1996 NCAA Division I baseball season

Baseball season August 2023 July 2026 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season NCAA primary logo 1980 reserved.svg 275 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament NCAA tournament 1996 College World Series College World Series LSU 3rd Miami (FL) 15th Skip Bertman 3rd Pat Burrell Miami (FL) 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.https://books.google.com/books?id=ox665PJnDXQC The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003 W.C. Madden Patrick J. Stewart amp McFarland & Co. 2004 41–43 9780786418428 January 31, 2015 Realignment The Metro Conference dissolved, with its members moving primarily to Conference USA. Notre Dame departed the Midwestern Collegiate Conference for the Big East Conference, while Xavier and La Salle moved to the Atlantic 10 Conference. Fordham and Virginia Tech also joined the Atlantic 10, from the Patriot League and the Metro Conference, respectively. VCU joined the Colonial Athletic Association from the Metro Conference. Stephen F. Austin dissolved their baseball program. It would not resume until the 2006 season. Format changes The Trans America Athletic Conference divided into three divisions of four teams each, the Eastern, Southern, and Western. The Big East divided into two divisions, named National and American. The Southland Conference divided into two divisions of four teams each, named Louisiana and Texas. 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.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA January 31, 2015 7 2009 ConferenceRegular season winnerConference TournamentTournament Venue • CityTournament Winner Atlantic Coast Conference Florida State 1996 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 1996 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Big East Conference American - West VirginiaNational - 1996 Villanova Wildcats Villanova 1996 Big East Conference baseball tournament Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT West Virginia Big Eight Conference 1996 Missouri Tigers Missouri 1996 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State Big Ten Conference 1996 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State 1996 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Beaver Field • State College, PA 1996 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Big West Conference 1996 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 1996 Big West Conference baseball tournament Titan Field • Fullerton, CA 1996 UNLV Rebels UNLV Colonial Athletic Association 1996 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion/1996 Richmond Spiders Richmond 1996 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC 1996 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion Conference USA 1996 South Florida Bulls South Florida 1996 Conference USA baseball tournament Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS 1996 Tulane Green Wave Tulane Ivy League Gehrig - 1996 Princeton Tigers PrincetonRolfe - 1996 Harvard Crimson Harvard 1996 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, NJ 1996 Princeton Tigers Princeton Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Northern - 1996 Siena Saints Siena College SienaSouthern - 1996 Iona Gaels Iona 1996 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament Heritage Park • Colonie, NY 1996 Siena Saints Siena College Siena Mid-American Conference 1996 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State 1996 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament Gene Michael Field • Kent, OH 1996 Akron Zips Akron Midwestern Collegiate Conference 1996 Butler Bulldogs Butler 1996 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournament Bush Stadium • Indianapolis, IN 1996 Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois Mid-Continent Conference 1996 Troy State Trojans Troy State 1996 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL 1996 Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles Northeastern Illinois North Atlantic Conference 1996 Delaware Fighting Blue Hens Delaware 1996 North Atlantic Conference baseball tournament Mahoney Diamond • Orono, ME 1996 Delaware Fighting Blue Hens Delaware Northeast Conference 1996 Rider Broncs Rider/1996 Monmouth Hawks Monmouth 1996 Northeast Conference baseball tournament Ewing Township, NJ 1996 Rider Broncs Rider Pacific-10 Conference North - 1996 Washington Huskies WashingtonSouth - 1996 USC Trojans Southern California no tournament Patriot League 1996 Bucknell Bison Bucknell 1996 Patriot League baseball tournament Bucknell Field • Lewisburg, PA 1996 Bucknell Bison BucknellSoutheastern Conference Eastern - FloridaWestern - Alabama 1996 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL Alabama Southern Conference 1996 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 1996 Southern Conference baseball tournament College Park • Charleston, SC 1996 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Southland Conference Louisiana - 1996 Northeast Louisiana Indians Northeast LouisianaTexas - 1996 Southwest Texas State Bobcats Southwest Texas State 1996 Southland Conference baseball tournament Fair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LA 1996 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State Southwest Conference 1996 Texas Longhorns Texas 1996 Southwest Conference baseball tournament Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TX 1996 Rice Owls Rice Trans America Athletic Conference Eastern - 1996 Georgia State Panthers Georgia StateSouthern - 1996 Stetson Hatters StetsonWestern - 1996 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State 1996 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Conrad Park • DeLand, FL 1996 UCF Knights UCF West Coast Conference 1996 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara No tournament Conference standings The following is an incomplete list of conference standings: College World Series 1996 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. Bracket Award winners All-America team 1996 College Baseball All-America Team References