2015 NCAA Division I baseball season

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2015 NCAA Division I baseball season
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Number of teams301
Preseason No. 1 Vanderbilt (Unanimous)
Defending champions Vanderbilt
Tournament
DurationMay 29–June 24, 2015
Most conference bids ACC and SEC (7)
College World Series
Champions Virginia (1st title)
Runners-up Vanderbilt (3rd CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Brian O'Connor (1st title)
MOP Josh Sborz (Virginia)
Seasons
  2014
2016  

The 2015 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 in February 2015. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2015 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 Omaha, ended on June 24, 2015, with the final game of the best-of-three championship series between Vanderbilt and Virginia, won by Virginia.

Contents

Realignment

There were many significant conference changes that took effect prior to the season.

In addition, the 2015 season was the last for Northern Kentucky in the Atlantic Sun and for NJIT as an independent. In July 2015, Northern Kentucky joined the Horizon League, and the Atlantic Sun replaced the Norse with NJIT. It was also the last for Texas–Pan American (UTPA) as an institution. UTPA merged with the University of Texas at Brownsville in July 2015 to form the new University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). The UTPA athletic program was inherited by UTRGV, with the nickname of Vaqueros, and UTRGV maintains UTPA's membership in the Western Athletic Conference.

Format changes

New stadiums

Season outlook

For the full rankings, see 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Collegiate Baseball News [1]
RankingTeam
1 Vanderbilt
2 TCU
3 Virginia
4 LSU
5 Oklahoma State
6 Florida
7 Texas
8 Houston
9 Texas Tech
10 UCLA
11 Florida State
12 Louisville
13 Cal Poly
14 Miami (FL)
15 Oregon
16 UC Santa Barbara
17 Cal State Fullerton
18 Stanford
19 Arizona State
20 Mississippi State
21 South Carolina
22 Rice
23 Liberty
24 North Carolina
25 College of Charleston
Perfect Game USA [2]
RankingTeam
1 Vanderbilt
2 Virginia
3 TCU
4 Florida
5 UCLA
6 Texas
7 LSU
8 Houston
9 Louisville
10 Miami (FL)
11 Florida State
12 Texas Tech
13 Oklahoma State
14 South Carolina
15 Oregon
16 Arkansas
17 North Carolina
18 UC Santa Barbara
19 Cal State Fullerton
20 Arizona State
21 Rice
22 Stanford
23 Mississippi State
24 Kennesaw State
25 Texas A&M
Baseball America [3]
RankingTeam
1 Vanderbilt
2 LSU
3 Houston
4 Virginia
5 Texas Tech
6 Florida
7 TCU
8 Oklahoma State
9 Miami (FL)
10 Texas
11 UCLA
12 Louisville
13 South Carolina
14 Mississippi State
15 Rice
16 Maryland
17 North Carolina
18 Arizona State
19 Kennesaw State
20 Oregon
21 Florida State
22 UCF
23 Cal State Fullerton
24 Clemson
25 Liberty
Coaches [4]
RankingTeam
1 Vanderbilt
2 Virginia
3 TCU
4 LSU
5 Florida
6 Texas
7 Louisville
8 Oklahoma State
9 UCLA
10 South Carolina
11 Houston
12 Florida State
13 Texas Tech
14 Miami (FL)
15 North Carolina
16 Oregon
17 Rice
18 Ole Miss
19 Cal State Fullerton
20 Maryland
21 Arizona State
22 Stanford
23 Texas A&M
24 Cal Poly
25 Mississippi State
NCBWA [5]
RankingTeam
1 Vanderbilt
2 Virginia
3 TCU
4 LSU
5 Florida
6 Texas
7 Houston
8 Oklahoma State
9 UCLA
10 Louisville
11 South Carolina
12 Texas Tech
13 Miami (FL)
14 North Carolina
15 Rice
16 Florida State
17 Oregon
18 Cal State Fullerton
19 Ole Miss
20 Maryland
21 Arizona State
22 Mississippi State
23 Cal Poly
24 Stanford
25 Texas A&M

Conference standings

2015 America East Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Stony Brook †‡y 1841 .80435161 .683
UMBC  14100 .58334200 .630
Maine  10100 .50024280 .462
UMass Lowell * 10100 .50017260 .395
Hartford  10120 .45523310 .426
Albany  7130 .35014280 .333
Binghamton  6161 .28317242 .419
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Ineligible for league and NCAA tournaments due to transition from Division II
As of June 30, 2015 [6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Houston  y1680 .66743200 .683
East Carolinay 1590 .62540220 .645
Tulane  y13110 .54235250 .583
South Florida y 13110 .54234261 .566
Memphis  12120 .50037210 .638
Connecticut  11130 .45835250 .583
UCF  10140 .41731270 .534
Cincinnati  6180 .25015410 .268
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015 [7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Saint Louis  1680 .66735210 .625
Richmond  1590 .62528250 .528
Rhode Island  1590 .62526251 .510
No. 15 VCU  y14100 .58340250 .615
Davidson  14100 .58328220 .560
George Washington  13100 .56532220 .593
Fordham  13110 .54222320 .407
La Salle  12120 .50024271 .471
George Mason  12120 .50023271 .461
UMass  12120 .50016270 .372
Saint Joseph's  11120 .47821280 .429
Dayton  5190 .20816380 .296
St. Bonaventure  3210 .12516282 .370
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015 [8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Louisville  xy255 .8334718 .723
No. 26 Notre Dame  y1713 .5673723 .617
No. 12 Florida State  y1713 .5674421 .677
Clemson  y1613 .5523229 .525
NC State  y1514 .5173623 .610
Wake Forest  1218 .4002726 .509
Boston College  1019 .3452727 .500
Coastal
No. 6 Miami (FL)  xy228 .7335016 .758
No. 1 Virginia  y1515 .5004424 .647
North Carolina  1316 .4483424 .586
Virginia Tech  1316 .4482727 .500
Georgia Tech  1317 .4333223 .582
Duke  1019 .3453122 .585
Pittsburgh  921 .3002032 .385
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015 [9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North Florida  1650 .76245160 .738
Lipscomb  y1380 .61939200 .661
Stetson  1290 .57129300 .492
Jacksonville  1290 .57126300 .464
Florida Gulf Coast  1190 .55030261 .535
Kennesaw State  10100 .50028280 .500
Northern Kentucky  5160 .23817340 .333
USC Upstate  4170 .19015380 .283
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015 [10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 TCU  y185 .7835115 .773
No. 19 Oklahoma State  y148 .6363820 .655
Oklahoma  1311 .5423427 .557
Texas Tech  1311 .5423124 .564
Texas  y1113 .4583027 .526
Kansas State  1014 .4172730 .474
West Virginia  913 .4092727 .500
Baylor  915 .3752332 .418
Kansas  815 .3482332 .418
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [11]
2015 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 30 St. John's  143 .8242824 .538
Creighton  134 .7652714 .659
Seton Hall  99 .5002120 .512
Georgetown  810 .4442222 .500
Butler  810 .4441827 .400
Villanova  711 .3891924 .442
Xavier  315 .1671333 .283
Tournament champion
As of May 4, 2015 [12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Radford  204 .8333914 .736
Coastal Carolina  177 .7083518 .660
Winthrop  168 .6673817 .691
Liberty  168 .6673321 .611
High Point  1410 .5832724 .529
Campbell  1212 .5003123 .574
Charleston Southern  1014 .4172328 .451
Longwood  915 .3752132 .396
Gardner–Webb  717 .2922231 .415
Presbyterian  618 .2502728 .491
UNC Asheville  519 .2082134 .382
Tournament champion
As of May 17, 2015 [13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 9 Illinois  y2110 .95550101 .828
No. 20 Iowa  y1950 .79241180 .695
No. 14 Maryland  y14100 .58342240 .636
Michigan  y14100 .58339250 .609
Michigan State  14100 .58334230 .596
Indiana  y12100 .54535240 .593
Ohio State  13110 .54235210 .625
Nebraska  9140 .39134230 .596
Minnesota  9150 .37521300 .412
Northwestern  8160 .33318360 .333
Rutgers  7170 .29219351 .355
Penn State  6160 .27318300 .375
Purdue  6170 .26120340 .370
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 8, 2015 [14]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
#6 Cal State Fullerton †y 1950 .79239250 .609
#25 UC Santa Barbara y 1680 .66740171 .698
UC Irvine  1590 .62533230 .589
Cal Poly  14100 .58327270 .500
Hawaii  12120 .50021320 .396
Long Beach State  11130 .45828260 .519
UC Davis  9150 .37530261 .535
Cal State Northridge  8160 .33333240 .579
UC Riverside  4200 .16715400 .273
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 8, 2015 [15]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 20 Rice  y2280 .73335180 .660
#24 Florida Atlantic y 19100 .65538150 .717
Southern Miss  19100 .65535161 .683
Middle Tennessee  19110 .63330250 .545
UTSA  17130 .56732230 .582
UAB  15150 .50030240 .556
Old Dominion  13170 .43327270 .500
FIU  y13170 .43325290 .463
Marshall  12180 .40020320 .385
Charlotte  11190 .36719290 .396
WKU  10190 .34524280 .462
Louisiana Tech  8210 .27625270 .481
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 5, 2015 [16]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Missouri State  y183 .8574110 .804
No. 21 Dallas Baptist  y156 .7144111 .788
Bradley  y1011 .4763218 .640
Wichita State  1011 .4762431 .436
Illinois State  912 .4292725 .519
Evansville  813 .3812922 .569
Indiana State  813 .3812724 .529
Southern Illinois  615 .2861144 .200
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 16, 2015 [17]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Mountain West Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 29 Nevada  216 .7783812 .760
San Diego State  1710 .6303218 .640
New Mexico  1311 .5422423 .511
Fresno State  1311 .5422425 .490
Air Force  1014 .4172124 .467
UNLV  816 .3332225 .468
San Jose State  519 .2081237 .245
Tournament champion
As of May 6, 2015 [18]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
NJIT     2019 .513
NYIT     1426 .350
As of May 5, 2015 [19]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 2 UCLA  y2280 .73342140 .750
No. 12 Oregon State  y19101 .65038161 .700
No. 16 California  y18120 .60034190 .642
No. 17 USC  y18120 .60037190 .661
No. 18 Arizona State  y18120 .60034210 .618
Oregon  y16140 .53337230 .617
Washington  14160 .46729250 .537
Arizona  12180 .40031240 .564
Washington State  11190 .36729270 .518
Stanford  9210 .30024320 .429
Utah  7221 .25016361 .311
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2015 [20]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Vanderbilt  xy2010 .6675121 .708
No. 3 Florida  y1911 .6335218 .743
Missouri  1515 .5003028 .517
Kentucky  1415 .4833025 .545
South Carolina  1317 .4333225 .561
Tennessee  1118 .3792426 .480
Georgia  1019 .3452628 .481
Western
No. 5 LSU  xy218 .7245412 .818
No. 11 Texas A&M  y1810 .6435014 .781
No. 7 Arkansas  y1712 .5864025 .615
Ole Miss  y1514 .5173028 .517
Auburn  y1317 .4333626 .581
Alabama  1218 .4003228 .533
Mississippi State  822 .2672430 .444
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Southeastern Louisiana  2550 .83342170 .712
Northwestern State  2080 .71431230 .574
Nicholls State  18110 .62134191 .639
McNeese State  18120 .60032250 .561
Sam Houston State  17120 .58631280 .525
Central Arkansas  16140 .53329240 .547
Houston Baptist  y14130 .51928270 .509
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  13140 .48126270 .491
Abilene Christian *  13170 .43317380 .309
Stephen F. Austin  11180 .37917340 .333
Incarnate Word *  11190 .36721330 .389
Lamar  10190 .34521310 .404
New Orleans  3270 .10014400 .259
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 2015 [21]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Division I transition
2015 Summit League baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oral Roberts  225 .8153514 .714
South Dakota State  1710 .6303120 .608
IPFW  1215 .4442523 .521
Omaha 1116 .4071828 .391
Western Illinois  1017 .3701730 .362
North Dakota State  918 .3331828 .391
Tournament champion
† Ineligible for league and NCAA tournaments due to transition from Division II
As of May 12, 2015 [22]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
South Alabama  1990 .67937200 .649
Troy  18100 .64330250 .545
No. 16 Louisiana–Lafayette  y18110 .62142230 .646
Georgia Southern  18120 .60030270 .526
Georgia State  15130 .53630270 .526
Texas State  14160 .46724301 .445
UT Arlington  14160 .46724320 .429
Arkansas State  12170 .41427300 .474
Arkansas–Little Rock  12170 .41416330 .327
Louisiana–Monroe  12180 .40025290 .463
Appalachian State  8210 .27617360 .321
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2015 [23]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Conference winners and tournaments

Twenty-nine 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 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

ConferenceRegular
season winner
Conference
player of the year
Conference
coach of the year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (city)
Tournament
winner
America East Conference Stony Brook Jack Parenty, Stony Brook [24] Bob Mumma, UMBC [24] 2015 America East Conference baseball tournament Edward A. LeLacheur ParkLowell, MA Stony Brook
American Athletic Conference Houston Ian Happ, Cincinnati [25] Cliff Godwin, East Carolina [25] 2015 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament Bright House FieldClearwater, FL East Carolina
Atlantic 10 Conference Saint Louis Michael Morman, Richmond [26] Raphael Cerrato, Rhode Island [26] 2015 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Barcroft ParkArlington, VA VCU
Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic - Louisville
Coastal - Miami (FL)
Will Craig, Wake Forest [27] Dan McDonnell, Louisville [27] 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Durham Bulls Athletic ParkDurham, NC Florida State
Atlantic Sun Conference North Florida Donnie Dewees, North Florida Smoke Laval, North Florida 2015 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament Swanson StadiumFort Myers, FL Lipscomb
Big 12 Conference TCU Cody Jones, TCU [28] Jim Schlossnagle, TCU [28] 2015 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament ONEOK FieldTulsa, OK Texas
Big East Conference St. John's Nick Collins, Georgetown [29] Ed Blankmeyer, St. John's [29] 2015 Big East Conference baseball tournament TD Ameritrade Park OmahaOmaha, NE St. John's
Big South Conference Radford Cole Hallum, Campbell [30] Joe Raccuia, Radford [30] 2015 Big South Conference baseball tournament John Henry Moss StadiumBoiling Springs, NC Radford
Big Ten Conference Illinois David Kerian, IllinoisDan Hartleb, Illinois 2015 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Target FieldMinneapolis, MN Michigan
Big West Conference Cal State Fullerton Cameron Newell, UC Santa Barbara &
David Olmedo-Barrera, Cal State Fullerton
Rick Vanderhook, Cal State FullertonNo tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Colonial Athletic Association College of Charleston Blake Butler, College of Charleston Monte Lee, College of Charleston 2015 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's PointMount Pleasant, SC UNC Wilmington
Conference USA Rice Brendon Sanger, FAU [31] Jim McGuire, Memphis [31] 2015 Conference USA baseball tournament Pete Taylor ParkHattiesburg, MS FIU
Horizon League UIC Jeff Boehm, UIC Mike Dee, UIC 2015 Horizon League baseball tournament Oil City StadiumWhiting, IN Wright State
Ivy League Gehrig - Columbia/Penn
Rolfe - Dartmouth
Gus Craig, Columbia & Austin Bossart, Penn [32] Brett Boretti, Columbia [32] 2015 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series Campus sites Columbia
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rider Brett Siddall, Canisius [33] Barry Davis, Rider [33] 2015 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament Dutchess StadiumWappingers Falls, NY Canisius
Mid-American Conference East - Kent State
West - Central Michigan
Mitch Longo, Ohio [34] Steve Jaksa, Central Michigan [34] 2015 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament All Pro Freight StadiumAvon, OH Ohio
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Northern - Norfolk State
Southern - Florida A&M
Charles Sikes, Savannah State [35] Claudell Clark, Norfolk State [35] 2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Arthur W. Perdue StadiumSalisbury, MD Florida A&M
Missouri Valley Conference Missouri State Kevin Kaczmarski, Evansville [36] Keith Guttin, Missouri State [36] 2015 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament Eck StadiumWichita, KS Missouri State
Mountain West Conference Nevada Grant Fennell, Nevada [37] T. J. Bruce, Nevada [37] 2015 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament William Peccole ParkReno, NV San Diego State
Northeast Conference Bryant Nick Dini, Wagner [38] Jim Carone, Wagner [38] 2015 Northeast Conference baseball tournament Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial StadiumNorwich, CT Sacred Heart
Ohio Valley Conference Southeast Missouri State Chris Robinson, Morehead State [39] Mike McGuire, Morehead State [39] 2015 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament The Ballpark at JacksonJackson, TN Morehead State
Pac-12 Conference UCLA Scott Kingery, ArizonaJohn Savage, UCLANo tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Patriot League Navy Sean Trent, Navy [40] Paul Kostacopoulos, Navy [40] 2015 Patriot League baseball tournament Campus sites Lehigh
Southeastern Conference East - Vanderbilt

West - LSU

Andrew Benintendi, Arkansas Paul Mainieri, LSU 2015 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL Florida
Southern Conference Mercer Kyle Lewis, Mercer Craig Gibson, Mercer 2015 Southern Conference baseball tournament Joseph P. Riley Jr. ParkCharleston, SC Mercer
Southland Conference Southeastern Louisiana Jacob Seward, Southeastern Louisiana [41] Matt Riser, Southeastern Louisiana [41] 2015 Southland Conference baseball tournament Constellation FieldSugar Land, TX Houston Baptist
Southwestern Athletic Conference East- Alabama State
West - Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Melvin Rodriguez, Jackson State [42] Mitch Hill, Alabama A&M [42] 2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Wesley Barrow StadiumNew Orleans, LA Texas Southern
The Summit League Oral Roberts Anthony Sequeira, Oral RobertsBob Herold, Omaha 2015 Summit League baseball tournament Sioux Falls StadiumSioux Falls, South Dakota Oral Roberts
Sun Belt Conference South Alabama Blake Trahan, Louisiana–Lafayette Mark Calvi, South Alabama 2015 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament Riddle–Pace FieldTroy, AL Louisiana–Lafayette
West Coast Conference San Diego Kyle Holder, San Diego [43] Rich Hill, San Diego [43] 2015 West Coast Conference baseball tournament Banner Island BallparkStockton, CA Pepperdine
Western Athletic Conference Grand Canyon Jensen Park, Northern Colorado Bill Kernen, Cal State Bakersfield 2015 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament Sloan ParkMesa, AZ Cal State Bakersfield

College World Series

The 2015 College World Series will begin on June 13 in Omaha, Nebraska.

First round Second round Semifinals Championship series
               
Virginia 5
Arkansas 3
Virginia1
4 Florida 0
5 Miami (FL) 3
4 Florida 15
Virginia5 5
4 Florida 104
Arkansas 3
5 Miami (FL)4
5 Miami (FL) 2
4 Florida10
Virginia1 34
Vanderbilt 50 2
2 LSU 3
7 TCU 10
7 TCU 0
Vanderbilt1
Cal State Fullerton 3
Vanderbilt 4
Vanderbilt7
7 TCU 1
2 LSU5
Cal State Fullerton 3
2 LSU 4
7 TCU8

Coaching changes

This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2015 season until the day before the first day of the 2016 season.

TeamFormer
coach
Interim
coach
New
coach
Reason
Arizona Andy Lopez Jay Johnson Retired [44]
Auburn Sunny Golloway Butch Thompson Fired [45]
Baylor Steve Smith Steve Rodriguez Fired [46]
Cal State Bakersfield Bill Kernen Bob MacalusoRetired [47]
Clemson Jack Leggett Monte Lee [48] Fired [49]
College of Charleston Monte Lee Matt Heath [50] Resigned to accept coaching position at Clemson.
Eastern Illinois Jim Schmitz Jason Anderson Fired
Eastern Kentucky Jason Stein Edwin ThompsonFired
James Madison Spanky McFarland Marlin Ikenberry Retired
Nevada Jay Johnson T. J. Bruce [51] Resigned to accept coaching position at Arizona.
Northwestern Paul Stevens Spencer Allen [52] Retired [53]
Pacific Ed Sprague Jr. Mike Neu Fired
Pepperdine Steve Rodriguez Rick Hiretensteiner [54] Resigned to accept coaching position at Baylor.
Portland Chris Sperry Geoff Loomis [55] Fired [56]
Washington State Donnie Marbut Marty Lees [57] Fired [58]
Western Kentucky Matt Myers John Pawlowski [59] Fired [60]

See also

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