2016 NCAA Division I baseball season

2016 NCAA Division I baseball season
Duration	February 19, 2016 – June 30, 2016
Number of teams	300
Preseason No. 1	Florida (Unanimous)
Defending Champions	Virginia
Tournament
Duration	June 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
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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.

Realignment

• Northern Kentucky left the Atlantic Sun Conference for the Horizon League.
• NJIT joined the Atlantic Sun, leaving the ranks of Independents.
• The merger of the University of Texas–Pan American and the University of Texas at Brownsville, formally announced in 2013, took full effect with the 2015–16 school year, creating the new Texas–Rio Grande Valley. The new institution retained Texas–Pan American's membership in the Western Athletic Conference.
• Akron, of the Mid-American Conference, discontinued its program.

Season outlook

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Collegiate Baseball News [1] Ranking Team 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] Ranking Team 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] Ranking Team 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] Ranking Team 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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 25 Tulane  ‍†‍‍y 15 – 7 – 0   .682 39 – 19 – 0   .672 No. 15 East Carolina  ‍‍‍y 15 – 8 – 1   .646 34 – 21 – 1   .616 Connecticut  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 9 – 0   .609 37 – 23 – 0   .617 Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10 – 1   .563 26 – 30 – 1   .465 Houston  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12 – 0   .478 36 – 23 – 0   .610 Memphis  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 22 – 39 – 0   .361 South Florida  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 24 – 33 – 0   .421 UCF  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 26 – 33 – 0   .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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Rhode Island  ‍†‍‡‍y 18 – 6 – 0   .750 31 – 25 – 0   .554 VCU  ‍‍‍ 15 – 7 – 0   .682 38 – 19 – 0   .667 Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 31 – 23 – 0   .574 Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 25 – 31 – 0   .446 Fordham  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 29 – 29 – 0   .500 Davidson  ‍‍‍ 11 – 11 – 0   .500 28 – 26 – 0   .519 George Washington  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 24 – 33 – 0   .421 UMass  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 18 – 27 – 0   .400 St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 26 – 22 – 1   .541 Richmond  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 28 – 24 – 0   .538 Dayton  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 19 – 36 – 0   .345 George Mason  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 19 – 35 – 0   .352 La Salle  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 15 – 39 – 0   .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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Atlantic No. 11 Louisville  x‍‍‍y 22 – 8   .733 48 – 12   .800 No. 14 Florida State  ‍‍‍y 16 – 10   .615 38 – 20   .655 No. 20 NC State  ‍‍‍y 15 – 13   .536 36 – 20   .643 No. 18 Clemson  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 14   .533 43 – 18   .705 No. 16 Boston College  ‍‍‍y 13 – 15   .464 35 – 22   .614 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 13 – 17   .433 35 – 25   .583 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 11 – 17   .393 27 – 27   .500 Coastal No. 8 Miami (FL)  x‍‍‍y 21 – 7   .750 46 – 11   .807 No. 17 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 38 – 20   .655 Duke  ‍‍‍y 14 – 15   .483 33 – 23   .589 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 13 – 16   .448 36 – 24   .600 North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 34 – 21   .618 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 10 – 18   .357 25 – 26   .490 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 6 – 24   .200 19 – 36   .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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Kennesaw State  ‍†‍‍ 17 – 4   .810 29 – 27   .518 North Florida  ‍‍‍ 15 – 6   .714 39 – 19   .672 Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 14 – 7   .667 33 – 22   .600 Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9   .571 31 – 27   .534 Stetson  ‍‍‡‍y 9 – 12   .429 29 – 31   .483 Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 27 – 32   .458 USC Upstate  ‍‍‍ 5 – 15   .250 22 – 30   .423 NJIT  ‍‍‍ 2 – 18   .100 17 – 36   .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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 5 Texas Tech  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 5 – 0   .792 47 – 20 – 0   .701 No. 4 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 16 – 8 – 0   .667 43 – 22 – 0   .662 No. 3 TCU  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 9 – 0   .625 49 – 18 – 0   .731 West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11 – 0   .522 36 – 22 – 0   .621 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 30 – 27 – 1   .526 Baylor  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 24 – 29 – 0   .453 Texas  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 25 – 32 – 0   .439 Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 26 – 31 – 0   .456 Kansas  ‍‍‍ 6 – 17 – 0   .261 20 – 35 – 1   .366 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [9]	2016 Big East Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 21 Xavier  ‍†‍‡‍y 14 – 4 – 0   .778 30 – 28 – 0   .517 Creighton  ‍‍‍ 13 – 5 – 0   .722 38 – 17 – 0   .691 Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8 – 0   .556 38 – 20 – 0   .655 St. John's  ‍‍‍ 9 – 9 – 0   .500 28 – 26 – 1   .518 Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10 – 0   .444 25 – 29 – 0   .463 Villanova  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 20 – 32 – 0   .385 Butler  ‍‍‍ 4 – 14 – 0   .222 14 – 40 – 0   .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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT #1 Coastal Carolina †‡y ‍‍‍ 21 – 3   .875 53 – 17   .757 High Point  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 32 – 24   .571 Longwood  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 32 – 27   .542 Gardner–Webb  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 37 – 21   .638 Campbell* ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 26 – 27   .491 Presbyterian  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 27 – 30   .474 Liberty  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 31 – 28   .525 Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 28 – 27   .509 Radford  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 19 – 39   .328 Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 19 – 34   .358 UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19   .208 16 – 38   .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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Minnesota  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 7 – 0   .696 35 – 21 – 0   .625 Nebraska  ‍‍‍y 16 – 8 – 0   .667 37 – 22 – 0   .627 Ohio St.  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 9 – 0   .625 44 – 20 – 1   .685 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 32 – 24 – 0   .571 Michigan  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10 – 0   .565 36 – 21 – 0   .632 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 36 – 20 – 0   .643 Maryland  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 30 – 27 – 0   .526 Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 28 – 23 – 0   .549 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 30 – 26 – 0   .536 Penn State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 28 – 27 – 0   .509 Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 27 – 28 – 0   .491 Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 15 – 39 – 0   .278 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 2 – 22 – 0   .083 10 – 44 – 0   .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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT #28 Cal State Fullerton †y ‍‍‍ 17 – 7 – 0   .708 36 – 22 – 0   .621 Long Beach State  ‍‍‍y 15 – 9 – 0   .625 37 – 21 – 0   .638 No. 6 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11 – 0   .542 38 – 18 – 1   .675 Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 32 – 25 – 0   .561 Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 23 – 30 – 0   .434 UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 26 – 29 – 0   .473 UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 31 – 25 – 0   .554 Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 33 – 22 – 0   .600 UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19 – 0   .208 17 – 36 – 0   .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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT UNC Wilmington  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 6 – 0   .727 41 – 19 – 0   .683 William & Mary  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 9 – 0   .609 31 – 31 – 0   .500 Elon  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10 – 0   .565 25 – 29 – 0   .463 James Madison  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 24 – 31 – 0   .436 Northeastern  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11 – 0   .522 31 – 27 – 0   .534 College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 31 – 26 – 1   .543 Delaware  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 32 – 22 – 0   .593 Towson  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 20 – 35 – 0   .364 Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18 – 0   .217 15 – 37 – 0   .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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Florida Atlantic  ‍†‍‍y 21 – 8   .724 39 – 18   .684 Marshall  ‍‍‍ 21 – 9   .700 34 – 21   .618 No. 27 Southern Miss  ‍‍‡‍y 20 – 10   .667 41 – 19   .683 No. 30 Rice  ‍‍‍y 19 – 10   .655 38 – 24   .613 Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 41 – 19   .683 Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 32 – 24   .571 FIU  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 29 – 29   .500 Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 12 – 17   .414 23 – 32   .418 UAB  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 21 – 34   .382 Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 24 – 30   .444 UTSA  ‍‍‍ 8 – 20   .286 17 – 34   .333 Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 5 – 24   .172 20 – 35   .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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Wright State  ‍†‍‡‍y 23 – 6   .793 45 – 16   .738 Milwaukee  ‍‍‍ 17 – 11   .607 32 – 26   .552 Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 17 – 12   .586 30 – 28   .517 UIC  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 25 – 30   .455 Oakland  ‍‍‍ 11 – 14   .440 23 – 27   .460 Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 20 – 34   .370 Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 21   .192 14 – 38   .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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Lou Gehrig Princeton  x‍‍‡‍y 13 – 7 – 0   .650 24 – 21 – 0   .533 Penn  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10 – 0   .500 19 – 22 – 0   .463 Columbia  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10 – 0   .500 17 – 24 – 0   .415 Cornell  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13 – 0   .350 14 – 24 – 0   .368 Red Rolfe Dartmouth  x‍‍‍ 11 – 9 – 0   .550 18 – 25 – 0   .419 Yale  x‍‍‍ 11 – 9 – 0   .550 19 – 28 – 1   .406 Harvard  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11 – 0   .450 17 – 24 – 0   .415 Brown  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11 – 0   .450 15 – 24 – 0   .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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT East Division Kent State  x‍‍‍ 20 – 4 – 0   .833 44 – 14 – 0   .759 Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 27 – 29 – 0   .482 Ohio  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 23 – 29 – 0   .442 Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 21 – 31 – 0   .404 Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 17 – 37 – 0   .315 West Division Ball State  x‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 32 – 26 – 0   .552 Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 24 – 32 – 0   .429 Toledo  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 19 – 38 – 1   .336 Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 24 – 37 – 0   .393 Western Michigan ‡y ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 22 – 34 – 0   .393 Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 23 – 36 – 0   .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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Northern Norfolk State  x‍‍‍ 19 – 5   .792 29 – 21   .580 Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10   .565 13 – 37   .260 Coppin State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 14 – 38   .269 Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 7 – 16   .304 16 – 32   .333 Southern Florida A&M  x‍‍‍ 19 – 5   .792 31 – 21   .596 Bethune–Cookman  ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 7   .708 29 – 27   .518 North Carolina Central  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 25 – 30   .455 Savannah State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 12 – 40   .231 North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 13 – 41   .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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT #24 Dallas Baptist ‡y ‍‍‍ 15 – 5 – 0   .750 44 – 19 – 0   .698 Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 8 – 0   .619 35 – 21 – 0   .625 Bradley  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9 – 0   .550 29 – 21 – 0   .580 Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10 – 0   .524 31 – 25 – 1   .553 Evansville  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 29 – 27 – 0   .518 Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 21 – 37 – 0   .362 Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13 – 0   .350 38 – 21 – 0   .644 Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13 – 0   .350 17 – 37 – 0   .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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Fresno State  ‍†‍‍ 21 – 9   .700 36 – 22   .621 New Mexico  ‍‍‡‍y 20 – 10   .667 37 – 24   .607 Nevada  ‍‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 39 – 23   .629 UNLV  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 24 – 32   .429 Air Force  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 30 – 27   .526 San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 21 – 38   .356 San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23   .233 17 – 39   .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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT NYIT  ‍‍‍   –     – 17 – 26   .395 As of June 5, 2016 [22] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Ohio Valley Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Southeast Missouri State †‡y ‍‍‍ 22 – 8   .733 36 – 18   .667 Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 21 – 9   .700 34 – 22   .607 Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 33 – 22   .600 Morehead State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 32 – 27   .542 Belmont  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 33 – 27   .550 Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 31 – 24   .564 Murray State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 27 – 29   .482 Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 24 – 31   .436 Tennessee–Martin  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 19 – 35   .352 Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 15 – 39   .278 SIU Edwardsvills  ‍‍‍ 6 – 24   .200 9 – 40   .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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Utah  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 26 – 29   .473 No. 22 Washington  ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 33 – 23   .589 No. 29 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 36 – 23   .610 No. 2 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 17 – 15   .531 49 – 23   .681 Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 35 – 19   .648 Southern California  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 28 – 28   .500 Stanford  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 31 – 23   .574 California  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 32 – 21   .604 Oregon  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 29 – 26   .527 UCLA  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 25 – 31   .446 Washington State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 19 – 35   .352 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 11, 2016 [24] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2016 Patriot League baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Navy  ‍†‍‡‍y 15 – 5 – 0   .750 43 – 16 – 1   .725 Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 14 – 6 – 0   .700 30 – 27 – 0   .526 Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 9 – 10 – 0   .474 25 – 29 – 0   .463 Bucknell  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12 – 0   .400 18 – 34 – 0   .346 Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13 – 0   .350 14 – 29 – 0   .326 Army  ‍‍‍ 6 – 13 – 0   .316 16 – 32 – 0   .333 ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 11, 2016 [25] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Southeastern Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Eastern No. 12 South Carolina  x‍‍‍y 20 – 9 – 0   .690 46 – 18 – 0   .719 No. 7 Florida  ‍‍‍y 19 – 10 – 0   .655 52 – 16 – 0   .765 No. 23 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12 – 0   .600 43 – 19 – 0   .694 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 32 – 25 – 0   .561 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 27 – 30 – 0   .474 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 29 – 28 – 0   .509 Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 26 – 30 – 0   .464 Western No. 10 Mississippi State  x‍†‍‍y 21 – 9 – 0   .700 44 – 18 – 1   .706 No. 9 Texas A&M  ‍‍‡‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 49 – 16 – 0   .754 No. 13 LSU  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11 – 0   .633 45 – 21 – 0   .682 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12 – 0   .600 43 – 19 – 0   .694 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 32 – 26 – 0   .552 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22 – 0   .267 23 – 33 – 0   .411 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23 – 0   .233 26 – 29 – 0   .473 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2016 Southern Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Mercer  ‍†‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 38 – 23   .623 Western Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 9   .625 31 – 31   .500 UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 38 – 21   .644 Furman  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 29 – 30   .492 Samford  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 35 – 26   .574 East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 27 – 30   .474 Wofford  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 30 – 28   .517 The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 17 – 42   .288 VMI  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 21 – 35   .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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Sam Houston State  ‍†‍‡‍y 24 – 6   .800 42 – 22   .656 Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍y 22 – 8   .733 40 – 21   .656 Lamar  ‍‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 35 – 19   .648 Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 33 – 24   .579 Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 29 – 27   .518 McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 31 – 25   .554 New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 31 – 26   .544 Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 30 – 30   .500 Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 26 – 30   .464 Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 24 – 29   .453 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 8 – 20   .286 19 – 32   .373 Abilene Christian *  ‍‍‍ 8 – 21   .276 16 – 37   .302 Incarnate Word *  ‍‍‍ 5 – 22   .185 13 – 38   .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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Alabama State  x‍‍‡‍y 24 – 0   1.000 38 – 17   .691 Jackson State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 34 – 26   .567 Alcorn State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 16 – 36   .308 Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 13 – 44   .228 Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 6 – 36   .143 West Arkansas–Pine Bluff  x‍‍‍ 16 – 5   .762 22 – 25   .468 Grambling State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 8   .652 22 – 27   .449 Texas Southern  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10   .565 24 – 26   .480 Southern  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14   .300 14 – 32   .304 Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18   .217 10 – 32   .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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 19 Louisiana–Lafayette †‡y ‍‍‍ 21 – 9   .700 43 – 21   .672 No. 26 South Alabama  ‍†‍‍y 21 – 9   .700 42 – 22   .656 Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 26 – 28   .481 Troy  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 32 – 26   .552 Texas State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 31 – 28   .525 Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 36 – 24   .600 UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 30 – 28   .517 Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 29 – 29   .500 Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 20 – 35   .364 Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 24 – 31   .436 Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 18 – 36   .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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT BYU  ‍†‍‍ 18 – 9   .667 37 – 17   .685 Gonzaga  ‍†‍‍y 18 – 9   .667 36 – 21   .632 Saint Mary's  ‍†‍‡‍y 18 – 9   .667 33 – 25   .569 Pepperdine  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11   .593 29 – 24   .547 San Francisco  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 22 – 34   .393 Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14   .481 26 – 27   .491 San Diego  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14   .481 27 – 29   .482 Pacific  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 22 – 30   .423 Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17   .370 23 – 29   .442 Portland  ‍‍‍ 3 – 24   .111 17 – 37   .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.

Conference	Regular 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 Sites	Wright State
Ivy League	Gehrig - Princeton Rolfe - Dartmouth/Yale		—	2016 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series	Campus Sites	Princeton
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 Sites	Navy
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

Main article: 2016 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
							TCU	6
		TCU	5
	5	Texas Tech	3
												TCU	1	5
												Coastal Carolina	4	7
	1	Florida	2
	5	Texas Tech	3
						5	Texas Tech	5
							Coastal Carolina	7
																		Coastal Carolina	0	5	4
																		Arizona	3	4	3
	3	Miami (FL)	1
		Arizona	5
							Arizona	0
							Oklahoma State	1
		UC Santa Barbara	0
		Oklahoma State	1
												Oklahoma State	3	1
												Arizona	9	5
	3	Miami (FL)	3
		UC Santa Barbara	5
							UC Santa Barbara	0
							Arizona	3

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]

Team	Former 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 Herold		Jack Sweeney	Fired
Purdue	Doug Schreiber		Mark Wasikowski	Resigned
San Jose State	Dave Nakama		Jason Hawkins	Fired
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 State	Greg Lovelady		Jeff Mercer	Left for UCF
Villanova	Joe Godri		Kevin Mulvey	Fired
Youngstown State	Steve Gillispie		Dan Bertolini	Fired

See also

• Baseball portal

• 2016 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
• 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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