# 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2016 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 2016. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2016 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 30, 2016, with Coastal Carolina claiming its first NCAA title in a team sport.

## Realignment

* Northern Kentucky left the Atlantic Sun Conference for the Horizon League.
* NJIT joined the Atlantic Sun, leaving the ranks of Independents.
* The merger of the University of Texas–Pan American and the University of Texas at Brownsville, formally announced in 2013, took full effect with the 2015–16 school year, creating the new Texas–Rio Grande Valley. The new institution retained Texas–Pan American's membership in the Western Athletic Conference.
* Akron, of the Mid-American Conference, discontinued its program.

## Season outlook

Collegiate Baseball News :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Florida |
| 2 | Louisville |
| 3 | Vanderbilt |
| 4 | Miami (FL) |
| 5 | Texas A&M |
| 6 | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 7 | LSU |
| 8 | Oregon State |
| 9 | Virginia |
| 10 | UCLA |
| 11 | Mississippi State |
| 12 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 13 | California |
| 14 | Oregon |
| 15 | TCU |
| 16 | Florida State |
| 17 | Missouri State |
| 18 | Houston |
| 19 | Tulane |
| 20 | Rice |
| 21 | Georgia Tech |
| 22 | North Carolina |
| 23 | Michigan |
| 24 | Arkansas |
| 25 | Oklahoma State |
Baseball America :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Florida |
| 2 | Louisville |
| 3 | Texas A&M |
| 4 | Virginia |
| 5 | Oregon State |
| 6 | Miami (FL) |
| 7 | Vanderbilt |
| 8 | California |
| 9 | Oklahoma State |
| 10 | UCLA |
| 11 | LSU |
| 12 | Houston |
| 13 | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 14 | Oregon |
| 15 | Michigan |
| 16 | Southern California |
| 17 | Florida State |
| 18 | TCU |
| 19 | NC State |
| 20 | Mississippi State |
| 21 | Oklahoma |
| 22 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 23 | Coastal Carolina |
| 24 | Ole Miss |
| 25 | Kentucky |
Coaches :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Florida 21 |
| 2 | Louisville 2 |
| 3 | Vanderbilt 3 |
| 4 | Texas A&M 1 |
| 5 | LSU 1 |
| 6 | Miami (FL) |
| 7 | Virginia 3 |
| 8 | Oregon State |
| 9 | UCLA |
| 10 | Oklahoma State |
| 11 | TCU |
| 12 | California |
| 13 | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 14 | Florida State |
| 15 | Oregon |
| 16 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 17 | Mississippi State |
| 18 | Houston |
| 19 | NC State |
| 20 | North Carolina |
| 21 | Southern California |
| 22 | Arkansas |
| 23 | South Carolina |
| 24 | Rice |
| 25 | Missouri State |
NCBWA :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Florida |
| 2 | Louisville |
| 3 | Vanderbilt |
| 4 | Texas A&M |
| 5 | Oregon State |
| 6 | Miami (FL) |
| 7 | LSU |
| 8 | Virginia |
| 9 | UCLA |
| 10 | California |
| 11 | Oklahoma State |
| 12 | TCU |
| 13 | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 14 | Florida State |
| 15 | Houston |
| 16 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 17 | Oregon |
| 18 | Southern California |
| 19 | Mississippi State |
| 20 | NC State |
| 21 | North Carolina |
| 22 | Arkansas |
| 23 | Coastal Carolina |
| 24 | South Carolina |
| 25 | Michigan |

## Conference standings

2016 American Athletic Conference baseball standings :
| 2016 American Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 25 Tulane ‍†‍‍$^y$ 15–7–0 .68239–19–0 .672 No. 15 East Carolina ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–8–1 .64634–21–1 .616 Connecticut ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 14–9–0 .60937–23–0 .617 Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 13–10–1 .56326–30–1 .465 Houston ‍‍‍ 11–12–0 .47836–23–0 .610 Memphis ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37522–39–0 .361 South Florida ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33324–33–0 .421 UCF ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33326–33–0 .441 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 2, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2016 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Rhode Island ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 18–6–0 .75031–25–0 .554 VCU ‍‍‍ 15–7–0 .68238–19–0 .667 Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62531–23–0 .574 Saint Louis ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62525–31–0 .446 Fordham ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58329–29–0 .500 Davidson ‍‍‍ 11–11–0 .50028–26–0 .519 George Washington ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50024–33–0 .421 UMass ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45818–27–0 .400 St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45826–22–1 .541 Richmond ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45828–24–0 .538 Dayton ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33319–36–0 .345 George Mason ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .29219–35–0 .352 La Salle ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25015–39–0 .278 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 4, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Atlantic No. 11 Louisville $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 22–8 .73348–12 .800 No. 14 Florida State ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–10 .61538–20 .655 No. 20 NC State ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–13 .53636–20 .643 No. 18 Clemson ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–14 .53343–18 .705 No. 16 Boston College ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–15 .46435–22 .614 Wake Forest ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–17 .43335–25 .583 Notre Dame ‍‍‍ 11–17 .39327–27 .500 Coastal No. 8 Miami (FL) $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 21–7 .75046–11 .807 No. 17 Virginia ‍‍‍$^y$ 19–11 .63338–20 .655 Duke ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–15 .48333–23 .589 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–16 .44836–24 .600 North Carolina ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43334–21 .618 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 10–18 .35725–26 .490 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ 6–24 .20019–36 .345 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 4, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2016 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Kennesaw State ‍†‍‍ 17–4 .81029–27 .518 North Florida ‍‍‍ 15–6 .71439–19 .672 Jacksonville ‍‍‍ 14–7 .66733–22 .600 Lipscomb ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57131–27 .534 Stetson ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 9–12 .42929–31 .483 Florida Gulf Coast ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42927–32 .458 USC Upstate ‍‍‍ 5–15 .25022–30 .423 NJIT ‍‍‍ 2–18 .10017–36 .321 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2016 Big 12 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 5 Texas Tech ‍†‍‍$^y$ 19–5–0 .79247–20–0 .701 No. 4 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–8–0 .66743–22–0 .662 No. 3 TCU ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 15–9–0 .62549–18–0 .731 West Virginia ‍‍‍ 12–11–0 .52236–22–0 .621 Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45830–27–1 .526 Baylor ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41724–29–0 .453 Texas ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41725–32–0 .439 Kansas State ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33326–31–0 .456 Kansas ‍‍‍ 6–17–0 .26120–35–1 .366 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2016 Big East Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 21 Xavier ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 14–4–0 .77830–28–0 .517 Creighton ‍‍‍ 13–5–0 .72238–17–0 .691 Seton Hall ‍‍‍ 10–8–0 .55638–20–0 .655 St. John's ‍‍‍ 9–9–0 .50028–26–1 .518 Georgetown ‍‍‍ 8–10–0 .44425–29–0 .463 Villanova ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .27820–32–0 .385 Butler ‍‍‍ 4–14–0 .22214–40–0 .259 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 4, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2016 Big South Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT #1 Coastal Carolina †‡$^y$ ‍‍‍ 21–3 .87553–17 .757 High Point ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58332–24 .571 Longwood ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58332–27 .542 Gardner–Webb ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58337–21 .638 Campbell* ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54226–27 .491 Presbyterian ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50027–30 .474 Liberty ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50031–28 .525 Winthrop ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50028–27 .509 Radford ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37519–39 .328 Charleston Southern ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25019–34 .358 UNC Asheville ‍‍‍ 5–19 .20816–38 .296 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament *Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties As of June 5, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2016 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Minnesota ‍†‍‍$^y$ 16–7–0 .69635–21–0 .625 Nebraska ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–8–0 .66737–22–0 .627 Ohio St. ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 15–9–0 .62544–20–1 .685 Indiana ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62532–24–0 .571 Michigan ‍‍‍ 13–10–0 .56536–21–0 .632 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54236–20–0 .643 Maryland ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54230–27–0 .526 Illinois ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50028–23–0 .549 Iowa ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50030–26–0 .536 Penn State ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50028–27–0 .509 Rutgers ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37527–28–0 .491 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .29215–39–0 .278 Purdue ‍‍‍ 2–22–0 .08310–44–0 .185 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2016 Big West Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT #28 Cal State Fullerton †$^y$ ‍‍‍ 17–7–0 .70836–22–0 .621 Long Beach State ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–9–0 .62537–21–0 .638 No. 6 UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–11–0 .54238–18–1 .675 Cal Poly ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50032–25–0 .561 Hawaii ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50023–30–0 .434 UC Riverside ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50026–29–0 .473 UC Irvine ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45831–25–0 .554 Cal State Northridge ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45833–22–0 .600 UC Davis ‍‍‍ 5–19–0 .20817–36–0 .321 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2016 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT UNC Wilmington ‍†‍‍$^y$ 16–6–0 .72741–19–0 .683 William & Mary ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 14–9–0 .60931–31–0 .500 Elon ‍‍‍ 13–10–0 .56525–29–0 .463 James Madison ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54224–31–0 .436 Northeastern ‍‍‍ 12–11–0 .52231–27–0 .534 College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50031–26–1 .543 Delaware ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41732–22–0 .593 Towson ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41720–35–0 .364 Hofstra ‍‍‍ 5–18–0 .21715–37–0 .288 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 20, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2016 Conference USA baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Florida Atlantic ‍†‍‍$^y$ 21–8 .72439–18 .684 Marshall ‍‍‍ 21–9 .70034–21 .618 No. 27 Southern Miss ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 20–10 .66741–19 .683 No. 30 Rice ‍‍‍$^y$ 19–10 .65538–24 .613 Louisiana Tech ‍‍‍$^y$ 19–11 .63341–19 .683 Old Dominion ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50032–24 .571 FIU ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50029–29 .500 Charlotte ‍‍‍ 12–17 .41423–32 .418 UAB ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40021–34 .382 Western Kentucky ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33324–30 .444 UTSA ‍‍‍ 8–20 .28617–34 .333 Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍ 5–24 .17220–35 .364 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2016 Horizon League baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Wright State ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 23–6 .79345–16 .738 Milwaukee ‍‍‍ 17–11 .60732–26 .552 Valparaiso ‍‍‍ 17–12 .58630–28 .517 UIC ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55625–30 .455 Oakland ‍‍‍ 11–14 .44023–27 .460 Northern Kentucky ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30020–34 .370 Youngstown State ‍‍‍ 5–21 .19214–38 .269 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 4, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2016 Ivy League baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Lou Gehrig Princeton $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 13–7–0 .65024–21–0 .533 Penn ‍‍‍ 10–10–0 .50019–22–0 .463 Columbia ‍‍‍ 10–10–0 .50017–24–0 .415 Cornell ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35014–24–0 .368 Red Rolfe Dartmouth $^x$‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .55018–25–0 .419 Yale $^x$‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .55019–28–1 .406 Harvard ‍‍‍ 9–11–0 .45017–24–0 .415 Brown ‍‍‍ 9–11–0 .45015–24–0 .385 x – Division champion ‡ – Championship Series champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2016 Mid-American Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT East Division Kent State $^x$‍‍‍ 20–4–0 .83344–14–0 .759 Miami (OH) ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58327–29–0 .482 Ohio ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33323–29–0 .442 Buffalo ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33321–31–0 .404 Bowling Green ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .29217–37–0 .315 West Division Ball State $^x$‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62532–26–0 .552 Northern Illinois ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58324–32–0 .429 Toledo ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54219–38–1 .336 Central Michigan ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50024–37–0 .393 Western Michigan ‡$^y$ ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45822–34–0 .393 Eastern Michigan ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41723–36–0 .390 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 11, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern Norfolk State $^x$‍‍‍ 19–5 .79229–21 .580 Delaware State ‍‍‍ 13–10 .56513–37 .260 Coppin State ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33314–38 .269 Maryland Eastern Shore ‍‍‍ 7–16 .30416–32 .333 Southern Florida A&M $^x$‍‍‍ 19–5 .79231–21 .596 Bethune–Cookman ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 17–7 .70829–27 .518 North Carolina Central ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45825–30 .455 Savannah State ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29212–40 .231 North Carolina A&T ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25013–41 .241 ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 11, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2016 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT #24 Dallas Baptist ‡$^y$ ‍‍‍ 15–5–0 .75044–19–0 .698 Indiana State ‍‍‍ 13–8–0 .61935–21–0 .625 Bradley ‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .55029–21–0 .580 Southern Illinois ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .52431–25–1 .553 Evansville ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42929–27–0 .518 Wichita State ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42921–37–0 .362 Missouri State ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35038–21–0 .644 Illinois State ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35017–37–0 .315 ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 11, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2016 Mountain West Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Fresno State ‍†‍‍ 21–9 .70036–22 .621 New Mexico ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 20–10 .66737–24 .607 Nevada ‍‍‍ 20–10 .66739–23 .629 UNLV ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46724–32 .429 Air Force ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40030–27 .526 San Diego State ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36721–38 .356 San Jose State ‍‍‍ 7–23 .23317–39 .304 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 11, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2016 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT NYIT ‍‍‍  – –17–26 .395 As of June 5, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2016 Ohio Valley Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Southeast Missouri State †‡$^y$ ‍‍‍ 22–8 .73336–18 .667 Austin Peay ‍‍‍ 21–9 .70034–22 .607 Jacksonville State ‍‍‍ 20–10 .66733–22 .600 Morehead State ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56732–27 .542 Belmont ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56733–27 .550 Tennessee Tech ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56731–24 .564 Murray State ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50027–29 .482 Eastern Kentucky ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43324–31 .436 Tennessee–Martin ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30019–35 .352 Eastern Illinois ‍‍‍ 8–22 .26715–39 .278 SIU Edwardsvills ‍‍‍ 6–24 .2009–40 .184 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 11, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2016 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Utah ‍†‍‍$^y$ 19–11 .63326–29 .473 No. 22 Washington ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–13 .56733–23 .589 No. 29 Arizona State ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–14 .53336–23 .610 No. 2 Arizona ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–15 .53149–23 .681 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 16–14 .53335–19 .648 Southern California ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50028–28 .500 Stanford ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50031–23 .574 California ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46732–21 .604 Oregon ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46729–26 .527 UCLA ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40025–31 .446 Washington State ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36719–35 .352 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 11, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2016 Patriot League baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Navy ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 15–5–0 .75043–16–1 .725 Holy Cross ‍‍‍ 14–6–0 .70030–27–0 .526 Lehigh ‍‍‍ 9–10–0 .47425–29–0 .463 Bucknell ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .40018–34–0 .346 Lafayette ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35014–29–0 .326 Army ‍‍‍ 6–13–0 .31616–32–0 .333 ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 11, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2016 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Eastern No. 12 South Carolina $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 20–9–0 .69046–18–0 .719 No. 7 Florida ‍‍‍$^y$ 19–10–0 .65552–16–0 .765 No. 23 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–12–0 .60043–19–0 .694 Kentucky ‍‍‍ 15–15–0 .50032–25–0 .561 Georgia ‍‍‍ 11–19–0 .36727–30–0 .474 Tennessee ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .30029–28–0 .509 Missouri ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .30026–30–0 .464 Western No. 10 Mississippi State $^x$‍†‍‍$^y$ 21–9–0 .70044–18–1 .706 No. 9 Texas A&M ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 20–10–0 .66749–16–0 .754 No. 13 LSU ‍‍‍$^y$ 19–11–0 .63345–21–0 .682 Ole Miss ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–12–0 .60043–19–0 .694 Alabama ‍‍‍ 15–15–0 .50032–26–0 .552 Auburn ‍‍‍ 8–22–0 .26723–33–0 .411 Arkansas ‍‍‍ 7–23–0 .23326–29–0 .473 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2016 Southern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Mercer ‍†‍‍ 16–8 .66738–23 .623 Western Carolina ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 15–9 .62531–31 .500 UNC Greensboro ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62538–21 .644 Furman ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58329–30 .492 Samford ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54235–26 .574 East Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54227–30 .474 Wofford ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50030–28 .517 The Citadel ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25017–42 .288 VMI ‍‍‍ 4–20 .16721–35 .375 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 11, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2016 Southland Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Sam Houston State ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 24–6 .80042–22 .656 Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍$^y$ 22–8 .73340–21 .656 Lamar ‍‍‍ 20–10 .66735–19 .648 Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 20–10 .66733–24 .579 Central Arkansas ‍‍‍ 16–14 .53329–27 .518 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50031–25 .554 New Orleans ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46731–26 .544 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46730–30 .500 Nicholls State ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46726–30 .464 Houston Baptist ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40024–29 .453 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ‍‍‍ 8–20 .28619–32 .373 Abilene Christian * ‍‍‍ 8–21 .27616–37 .302 Incarnate Word * ‍‍‍ 5–22 .18513–38 .255 † – 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 11, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Alabama State $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 24–0 1.00038–17 .691 Jackson State ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58334–26 .567 Alcorn State ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41716–36 .308 Alabama A&M ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33313–44 .228 Mississippi Valley State ‍‍‍ 4–20 .1676–36 .143 West Arkansas–Pine Bluff $^x$‍‍‍ 16–5 .76222–25 .468 Grambling State ‍‍‍ 15–8 .65222–27 .449 Texas Southern ‍‍‍ 13–10 .56524–26 .480 Southern ‍‍‍ 6–14 .30014–32 .304 Prairie View A&M ‍‍‍ 5–18 .21710–32 .238 ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 11, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2016 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 19 Louisiana–Lafayette †‡$^y$ ‍‍‍ 21–9 .70043–21 .672 No. 26 South Alabama ‍†‍‍$^y$ 21–9 .70042–22 .656 Little Rock ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56726–28 .481 Troy ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56732–26 .552 Texas State ‍‍‍ 16–14 .53331–28 .525 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 16–14 .53336–24 .600 UT Arlington ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50030–28 .517 Arkansas State ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43329–29 .500 Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33320–35 .364 Georgia State ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33324–31 .436 Appalachian State ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30018–36 .333 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 11, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2016 West Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT BYU ‍†‍‍ 18–9 .66737–17 .685 Gonzaga ‍†‍‍$^y$ 18–9 .66736–21 .632 Saint Mary's ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 18–9 .66733–25 .569 Pepperdine ‍‍‍ 16–11 .59329–24 .547 San Francisco ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51922–34 .393 Loyola Marymount ‍‍‍ 13–14 .48126–27 .491 San Diego ‍‍‍ 13–14 .48127–29 .482 Pacific ‍‍‍ 12–15 .44422–30 .423 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 10–17 .37023–29 .442 Portland ‍‍‍ 3–24 .11117–37 .315 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 11, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

### Conference winners and tournaments

Twenty-nine 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 2016 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 | | | 2016 America East Conference baseball tournament | Edward A. LeLacheur Park Lowell, MA | Binghamton |
| American Athletic Conference | Tulane | | | 2016 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Bright House Field Clearwater, FL | Connecticut |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | Rhode Island | | | 2016 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament | Houlihan Park Bronx, NY | Rhode Island |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic - Louisville Coastal - Miami (FL) | | | 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament | Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC | Clemson |
| Atlantic Sun Conference | Kennesaw State | | | 2016 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament | Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium Nashville, TN | Stetson |
| Big 12 Conference | Texas Tech | | | 2016 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark Oklahoma City, OK | TCU |
| Big East Conference | Xavier | | | 2016 Big East Conference baseball tournament | Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium Aberdeen, MD | Xavier |
| Big South Conference | Coastal Carolina | | | 2016 Big South Conference baseball tournament | Lexington County Baseball Stadium Lexington, SC | Coastal Carolina |
| Big Ten Conference | Minnesota | | | 2016 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, NE | Ohio State |
| Big West Conference | 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 | | | 2016 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament | CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point Mount Pleasant, SC | William & Mary |
| Conference USA | Florida Atlantic | | | 2016 Conference USA baseball tournament | Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS | Southern Miss |
| Horizon League | Wright State | | | 2016 Horizon League baseball tournament | Campus Sites | Wright State |
| Ivy League | Gehrig - Princeton Rolfe - Dartmouth/Yale | | — | 2016 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series | Campus Sites | Princeton |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Fairfield | | | 2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Dutchess Stadium Wappingers Falls, NY | Fairfield |
| Mid-American Conference | East - Kent State West - Ball State | | | 2016 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament | All Pro Freight Stadium Avon, OH | Western Michigan |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Northern - Norfolk State Southern - Florida A&M | | | 2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Arthur W. Perdue Stadium Salisbury, MD | Bethune-Cookman |
| Missouri Valley Conference | Dallas Baptist | | | 2016 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament | Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium Terre Haute, IN | Dallas Baptist |
| Mountain West Conference | Fresno State | | | 2016 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament | Santa Ana Star Field Albuquerque, NM | New Mexico |
| Northeast Conference | Bryant | | | 2016 Northeast Conference baseball tournament | Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium Norwich, CT | Bryant |
| Ohio Valley Conference | Southeast Missouri State | | | 2016 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament | The Ballpark at Jackson Jackson, TN | Southeast Missouri State |
| Pac-12 Conference | Utah | | | 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 | | | 2016 Patriot League baseball tournament | Campus Sites | Navy |
| Southeastern Conference | East – South Carolina West – Mississippi State | Boomer White, Texas A&M | John Cohen, Mississippi State | 2016 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL | Texas A&M |
| Southern Conference | Mercer | | | 2016 Southern Conference baseball tournament | Fluor Field at the West End Greenville, SC | Western Carolina |
| Southland Conference | Sam Houston State | | | 2016 Southland Conference baseball tournament | Constellation Field Sugar Land, TX | Sam Houston State |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | East - Alabama State West - Arkansas–Pine Bluff | | | 2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Wesley Barrow Stadium New Orleans, LA | Alabama State |
| Summit League | Oral Roberts | | | 2016 Summit League baseball tournament | J. L. Johnson Stadium Tulsa, OK | Oral Roberts |
| Sun Belt Conference | Louisiana-Lafayette | | | 2016 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament | Bobcat Ballpark San Marcos, TX | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| West Coast Conference | Saint Mary's | | | 2016 West Coast Conference baseball tournament | Banner Island Ballpark Stockton, CA | Saint Mary's |
| Western Athletic Conference | Seattle | | | 2016 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Hohokam Stadium Mesa, AZ | Utah Valley |

## College World Series

The 2016 College World Series began on June 18 in Omaha, Nebraska.
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Championship series | Championship series | Championship series | Championship series | Championship series |
| 1 | Florida | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Coastal Carolina | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Coastal Carolina | 2 | | Coastal Carolina | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | TCU | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | TCU | 5 | | TCU | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 3 | | | | TCU | 1 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 1 | Florida | 2 | | | | | | | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 3 | 5 | Texas Tech | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Coastal Carolina | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Coastal Carolina | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Arizona | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Arizona | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| | Arizona | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arizona | 5 | | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Oklahoma State | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UC Santa Barbara | 0 | | Oklahoma State | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Oklahoma State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Oklahoma State | 1 | | | | Oklahoma State | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Arizona | 9 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 3 | | | | | | | Arizona | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | UC Santa Barbara | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UC Santa Barbara | 5 | | UC Santa Barbara | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Arizona | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

## Coaching changes

This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2016 season until the day before the first day of the 2017 season.
| Team | Former coach | New coach | Reason |
| Alabama | Mitch Gaspard | Greg Goff | Resigned |
| Alabama State | Mervyl Melendez | José Vázquez | Left for FIU |
| Appalachian State | Billy Jones | Kermit Smith | Fired |
| Army | Matt Reid | Jim Foster | Fired |
| Butler | Steve Farley | Dave Schrage | Fired |
| FIU | Turtle Thomas | Mervyl Melendez | Fired |
| Furman | Ron Smith | Brett Harker | Fired |
| Jacksonville | Tim Montez | Chris Hayes | Fired |
| Kentucky | Gary Henderson | Nick Mingione | Fired |
| Lamar | Jim Gilligan | Will Davis | Retired |
| Liberty | Jim Toman | Scott Jackson | Fired |
| Louisiana Tech | Greg Goff | Lane Burroughs | Left for Alabama |
| Missouri | Tim Jamieson | Steve Bieser | Fired |
| Northwestern State | Lane Burroughs | Bobby Barbier | Leave for Louisiana Tech |
| Oakland | John Musachio | Jacke Healey / Colin Kaline | Fired |
| Omaha | Bob Herold | Jack Sweeney | Fired |
| Purdue | Doug Schreiber | Mark Wasikowski | Resigned |
| San Jose State | Dave Nakama | Jason Hawkins | Fired |
| South Dakota State | Dave Schrage | Rob Bishop | Leave for Butler |
| SIU Edwardsville | Tony Stoecklin | Sean Lyons | Fired |
| Southeast Missouri State | Steve Bieser | Andy Sawyers | Leave for Missouri |
| Texas | Augie Garrido | David Pierce | Resigned |
| Tulane | David Pierce | Travis Jewett | Left for Texas |
| UCF | Terry Rooney | Greg Lovelady | Fired |
| Wright State | Greg Lovelady | Jeff Mercer | Left for UCF |
| Villanova | Joe Godri | Kevin Mulvey | Fired |
| Youngstown State | Steve Gillispie | Dan Bertolini | Fired |