2010 NCAA Division I baseball season

2010 NCAA Division I baseball season
Duration	February 19, 2010–June 30, 2010
Number of teams	301
Preseason No. 1	Texas
Tournament
Duration	June 4–30, 2010
Most conference bids	Pac-10, ACC and SEC (8)
College World Series
Champions	South Carolina (1st title)
Runners-up	UCLA (3rd CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Ray Tanner (1st title)
MOP	Jackie Bradley Jr. (South Carolina)
Seasons
←  2009 2011  →

The 2010 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 19, 2010. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2010 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. It was the final College World Series held at Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium, which closed following the event. It concluded on June 30, 2010, with the final game of the best of three championship series. South Carolina defeated UCLA two games to none to claim their first championship, which was also South Carolina's first national championship in any men's sport.

Realignment

New programs

Seattle added a varsity intercollegiate baseball program for the 2010 season. ^[1]

Dropped programs

Both Northern Iowa and Vermont dropped their varsity intercollegiate baseball programs following the 2009 season. ^{[2] [3]}

Conference changes

Main article: NCAA Division I conference realignment § 2009-2010

Eight former Division I independents formed the new Great West Conference, whose champion would not qualify for the NCAA tournament. The eight schools that formed the conference were Chicago State, Houston Baptist, NJIT, North Dakota, Northern Colorado, NYIT, Texas–Pan American, and Utah Valley. ^[4]

The Northeast Conference added Bryant, a former Division II member that had been an independent in 2009. ^[5]

The Missouri Valley Conference, which lost Northern Iowa when it dropped its program, and the America East Conference, which lost Vermont when it dropped its program, each lost one member. ^{[2] [3]}

Conference formats

The Southland Conference eliminated the divisional format it had used from 2008–2009.

Preseason

The Texas Longhorns, defeated by LSU in the 2009 CWS championship series, entered the season ranked #1 in the major polls. Defending national champions LSU received a #2 ranking in the preseason. ^{[6] [7]}

Conference standings

America East Conference [8] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Binghamton 21 3 0 .857 31 20 0 .608 Maine 17 7 0 .708 34 22 0 .607 x–Stony Brook 15 9 0 .625 30 27 0 .526 Albany 10 14 0 .417 13 40 0 .245 Hartford 5 19 0 .208 11 37 0 .229 UMBC 4 20 0 .167 9 39 0 .188	Atlantic 10 Conference [9] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Charlotte 20 7 0 .741 39 17 0 .696 Xavier 18 9 0 .667 26 32 0 .448 Rhode Island 17 10 0 .630 31 26 0 .544 x–St. Louis 15 12 0 .556 33 29 0 .532 Fordham 15 12 0 .556 21 35 0 .375 George Washington 14 13 0 .519 26 28 0 .481 La Salle 14 13 0 .519 22 32 0 .407 Massachusetts 13 14 0 .519 19 27 0 .413 St. Joseph's 13 14 0 .481 18 29 0 .383 Dayton 12 15 0 .444 23 32 0 .418 Richmond 10 17 0 .370 24 28 0 .462 Duquesne 10 17 0 .370 16 40 0 .286 Temple 10 17 0 .370 14 37 0 .275 St. Bonaventure 8 19 0 .296 17 31 0 .354	Atlantic Coast Conference [10] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Atlantic Division x–Florida State 18 12 0 .600 48 20 0 .706 y–Clemson 18 12 0 .600 45 25 0 .643 y–North Carolina State 15 15 0 .500 38 24 0 .613 Boston College 14 16 0 .467 30 28 0 .517 Wake Forest 8 22 0 .267 18 37 0 .327 Maryland 5 25 0 .167 17 39 0 .304 Coastal Division y–Virginia 23 7 0 .767 51 14 0 .785 y–Georgia Tech 21 9 0 .700 47 15 0 .758 y–Miami (FL) 20 10 0 .667 43 20 0 .683 y–Virginia Tech 16 14 0 .533 40 22 0 .645 y–North Carolina 14 16 0 .467 38 22 0 .633 Duke 8 22 0 .267 29 27 0 .518
Atlantic Sun Conference [11] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Florida Gulf Coast 25 5 0 .833 38 20 0 .655 x–Mercer 16 11 0 .571 38 24 0 .613 East Tennessee State 15 12 0 .556 32 28 0 .533 North Florida 14 12 0 .538 30 28 0 .517 Jacksonville 14 12 0 .538 27 29 0 .482 Stetson 14 13 0 .519 27 31 0 .466 Belmont 13 13 0 .500 27 27 0 .500 Kennesaw State 12 15 0 .444 23 32 0 .418 Lipscomb 9 17 0 .321 19 36 0 .346 Campbell 8 19 0 .296 28 27 0 .509 South Carolina Upstate 8 19 0 .296 19 37 0 .339	Big East Conference [12] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct y–Louisville 21 6 0 .778 50 14 0 .781 y–Connecticut 20 6 0 .769 48 16 0 .750 Pittsburgh 18 8 0 .692 38 18 0 .679 x–St. John's 16 11 0 .593 43 20 0 .683 South Florida 16 11 0 .593 26 32 0 .448 Rutgers 15 12 0 .556 30 26 0 .536 Cincinnati 13 14 0 .481 29 29 0 .500 West Virginia 10 17 0 .370 27 30 0 .474 Notre Dame 10 17 0 .370 22 32 0 .407 Villanova 9 18 0 .333 29 23 0 .558 Seton Hall 8 19 0 .296 19 30 1 .390 Georgetown 5 22 0 .185 24 31 0 .436	Big South Conference [13] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct x–Coastal Carolina 25 0 0 1.000 55 10 0 .846 Liberty 19 8 0 .704 42 19 0 .689 Radford 15 11 0 .577 29 26 0 .527 High Point 15 12 0 .556 31 29 0 .517 VMI 13 14 0 .481 33 22 0 .600 Winthrop 13 14 0 .481 27 30 0 .474 Gardner–Webb 10 17 0 .370 25 30 0 .455 UNC Asheville 10 17 0 .370 17 35 0 .327 Presbyterian 7 20 0 .259 15 39 0 .278 Charleston Southern 6 20 0 .231 17 38 0 .309
Big Ten Conference [14] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct x–Minnesota 15 9 0 .625 32 30 0 .516 Michigan 14 10 0 .583 35 22 0 .614 Iowa 13 11 0 .542 30 28 0 .517 Northwestern 13 11 0 .542 24 32 0 .429 Purdue 12 12 0 .500 33 24 0 .579 Indiana 12 12 0 .500 28 27 0 .509 Michigan State 11 13 0 .458 34 19 0 .642 Ohio State 11 13 0 .458 28 23 0 .549 Illinois 10 14 0 .417 26 26 0 .500 Penn State 9 15 0 .375 22 30 0 .423	Big 12 Conference [15] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct y–Texas 24 3 0 .889 50 13 0 .794 y–Oklahoma 15 10 0 .600 50 18 0 .735 y–Kansas State 14 12 0 .538 37 22 0 .627 x–Texas A&M 14 12 1 .537 43 21 1 .669 y–Baylor 12 13 0 .480 36 24 0 .600 Texas Tech 13 14 0 .481 28 29 0 .491 Kansas 11 15 1 .423 31 27 1 .534 Missouri 10 16 0 .385 29 26 0 .527 Nebraska 10 17 0 .370 27 27 0 .500 Oklahoma State 8 19 0 .296 29 26 0 .527	Big West Conference [16] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct z–Cal State Fullerton 21 3 0 .875 46 18 0 .719 y–UC Irvine 17 7 0 .708 39 21 0 .650 UC Riverside 13 11 0 .542 32 23 0 .582 Pacific 12 12 0 .500 31 23 0 .574 UC Santa Barbara 10 14 0 .417 24 30 0 .444 Cal Poly 10 14 0 .417 23 32 0 .418 Cal State Northridge 9 15 0 .375 29 27 0 .518 UC Davis 9 15 0 .375 26 29 0 .473 Long Beach State 7 17 0 .292 23 32 0 .418
Colonial Athletic Association [17] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct James Madison 18 6 0 .750 30 23 0 .566 Georgia State 17 6 1 .729 34 23 1 .595 x–Virginia Commonwealth 16 7 1 .688 34 26 1 .566 North Carolina-Wilmington 13 11 0 .542 33 27 0 .550 George Mason 11 13 0 .458 28 22 0 .560 Old Dominion 11 13 0 .458 24 30 0 .444 Towson 11 13 0 .458 19 36 0 .345 William and Mary 10 14 0 .417 27 24 0 .529 Hofstra 10 14 0 .417 20 28 1 .418 Delaware 9 15 0 .375 27 24 0 .529 Northeastern 5 19 0 .208 13 31 0 .295	2010 Conference USA baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 26 Rice  ‍†‍‍ 17 – 7   .708 40 – 23   .635 Southern Miss  ‍‍‡‍ 14 – 10   .583 36 – 24   .600 Memphis  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 28 – 30   .483 Marshall  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 27 – 31   .466 Houston  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 25 – 32   .439 East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 32 – 27   .542 UAB  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 28 – 25   .528 UCF  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 33 – 22   .600 Tulane  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 32 – 24   .571 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 30, 2010 [18] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	Great West Conference [19] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Utah Valley 26 2 0 .929 42 17 0 .712 Northern Colorado 22 6 0 .786 34 24 0 .586 Houston Baptist 15 13 0 .536 28 31 0 .475 New York Tech 15 13 0 .536 26 29 1 .473 North Dakota 13 15 0 .464 19 35 0 .352 Texas–Pan American 9 18 0 .333 22 33 0 .400 New Jersey Tech 9 18 0 .333 13 44 0 .228 Chicago State 2 26 0 .071 4 52 0 .071
Horizon League [20] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Wright State 17 6 0 .739 31 25 0 .554 x–Milwaukee 17 8 0 .680 33 26 0 .559 Illinois-Chicago 15 9 0 .625 24 30 0 .444 Valparaiso 9 10 0 .474 24 32 0 .429 Butler 11 13 0 .458 21 29 0 .420 Youngstown State 9 17 0 .346 22 34 0 .393 Cleveland State 5 20 0 .200 12 43 0 .218	Ivy League [21] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Lou Gehrig Division Columbia 14 6 0 .700 26 21 0 .553 Pennsylvania 10 10 0 .500 21 20 0 .512 Cornell 9 11 0 .450 18 20 0 .474 Princeton 6 14 0 .300 12 30 0 .286 Red Rolfe Division x–Dartmouth 13 7 0 .650 27 18 0 .587 Harvard 10 10 0 .500 17 26 0 .395 Brown 10 10 0 .500 13 31 0 .295 Yale 8 12 0 .400 21 22 0 .488	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference [22] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Canisius 19 5 0 .792 39 21 0 .650 Marist 16 8 0 .667 33 22 0 .600 x–Rider 15 9 0 .625 36 23 0 .610 Manhattan 15 9 0 .625 31 20 0 .608 Siena 13 11 0 .542 27 27 0 .500 Niagara 13 11 0 .542 17 36 0 .321 Fairfield 8 16 0 .333 18 32 0 .360 St. Peter's 6 18 0 .250 18 34 0 .346 Iona 3 21 0 .125 9 40 0 .184
Mid-American Conference [23] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct East Division x–Kent State 18 9 0 .667 39 25 0 .609 Bowling Green 18 9 0 .667 31 23 1 .573 Miami (OH) 13 14 0 .481 28 28 0 .500 Ohio 13 14 0 .481 20 35 0 .364 Buffalo 9 18 0 .333 23 29 0 .442 Akron 3 24 0 .111 21 34 0 .382 West Division Central Michigan 20 7 0 .741 36 22 0 .621 Toledo 19 8 0 .704 34 22 0 .607 Ball State 19 8 0 .704 29 29 0 .500 Eastern Michigan 13 14 0 .481 27 32 0 .458 Northern Illinois 12 15 0 .444 24 31 0 .436 Western Michigan 5 22 0 .185 12 42 0 .222	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference [24] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct x–Bethune–Cookman 18 0 0 1.000 35 22 0 .614 North Carolina A&T 15 3 0 .833 31 26 0 .544 Norfolk State 9 9 0 .500 21 29 1 .422 Delaware State 8 10 0 .444 13 36 0 .265 Coppin State 7 11 0 .389 14 33 0 .298 Florida A&M 3 15 0 .167 10 31 1 .250 Maryland-Eastern Shore 3 15 0 .167 8 43 0 .157	Missouri Valley Conference [25] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Wichita State 15 6 0 .714 41 19 0 .683 x–Illinois State 15 6 0 .714 32 23 0 .582 Indiana State 10 10 0 .500 35 19 0 .648 Southern Illinois 10 10 0 .500 28 29 0 .491 Evansville 10 11 0 .476 32 27 0 .542 Creighton 9 12 0 .429 27 25 0 .519 Bradley 8 13 0 .381 20 32 0 .385 Missouri State 6 15 0 .286 21 34 0 .382
Mountain West Conference [26] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct x–Texas Christian 19 5 0 .792 54 14 0 .794 y–New Mexico 14 8 0 .636 38 22 0 .633 San Diego State 13 11 0 .542 28 28 0 .500 Brigham Young 12 12 0 .500 27 31 0 .466 Nevada-Las Vegas 11 13 0 .458 29 29 0 .500 Utah 10 13 0 .435 23 28 0 .451 Air Force 3 20 0 .130 13 42 0 .236	Northeast Conference [27] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Bryant 25 7 0 .781 34 22 0 .607 Sacred Heart 20 12 0 .625 31 27 0 .534 x–Central Connecticut State 18 14 0 .563 33 23 0 .589 Wagner 17 15 0 .531 26 31 0 .456 Monmouth 15 17 0 .469 22 27 0 .449 Mount St. Mary's 14 18 0 .438 20 31 0 .392 Quinnipiac 13 19 0 .406 14 39 0 .264 Fairleigh Dickinson 11 21 0 .344 16 38 0 .296 Long Island 11 21 0 .344 14 42 0 .250	Ohio Valley Conference [28] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Tennessee Tech 14 6 0 .700 31 25 0 .554 x–Jacksonville State 15 8 0 .652 32 26 0 .552 Murray State 12 8 1 .595 28 28 1 .500 Southeast Missouri State 13 9 0 .591 30 25 0 .545 Eastern Illinois 11 12 0 .478 18 35 0 .340 Eastern Kentucky 9 12 0 .429 28 27 0 .509 Austin Peay 8 13 0 .381 28 25 0 .528 Morehead State 6 12 1 .342 24 25 1 .490 Tennessee–Martin 8 16 0 .333 24 31 0 .436
Pacific-10 Conference [29] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct z–Arizona State 20 7 0 .741 52 10 0 .839 y–UCLA 18 9 0 .667 51 16 0 .761 y–Washington State 15 12 0 .556 37 22 0 .627 y–Stanford 14 13 0 .519 31 25 0 .554 y–Oregon 13 14 0 .481 40 24 0 .625 y–California 13 14 0 .481 29 25 0 .537 y–Arizona 12 15 0 .444 34 24 0 .586 y–Oregon State 12 15 0 .444 32 24 0 .571 Washington 11 16 0 .407 28 28 0 .500 USC 7 20 0 .259 28 32 0 .467	Patriot League [30] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Army 16 4 0 .800 28 17 0 .622 Lehigh 12 8 0 .600 23 27 0 .460 Holy Cross 10 10 0 .500 26 26 0 .500 x–Bucknell 8 12 0 .400 25 35 0 .417 Navy 7 13 0 .350 30 21 0 .588 Lafayette 7 13 0 .350 15 30 0 .333	Southeastern Conference [31] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct East Division y–Florida 22 8 0 .733 47 17 0 .734 y–South Carolina 21 9 0 .700 54 16 0 .771 y–Vanderbilt 16 12 0 .571 46 20 0 .697 Kentucky 13 17 0 .433 31 25 0 .554 Tennessee 12 18 0 .400 30 26 0 .536 Georgia 5 23 0 .179 16 37 0 .302 West Division y–Auburn 20 10 0 .667 43 21 0 .672 y–Arkansas 18 12 0 .600 43 21 0 .672 y–Ole Miss 16 14 0 .533 39 24 0 .619 y–Alabama 15 15 0 .500 42 25 0 .627 x–LSU 14 16 0 .467 41 22 0 .651 Mississippi State 6 24 0 .200 23 33 0 .411
Southern Conference [32] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct x–The Citadel 24 6 0 .800 43 22 0 .662 y–College of Charleston 22 8 0 .733 44 19 0 .698 y–Elon 19 11 0 .633 38 24 0 .613 Georgia Southern 19 11 0 .633 34 24 0 .586 Samford 17 12 0 .586 31 25 0 .554 Western Carolina 16 13 1 .550 37 21 1 .636 Appalachian State 14 14 1 .500 38 18 1 .675 Furman 11 19 0 .367 19 37 0 .339 Wofford 9 21 0 .300 17 38 0 .309 North Carolina-Greensboro 7 23 0 .233 20 33 0 .377 Davidson 5 25 0 .167 19 32 0 .373	Southland Conference [33] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Texas State 23 10 0 .697 38 22 0 .633 Northwestern State 22 10 0 .688 36 21 0 .632 Southeastern Louisiana 21 12 0 .636 40 19 0 .678 Stephen F. Austin 20 12 0 .625 34 20 0 .630 Texas–Arlington 19 14 0 .576 29 31 0 .483 x–Lamar 16 17 0 .485 35 26 0 .574 McNeese State 16 17 0 .485 31 27 0 .534 Nicholls State 15 18 0 .455 27 29 0 .482 Texas-San Antonio 13 20 0 .394 22 28 0 .440 Sam Houston State 11 22 0 .333 19 36 0 .345 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 10 22 1 .318 20 33 1 .380 Central Arkansas 10 22 1 .318 19 35 1 .355	Southwestern Athletic Conference [34] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Eastern Division Jackson State 19 6 0 .760 36 17 0 .679 Mississippi Valley State 16 8 0 .667 23 30 0 .434 Alcorn State 15 8 0 .652 27 27 0 .500 Alabama State 6 18 0 .250 13 27 0 .325 Alabama A&M 3 20 0 .130 17 32 0 .347 Western Division Texas Southern 18 6 0 .750 30 26 0 .536 Southern 17 6 0 .739 24 21 0 .533 x–Grambling State 10 14 0 .417 22 32 0 .407 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 8 16 0 .333 19 32 0 .373 Prairie View A&M 6 17 0 .261 12 35 0 .255
Summit League [35] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct South Dakota State 19 9 0 .679 39 21 0 .650 x–Oral Roberts 19 9 0 .679 36 27 0 .571 Centenary 17 9 0 .654 28 26 0 .519 Oakland 13 14 0 .481 23 34 0 .404 IPFW 13 15 0 .464 17 38 0 .309 North Dakota State 11 16 0 .407 22 30 0 .423 Southern Utah 11 16 0 .407 18 36 0 .333 Western Illinois 6 21 0 .222 14 39 0 .264	Sun Belt Conference [36] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct y–Louisiana-Lafayette 21 9 0 .700 38 22 0 .633 y–Florida Atlantic 21 9 0 .700 37 24 0 .607 Middle Tennessee State 18 12 0 .600 35 23 0 .603 x–Florida International 17 13 0 .567 36 25 0 .590 South Alabama 17 13 0 .567 32 27 0 .542 Western Kentucky 16 14 0 .533 35 23 0 .603 Troy 16 14 0 .533 36 25 0 .590 Arkansas State 16 14 0 .533 30 28 0 .517 Arkansas-Little Rock 12 16 0 .429 29 25 0 .537 Louisiana-Monroe 7 23 0 .233 17 38 0 .309 New Orleans 2 26 0 .071 13 39 0 .250	West Coast Conference [37] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct z–San Diego 19 2 0 .905 37 22 0 .627 Portland 14 7 0 .667 34 18 0 .654 Pepperdine 12 9 0 .571 24 30 0 .444 San Francisco 10 11 0 .476 28 28 0 .500 Santa Clara 8 13 0 .381 23 31 0 .426 St. Mary's 8 13 0 .381 19 32 1 .375 Gonzaga 8 13 0 .381 20 36 0 .357 Loyola Marymount 5 16 0 .238 23 33 0 .411
Western Athletic Conference [38] Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Fresno State 16 8 0 .667 38 25 0 .603 Nevada 14 9 1 .604 36 22 1 .619 New Mexico State 14 9 1 .604 36 23 1 .608 x–Hawai'i 12 12 0 .500 35 28 0 .556 Louisiana Tech 11 13 0 .458 27 30 0 .474 San Jose State 9 15 0 .375 23 37 0 .383 Sacramento State 7 17 0 .292 18 35 1 .343	Division I Independents [39] Team W L T Pct Longwood 28 20 0 .583 Dallas Baptist 28 27 0 .509 Le Moyne 28 27 0 .509 Savannah State 24 26 0 .480 Cal State Bakersfield 26 30 0 .464 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 14 38 0 .269 Seattle 11 39 0 .220 North Carolina Central 3 44 0 .064

Key
x–	Won Conference Tournament and Automatic NCAA tournament Bid
y–	At-Large Selection to NCAA tournament
z–	Won Conference Regular season and Automatic NCAA tournament Bid

Rankings

Main article: 2010 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

The Pac-10 Conference champion Arizona State Sun Devils (47–8) ended the regular season ranked #1 in the USAToday/ESPN poll while the Virginia Cavaliers (47–11) finished #1 in the Baseball America poll. Preseason #1 Texas stumbled to an 0–3 Big 12 Tournament record to drop to #3 in both final polls. South Carolina finished the season as a unanimous #1 after winning its first College World Series.

Postseason

Main article: 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

The 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament began on June 4, 2010. 64 teams qualified for the tournament. The following teams earned Top 8 National Seeds:

1. Arizona State (47–8)
2. Texas (46–11) — Eliminated in Super Regional
3. Florida (42–15)
4. Coastal Carolina (51–7) — Eliminated in Super Regional
5. Virginia (47–11) — Eliminated in Super Regional
6. UCLA (43–13)
7. Louisville (48–12) — Eliminated in Regional
8. Georgia Tech (45–13) — Eliminated in Regional

Atlantic Sun Conference champions Mercer earned their first appearance in the NCAA tournament while New Mexico earned their first appearance since 1962. ^[40]

College World Series

Main article: 2010 College World Series

The 2010 season marked the sixty fourth NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska, and for the last time was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with South Carolina claiming their first championship with a two games to none series win over UCLA in the final.

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
		Florida State	1
		TCU	8
							TCU	3
						6	UCLA	6
	6	UCLA	11
	3	Florida	3
											6	UCLA	2	10
												TCU	6	3
	3	Florida	5
		Florida State	8
							TCU	11
							Florida State	7
																	6	UCLA	1	1*	–
																		South Carolina	7	2*	–
		South Carolina	3
		Oklahoma	4
							Oklahoma	4
							Clemson	6
		Clemson	6
	1	Arizona State	3
												Clemson	1	3
												South Carolina	5	4
	1	Arizona State	4
		South Carolina	11
							Oklahoma	2*
							South Carolina	3*

Award winners

All-American teams

Main article: 2010 College Baseball All-America Team

Major player of the year awards

• Dick Howser Trophy: Anthony Rendon, Rice ^[41]
• Baseball America: Anthony Rendon, Rice ^[41]
• Collegiate Baseball: Chris Sale, Florida Gulf Coast ^[41]
• American Baseball Coaches Association: Anthony Rendon, Rice ^[41]
• Golden Spikes Award Bryce Harper, Southern Nevada ^[41]

Major coach of the year awards

• American Baseball Coaches Association: Ray Tanner, South Carolina ^[41]
• Baseball America: Ray Tanner, South Carolina ^[41]
• Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year: Ray Tanner, South Carolina ^[41]

Other major awards

• Johnny Bench Award (Catcher of the Year): Bryan Holaday, TCU ^[41]
• Baseball America Freshman Of The Year: Matt Purke, TCU ^[41]

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External links

• NCAA-Baseball.com
• Standings