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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. 1Florida (Unanimous)
Defending ChampionsVirginia
Tournament
DurationJune 3 – June 30, 2016
Most conference bidsACC (10)
College World Series
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (1st title)
Runners-upArizona (16th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachGary Gilmore (1st title)
MOPAndrew 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

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Season outlook

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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

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2016 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Lou Gehrig
Princeton  x‍‍y 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 x‍‍y 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
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
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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Alabama State  x‍‍y 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
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
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

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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

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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

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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

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