1996 NCAA Division I baseball season

1996 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 275
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions LSU
Runners-up Miami (FL)
MOP Pat Burrell (Miami (FL))
Seasons

← 1995

1997 →

The 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1996. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1996 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fiftieth time in 1996, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. LSU claimed the championship for the third time.[1]

Realignment

Format changes

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1996 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the eight regionals consisted of six teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. In order to provide all conference champions with an automatic bid, 12 conference champions participated in a play-in round. The six winners joined the other 18 conference champions with automatic bids, 24 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference Florida State 1996 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC Virginia
Big East Conference American - West Virginia
National - Villanova 		1996 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT West Virginia
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1996 Big Eight Conference Baseball Tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference Penn State 1996 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament Beaver Field • State College, PA Indiana
Big West Conference Long Beach State 1996 Big West Conference Baseball Tournament Titan Field • Fullerton, CA UNLV
Conference USA South Florida 1996 Conference USA Baseball Tournament Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS Tulane
Ivy League Gehrig - Princeton
Rolfe - Harvard 		1996 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, NJ Princeton
Mid-American Conference Kent State 1996 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament Gene Michael Field • Kent, OH Akron
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Butler 1996 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Baseball Tournament Indianapolis, IN Northern Illinois
Mid-Continent Conference Troy State 1996 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball Tournament Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Northeastern Illinois
North Atlantic Conference Delaware 1996 North Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament Mahoney Diamond • Orono, ME Delaware
Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington
South - Southern California 		No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Eastern - Florida
Western - Alabama 		1996 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL Alabama
Southern Conference Georgia Southern 1996 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament College Park • Charleston, SC Georgia Southern
Southwest Conference Texas 1996 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TX Rice
Trans America Athletic Conference Eastern - Georgia State
Southern - Stetson
Western - Jacksonville State 		1996 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Conrad Park • DeLand, FL UCF
West Coast Conference Santa Clara No tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1996 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Florida State †y 19 – 5   .792     52 – 17   .754
#4 Clemson y 17 – 7   .708     51 – 17   .750
#18 Georgia Tech y 13 – 11   .542     40 – 24   .625
#28 NC State y 13 – 11   .542     42 – 19   .689
#19 Virginia ‡y 11 – 13   .458     44 – 21   .677
North Carolina 11 – 13   .458     33 – 25   .569
Duke 9 – 14   .391     39 – 18   .684
Wake Forest 7 – 16   .304     26 – 32   .448
Maryland 7 – 17   .292     24 – 27   .471
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1996[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
American Division
West Virginia x‡y 15 – 10 – 0   .600     33 – 25 – 0   .569
Providence x 15 – 10 – 0   .600     32 – 17 – 1   .650
St. John's 14 – 10 – 0   .583     26 – 18 – 0   .591
Connecticut 13 – 12 – 0   .520     24 – 23 – 0   .511
Pittsburgh 9 – 13 – 0   .409     24 – 20 – 2   .543
Boston College 6 – 18 – 0   .250     15 – 27 – 0   .357
National Division
Villanova x 16 – 5 – 0   .762     25 – 20 – 0   .556
Rutgers 15 – 7 – 1   .674     32 – 21 – 1   .602
Notre Dame y 13 – 7 – 0   .650     44 – 18 – 0   .710
Georgetown 6 – 18 – 0   .250     18 – 34 – 0   .346
Seton Hall 5 – 17 – 1   .239     18 – 27 – 1   .402
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1996[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Penn State † 19 – 8   .704     32 – 24   .571
Indiana ‡y 18 – 8   .692     43 – 18   .705
Illinois 17 – 10   .630     37 – 22   .627
Michigan 17 – 11   .607     24 – 30   .444
Minnesota 15 – 12   .556     30 – 26   .536
Ohio State 15 – 13   .536     36 – 20   .643
Iowa 13 – 13   .500     25 – 22   .532
Northwestern 10 – 18   .357     26 – 29   .473
Purdue 8 – 19   .296     22 – 32   .407
Michigan State 4 – 24   .143     14 – 41   .255
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1996[6][7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Long Beach State † 15 – 6   .714     34 – 26   .567
#26 UNLV ‡ 14 – 7   .667     43 – 17   .717
UC Santa Barbara 14 – 7   .667     32 – 20   .615
#13 Cal State Fullerton 13 – 8   .619     42 – 16   .724
Nevada 8 – 13   .381     28 – 18   .609
New Mexico State 8 – 13   .381     25 – 27   .481
San Jose State 7 – 14   .333     28 – 28   .500
Pacific 5 – 16   .238     24 – 25   .490
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 1996 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
As of June 30, 1996[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
South Florida †y 20 – 4   .833     47 – 19   .712
Tulane ‡y 18 – 6   .750     43 – 20   .683
Southern Miss 14 – 10   .583     32 – 28   .533
UAB 13 – 11   .542     33 – 25   .569
Charlotte 11 – 13   .458     29 – 30   .492
Memphis 9 – 11   .450     26 – 28   .481
Saint Louis 9 – 12   .429     25 – 24   .510
Louisville 6 – 15   .286     18 – 36   .333
Cincinnati 1 – 19   .050     5 – 34   .128
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1996[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
Kent State † 21 – 7 – 0   .750     30 – 20 – 0   .600
Ohio 21 – 11 – 0   .656     34 – 23 – 0   .596
Toledo 18 – 14 – 0   .563     27 – 27 – 0   .500
Akron ‡y 18 – 14 – 0   .563     37 – 23 – 0   .617
Ball State 16 – 14 – 0   .533     32 – 20 – 1   .613
Central Michigan 16 – 14 – 0   .533     31 – 20 – 0   .608
Eastern Michigan 16 – 16 – 0   .500     26 – 29 – 0   .473
Bowling Green 14 – 17 – 0   .452     28 – 22 – 0   .560
Western Michigan 10 – 21 – 0   .323     17 – 34 – 0   .333
Miami 5 – 27 – 0   .156     12 – 40 – 0   .231
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1996[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
#3 Florida x 20 – 10   .667     50 – 18   .735
#12 Tennessee 18 – 12   .600     43 – 20   .683
Kentucky 15 – 14   .517     35 – 24   .593
Vanderbilt 14 – 16   .467     29 – 25   .537
South Carolina 13 – 17   .433     25 – 28   .472
Georgia 8 – 21   .276     24 – 30   .444
Western Division
#5 Alabama x‡ 20 – 10   .667     50 – 19   .725
#1 LSU x 20 – 10   .667     52 – 15   .776
#27 Mississippi State 17 – 13   .567     38 – 24   .613
Arkansas 15 – 15   .500     39 – 20   .661
Auburn 12 – 18   .400     32 – 24   .571
Ole Miss 7 – 23   .233     24 – 30   .444
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 1996 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
As of June 30, 1996[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#14 Georgia Southern †‡y 17 – 3   .850     46 – 14   .767
Western Carolina 17 – 7   .708     32 – 24   .571
Furman 15 – 9   .625     26 – 29   .473
The Citadel 13 – 10   .565     33 – 26   .559
Appalachian State 12 – 10   .545     27 – 19   .587
East Tennessee State 11 – 12   .478     26 – 24   .520
VMI 7 – 16   .304     17 – 29   .370
Davidson 6 – 18   .250     16 – 33   .327
Marshall 4 – 17   .190     7 – 35   .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1996[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#16 Texas †y 17 – 7   .708     39 – 24   .619
#17 Texas Tech y 15 – 9   .625     49 – 15   .766
Texas A&M 12 – 12   .500     37 – 21   .638
Baylor 11 – 13   .458     32 – 27   .542
Texas Christian 11 – 13   .458     34 – 33   .507
Houston 9 – 15   .375     29 – 28   .509
#25 Rice ‡y 9 – 15   .375     42 – 23   .646
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1996; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1996 season marked the fiftieth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with LSU claiming their third championship with a 9–8 win over Miami (FL) in the final.[1]

Bracket

  First Round Second Round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1  Alabama 7  
8  Oklahoma State 5  
  1  Alabama 1  
  5  Miami (FL) 15  
4  Clemson 3
5  Miami (FL) 7  
  5  Miami (FL) 14 —  
Bracket One
  4  Clemson 5 —  
8  Oklahoma State 5  
4  Clemson 810  
  1  Alabama 13
  4  Clemson 14  
  5  Miami (FL) 8
  6  LSU 9
2  Florida 5  
7  Florida State 2  
  2  Florida 4
  6  LSU 9  
3  Wichita State 8
6  LSU 9  
  6  LSU 2 —
Bracket Two
  2  Florida 1 —  
7  Florida State 8  
3  Wichita State 4  
  2  Florida 6
  7  Florida State 3  

Award winners

All-America team

References

  1. 1 2 3 W.C. Madden and Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1996". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  5. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1996". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  6. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  7. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1996". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  8. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1996". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  9. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1996". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  10. ↑ "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  11. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1996". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  12. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1996". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
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