# 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2018 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 2018. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2018 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 Omaha, ended on June 28, 2018.

## Realignment and format changes

* NYIT, previously the last remaining Division I independent, moved its baseball program to its full-time home of the Division II East Coast Conference.
* Buffalo dropped their baseball program at the end of the 2017 season, leaving the Mid-American Conference with 10 teams. As a result, the MAC dissolved its divisions.
* The Ivy League dissolved its divisions, playing in a single league table for the first time since 1992. The top two finishers will meet in the Championship Series.
* Wichita State left the Missouri Valley Conference for the American Athletic Conference.
* Valparaiso left the Horizon League for the Missouri Valley Conference.
The 2018 season was also the last for two other teams in their then-current conferences. Both teams moved between the same two conferences, but in opposite directions.
* Liberty, after 27 seasons in the Big South Conference, joined the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) on July 1, 2018.
* USC Upstate, after 11 years in the ASUN, moved to the Big South.
Finally, one other Division I team changed its institutional and athletic identities immediately after the 2017–18 season. Indiana University and Purdue University dissolved Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) on July 1, 2018. IPFW's academic programs in health sciences transferred to the IU system as Indiana University Fort Wayne; all remaining academic programs were transferred to the Purdue system as Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW). From 2018 to 2019, the former IPFW athletic program represents only PFW, and its Summit League membership was assumed by PFW. Shortly before the dissolution took effect, but after the school's baseball season had finished, the athletic program announced that it would henceforth be known as the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons.

### NCAA tournament

For the first time, the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament seeded the top 16 teams, rather than only the top 8 teams as had been the practice since 1999. This ensures that the regional featuring the top-seeded team is paired with the regional hosted by the 16th-seeded team, where in the past Super Regionals were paired generally along geographical lines.

## Ballpark changes

* Boston College opened the new 1,000-seat Brighton Field on their Brighton campus. The Eagles left their home of 57 years, Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field to create room for a new athletics field house.
* The 2018 season was the last for Kentucky at Cliff Hagan Stadium. The Wildcats moved into the new Kentucky Proud Park for the 2019 season.
* The 2018 season was also the last for UConn at J. O. Christian Field. The Huskies will play elsewhere for 2019 while a new stadium is built.

## Conference standings

2018 American Athletic Conference baseball standings :
| 2018 American Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Houston ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–8–0 .66733–21–0 .611 South Florida ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–9–1 .60432–18–1 .637 Connecticut ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–10–0 .58337–22–1 .625 East Carolina ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 14–10–0 .58339–15–0 .722 UCF ‍‍‍ 13–10–0 .56535–19–0 .648 Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50028–26–0 .519 Wichita State ‍‍‍ 9–14–1 .39634–19–1 .639 Tulane ‍‍‍ 9–14–0 .39124–31–0 .436 Memphis ‍‍‍ 5–19–0 .20820–36–0 .357 ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Atlantic No. 17 Clemson $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 22–8 .73347–16 .746 No. 22 NC State ‍‍‍$^y$ 19–11 .63342–18 .700 No. 23 Louisville ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–12 .60045–19 .703 Florida State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–13 .55243–19 .694 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43325–32 .439 Notre Dame ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40024–30 .444 Boston College ‍‍‍ 7–22 .24117–32 .347 Coastal No. 3 North Carolina $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 22–8 .73344–18 .710 No. 11 Duke ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–11 .62145–18 .714 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍ 16–13 .55228–26 .519 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46731–27 .534 Virginia ‍‍‍ 12–17 .41429–25 .537 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36729–26 .527 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ 8–22 .26721–33 .389 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 17, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2018 ASUN Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 10 Stetson ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 15–3–0 .83348–13–0 .787 Jacksonville ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–6–0 .70040–21–0 .656 Kennesaw State ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .52425–30–0 .455 North Florida ‍‍‍ 10–11–0 .47628–28–0 .500 Lipscomb ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42924–30–0 .444 NJIT ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42922–25–0 .468 Florida Gulf Coast ‍‍‍ 8–13–0 .38132–21–0 .604 USC Upstate ‍‍‍ 5–14–0 .26323–28–1 .452 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2018 Big East Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT St. John's ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 15–3–0 .83336–14–0 .720 Seton Hall ‍‍‍ 13–4–0 .76527–18–1 .598 Butler ‍‍‍ 9–8–0 .52933–18–0 .647 Georgetown ‍‍‍ 8–9–0 .47125–28–0 .472 Creighton ‍‍‍ 8–9–0 .47134–16–0 .680 Xavier ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .38920–35–0 .364 Villanova ‍‍‍ 1–17–0 .0569–39–0 .188 ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2018 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 15 Minnesota ‍†‍‡‍ 18–4 .81844–13 .772 No. 27 Purdue ‍‍‍ 17–6 .73938–21 .644 Michigan ‍‍‍ 15–8 .65233–21 .611 Illinois ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62533–20 .623 Indiana ‍‍‍ 14–9 .60940–19 .678 Iowa ‍‍‍ 13–9 .59133–20 .623 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58336–24 .600 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47820–32 .385 Maryland ‍‍‍ 9–14 .39124–30 .444 Nebraska ‍‍‍ 8–14 .36424–28 .462 Rutgers ‍‍‍ 7–16 .30425–25 .500 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25017–32 .347 Penn State ‍‍‍ 3–21 .12515–34 .306 ‡ – Tournament champion As of June 24, 2023 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2018 Big 12 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 7 Texas ‍†‍‍$^y$ 17–7–0 .70842–23–0 .646 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–8–0 .66731–26–1 .543 No. 6 Texas Tech ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–9–0 .62545–20–0 .692 No. 24 Oklahoma ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–10–0 .58338–25–0 .603 Baylor ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 13–11–0 .54237–21–0 .638 TCU ‍‍‍ 10–13–0 .43533–23–0 .589 West Virginia ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37529–27–0 .518 Kansas ‍‍‍ 8–15–0 .34827–30–0 .474 Kansas State ‍‍‍ 5–19–0 .20823–31–0 .426 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2018 Big West Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Cal State Fullerton ‍†‍‍$^y$ 18–6–0 .75035–23–0 .603 Cal Poly ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62530–27–0 .526 UC Irvine ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54232–24–0 .571 Cal State Northridge ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54228–30–0 .483 Long Beach State ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50027–30–0 .474 Hawaii ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45827–24–0 .529 UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41727–28–1 .491 UC Davis ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37518–35–0 .340 UC Riverside ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .29219–33–0 .365 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of October 7, 2024 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2018 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northeastern ‍†‍‍$^y$ 17–6 .73936–21 .632 Elon ‍‍‍ 16–8 .66736–23 .610 College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 15–8 .65236–19 .655 UNC Wilmington ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 14–9 .60939–23 .629 Delaware ‍‍‍ 12–11 .52231–27 .534 Hofstra ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50023–23 .500 James Madison ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45826–26 .500 Towson ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25013–42 .236 William & Mary ‍‍‍ 3–21 .12515–39 .278 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2018 Conference USA baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 13 Southern Miss ‍†‍‡‍ 23–6–0 .79339–15–0 .722 Louisiana Tech ‍‍‍ 21–9–0 .70038–18–0 .679 Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 19–8–1 .69636–15–1 .702 Charlotte ‍‍‍ 17–13–0 .56731–22–0 .585 UTSA ‍‍‍ 16–13–0 .55231–22–0 .585 FIU ‍‍‍ 14–12–0 .53825–25–0 .500 Rice ‍‍‍ 11–14–2 .44423–28–2 .453 UAB ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .43321–31–0 .404 Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍ 12–17–1 .41727–27–1 .500 Western Kentucky ‍‍‍ 11–18–0 .37921–31–0 .404 Marshall ‍‍‍ 7–22–0 .24119–31–0 .380 Old Dominion ‍‍‍ 7–22–0 .24115–37–0 .288 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of October 7, 2024 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2018 Mid-American Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Kent State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 19–8–0 .70436–16–0 .692 Miami (OH) ‍‍‍ 17–10–0 .63033–18–0 .647 Ball State ‍‍‍ 17–10–0 .63031–24–0 .564 Central Michigan ‍‍‍ 16–11–0 .59325–28–1 .472 Eastern Michigan ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .51922–32–0 .407 Toledo ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .51921–31–0 .404 Western Michigan ‍‍‍ 12–13–0 .48023–25–0 .479 Ohio ‍‍‍ 9–18–0 .33321–32–0 .396 Northern Illinois ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33320–35–0 .364 Bowling Green ‍‍‍ 6–19–0 .24011–39–0 .220 ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2018 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 29 Missouri State ‍‍‍ 18–3 .85735–15 .700 Dallas Baptist ‍‍‍ 16–5 .76236–17 .679 Bradley ‍‍‍ 11–10 .52430–17 .638 Indiana State ‍‍‍ 11–10 .52429–22 .569 Southern Illinois ‍‍‍ 10–11 .47627–28 .491 Illinois State ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42922–28 .440 Valparaiso ‍‍‍ 6–15 .28618–32 .360 Evansville ‍‍‍ 3–18 .14312–37 .245 ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 20, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2018 Mountain West Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Nevada ‍‍‍ 20–9–0 .69029–22–0 .569 San Diego State ‍‍‍ 18–12–0 .60036–19–0 .655 San Jose State ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .53326–28–0 .481 UNLV ‍‍‍ 14–16–0 .46733–22–0 .600 Fresno State ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .43330–24–0 .556 Air Force ‍‍‍ 12–17–0 .41424–30–0 .444 New Mexico ‍‍‍ 11–19–0 .36719–33–1 .368 As of May 20, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2018 Ohio Valley Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 22 Tennessee Tech ‍‍‍ 27–3 .90046–7 .868 Southeast Missouri State ‍‍‍ 20–10 .66726–28 .481 Morehead State ‍‍‍ 18–12 .60032–23 .582 Jacksonville State ‍‍‍ 18–12 .60030–23 .566 Austin Peay ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56730–25 .545 Eastern Kentucky ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50027–29 .482 Murray State ‍‍‍ 13–16 .44826–27 .491 Eastern Illinois ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40023–30 .434 Belmont ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36719–36 .345 UT Martin ‍‍‍ 7–22 .24111–40 .216 SIU Edwardsville ‍‍‍ 6–24 .20015–37 .288 As of May 20, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2018 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 18 Stanford ‍†‍‍$^y$ 22–8–0 .73346–12–0 .793 No. 1 Oregon State ‍‍‍$^y$ 20–9–1 .68355–12–1 .816 No. 8 Washington ‍‍‍$^y$ 20–10–0 .66735–26–0 .574 No. 25 UCLA ‍‍‍$^y$ 19–11–0 .63338–21–0 .644 California ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .53332–22–0 .593 Arizona ‍‍‍ 14–16–0 .46734–22–0 .607 Arizona State ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .43323–32–0 .418 Southern California ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .40026–28–0 .481 Oregon ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .40026–29–0 .473 Washington State ‍‍‍ 8–21–1 .28316–33–1 .330 Utah ‍‍‍ 8–22–0 .26716–39–0 .291 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 29, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2018 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Division No. 3 Florida $^x$‍†‍‍$^y$ 20–10 .66749–21 .700 No. 20 Georgia ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–12 .60039–21 .650 No. 12 South Carolina ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–13 .56737–26 .587 No. 16 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–14 .53335–27 .565 Kentucky ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43334–22 .607 Missouri ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40034–22 .607 Tennessee ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40029–27 .518 West Division No. 19 Ole Miss $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 18–12 .60048–18 .727 No. 2 Arkansas $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 18–12 .60048–21 .696 No. 15 Auburn ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–15 .50043–23 .652 LSU ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–15 .50039–27 .591 No. 4 Mississippi State ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–15 .50039–29 .574 Texas A&M ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–17 .43340–22 .645 Alabama ‍‍‍ 8–22 .26727–29 .482 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2018 Southern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UNC Greensboro ‍‍‍ 18–3 .85737–13 .740 Samford ‍‍‍ 16–8 .66732–24 .571 Wofford ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62535–21 .625 VMI ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50026–25 .510 Mercer ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45835–20 .636 East Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45827–23 .540 Furman ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42924–26 .480 The Citadel ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33319–33 .365 Western Carolina ‍‍‍ 5–19 .2087–45 .135 ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 19, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2018 Southland Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Sam Houston St ‍†‍‍ 24–6 .80039–20 .661 Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 21–9 .70037–22 .627 Northwestern State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 18–12 .60037–22 .627 Houston Baptist ‍‍‍ 18–12 .60029–30 .492 Central Arkansas ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56732–25 .561 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50025–33 .431 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46730–26 .536 New Orleans ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46729–32 .475 Nicholls State ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46728–32 .467 Incarnate Word ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43329–26 .527 Lamar ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43319–36 .345 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30017–36 .321 Abilene Christian ‍‍‍ 5–25 .16721–33 .389 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2018 Summit League baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Oral Roberts ‍‍‍ 24–6 .80035–18 .660 Western Illinois ‍‍‍ 14–12 .53817–28 .378 North Dakota State ‍‍‍ 15–13 .53625–22 .532 South Dakota State ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51916–30 .348 Omaha ‍‍‍ 10–17 .37015–35 .300 Fort Wayne ‍‍‍ 7–23 .23311–37 .229 ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 20, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2018 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT East Division No. 21 Coastal Carolina $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 23–7–0 .76738–17–0 .691 Troy ‍‍‍$^y$ 19–11–0 .63338–18–0 .679 South Alabama ‍‍‍ 18–11–0 .62130–23–0 .566 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 18–11–0 .62129–24–0 .547 Georgia State ‍‍‍ 10–19–0 .34526–28–0 .481 Appalachian State ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .30018–36–0 .333 West Division Louisiana $^x$‍‍‍ 18–12–0 .60033–23–0 .589 Texas State ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .53328–26–1 .518 Little Rock ‍‍‍ 15–14–0 .51728–25–0 .528 Arkansas State ‍‍‍ 11–19–0 .36720–30–0 .400 UT Arlington ‍‍‍ 11–19–0 .36721–33–0 .389 Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍ 10–20–0 .33323–31–0 .426 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2018 West Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Pepperdine ‍†‍‍ 17–10 .63031–24 .564 Gonzaga ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–11 .59333–24 .579 San Francisco ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55628–30 .483 Loyola Marymount ‍‍‍ 14–12 .53825–30 .455 Saint Mary's ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51931–23 .574 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 12–15 .44426–26 .500 Portland ‍‍‍ 12–15 .44423–30 .434 San Diego ‍‍‍ 12–15 .44423–32 .418 Pacific ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40722–27 .449 BYU ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40722–28 .440 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of Jun 3, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2018 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Grand Canyon ‍‍‍ 19–5 .79233–22 .600 New Mexico State ‍‍‍ 17–7 .70836–19 .655 Sacramento State ‍‍‍ 17–7 .70831–23 .574 Seattle ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54232–21 .604 Northern Colorado ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45829–22 .569 Cal State Bakersfield ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41720–34 .370 Texas–Rio Grande Valley ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33323–31 .426 Chicago State ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29213–41 .241 Utah Valley ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25015–37 .288 ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 20, 2018 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 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
| Conference | Regular season winner | Conference Player of the Year | Conference Pitcher of the Year | Conference Coach of the Year | Conference tournament | Tournament Venue • City | Tournament winner |
| America East Conference | Hartford | Nick Campana, Hartford | Nicholas Dombkowski, Hartford | Justin Blood, Hartford | 2018 America East Conference baseball tournament | Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME | Hartford |
| American Athletic Conference | Houston | Bryant Packard, East Carolina | Aaron Fletcher, Houston | Todd Whitting, Houston | 2018 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Spectrum Field • Clearwater, FL | East Carolina |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | Saint Louis | Isaiah Pasteur, George Washington | Miller Hogan, Saint Louis | Darin Hendrickson, Saint Louis | 2018 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament | Tucker Field at Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA | Saint Louis |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic - Clemson Coastal - North Carolina | Joey Bart, Georgia Tech | Brian Brown, NC State | Mike Fox, NC State | 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament | Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC | Florida State |
| Atlantic Sun Conference | Stetson | Brooks Wilson, Stetson | Logan Gilbert, Stetson | Steve Trimper, Stetson | 2018 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament | Harmon Stadium • Jacksonville, FL | Stetson |
| Big 12 Conference | Texas | Kody Clemens, Texas | Cody Bradford, Baylor | David Pierce, Texas | 2018 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | Baylor |
| Big East Conference | St. John's | John Valente, St. John's | Ricky DeVito, Seton Hall | Ed Blankmeyer, St. John's | 2018 Big East Conference baseball tournament | Prasco Park • Mason, OH | St. John's |
| Big South Conference | Campbell | Austin Zente, High Point | Allan Winans, Campbell | Justin Haire, Campbell | 2018 Big South Conference baseball tournament | Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | Campbell |
| Big Ten Conference | Minnesota | Bren Spillane, Illinois | Patrick Fredrickson, Minnesota | John Anderson, Minnesota | 2018 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | Minnesota |
| Big West Conference | Cal State Fullerton | Alex McKenna, Cal Poly | Colton Eastman, Cal State Fullerton | Rick Vanderhook, Cal State Fullerton | No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid | | Cal State Fullerton |
| Colonial Athletic Association | Northeastern | Charlie McConnell, Northeastern | John Rooney, Hofstra | Mike Glavine, Northeastern | 2018 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament | Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA | UNC Willmington |
| Conference USA | Southern Miss | Luke Reynolds, Southern Miss | Nick Sandlin, Southern Miss | Scott Berry, Southern Miss | 2018 Conference USA baseball tournament | MGM Park • Biloxi, MS | Southern Miss |
| Horizon League | Wright State | Gabe Snyder, Wright State | Ryan Campbell, UIC (starting) Charlie Cerny, UIC (relief) | Jeff Mercer, Wright State | 2018 Horizon League baseball tournament | Hosted by regular-season champion | Wright State |
| Ivy League | Yale | Dustin Shirley, Dartmouth | Noah Zavolas, Harvard | Brett Boretti, Columbia | 2018 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series | Campus sites | Columbia |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Monmouth | Greg Cullen, Niagara | J. P. Stevenson, Canisius | John Delaney, Quinnipiac | 2018 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Richmond County Bank Ballpark • Staten Island, NY | Canisius |
| Mid-American Conference | Kent State | Rudy Rott, Ohio | Joey Murray, Kent State | Jeff Duncan, Kent State | 2018 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament | Sprenger Stadium • Avon, OH | Kent State |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Northern - Coppin State Southern - North Carolina A&T | Corey Joyce, North Carolina Central | Anthony Maldonado, Bethune–Cookman | Sherman Reed, Coppin State | 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL | North Carolina A&T |
| Missouri Valley Conference | Missouri State | Devlin Granberg, Dallas Baptist | Trevor Conn, Dallas Baptist | Keith Guttin, Missouri State | 2018 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament | Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX | Missouri State |
| Mountain West Conference | Nevada | Grant Fennell, Nevada | Garrett Hill, San Diego State & Andrew Mitchel, San Jose State | T. J. Bruce, Nevada | 2018 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament | Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA | San Diego State |
| Northeast Conference | Wagner | Ryan Ward, Bryant | Jack Patterson, Bryant | Jim Carone, Wagner | 2018 Northeast Conference baseball tournament | Dodd Stadium • Norwich, CT | LIU Brooklyn |
| Ohio Valley Conference | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Strohschein, Tennessee Tech | Travis Moths, Tennessee Tech | Matt Bragga, Tennessee Tech | 2018 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament | Choccolocco Park • Oxford, AL | Morehead State |
| Pac–12 Conference | Stanford | Andrew Vaughn, California | Luke Heimlich, Oregon State | David Esquer, Stanford | No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid | | Stanford |
| Patriot League | Army/Navy | Jon Rosoff, Army | Connor Van Hoose, Bucknell | Paul Kostacopoulos, Navy | 2018 Patriot League baseball tournament | Campus sites | Army |
| Southeastern Conference | East - Florida West - Ole Miss/Arkansas | Jonathan India, Florida | Brady Singer, Florida | Kevin O'Sullivan, Florida | 2018 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL | Ole Miss |
| Southern Conference | UNC Greensboro | Andrew Moritz, UNC Greensboro | Matt Frisbee, UNC Greensboro | Link Jarrett, UNC Greensboro | 2018 Southern Conference baseball tournament | Fluor Field • Greenville, SC | Samford |
| Southland Conference | Sam Houston State | David Fry, Northwestern State | Tyler Gray, Central Arkansas | Bobby Barbier, Northwestern State | 2018 Southland Conference baseball tournament | Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX | Northwestern State |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | East - Alabama State West - Texas Southern | Kamren Dukes, Texas Southern | Aaron Solis, Texas Southern | Jose Vazquez, Alabama State | 2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA | Texas Southern |
| Summit League | Oral Roberts | Noah Cummings, Oral Roberts | Miguel Ausua, Oral Roberts | Ryan Folmar, Oral Roberts | 2018 Summit League baseball tournament | J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK | Oral Roberts |
| Sun Belt Conference | East - Coastal Carolina West - Louisiana | Joey Denison, Troy | Colten Schmidt, Louisiana | Gary Gilmore, Coastal Carolina | 2018 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | Coastal Carolina |
| West Coast Conference | Pepperdine | Jordan Qsar, Pepperdine | Jonathan Pendergast, Pepperdine | Rick Hirtensteiner, Pepperdine | 2018 West Coast Conference baseball tournament | Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CA | Gonzaga |
| Western Athletic Conference | Grand Canyon | Quin Cotton, Grand Canyon | Jonathan Groff, New Mexico State | Andy Stankiewicz, Grand Canyon | 2018 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Hohokam Stadium • Mesa, AZ | New Mexico State |
* ↑ The Big East awards a Coaching Staff of the Year award instead of a Coach of the Year award. It goes to the team instead of an individual, although the head coach is cited by name in the award announcement.
* ↑ The Big West styles its Player of the Year award as "Field Player of the Year".
* ↑ The Horizon League is the only Division I conference that presents separate season-ending awards for starting and relief pitchers. The award for starters is styled as the "Pitcher of the Year" award.

## College World Series

The 2018 College World Series began on June 16 in Omaha, Nebraska.
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | |
| 1 | Florida | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 6 | 9 | Texas Tech | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Arkansas | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Arkansas | 11 | 5 | Arkansas | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Texas | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Texas | 5 | | | | 5 | Arkansas | 5 | – | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Florida | 2 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Florida | 6 | | | | | | | | 1 | Florida | 2 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Texas | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Texas | 1 | 1 | Florida | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Texas Tech | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Oregon State | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| 3 | Oregon State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Oregon State | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | North Carolina | 8 | 6 | North Carolina | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Mississippi State | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mississippi State | 1 | | Mississippi State | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Washington | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Washington | 0 | | | | | Mississippi State | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Oregon State | 12 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Oregon State | 14 | | | | | | | | 3 | Oregon State | 12 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Washington | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Washington | 5 | 3 | Oregon State | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | North Carolina | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Coaching changes

This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2018 season until the day before the first day of the 2019 season.
| Team | Former coach | Interim coach | New coach | Reason |
| Abilene Christian | Britt Bonneau | | Rick McCarty | Bonneau resigned from Abilene Christian on May 19 after 22 seasons. On June 12, the Wildcats hired former Dallas Baptist pitching coach McCarty for the head coaching job. |
| Alabama A&M | Mitch Hill | | Manny Lora | Hill resigned from Alabama A&M on June 25 after 5 seasons for the head coaching job at Martin Methodist College of the NAIA. Pitching coach and recruiting coordinator Lora was promoted to head coach of the Bulldogs on August 23. |
| Central Michigan | Steve Jaska | | Jordan Bischel | Jaska announced his retirement after 16 seasons at Central Michigan on June 2. On June 28, the Chippewas hired Bischel from Division II Northwood. |
| Davidson | Dick Cooke | | Rucker Taylor | Cooke announced on February 12 that he will step down following the 2018 season with associate head coach Rucker succeeding him. |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | Gary Puccio | Justin McKay | | Puccio announced his retirement after 8 seasons at FDU and 27 seasons overall, effective May 15. Assistant coach McKay will serve as the interim head coach of the Knights for the 2019 season. |
| Illinois State | Bo Durkac | | Steve Holm | Durkac was fired on May 29 after 4 seasons at Illinois State, finishing 82–134 overall and 27–55 in conference play. On June 22, the Redbirds hired Purdue pitching coach Holm for the head coaching job. |
| Indiana | Chris Lemonis | | Jeff Mercer | Lemonis left after 4 seasons at Indiana to take the Mississippi State job. The school hired Wright State head coach Jeff Mercer on July 2. |
| Iona | Pat Carey | | Paul Panik | On May 15 it was announced that Pat Carey will not return to the team for the 2019 season after thirteen years with the school. The school hired Albany assistant Paul Panik on June 25. |
| Kansas State | Brad Hill | | Pete Hughes | Brad Hill Announced that on May 8 after fifteen seasons that he will step down affective at the end of the season. He became the team's all-time most successful coach and won the 2013 Big 12 Conference title and hosted a super regional that year. On June 8, the Wildcats hired former Boston College, Virginia Tech, and Oklahoma head coach Pete Hughes. |
| Miami (FL) | Jim Morris | | Gino DiMare | Morris announced in June 2014 that he would retire after the 2018 season, and that DiMare would take over as head coach at that time. |
| Middle Tennessee | Jim McGuire | | Jim Toman | McGuire was fired on May 21 after 6 seasons at Middle Tennessee. On June 20, the Blue Raiders hired Charleston associate head coach and former Liberty head coach Toman for the job. |
| Mississippi State | Andy Cannizaro | Gary Henderson | Chris Lemonis | Cannizaro resigned on February 22, only three games into the Bulldogs' season, after he was found to be involved in an extramarital affair with a woman working in MSU's athletic department. Former Kentucky head coach and current MSU pitching coach Henderson was named as interim replacement. MSU announced the hiring of Indiana head coach Chris Lemonis on June 26. |
| Murray State | Kevin Moulder | | Dan Skirka | Murray State announced on May 25 that Moulder would not return next season, ending his 4-year tenure at the school. On July 2, the school hired former Racer assistant coach Skirka to be the new head coach. |
| Oregon State | Pat Casey | Pat Bailey | | Casey announced his retirement on September 6 after 24 seasons at Oregon State and 30 seasons overall, winning 900 games with the Beavers and 3 NCAA championships. Associate head coach Bailey will serve as the interim head coach of the team for the 2019 season. |
| Pittsburgh | Joe Jordano | | Mike Bell | Jordano resigned from Pittsburgh on June 22 after 21 seasons at the helm. On July 10, former Florida State pitching coach Bell was named head coach of the Panthers. |
| Rice | Wayne Graham | | Matt Bragga | Graham, who was the oldest head coach in Division I baseball at age 82, announced on April 25 that his contract was not being renewed and that the 2018 season would be the last of his 27-year head coaching tenure at Rice. The Owls hired Tennessee Tech head coach Bragga after the season. |
| Tennessee Tech | Matt Bragga | | Justin Holmes | Bragga left after 15 seasons at Tennessee Tech to take the Rice job. The school promoted assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Justin Holmes on June 21. |
| UC Irvine | Mike Gillespie | | Ben Orloff | Mike Gillespie announced his retirement from the UC Irvine baseball team after eleven seasons with the school his successor Ben Orloff was named his replacement beginning in the 2019 season. He became the most successful coach in College baseball history with 1108 wins. |
| Wright State | Jeff Mercer | | Alex Sogard | Mercer left after 2 seasons at Wright State to take the Indiana job. The school promoted assistant coach Alex Sogard on July 6. |