2000 NCAA Division I baseball season

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2000 NCAA Division I baseball season
NCAA logo.svg
Number of teams281
NCAA tournament
College World Series
Champions LSU (5th title)
Runners-up Stanford (12th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Skip Bertman (5th title)
MOP Trey Hodges (LSU)
Seasons
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2001  →

The 2000 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 2000. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 2000 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fifty fourth time in 2000, consisted of one team from each of eight super regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska, at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. LSU claimed the championship for the fifth time. [1]

Contents

Realignment

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 2000 season. The NCAA sponsored regional and super regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the sixteen regionals consisted of four teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to eight best of three Super Regionals. The winners of each Super Regional advanced to Omaha. 29 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 35 teams earned at-large selections. [1] [2]

ConferenceRegular season winnerConference TournamentTournament Venue • CityTournament Winner
America East Conference Delaware 2000 America East Conference baseball tournament Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE Delaware
Atlantic Coast Conference Georgia Tech 2000 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Knights Stadium • Fort Mill, SC Georgia Tech
Big 12 Conference Baylor 2000 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK Nebraska
Big East Conference Rutgers 2000 Big East Conference baseball tournament Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, NJ Rutgers
Big South Conference Liberty 2000 Big South Conference baseball tournament Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC Liberty
Big Ten Conference Minnesota 2000 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN Illinois
Big West Conference Cal State Fullerton/Nevada No tournament
Colonial Athletic Association Old Dominion/East Carolina 2000 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field • Manteo, NC East Carolina
Conference USA Houston 2000 Conference USA baseball tournament Florida Power Park • St. Petersburg, FL Houston
Ivy League Gehrig - Princeton
Rolfe - Dartmouth
2000 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, NJ Princeton
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Iona 2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament Dutchess Stadium • Wappingers Falls, NY Marist
Mid-American Conference East - Kent State
West - Central Michigan
2000 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament Gene Michael Field • Kent, OH Miami (OH)
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Milwaukee 2000 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournament Dayton, OH Butler
Mid-Continent Conference Oral Roberts 2000 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Oral Roberts
Northeast Conference North - Long Island
South - UMBC
2000 Northeast Conference baseball tournament The Sandcastle • Atlantic City, NJ Wagner
Pacific-10 Conference Arizona State/Stanford/UCLA No tournament
Patriot League Navy 2000 Patriot League baseball tournament Max Bishop Stadium • Annapolis, MD Army
Southeastern Conference Eastern - South Carolina
Western - LSU
2000 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL LSU
Southern Conference Georgia Southern 2000 Southern Conference baseball tournament Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Georgia Southern
Southland Conference McNeese State 2000 Southland Conference baseball tournament Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA Southwest Texas State
Trans America Athletic Conference UCF 2000 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Alexander Brest Field • Jacksonville, FL Stetson
West Coast Conference West - Pepperdine
Coast - Loyola Marymount
2000 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CA Loyola Marymount

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

2000 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Georgia Tech  ‍†‍‡‍y18–6 .75050–16 .758
No. 6 Clemson  ‍‍‍y17–7 .70851–18 .739
No. 3 Florida State  ‍‍‍y15–9 .62553–19 .736
No. 20 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y14–10 .58341–20 .672
No. 21 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y12–12 .50046–17 .730
NC State  ‍‍‍10–14 .41730–28 .517
Virginia  ‍‍‍10–14 .41726–31 .456
Maryland  ‍‍‍5–17 .22724–33 .421
Duke  ‍‍‍5–19 .20817–41 .293
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000 [3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 18 Baylor  ‍†‍‍y23–7 .76745–17 .726
No. 11 Nebraska  ‍‍‡‍y21–9 .70051–17 .750
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y20–10 .66741–23 .641
No. 7 Texas  ‍‍‍y19–10 .65546–21 .687
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍y18–12 .60036–26 .581
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍14–13 .51936–22 .621
Missouri  ‍‍‍13–14 .48133–24 .579
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍11–19 .36723–35 .397
Kansas  ‍‍‍10–20 .33325–30 .455
Iowa State  ‍‍‍7–23 .23319–37 .339
Kansas State  ‍‍‍5–24 .17219–32 .373
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000 [4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Rutgers  ‍†‍‡‍y18–5 .78340–18 .690
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y18–7 .72046–18 .719
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍y18–7 .72040–18 .690
Connecticut  ‍‍‍14–9 .60932–17 .653
Boston College  ‍‍‍12–11 .52232–20 .615
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍11–13 .45831–24 .564
West Virginia  ‍‍‍10–12 .45525–28 .472
St. John's  ‍‍‍8–15 .34829–22 .569
Villanova  ‍‍‍8–15 .34824–26 .480
Georgetown  ‍‍‍1–24 .04013–43 .232
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000 [5] [6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Liberty  ‍†‍‡‍y14–5–0 .73736–23–0 .610
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍14–7–0 .66731–31–1 .500
Radford  ‍‍‍12–7–0 .63228–24–0 .538
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍11–10–0 .52434–24–0 .586
Elon  ‍‍‍11–10–0 .52433–25–0 .569
Winthrop  ‍‍‍7–14–0 .33330–33–0 .476
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍7–14–0 .33326–32–0 .448
High Point  ‍‍‍6–15–0 .28622–36–1 .381
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000 [7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Minnesota  ‍†‍‍y20–8 .71438–22 .633
No. 19 Penn State  ‍‍‍y18–9 .66741–17 .707
Purdue  ‍‍‍17–11 .60735–23 .603
Illinois  ‍‍‡‍y17–11 .60741–21 .661
Ohio State  ‍‍‍15–13 .53637–23 .617
Northwestern  ‍‍‍13–15 .46430–27 .526
Iowa  ‍‍‍11–17 .39319–35 .352
Michigan  ‍‍‍10–18 .35720–32 .385
Michigan State  ‍‍‍9–18 .33320–36 .357
Indiana  ‍‍‍9–19 .32129–27 .518
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000 [8] [9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Old Dominion  ‍†‍‍y14–7–0 .66733–24–1 .578
No. 29 East Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y14–7–0 .66746–18–0 .719
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍13–8–0 .61936–23–0 .610
James Madison  ‍‍‍12–9–0 .57137–22–0 .627
VCU  ‍‍‍9–12–0 .42939–22–0 .639
Richmond  ‍‍‍8–13–0 .38125–29–0 .463
George Mason  ‍‍‍7–14–0 .33321–34–1 .384
William & Mary  ‍‍‍7–14–0 .33332–25–0 .561
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000 [10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 13 Houston  ‍†‍‡‍y21–4–0 .84048–18–0 .727
Tulane  ‍‍‍y20–6–1 .75938–22–1 .631
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍14–9–0 .60932–26–0 .552
Charlotte  ‍‍‍15–11–0 .57732–25–1 .560
South Florida  ‍‍‍14–13–0 .51929–29–0 .500
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍11–16–0 .40735–16–0 .686
UAB  ‍‍‍10–15–0 .40028–32–0 .467
Louisville  ‍‍‍10–16–1 .38917–37–1 .318
Memphis  ‍‍‍8–18–0 .30815–37–0 .288
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍6–21–0 .22219–34–0 .358
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Ivy League baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Lou Gehrig
Princeton  x‍‍‡‍y13–7 .65024–20 .545
Cornell  ‍‍‍11–9 .55015–24 .385
Penn  ‍‍‍9–11 .45020–21 .488
Columbia  ‍‍‍6–14 .30011–34 .244
Red Rolfe
Dartmouth  x‍‍‍17–3 .85029–14 .674
Brown  ‍‍‍11–9 .55023–24 .489
Harvard  ‍‍‍10–10 .50018–25 .419
Yale  ‍‍‍3–17 .15013–31 .295
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000 [11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Iona  ‍†‍‍22–4 .84631–13 .705
Le Moyne  ‍‍‍18–7 .72032–15 .681
Fairfield  ‍‍‍17–8 .68026–20 .565
Marist  ‍‍‡‍y16–11 .59332–18 .640
Rider  ‍‍‍13–12 .52022–29 .431
Niagara  ‍‍‍13–13 .50016–25 .390
Siena  ‍‍‍12–14 .46215–32 .319
Manhattan  ‍‍‍10–16 .38520–29 .408
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍4–21 .1608–41 .163
Canisius  ‍‍‍4–23 .1489–33 .214
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000 [12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Kent State  x‍‍‍20–6–0 .76940–18–0 .690
Ohio  ‍‍‍18–10–0 .64331–25–1 .553
Miami  ‍‍‡‍y16–12–0 .57140–23–0 .635
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍14–12–0 .53829–24–1 .546
Akron  ‍‍‍12–15–0 .44426–30–0 .464
Marshall  ‍‍‍7–20–0 .25921–33–1 .391
West
Central Michigan  x‍‍‍18–8–0 .69241–17–0 .707
Ball State  ‍‍‍18–8–0 .69234–23–0 .596
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍11–15–0 .42324–33–0 .421
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍10–18–0 .35726–27–0 .491
Toledo  ‍‍‍9–19–0 .32121–33–0 .389
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍9–19–0 .32120–36–0 .357
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000 [13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Oral Roberts  ‍†‍‡‍y26–1–0 .96349–15–0 .766
Oakland  ‍‍‍17–9–0 .65428–32–0 .467
Southern Utah  ‍‍‍16–11–0 .59330–26–0 .536
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍13–13–0 .50024–31–0 .436
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍12–15–0 .44417–39–0 .304
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍10–17–0 .37014–42–1 .254
Chicago State  ‍‍‍7–18–0 .28017–30–0 .362
IUPUI  ‍‍‍4–21–0 .16010–40–0 .200
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000 [14]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North
Long Island  x‍‍‍14–8–0 .63623–21–0 .523
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍11–11–0 .50016–21–0 .432
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍9–11–0 .45017–31–1 .357
St. Francis  ‍‍‍7–12–0 .36811–24–0 .314
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍6–16–0 .27312–38–0 .240
South
UMBC  x‍‍‍16–6–0 .72729–21–1 .578
Monmouth  ‍‍‍15–7–0 .68225–27–0 .481
Wagner  ‍‍‡‍y14–8–0 .63624–30–1 .445
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍10–11–0 .47615–23–1 .397
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍5–17–0 .22717–34–0 .333
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Navy  ‍†‍‍14–6–0 .70024–20–1 .544
Bucknell  ‍‍‍12–8–0 .60022–25–0 .468
Army  ‍‍‡‍y10–8–0 .55624–20–1 .544
Lehigh  ‍‍‍8–12–0 .40021–22–0 .488
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍8–12–0 .40013–27–1 .329
Lafayette  ‍‍‍6–12–0 .33312–27–0 .308
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000 [15]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 9 South Carolina  x‍†‍‍y25–5 .83353–8 .869
No. 17 Florida  ‍‍‍y18–11 .62144–23 .657
Georgia  ‍‍‍14–15 .48332–26 .552
Kentucky  ‍‍‍12–16 .42938–20 .655
Tennessee  ‍‍‍10–18 .35740–23 .635
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍5–24 .17221–33 .389
Western
No. 1 LSU  x‍‍‡‍y19–10 .65552–17 .754
No. 15 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y17–10 .63039–17 .696
No. 25 Auburn  ‍‍‍y17–13 .56741–20 .672
No. 27 Alabama  ‍‍‍y16–14 .53341–24 .631
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍12–17 .41430–25 .545
Arkansas  ‍‍‍8–20 .28624–30 .444
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000 [16]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Georgia Southern  ‍†‍‡‍y23–7 .76738–22 .633
The Citadel  ‍†‍‍23–7 .76739–20 .661
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍20–9 .69034–24 .586
Furman  ‍‍‍15–13 .53627–31 .466
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍15–15 .50021–31 .404
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍14–15 .48328–28 .500
Davidson  ‍‍‍14–15 .48326–28 .481
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍11–17 .39317–38 .309
VMI  ‍‍‍11–19 .36719–30 .388
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍8–22 .26715–38 .283
Wofford  ‍‍‍7–22 .24116–38 .296
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000 [17]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
McNeese State  ‍†‍‍20–7 .74139–20 .661
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍†‍‍20–7 .74141–22 .651
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‡‍y16–11 .59334–29 .540
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍15–12 .55627–29 .482
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍14–13 .51930–26 .536
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍14–13 .51925–29 .463
Lamar  ‍‍‍11–16 .40727–27 .500
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍10–17 .37025–28 .472
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍9–18 .33324–30 .444
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍6–21 .22217–37 .315
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000 [18]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UCF  ‍†‍‍y22–5 .81543–19 .694
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍y20–7 .74143–19 .694
No. 23 Stetson  ‍‍‡‍y20–7 .74148–16 .750
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍16–11 .59334–24 .586
Georgia State  ‍‍‍14–13 .51931–28 .525
Campbell  ‍‍‍12–15 .44431–25 .554
Troy  ‍‍‍11–16 .40722–34 .393
Mercer  ‍‍‍8–19 .29616–35 .314
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍6–21 .22223–32 .418
Samford  ‍‍‍6–21 .22229–34 .460
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000 [19]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 2000 season marked the fifty fourth NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with LSU claiming their fifth championship with a 6–5 win over Stanford in the final. [1]

Bracket

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
Louisiana–Lafayette 4
8 Stanford 6
8Stanford10
4Clemson4
4 Clemson 10
San Jose State 6
8Stanford19—
Louisiana–Lafayette9—
 Louisiana–Lafayette6
 San Jose State3Louisiana–Lafayette5
4Clemson4
8Stanford5
2 LSU 13
2LSU6
Texas 5
2LSU10
USC4
USC 6
6 Florida State 4
2LSU6—
6Florida State3—
Texas2
6Florida State66Florida State3
USC2

Award winners

All-America team

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