2017 Conference USA baseball tournament

Last updated
2017 Conference USA
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
Champions Rice  (7th title)
Winning coach Wayne Graham  (7th title)
MVP Glenn Otto (Rice)
Television ESPN3 (First round–semifinals)
CBSSN (Championship game)
2017 Conference USA baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 23 Southern Miss y† ‍‍‍25–5–0 .83350–16–0 .758
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍19–11–0 .63337–21–0 .638
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍18–12–0 .60035–21–1 .623
Charlotte  ‍‍‍18–12–0 .60034–24–0 .586
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍17–13–0 .56736–20–0 .643
Rice y ‍‍‡‍16–14–0 .53333–31–0 .516
FIU  ‍‍‍15–15–0 .50031–27–0 .534
UTSA  ‍‍‍15–15–0 .50029–28–0 .509
Marshall  ‍‍‍12–18–0 .40025–29–0 .463
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍10–20–0 .33324–31–0 .436
UAB  ‍‍‍9–21–0 .30024–31–0 .436
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍6–24–0 .20016–39–0 .291
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 Conference USA baseball tournament will be held from May 24 through 28 at MGM Park in Biloxi, Mississippi. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Conference USA for college baseball. The tournament champion will receive the league's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The tournament was established in 1996, Conference USA's first season of play. Rice has won the most championships, with six.

Seeding and format

The top eight finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through eight. The tournament will use a double elimination format.

Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Southern Miss2
8UTSA9
8UTSA0
4Charlotte5
4Charlotte7
5Louisiana Tech2
4Charlotte58
1Southern Miss610
1Southern Miss5
5Louisiana Tech28UTSA1
1Southern Miss7
1Southern Miss4
3Florida Atlantic3
6Rice5
6Rice5
6Rice4
2Old Dominion3
2Old Dominion3
7FIU2
6Rice137-
3Florida Atlantic2-
3Florida Atlantic8
7FIU43Florida Atlantic6
2Old Dominion2

Conference championship

Conference USA Championship
(1) Southern Miss Golden Eaglesvs.(6) Rice Owls
May 28, 2017, 1:07 p.m. (CDT) at MGM Park in Biloxi, Mississippi
Team123456789 R H E
(1) Southern Miss001120000451
(6) Rice0002002015122
WP: Glenn Otto (6–4)   LP: Trent Driver (2–1)
Home runs:
USM: Matt Wallner (1)
Rice: None
Attendance: 5,216

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References

  1. ↑ "2016-17 Conference USA Championship Schedule". Conference USA. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ Patrick Magee (November 11, 2015). "Biloxi to become Conference USA baseball tourney's new home in 2017-19". Sun Herald . Biloxi, Mississippi. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ "2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers". NCAA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
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