2012 NCAA Division I baseball season

2012 NCAA Division I baseball season
Duration	February 17, 2012–June 25, 2012
Number of teams	297 [1]
Preseason No. 1	Florida
Tournament
Duration	June 1–25, 2012
College World Series
Champions	Arizona (4th title)
Runners-up	South Carolina (4th CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Andy Lopez (2nd title)
MOP	Robert Refsnyder (Arizona)
Seasons
←  2011 2013  →

The 2012 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 17, 2012. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2012 College World Series. The College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament and held annually in Omaha, Nebraska, at TD Ameritrade Park concluded on June 25, 2012 with the final game of the best of three championship series. Arizona defeated two-time defending champion South Carolina two games to none to claim their fourth championship.

Realignment

New programs

Nebraska-Omaha joined Division I from the Division II MIAA. ^[2]

Dropped programs

Cleveland State dropped its varsity baseball program following the 2011 season. ^[3] Two programs which had competed as Division I Independents, Le Moyne and New Orleans, dropped to Division II. ^{[4] [5]} Centenary, which had been a member of The Summit League, dropped to Division III. ^[6]

Conference changes

Main article: NCAA Division I conference realignment § 2011-2012

Several conferences added single programs prior to the 2012 season. The Pac-12 Conference added Utah, previously a Mountain West Conference member, and the West Coast Conference added BYU, also a previous Mountain West member. ^{[7] [8]} Nebraska moved from the Big 12 Conference to the Big Ten Conference. ^[9] Campbell moved from the Atlantic Sun Conference to the Big South Conference. ^[10]

Three Independents joined conferences prior to the season. Savannah State and North Carolina Central both joined the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, while SIU Edwardsville joined the Ohio Valley Conference. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Conference formats

With the addition of Savannah State and North Carolina Central, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference split into two divisions, the North and the South.

Season outlook

See also: 2012 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Coaches' Poll [14] Ranking Team 1 Florida 2 South Carolina 3 Stanford 4 North Carolina 5 Texas 6 Texas A&M 7 Rice 8 Arkansas 9 Florida State 10 Georgia Tech 11 TCU 12 Vanderbilt 13 Miami 14 LSU 15 Oklahoma 16 Cal State Fullerton 17 Virginia 18 UCLA 19 Oregon State 20 Arizona 21 St. John's 22 California 23 Clemson 24 Louisville 25 Georgia

Collegiate Baseball News [15] Ranking Team 1 Florida 2 South Carolina 3 Stanford 4 North Carolina 5 Texas 6 Texas A&M 7 Rice 8 Arkansas 9 Georgia Tech 10 TCU 11 St. John's 12 LSU 13 Florida State 14 Miami (FL) 15 Louisville 16 Oklahoma 17 Arizona State 18 Georgia 19 UCLA 20 Arizona 21 Cal State Fullerton 22 California 23 Vanderbilt 24 Oregon State 25 Clemson

Baseball America [16] Ranking Team 1 Florida 2 Stanford 3 South Carolina 4 Arkansas 5 Arizona 6 Rice 7 Texas A&M 8 LSU 9 North Carolina 10 Vanderbilt 11 Georgia 12 Georgia Tech 13 Texas 14 UCLA 15 TCU 16 Clemson 17 Arizona State 18 Miami (FL) 19 Oklahoma 20 Florida State 21 UCF 22 Ole Miss 23 Oregon State 24 Louisville 25 Cal State Fullerton

NCBWA [17] Ranking Team 1 Florida 2 South Carolina 3 North Carolina 4 Stanford 5 Texas A&M 6 Arkansas 7 Texas 8 Rice 9 Georgia Tech 10 Florida State 11 Vanderbilt 12 LSU 13 TCU 14 Oklahoma 15 Arizona State 16 Miami (FL) 17 Clemson 18 Arizona 19 Cal State Fullerton 20 UCLA 21 Georgia 22 Oregon State 23 Virginia 24 UC Irvine 25 Louisville

Conference standings

2012 America East Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 8 Stony Brook  ‍†‍‡‍y 21 – 3 – 0   .875 52 – 15 – 0   .776 Albany  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8 – 0   .667 22 – 32 – 1   .409 Binghamton  ‍‍‍ 13 – 9 – 0   .591 23 – 26 – 0   .469 Maine  ‍‍‍ 11 – 11 – 0   .500 28 – 28 – 0   .500 Hartford  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 16 – 40 – 0   .286 UMBC  ‍‍‍ 2 – 22 – 0   .083 10 – 42 – 0   .192 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 17, 2012 [18] Rankings from Coaches' Poll	2012 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Atlantic No. 3 Florida State  x‍‍‍y 24 – 6 – 0   .800 50 – 17 – 0   .746 No. 16 NC State  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11 – 0   .633 39 – 17 – 0   .696 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14 – 0   .533 34 – 26 – 0   .567 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 33 – 24 – 0   .579 Maryland  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 32 – 24 – 0   .571 Boston College  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 21 – 34 – 0   .382 Coastal No. 5 North Carolina  x‍‍‍y 22 – 8 – 0   .733 44 – 14 – 0   .759 No. 15 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12 – 0   .600 39 – 16 – 1   .705 No. 21 Miami  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14 – 0   .533 36 – 21 – 0   .632 No. 24 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‡‍y 12 – 18 – 0   .400 37 – 24 – 0   .607 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 34 – 21 – 0   .618 Duke  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 21 – 34 – 0   .382 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 1, 2012 [19] Rankings from Coaches' Poll	2012 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Belmont  ‍†‍‡‍y 17 – 10   .630 39 – 24   .619 South Carolina Upstate  ‍‍‍ 16 – 10   .615 33 – 20   .623 Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 11   .577 34 – 25   .576 Mercer  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 38 – 21   .644 Stetson  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 35 – 23   .603 Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 26 – 31   .456 Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 25 – 30   .455 North Florida  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 31 – 24   .564 East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 19   .296 23 – 32   .418 Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20   .259 18 – 38   .321 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2012 [20] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2012 Big 12 Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 10 Baylor  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 4   .833 49 – 17   .742 No. 19 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 16 – 8   .667 43 – 18   .705 Texas  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 30 – 22   .577 No. 13 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y 13 – 10   .565 42 – 25   .627 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 32 – 25   .561 Missouri  ‍‍‡‍y 10 – 14   .417 33 – 28   .541 Kansas  ‍‍‍ 7 – 16   .304 24 – 34   .414 Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 27 – 31   .466 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 29 – 26   .527 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [21]	2012 Big East Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT #25 Louisville †y ‍‍‍ 18 – 9 – 0   .667 42 – 22 – 0   .656 St. John's  ‍†‍‡‍y 18 – 9 – 0   .667 40 – 23 – 0   .635 Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10 – 0   .630 34 – 24 – 0   .586 South Florida  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10 – 0   .630 38 – 22 – 0   .633 Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11 – 0   .593 31 – 27 – 1   .534 Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11 – 0   .593 31 – 25 – 0   .554 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13 – 0   .519 31 – 27 – 0   .534 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17 – 0   .370 28 – 28 – 0   .500 Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17 – 0   .370 24 – 29 – 0   .453 Villanova  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17 – 0   .370 28 – 27 – 0   .509 West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18 – 0   .333 23 – 32 – 0   .418 Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20 – 0   .259 18 – 38 – 0   .321 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 15, 2012 [22] Rankings from Coaches' Poll	2012 Big Ten Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 15 Purdue  ‍†‍‡‍y 17 – 7   .708 45 – 14   .763 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 32 – 28   .533 Penn State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 29 – 27   .518 Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 35 – 23   .603 Michigan State  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11   .542 37 – 23   .617 Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 33 – 27   .550 Illinois  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 28 – 25   .528 Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 29 – 27   .518 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 23 – 27   .460 Michigan  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 22 – 34   .393 Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 18 – 36   .333 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2012 [23] Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2012 Big West Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 19 Cal State Fullerton  ‍†‍‍y 17 – 7   .708 36 – 21   .632 Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 36 – 20   .643 Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 28 – 27   .509 UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 31 – 25   .554 UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 27 – 30   .474 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 28 – 28   .500 Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 23 – 30   .434 UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 22 – 32   .407 Pacific  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 16 – 40   .286 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship As of June 3, 2012 [24] Rankings from Coaches' Poll	2012 Conference USA baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 9 Rice  ‍†‍‍y 17 – 7 – 0   .708 40 – 17 – 0   .702 No. 18 UCF  ‍‍‍y 16 – 8 – 0   .667 43 – 15 – 0   .741 Tulane  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 38 – 20 – 0   .655 Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 32 – 24 – 0   .571 Memphis  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 31 – 28 – 0   .525 East Carolina  ‍‍‍y 13 – 10 – 1   .563 35 – 22 – 1   .612 UAB  ‍‍‡‍y 9 – 15 – 0   .375 32 – 28 – 0   .533 Houston  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18 – 1   .229 18 – 35 – 1   .343 Marshall  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19 – 0   .208 17 – 37 – 0   .315 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of May 30 2012 [25] Rankings from Coaches' Poll	2012 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Dallas Baptist  ‍‍‍y   –     – 41 – 19   .683 Longwood  ‍‍‍   –     – 27 – 21   .563 Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍   –     – 25 – 30   .455 Seattle  ‍‍‍   –     – 23 – 30   .434 Nebraska-Omaha  ‍‍‍   –     – 12 – 36   .250 y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2012 [26] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2012 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 4 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 10   .667 48 – 16   .750 No. 11 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 20 – 10   .667 48 – 17   .738 No. 10 Oregon  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 46 – 19   .708 No. 13 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 41 – 18   .695 No. 17 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 40 – 20   .667 Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12   .600 36 – 20   .643 Washington  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 30 – 25   .545 California  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 29 – 25   .537 Washington State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 28 – 28   .500 USC  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 23 – 32   .418 Utah  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23   .233 14 – 42   .250 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of May 28, 2012 [27] Rankings from Coaches' Poll	2012 Southeastern Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Eastern No. 2 South Carolina  x‍‍‍y 18 – 11   .621 49 – 20   .710 No. 6 Florida  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 47 – 20   .701 No. 19 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 45 – 18   .714 No. 25 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 35 – 28   .556 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 14 – 15   .483 31 – 26   .544 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 24 – 31   .436 Western No. 11 LSU  x‍†‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 47 – 18   .723 No. 3 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 46 – 22   .676 Mississippi State  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 14   .533 40 – 24   .625 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 14 – 16   .467 37 – 26   .587 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 31 – 28   .525 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 21 – 34   .382 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 26, 2012 [28] Rankings from Coaches' Poll	2012 Southern Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Appalachian State  ‍†‍‍y 21 – 9   .700 38 – 14   .731 College of Charleston  ‍†‍‍y 21 – 9   .700 37 – 18   .673 Elon  ‍‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 31 – 24   .564 Samford  ‍‍‡‍y 19 – 11   .633 35 – 21   .625 Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 32 – 22   .593 Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 30 – 26   .536 Furman  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 26 – 29   .473 The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 24 – 31   .436 UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 25 – 27   .481 Davidson  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 22 – 32   .407 Wofford  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 17 – 31   .354 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship As of May 20, 2012 [29] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2012 West Coast Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 28 Pepperdine  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 8   .667 36 – 23   .610 San Diego  ‍‍‍y 15 – 9   .625 40 – 17   .702 Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 34 – 22   .607 Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 27 – 27   .500 San Francisco  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 29 – 30   .492 Portland  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 27 – 24   .529 BYU  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 22 – 27   .449 Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 24 – 29   .453 Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19   .208 26 – 28   .481 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 6, 2012 [30] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2012 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT New Mexico State  ‍†‍‍y 11 – 7   .611 35 – 22   .614 Nevada  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 32 – 25   .561 Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 31 – 26   .544 Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 30 – 25   .545 Fresno State  ‍‍‡‍y 8 – 10   .444 28 – 26   .519 Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 27 – 28   .491 San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13   .278 22 – 29   .431 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 26, 2012 [31] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Conference winners and tournaments

Thirty athletic conferences each end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament or a double-elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that win their regular season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, with the exception of the Great West Conference, as that league remains in a provisional status. ^[32]

Conference	Regular season winner	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Coach of the Year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (city)	Tournament winner
America East Conference	Stony Brook	Travis Jankowski, Stony Brook [33]	Matt Senk, Stony Brook [33]	2012 America East Conference baseball tournament	Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY	Stony Brook
Atlantic 10 Conference	Dayton/Saint Louis	Jeff Roy, Rhode Island [34]	Darin Hendrickson, Saint Louis [34]	2012 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament	Houlihan Park • Bronx, NY	Dayton
Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic – Florida State Coastal – North Carolina	James Ramsey, Florida State [35]	Mike Martin, Florida State [35]	2012 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament	NewBridge Bank Park • Greensboro, NC	Georgia Tech
Atlantic Sun Conference	Belmont	Gaither Bumgardner, South Carolina Upstate [36]	Matt Fincher, South Carolina Upstate [36]	2012 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament	Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, FL	Belmont
Big 12 Conference	Baylor	Josh Ludy, Baylor [37]	Steve Smith, Baylor [37]	2012 Big 12 baseball tournament	RedHawks Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK	Missouri
Big East Conference	Louisville	Patrick Kivelehan, Rutgers [38]	Ed Blankmeyer, St. John's [38]	2012 Big East Conference baseball tournament	Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL	St. John's
Big South Conference	Coastal Carolina	Daniel Bowman, Coastal Carolina [39]	Gary Gilmore, Coastal Carolina [39]	2012 Big South Conference baseball tournament	Williard Baseball Stadium • High Point, NC	Coastal Carolina
Big Ten Conference	Purdue	Kevin Plawecki, Purdue [40]	Doug Schreiber, Purdue [40]	2012 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament	Huntington Park • Columbus, OH	Purdue
Big West Conference	Cal State Fullerton	Mitch Haniger, Cal Poly [41]	Rick Vanderhook, Cal State Fullerton [41]	No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Colonial Athletic Association	UNC Wilmington	Donny Poma, Hofstra [42]	Mark Scalf, UNC Wilmington [42]	2012 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament	Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA	UNC Wilmington
Conference USA	Rice	Jacob Wilson, Memphis [43]	Wayne Graham, Rice [43]	2012 Conference USA baseball tournament	Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS	UAB
Great West Conference	Utah Valley	Goose Kallunki, Utah Valley [44]	Eric Madsen, Utah Valley [44]	2012 Great West Conference baseball tournament	Harold Kraft Memorial Field • Grand Forks, ND	Utah Valley
Horizon League	Valparaiso	Tristan Moore, Wright State [45]	Tracy Woodson, Valparaiso [45]	2012 Horizon League baseball tournament	Les Miller Field • Chicago, IL	Valparaiso
Ivy League	Gehrig - Cornell Rolfe - Dartmouth	Dario Pizzano, Columbia [46]	—	2012 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series	Hoy Field • Ithaca, NY	Cornell
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Manhattan	Chris Burke, Iona [47]	Bill Currier, Fairfield [48]	2012 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament	Joseph L. Bruno Stadium • Troy, NY	Manhattan
Mid-American Conference	East - Kent State West - Toledo	George Roberts, Kent State [49]	Scott Stricklin, Kent State [50]	2012 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament	All Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, OH	Kent State
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Northern - Delaware State Southern - Bethune-Cookman	Ryan Haas, Delaware State [51]	J. P. Blandin, Delaware State [52]	2012 Mid–Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament	Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA	Bethune-Cookman
Missouri Valley Conference	Indiana State	Jeremy Lucas, Indiana State [53]	Rick Heller, Indiana State [53]	2012 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament	Hammons Field • Springfield, MO	Creighton
Mountain West Conference	New Mexico/Texas Christian	Mitch Garver, New Mexico DJ Peterson, New Mexico [54]	Ray Birmingham, New Mexico [53]	2012 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament	Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV	New Mexico
Northeast Conference	Bryant	Ryan Kresky, Fairleigh Dickinson [55]	Steve Owens, Bryant [56]	2012 Northeast Conference baseball tournament	Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium • Norwich, CT	Sacred Heart
Ohio Valley Conference	Austin Peay/Eastern Kentucky	Trenton Moses, Southeast Missouri State [57]	Jason Stein, Eastern Kentucky [58]	2012 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament	Pringles Park • Jackson, TN	Austin Peay
Pac-12 Conference	UCLA/Arizona	Alex Mejia, Arizona [59]	Andy Lopez, Arizona [59]	No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Patriot League	Army	Kevin McKague, Army [60]	Joe Sottolano, Army [61]	2012 Patriot League baseball tournament	Campus Sites	Army
Southeastern Conference	West – LSU East – South Carolina	Raph Rhymes, LSU [62]	Gary Henderson, Kentucky [62]	2012 SEC baseball tournament	Regions Park • Hoover, AL	Mississippi State
Southern Conference	Appalachian State/College of Charleston	Marty Gantt, College of Charleston [63]	Chris Pollard, Appalachian State [63]	2012 Southern Conference baseball tournament	Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, SC	Samford
Southland Conference	Sam Houston State	Brock Hebert, Southeastern Louisiana [64]	David Pierce, Sam Houston State [65]	2012 Southland Conference baseball tournament	Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	Texas–Arlington
Southwestern Athletic Conference	East - Jackson State West - Southern	Kendall Logan, Jackson State [66]	Waskyla Cullivan, Jackson State [67]	2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament	Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA	Prairie View A&M
The Summit League	Oral Roberts	Jared Schlehuber, Oral Roberts	John Musachio, Oakland [68]	2012 The Summit League baseball tournament	J. L. Johnson Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	Oral Roberts
Sun Belt Conference	Florida Atlantic	Jeremy Sy, Louisiana–Monroe [69]	Tommy Raffo, Arkansas State [70]	2012 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament	Bowling Green Ballpark • Bowling Green, KY	Louisiana–Monroe
West Coast Conference	Pepperdine	Joe Sever, Pepperdine [71]	Steve Rodriguez, Pepperdine [71]	No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Western Athletic Conference	New Mexico State	Andrew Ayers, Sacramento State [72]	Reggie Christiansen, Sacramento State [72]	2012 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament	HoHoKam Stadium • Mesa, AZ	Fresno State

College World Series

Main article: 2012 College World Series

The 2012 season marked the sixty sixth 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 Arizona claiming their fourth championship with a two games to none series win over South Carolina in the final.

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	2	UCLA	9
		Stony Brook	1
						2	UCLA	0
							Arizona	4
		Arizona	4
	3	Florida State	3
												Arizona	10	-
											3	Florida State	3	-
		Stony Brook	2
	3	Florida State	12
						3	Florida State	4
						2	UCLA	1
																		Arizona	5	4	-
																	8	South Carolina	1	1	-
		Kent State	1
		Arkansas	8
							Arkansas	2
						8	South Carolina	1
	1	Florida	3
	8	South Carolina	7
												Arkansas	0	2
											8	South Carolina	2	3
		Kent State	5
	1	Florida	4
							Kent State	1
						8	South Carolina	4

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 2012 College Baseball All-America Team

Major player of the year awards

• Dick Howser Trophy: Mike Zunino, Florida
• Baseball America: Mike Zunino, Florida ^[73]
• Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger: Nick Petree, Missouri State ^[74]
• American Baseball Coaches Association: James Ramsey, Florida State ^[75]
• Golden Spikes Award: Mike Zunino, Florida

Major freshman of the year awards

• Baseball America Freshman Of The Year: Carlos Rodon, NC State ^[76]
• Collegiate Baseball Freshman Player of the Year: Michael Conforto, Oregon State ^[77]
• Collegiate Baseball Freshman Pitcher of the Year: Carlos Rodon, NC State ^[77]

Major coach of the year awards

• American Baseball Coaches Association:
• Baseball America:
• Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year:
• National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) National Coach of the Year: Matt Senk, Stony Brook
• Chuck Tanner Collegiate Baseball Manager of the Year Award:
• ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year:

Other major awards

• Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (baseball) (outstanding Senior of the Year in baseball): James Ramsey, Florida State
• Johnny Bench Award (Catcher of the Year): Mike Zunino, Florida
• Brooks Wallace Award (Shortstop of the Year): Zach Vincej, Pepperdine
• American Baseball Coaches Association Gold Glove:

See also

• Baseball portal

• 2012 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
• 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
• 2012 College World Series

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