# 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2017 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 2017. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2017 College World Series. The College World Series, consisted of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament and held annually in Omaha, Nebraska, at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, ended June 27, 2017.

## Realignment

* Coastal Carolina left the Big South Conference for the Sun Belt Conference. The move officially took effect hours after Coastal won the College World Series. In doing so, the Sun Belt Conference split into East and West divisions for this season.
* North Dakota, a member of the Western Athletic Conference in baseball (as well as swimming and diving for both sexes), dropped baseball.
The 2017 season was also the last for one school's baseball program, and the last for two other programs in their then-current conferences. In addition, the last remaining Division I independent left for its full-time home of Division II.
* Buffalo dropped baseball at the end of the season.
* NYIT, which had been left independent after the 2013 collapse of the Great West Conference, dropped its baseball program to Division II, joining the school's full-time home of the East Coast Conference.
* Valparaiso left its home of the previous 10 seasons, the Horizon League, for the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).
* Wichita State left the MVC, its conference home since 1945, to become a full but non-football member of the American Athletic Conference.

## Season outlook

Collegiate Baseball News :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | TCU |
| 2 | LSU |
| 3 | Florida |
| 4 | South Carolina |
| 5 | Oregon State |
| 6 | Vanderbilt |
| 7 | Arizona |
| 8 | Miami (FL) |
| 9 | Florida State |
| 10 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 11 | Louisville |
| 12 | Clemson |
| 13 | East Carolina |
| 14 | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 15 | North Carolina |
| 16 | Virginia |
| 17 | Long Beach State |
| 18 | UC Santa Barbara |
| 19 | Coastal Carolina |
| 20 | Texas A&M |
| 21 | Washington |
| 22 | Ole Miss |
| 23 | Sam Houston State |
| 24 | Stanford |
| 25 | Arizona State |
Baseball America :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | TCU |
| 2 | Florida State |
| 3 | Florida |
| 4 | LSU |
| 5 | South Carolina |
| 6 | East Carolina |
| 7 | Louisville |
| 8 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 9 | Oregon State |
| 10 | Clemson |
| 11 | Vanderbilt |
| 12 | Washington |
| 13 | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 14 | NC State |
| 15 | Coastal Carolina |
| 16 | Virginia |
| 17 | North Carolina |
| 18 | Oklahoma State |
| 19 | UC Santa Barbara |
| 20 | Long Beach State |
| 21 | Georgia Tech |
| 22 | Arizona |
| 23 | Stanford |
| 24 | Maryland |
| 25 | Texas Tech |
Coaches :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | TCU 24 |
| 2 | Florida 4 |
| 3 | LSU 2 |
| 4 | South Carolina |
| 5 | Florida State |
| 6 | Vanderbilt |
| 7 | Oregon State |
| 8 | Louisville |
| 9 | Coastal Carolina 1 |
| 10 | East Carolina |
| 11 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 12 | Clemson |
| 13 | North Carolina |
| 14 | NC State |
| 15 | Arizona |
| 16 | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 17 | Miami (FL) |
| 18 | Virginia |
| 19 | Texas Tech |
| 20 | Texas A&M |
| 21 | Stanford |
| 22 | Oklahoma State |
| 23 | UC Santa Barbara |
| 24 | Ole Miss |
| 25 | Rice |
NCBWA :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | TCU |
| 2 | Florida |
| 3 | LSU |
| 4 | Florida State |
| 5 | South Carolina |
| 6 | Vanderbilt |
| 7 | Oregon State |
| 8 | Louisville |
| 9 | East Carolina |
| 10 | NC State |
| 11 | Coastal Carolina |
| 12 | North Carolina |
| 13 | Clemson |
| 14 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 15 | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 16 | Arizona |
| 17 | Texas Tech |
| 18 | Miami (FL) |
| 19 | Virginia |
| 20 | Texas A&M |
| 21 | UC Santa Barbara |
| 22 | Oklahoma State |
| 23 | Stanford |
| 24 | Rice |
| 25 | Maryland |

## Conference standings

2017 America East Conference baseball standings :
| 2017 America East Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Binghamton ‍†‍‍ 15–4 .78930–13 .698 UMBC ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 11–9 .55023–25 .479 Stony Brook ‍‍‍ 12–10 .54526–26 .500 Albany ‍‍‍ 10–13 .43526–26 .500 UMass Lowell * ‍‍‍ 10–13 .43522–26 .458 Maine ‍‍‍ 8–12 .40025–29 .463 Hartford ‍‍‍ 8–13 .38120–30 .400 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Ineligible for league and NCAA tournaments due to transition from Division II As of June 30, 2017 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2017 American Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UCF ‍†‍‍$^y$ 15–9 .62540–22 .645 No. 27 Houston ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 15–9 .62542–21 .667 South Florida ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–10 .58342–19 .689 Connecticut ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58333–25 .569 Tulane ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54227–31 .466 Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41728–30 .483 Memphis ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33330–29 .508 East Carolina ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29232–28 .533 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2017 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT VCU ‍†‍‍ 19–5 .79235–22 .614 Rhode Island ‍‍‍ 17–6 .73931–22 .585 St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍ 15–8 .65226–22 .542 George Washington ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58331–27 .534 Saint Louis ‍‍‍ 12–10 .54535–22 .614 No. 16 Davidson ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 13–11 .54235–26 .574 George Mason ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54226–33 .441 Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50021–25 .457 Fordham ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47827–24 .529 Dayton ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37520–35 .364 UMass ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33315–32 .319 Richmond ‍‍‍ 6–17 .26117–36 .321 La Salle ‍‍‍ 4–20 .16710–41 .196 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Atlantic No. 5 Louisville $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 23–6 .79353–12 .815 No. 12 Wake Forest ‍‍‍$^y$ 19–11 .63343–20 .683 No. 25 Clemson ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–13 .56742–21 .667 No. 30 NC State ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–14 .53336–25 .590 No. 6 Florida State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 14–14 .50046–23 .667 Boston College ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36725–28 .472 Notre Dame ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33326–32 .448 Coastal No. 17 North Carolina $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 23–7 .76749–14 .778 No. 21 Virginia ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–12 .60043–16 .729 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍ 16–13 .55231–27 .534 Duke ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40030–28 .517 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36727–28 .491 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30023–30 .434 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30023–32 .418 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2017 ASUN Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Jacksonville ‍†‍‍ 16–5 .76236–24 .600 Stetson ‍‍‍ 15–6 .71427–29 .482 Florida Gulf Coast ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 13–8 .61943–20 .683 North Florida ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57133–24 .579 Kennesaw State ‍‍‍ 10–11 .47625–32 .439 Lipscomb ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42928–28 .500 USC Upstate ‍‍‍ 7–14 .33324–31 .436 NJIT ‍‍‍ 2–19 .0959–40 .184 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2017 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2017 Big 12 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 19 Texas Tech ‍†‍‍$^y$ 16–8 .66745–17 .726 No. 4 TCU ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–8 .66750–18 .735 Oklahoma ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–11 .52235–24 .593 Baylor ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–12 .50034–23 .596 West Virginia ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–12 .50036–26 .581 No. 28 Texas ‍‍‍$^y$ 11–12 .47839–24 .619 Kansas ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45830–28 .517 Oklahoma State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 8–14 .36430–27 .526 Kansas State ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33329–26 .527 † – Conference champion ‡ – Conference Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2017 Big East Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Creighton ‍†‍‍ 11–4 .73324–25 .490 St. John's ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–5 .72242–13 .764 Xavier ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 10–6 .62534–27 .557 Seton Hall ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55629–24 .547 Butler ‍‍‍ 7–10 .41231–20 .608 Villanova ‍‍‍ 5–13 .27814–33 .298 Georgetown ‍‍‍ 4–14 .22227–28 .491 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2017 Big South Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Winthrop ‍†‍‍ 17–7 .70834–24 .586 Liberty ‍‍‍ 16–8 .66732–23 .582 Presbyterian ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62532–29 .525 High Point ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54230–23 .566 Radford ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 11–13 .45827–32 .458 Gardner–Webb ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45825–30 .455 UNC Asheville ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45825–32 .439 Campbell ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41725–32 .439 Charleston Southern ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37522–29 .431 Longwood ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29219–34 .358 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2017 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Nebraska ‍†‍‍$^y$ 16–7–1 .68835–22–1 .612 Michigan ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–8–0 .66742–17–0 .712 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 15–8–0 .65236–21–0 .632 Iowa ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 15–9–0 .62539–22–0 .639 Maryland ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–9–0 .62538–23–0 .623 Indiana ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–9–1 .60434–24–2 .583 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54227–30–0 .474 Purdue ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50029–27–0 .518 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41729–23–0 .558 Illinois ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37523–28–0 .451 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33322–34–0 .393 Rutgers ‍‍‍ 7–16–0 .30419–34–0 .358 Penn State ‍‍‍ 4–20–0 .16718–37–0 .327 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2017 Big West Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 9 Long Beach State$^†$$^y$ ‍‍‍ 20–4–0 .83342–20–1 .675 Cal Poly ‍‍‍ 16–8–0 .66728–28–0 .500 No. 7 Cal State Fullerton$^y$ ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62539–24–0 .619 Cal State Northridge ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50026–29–0 .473 Hawaii ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41728–23–0 .549 UC Davis ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41721–30–0 .412 UC Irvine ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37523–33–0 .411 UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33324–32–0 .429 UC Riverside ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33322–32–0 .407 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2017 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northeastern ‍†‍‍ 16–7 .69629–25 .537 UNC Wilmington ‍‍‍ 16–8 .66730–29 .508 William & Mary ‍‍‍ 15–8 .65232–25 .561 Delaware ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 15–9 .62534–23 .596 College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54228–31 .475 Elon ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50024–32 .429 James Madison ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29224–27 .471 Hofstra ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29214–37 .275 Towson ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25020–34 .370 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2017 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2017 Conference USA baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 23 Southern Miss$^y$$^†$ ‍‍‍ 25–5–0 .83350–16–0 .758 Old Dominion ‍‍‍ 19–11–0 .63337–21–0 .638 Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 18–12–0 .60035–21–1 .623 Charlotte ‍‍‍ 18–12–0 .60034–24–0 .586 Louisiana Tech ‍‍‍ 17–13–0 .56736–20–0 .643 Rice$^y$ ‍‍‡‍ 16–14–0 .53333–31–0 .516 FIU ‍‍‍ 15–15–0 .50031–27–0 .534 UTSA ‍‍‍ 15–15–0 .50029–28–0 .509 Marshall ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .40025–29–0 .463 Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍ 10–20–0 .33324–31–0 .436 UAB ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .30024–31–0 .436 Western Kentucky ‍‍‍ 6–24–0 .20016–39–0 .291 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2017 Horizon League baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UIC ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 22–8 .73339–17 .696 Wright State ‍‍‍ 21–9 .70038–21 .644 Northern Kentucky ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56725–33 .431 Valparaiso ‍‍‍ 13–15 .46424–29 .453 Oakland ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36717–40 .298 Milwaukee ‍‍‍ 10–18 .35722–32 .407 Youngstown State ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30015–40 .273 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2017 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT NYIT ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –5–36–1 .131 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2017 Ivy League baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Lou Gehrig Penn $^x$‍‍‍ 12–8 .60023–22 .511 Columbia $^x$‍‍‍ 12–8 .60018–23 .439 Cornell ‍‍‍ 9–11 .45021–17 .553 Princeton ‍‍‍ 7–13 .35012–28 .300 Red Rolfe Yale $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–4 .80034–18 .654 Dartmouth ‍‍‍ 11–9 .55022–17 .564 Harvard ‍‍‍ 7–13 .35019–23 .452 Brown ‍‍‍ 6–14 .30013–24 .351 x – Division champion ‡ – Championship Series champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Fairfield ‍†‍‍ 17–7 .70831–24 .564 Marist ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–8 .66732–23 .582 Canisius ‍‍‍ 16–8 .66735–22 .614 Iona ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58325–26 .490 Rider ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50024–28 .462 Manhattan ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50018–35 .340 Niagara ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50024–24 .500 Monmouth ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45820–28 .417 Quinnipiac ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45818–32 .360 Siena ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45820–28 .417 Saint Peter's ‍‍‍ 0–24 .0000–38 .000 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2017 Mid-American Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Division Kent State $^x$‍†‍‍ 18–6 .75037–18 .673 Ohio ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 13–11 .54231–28 .525 Bowling Green ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37515–34 .306 Miami (OH) ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33322–34 .393 Buffalo ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33317–34 .333 West Division Central Michigan $^x$‍‍‍ 16–8 .66731–28 .525 Ball State ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58330–28 .517 Eastern Michigan ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58327–35 .435 Western Michigan ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50024–29 .453 Northern Illinois ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45817–38 .309 Toledo ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37517–41 .293 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern Norfolk State $^x$‍†‍‍ 16–7 .69626–22 .542 Delaware State ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58322–25 .468 Maryland Eastern Shore ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37512–40 .231 Coppin State ‍‍‍ 8–15 .34811–31 .262 Southern Bethune–Cookman $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 15–8 .65236–25 .590 North Carolina A&T ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62528–25 .528 Florida A&M ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58327–26 .509 North Carolina Central ‍‍‍ 12–11 .52222–28 .440 Savannah State ‍‍‍ 3–21 .12512–39 .235 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2017 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 11 Missouri St$^y$ ‍‍‍ 18–1 .94743–20 .683 No. 20 DBU$^y$ ‍‍‡‍ 15–6 .71442–21 .667 Indiana State ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57129–26 .527 Southern Illinois ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50027–30 .474 Wichita State ‍‍‍ 10–11 .47628–30 .483 Evansville ‍‍‍ 8–12 .40018–39 .316 Bradley ‍‍‍ 6–14 .30020–31 .392 Illinois State ‍‍‍ 2–18 .10016–40 .286 ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2017 Mountain West Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT New Mexico ‍†‍‍ 19–9–1 .67230–27–1 .526 San Diego St$^‡$ ‍‍‍$^y$ 20–10–0 .66742–21–0 .667 Fresno State ‍‍‍ 18–12–0 .60035–25–0 .583 Nevada ‍‍‍ 13–16–0 .44819–36–0 .345 Air Force ‍‍‍ 12–17–0 .41427–26–0 .509 San Jose State ‍‍‍ 10–18–1 .36219–35–1 .355 UNLV ‍‍‍ 10–20–0 .33320–36–0 .357 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2017 Northeast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Bryant ‍†‍‍ 20–6 .76929–26 .527 Central Connecticut ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 21–7 .75036–22 .621 Wagner ‍‍‍ 13–12 .52022–28 .440 Sacred Heart ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51923–36 .390 LIU Brooklyn ‍‍‍ 12–14 .46222–28 .440 Fairleigh Dickinson ‍‍‍ 8–18 .30812–34 .261 Mount St. Mary's ‍‍‍ 5–23 .1798–39 .170 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2017 Ohio Valley Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Tennessee Tech ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 23–7 .76741–21 .661 Morehead State ‍‍‍ 18–11 .62136–23 .610 Belmont ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56731–29 .517 Jacksonville State ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56730–26 .536 SE Missouri State ‍‍‍ 16–14 .53329–26 .527 Murray State ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50029–30 .492 Austin Peay ‍‍‍ 13–16 .44828–30 .483 Eastern Illinois ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40021–35 .375 Tennessee–Martin ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40025–30 .455 SIU Edwardsville ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36723–29 .442 Eastern Kentucky ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33324–32 .429 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2017 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 3 Oregon State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 27–3 .90056–6 .903 No. 18 Stanford ‍‍‍$^y$ 21–9 .70042–16 .724 UCLA ‍‍‍$^y$ 19–11 .63330–27 .526 No. 24 Arizona ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–14 .53338–21 .644 California ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50025–29 .463 Utah ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50027–24 .529 Washington ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46728–26 .519 Oregon ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40030–25 .545 Washington State ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33324–29 .453 Arizona State ‍‍‍ 8–22 .26723–32 .418 USC ‍‍‍ 8–22 .26721–34 .382 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2017 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Eastern No. 1 Florida $^x$‍†‍‍$^y$ 21–9–0 .70052–19–0 .732 No. 10 Kentucky ‍‍‍$^y$ 19–11–0 .63343–23–0 .652 No. 15 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–13–1 .53436–25–1 .589 Missouri ‍‍‍ 14–16–0 .46736–23–0 .610 South Carolina ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .43335–25–0 .583 Georgia ‍‍‍ 11–19–0 .36725–32–0 .439 Tennessee ‍‍‍ 7–21–0 .25027–25–0 .519 Western No. 2 LSU $^x$‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 21–9–0 .70052–20–0 .722 No. 22 Arkansas ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–11–0 .62145–19–0 .703 No. 13 Mississippi State ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–13–0 .56740–27–0 .597 No. 8 Texas A&M ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–14–0 .53341–23–0 .641 No. 29 Auburn ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–14–0 .53337–26–0 .587 Ole Miss ‍‍‍ 14–16–0 .46732–25–0 .561 Alabama ‍‍‍ 5–24–1 .18319–34–1 .361 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2017 Southern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Mercer ‍†‍‍ 17–6 .73939–17 .696 Western Carolina ‍‍‍ 15–8 .65228–28 .500 UNC Greensboro ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 14–10 .58336–24 .600 Furman ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58333–28 .541 Wofford ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54228–30 .483 Samford ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45833–26 .559 East Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37530–29 .508 The Citadel ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29216–35 .314 VMI ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29224–34 .414 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2017 Southland Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT McNeese State ‍†‍‍ 22–8–0 .73337–20–0 .649 Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍$^y$ 20–10–0 .66737–22–0 .627 No. 14 Sam Houston State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 19–11–0 .63344–23–0 .657 Houston Baptist ‍‍‍ 18–12–0 .60029–25–0 .537 Central Arkansas ‍‍‍ 17–13–0 .56734–26–0 .567 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ 17–13–0 .56729–28–0 .509 Lamar ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .53333–25–0 .569 New Orleans ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .53330–28–1 .517 Nicholls State ‍‍‍ 15–15–0 .50029–27–0 .518 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍ 14–16–0 .46722–32–0 .407 Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 10–20–0 .33320–34–0 .370 Incarnate Word * ‍‍‍ 8–22–0 .26720–36–0 .357 Abilene Christian * ‍‍‍ 3–27–0 .10013–40–0 .245 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament * Ineligible for league and NCAA tournaments due to transition from Division II Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Jackson State $^x$‍†‍‍ 20–4 .83338–17 .691 Alabama State ‍‍‍ 18–6 .75031–25 .554 Alabama A&M ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37512–45 .211 Alcorn State ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29212–33 .267 Mississippi Valley State ‍‍‍ 6–18 .2507–34 .171 West Grambling State $^x$‍‍‍ 15–9 .62522–30 .423 Texas Southern ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 14–10 .58320–34 .370 Prairie View A&M ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45820–37 .351 Southern ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41717–27 .386 Arkansas–Pine Bluff ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41715–31 .326 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2017 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT East Division Coastal Carolina$^x$$^†$ ‍‍‍ 22–7–1 .75037–19–1 .658 No. 26 South Alabama$^‡$$^y$ ‍‍‍ 22–8–0 .73340–21–0 .656 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 18–12–0 .60038–21–0 .644 Troy ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .53331–25–0 .554 Georgia State ‍‍‍ 10–20–0 .33322–33–0 .400 Appalachian State ‍‍‍ 8–22–0 .26719–36–0 .345 West Division UT Arlington$^x$ ‍‍‍ 20–10–0 .66730–25–0 .545 Louisiana–Lafayette ‍‍‍ 19–10–1 .65035–21–1 .623 Arkansas State ‍‍‍ 13–16–0 .44828–27–0 .509 Texas State ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .43329–30–0 .492 Little Rock ‍‍‍ 11–18–0 .37921–34–0 .382 Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍ 6–24–0 .20012–43–0 .218 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2017 West Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Gonzaga ‍†‍‍ 20–7–0 .74133–20–0 .623 BYU ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 20–7–0 .74138–21–0 .644 Loyola Marymount $^†$ ‍‍‍ 20–7–0 .74138–18–0 .679 Saint Mary's ‍‍‍ 18–9–0 .66737–20–0 .649 San Diego ‍‍‍ 18–9–0 .66735–18–1 .657 San Francisco ‍‍‍ 11–16–0 .40729–28–0 .509 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 9–18–0 .33313–40–0 .245 Pepperdine ‍‍‍ 8–19–0 .29620–32–0 .385 Pacific ‍‍‍ 6–21–0 .22218–35–0 .340 Portland ‍‍‍ 5–22–0 .18510–41–1 .202 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2017 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Grand Canyon* ‍†‍‍ 20–4–0 .83329–25–0 .537 New Mexico State ‍‍‍ 19–5–0 .79235–22–0 .614 Cal State Bakersfield ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58331–24–0 .564 Sacramento State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 12–12–0 .50032–29–0 .525 Utah Valley ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45818–36–0 .333 Northern Colorado ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41724–30–0 .444 Seattle ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33320–35–1 .366 Texas–Rio Grande Valley ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .29226–28–0 .481 Chicago State ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .29211–41–0 .212 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament * Ineligible for league and NCAA tournaments due to transition from Division II Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

### Conference winners and tournaments

Of the 31 Division I athletic conferences that sponsor baseball, 29 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. Two conferences, the Big West and Pac-12, do not hold a conference tournament. The winners of these tournaments, plus the Big West and Pac-12 regular-season champions, receive automatic invitations to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
| Conference | Regular season winner | Conference Player of the Year | Conference Coach of the Year | Conference tournament | Tournament venue (city) | Tournament winner |
| America East Conference | Binghamton | Toby Handley (Stony Brook) | Tim Sinicki (Binghamton) | 2017 America East Conference baseball tournament | Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA | UMBC |
| American Athletic Conference | UCF Houston | Jake Scheiner (Houston) & Hunter Williams (Tulane) | Greg Lovelady (UCF) | 2017 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Spectrum Field • Clearwater, FL | Houston |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | VCU | Logan Farrar (VCU) | Larry Sudbrook (St. Bonaventure) | 2017 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament | Billiken Sports Center • St. Louis, MO | Davidson |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic – Louisville Coastal – North Carolina | Brendan McKay (Louisville) | Dan McDonnell (Louisville) | 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament | Louisville Slugger Field • Louisville, KY | Florida State |
| Atlantic Sun Conference | Jacksonville | Nick Rivera (Florida Gulf Coast} | Chris Hayes (Jacksonville) | 2017 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament | Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, FL | Florida Gulf Coast |
| Big 12 Conference | TCU Texas Tech | Hunter Hargrove (Texas Tech) & Evan Skoug (TCU) | Steve Rodriguez (Baylor) | 2017 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | Oklahoma State |
| Big East Conference | Creighton | Rylan Bannon (Xavier) | Ed Blankmeyer (St. John's) | 2017 Big East Conference baseball tournament | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | Xavier |
| Big South Conference | Winthrop | D. J. Artis (Liberty) | Tom Riginos (Winthrop) | 2017 Big South Conference baseball tournament | Lexington County Baseball Stadium • Lexington, SC | Radford |
| Big Ten Conference | Nebraska | Jake Adams (Iowa) | Darin Erstad (Nebraska) | 2017 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament | Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana | Iowa |
| Big West Conference | Long Beach State | Keston Hiura (UC Irvine) | Troy Buckley (Long Beach State) | No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid | No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid | No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid |
| Colonial Athletic Association | Northeastern | Casey Golden (UNCW) | Mike Glavine (Northeastern) | 2017 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament | Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | Delaware |
| Conference USA | Southern Miss | Dylan Burdeaux (Southern Miss) | Scott Berry (Southern Miss) | 2017 Conference USA baseball tournament | MGM Park • Biloxi, MS | Rice |
| Horizon League | UIC | Rob Calabrese (UIC) | Mike Dee (UIC) | 2017 Horizon League baseball tournament | Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, IL | UIC |
| Ivy League | Gehrig - Columbia & Penn Rolfe - Yale | Randell Kanamaru (Columbia) | John Stuper (Yale) | 2017 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series | Campus Sites | Yale |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Fairfield | Jake Lumley (Canisius) | Pat Carey (Iona) | 2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Sal Maglie Stadium • Niagara Falls, NY | Marist |
| Mid-American Conference | East – Kent State West – Central Michigan | Tanner Allison (Western Michigan) | Jeff Duncan (Kent State) | 2017 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament | Sprenger Stadium • Avon, OH | Ohio |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Northern - Norfolk State Southern - Bethune–Cookman | Alex Mauricio (Norfolk State) | Ben Hall (North Carolina A&T) | 2017 Mid–Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Perdue Stadium • Salisbury, MD | Bethune–Cookman |
| Missouri Valley Conference | Missouri State | Jake Burger (Missouri State) | Keith Guttin (Missouri State) | 2017 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament | Hammons Field • Springfield, MO | Dallas Baptist |
| Mountain West Conference | New Mexico | Danny Sheehan (San Diego State) & Jack Zoellner (New Mexico) | Ray Birmingham (New Mexico) | 2017 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament | Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NM | San Diego State |
| Northeast Conference | Bryant | Mickey Gasper (Bryant) | Charlie Hickey (Central Connecticut) | 2017 Northeast Conference baseball tournament | Dodd Stadium • Norwich, CT | Central Connecticut |
| Ohio Valley Conference | Tennessee Tech | Ben Fisher (Eastern Kentucky) & Niko Hulsizer (Morehead State) | Matt Bragga (Tennessee Tech) | 2017 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament | Choccolocco Park • Oxford, AL | Tennessee Tech |
| Pac-12 Conference | Oregon State | Nick Madrigal (Oregon State) | Pat Casey (Oregon State) | No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid | No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid | No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid |
| Patriot League | Navy | Travis Blue (Navy) | Jim Foster (Army) | 2017 Patriot League baseball tournament | Campus Sites | Holy Cross |
| Southeastern Conference | East – Florida West – LSU | Brent Rooker (Mississippi State) | Nick Mingione (Kentucky) | 2017 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL | LSU |
| Southern Conference | Mercer | Bryson Bowman (Western Carolina) | Craig Gibson (Mercer) | 2017 Southern Conference baseball tournament | Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, SC | UNC Greensboro |
| Southland Conference | McNeese State | Taylor Schwaner (Southeastern Louisiana) | Justin Hill (McNeese State) | 2017 Southland Conference baseball tournament | Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX | Sam Houston State |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | East – Jackson State West – Grambling State | Marshawn Taylor (Grambling State) | James Cooper (Grambling State) | 2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA | Texas Southern |
| The Summit League | Oral Roberts | Noah Cummings (Oral Roberts) | Ryan Folmar (Oral Roberts) | 2017 Summit League baseball tournament | J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK | Oral Roberts |
| Sun Belt Conference | East – Coastal Carolina West – UT Arlington | Billy Cooke (Coastal Carolina) | Darin Thomas (UT Arlington) | 2017 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | South Alabama |
| West Coast Conference | Gonzaga BYU Loyola Marymount | Riley Adams (San Diego) | Mark Machtolf (Gonzaga) | 2017 West Coast Conference baseball tournament | Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CA | BYU |
| Western Athletic Conference | Grand Canyon | Garrison Schwartz (Grand Canyon) | Andy Stankiewicz (Grand Canyon) | 2017 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Hohokam Stadium • Mesa, AZ | Sacramento State |

## College World Series

The 2017 College World Series began on June 17 in Omaha, Nebraska.
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Championship series | Championship series | Championship series | Championship series | Championship series | |
| 1 | Oregon State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cal State Fullerton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cal State Fullerton | 5 | 1 | Oregon State | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | LSU | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Florida State | 4 | 4 | LSU | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | LSU | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | LSU | 5 | | | | 1 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | LSU | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Cal State Fullerton | 4 | | | | | | | | 4 | LSU | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Florida State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Florida State | 6 | | Florida State | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | LSU | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | LSU | 3 | 1 | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Florida | 4 | 6 | – | |
| 3 | Florida | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Florida | 4 | 6 | – |
| 6 | TCU | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | TCU | 0 | 3 | Florida | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Louisville | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Louisville | 8 | 7 | Louisville | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas A&M | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas A&M | 4 | | | | 3 | Florida | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | TCU | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | TCU | 4 | | | | | | | | 6 | TCU | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas A&M | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas A&M | 1 | 6 | TCU | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Louisville | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Award winners
### Major player of the year awards

* Dick Howser Trophy: Brendan McKay, 1B/P, Louisville
* Baseball America: Brendan McKay, 1B/P, Louisville
* Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger: Brendan McKay, 1B/P, Louisville & Brent Rooker, 1B, Mississippi State
* American Baseball Coaches Association: Brendan McKay, 1B/P, Louisville
* Golden Spikes Award: Brendan McKay, 1B/P, Louisville

### Major freshman of the year awards

* Baseball America Freshman Of The Year: Matt Wallner, OF/P, Southern Miss
* Collegiate Baseball Freshman Players of the Year: Kevin Milam, DH/P, Saint Mary's; Sean Mooney, P, St. John's; Braden Shewmake, 2B, Texas A&M; Kenyon Yovan, P, Oregon

### Major coach of the year awards

* American Baseball Coaches Association: Kevin O'Sullivan, Florida
* Baseball America: Dan McDonnell, Louisville
* Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year: Kevin O'Sullivan, Florida
* National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) National Coach of the Year: Pat Casey, Oregon State
* ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year:

### Other major awards

* Senior CLASS Award (baseball) (outstanding Senior of the Year in baseball): Anthony Critelli, Holy Cross
* Johnny Bench Award (Catcher of the Year):
* Brooks Wallace Award (Shortstop of the Year): Logan Warmoth, North Carolina
* John Olerud Award (best two-way player): Brendan McKay, Louisville
* American Baseball Coaches Association Gold Glove:

## Coaching changes

This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2017 season until the day before the first day of the 2018 season.
| Team | Former coach | Interim coach | New coach | Reason |
| Alabama | Greg Goff | None | Brad Bohannon | Fired |
| Bethune-Cookman | Jason Beverlin | Barrett Shaft | Jonathan Hernandez | Resigned |
| California | David Esquer | None | Mike Neu | Departed for Stanford |
| Cincinnati | Ty Neal | None | Scott Googins | Resigned |
| The Citadel | Fred Jordan | None | Tony Skole | Retired |
| Dayton | Tony Vittorio | None | Jayson King | Resigned |
| East Tennessee State | Tony Skole | None | Joe Pennucci | Departed for The Citadel |
| Louisiana-Monroe | Bruce Peddie | None | Mike Federico | Fired |
| Maryland | John Szefc | None | Rob Vaughn | Departed for Virginia Tech |
| North Florida | Smoke Laval | None | Tim Parenton | Fired |
| Oklahoma | Pete Hughes | None | Skip Johnson | Fired |
| Pacific | Mike Neu | None | Ryan Garko | Departed for California |
| San Jose State | Jason Hawkins | Brad Sanfilippo | Brad Sanfilippo | Resigned |
| South Carolina | Chad Holbrook | None | Mark Kingston | Resigned |
| South Florida | Mark Kingston | None | Billy Mohl | Departed for South Carolina |
| Stanford | Mark Marquess | None | David Esquer | Retired |
| Tennessee | Dave Serrano | None | Tony Vitello | Resigned |
| Texas-Rio Grande Valley | Manny Mantrana | None | Derek Matlock | Resigned |
| Towson | Mike Gottlieb | None | Matt Tyner | Fired |
| UMass | Mike Stone | None | Matt Reynolds | Retired |
| Virginia Tech | Pat Mason | None | John Szefc | Fired |
| Xavier | Scott Googins | None | Billy O'Conner | Departed for Cincinnati |

## Attendances

2016 teams with an average home attendance of at least 10,000:
| Team | Total attendance | Home average |
| LSU Tigers | 418,291 | 10,725 |