Schools in the U.S. with the most baseball players

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Here are the most popular states for college baseball, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education.

Most Popular States for College Baseball

Rank
State
Schools with teams (#)
Athletes (#)
1
CA
154
5,207
2
TX
93
3,541
3
NY
111
3,468
4
PA
108
3,334
5
IL
87
2,973
6
OH
57
2,255
7
FL
60
1,927
8
MO
42
1,829
9
NC
48
1,805
10
MA
54
1,629
11
KS
40
1,561
12
GA
41
1,537
13
TN
42
1,528
14
MI
43
1,462
15
AL
42
1,455
16
IA
35
1,399
17
MN
42
1,370
18
VA
37
1,329
19
SC
31
1,323
20
IN
35
1,301
21
OK
33
1,294
22
NJ
39
1,262
23
KY
25
979
24
WA
29
935
25
WI
27
890
26
MS
29
879
27
AR
21
861
28
MD
26
837
29
LA
21
810
30
OR
20
742
31
NE
16
712
32
WV
19
702
33
CT
18
624
34
AZ
18
598
35
CO
14
543
36
ND
11
388
37
ME
12
358
38
NH
10
348
39
NM
8
347
40
SD
8
341
41
RI
8
251
42
VT
7
212
43
UT
6
208
44
DE
6
175
45
ID
4
141
46
HI
3
128
47
DC
4
121
48
MT
3
104
49
NV
3
103

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