2016 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament

2016 Sun Belt Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams 8
Format Double-elimination
Finals Site
Champions Louisiana–Lafayette (4th title)
2016 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#19 Louisiana–Lafayette †‡y  ‍‍‍ 21–9 .700  43–21 .672
#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[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Bobcat Ballpark on the campus of the Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas from May 25 to May 29, 2015. The tournament used a double-elimination format. The winner of the tournament earned Sun Belt Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

Seeding

The top eight teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament. The teams will be seeded based on conference winning percentage, and will then play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament. The winner of each bracket will play a championship final.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Louisiana–Lafayette219.700
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1
South Alabama219.700
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2
Arkansas–Little Rock1713.567
4
3
Troy1713.567
4
4
Texas State1614.533
5
5
Georgia Southern1614.533
5
6
Texas–Arlington1515.500
6
7
Arkansas State1317.433
8
8
Louisiana–Monroe1020.333
11
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Georgia State1020.333
11
—
Appalachian State921.300
12
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Results

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Louisiana–Lafayette 7  
8 Arkansas State 4  
  1 Louisiana–Lafayette 4  
  5 Texas State 2  
4 Troy 6
5 Texas State 11  
  1 Louisiana–Lafayette 17 —  
  8 Arkansas State 10 —  
8 Arkansas State 13  
4 Troy 12  
  8 Arkansas State 4
  5 Texas State 3  
  1 Louisiana-Lafayette 5
  6 Georgia Southern 0
3 Arkansas–Little Rock 4  
6 Georgia Southern 13  
  6 Georgia Southern 6
  7 Texas–Arlington 0  
2 South Alabama 2
7 Texas–Arlington 4  
  6 Georgia Southern 4 —
  2 South Alabama 0 —  
3 Arkansas–Little Rock 4  
2 South Alabama 6  
  7 Texas-Arlington 0
  2 South Alabama 3  

References

  1. ↑ "Sun Belt Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2015–16 Championships Schedule". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ "2016 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
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