SEC, Pac-12 Schools Lead Way on MLB Opening Day Rosters
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Here is the complete list of colleges and universities with active players on MLB Opening Day rosters. The Southeastern Conference and Pac-12 dominate the top of the list of schools with the most big leaguers. The Top 10 schools are all Pac-12 or SEC schools, and five of the next nine are also SEC or Pac-12 schools.
For the four teams tied at the top, here are their players:
Florida: 2B Jonathan India, RHP Brady Singer, OF Dalton Guthrie, LHP A.J. Puk, RHP Dane Dunning, 1B Pete Alonso, C Mike Zunino, RHP Anthony DeSclafani.
Louisiana State: SS Josh Smith, OF Jake Fraley, RHP Alex Lange, 3B Alex Bregman, RHP Aaron Nola, RHP Kevin Gausman, C Austin Nola, 2B/1B DJ LeMahieu.
Oregon: 3B Spencer Steer, RHP Ryne Nelson, LHP David Peterson, RHP Stephen Nogosek, LHP Garrett Cleavinger, LHP Cole Irvin, RHP Scott McGough, LHP Tyler Anderson.
Vanderbilt: C Jason Delay, OF Bryan Reynolds, SS Dansby Swanson, 2B Tony Kemp, RHP Drew VerHagen, OF Mike Yastrzemski, RHP Sonny Gray, C Curt Casali.
And here is the list of four-year universities attended by the 374 players on MLB Opening Day rosters.
| MLB Players, Four-Year Colleges |
|
| School | Players |
| Florida | 8 |
| Louisiana State | 8 |
| Oregon | 8 |
| Vanderbilt | 8 |
| Arkansas | 7 |
| Mississippi State | 7 |
| Oregon State | 7 |
| Arizona State | 6 |
| South Carolina | 6 |
| UCLA | 6 |
| Arizona | 5 |
| Kentucky | 5 |
| Missouri | 5 |
| San Diego State | 5 |
| Southern California | 5 |
| Stanford | 5 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 5 |
| Auburn | 4 |
| Fresno State | 4 |
| Georgia Tech | 4 |
| Notre Dame | 4 |
| Old Dominion | 4 |
| San Diego | 4 |
| South Florida | 4 |
| Texas A&M | 4 |
| Texas Christian | 4 |
| Alabama | 3 |
| Ball State | 3 |
| California | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 3 |
| Connecticut | 3 |
| Creighton | 3 |
| Dallas Baptist | 3 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 3 |
| Florida State | 3 |
| Long Beach State | 3 |
| Louisville | 3 |
| Maryland | 3 |
| Missouri State | 3 |
| Nevada-Las Vegas | 3 |
| Northeastern | 3 |
| Rice | 3 |
| St. Mary’s | 3 |
| Stetson | 3 |
| Texas | 3 |
| Tulane | 3 |
| Virginia | 3 |
| Wake Forest | 3 |
| Baylor | 2 |
| Campbell | 2 |
| Clemson | 2 |
| Coastal Carolina | 2 |
| Delaware | 2 |
| Elon | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Gonzaga | 2 |
| Hawaii | 2 |
| Houston | 2 |
| Indiana | 2 |
| Jacksonville | 2 |
| Kent State | 2 |
| Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 2 |
| Miami | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Millersville (Pa.) | 2 |
| Mississippi | 2 |
| Nebraska | 2 |
| Nevada | 2 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| North Carolina State | 2 |
| Nova Southeastern (Fla.) | 2 |
| Oklahoma Baptist | 2 |
| Oral Roberts | 2 |
| Sacramento State | 2 |
| Sam Houston State | 2 |
| Santa Clara | 2 |
| Texas Tech | 2 |
| UC Irvine | 2 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 2 |
| UNC Wilmington | 2 |
| Utah | 2 |
| Virginia Tech | 2 |
| Washington | 2 |
| West Virginia | 2 |
| Wichita State | 2 |
| Air Force | 1 |
| Akron | 1 |
| Alabama-Birmingham | 1 |
| Appalachian State | 1 |
| Aquinas (Mich.) | 1 |
| Austin Peay State | 1 |
| Bacone (Okla.) | 1 |
| Barry (Fla.) | 1 |
| Belmont | 1 |
| Belmont Abbey (N.C.) | 1 |
| Berry (Ga.) | 1 |
| Boston College | 1 |
| Bowling Green State | 1 |
| Brigham Young | 1 |
| Bryant | 1 |
| Buffalo | 1 |
| Cal State Dominguez Hills | 1 |
| Cal State East Bay | 1 |
| Cal State San Bernardino | 1 |
| Cal State Stanislaus | 1 |
| Centenary | 1 |
| Central Florida | 1 |
| Central Michigan | 1 |
| College of Charleston | 1 |
| Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) | 1 |
| Dartmouth | 1 |
| Drury (Mo.) | 1 |
| Duke | 1 |
| East Carolina | 1 |
| East Stroudsburg (Pa.) | 1 |
| Evansville | 1 |
| Florida Atlantic | 1 |
| Florida International | 1 |
| Fordham | 1 |
| Georgia State | 1 |
| Harvard | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Illinois State | 1 |
| Indiana State | 1 |
| Ithaca (N.Y.) | 1 |
| James Madison | 1 |
| Kansas State | 1 |
| Lafayette (Pa.) | 1 |
| Lake Erie (Ohio) | 1 |
| Le Moyne (N.Y.) | 1 |
| Louisiana Tech | 1 |
| Loyola Marymount | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
| Mayville State (N.D.) | 1 |
| McNeese State | 1 |
| Memphis | 1 |
| Mercer | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| New Jersey Tech | 1 |
| New Mexico State | 1 |
| Newberry (S.C.) | 1 |
| Niagara | 1 |
| North Florida | 1 |
| Northeastern State (Okla.) | 1 |
| Northwestern Ohio | 1 |
| Northwestern State | 1 |
| Oakland | 1 |
| Ohio State | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Oklahoma State | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 |
| Portland | 1 |
| Sacred Heart | 1 |
| San Francisco | 1 |
| Sonoma State (Calif.) | 1 |
| South Alabama | 1 |
| South Dakota State | 1 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 1 |
| Southern Mississippi | 1 |
| Stephen F. Austin State | 1 |
| Stony Brook | 1 |
| Texas State | 1 |
| Texas-Arlington | 1 |
| The Citadel | 1 |
| UC Riverside | 1 |
| UNC Greensboro | 1 |
| Virginia Military Institute | 1 |
| Wayne State | 1 |
| Wayne State (Mich.) | 1 |
| Webster (Mo.) | 1 |
| West Chester (Pa.) | 1 |
| Western Michigan | 1 |
| Westmont (Calif.) | 1 |
| Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 1 |
| Wright State | 1 |
There were also 28 players signed out of junior colleges. Miami-Dade JC led all junior colleges with three players on Opening Day rosters (Santiago Espinal, Victor Caratini and Derek Law).
| MLB Players, Junior Colleges |
|
| School | Players |
| Miami Dade JC | 3 |
| Gulf Coast (Fla.) JC | 2 |
| JC of Southern Nevada | 2 |
| Chipola (Fla.) JC | 1 |
| Cloud County (Kan.) JC | 1 |
| Daytona State (Fla.) JC | 1 |
| East Central (Miss.) JC | 1 |
| Heartland (Ill.) JC | 1 |
| Howard (Texas) JC | 1 |
| Iowa Western JC | 1 |
| Lake City (Fla.) JC | 1 |
| Lincoln Land (Ill.) JC | 1 |
| Meridian (Miss.) JC | 1 |
| Midland (Texas) JC | 1 |
| Neosho County (Kan.) JC | 1 |
| New Mexico JC | 1 |
| Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC | 1 |
| Parkland (Ill.) JC | 1 |
| Riverside (Calif.) JC | 1 |
| San Jacinto (Texas) JC | 1 |
| Seminole State (Fla.) JC | 1 |
| St. John’s River (Fla.) JC | 1 |
| Wallace State (Ala.) JC | 1 |
| Walters State (Tenn.) JC | 1 |
| Weatherford (Texas) JC | 1 |
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