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 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

Realignment

Season outlook
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
2016 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 25 Tulane  ‍†‍‍y 15–7–0 .68239–19–0 .672
No. 15 East Carolina  ‍‍‍y 15–8–1 .64634–21–1 .616
Connecticut  ‍‍‡‍y 14–9–0 .60937–23–0 .617
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 13–10–1 .56326–30–1 .465
Houston  ‍‍‍ 11–12–0 .47836–23–0 .610
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37522–39–0 .361
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33324–33–0 .421
UCF  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33326–33–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Rhode Island  ‍†‍‡‍y 18–6–0 .75031–25–0 .554
VCU  ‍‍‍ 15–7–0 .68238–19–0 .667
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62531–23–0 .574
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62525–31–0 .446
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58329–29–0 .500
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 11–11–0 .50028–26–0 .519
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50024–33–0 .421
UMass  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45818–27–0 .400
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45826–22–1 .541
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45828–24–0 .538
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33319–36–0 .345
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .29219–35–0 .352
La Salle  ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25015–39–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Atlantic
No. 11 Louisville  x‍‍‍y 22–8 .73348–12 .800
No. 14 Florida State  ‍‍‍y 16–10 .61538–20 .655
No. 20 NC State  ‍‍‍y 15–13 .53636–20 .643
No. 18 Clemson  ‍‍‡‍y 16–14 .53343–18 .705
No. 16 Boston College  ‍‍‍y 13–15 .46435–22 .614
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 13–17 .43335–25 .583
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 11–17 .39327–27 .500
Coastal
No. 8 Miami (FL)  x‍‍‍y 21–7 .75046–11 .807
No. 17 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 19–11 .63338–20 .655
Duke  ‍‍‍y 14–15 .48333–23 .589
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 13–16 .44836–24 .600
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43334–21 .618
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 10–18 .35725–26 .490
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 6–24 .20019–36 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Kennesaw State  ‍†‍‍ 17–4 .81029–27 .518
North Florida  ‍‍‍ 15–6 .71439–19 .672
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 14–7 .66733–22 .600
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57131–27 .534
Stetson  ‍‍‡‍y 9–12 .42929–31 .483
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42927–32 .458
USC Upstate  ‍‍‍ 5–15 .25022–30 .423
NJIT  ‍‍‍ 2–18 .10017–36 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 5 Texas Tech ‍†‍‍y 19–5–0 .79247–20–0 .701
No. 4 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 16–8–0 .66743–22–0 .662
No. 3 TCU ‍‍‡‍y 15–9–0 .62549–18–0 .731
West Virginia ‍‍‍ 12–11–0 .52236–22–0 .621
Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45830–27–1 .526
Baylor ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41724–29–0 .453
Texas ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41725–32–0 .439
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33326–31–0 .456
Kansas ‍‍‍ 6–17–0 .26120–35–1 .366
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [9]
2016 Big East Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 21 Xavier  ‍†‍‡‍y 14–4–0 .77830–28–0 .517
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 13–5–0 .72238–17–0 .691
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 10–8–0 .55638–20–0 .655
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 9–9–0 .50028–26–1 .518
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 8–10–0 .44425–29–0 .463
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .27820–32–0 .385
Butler  ‍‍‍ 4–14–0 .22214–40–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
#1 Coastal Carolina †‡y ‍‍‍ 21–3 .87553–17 .757
High Point ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58332–24 .571
Longwood ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58332–27 .542
Gardner–Webb ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58337–21 .638
Campbell* ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54226–27 .491
Presbyterian ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50027–30 .474
Liberty ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50031–28 .525
Winthrop ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50028–27 .509
Radford ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37519–39 .328
Charleston Southern ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25019–34 .358
UNC Asheville ‍‍‍ 5–19 .20816–38 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Minnesota  ‍†‍‍y 16–7–0 .69635–21–0 .625
Nebraska  ‍‍‍y 16–8–0 .66737–22–0 .627
Ohio St.  ‍‍‡‍y 15–9–0 .62544–20–1 .685
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62532–24–0 .571
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 13–10–0 .56536–21–0 .632
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54236–20–0 .643
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54230–27–0 .526
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50028–23–0 .549
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50030–26–0 .536
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50028–27–0 .509
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37527–28–0 .491
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .29215–39–0 .278
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 2–22–0 .08310–44–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
#28 Cal State Fullerton †y  ‍‍‍ 17–7–0 .70836–22–0 .621
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍y 15–9–0 .62537–21–0 .638
No. 6 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍y 13–11–0 .54238–18–1 .675
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50032–25–0 .561
Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50023–30–0 .434
UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50026–29–0 .473
UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45831–25–0 .554
Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45833–22–0 .600
UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 5–19–0 .20817–36–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
UNC Wilmington  ‍†‍‍y 16–6–0 .72741–19–0 .683
William & Mary  ‍‍‡‍y 14–9–0 .60931–31–0 .500
Elon  ‍‍‍ 13–10–0 .56525–29–0 .463
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54224–31–0 .436
Northeastern  ‍‍‍ 12–11–0 .52231–27–0 .534
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50031–26–1 .543
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41732–22–0 .593
Towson  ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41720–35–0 .364
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 5–18–0 .21715–37–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Florida Atlantic  ‍†‍‍y 21–8 .72439–18 .684
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 21–9 .70034–21 .618
No. 27 Southern Miss  ‍‍‡‍y 20–10 .66741–19 .683
No. 30 Rice  ‍‍‍y 19–10 .65538–24 .613
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍y 19–11 .63341–19 .683
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50032–24 .571
FIU  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50029–29 .500
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 12–17 .41423–32 .418
UAB  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40021–34 .382
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33324–30 .444
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 8–20 .28617–34 .333
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 5–24 .17220–35 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wright State  ‍†‍‡‍y 23–6 .79345–16 .738
Milwaukee  ‍‍‍ 17–11 .60732–26 .552
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 17–12 .58630–28 .517
UIC  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55625–30 .455
Oakland  ‍‍‍ 11–14 .44023–27 .460
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30020–34 .370
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 5–21 .19214–38 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Lou Gehrig
Princeton  x‍‍‡‍y 13–7–0 .65024–21–0 .533
Penn  ‍‍‍ 10–10–0 .50019–22–0 .463
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 10–10–0 .50017–24–0 .415
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35014–24–0 .368
Red Rolfe
Dartmouth  x‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .55018–25–0 .419
Yale  x‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .55019–28–1 .406
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 9–11–0 .45017–24–0 .415
Brown  ‍‍‍ 9–11–0 .45015–24–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East Division
Kent State  x‍‍‍ 20–4–0 .83344–14–0 .759
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58327–29–0 .482
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33323–29–0 .442
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33321–31–0 .404
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .29217–37–0 .315
West Division
Ball State  x‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62532–26–0 .552
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58324–32–0 .429
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54219–38–1 .336
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50024–37–0 .393
Western Michigan ‡y  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45822–34–0 .393
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41723–36–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Norfolk State  x‍‍‍ 19–5 .79229–21 .580
Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 13–10 .56513–37 .260
Coppin State  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33314–38 .269
Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 7–16 .30416–32 .333
Southern
Florida A&M  x‍‍‍ 19–5 .79231–21 .596
Bethune–Cookman  ‍‍‡‍y 17–7 .70829–27 .518
North Carolina Central  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45825–30 .455
Savannah State  ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29212–40 .231
North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25013–41 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
#24 Dallas Baptist ‡y  ‍‍‍ 15–5–0 .75044–19–0 .698
Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 13–8–0 .61935–21–0 .625
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .55029–21–0 .580
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .52431–25–1 .553
Evansville  ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42929–27–0 .518
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42921–37–0 .362
Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35038–21–0 .644
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35017–37–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Fresno State  ‍†‍‍ 21–9 .70036–22 .621
New Mexico  ‍‍‡‍y 20–10 .66737–24 .607
Nevada  ‍‍‍ 20–10 .66739–23 .629
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46724–32 .429
Air Force  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40030–27 .526
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36721–38 .356
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 7–23 .23317–39 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
NYIT  ‍‍‍  –  –17–26 .395
As of June 5, 2016[22]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Ohio Valley Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southeast Missouri State †‡y  ‍‍‍ 22–8 .73336–18 .667
Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 21–9 .70034–22 .607
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 20–10 .66733–22 .600
Morehead State  ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56732–27 .542
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56733–27 .550
Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56731–24 .564
Murray State  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50027–29 .482
Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43324–31 .436
Tennessee–Martin  ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30019–35 .352
Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8–22 .26715–39 .278
SIU Edwardsvills  ‍‍‍ 6–24 .2009–40 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Utah ‍†‍‍y 19–11 .63326–29 .473
No. 22 Washington ‍‍‍y 17–13 .56733–23 .589
No. 29 Arizona State ‍‍‍y 16–14 .53336–23 .610
No. 2 Arizona ‍‍‍y 17–15 .53149–23 .681
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 16–14 .53335–19 .648
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50028–28 .500
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50031–23 .574
California  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46732–21 .604
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46729–26 .527
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40025–31 .446
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36719–35 .352
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2016[24]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Patriot League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Navy  ‍†‍‡‍y 15–5–0 .75043–16–1 .725
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 14–6–0 .70030–27–0 .526
Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 9–10–0 .47425–29–0 .463
Bucknell  ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .40018–34–0 .346
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35014–29–0 .326
Army  ‍‍‍ 6–13–0 .31616–32–0 .333
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2016[25]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Eastern
No. 12 South Carolina  x‍‍‍y 20–9–0 .69046–18–0 .719
No. 7 Florida  ‍‍‍y 19–10–0 .65552–16–0 .765
No. 23 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 18–12–0 .60043–19–0 .694
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 15–15–0 .50032–25–0 .561
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11–19–0 .36727–30–0 .474
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .30029–28–0 .509
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .30026–30–0 .464
Western
No. 10 Mississippi State x‍†‍‍y 21–9–0 .70044–18–1 .706
No. 9 Texas A&M  ‍‍‡‍y 20–10–0 .66749–16–0 .754
No. 13 LSU  ‍‍‍y 19–11–0 .63345–21–0 .682
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 18–12–0 .60043–19–0 .694
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 15–15–0 .50032–26–0 .552
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8–22–0 .26723–33–0 .411
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 7–23–0 .23326–29–0 .473
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2016 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Mercer  ‍†‍‍ 16–8 .66738–23 .623
Western Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y 15–9 .62531–31 .500
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62538–21 .644
Furman  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58329–30 .492
Samford  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54235–26 .574
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54227–30 .474
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50030–28 .517
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25017–42 .288
VMI  ‍‍‍ 4–20 .16721–35 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Sam Houston State  ‍†‍‡‍y 24–6 .80042–22 .656
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍y 22–8 .73340–21 .656
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 20–10 .66735–19 .648
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 20–10 .66733–24 .579
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 16–14 .53329–27 .518
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50031–25 .554
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46731–26 .544
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46730–30 .500
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46726–30 .464
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40024–29 .453
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 8–20 .28619–32 .373
Abilene Christian *  ‍‍‍ 8–21 .27616–37 .302
Incarnate Word *  ‍‍‍ 5–22 .18513–38 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Alabama State  x‍‍‡‍y 24–0 1.00038–17 .691
Jackson State  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58334–26 .567
Alcorn State  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41716–36 .308
Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33313–44 .228
Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍ 4–20 .1676–36 .143
West
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  x‍‍‍ 16–5 .76222–25 .468
Grambling State  ‍‍‍ 15–8 .65222–27 .449
Texas Southern  ‍‍‍ 13–10 .56524–26 .480
Southern  ‍‍‍ 6–14 .30014–32 .304
Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‍ 5–18 .21710–32 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Louisiana–Lafayette †‡y  ‍‍‍ 21–9 .70043–21 .672
No. 26 South Alabama  ‍†‍‍y 21–9 .70042–22 .656
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56726–28 .481
Troy  ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56732–26 .552
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 16–14 .53331–28 .525
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 16–14 .53336–24 .600
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50030–28 .517
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43329–29 .500
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33320–35 .364
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33324–31 .436
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30018–36 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
BYU  ‍†‍‍ 18–9 .66737–17 .685
Gonzaga  ‍†‍‍y 18–9 .66736–21 .632
Saint Mary's  ‍†‍‡‍y 18–9 .66733–25 .569
Pepperdine  ‍‍‍ 16–11 .59329–24 .547
San Francisco  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51922–34 .393
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 13–14 .48126–27 .491
San Diego  ‍‍‍ 13–14 .48127–29 .482
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 12–15 .44422–30 .423
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 10–17 .37023–29 .442
Portland  ‍‍‍ 3–24 .11117–37 .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		—2016 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
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

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.
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  25. "Patriot League - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
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