2016 NCAA Division I baseball season

Baseball season August 2023 July 2026 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season NCAA logo.svg February 19, 2016 – June 30, 2016 300 Florida (Unanimous) Virginia 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament Tournament June 3 – June 30, 2016 ACC (10) 2016 College World Series College World Series Coastal Carolina 1st Arizona 16th Gary Gilmore 1st Andrew Beckwith Coastal Carolina 2015 2017 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. Realignment Northern Kentucky left the Atlantic Sun Conference for the Horizon League. NJIT joined the Atlantic Sun, leaving the ranks of Independents. The merger of the University of Texas–Pan American and the University of Texas at Brownsville, formally announced in 2013, took full effect with the 2015–16 school year, creating the new Texas–Rio Grande Valley. The new institution retained Texas–Pan American's membership in the Western Athletic Conference. Akron, of the Mid-American Conference, discontinued its program. Season outlook 2016 NCAA Division I baseball rankings Collegiate Baseball News http://baseballnews.com/collegiate-baseball-div-i-poll-12-21-15/ Collegiate Baseball Div. I Poll - Pre-season December 21, 2015 Collegiate Baseball December 21, 2015RankingTeam1Florida2Louisville3Vanderbilt4Miami (FL)5Texas A&M6Louisiana–Lafayette72016 LSU Tigers LSU8Oregon State9Virginia10UCLA11Mississippi State122016 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton132016 California Golden Bears California142016 Oregon Ducks Oregon15TCU16Florida State172016 Missouri State Bears Missouri State182016 Houston Cougars Houston192016 Tulane Green Wave Tulane202016 Rice Owls Rice212016 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech222016 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina232016 Michigan Wolverines Michigan24Arkansas25Oklahoma State Baseball Americahttp://www.baseballamerica.com/college/2016-preseason-top-25/ Baseball America 2016 Preseason Top 25 Teddy Cahill January 25, 2016 January 29, 2016RankingTeam1Florida2Louisville3Texas A&M4Virginia5Oregon State6Miami (FL)7Vanderbilt82016 California Golden Bears California9Oklahoma State10UCLA112016 LSU Tigers LSU122016 Houston Cougars Houston13Louisiana–Lafayette142016 Oregon Ducks Oregon152016 Michigan Wolverines Michigan162016 USC Trojans Southern California17Florida State18TCU192016 NC State Wolfpack NC State20Mississippi State21Oklahoma222016 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton23Coastal Carolina24Ole Miss252016 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Coacheshttps://www.espn.com/college-sports/rankings/_/pollId/9/sportId/10031000 ESPN 2016 Preseason Top 25 January 28, 2016 February 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160205091807/http://espn.go.com/college-sports/rankings/_/pollId/9/sportId/10031000 February 5, 2016 live RankingTeam1Florida 212Louisville 23Vanderbilt 34Texas A&M 152016 LSU Tigers LSU 16Miami (FL)7Virginia 38Oregon State9UCLA10Oklahoma State11TCU122016 California Golden Bears California13Louisiana–Lafayette14Florida State152016 Oregon Ducks Oregon162016 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton17Mississippi State182016 Houston Cougars Houston192016 NC State Wolfpack NC State202016 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina212016 USC Trojans Southern California22Arkansas23South Carolina242016 Rice Owls Rice252016 Missouri State Bears Missouri State NCBWAhttps://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/poll/ Florida Tops 2016 Preseason NCBWA Poll February 1, 2016 NCBWA February 6, 2016RankingTeam1Florida2Louisville3Vanderbilt4Texas A&M5Oregon State6Miami (FL)72016 LSU Tigers LSU8Virginia9UCLA102016 California Golden Bears California11Oklahoma State12TCU13Louisiana–Lafayette14Florida State152016 Houston Cougars Houston162016 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton172016 Oregon Ducks Oregon182016 USC Trojans Southern California19Mississippi State202016 NC State Wolfpack NC State212016 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina22Arkansas23Coastal Carolina24South Carolina252016 Michigan Wolverines Michigan Conference standings 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. ConferenceRegular season winnerConference Player of the YearConference Pitcher of the YearConference Coach of the YearConference tournamentTournament venue (city)Tournament winnerAmerica East Conference 2016 Binghamton Bearcats Binghamton David MacKinnon, 2016 Hartford Hawks Hartford2016 #AEBASE All-Conference & Major Awards Announced https://americaeast.com/news/2016/5/24/210974688.aspx americaeast.com 16 July 2025 en Mike Bunal, Binghamton Tim Sinicki, Binghamton 2016 America East Conference baseball tournament Edward A. LeLacheur ParkLowell, MA BinghamtonAmerican Athletic Conference 2016 Tulane Green Wave Tulane Joe DeRoche-Duffin, ConnecticutUCONN’S DEROCHE-DUFFIN NAMED AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR https://theamerican.org/news/2016/5/23/BASE_0523164734.aspx theamerican.org 16 July 2025 en 23 May 2016 Anthony Kay, UConn Jim Penders, UConn 2016 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament Bright House FieldClearwater, FL ConnecticutAtlantic 10 Conference 2016 Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island Deon Stafford, 2016 Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph'sStafford, Wilson Named Atlantic 10 Player, Pitcher of the Year; Cerrato Repeats as Coach of the Year https://atlantic10.com/news/2016/5/24/210974640.aspx atlantic10.com 16 July 2025 en 24 May 2016 Tyler Wilson, Rhode Island Raphael Cerrato, Rhode Island 2016 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Houlihan ParkBronx, NY Rhode IslandAtlantic Coast Conference Atlantic - LouisvilleCoastal - Miami (FL) Seth Beer, ClemsonACC Announces 2016 Baseball Season Honors https://theacc.com/news/2016/5/23/57434347e4b0dc8d3e85ada6_131480929169681517.aspx theacc.com 16 July 2025 en 23 May 2016 Drew Harrington, Louisville Dan McDonnell, Louisville 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Durham Bulls Athletic ParkDurham, NC ClemsonAtlantic Sun Conference 2016 Kennesaw State Owls Kennesaw State Jake Noll, 2016 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Florida Gulf CoastFGCU's Noll Earns Player of the Year; Puckett Tabbed as Pitcher of the Year https://asunsports.org/news/2016/5/24/5_24_2016_875.aspx asunsports.org 16 July 2025 en Brady Puckett, 2016 Lipscomb Bisons Lipscomb Mike Sansing, Kennesaw State 2016 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh StadiumNashville, TN 2016 Stetson Hatters StetsonBig 12 Conference Texas Tech Eric Gutierrez, Texas Tech2016 All-Big 12 Baseball Teams and Awards Announced https://big12sports.com/news/2016/5/24/210973045.aspx big12sports.com 16 July 2025 en 24 May 2016 Thomas Hatch, Oklahoma State Tim Tadlock, Texas Tech 2016 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament Chickasaw Bricktown BallparkOklahoma City, OK TCUBig East Conference 2016 Xavier Musketeers Xavier Andre Jernigan, Xavier2016 Baseball Regular Season Major Awards and All-BIG EAST Teams Announced https://www.bigeast.com/news/2016/5/25/BASE_0525164758.aspx www.bigeast.com 16 July 2025 en Thomas Hackimer, 2016 St. John's Red Storm St. John's Scott Googins, Xavier 2016 Big East Conference baseball tournament Leidos Field at Ripken StadiumAberdeen, MD XavierBig South Conference Coastal Carolina Connor Owings, Coastal CarolinaBig South Announces 2016 Baseball All-Conference and Annual Award Winners https://bigsouthsports.com/news/2016/5/23/BB_0524161431558.aspx? bigsouthsports.com 16 July 2025 en Andrew Beckwith, Coastal Carolina Gary Gilmore, Coastal Carolina 2016 Big South Conference baseball tournament Lexington County Baseball StadiumLexington, SC Coastal Carolina Big Ten Conference 2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Matt Fiedler, Minnesota Cody Sedlock, 2016 Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois John Anderson, Minnesota 2016 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament TD Ameritrade ParkOmaha, NE 2016 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio StateBig West Conference 2016 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Dalton Blaser, Cal State Fullerton Darren McCaughan, 2016 Long Beach State Dirtbags Long Beach State Rick Vanderhook, Cal State Fullerton No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bidColonial Athletic Association 2016 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington Nick Feight, UNC WilmingtonWashburn Rob UNCW's Feight Leads All-CAA Baseball Team https://caasports.com/news/2016/5/24/BB_0524160526.aspx caasports.com 16 July 2025 en Aaron Civale, 2016 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern &Ryan Foster, UNC Wilmington Mark Scalf, UNC Wilmington 2016 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's PointMount Pleasant, SC 2016 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary Conference USA 2016 Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic C. J. Chatham, Florida AtlanticConference USA Announces 2016 Baseball Awards https://conferenceusa.com/news/2016/5/24/Conference_USA_Announces_2016_Baseball_Awards.aspx conferenceusa.com 16 July 2025 en 24 May 2016 Jon Duplantier, 2016 Rice Owls Rice Jeff Waggoner, 2016 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall 2016 Conference USA baseball tournament Pete Taylor ParkHattiesburg, MS 2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern MissHorizon League 2016 Wright State Raiders Wright State Daulton Varsho, 2016 Milwaukee Panthers MilwaukeeHorizon League Announces 2016 Baseball Awards https://horizonleague.org/news/2016/5/24/BB_0524161349536.aspx?path=baseball horizonleague.org 16 July 2025 en Brian Keller, Milwaukee Greg Lovelady, Wright State 2016 Horizon League baseball tournament Campus Sites Wright StateIvy League Gehrig - 2016 Princeton Tigers PrincetonRolfe - 2016 Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth/2016 Yale Bulldogs Yale Tim Graul, 2016 Penn Quakers PennBaseball All-Ivy, Postseason Awards Announced https://ivyleague.com/news/2016/5/19/5_19_2016_24.aspx ivyleague.com 16 July 2025 en 19 May 2016 Chad Powers, Princeton Scott Bradley, Princeton 2016 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series Campus Sites PrincetonMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference 2016 Fairfield Stags Fairfield Christian Santisteban, 2016 Manhattan Jaspers ManhattanMAAC Announces 2016 Baseball Major Award Winners https://maacsports.com/news/2016/5/24/210974593.aspx maacsports.com 16 July 2025 en Ricky Dennis, 2016 Monmouth Hawks Monmouth Bill Currier, Fairfield 2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament Dutchess StadiumWappingers Falls, NY FairfieldMid-American Conference East - 2016 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent StateWest - 2016 Ball State Cardinals Ball State Alex Call, Ball StateAll-MAC Baseball Teams & Specialty Award Winners Announced https://getsomemaction.com/news/2016/5/24/BB_0524160619.aspx getsomemaction.com 16 July 2025 en Eric Lauer, Kent State Jeff Duncan, Kent State 2016 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament All Pro Freight StadiumAvon, OH 2016 Western Michigan Broncos Western MichiganMid-Eastern Athletic Conference Northern - 2016 Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk StateSouthern - 2016 Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M Dylan Dillard, Florida A&MMEAC ANNOUNCES 2016 BASEBALL ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS https://meacsports.com/news/2016/5/17/210959189.aspx meacsports.com 16 July 2025 en 17 May 2016 Matt Outman, Norfolk State Jamey Shouppe, Florida A&M 2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Arthur W. Perdue StadiumSalisbury, MD 2016 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman Missouri Valley Conference 2016 Dallas Baptist Patriots Dallas Baptist Darick Hall, Dallas Baptist Colin Poche, Dallas Baptist Dan Heefner, Dallas Baptist 2016 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament Bob Warn Field at Sycamore StadiumTerre Haute, IN Dallas BaptistMountain West Conference 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Carl Stajduhar, 2016 New Mexico Lobos New Mexico Griffin Jax, 2016 Air Force Falcons Air Force &Jimmy Lambert, Fresno State Mike Batesole, Fresno State 2016 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament Santa Ana Star FieldAlbuquerque, NM New MexicoNortheast Conference 2016 Bryant Bulldogs Bryant Robby Rinn, BryantBryant's Record Season Leads to Record Number of #NECBASEBALL Awards https://northeastconference.org/news/2016/5/25/base-16-all-NEC-release.aspx northeastconference.org 16 July 2025 en James Karinchak, Bryant Steve Owens, Bryant 2016 Northeast Conference baseball tournament Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial StadiumNorwich, CT BryantOhio Valley Conference 2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State Armando Alvarez, 2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky &Kevin Strohschein, 2016 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Joey Lucchesi, Southeast Missouri State Steve Bieser, Southeast Missouri State 2016 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament The Ballpark at JacksonJackson, TN Southeast Missouri StatePac-12 Conference 2016 Utah Utes Utah Brett Cumberland, UCLAPac-12 Announces Baseball All-Conference Honors https://pac-12.com/news/2016/6/2/pac-12-announces-baseball-all-conference-honors pac-12.com 16 July 2025 en 2 June 2016 Troy Rallings, 2016 Washington Huskies Washington Bill Kinneberg, Utah No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bidPatriot League 2016 Navy Midshipmen Navy Mike Garzillo, 2016 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh2016 Baseball All-Patriot League Team and Major Awards Announced https://patriotleague.org/news/2016/5/10/2016_Baseball_All_Patriot_League_Team_and_Major_Awards_Announced.aspx patriotleague.org 16 July 2025 en 10 May 2016 Luke Gillingham, Navy Paul Kostacopoulos, Navy 2016 Patriot League baseball tournament Campus Sites NavySoutheastern Conference East – South Carolina West – Mississippi State Boomer White, Texas A&M2016 SEC Baseball Awards Announced https://www.secsports.com/news/2016/05/2016-sec-baseball-awards-announced Southeastern Conference 16 July 2025 en Logan Shore, Florida John Cohen, Mississippi State 2016 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL Texas A&M Southern Conference 2016 Mercer Bears Mercer Kyle Lewis, Mercer Will Gaddis, 2016 Furman Paladins Furman Link Jarrett, 2016 UNC Greensboro Spartans UNC Greensboro 2016 Southern Conference baseball tournament Fluor Field at the West EndGreenville, SC 2016 Western Carolina Catamounts Western CarolinaSouthland Conference 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State Jameson Fisher, 2016 Southeastern Louisiana Lions Southeastern LouisianaSoutheastern Louisiana’s Fisher Named Southland Baseball Player of the Year https://www.southland.org/news/2016/5/23/BASE_0523164357.aspx www.southland.org 16 July 2025 en Adam Oller, 2016 Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State Matt Deggs, Sam Houston State 2016 Southland Conference baseball tournament Constellation FieldSugar Land, TX Sam Houston StateSouthwestern Athletic Conference East - 2016 Alabama State Hornets Alabama StateWest - 2016 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Arkansas–Pine Bluff Carlos Ocasio, Alabama StateSWAC Announces 2016 Baseball Postseason Honors https://swac.org/news/2016/5/16/210956290.aspx swac.org 16 July 2025 en Joseph Camacho, Alabama State Mervyl Melendez, Alabama State 2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Wesley Barrow StadiumNew Orleans, LA Alabama StateSummit League 2016 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Clayton Taylor, 2016 Omaha Mavericks OmahaUNO’s Taylor, Fox Named #SummitBSB Player and Pitcher of the Year https://thesummitleague.org/news/2016/5/23/5_23_2016_939.aspx thesummitleague.org 16 July 2025 en Tyler Fox, Omaha Ryan Folmar, Oral Roberts 2016 Summit League baseball tournament J. L. Johnson StadiumTulsa, OK Oral RobertsSun Belt Conference Louisiana-Lafayette Ryan Scott, 2016 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans Arkansas–Little Rock Kevin Hill, 2016 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama Chris Curry, Arkansas–Little Rock 2016 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament Bobcat BallparkSan Marcos, TX Louisiana-LafayetteWest Coast Conference 2016 Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's Jeff Bohling, 2016 Gonzaga Bulldogs GonzagaWCC Announces 2016 Baseball All-Conference Teams https://wccsports.com/news/2016/5/24/wcc_announces_2016_baseball_all_conference_teams.aspx wccsports.com 16 July 2025 en 24 May 2016 A.J. Puckett, 2016 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Eric Valenzuela, Saint Mary's 2016 West Coast Conference baseball tournament Banner Island BallparkStockton, CA Saint Mary'sWestern Athletic Conference 2016 Seattle Redhawks Seattle Daniel Johnson, 2016 New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State2016 All-WAC Baseball Teams Announced https://wacsports.com/news/2016/5/24/5_24_2016_1188.aspx wacsports.com 16 July 2025 en Nick Meservey, Seattle Donny Harrel, Seattle 2016 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament Hohokam StadiumMesa, AZ 2016 Utah Valley Wolverines Utah Valley College World Series 2016 College World Series The 2016 College World Series began on June 18 in Omaha, Nebraska. 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.http://www.d1baseball.com/coaching-buzz/2016-coaching-carousel/ D1Baseball Keeping Track Of Coaching Changes Kendall Rogers June 13, 2016 July 11, 2016 TeamFormercoachInterimcoachNewcoachReason 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 Baseball 2016 NCAA Division I baseball rankings 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament References autocollapse