NC State will be making the program’s third ever College World Series appearance starting this weekend. The first appearance was in 1968, and the second in 2013.
Comparing this 2021 squad to the 1968 team is a little difficult; not only due to the differences in play between teams over a half-century apart, but also because the NCAA Tournament format in 1968 featured just eight regionals, with the winners from each moving on to the College World Series. The expansion of the field to 64 teams and the adaption of the Super Regional completely changed the game.
That ‘68 team was damn good.