"Unless a kid is a pro prospect college baseball is about best education possible while having a positive baseball experience. It’s the forty year plan."
It doesn't matter the division, the league, or the school, if a kid has a potential MLB tool he will be scouted and (offered to) be signed.
Unless the goal is a legit chance at the CWS, the goal should be about getting the best education possible while having a positive baseball experience. Now, apart from Stanford (in D1), none of those other D1 HAs have a legit chance. [The caveat: I look ONLY at the athletes' education potential - the normal kids don't count. So, sorry, Michigan, Cal, NC - great education potential for normal kids; not that way for athletes.]
IMO, too many believe the division, the league, the school plays a role in making the path to pro-ball easier. If a kid has a potential MLB tool, he will be found, so why give up a better education to literally gain nothing? [Legit CWS aspirations change that equation.]