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1996 NCAA Division I baseball season

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Number of teams275
ChampionsLSU (3rd title)
Runners-upMiami (FL) (15th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachSkip Bertman (3rd title)
1996 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams275
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsLSU (3rd title)
Runners-upMiami (FL) (15th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachSkip Bertman (3rd title)
MOPPat 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]

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.[1][2]

Conference Regular season winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceFlorida State1996 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournamentDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NCVirginia
Big East ConferenceAmerican - West Virginia
National - Villanova
1996 Big East Conference baseball tournamentMuzzy Field • Bristol, CTWest Virginia
Big Eight ConferenceMissouri1996 Big Eight Conference baseball tournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferencePenn State1996 Big Ten Conference baseball tournamentBeaver Field • State College, PAIndiana
Big West ConferenceLong Beach State1996 Big West Conference baseball tournamentTitan Field • Fullerton, CAUNLV
Colonial Athletic AssociationOld Dominion/Richmond1996 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournamentGrainger Stadium • Kinston, NCOld Dominion
Conference USASouth Florida1996 Conference USA baseball tournamentPete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MSTulane
Ivy LeagueGehrig - Princeton
Rolfe - Harvard
1996 Ivy League Baseball Championship SeriesBill Clarke Field • Princeton, NJPrinceton
Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceNorthern - Siena
Southern - Iona
1996 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournamentHeritage Park • Colonie, NYSiena
Mid-American ConferenceKent State1996 Mid-American Conference baseball tournamentGene Michael Field • Kent, OHAkron
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceButler1996 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournamentIndianapolis, INNorthern Illinois
Mid-Continent ConferenceTroy State1996 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournamentRiddle–Pace Field • Troy, ALNortheastern Illinois
North Atlantic ConferenceDelaware1996 North Atlantic Conference baseball tournamentMahoney Diamond • Orono, MEDelaware
Northeast ConferenceRider/Monmouth1996 Northeast Conference baseball tournamentEwing Township, NJRider
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington
South - Southern California
no tournament
Patriot LeagueBucknell1996 Patriot League baseball tournamentBucknell Field • Lewisburg, PABucknell
Southeastern ConferenceEastern - Florida
Western - Alabama
1996 Southeastern Conference baseball tournamentHoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, ALAlabama
Southern ConferenceGeorgia Southern1996 Southern Conference baseball tournamentCollege Park • Charleston, SCGeorgia Southern
Southland ConferenceLouisiana - Northeast Louisiana
Texas - Southwest Texas State
1996 Southland Conference baseball tournamentFair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LASam Houston State
Southwest ConferenceTexas1996 Southwest Conference baseball tournamentDan Law Field • Lubbock, TXRice
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEastern - Georgia State
Southern - Stetson
Western - Jacksonville State
1996 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournamentConrad Park • DeLand, FLUCF
West Coast ConferenceSanta ClaraNo tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1996 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Florida State  ‍†‍‍y 19–5 .79252–17 .754
No. 4 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 17–7 .70851–17 .750
No. 18 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 13–11 .54240–24 .625
No. 28 NC State  ‍‍‍y 13–11 .54242–19 .689
No. 19 Virginia  ‍‍‡‍y 11–13 .45844–21 .677
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45833–25 .569
Duke  ‍‍‍ 9–14 .39139–18 .684
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 7–16 .30426–32 .448
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29224–27 .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
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
American Division
West Virginia  x‍‍‡‍y 15–10–0 .60033–25–0 .569
Providence  x‍‍‍ 15–10–0 .60032–17–1 .650
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58326–18–0 .591
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 13–12–0 .52024–23–0 .511
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 9–13–0 .40924–20–2 .543
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25015–27–0 .357
National Division
Villanova  x‍‍‍ 16–5–0 .76225–20–0 .556
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 15–7–1 .67432–21–1 .602
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 13–7–0 .65044–18–0 .710
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25018–34–0 .346
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 5–17–1 .23918–27–1 .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 Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 29 Missouri  ‍†‍‍y 20–8 .71439–19 .672
No. 8 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‡‍y 17–9 .65445–21 .682
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 14–12 .53832–25 .561
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 12–14 .46223–31 .426
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40728–26 .519
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 11–17 .39326–30 .464
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 8–17 .32027–27 .500
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Penn State  ‍†‍‍ 19–8 .70432–24 .571
Indiana  ‍‍‡‍y 18–8 .69243–18 .705
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 17–10 .63037–22 .627
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 17–11 .60724–30 .444
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55630–26 .536
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 15–13 .53636–20 .643
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 13–13 .50025–22 .532
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 10–18 .35726–29 .473
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .29622–32 .407
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4–24 .14314–41 .255
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[7][8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Long Beach State  ‍†‍‍ 15–6 .71434–26 .567
No. 26 UNLV  ‍‍‡‍ 14–7 .66743–17 .717
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 14–7 .66732–20 .615
No. 13 Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍ 13–8 .61942–16 .724
Nevada  ‍‍‍ 8–13 .38128–18 .609
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 8–13 .38125–27 .481
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 7–14 .33328–28 .500
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 5–16 .23824–25 .490
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of June 30, 1996[9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Old Dominion  ‍†‍‡‍y 13–7 .65039–17 .696
Richmond  ‍†‍‍ 13–7 .65027–25 .519
VCU  ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61134–22 .607
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57125–29 .463
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10–11 .47622–24 .478
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 9–11 .45034–25 .576
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 9–11 .45028–30 .483
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 2–16 .11123–25 .479
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Florida  ‍†‍‍y 20–4 .83347–19 .712
Tulane  ‍‍‡‍y 18–6 .75043–20 .683
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58332–28 .533
UAB  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54233–25 .569
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45829–30 .492
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 9–11 .45026–28 .481
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42925–24 .510
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 6–15 .28618–36 .333
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 1–19 .0505–34 .128
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y – –50–14 .781
Oral Roberts  ‍‍‍ – –32–24 .571
Hawaii–Hilo  ‍‍‍ – –14–31 .311
Wofford  ‍‍‍ – –8–35 .186
Colgate  ‍‍‍ – –3–20 .130
Southern Utah  ‍‍‍ – –– –
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Ivy League baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Lou Gehrig
Princeton  x‍‍‡‍y 13–7 .65026–21 .553
Penn  ‍‍‍ 13–7 .65025–17 .595
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 8–12 .40017–27 .386
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 7–13 .35013–29 .310
Red Rolfe
Harvard  x‍‍‍ 14–6 .70023–17 .575
Yale  ‍‍‍ 11–9 .55024–18 .571
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 8–12 .40012–25 .324
Brown  ‍‍‍ 6–14 .30012–25 .324
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Siena  x‍‍‡‍y 14–4 .77828–20 .583
Le Moyne  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55617–19 .472
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38914–20 .412
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 5–13 .27813–22 .371
Southern
Iona  x‍‍‍ 11–7 .61126–21 .553
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 10–7 .58818–24 .429
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55620–19 .513
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 4–13 .2359–30 .231
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[14]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Kent State  ‍†‍‍ 21–7–0 .75030–20–0 .600
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 21–11–0 .65634–23–0 .596
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 18–14–0 .56327–27–0 .500
Akron  ‍‍‡‍y 18–14–0 .56337–23–0 .617
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .53332–20–1 .613
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .53331–20–0 .608
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 16–16–0 .50026–29–0 .473
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 14–17–0 .45228–22–0 .560
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 10–21–0 .32317–34–0 .333
Miami  ‍‍‍ 5–27–0 .15612–40–0 .231
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[15]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Troy State  x‍‍‍ 16–2–0 .88941–13–0 .759
Pace  ‍‍‍ 10–10–0 .50020–28–0 .417
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 10–10–0 .50020–25–0 .444
NYIT  ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .40020–25–0 .444
C.W. Post  ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .38915–24–1 .388
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35017–25–1 .407
West
Eastern Illinois  x‍‍‍ 15–3–0 .83324–22–0 .522
Northeastern Illinois  ‍‍‡‍y 12–12–0 .50031–29–0 .517
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 9–11–0 .45018–29–0 .383
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 9–13–0 .40914–27–0 .341
Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35020–28–1 .418
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[16]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Rider  ‍†‍‡‍ 15–6–0 .71428–22–0 .560
Monmouth  ‍†‍‍ 15–6–0 .71425–22–0 .532
St. Francis  ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .60021–20–1 .512
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 12–9–0 .57121–19–0 .525
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42916–23–0 .410
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .40014–24–0 .368
Marist  ‍‍‍ 8–13–0 .38116–24–1 .402
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 4–17–0 .1906–24–1 .210
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Bucknell  ‍†‍‡‍y 14–6–0 .70024–23–0 .511
Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .60018–20–1 .474
Navy  ‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .55024–28–0 .462
Army  ‍‍‍ 9–11–0 .45020–21–0 .488
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 9–11–0 .45012–28–0 .300
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 5–15–0 .2507–26–0 .212
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[17]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Division
No. 3 Florida  x‍†‍‍ 20–10 .66750–18 .735
No. 12 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 18–12 .60043–20 .683
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 15–14 .51735–24 .593
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46729–25 .537
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43325–28 .472
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 8–21 .27624–30 .444
Western Division
No. 5 Alabama  x‍†‍‡‍ 20–10 .66750–19 .725
No. 1 LSU  x‍†‍‍ 20–10 .66752–15 .776
No. 27 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56738–24 .613
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50039–20 .661
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40032–24 .571
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 7–23 .23324–30 .444
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[18]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Georgia Southern †‡y ‍‍‍ 17–3 .85046–14 .767
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 17–7 .70832–24 .571
Furman  ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62526–29 .473
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 13–10 .56533–26 .559
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 12–10 .54527–19 .587
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47826–24 .520
VMI  ‍‍‍ 7–16 .30417–29 .370
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25016–33 .327
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 4–17 .1907–35 .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[19]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Louisiana
Northeast Louisiana  x‍‍‍ 21–9 .70041–19 .683
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46734–27 .557
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36717–36 .321
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33323–31 .426
Texas
Southwest Texas State  x‍‍‍ 19–11 .63327–32 .458
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56726–26 .500
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‡‍y 15–15 .50031–29 .517
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43323–35 .397
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[20]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 17–7 .70839–24 .619
No. 17 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍y 15–9 .62549–15 .766
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50037–21 .638
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45832–27 .542
Texas Christian  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45834–33 .507
Houston  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37529–28 .509
No. 25 Rice  ‍‍‡‍y 9–15 .37542–23 .646
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South
No. 22 Stetson x‍†‍‍y 12–6 .66742–23 .646
UCF ‍‍‡‍y 9–9 .50043–22 .662
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50039–23 .629
FIU ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33335–24 .593
East
Georgia State x‍†‍‍ 12–6 .66721–32 .396
Campbell ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50023–33 .411
College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44428–23 .549
Mercer ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38925–30 .455
West
Jacksonville State x‍†‍‍ 12–6 .66733–18 .647
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61134–24 .586
Centenary ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38923–34 .404
Samford ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33322–34 .393
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[21]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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