2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament |
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Season | 2016 | ||
Teams | 64 | ||
College World Series Site |
TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Nebraska |
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NCAA Baseball Tournaments
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The 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament will begin on Friday, June 3, 2016 as part of the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 team double elimination tournament will conclude with the 2016 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, starting on June 18 and ending on June 29.[1]
The 64 participating NCAA Division I college baseball teams will be selected out of an eligible 298 teams.[2] Thirty-one teams will be awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conferences, and 33 teams will be selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee.
Teams will be divided into sixteen regionals of four teams, which will conduct a double-elimination tournament. Regional champions will then face each other in Super Regionals, a best of three game series to determine the eight participants of the College World Series.[1]
Contents
Bids
Automatic bids
By conference
Conference | Total | Schools |
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ACC | 10 | Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami (FL), NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest |
SEC | 7 | Florida, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt |
Conference USA | 4 | Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Rice, Southern Miss |
Pac-12 | 4 | Arizona, Arizona State, Utah, Washington |
American | 3 | East Carolina, Tulane, UConn |
Big Ten | 3 | Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State |
Big 12 | 3 | Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech |
Big West | 3 | Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, UC Santa Barbara |
Colonial | 2 | UNC Wilmington, William & Mary |
Southland | 2 | Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana |
Sun Belt | 2 | Louisiana–Lafayette, South Alabama |
West Coast | 2 | Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA) |
America East | 1 | Binghamton |
Atlantic 10 | 1 | Rhode Island |
Atlantic Sun | 1 | Stetson |
Big East | 1 | Xavier |
Big South | 1 | Coastal Carolina |
Horizon | 1 | Wright State |
Ivy | 1 | Princeton |
MAAC | 1 | Fairfield |
Mid-American | 1 | Western Michigan |
MEAC | 1 | Bethune-Cookman |
Missouri Valley | 1 | Dallas Baptist |
Mountain West | 1 | New Mexico |
NEC | 1 | Bryant |
Ohio Valley | 1 | Southeast Missouri State |
Patriot | 1 | Navy |
Southern | 1 | Western Carolina |
SWAC | 1 | Alabama State |
Summit | 1 | Oral Roberts |
WAC | 1 | Utah Valley |
National seeds
The following eight teams automatically host a Super Regional if they advance to that round:
Bold indicates College World Series participant
† indicates teams that were eliminated in the Regional Tournament
‡ indicates teams that were eliminated in the Super Regional Tournament
Regionals and Super Regionals
Bold indicates winner. Seeds for regional tournaments indicate seeds within regional. Seeds for super regional tournaments indicate national seeds only.
Gainesville Super Regional
Will be held in Gainesville, Florida, if Florida wins the Gainesville Regional.
Regional | Regional | Regional Final | Super Regional | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Bethune-Cookman | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Connecticut | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Georgia Tech | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gainesville Regional – Alfred A. McKethan Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Florida State | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Alabama State | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | South Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Southern Miss | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tallahassee Regional – Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
Baton Rouge Super Regional
Will be held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, if LSU wins the Baton Rouge Regional.
Regional | Regional | Regional Final | Super Regional | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | LSU | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Utah Valley | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Southeastern Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Rice | ||||||||||||||||||||
Baton Rouge Regional – Alex Box Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | NC State | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Navy | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Saint Mary's | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Coastal Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||||
Raleigh Regional – Doak Field | |||||||||||||||||||||
College Station Super Regional
Will be held in College Station, Texas, if Texas A&M wins the College Station Regional.
Regional | Regional | Regional Final | Super Regional | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Texas A&M | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Binghamton | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Wake Forest | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Minnesota | ||||||||||||||||||||
College Station Regional – Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | TCU | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Oral Roberts | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Gonzaga | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Arizona State | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fort Worth Regional – Lupton Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lubbock Super Regional
Will be held in Lubbock, Texas, if Texas Tech wins the Lubbock Regional.
Regional | Regional | Regional Final | Super Regional | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Texas Tech | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Fairfield | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | New Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Dallas Baptist | ||||||||||||||||||||
Lubbock Regional – Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Virginia | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | William & Mary | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | East Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Bryant | ||||||||||||||||||||
Charlottesville Regional – Davenport Field | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coral Gables Super Regional
Will be held in Coral Gables, Florida, if Miami (FL) wins the Coral Gables Regional.
Regional | Regional | Regional Final | Super Regional | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Stetson | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Long Beach State | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Florida Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coral Gables Regional – Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Ole Miss | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Utah | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Boston College | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Tulane | ||||||||||||||||||||
Oxford Regional – Swayze Field | |||||||||||||||||||||
Starkville Super Regional
Will be held in Starkville, Mississippi, if Mississippi State wins the Starkville Regional.
Regional | Regional | Regional Final | Super Regional | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Mississippi State | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Southeast Missouri State | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Louisiana Tech | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Cal State Fullerton | ||||||||||||||||||||
Starkville Regional – Dudy Noble Field | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Louisiana–Lafayette | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Princeton | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Sam Houston State | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette Regional – M. L. Tigue Moore Field | |||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville Super Regional
Will be held in Louisville, Kentucky, if Louisville wins the Louisville Regional.
Regional | Regional | Regional Final | Super Regional | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Louisville | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Western Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Wright State | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Ohio State | ||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville Regional – Jim Patterson Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Vanderbilt | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Xavier | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Washington | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | UC Santa Barbara | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nashville Regional – Hawkins Field | |||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson Super Regional
Will be held in Clemson, South Carolina, if Clemson wins the Clemson Regional.
Regional | Regional | Regional Final | Super Regional | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Clemson | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Western Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | [[{{{school}}}|Nebraska]] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Oklahoma State | ||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson Regional – Doug Kingsmore Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | South Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Rhode Island | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | [[{{{school}}}|Duke]] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | [[{{{school}}}|UNC Wilmington]] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia Regional – Founders Park | |||||||||||||||||||||
College World Series
The College World Series will be held at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska.
Participants
School | Conference | Record (Conference) | Head Coach | Previous CWS Appearances | CWS Best Finish | CWS W-L Record |
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Bracket
Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only
First round | Second round | Semifinals | Championship series | ||||||||||||||||||
Media coverage
Radio
NRG Media provided nationwide radio coverage of the College World Series through its Omaha station KOZN, in association with Westwood One. It was streamed at westwoodonesports.com and on TuneIn. Kevin Kugler and John Bishop called all games leading up to the Championship Series with Gary Sharp acting as the field reporter. The Championship Series was called by Kugler and Scott Graham with Ted Emrich acting as the field reporter for a fourth consecutive year.
Television
ESPN carried every game from the Regionals, Super Regionals, and College World Series across the ESPN Networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, LHN, and ESPN3). ESPN also provided "Bases Loaded" coverage for the Regionals. Bases Loaded was hosted by Brendan Fitzgerald and Matt Schick with Kyle Peterson providing analysis. "Bases Loaded" aired Friday-Sunday from 1:00 pm–midnight EDT and Monday from 6:00 pm–midnight EDT on ESPN3. ESPN2 and ESPNU aired "Bases Loaded" in between games and throughout other select times during the tournament.[3]
Broadcast assignments
Regionals[3]
Super Regionals College World Series |
Regionals[3]
Super Regionals College World Series Championship Series |
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