Andy Wittry | NCAA.com | October 9, 2017 Which school has the most players in the MLB Playoffs? 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. Share 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. RELATED: Colleges most represented in the NFL | FCS players on NFL rosters 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 β Yankees pitcher Caleb Smith, Sam Houston State β 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 β Fresno State George Springer, Astros β Connecticut Dallas Keuchel, Astros β Arkansas Corey Kluber, Indians β Stetson Chris Sale, Red Sox β Florida Gulf Coast Andrew Miller, Indians β North Carolina Ryan Zimmerman, Nationals β Virginia Daniel Murphy, Nationals β Jacksonville Charlie Blackmon, Rockies β Georgia Tech Paul Goldschmidt, Astros β Texas State DJ LeMahieu, Rockies β LSU Jake Lamb, Diamondbacks β Washington Max Scherzer, Nationals β Missouri Stephen Strasburg, Nationals β San Diego State Pat Neshek, Rockies β Butler Chris Devenski, Astros β Cal State Fullerton Brandon Kintzler, Nationals β Dixie State (DII) Alex Wood, Dodgers β Georgia Justin Turner, Dodgers β 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 Women's track and field rankings: New Mexico jumps into top 10 after Bryan Clay Invitational New Mexico now has five top-six national times over three events and enters the top-10 for the first time this season in the April 18 college track and field rankings. 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