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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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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

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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  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
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 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
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  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
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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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

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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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References

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  1. ^ "Collegiate Baseball Div. I Poll - Pre-season". Collegiate Baseball. December 21, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  2. ^ Teddy Cahill (January 25, 2016). "2016 Preseason Top 25". Baseball America. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 Preseason Top 25". ESPN. January 28, 2016. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Florida Tops 2016 Preseason NCBWA Poll". NCBWA. February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  5. ^ "American Athletic Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  6. ^ "Atlantic 10 Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "Atlantic Coast Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. ^ "Atlantic Sun Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  9. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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  11. ^ "Big South Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
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  14. ^ "Colonial Athletic Association - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  15. ^ "Conference USA - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  16. ^ "Horizon League - 2016 Standings". D1baseball.com. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  17. ^ "Ivy League - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  18. ^ "Mid-American Conference - 2016 Standings". mac-sports.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  19. ^ "Mid-Eastern Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  20. ^ "Missouri Valley Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  21. ^ "Mountain West Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  22. ^ "Baseball Standings". D1baseball.com. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  23. ^ "Ohio Valley Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  24. ^ "Pac-12 Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  25. ^ "Patriot League - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  26. ^ "Southern Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  27. ^ "Southland Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  28. ^ "Southwestern Athletic Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  29. ^ "Sun Belt Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  30. ^ "West Coast Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  31. ^ Kendall Rogers (June 13, 2016). "Keeping Track Of Coaching Changes". D1Baseball. Retrieved July 11, 2016.


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