicago
Old Dominion
UT Rio Grande Valley
FIU
Georgia State
Texas Southern
William & Mary
UC San Diego
Yale
Arkansas State
Samford
Baylor
Marist
Marshall
Cal State Bakersfield
Stephen F. Austin
South Florida
Bryant
Rutgers
Tennessee Tech
Tulane
Michigan State
Manhattan
Mount St. Mary’s
New Orleans
Louisiana Tech
Missouri
UNC Asheville
Lamar
Holy Cross
Hofstra
UNC Greensboro
Eastern Kentucky
Norfolk State
Southern Illinois
Maine
Sam Houston State
Western Illinois
Houston Christian
Georgia Southern
Washington
Western Michigan
Butler
Michigan
Rice
North Florida
FAU
Fresno State
Lipscomb
Incarnate Word
Pacific
Radford
Cal State Northridge
Xavier
Jacksonville
San Jose State
Eastern Michigan
San Diego
UMass Lowell
Nicholls State
Northern Colorado
Alabama A&M
Lindenwood
Army
Stony Brook
Prairie View
Delaware
Kennesaw State
Houston
Oakland
Northwestern
Stetson
Belmont
Quinnipiac
Coppin State
College of Charleston
James Madison
Maryland Eastern Shore
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
St. Bonaventure
Elon
Villanova
California
Siena
Bradley
Grand Canyon
Massachusetts
Niagra
Central Connecticut State
Sacred Heart
Bucknell
Loyola Marymount
Ohio
Santa Clara
UC Irvine
Omaha
San Francisco
Penn State
Navy
Portland
Evansville
St. Thomas (MN)
South Carolina
Cal State Fullerton
George Washington
Northwestern State
Canisius
Arizona
North Carolina A&T
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Seattle
Alcorn State
UT Arlington
Penn
Bowling Green
Presbyterian
Brown
UC Davis
Saint Louis
Saint Peter’s
Lehigh
Valparaiso
Columbia
Pepperdine
Delaware State
Youngstown State
Albany
Mississippi Valley State
Lafayette
Long Beach State
Hawaii
UC Riverside
North Dakota State
Iona
Queens (NC)
Seton Hall
Princeton
Harvard
Dartmouth
Cornell
And that is your final recap.
