2009 NCAA Division I baseball season

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2009 NCAA Division I baseball season
DurationFebruary 20–June 24, 2009
Number of teams302
Preseason No. 1 LSU
Tournament
DurationMay 29–June 24, 2009
Most conference bids ACC (7)
College World Series
DurationJune 13–June 24, 2009
Champions LSU (6th title)
Runners-up Texas (33rd CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Paul Mainieri (1st title)
MOP Jared Mitchell (LSU)
Seasons
  2008
2010  

The 2009 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 20, 2009. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2009 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 24, 2009, with the final game of the best of three championship series. LSU defeated Texas two games to one to claim their sixth championship.

Contents

Realignment

New programs

Five new programs joined Division I for the 2009 season. Three programs, Bryant, North Dakota, and SIU Edwardsville, joined from Division II. [1] [2] [3] The two other Division I members, Oregon and Cal State Bakersfield, were new varsity baseball programs. [4] [5]

Dropped programs

Hawaii-Hilo, which had competed as a Division I independent, dropped to Division II. [6]

Conference changes

The Big South Conference added two new members. Gardner–Webb, previously of the Atlantic Sun Conference, and Presbyterian, previously a Division I independent, both joined the conference. [7]

Two conferences add a single member. Oregon's new program joined the Pacific-10 Conference. [4] Samford left the Ohio Valley Conference to join the Southern Conference. [7]

Four schools became Division I independents− Bryant, from the Division II Northeast-10 Conference; North Dakota, from the Division II North Central Conference; SIU Edwardsville, from the Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference; and Cal State Bakersfield, in its first season of varsity intercollegiate baseball. [1] [2] [5]

Preseason rankings

After a 49–19 season in 2008, the LSU Tigers were ranked #1 prior to the season. Defending World Series champion Fresno State was ranked #19.

Conference standings

America East Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
Albany 159.62526311.457
Binghamton 137.6503022.577
Stony Brook 1410.5832923.558
Vermont 1410.5832233.400
Maine 1311.5423021.588
Hartford 715.3181532.319
UMBC 418.182936.200
Atlantic 10 Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
Dayton 216.7783419.642
Rhode Island 196.76037201.647
Xavier 189.6673921.650
Charlotte 1611.5933122.585
Massachusetts 1611.5932726.509
Fordham 1611.5932231.415
Saint Louis 1213.4803025.545
George Washington 1115.4231133.389
Richmond 1116.4072225.468
Temple 1116.4071733.340
St. Bonaventure 917.3462425.490
Saint Joseph's 917.34616301.351
La Salle 918.3331930.388
Duquesne 719.2691441.255
Atlantic Coast Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
Atlantic
Florida State 199.6794518.714
Clemson 1911.6334422.667
Boston College 1315.4643426.567
Maryland 1020.3332727.500
North Carolina State 1020.33332531.446
Wake Forest 624.2002230.423
Coastal
North Carolina 1910.6554818.727
Georgia Tech 17101.62538191.664
Miami (FL) 1812.6003622.621
Virginia 16111.58949151.762
Duke 1515.5003524.593
Virginia Tech 1217.4143221.604
Atlantic Sun Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
Florida Gulf Coast 237.7673618.667
Kennesaw State 209.6903022.577
Jacksonville 1911.6333722.627
Lipscomb 1713.5672432.429
Stetson 1614.5332730.474
Belmont 1515.5002829.491
North Florida 1515.5002331.426
Mercer 1215.4442323.500
East Tennessee State 1020.3332528.472
Campbell 719.2692724.529
South Carolina Upstate 723.2331737.315
Big East Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
Louisville 197.7314718.723
South Florida 189.6673425.576
West Virginia 1710.6303718.673
St. John's 1611.5933022.577
Notre Dame 1512.5563523.603
Connecticut 1413.5193624.600
Pittsburgh 1313.5002821.571
Seton Hall 1314.4812524.510
Cincinnati 1314.4812929.500
Georgetown 818.3081632.333
Rutgers 819.2962231.415
Villanova 620.2312028.417
Big South Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
Coastal Carolina 215.8084716.746
Winthrop 189.6673525.583
Liberty 179.6543321.611
Radford 169.6402624.520
Gardner–Webb 1314.4812525.500
High Point 1112.4782132.396
VMI 1015.4001835.340
Charleston Southern 1015.4001637.302
Presbyterian 719.2691338.255
UNC Asheville 521.192942.176
Big Ten Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
Ohio State 186.7504218.700
Minnesota 176.7394018.690
Indiana 167.6963227.542
Illinois 168.6673420.630
Michigan State 1311.5422331.426
Purdue 1112.4782426.480
Michigan 915.3753025.545
Penn State 816.3332526.490
Northwestern 517.2271235.255
Iowa 419.1741435.286
Big West Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
UC Irvine 222.9174515.750
Cal State Fullerton 177.7084716.746
Cal Poly 1410.5833721.638
UC Riverside 1212.5003320.623
UC Santa Barbara 1113.4582823.549
Long Beach State 1113.4582529.463
Pacific 915.3752132.396
Cal State Northridge 717.2922432.429
UC Davis 519.2081342.236
Big 12 Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
Texas 1791.64850161.754
Oklahoma 1710.6304320.683
Kansas 1612.5713724.607
Missouri 1612.5713527.565
Kansas State 14111.55843181.702
Texas A&M 1413.5193724.607
Texas Tech 1215.4442432.429
Baylor 1016.3853026.536
Oklahoma State 916.3603324.579
Nebraska 819.29625281.472
Colonial Athletic Association
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
George Mason 195.7924214.750
Georgia State 129.5713622.621
Northeastern 1311.5422824.538
Old Dominion 1311.5422227.449
UNC Wilmington 108.5563123.574
James Madison 1211.5223024.556
Delaware 1110.5242720.574
Towson 1212.5002825.528
William & Mary 914.3912425.490
Virginia Commonwealth 816.3332026.435
Hofstra 618.2501132.256
Conference USA
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
East Carolina 177.7084620.697
Rice 168.6674318.705
Tulane 1311.5423425.576
Houston 1311.5422731.466
Southern Miss 1212.5004026.606
UAB 1112.4783126.544
Marshall 915.3752132.396
Central Florida 915.3752235.386
Memphis 716.3042132.396
Horizon League
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
Illinois-Chicago 176.7392723.540
Wisconsin-Milwaukee 149.6092627.491
Wright State 1412.5383230.516
Valparaiso 1211.5222524.510
Cleveland State 1213.4801931.380
Youngstown State 1014.4171635.314
Butler 620.2311139.220
Ivy League
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
Lou Gehrig
Princeton 1010.5001819.486
Cornell 1010.5001723.425
Columbia 713.3501132.256
Penn 515.2501623.410
Red Rolfe
Dartmouth 164.8002618.591
Brown 155.75024191.557
Harvard 1010.5001328.317
Yale 713.3501324.351
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
Manhattan 186.7503518.660
Canisius 168.6673622.621
Marist 159.6253128.525
Rider 1410.5832623.531
Niagara 1410.5832035.364
Fairfield 1014.4172027.426
Siena 915.3751535.300
Saint Peter's 717.2921737.315
Iona 519.2086401.138
Mid-American Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
East
Bowling Green 188.6922722.551
Ohio 189.6672624.520
Kent State 179.6544117.707
Miami (OH) 1512.5563025.545
Akron 1215.4441833.353
Buffalo 620.2311935.352
West
Ball State 1410.5832625.510
Toledo 1412.5382329.442
Eastern Michigan 1314.4812535.417
Central Michigan 1215.4442530.455
Northern Illinois 1016.3851934.358
Western Michigan 918.3331435.286
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
Bethune-Cookman 162.8893228.533
Delaware State 108.55616251.393
Florida A&M 98.5291930.388
Norfolk State 99.5002223.489
North Carolina A&T 98.5292134.382
Maryland-Eastern Shore 99.5001442.250
Coppin State 018.000029.000
Missouri Valley Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
Missouri State 175.7733420.630
Indiana State 157.6823021.588
Wichita State 117.6113027.526
Creighton 149.6093125.554
Southern Illinois 119.5502428.462
Illinois State 1111.5002423.511
Northern Iowa 715.3182126.447
Evansville 717.2922330.434
Bradley 417.1901731.354
Mountain West Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
Texas Christian 155.7504018.690
New Mexico 158.6523720.649
San Diego State 159.6254123.641
Brigham Young 148.6363024.556
Nevada-Las Vegas 915.3752632.448
Utah 816.3332831.475
Air Force 318.1431237.245
Northeast Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
Wagner 169.6403021.588
Sacred Heart 1610.61529271.518
Central Connecticut 1611.5932622.542
Monmouth 1511.5773225.561
Mount St. Mary's 1511.5772325.479
Quinnipiac 1117.3931834.346
Fairleigh Dickinson 1117.3931634.320
Long Island 620.2311039.204
Ohio Valley Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
Eastern Illinois 134.7653314.702
Murray State 1381.61431211.594
Southeast Missouri State 1210.5452523.521
Morehead State 1210.5451932.373
Tennessee Tech 10111.47730231.565
Jacksonville State 1013.4353126.544
Eastern Kentucky 1013.4352424.500
Austin Peay State 712.3682230.423
Tennessee–Martin 915.3751930.388
Pacific-10 Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
Arizona State 216.7925114.785
Washington State 198.7043225.561
Oregon State 1512.5563719.661
UCLA 1512.5562729.482
Arizona 1314.4813025.545
Stanford 1314.4813025.545
USC 1314.4812828.500
Washington 1314.4812429.453
California 918.3332429.453
Oregon 423.1481442.250
Patriot League
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
Army 137.6503621.632
Bucknell 137.6502125.457
Holy Cross 117.6112227.449
Lafayette 911.4502429.453
Navy 812.40020261.436
Lehigh 414.22211361.240
Southeastern Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
East
Florida 1911.6334222.656
South Carolina 1713.5674023.635
Georgia 1515.5003824.613
Vanderbilt 1217.4143727.578
Kentucky 1218.4002826.518
Tennessee 1119.3672629.473
West
LSU 2010.6675617.767
Ole Miss 2010.6674420.688
Alabama 1811.6213721.638
Arkansas 1415.4834124.631
Auburn 1119.3673125.554
Mississippi State 920.3102529.463
Southern Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
Elon 234.8524118.695
Georgia Southern 208.7144217.712
The Citadel 2010.6673722.627
Western Carolina 1910.6553522.614
College of Charleston 1713.5673522.614
Appalachian State 1513.5363321.611
Davidson 1116.4071831.367
Furman 1020.3332431.436
Samford 921.3001735.327
UNC Greensboro 721.2502029.408
Wofford 722.2411732.347
Southland Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
East
Southeastern Louisiana 2112.6363722.627
Lamar 2013.6063822.633
Northwestern State 1813.5812626.500
Central Arkansas 1021.3232230.423
McNeese State 1022.3122130.412
Nicholls State 823.2581731.354
West
Texas State 247.7744117.707
Texas-San Antonio 2012.6253224.571
Texas-Arlington 1913.5942826.519
Sam Houston State 1814.5623624.600
Stephen F. Austin 1418.4382332.418
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 923.2811738.309
Southwestern Athletic Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
East
Mississippi Valley State 155.7501725.405
Jackson State 1610.6152621.553
Alcorn State 119.5501518.455
Alabama A&M 1012.4551027.270
Alabama State 318.143325.107
West
Southern 188.6923017.638
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1311.5421724.415
Grambling State 1013.4351636.308
Texas Southern 1014.4171630.348
Prairie View A&M 915.3751325.342
Summit League
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
Oral Roberts 162.8893315.688
Southern Utah 157.6822724.529
South Dakota State 1710.6302630.464
Centenary 1610.6153019.612
North Dakota State 1014.4171527.357
Oakland 1018.3571934.358
Western Illinois 816.3331032.238
IPFW 621.2221338.225
Sun Belt Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
Middle Tennessee 218.7244418.710
Western Kentucky 218.7244020.667
Troy 1810.6433323.589
Florida International 1812.6003223.582
Louisiana-Lafayette 1415.48327301.474
South Alabama 1316.4482530.455
Louisiana-Monroe 1217.4143227.542
Florida Atlantic 1217.4143026.536
New Orleans 1218.4002233.400
Arkansas State 1218.4002030.400
Arkansas-Little Rock 721.2501634.320
Western Athletic Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
San Jose State 157.6824020.667
Louisiana Tech 1311.5422722.551
New Mexico State 1212.5004017.702
Fresno State 1212.5003230.516
Hawaii 1112.4783226.552
Nevada 1013.4352531.446
Sacramento State 814.3642327.460
West Coast Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLTPctWLTPct
Gonzaga 147.6673618.667
Loyola Marymount 138.6193029.508
Pepperdine 129.5713123.574
San Francisco 129.5712828.500
San Diego 1110.5242925.537
Saint Mary's 912.4292827.509
Portland 714.3332326.469
Santa Clara 615.2861934.358


Division I Independents
TeamWLTPct
Dallas Baptist 3817.691
Bryant 3022.577
Longwood 2622.542
Le Moyne 2423.511
NYIT 19291.398
Savannah State 1321.382
Utah Valley 1835.340
Northern Colorado 1435.286
SIU Edwardsville 1437.275
Cal State Bakersfield 1337.260
Houston Baptist 1236.250
North Dakota 826.235
Texas-Pan American 1241.226
North Carolina Central 534.128
NJIT 433.108
Chicago State 236.053

Key

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 2009 season marked the sixty third 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 sixth championship with a two games to one series win over Texas in the final.

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
2 Cal State Fullerton 6
Arkansas 10
Arkansas 1
3 LSU 9
Virginia 5
3 LSU 9
3 LSU 14-
Arkansas 5 -
2 Cal State Fullerton 5
Virginia 7
Virginia 3*
Arkansas 4*
3 LSU 7111 11
1 Texas 6 54
1 Texas 7
Southern Miss 6
1 Texas 10
5 Arizona State 6
5 Arizona State 5*
4 North Carolina 2*
1 Texas 4-
5 Arizona State 3 -
Southern Miss 4
4 North Carolina 11
4 North Carolina 5
5 Arizona State 12

Award winners

All-American teams

Major player of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

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