# 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2012 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 on February 17, 2012. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2012 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 concluded on June 25, 2012 with the final game of the best of three championship series. Arizona defeated two-time defending champion South Carolina two games to none to claim their fourth championship.

## Realignment
### New programs

Nebraska-Omaha joined Division I from the Division II MIAA.

### Dropped programs

Cleveland State dropped its varsity baseball program following the 2011 season. Two programs which had competed as Division I Independents, Le Moyne and New Orleans, dropped to Division II. Centenary, which had been a member of The Summit League, dropped to Division III.

### Conference changes

Several conferences added single programs prior to the 2012 season. The Pac-12 Conference added Utah, previously a Mountain West Conference member, and the West Coast Conference added BYU, also a previous Mountain West member. Nebraska moved from the Big 12 Conference to the Big Ten Conference. Campbell moved from the Atlantic Sun Conference to the Big South Conference.
Three Independents joined conferences prior to the season. Savannah State and North Carolina Central both joined the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, while SIU Edwardsville joined the Ohio Valley Conference.

### Conference formats

With the addition of Savannah State and North Carolina Central, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference split into two divisions, the North and the South.

## Season outlook

Coaches' Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Florida |
| 2 | South Carolina |
| 3 | Stanford |
| 4 | North Carolina |
| 5 | Texas |
| 6 | Texas A&M |
| 7 | Rice |
| 8 | Arkansas |
| 9 | Florida State |
| 10 | Georgia Tech |
| 11 | TCU |
| 12 | Vanderbilt |
| 13 | Miami |
| 14 | LSU |
| 15 | Oklahoma |
| 16 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 17 | Virginia |
| 18 | UCLA |
| 19 | Oregon State |
| 20 | Arizona |
| 21 | St. John's |
| 22 | California |
| 23 | Clemson |
| 24 | Louisville |
| 25 | Georgia |
Collegiate Baseball News :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Florida |
| 2 | South Carolina |
| 3 | Stanford |
| 4 | North Carolina |
| 5 | Texas |
| 6 | Texas A&M |
| 7 | Rice |
| 8 | Arkansas |
| 9 | Georgia Tech |
| 10 | TCU |
| 11 | St. John's |
| 12 | LSU |
| 13 | Florida State |
| 14 | Miami (FL) |
| 15 | Louisville |
| 16 | Oklahoma |
| 17 | Arizona State |
| 18 | Georgia |
| 19 | UCLA |
| 20 | Arizona |
| 21 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 22 | California |
| 23 | Vanderbilt |
| 24 | Oregon State |
| 25 | Clemson |
Baseball America :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Florida |
| 2 | Stanford |
| 3 | South Carolina |
| 4 | Arkansas |
| 5 | Arizona |
| 6 | Rice |
| 7 | Texas A&M |
| 8 | LSU |
| 9 | North Carolina |
| 10 | Vanderbilt |
| 11 | Georgia |
| 12 | Georgia Tech |
| 13 | Texas |
| 14 | UCLA |
| 15 | TCU |
| 16 | Clemson |
| 17 | Arizona State |
| 18 | Miami (FL) |
| 19 | Oklahoma |
| 20 | Florida State |
| 21 | UCF |
| 22 | Ole Miss |
| 23 | Oregon State |
| 24 | Louisville |
| 25 | Cal State Fullerton |
NCBWA :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Florida |
| 2 | South Carolina |
| 3 | North Carolina |
| 4 | Stanford |
| 5 | Texas A&M |
| 6 | Arkansas |
| 7 | Texas |
| 8 | Rice |
| 9 | Georgia Tech |
| 10 | Florida State |
| 11 | Vanderbilt |
| 12 | LSU |
| 13 | TCU |
| 14 | Oklahoma |
| 15 | Arizona State |
| 16 | Miami (FL) |
| 17 | Clemson |
| 18 | Arizona |
| 19 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 20 | UCLA |
| 21 | Georgia |
| 22 | Oregon State |
| 23 | Virginia |
| 24 | UC Irvine |
| 25 | Louisville |

## Conference standings

2012 America East Conference baseball standings :
| 2012 America East Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 8 Stony Brook ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 21–3–0 .87552–15–0 .776 Albany ‍‍‍ 16–8–0 .66722–32–1 .409 Binghamton ‍‍‍ 13–9–0 .59123–26–0 .469 Maine ‍‍‍ 11–11–0 .50028–28–0 .500 Hartford ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .29216–40–0 .286 UMBC ‍‍‍ 2–22–0 .08310–42–0 .192 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 17, 2012 Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Atlantic No. 3 Florida State $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 24–6–0 .80050–17–0 .746 No. 16 NC State ‍‍‍$^y$ 19–11–0 .63339–17–0 .696 Clemson ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–14–0 .53334–26–0 .567 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .43333–24–0 .579 Maryland ‍‍‍ 10–20–0 .33332–24–0 .571 Boston College ‍‍‍ 10–20–0 .33321–34–0 .382 Coastal No. 5 North Carolina $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 22–8–0 .73344–14–0 .759 No. 15 Virginia ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–12–0 .60039–16–1 .705 No. 21 Miami ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–14–0 .53336–21–0 .632 No. 24 Georgia Tech ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 12–18–0 .40037–24–0 .607 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ 11–19–0 .36734–21–0 .618 Duke ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .30021–34–0 .382 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 1, 2012 Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Belmont ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 17–10 .63039–24 .619 South Carolina Upstate ‍‍‍ 16–10 .61533–20 .623 Kennesaw State ‍‍‍ 15–11 .57734–25 .576 Mercer ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55638–21 .644 Stetson ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55635–23 .603 Florida Gulf Coast ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55626–31 .456 Lipscomb ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51925–30 .455 North Florida ‍‍‍ 12–15 .44431–24 .564 East Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 8–19 .29623–32 .418 Jacksonville ‍‍‍ 7–20 .25918–38 .321 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2012 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2012 Big 12 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 10 Baylor ‍†‍‍$^y$ 20–4 .83349–17 .742 No. 19 Texas A&M ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–8 .66743–18 .705 Texas ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58330–22 .577 No. 13 Oklahoma ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–10 .56542–25 .627 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54232–25 .561 Missouri ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 10–14 .41733–28 .541 Kansas ‍‍‍ 7–16 .30424–34 .414 Kansas State ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29227–31 .466 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29229–26 .527 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2012 Big East Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT #25 Louisville †$^y$ ‍‍‍ 18–9–0 .66742–22–0 .656 St. John's ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 18–9–0 .66740–23–0 .635 Seton Hall ‍‍‍ 17–10–0 .63034–24–0 .586 South Florida ‍‍‍ 17–10–0 .63038–22–0 .633 Connecticut ‍‍‍ 16–11–0 .59331–27–1 .534 Rutgers ‍‍‍ 16–11–0 .59331–25–0 .554 Notre Dame ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .51931–27–0 .534 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 10–17–0 .37028–28–0 .500 Georgetown ‍‍‍ 10–17–0 .37024–29–0 .453 Villanova ‍‍‍ 10–17–0 .37028–27–0 .509 West Virginia ‍‍‍ 9–18–0 .33323–32–0 .418 Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 7–20–0 .25918–38–0 .321 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 15, 2012 Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 2012 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 15 Purdue ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 17–7 .70845–14 .763 Indiana ‍‍‍ 16–8 .66732–28 .533 Penn State ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62529–27 .518 Nebraska ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58335–23 .603 Michigan State ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–11 .54237–23 .617 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45833–27 .550 Illinois ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45828–25 .528 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45829–27 .518 Iowa ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41723–27 .460 Michigan ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33322–34 .393 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25018–36 .333 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2012 Rankings from Coaches' Poll |
| 2012 Big West Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 19 Cal State Fullerton ‍†‍‍$^y$ 17–7 .70836–21 .632 Cal Poly ‍‍‍ 16–8 .66736–20 .643 Long Beach State ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62528–27 .509 UC Irvine ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54231–25 .554 UC Davis ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50027–30 .474 UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41728–28 .500 Cal State Northridge ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41723–30 .434 UC Riverside ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37522–32 .407 Pacific ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25016–40 .286 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship As of June 3, 2012 Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 2012 Conference USA baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 9 Rice ‍†‍‍$^y$ 17–7–0 .70840–17–0 .702 No. 18 UCF ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–8–0 .66743–15–0 .741 Tulane ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58338–20–0 .655 Southern Miss ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58332–24–0 .571 Memphis ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58331–28–0 .525 East Carolina ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–10–1 .56335–22–1 .612 UAB ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 9–15–0 .37532–28–0 .533 Houston ‍‍‍ 5–18–1 .22918–35–1 .343 Marshall ‍‍‍ 5–19–0 .20817–37–0 .315 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of May 30 2012 Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 2012 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Dallas Baptist ‍‍‍$^y$  – –41–19 .683 Longwood ‍‍‍  – –27–21 .563 Cal State Bakersfield ‍‍‍  – –25–30 .455 Seattle ‍‍‍  – –23–30 .434 Nebraska-Omaha ‍‍‍  – –12–36 .250 y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2012 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2012 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 4 UCLA ‍†‍‍$^y$ 20–10 .66748–16 .750 No. 11 Arizona ‍‍‍$^y$ 20–10 .66748–17 .738 No. 10 Oregon ‍‍‍$^y$ 19–11 .63346–19 .708 No. 13 Stanford ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–12 .60041–18 .695 No. 17 Oregon State ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–12 .60040–20 .667 Arizona State ‍‍‍ 18–12 .60036–20 .643 Washington ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43330–25 .545 California ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40029–25 .537 Washington State ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40028–28 .500 USC ‍‍‍ 8–22 .26723–32 .418 Utah ‍‍‍ 7–23 .23314–42 .250 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of May 28, 2012 Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 2012 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Eastern No. 2 South Carolina $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 18–11 .62149–20 .710 No. 6 Florida ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–12 .60047–20 .701 No. 19 Kentucky ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–12 .60045–18 .714 No. 25 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–14 .53335–28 .556 Georgia ‍‍‍ 14–15 .48331–26 .544 Tennessee ‍‍‍ 8–22 .26724–31 .436 Western No. 11 LSU $^x$‍†‍‍$^y$ 19–11 .63347–18 .723 No. 3 Arkansas ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–14 .53346–22 .676 Mississippi State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–14 .53340–24 .625 Ole Miss ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–16 .46737–26 .587 Auburn ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43331–28 .525 Alabama ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30021–34 .382 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 26, 2012 Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 2012 Southern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Appalachian State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 21–9 .70038–14 .731 College of Charleston ‍†‍‍$^y$ 21–9 .70037–18 .673 Elon ‍‍‍ 20–10 .66731–24 .564 Samford ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 19–11 .63335–21 .625 Western Carolina ‍‍‍ 16–14 .53332–22 .593 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50030–26 .536 Furman ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43326–29 .473 The Citadel ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43324–31 .436 UNC Greensboro ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33325–27 .481 Davidson ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30022–32 .407 Wofford ‍‍‍ 8–22 .26717–31 .354 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship As of May 20, 2012 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2012 West Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 28 Pepperdine ‍†‍‍$^y$ 16–8 .66736–23 .610 San Diego ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–9 .62540–17 .702 Gonzaga ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58334–22 .607 Loyola Marymount ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58327–27 .500 San Francisco ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58329–30 .492 Portland ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50027–24 .529 BYU ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41722–27 .449 Saint Mary's ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33324–29 .453 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 5–19 .20826–28 .481 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 6, 2012 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2012 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT New Mexico State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 11–7 .61135–22 .614 Nevada ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61132–25 .561 Sacramento State ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61131–26 .544 Hawaii ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55630–25 .545 Fresno State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 8–10 .44428–26 .519 Louisiana Tech ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38927–28 .491 San Jose State ‍‍‍ 5–13 .27822–29 .431 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 26, 2012 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

### Conference winners and tournaments

Thirty 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 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, with the exception of the Great West Conference, as that league remains in a provisional status.
| Conference | Regular season winner | Conference Player of the Year | Conference Coach of the Year | Conference tournament | Tournament venue (city) | Tournament winner |
| America East Conference | Stony Brook | Travis Jankowski, Stony Brook | Matt Senk, Stony Brook | 2012 America East Conference baseball tournament | Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY | Stony Brook |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | Dayton/Saint Louis | Jeff Roy, Rhode Island | Darin Hendrickson, Saint Louis | 2012 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament | Houlihan Park • Bronx, NY | Dayton |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic – Florida State Coastal – North Carolina | James Ramsey, Florida State | Mike Martin, Florida State | 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament | NewBridge Bank Park • Greensboro, NC | Georgia Tech |
| Atlantic Sun Conference | Belmont | Gaither Bumgardner, South Carolina Upstate | Matt Fincher, South Carolina Upstate | 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament | Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, FL | Belmont |
| Big 12 Conference | Baylor | Josh Ludy, Baylor | Steve Smith, Baylor | 2012 Big 12 baseball tournament | RedHawks Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | Missouri |
| Big East Conference | Louisville | Patrick Kivelehan, Rutgers | Ed Blankmeyer, St. John's | 2012 Big East Conference baseball tournament | Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL | St. John's |
| Big South Conference | Coastal Carolina | Daniel Bowman, Coastal Carolina | Gary Gilmore, Coastal Carolina | 2012 Big South Conference baseball tournament | Williard Baseball Stadium • High Point, NC | Coastal Carolina |
| Big Ten Conference | Purdue | Kevin Plawecki, Purdue | Doug Schreiber, Purdue | 2012 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament | Huntington Park • Columbus, OH | Purdue |
| Big West Conference | Cal State Fullerton | Mitch Haniger, Cal Poly | Rick Vanderhook, Cal State Fullerton | 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 | UNC Wilmington | Donny Poma, Hofstra | Mark Scalf, UNC Wilmington | 2012 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament | Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA | UNC Wilmington |
| Conference USA | Rice | Jacob Wilson, Memphis | Wayne Graham, Rice | 2012 Conference USA baseball tournament | Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS | UAB |
| Great West Conference | Utah Valley | Goose Kallunki, Utah Valley | Eric Madsen, Utah Valley | 2012 Great West Conference baseball tournament | Harold Kraft Memorial Field • Grand Forks, ND | Utah Valley |
| Horizon League | Valparaiso | Tristan Moore, Wright State | Tracy Woodson, Valparaiso | 2012 Horizon League baseball tournament | Les Miller Field • Chicago, IL | Valparaiso |
| Ivy League | Gehrig - Cornell Rolfe - Dartmouth | Dario Pizzano, Columbia | — | 2012 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series | Hoy Field • Ithaca, NY | Cornell |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Manhattan | Chris Burke, Iona | Bill Currier, Fairfield | 2012 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Joseph L. Bruno Stadium • Troy, NY | Manhattan |
| Mid-American Conference | East - Kent State West - Toledo | George Roberts, Kent State | Scott Stricklin, Kent State | 2012 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament | All Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, OH | Kent State |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Northern - Delaware State Southern - Bethune-Cookman | Ryan Haas, Delaware State | J. P. Blandin, Delaware State | 2012 Mid–Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA | Bethune-Cookman |
| Missouri Valley Conference | Indiana State | Jeremy Lucas, Indiana State | Rick Heller, Indiana State | 2012 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament | Hammons Field • Springfield, MO | Creighton |
| Mountain West Conference | New Mexico/Texas Christian | Mitch Garver, New Mexico DJ Peterson, New Mexico | Ray Birmingham, New Mexico | 2012 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament | Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV | New Mexico |
| Northeast Conference | Bryant | Ryan Kresky, Fairleigh Dickinson | Steve Owens, Bryant | 2012 Northeast Conference baseball tournament | Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium • Norwich, CT | Sacred Heart |
| Ohio Valley Conference | Austin Peay/Eastern Kentucky | Trenton Moses, Southeast Missouri State | Jason Stein, Eastern Kentucky | 2012 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament | Pringles Park • Jackson, TN | Austin Peay |
| Pac-12 Conference | UCLA/Arizona | Alex Mejia, Arizona | Andy Lopez, Arizona | 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 | Army | Kevin McKague, Army | Joe Sottolano, Army | 2012 Patriot League baseball tournament | Campus Sites | Army |
| Southeastern Conference | West – LSU East – South Carolina | Raph Rhymes, LSU | Gary Henderson, Kentucky | 2012 SEC baseball tournament | Regions Park • Hoover, AL | Mississippi State |
| Southern Conference | Appalachian State/College of Charleston | Marty Gantt, College of Charleston | Chris Pollard, Appalachian State | 2012 Southern Conference baseball tournament | Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, SC | Samford |
| Southland Conference | Sam Houston State | Brock Hebert, Southeastern Louisiana | David Pierce, Sam Houston State | 2012 Southland Conference baseball tournament | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | Texas–Arlington |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | East - Jackson State West - Southern | Kendall Logan, Jackson State | Waskyla Cullivan, Jackson State | 2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA | Prairie View A&M |
| The Summit League | Oral Roberts | Jared Schlehuber, Oral Roberts | John Musachio, Oakland | 2012 The Summit League baseball tournament | J. L. Johnson Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | Oral Roberts |
| Sun Belt Conference | Florida Atlantic | Jeremy Sy, Louisiana–Monroe | Tommy Raffo, Arkansas State | 2012 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament | Bowling Green Ballpark • Bowling Green, KY | Louisiana–Monroe |
| West Coast Conference | Pepperdine | Joe Sever, Pepperdine | Steve Rodriguez, Pepperdine | No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid | No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid | No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid |
| Western Athletic Conference | New Mexico State | Andrew Ayers, Sacramento State | Reggie Christiansen, Sacramento State | 2012 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament | HoHoKam Stadium • Mesa, AZ | Fresno State |

## College World Series

The 2012 season marked the sixty sixth 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 Arizona claiming their fourth championship with a two games to none series win over South Carolina in the final.

### Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | |
| 2 | UCLA | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stony Brook | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stony Brook | 1 | 2 | UCLA | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Arizona | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arizona | 4 | | Arizona | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Florida State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Florida State | 3 | | | | | Arizona | 10 | - | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Florida State | 3 | - | | | | | | | | |
| | Stony Brook | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | Florida State | 3 | - | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Florida State | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Florida State | 12 | 3 | Florida State | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | UCLA | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Arizona | 5 | 4 | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | - | |
| | Kent State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | - |
| | Arkansas | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arkansas | 8 | | Arkansas | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | South Carolina | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Florida | 3 | 8 | South Carolina | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | South Carolina | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | South Carolina | 7 | | | | | Arkansas | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | South Carolina | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kent State | 5 | | | | | | | | 8 | South Carolina | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | | Kent State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | South Carolina | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

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

* Dick Howser Trophy: Mike Zunino, Florida
* Baseball America: Mike Zunino, Florida
* Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger: Nick Petree, Missouri State
* American Baseball Coaches Association: James Ramsey, Florida State
* Golden Spikes Award: Mike Zunino, Florida

### Major freshman of the year awards

* Baseball America Freshman Of The Year: Carlos Rodon, NC State
* Collegiate Baseball Freshman Player of the Year: Michael Conforto, Oregon State
* Collegiate Baseball Freshman Pitcher of the Year: Carlos Rodon, NC State

### Major coach of the year awards

* American Baseball Coaches Association:
* Baseball America:
* Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year:
* National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) National Coach of the Year: Matt Senk, Stony Brook
* Chuck Tanner Collegiate Baseball Manager of the Year Award:
* ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year:

### Other major awards

* Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (baseball) (outstanding Senior of the Year in baseball): James Ramsey, Florida State
* Johnny Bench Award (Catcher of the Year): Mike Zunino, Florida
* Brooks Wallace Award (Shortstop of the Year): Zach Vincej, Pepperdine
* American Baseball Coaches Association Gold Glove: