You’re interested in playing college baseball, but what are your chances of making it to the next level? While many tout national probability as gospel, it turns out your odds of playing at the next level vary greatly depending on where you live.
If you live in Oklahoma and are wondering what percentage of high school graduates from your state play at each college level and where they are playing, you’ve come to the right place. In this article, we team up with our friends at College Baseball Insights to provide you with state-level overview of your chances to play at the next level.
You can see an overview of our resources, methodology, and limitations on our College Baseball Participation Overview Main Page, as well find overviews on other states and regions.
Oklahoma by the Numbers
In the table below, you’ll see how many high school players from Oklahoma are playing at each level of college baseball, the probability of playing at each college level, and how Oklahoma compares nationally and to other states in the Southwest Region. You can see the complete Southwest breakdown HERE.
Where Are They Playing?
Oklahoma Players by Division (804)
Image and data credit: College Baseball Insights
The Breakdown
Oklahoma’s 8.97% overall college baseball participation rate is the second lowest in the region behind New Mexico and well below the 12.58% national average. Not everything is negative in the Sooner State, though. At the D2 (2.45%, 2nd in the region) and JUCo (3.32%, 2nd in the region) levels, the participation rates are above regional and national averages. It’s also 1st in the Southwest at the NCCAA level with a .31% participation rate. All other levels are comparatively poor. Oklahoma’s 1.21% D1 participation rate is 4th in the region and a full percentage point below the national average. 0.18% of Oklahoma baseball players move on to the D3 level. That’s the worst rate of any NFHS state in the entire country. At the NAIA level, Oklahoma sends players at a 1.50% clip. That’s just below the national average, but since that’s a level where the Southwest does okay, its only 4th in the region, although still above regional average. Oklahoma has 3 D1, 11 D2, 7 NAIA, 1 NCCAA, and 11 JUCO programs at the college level. Even with a decent number of places to play for the number of high school participants, it seems that Oklahoma ballplayers are losing some of those opportunities to players from out of state.
Want to see additional states and regional breakdowns? Find them HERE.
Limitations
This article was written with data and insights from 3rd party sources, College Baseball Insights and NFHS High School Participation Data. Data and insights are subject to revision and/or change. We’ve attempted to display as accurate a picture as possible with the information that is available. Readers should be aware that college baseball roster data is fluid and changes throughout the year. Every attempt is made to reconcile data and keep up with changes, but this article may not reflect the changes or updates from 3rd parties. Insights cannot account for gap year programs, misreported roster information, or other inaccuracies which may slightly alter the numbers and percentages used in this article. Insights are subject to change and are based on best available information.
