2008 NCAA Division I baseball season

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2008 NCAA Division I baseball season
DurationFebruary 22–June 25, 2008
Number of teams298
Preseason No. 1 Arizona State
Tournament
DurationMay 30–June 25, 2008
Most conference bids SEC (9)
College World Series
DurationJune 14–June 25, 2008
Champions Fresno State (1st title)
Runners-up Georgia (6th CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Mike Batesole (1st title)
MOP Tommy Mendonca (Fresno State)
Seasons
  2007
2009  

The 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season play of college baseball in the United States, organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began on February 22, 2008. The season was the first to have a uniform start date for both southern and northern teams. The change from previous seasons, in which weather allowed southern teams to begin play weeks before northern teams, was an attempt to improve parity between warm-weather and cold-weather teams. [1] [2] The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2008 College World Series. The College World Series, which consisted of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament, was held in its annual location of Omaha, Nebraska, at Rosenblatt Stadium. It concluded on June 25, 2008, with the final game of the best of three championship series. Fresno State defeated Georgia two games to one to claim their first championship. Fresno State was the first team seeded fourth in its regional tournament to win a national championship since the NCAA tournament adopted the current 64-team format in 1999. [3]

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Realignment

New programs

Five new programs joined Division I baseball for the 2008 season, four from the NCAA Division II. Florida Gulf Coast, previously a Division II independent; North Carolina Central, previously of the Division II Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association; Presbyterian, previously of the Division II South Atlantic Conference; and South Carolina Upstate, previously of the Division II Peach Belt Conference, all made the transition to Division I. [4] [5] [6] [7] The fifth new program, Houston Baptist, joined Division I from the NAIA. [8]

Conference changes

Entering the 2008 baseball season, the Mid-Continent Conference was renamed The Summit League. [9] The renamed conference was one of several conferences to make membership changes.

Both the renamed Summit League and the Atlantic Sun Conference added multiple members. The Summit added three schools, IPFW, North Dakota State, and South Dakota State, all previously Division I independents. [10] The Atlantic Sun added two schools, Florida Gulf Coast and South Carolina Upstate, both from Division II. [11]

Both the Big West Conference, which added UC Davis from the Division I independent ranks, and the Horizon League, which added Valparaiso from the Mid-Continent, added a single member. [10] [12]

Three schools joined the Division I independent ranks. Le Moyne left the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference to become an independent, and both North Carolina Central and Presbyterian became independents after their transitions from Division II. [5] [6] [13]

Conference standings

America East Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Binghamton 158.6522927.518
Stony Brook 1410.5833426.567
UMBC 1311.5422129.420
Vermont 1211.5222724.529
Hartford 1013.4351831.367
Albany 1014.4171737.318
Maine 815.3941828.394
Atlantic 10 Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Charlotte 198.7044316.729
Xavier 166.7272429.453
Duquesne 159.6252729.482
Temple 1611.5932528.472
Rhode Island 1511.5743127.534
St. Bonaventure 1512.5562923.558
Fordham 1313.5002923.558
Dayton 1213.4802723.540
George Washington 1116.4072629.473
Massachusetts 1116.4071827.400
La Salle 1116.4071636.308
Richmond 1016.3892031.396
Saint Louis 917.3462129.420
Saint Joseph's 918.3331832.360
Atlantic Coast Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Atlantic
Florida State 246.8005414.794
North Carolina State 1811.6214222.656
Wake Forest 1316.4482531.446
Clemson 1118.3833127.534
Maryland 921.3003026.536
Boston College 921.3002627.491
Coastal
Miami (FL) 235.8215311.828
North Carolina 227.7595414.794
Georgia Tech 1614.5334121.629
Virginia 1515.5003923.629
Duke 1018.3623718.670
Virginia Tech 624.2002332.418
Atlantic Sun Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Florida Gulf Coast 258.7583515.700
Kennesaw State 2112.6363026.536
Lipscomb 1914.5763330.524
North Florida 1815.5452926.527
South Carolina Upstate 1716.5152529.463
Mercer 1716.5152423.421
Belmont 1617.4852432.429
Stetson 1517.4692633.441
Gardner–Webb 1518.4552730.474
Jacksonville 1320.3942729.482
Campbell 1220.3752137.362
East Tennessee State 924.2731838.321
Big East Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
St. John's 207.7414216.724
Cincinnati 198.7043820.655
Notre Dame 1610.6153221.604
Louisville 1611.5934121.661
Seton Hall 1512.5563125.554
South Florida 1413.5193127.534
West Virginia 1314.4813521.625
Villanova 1215.4443028.517
Connecticut 1116.4072728.491
Rutgers 1116.4072329.443
Pittsburgh 719.2691934.358
Georgetown 720.2591730.362
Big South Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Coastal Carolina 173.8505014.781
Liberty 147.6673526.573
VMI 147.6672926.527
Winthrop 109.5262533.431
High Point 912.4292033.377
Radford 614.3002432.429
Charleston Southern 615.2861735.327
UNC Asheville 514.2632334.404
Big Ten Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Michigan 265.8394614.767
Purdue 219.7003225.561
Penn State 1715.5312731.466
Illinois 1615.5162925.537
Ohio State 1515.5003026.536
Indiana 1417.4523030.500
Northwestern 1418.4381928.404
Michigan State 1218.4002429.453
Minnesota 1021.3232035.364
Iowa 1022.3122133.389
Big West Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Long Beach State 168.6673821.644
Cal State Fullerton 168.6674122.651
UC Irvine 1410.5834218.700
UC Santa Barbara 1410.5833521.625
UC Riverside 1410.5832133.389
UC Davis 1311.5423524.593
Cal Poly 816.3332432.429
Cal State Northridge 816.3332432.429
Pacific 519.2081441.255
Big 12 Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Texas A&M 198.7044919.708
Oklahoma State 189.6674218.700
Nebraska 179.6484016.711
Missouri 1611.5933721.638
Texas 1512.5563922.639
Baylor 1116.4093126.544
Kansas State 1116.4092929.500
Oklahoma 917.3523525.582
Kansas 918.3332627.491
Texas Tech 918.3332530.455
Colonial Athletic Association
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
UNC Wilmington 254.8624417.721
James Madison 209.6903919.672
George Mason 1810.6433025.545
William & Mary 1613.5523621.632
Old Dominion 1414.5002527.481
Towson 1416.4673028.517
Georgia State 1217.4143323.589
Northeastern 1217.4142526.490
Delaware 1117.3932231.415
Virginia Commonwealth 817.3201530.333
Hofstra 723.2331936.345
Conference USA
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Rice 213.8754715.758
Southern Miss 159.6254222.656
Tulane 139.5913922.639
Houston 1410.5834224.636
East Carolina 1311.5424221.667
Marshall 1013.4353030.500
Central Florida 816.3333127.534
Alabama-Birmingham 717.2922634.433
Memphis 518.2171738.309
Horizon League
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Illinois-Chicago 176.7393522.614
Wright State 166.7273023.566
Youngstown State 1312.5202333.411
Cleveland State 1013.4352231.415
Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1115.4232536.410
Valparaiso 813.3812135.375
Butler 717.2921234.261
Ivy League
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Lou Gehrig
Columbia 155.7502230.423
Princeton 119.5502022.476
Penn 613.3501523.395
Cornell 614.3001227.308
Red Rolfe
Dartmouth 155.7502517.595
Yale 910.4742024.455
Brown 911.4502024.455
Harvard 812.4001030.250
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Canisius 195.7924113.759
Manhattan 195.7923120.608
Siena 158.6523026.536
Rider 1310.5652928.509
Fairfield 1113.4581436.280
Niagara 1014.4172228.440
Marist 815.3481928.404
Saint Peter's 716.3042030.400
Iona 420.167444.083
Mid-American Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
East
Kent State 168.6673621.632
Bowling Green 168.6673220.615
Ohio 1413.5192930.492
Akron 813.3812524.510
Miami (OH) 819.2961836.333
Buffalo 719.2691438.269
West
Eastern Michigan 158.6522534.424
Northern Illinois 1610.6152826.519
Ball State 1211.5222825.528
Western Michigan 1212.5002923.558
Central Michigan 1313.5002927.518
Toledo 1013.4351831.367
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Bethune-Cookman 171.9453622.621
North Carolina A&T 116.6472930.492
Florida A&M 117.6112022.476
Delaware State 117.6111633.327
Norfolk State 710.4122524.510
Maryland-Eastern Shore 412.250650.107
Coppin State 018.000452.071
Missouri Valley Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Wichita State 195.7924817.738
Missouri State 186.7504017.702
Creighton 168.6673721.638
Northern Iowa 1410.5833024.556
Southern Illinois 1212.5003423.596
Bradley 1014.4172628.481
Indiana State 915.3751832.360
Illinois State 618.2502230.423
Evansville 420.1671442.250
Mountain West Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Texas Christian 195.7924419.698
New Mexico 168.6673425.576
San Diego State 168.6673128.525
Utah 1014.4172628.481
Brigham Young 1014.4172236.379
Nevada-Las Vegas 915.3752237.373
Air Force 420.1671833.353
Northeast Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Monmouth 205.8003716.698
Central Connecticut 189.6672524.510
Wagner 1711.6072728.491
Mount St. Mary's 1311.5422134.382
Fairleigh Dickinson 1016.3851538.283
Sacred Heart 1018.3571241.226
Quinnipiac 919.3211636.308
Long Island 715.3181631.340
Ohio Valley Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Jacksonville State 234.8523721.638
Samford 197.7313323.589
Austin Peay 1412.5382729.466
Eastern Illinois 1313.5002730.474
Tennessee Tech 1314.4813523.603
Southeast Missouri State 1213.4802626.500
Murray State 1214.4622130.412
Eastern Kentucky 1215.4442627.491
Morehead State 819.2961833.353
Tennessee-Martin 520.2001041.196
Pacific-10 Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Arizona State 168.6674913.790
Stanford 1410.5834142.629
UCLA 1311.5423327.550
Arizona 1212.5004219.689
California 1212.5003321.609
Washington 1113.4583221.604
Oregon State 1113.4582824.538
USC 1113.4582828.500
Washington State 816.3333026.536
Patriot League
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Army 137.6502525.500
Navy 119.5503225.561
Holy Cross 119.5502128.429
Bucknell 1010.5003024.556
Lafayette 812.4002523.521
Lehigh 713.3502327.460
Southeastern Conference
TeamWLPctWLPct
East
Georgia 209.6834525.641
Florida 1713.5673424.586
Kentucky 1614.5334419.698
Vanderbilt 1514.5174122.651
South Carolina 1515.5004023.635
Tennessee 1218.4002729.482
West
LSU 1811.6174919.717
Alabama 1614.5333428.548
Ole Miss 1515.5003926.600
Arkansas 1415.4833424.586
Auburn 1119.3672828.500
Mississippi State 921.3002333.411
Southern Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Elon 198.7044418.710
College of Charleston 189.6673920.661
Furman 1710.6303324.579
Georgia Southern 1611.5933325.569
UNC Greensboro 1512.5563327.550
Appalachian State 1413.5193227.542
Western Carolina 1413.5192928.509
The Citadel 1215.4442828.500
Wofford 621.2222435.407
Davidson 423.1481238.240
Southland Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
East
Lamar 2010.6673523.603
Northwestern State 1712.5862828.500
Southeastern Louisiana 1515.5003227.542
Central Arkansas 1316.4482727.500
McNeese State 723.2331342.236
Nicholls State 525.1671044.185
West
Texas-San Antonio 228.7333919.672
Texas State 1911.6333027.526
Sam Houston State 1812.6003725.597
Texas-Arlington 1614.5332631.456
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1415.4832433.421
Stephen F. Austin 1217.4142529.463
Southwestern Athletic Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
East
Jackson State 185.7833722.627
Alcorn State 159.6252916.644
Mississippi Valley State 1310.5651826.409
Alabama State 814.3641322.371
Alabama A&M 420.167739.152
West
Southern 186.7502818.607
Grambling State 159.6252128.429
Prairie View A&M 1410.5832526.490
Texas Southern 717.2921634.320
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 618.2501033.233
Summit League
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Oral Roberts 244.8574814.774
Southern Utah 1611.5933128.525
Western Illinois 1311.5422133.389
Centenary 1315.4643026.536
South Dakota State 911.4502227.449
IPFW 1017.3701436.280
Oakland 714.3331530.333
North Dakota State 716.3041530.333
Sun Belt Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Louisiana-Monroe 2010.6673424.586
New Orleans 1811.6214321.672
Troy 1812.6003226.552
Florida Atlantic 1512.5563227.542
Western Kentucky 1614.5333327.550
Louisiana-Lafayette 1614.5333029.508
South Alabama 1515.5003226.552
Middle Tennessee 1316.4482729.482
Florida International 1218.4002036.357
Arkansas-Little Rock 1018.3571632.333
Arkansas State 821.2762034.370
Western Athletic Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Fresno State 2111.6564731.603
Nevada 1814.5633426.567
Hawaii 1814.5632931.483
San Jose State 1714.5483125.554
New Mexico State 1517.4692833.459
Sacramento State 1417.4522434.414
Louisiana Tech 723.2332331.426
West Coast Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
San Diego 165.7624417.721
Pepperdine 146.7003821.644
Santa Clara 138.6193322.600
San Francisco 129.5713126.544
Gonzaga 1010.5003023.566
Saint Mary's 813.3812626.500
Loyola Marymount 714.3332332.434
Portland 318.1432133.389
Division I Independents
TeamWLPct
Dallas Baptist 3419.642
Le Moyne 3221.604
Houston Baptist 2324.489
Longwood 2336.470
Savannah State 1723.425
New York Tech 1931.385
Texas-Pan American 1934.358
Northern Colorado 1633.327
Utah Valley 1432.309
Presbyterian 1340.245
Hawaii–Hilo 522.185
Chicago State 641.128
New Jersey Tech 547.096
North Carolina Central 022.000
Team won the conference tournament and the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament
Conference does not have conference tournament, so team won the autobid for finishing in first
Team received at-large bid to NCAA tournament

College World Series

The 2008 season marked the sixty second 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 Fresno State claiming their first championship with a two games to one series win over Georgia in the final.

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
1 Miami (FL) 4
8 Georgia 7
8 Georgia4
Stanford 3
Stanford 16
4 Florida State 5
8 Georgia10
Stanford 8
1 Miami (FL)7
4 Florida State 5
1 Miami (FL) 3
Stanford8
8 Georgia 710 1
Fresno State6 196
2 North Carolina 8
7 LSU 4
2 North Carolina 3
Fresno State5
Fresno State 17
6 Rice 5
Fresno State3 6
2 North Carolina 41
7 LSU6
6 Rice 5
7 LSU 3
2 North Carolina7

Award winners

All-America team

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