2016 NCAA Division I baseball season

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.

2016 NCAA Division I baseball season
DurationFebruary 19, 2016 – June 30, 2016
Number of teams300
Preseason #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

Realignment

Season outlook
For the full rankings, see 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
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
UNC Wilmington  ‍†‍‍y 16–6–0 .727  41–17–0 .707
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 5, 2016[14]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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 ConferenceBinghamton2016 America East Conference Baseball TournamentEdward A. LeLacheur Park
Lowell, MA		Binghamton
American Athletic ConferenceTulane2016 American Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentBright House Field
Clearwater, FL		Connecticut
Atlantic 10 ConferenceRhode Island2016 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball TournamentHoulihan Park
Bronx, NY		Rhode Island
Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic - Louisville
Coastal - Miami (FL)		2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentDurham Bulls Athletic Park
Durham, NC		Clemson
Atlantic Sun ConferenceKennesaw State2016 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball TournamentKen Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium
Nashville, TN		Stetson
Big 12 ConferenceTexas Tech2016 Big 12 Conference Baseball TournamentChickasaw Bricktown Ballpark
Oklahoma City, OK		TCU
Big East ConferenceXavier2016 Big East Conference Baseball TournamentLeidos Field at Ripken Stadium
Aberdeen, MD		Xavier
Big South ConferenceCoastal Carolina2016 Big South Conference Baseball TournamentLexington County Baseball Stadium
Lexington, SC		Coastal Carolina
Big Ten ConferenceMinnesota2016 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentTD Ameritrade Park
Omaha, NE		Ohio State
Big West ConferenceCal State FullertonNo tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Colonial Athletic AssociationUNC Wilmington2016 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball TournamentCofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point
Mount Pleasant, SC		William & Mary
Conference USAFlorida Atlantic2016 Conference USA Baseball TournamentPete Taylor Park
Hattiesburg, MS		Southern Miss
Horizon LeagueWright State2016 Horizon League Baseball TournamentCampus SitesWright State
Ivy LeagueGehrig - Princeton
Rolfe - Dartmouth/Yale		N/A2016 Ivy League Baseball Championship SeriesCampus SitesPrinceton
Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceFairfield2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentDutchess Stadium
Wappingers Falls, NY		Fairfield
Mid-American ConferenceEast - Kent State
West - Ball State		2016 Mid-American Conference Baseball TournamentAll Pro Freight Stadium
Avon, OH		Western Michigan
Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceNorthern - Norfolk State
Southern - Florida A&M		2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentArthur W. Perdue Stadium
Salisbury, MD		Bethune-Cookman
Missouri Valley ConferenceDallas Baptist2016 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball TournamentBob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium
Terre Haute, IN		Dallas Baptist
Mountain West ConferenceFresno State2016 Mountain West Conference Baseball TournamentSanta Ana Star Field
Albuquerque, NM		New Mexico
Northeast ConferenceBryant2016 Northeast Conference Baseball TournamentSenator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium
Norwich, CT		Bryant
Ohio Valley ConferenceSoutheast Missouri State2016 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball TournamentThe Ballpark at Jackson
Jackson, TN		Southeast Missouri State
Pac-12 ConferenceUtahNo tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Patriot LeagueNavy2016 Patriot League Baseball TournamentCampus SitesNavy
Southeastern ConferenceEast – South Carolina
West – Mississippi State		Boomer White, Texas A&MJohn Cohen, Mississippi State2016 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentHoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL		Texas A&M
Southern ConferenceMercer2016 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentFluor Field at the West End
Greenville, SC		Western Carolina
Southland ConferenceSam Houston State2016 Southland Conference Baseball TournamentConstellation Field
Sugar Land, TX		Sam Houston State
Southwestern Athletic ConferenceEast - Alabama State
West - Arkansas–Pine Bluff		2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentWesley Barrow Stadium
New Orleans, LA		Alabama State
Summit LeagueOral Roberts2016 Summit League Baseball TournamentJ. L. Johnson Stadium
Tulsa, OK		Oral Roberts
Sun Belt ConferenceLouisiana-Lafayette2016 Sun Belt Conference Baseball TournamentBobcat Ballpark
San Marcos, TX		Louisiana-Lafayette
West Coast ConferenceSaint Mary's2016 West Coast Conference Baseball TournamentBanner Island Ballpark
Stockton, CA		Saint Mary's
Western Athletic ConferenceSeattle2016 Western Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentHohokam Stadium
Mesa, AZ		Utah Valley

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

References
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  20. "Missouri Valley Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
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  22. "Baseball Standings". D1baseball.com. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  23. "Ohio Valley Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
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  25. "Patriot League - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
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