Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the Vols' first national championship.

Tony Vitello has put Tennessee baseball back on the national map over the last five years, and this year's Vols roster may have been his best.

Appearing in its fifth consecutive NCAA baseball tournament, the Vols were tabbed with their second-ever No. 1 overall seed in the tournament in program history — one year after making their second appearance at the College World Series in three years.

One of the nation's top teams all season, as highlighted by consecutively being ranked the No. 1 team in the country week in and week out. The Vols are the favorites to dog pile on the mound inside Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska in roughly four weeks, per BetMGM. The Vols lived up to that prophecy, defeating Texas A&M 6-5 in a decisive Game 3 of the championship series to give Tennessee its first baseball national championship.

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Here's what you need to know about the Vols history in the NCAA Baseball Tournament and the CWS:

Has Tennessee baseball won the College World Series?

Tennessee won its first ever College World Series national championship Monday, surpassing its previous best finish of runners up.

In what was just the fifth edition of the NCAA baseball tournament in 1951, the Vols did not play in a regional round or super regional round to make the CWS. Instead, Tennessee was one of eight teams selected straight to Omaha. The regional round of the NCAA baseball tournament was not added to its format until 1954, with the super regionals coming in 1999.

To make the championship game against Oklahoma, Tennessee had to play itself out of the "loser's bracket" after dropping its first game to Utah 7-1. The Volunteers went 4-0 in the "loser's bracket" picking up wins against Princeton (3-2), Springfield (2-0), Utah (5-4) and South Carolina (9-8) before taking on Oklahoma in the championship game. The Sooners won 3-2.

Tennessee baseball College World Series history

The Vols first appeared in the CWS back in 1951. Since then, Tennessee has made it back to Omaha six times and three in the last four years, in 2021, 2023 and 2024.

Tennessee's 2024 trip culminated in its first ever College World Series victory, with the Vols defeating Texas A&M 6-5 in Game 3 to clinch.

Here's a full list of when Tennessee has advanced to the CWS, with its finishes:

Note: Records at the CWS in parentheses

• 1951: Runner-up (4-2)

• 1995: Finished Tied for 3rd (2-2)

• 2001: Finished Tied for 3rd (2-2)

• 2005: Finished Tied for 7th (0-2)

• 2021: Finished Tied for 7th (0-2)

• 2023: Finished Tied for 5th (1-2)

• 2024: National Champions (10-2)

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How many times has Tennessee baseball made the NCAA super regionals?

• NCAA Tournament super regional appearances: Seven

Since the NCAA added the super regional round to its baseball tournament in 1999, Tennessee has advanced from the regional round to the super regionals seven times, including in 2024.

The Vols have been rather successful in the super regionals, bringing a 9-3 record in the round itself into this year's NCAA tournament. Perhaps of all Tennessee's trips to the super regionals, last year's best-of-three series against Southern Miss was its most entertaining.

Here's a full list of when Tennessee has advanced to the super regional round of the NCAA Tournament, including outcomes:

• 2001: Beat East Carolina 2-0

• 2005: Beat Georgia Tech 2-0

• 2021: Beat LSU 2-0

• 2022: Lost to Notre Dame 2-1

• 2023: Beat Southern Mississippi 2-1

• 2024: Beat Evansville 2-1

Tennessee baseball NCAA Tournament history

The 2024 NCAA Baseball Tournament is the 14th time that the Vols have appeared in the postseason, and their fifth consecutive tournament since 2019 (as the tournament was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19).

Here's a round-by-round breakdown of Tennessee's history in the NCAA Tournament, including the College World Series, according to the Vols' record book:

Note: Records have been updated to reflect the Vols 2024 postseason

• Regional: 33-13

• Super Regional: 11-4

• College World Series: 19-12

This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Has Tennessee baseball ever made CWS? Vols' history in NCAA tournament