2016 NCAA Division I baseball season

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2016 NCAA Division I baseball season
Duration February 19, 2016–June 2016
Number of teams 300
Preseason #1 Florida (Unanimous)
Tournament
Duration May–June, 2016
Most conference bids ACC (10)
College World Series
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, begins in February 2016. The season will progress through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and conclude 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, will end in June 2016.

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
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
#17 Tulane 15 7 0   .682     39 19 0   .672
East Carolina 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 May 29, 2016[5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Atlantic
#5 Louisville xy 22 8   .733     47 12   .797
#11 Clemson y 16 14   .533     42 18   .700
#12 Florida State y 16 10   .615     37 20   .649
#17 NC State y 15 13   .536     35 20   .636
Boston College y 13 15   .464     31 20   .608
Wake Forest y 13 17   .433     34 25   .576
Notre Dame 11 17   .393     27 27   .500
Coastal
#3 Miami (FL) xy 21 7   .750     45 11   .804
#8 Virginia y 19 11   .633     37 20   .649
Duke y 14 15   .483     33 22   .600
Georgia Tech y 13 16   .448     36 23   .610
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
As of May 31, 2016[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
#6 Texas Tech 19 5 0   .792     41 16 0   .719
#19 Oklahoma State 16 8 0   .667     36 20 0   .643
#15 TCU 15 9 0   .625     41 15 0   .732
West Virginia 12 11 0   .522     36 21 0   .632
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
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 25, 2016[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#19 Coastal Carolina 21 3   .875     41 15   .732
High Point 14 10   .583     31 23   .574
Longwood 14 10   .583     31 25   .554
Gardner–Webb 14 10   .583     37 19   .661
Campbell* 13 11   .542     26 27   .491
Presbyterian 12 12   .500     27 29   .482
Liberty 12 12   .500     29 27   .518
Winthrop 12 12   .500     28 26   .519
Radford 9 15   .375     17 38   .309
Charleston Southern 6 18   .250     19 34   .358
UNC Asheville 5 19   .208     16 38   .296
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 25, 2016[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
2016 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
#27 Minnesota 16 7 0   .696     34 18 0   .654
Nebraska 16 8 0   .667     31 18 0   .633
#25 Indiana 15 9 0   .625     31 22 0   .585
Ohio State 15 9 0   .625     38 17 1   .688
#29 Michigan 13 10 0   .565     35 19 0   .648
Michigan State 13 11 0   .542     34 18 0   .654
Maryland 13 11 0   .542     28 25 0   .528
Penn State 12 12 0   .500     28 27 0   .509
Iowa 12 12 0   .500     27 25 0   .519
Illinois 12 12 0   .500     28 23 0   .549
Rutgers 9 15 0   .375     27 28 0   .491
[[{{{school}}}|Northwestern]] 7 17 0   .292     15 39 0   .278
[[{{{school}}}|Purdue]] 2 22 0   .083     10 44 0   .185
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 22, 2016[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
#15 Cal State Fullerton 12 3 0   .800     30 16 0   .652
[[{{{school}}}|Long Beach State]] 11 7 0   .611     28 18 0   .609
#26 [[{{{school}}}|UC Santa Barbara]] 9 6 0   .600     31 12 1   .716
[[{{{school}}}|Cal Poly]] 7 8 0   .467     26 20 0   .565
[[{{{school}}}|UC Irvine]] 7 8 0   .467     26 19 0   .578
[[{{{school}}}|UC Riverside]] 7 8 0   .467     20 24 0   .455
[[{{{school}}}|Hawaii]] 8 1 0   .889     19 25 0   .432
[[{{{school}}}|Cal State Northridge]] 7 11 0   .389     28 16 0   .636
[[{{{school}}}|UC Davis]] 4 11 0   .267     15 26 0   .366
As of May 10, 2016[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
[[{{{school}}}|UNC Wilmington]] 16 6 0   .727     37 15 0   .712
[[{{{school}}}|William & Mary]] 14 9 0   .609     25 28 0   .472
[[{{{school}}}|Elon]] 13 10 0   .565     25 28 0   .472
[[{{{school}}}|James Madison]] 13 11 0   .542     24 29 0   .453
[[{{{school}}}|Northeastern]] 12 11 0   .522     29 26 0   .527
[[{{{school}}}|College of Charleston]] 12 12 0   .500     30 24 1   .555
[[{{{school}}}|Delaware]] 10 14 0   .417     32 22 0   .593
[[{{{school}}}|Towson]] 10 14 0   .417     20 35 0   .364
[[{{{school}}}|Hofstra]] 5 18 0   .217     15 37 0   .288
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 25, 2016[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#23 [[{{{school}}}|Florida Atlantic]] 21 8   .724     38 17   .691
[[{{{school}}}|Marshall]] 21 9   .700     34 21   .618
[[{{{school}}}|Southern Miss]] 20 10   .667     40 18   .690
Rice 19 10   .655     35 22   .614
[[{{{school}}}|Louisiana Tech]] 19 11   .633     40 18   .690
[[{{{school}}}|Old Dominion]] 15 15   .500     32 24   .571
[[{{{school}}}|FIU]] 15 15   .500     29 29   .500
[[{{{school}}}|Charlotte]] 12 17   .414     23 32   .418
[[{{{school}}}|UAB]] 12 18   .400     21 34   .382
[[{{{school}}}|Western Kentucky]] 10 20   .333     24 30   .444
[[{{{school}}}|UTSA]] 8 20   .286     17 34   .333
[[{{{school}}}|Middle Tennessee]] 5 24   .172     20 35   .364
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 26, 2016[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
#27 [[{{{school}}}|Dallas Baptist]] † 15 5 0   .750     40 17 0   .702
[[{{{school}}}|Indiana State]] 13 8 0   .619     35 21 0   .625
[[{{{school}}}|Bradley]] 11 9 0   .550     29 20 0   .592
[[{{{school}}}|Southern Illinois]] 11 10 0   .524     31 25 1   .553
[[{{{school}}}|Evansville]] 9 12 0   .429     29 27 0   .518
[[{{{school}}}|Wichita State]] 9 12 0   .429     21 37 0   .362
Missouri State 7 13 0   .350     37 20 0   .649
[[{{{school}}}|Illinois State]] 7 13 0   .350     17 37 0   .315
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 28, 2016[13]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseballl
2016 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#20 [[{{{school}}}|Utah]] y 19 11   .633     25 27   .481
#21 [[{{{school}}}|Washington]] y 17 13   .567     32 21   .604
#25 [[{{{school}}}|Arizona State]] y 16 14   .533     34 21   .618
#26 [[{{{school}}}|Arizona]] y 16 14   .533     38 20   .655
Oregon State 16 14   .533     35 19   .648
Southern California 15 15   .500     28 28   .500
[[{{{school}}}|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
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 11 19   .367     19 35   .352
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 30, 2016[14]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
Eastern
#6 South Carolina x 20 9 0   .690     42 15 0   .737
#2 Florida 19 10 0   .655     47 13 0   .783
#10 Vanderbilt 18 12 0   .600     43 17 0   .717
Kentucky 15 15 0   .500     32 25 0   .561
[[{{{school}}}|Georgia]] 11 19 0   .367     27 30 0   .474
Tennessee 9 21 0   .300     29 28 0   .509
[[{{{school}}}|Missouri]] 9 21 0   .300     26 30 0   .464
Western
#4 Mississippi State x 21 9 0   .700     41 16 1   .716
#1 Texas A&M 20 10 0   .667     45 14 0   .763
#9 LSU 19 11 0   .633     41 18 0   .695
#16 Ole Miss 18 12 0   .600     43 17 0   .717
Alabama 15 15 0   .500     32 26 0   .552
[[{{{school}}}|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 Division I Baseball Championship
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
[[{{{school}}}|Mercer]] 16 8   .667     38 21   .644
[[{{{school}}}|UNC Greensboro]] 15 9   .625     38 21   .644
[[{{{school}}}|Western Carolina]] 15 9   .625     28 29   .491
[[{{{school}}}|Furman]] 14 10   .583     29 30   .492
[[{{{school}}}|Samford]] 13 11   .542     35 26   .574
[[{{{school}}}|East Tennessee State]] 13 11   .542     27 30   .474
[[{{{school}}}|Wofford]] 12 12   .500     30 28   .517
The Citadel 6 18   .250     17 42   .288
[[{{{school}}}|VMI]] 4 20   .167     21 35   .375
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 29, 2016[16]; Rankings from Collegiate Basseball
2016 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
[[{{{school}}}|Sam Houston State]] y 24 6   .800     41 20   .672
[[{{{school}}}|Southeastern Louisiana]] 22 8   .733     39 19   .672
Lamar 20 10   .667     35 19   .648
[[{{{school}}}|Northwestern State]] 20 10   .667     33 24   .579
[[{{{school}}}|Central Arkansas]] 16 14   .533     29 27   .518
[[{{{school}}}|McNeese State]] 15 15   .500     31 25   .554
[[{{{school}}}|New Orleans]] 14 16   .467     31 26   .544
[[{{{school}}}|Stephen F. Austin]] 14 16   .467     30 30   .500
[[{{{school}}}|Nicholls State]] 14 16   .467     26 30   .464
[[{{{school}}}|Houston Baptist]] 12 18   .400     24 29   .453
[[{{{school}}}|Texas A&M-Corpus Christi]] 8 20   .286     19 32   .373
[[{{{school}}}|Abilene Christian]] * 8 21   .276     16 37   .302
[[{{{school}}}|Incarnate Word]] * 5 22   .185     13 38   .255
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
2016 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#25 [[{{{school}}}|South Alabama]] 21 9   .700     40 20   .667
#18 Louisiana–Lafayette †‡y 21 9   .700     41 19   .683
[[{{{school}}}|Arkansas–Little Rock]] 17 13   .567     26 28   .481
[[{{{school}}}|Troy]] 17 13   .567     32 26   .552
[[{{{school}}}|Texas State]] 16 14   .533     31 28   .525
[[{{{school}}}|Georgia Southern]] 16 14   .533     36 24   .600
[[{{{school}}}|Texas–Arlington]] 15 15   .500     30 28   .517
[[{{{school}}}|Arkansas State]] 13 17   .433     29 29   .500
[[{{{school}}}|Louisiana–Monroe]] 10 20   .333     20 35   .364
Georgia State 10 20   .333     24 31   .436
[[{{{school}}}|Appalachian State]] 9 21   .300     18 36   .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 29, 2016[18]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 West Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
BYU 18 9   .667     37 15   .712
[[{{{school}}}|Gonzaga]] 18 9   .667     33 16   .673
[[{{{school}}}|Saint Mary's]] 18 9   .667     30 22   .577
[[{{{school}}}|Pepperdine]] 16 11   .593     28 22   .560
[[{{{school}}}|San Francisco]] 14 13   .519     22 34   .393
[[{{{school}}}|Loyola Marymount]] 13 14   .481     26 27   .491
[[{{{school}}}|San Diego]] 13 14   .481     27 29   .482
[[{{{school}}}|Pacific]] 12 15   .444     22 30   .423
[[{{{school}}}|Santa Clara]] 10 17   .370     23 29   .442
[[{{{school}}}|Portland]] 3 24   .111     17 37   .315
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
As of May 22, 2016[19]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Conference winners and tournaments

Thirty 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 [[{{{school}}}|Binghamton]] 2016 America East Conference Baseball Tournament Edward A. LeLacheur ParkLowell, MA
American Athletic Conference Tulane 2016 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Bright House FieldClearwater, FL
Atlantic 10 Conference [[{{{school}}}|Rhode Island]] 2016 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament Houlihan ParkBronx, NY
Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic - Louisville
Coastal - Miami (FL)
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Durham Bulls Athletic ParkDurham, NC
Atlantic Sun Conference [[{{{school}}}|Kennesaw State]] 2016 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh StadiumNashville, TN
Big 12 Conference Texas Tech 2016 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament Chickasaw Bricktown BallparkOklahoma City, OK
Big East Conference 2016 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament Leidos Field at Ripken StadiumAberdeen, MD
Big South Conference North -
South -
2016 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament Lexington County Baseball StadiumLexington, SC
Big Ten Conference Minnesota 2016 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament TD Ameritrade ParkOmaha, NE
Big West Conference No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Colonial Athletic Association 2016 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's PointMount Pleasant, SC
Conference USA Florida Atlantic 2016 Conference USA Baseball Tournament Pete Taylor ParkHattiesburg, MS Southern Mississippi
Horizon League 2016 Horizon League Baseball Tournament Campus Sites
Ivy League Gehrig - [[{{{school}}}|Princeton]]
Rolfe - [[{{{school}}}|Dartmouth]]/[[{{{school}}}|Yale]]
N/A 2016 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series Campus Sites [[{{{school}}}|Princeton]]
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Dutchess StadiumWappingers Falls, NY
Mid-American Conference East -
West -
2016 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament All Pro Freight StadiumAvon, OH
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Northern - [[{{{school}}}|Norfolk State]]
Southern - [[{{{school}}}|Florida A&M]]
2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Arthur W. Perdue StadiumSalisbury, MD
Missouri Valley Conference 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament Bob Warn Field at Sycamore StadiumTerre Haute, IN
Mountain West Conference 2016 Mountain West Conference Baseball Tournament Santa Ana Star ParkAlbuquerque, NM
Northeast Conference 2016 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial StadiumNorwich, CT
Ohio Valley Conference 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament The Ballpark at JacksonJackson, TN
Pac-12 Conference No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Patriot League 2016 Patriot League Baseball Tournament Campus Sites
Southeastern Conference East – South Carolina
West – Mississippi State
Boomer White, Texas A&M John Cohen, Mississippi State 2016 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL Texas A&M
Southern Conference 2016 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament Fluor Field at the West EndGreenville, SC
Southland Conference 2016 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament Constellation FieldSugar Land, TX
Southwestern Athletic Conference East - [[{{{school}}}|Alabama State]]
West - [[{{{school}}}|Arkansas–Pine Bluff]]
2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Wesley Barrow StadiumNew Orleans, LA
Summit League 2016 Summit League Baseball Tournament J. L. Johnson StadiumTulsa, OK
Sun Belt Conference 2016 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament Bobcat BallparkSan Marcos, TX
West Coast Conference 2016 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Banner Island BallparkStockton, CA
Western Athletic Conference 2016 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Hohokam StadiumMesa, AZ

College World Series

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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 2016 season.

Team Former
coach
Interim
coach
New
coach
Reason

See also

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