2016 NCAA Division I baseball season

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2016 NCAA Division I baseball season
DurationFebruary 19, 2016 – June 30, 2016
Number of teams300
Preseason No. 1 Florida (Unanimous)
Defending Champions Virginia
Tournament
DurationJune 3 – June 30, 2016
Most conference bids ACC (10)
College World Series
Champions Coastal Carolina (1st title)
Runners-up Arizona (16th CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Gary Gilmore (1st title)
MOP Andrew Beckwith (Coastal Carolina)
Seasons
  2015
2017  

The 2016 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 2016. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2016 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 30, 2016, with Coastal Carolina claiming its first NCAA title in a team sport.

Contents

Realignment

Season outlook

Collegiate Baseball News [1]
RankingTeam
1 Florida
2 Louisville
3 Vanderbilt
4 Miami (FL)
5 Texas A&M
6 Louisiana–Lafayette
7 LSU
8 Oregon State
9 Virginia
10 UCLA
11 Mississippi State
12 Cal State Fullerton
13 California
14 Oregon
15 TCU
16 Florida State
17 Missouri State
18 Houston
19 Tulane
20 Rice
21 Georgia Tech
22 North Carolina
23 Michigan
24 Arkansas
25 Oklahoma State
Baseball America [2]
RankingTeam
1 Florida
2 Louisville
3 Texas A&M
4 Virginia
5 Oregon State
6 Miami (FL)
7 Vanderbilt
8 California
9 Oklahoma State
10 UCLA
11 LSU
12 Houston
13 Louisiana–Lafayette
14 Oregon
15 Michigan
16 Southern California
17 Florida State
18 TCU
19 NC State
20 Mississippi State
21 Oklahoma
22 Cal State Fullerton
23 Coastal Carolina
24 Ole Miss
25 Kentucky
Coaches [3]
RankingTeam
1 Florida 21
2 Louisville 2
3 Vanderbilt 3
4 Texas A&M 1
5 LSU 1
6 Miami (FL)
7 Virginia 3
8 Oregon State
9 UCLA
10 Oklahoma State
11 TCU
12 California
13 Louisiana–Lafayette
14 Florida State
15 Oregon
16 Cal State Fullerton
17 Mississippi State
18 Houston
19 NC State
20 North Carolina
21 Southern California
22 Arkansas
23 South Carolina
24 Rice
25 Missouri State
NCBWA [4]
RankingTeam
1 Florida
2 Louisville
3 Vanderbilt
4 Texas A&M
5 Oregon State
6 Miami (FL)
7 LSU
8 Virginia
9 UCLA
10 California
11 Oklahoma State
12 TCU
13 Louisiana–Lafayette
14 Florida State
15 Houston
16 Cal State Fullerton
17 Oregon
18 Southern California
19 Mississippi State
20 NC State
21 North Carolina
22 Arkansas
23 Coastal Carolina
24 South Carolina
25 Michigan

Conference standings

2016 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 25 Tulane  y1570 .68239190 .672
No. 15 East Carolina  y1581 .64634211 .616
Connecticut  y1490 .60937230 .617
Cincinnati  13101 .56326301 .465
Houston  11120 .47836230 .610
Memphis  9150 .37522390 .361
South Florida  8160 .33324330 .421
UCF  8160 .33326330 .441
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 2, 2016 [5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Rhode Island  y1860 .75031250 .554
VCU  1570 .68238190 .667
Saint Joseph's  1590 .62531230 .574
Saint Louis  1590 .62525310 .446
Fordham  14100 .58329290 .500
Davidson  11110 .50028260 .519
George Washington  12120 .50024330 .421
UMass  11130 .45818270 .400
St. Bonaventure  11130 .45826221 .541
Richmond  11130 .45828240 .538
Dayton  8160 .33319360 .345
George Mason  7170 .29219350 .352
La Salle  6180 .25015390 .278
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 4, 2016 [6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Atlantic
No. 11 Louisville  xy228 .7334812 .800
No. 14 Florida State  y1610 .6153820 .655
No. 20 NC State  y1513 .5363620 .643
No. 18 Clemson  y1614 .5334318 .705
No. 16 Boston College  y1315 .4643522 .614
Wake Forest  y1317 .4333525 .583
Notre Dame  1117 .3932727 .500
Coastal
No. 8 Miami (FL)  xy217 .7504611 .807
No. 17 Virginia  y1911 .6333820 .655
Duke  y1415 .4833323 .589
Georgia Tech  y1316 .4483624 .600
North Carolina  1317 .4333421 .618
Pittsburgh  1018 .3572526 .490
Virginia Tech  624 .2001936 .345
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 4, 2016 [7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Kennesaw State  174 .8102927 .518
North Florida  156 .7143919 .672
Jacksonville  147 .6673322 .600
Lipscomb  129 .5713127 .534
Stetson  y912 .4292931 .483
Florida Gulf Coast  912 .4292732 .458
USC Upstate  515 .2502230 .423
NJIT  218 .1001736 .321
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2016 [8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 5 Texas Tech  y1950 .79247200 .701
No. 4 Oklahoma State  y1680 .66743220 .662
No. 3 TCU  y1590 .62549180 .731
West Virginia  12110 .52236220 .621
Oklahoma  11130 .45830271 .526
Baylor  10140 .41724290 .453
Texas  10140 .41725320 .439
Kansas State  8160 .33326310 .456
Kansas  6170 .26120351 .366
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [9]
2016 Big East Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 21 Xavier  y1440 .77830280 .517
Creighton  1350 .72238170 .691
Seton Hall  1080 .55638200 .655
St. John's  990 .50028261 .518
Georgetown  8100 .44425290 .463
Villanova  5130 .27820320 .385
Butler  4140 .22214400 .259
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 4, 2016 [10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Big South Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
#1 Coastal Carolina †‡y 213 .8755317 .757
High Point  1410 .5833224 .571
Longwood  1410 .5833227 .542
Gardner–Webb  1410 .5833721 .638
Campbell* 1311 .5422627 .491
Presbyterian  1212 .5002730 .474
Liberty  1212 .5003128 .525
Winthrop  1212 .5002827 .509
Radford  915 .3751939 .328
Charleston Southern  618 .2501934 .358
UNC Asheville  519 .2081638 .296
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
As of June 5, 2016 [11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Minnesota  y1670 .69635210 .625
Nebraska  y1680 .66737220 .627
Ohio St.  y1590 .62544201 .685
Indiana  1590 .62532240 .571
Michigan  13100 .56536210 .632
Michigan State  13110 .54236200 .643
Maryland  13110 .54230270 .526
Illinois  12120 .50028230 .549
Iowa  12120 .50030260 .536
Penn State  12120 .50028270 .509
Rutgers  9150 .37527280 .491
Northwestern  7170 .29215390 .278
Purdue  2220 .08310440 .185
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2016 [12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Big West Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
#28 Cal State Fullerton y 1770 .70836220 .621
Long Beach State  y1590 .62537210 .638
No. 6 UC Santa Barbara  y13110 .54238181 .675
Cal Poly  12120 .50032250 .561
Hawaii  12120 .50023300 .434
UC Riverside  12120 .50026290 .473
UC Irvine  11130 .45831250 .554
Cal State Northridge  11130 .45833220 .600
UC Davis  5190 .20817360 .321
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2016 [13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
UNC Wilmington  y1660 .72741190 .683
William & Mary  y1490 .60931310 .500
Elon  13100 .56525290 .463
James Madison  13110 .54224310 .436
Northeastern  12110 .52231270 .534
College of Charleston  12120 .50031261 .543
Delaware  10140 .41732220 .593
Towson  10140 .41720350 .364
Hofstra  5180 .21715370 .288
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 20, 2016 [14]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Conference USA baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Florida Atlantic  y218 .7243918 .684
Marshall  219 .7003421 .618
No. 27 Southern Miss  y2010 .6674119 .683
No. 30 Rice  y1910 .6553824 .613
Louisiana Tech  y1911 .6334119 .683
Old Dominion  1515 .5003224 .571
FIU  1515 .5002929 .500
Charlotte  1217 .4142332 .418
UAB  1218 .4002134 .382
Western Kentucky  1020 .3332430 .444
UTSA  820 .2861734 .333
Middle Tennessee  524 .1722035 .364
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2016 [15]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Horizon League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wright State  y236 .7934516 .738
Milwaukee  1711 .6073226 .552
Valparaiso  1712 .5863028 .517
UIC  1512 .5562530 .455
Oakland  1114 .4402327 .460
Northern Kentucky  921 .3002034 .370
Youngstown State  521 .1921438 .269
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 4, 2016 [16]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Ivy League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Lou Gehrig
Princeton  xy1370 .65024210 .533
Penn  10100 .50019220 .463
Columbia  10100 .50017240 .415
Cornell  7130 .35014240 .368
Red Rolfe
Dartmouth  x1190 .55018250 .419
Yale  x1190 .55019281 .406
Harvard  9110 .45017240 .415
Brown  9110 .45015240 .385
x Division champion
Championship Series champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2016 [17]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East Division
Kent State  x2040 .83344140 .759
Miami (OH)  14100 .58327290 .482
Ohio  8160 .33323290 .442
Buffalo  8160 .33321310 .404
Bowling Green  7170 .29217370 .315
West Division
Ball State  x1590 .62532260 .552
Northern Illinois  14100 .58324320 .429
Toledo  13110 .54219381 .336
Central Michigan  12120 .50024370 .393
Western Michigan y 11130 .45822340 .393
Eastern Michigan  10140 .41723360 .390
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2016 [18]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Norfolk State  x195 .7922921 .580
Delaware State  1310 .5651337 .260
Coppin State  816 .3331438 .269
Maryland Eastern Shore  716 .3041632 .333
Southern
Florida A&M  x195 .7923121 .596
Bethune–Cookman  y177 .7082927 .518
North Carolina Central  1113 .4582530 .455
Savannah State  717 .2921240 .231
North Carolina A&T  618 .2501341 .241
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2016 [19]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
#24 Dallas Baptist y 1550 .75044190 .698
Indiana State  1380 .61935210 .625
Bradley  1190 .55029210 .580
Southern Illinois  11100 .52431251 .553
Evansville  9120 .42929270 .518
Wichita State  9120 .42921370 .362
Missouri State  7130 .35038210 .644
Illinois State  7130 .35017370 .315
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2016 [20]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Mountain West Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Fresno State  219 .7003622 .621
New Mexico  y2010 .6673724 .607
Nevada  2010 .6673923 .629
UNLV  1416 .4672432 .429
Air Force  1218 .4003027 .526
San Diego State  1119 .3672138 .356
San Jose State  723 .2331739 .304
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2016 [21]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
NYIT     1726 .395
As of June 5, 2016 [22]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Ohio Valley Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southeast Missouri State †‡y 228 .7333618 .667
Austin Peay  219 .7003422 .607
Jacksonville State  2010 .6673322 .600
Morehead State  1713 .5673227 .542
Belmont  1713 .5673327 .550
Tennessee Tech  1713 .5673124 .564
Murray State  1515 .5002729 .482
Eastern Kentucky  1317 .4332431 .436
Tennessee–Martin  921 .3001935 .352
Eastern Illinois  822 .2671539 .278
SIU Edwardsvills  624 .200940 .184
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2016 [23]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Utah  y1911 .6332629 .473
No. 22 Washington  y1713 .5673323 .589
No. 29 Arizona State  y1614 .5333623 .610
No. 2 Arizona  y1715 .5314923 .681
Oregon State  1614 .5333519 .648
Southern California  1515 .5002828 .500
Stanford  1515 .5003123 .574
California  1416 .4673221 .604
Oregon  1416 .4672926 .527
UCLA  1218 .4002531 .446
Washington State  1119 .3671935 .352
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2016 [24]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Patriot League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Navy  y1550 .75043161 .725
Holy Cross  1460 .70030270 .526
Lehigh  9100 .47425290 .463
Bucknell  8120 .40018340 .346
Lafayette  7130 .35014290 .326
Army  6130 .31616320 .333
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2016 [25]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Eastern
No. 12 South Carolina  xy2090 .69046180 .719
No. 7 Florida  y19100 .65552160 .765
No. 23 Vanderbilt  y18120 .60043190 .694
Kentucky  15150 .50032250 .561
Georgia  11190 .36727300 .474
Tennessee  9210 .30029280 .509
Missouri  9210 .30026300 .464
Western
No. 10 Mississippi State  xy2190 .70044181 .706
No. 9 Texas A&M  y20100 .66749160 .754
No. 13 LSU  y19110 .63345210 .682
Ole Miss  y18120 .60043190 .694
Alabama  15150 .50032260 .552
Auburn  8220 .26723330 .411
Arkansas  7230 .23326290 .473
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Mercer  168 .6673823 .623
Western Carolina  y159 .6253131 .500
UNC Greensboro  159 .6253821 .644
Furman  1410 .5832930 .492
Samford  1311 .5423526 .574
East Tennessee State  1311 .5422730 .474
Wofford  1212 .5003028 .517
The Citadel  618 .2501742 .288
VMI  420 .1672135 .375
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2016 [26]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Southland Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Sam Houston State  y246 .8004222 .656
Southeastern Louisiana  y228 .7334021 .656
Lamar  2010 .6673519 .648
Northwestern State  2010 .6673324 .579
Central Arkansas  1614 .5332927 .518
McNeese State  1515 .5003125 .554
New Orleans  1416 .4673126 .544
Stephen F. Austin  1416 .4673030 .500
Nicholls State  1416 .4672630 .464
Houston Baptist  1218 .4002429 .453
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi  820 .2861932 .373
Abilene Christian *  821 .2761637 .302
Incarnate Word *  522 .1851338 .255
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 11, 2016 [27]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Alabama State  xy240 1.0003817 .691
Jackson State  1410 .5833426 .567
Alcorn State  1014 .4171636 .308
Alabama A&M  816 .3331344 .228
Mississippi Valley State  420 .167636 .143
West
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  x165 .7622225 .468
Grambling State  158 .6522227 .449
Texas Southern  1310 .5652426 .480
Southern  614 .3001432 .304
Prairie View A&M  518 .2171032 .238
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2016 [28]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Louisiana–Lafayette †‡y 219 .7004321 .672
No. 26 South Alabama  y219 .7004222 .656
Little Rock  1713 .5672628 .481
Troy  1713 .5673226 .552
Texas State  1614 .5333128 .525
Georgia Southern  1614 .5333624 .600
UT Arlington  1515 .5003028 .517
Arkansas State  1317 .4332929 .500
Louisiana–Monroe  1020 .3332035 .364
Georgia State  1020 .3332431 .436
Appalachian State  921 .3001836 .333
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2016 [29]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 West Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
BYU  189 .6673717 .685
Gonzaga  y189 .6673621 .632
Saint Mary's  y189 .6673325 .569
Pepperdine  1611 .5932924 .547
San Francisco  1413 .5192234 .393
Loyola Marymount  1314 .4812627 .491
San Diego  1314 .4812729 .482
Pacific  1215 .4442230 .423
Santa Clara  1017 .3702329 .442
Portland  324 .1111737 .315
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2016 [30]
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 2016 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 Binghamton 2016 America East Conference baseball tournament Edward A. LeLacheur Park
Lowell, MA
Binghamton
American Athletic Conference Tulane 2016 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament Bright House Field
Clearwater, FL
Connecticut
Atlantic 10 Conference Rhode Island 2016 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Houlihan Park
Bronx, NY
Rhode Island
Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic - Louisville
Coastal - Miami (FL)
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Durham, NC
Clemson
Atlantic Sun Conference Kennesaw State 2016 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium
Nashville, TN
Stetson
Big 12 Conference Texas Tech 2016 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark
Oklahoma City, OK
TCU
Big East Conference Xavier 2016 Big East Conference baseball tournament Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium
Aberdeen, MD
Xavier
Big South Conference Coastal Carolina 2016 Big South Conference baseball tournament Lexington County Baseball Stadium
Lexington, SC
Coastal Carolina
Big Ten Conference Minnesota 2016 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament TD Ameritrade Park
Omaha, NE
Ohio State
Big West Conference Cal State Fullerton No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Colonial Athletic Association UNC Wilmington 2016 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point
Mount Pleasant, SC
William & Mary
Conference USA Florida Atlantic 2016 Conference USA baseball tournament Pete Taylor Park
Hattiesburg, MS
Southern Miss
Horizon League Wright State 2016 Horizon League baseball tournament Campus SitesWright State
Ivy League Gehrig - Princeton
Rolfe - Dartmouth/Yale
2016 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series Campus SitesPrinceton
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Fairfield 2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament Dutchess Stadium
Wappingers Falls, NY
Fairfield
Mid-American Conference East - Kent State
West - Ball State
2016 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament All Pro Freight Stadium
Avon, OH
Western Michigan
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Northern - Norfolk State
Southern - Florida A&M
2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Arthur W. Perdue Stadium
Salisbury, MD
Bethune-Cookman
Missouri Valley Conference Dallas Baptist 2016 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium
Terre Haute, IN
Dallas Baptist
Mountain West Conference Fresno State 2016 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament Santa Ana Star Field
Albuquerque, NM
New Mexico
Northeast Conference Bryant 2016 Northeast Conference baseball tournament Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium
Norwich, CT
Bryant
Ohio Valley Conference Southeast Missouri State 2016 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament The Ballpark at Jackson
Jackson, TN
Southeast Missouri State
Pac-12 Conference Utah No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Patriot League Navy 2016 Patriot League baseball tournament Campus SitesNavy
Southeastern Conference East – South Carolina
West – Mississippi State
Boomer White, Texas A&M John Cohen, Mississippi State 2016 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL
Texas A&M
Southern Conference Mercer 2016 Southern Conference baseball tournament Fluor Field at the West End
Greenville, SC
Western Carolina
Southland Conference Sam Houston State 2016 Southland Conference baseball tournament Constellation Field
Sugar Land, TX
Sam Houston State
Southwestern Athletic Conference East - Alabama State
West - Arkansas–Pine Bluff
2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Wesley Barrow Stadium
New Orleans, LA
Alabama State
Summit League Oral Roberts 2016 Summit League baseball tournament J. L. Johnson Stadium
Tulsa, OK
Oral Roberts
Sun Belt Conference Louisiana-Lafayette 2016 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament Bobcat Ballpark
San Marcos, TX
Louisiana-Lafayette
West Coast Conference Saint Mary's 2016 West Coast Conference baseball tournament Banner Island Ballpark
Stockton, CA
Saint Mary's
Western Athletic Conference Seattle 2016 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament Hohokam Stadium
Mesa, AZ
Utah Valley

College World Series

The 2016 College World Series began on June 18 in Omaha, Nebraska.

First round Second round Semifinals Championship series
               
1 Florida 1
Coastal Carolina 2
Coastal Carolina 1
TCU6
TCU 5
5 Texas Tech 3
TCU 1 5
Coastal Carolina47
1 Florida 2
5 Texas Tech3
5 Texas Tech 5
Coastal Carolina7
Coastal Carolina0 54
Arizona 34 3
3 Miami (FL) 1
Arizona 5
Arizona 0
Oklahoma State1
UC Santa Barbara 0
Oklahoma State 1
Oklahoma State 3 1
Arizona95
3 Miami (FL) 3
UC Santa Barbara5
UC Santa Barbara 0
Arizona3

Coaching changes

This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2016 season until the day before the first day of the 2017 season. [31]

TeamFormer
coach
Interim
coach
New
coach
Reason
Alabama Mitch Gaspard Greg Goff Resigned
Alabama State Mervyl Melendez José Vázquez Left for FIU
Appalachian State Billy Jones Kermit Smith Fired
Army Matt Reid Jim Foster Fired
Butler Steve Farley Dave Schrage Fired
FIU Turtle Thomas Mervyl Melendez Fired
Furman Ron Smith Brett Harker Fired
Jacksonville Tim Montez Chris Hayes Fired
Kentucky Gary Henderson Nick Mingione Fired
Lamar Jim Gilligan Will Davis Retired
Liberty Jim Toman Scott Jackson Fired
Louisiana Tech Greg Goff Lane Burroughs Left for Alabama
Missouri Tim Jamieson Steve Bieser Fired
Northwestern State Lane Burroughs Bobby Barbier Leave for Louisiana Tech
Oakland John Musachio Jacke Healey / Colin Kaline Fired
Omaha Bob HeroldJack SweeneyFired
Purdue Doug Schreiber Mark Wasikowski Resigned
San Jose State Dave NakamaJason HawkinsFired
South Dakota State Dave Schrage Rob Bishop Leave for Butler
SIU Edwardsville Tony Stoecklin Sean Lyons Fired
Southeast Missouri State Steve Bieser Andy Sawyers Leave for Missouri
Texas Augie Garrido David Pierce Resigned
Tulane David Pierce Travis Jewett Left for Texas
UCF Terry Rooney Greg Lovelady Fired
Wright StateGreg Lovelady Jeff Mercer Left for UCF
Villanova Joe Godri Kevin Mulvey Fired
Youngstown State Steve Gillispie Dan Bertolini Fired

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