# 2000 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2000 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 2000. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 2000 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fifty fourth time in 2000, consisted of one team from each of eight super regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska, at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. LSU claimed the championship for the fifth time.

## Realignment

* The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference dissolved its divisions.
* Sacred Heart joined the Northeast Conference from NCAA Division II, joining the North Division. Fairleigh Dickinson moved to the South Division to give each division 5 teams.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 2000 season. The NCAA sponsored regional and super regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the sixteen regionals consisted of four teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to eight best of three Super Regionals. The winners of each Super Regional advanced to Omaha. 29 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 35 teams earned at-large selections.
| Conference | Regular season winner | Conference Tournament | Tournament Venue • City | Tournament Winner |
| America East Conference | Delaware | 2000 America East Conference baseball tournament | Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | Delaware |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Georgia Tech | 2000 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament | Knights Stadium • Fort Mill, SC | Georgia Tech |
| Big 12 Conference | Baylor | 2000 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament | AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | Nebraska |
| Big East Conference | Rutgers | 2000 Big East Conference baseball tournament | Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, NJ | Rutgers |
| Big South Conference | Liberty | 2000 Big South Conference baseball tournament | Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC | Liberty |
| Big Ten Conference | Minnesota | 2000 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament | Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN | Illinois |
| Big West Conference | Cal State Fullerton/Nevada | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Colonial Athletic Association | Old Dominion/East Carolina | 2000 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament | Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field • Manteo, NC | East Carolina |
| Conference USA | Houston | 2000 Conference USA baseball tournament | Florida Power Park • St. Petersburg, FL | Houston |
| Ivy League | Gehrig - Princeton Rolfe - Dartmouth | 2000 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series | Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, NJ | Princeton |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Iona | 2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Dutchess Stadium • Wappingers Falls, NY | Marist |
| Mid-American Conference | East - Kent State West - Central Michigan | 2000 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament | Gene Michael Field • Kent, OH | Miami (OH) |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference | Milwaukee | 2000 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournament | Dayton, OH | Butler |
| Mid-Continent Conference | Oral Roberts | 2000 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament | J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK | Oral Roberts |
| Northeast Conference | North - Long Island South - UMBC | 2000 Northeast Conference baseball tournament | The Sandcastle • Atlantic City, NJ | Wagner |
| Pacific-10 Conference | Arizona State/Stanford/UCLA | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Patriot League | Navy | 2000 Patriot League baseball tournament | Max Bishop Stadium • Annapolis, MD | Army |
| Southeastern Conference | Eastern - South Carolina Western - LSU | 2000 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL | LSU |
| Southern Conference | Georgia Southern | 2000 Southern Conference baseball tournament | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | Georgia Southern |
| Southland Conference | McNeese State | 2000 Southland Conference baseball tournament | Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA | Southwest Texas State |
| Trans America Athletic Conference | UCF | 2000 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Alexander Brest Field • Jacksonville, FL | Stetson |
| West Coast Conference | West - Pepperdine Coast - Loyola Marymount | 2000 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series | George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | Loyola Marymount |

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
2000 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings :
| 2000 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 10 Georgia Tech ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 18–6 .75050–16 .758 No. 6 Clemson ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–7 .70851–18 .739 No. 3 Florida State ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–9 .62553–19 .736 No. 20 Wake Forest ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–10 .58341–20 .672 No. 21 North Carolina ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–12 .50046–17 .730 NC State ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41730–28 .517 Virginia ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41726–31 .456 Maryland ‍‍‍ 5–17 .22724–33 .421 Duke ‍‍‍ 5–19 .20817–41 .293 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2000 Big 12 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 18 Baylor ‍†‍‍$^y$ 23–7 .76745–17 .726 No. 11 Nebraska ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 21–9 .70051–17 .750 Oklahoma ‍‍‍$^y$ 20–10 .66741–23 .641 No. 7 Texas ‍‍‍$^y$ 19–10 .65546–21 .687 Texas Tech ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–12 .60036–26 .581 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51936–22 .621 Missouri ‍‍‍ 13–14 .48133–24 .579 Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36723–35 .397 Kansas ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33325–30 .455 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 7–23 .23319–37 .339 Kansas State ‍‍‍ 5–24 .17219–32 .373 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2000 Big East Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Rutgers ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 18–5 .78340–18 .690 Notre Dame ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–7 .72046–18 .719 Seton Hall ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–7 .72040–18 .690 Connecticut ‍‍‍ 14–9 .60932–17 .653 Boston College ‍‍‍ 12–11 .52232–20 .615 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45831–24 .564 West Virginia ‍‍‍ 10–12 .45525–28 .472 St. John's ‍‍‍ 8–15 .34829–22 .569 Villanova ‍‍‍ 8–15 .34824–26 .480 Georgetown ‍‍‍ 1–24 .04013–43 .232 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2000 Big South Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Liberty ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 14–5–0 .73736–23–0 .610 Charleston Southern ‍‍‍ 14–7–0 .66731–31–1 .500 Radford ‍‍‍ 12–7–0 .63228–24–0 .538 Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .52434–24–0 .586 Elon ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .52433–25–0 .569 Winthrop ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .33330–33–0 .476 UNC Asheville ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .33326–32–0 .448 High Point ‍‍‍ 6–15–0 .28622–36–1 .381 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2000 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Minnesota ‍†‍‍$^y$ 20–8 .71438–22 .633 No. 19 Penn State ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–9 .66741–17 .707 Purdue ‍‍‍ 17–11 .60735–23 .603 Illinois ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 17–11 .60741–21 .661 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 15–13 .53637–23 .617 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 13–15 .46430–27 .526 Iowa ‍‍‍ 11–17 .39319–35 .352 Michigan ‍‍‍ 10–18 .35720–32 .385 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 9–18 .33320–36 .357 Indiana ‍‍‍ 9–19 .32129–27 .518 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2000 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Old Dominion ‍†‍‍$^y$ 14–7–0 .66733–24–1 .578 No. 29 East Carolina ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 14–7–0 .66746–18–0 .719 UNC Wilmington ‍‍‍ 13–8–0 .61936–23–0 .610 James Madison ‍‍‍ 12–9–0 .57137–22–0 .627 VCU ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42939–22–0 .639 Richmond ‍‍‍ 8–13–0 .38125–29–0 .463 George Mason ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .33321–34–1 .384 William & Mary ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .33332–25–0 .561 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2000 Conference USA baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 13 Houston ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 21–4–0 .84048–18–0 .727 Tulane ‍‍‍$^y$ 20–6–1 .75938–22–1 .631 Southern Miss ‍‍‍ 14–9–0 .60932–26–0 .552 Charlotte ‍‍‍ 15–11–0 .57732–25–1 .560 South Florida ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .51929–29–0 .500 Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 11–16–0 .40735–16–0 .686 UAB ‍‍‍ 10–15–0 .40028–32–0 .467 Louisville ‍‍‍ 10–16–1 .38917–37–1 .318 Memphis ‍‍‍ 8–18–0 .30815–37–0 .288 Saint Louis ‍‍‍ 6–21–0 .22219–34–0 .358 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2000 Ivy League baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Lou Gehrig Princeton $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 13–7 .65024–20 .545 Cornell ‍‍‍ 11–9 .55015–24 .385 Penn ‍‍‍ 9–11 .45020–21 .488 Columbia ‍‍‍ 6–14 .30011–34 .244 Red Rolfe Dartmouth $^x$‍‍‍ 17–3 .85029–14 .674 Brown ‍‍‍ 11–9 .55023–24 .489 Harvard ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50018–25 .419 Yale ‍‍‍ 3–17 .15013–31 .295 x – Division champion ‡ – Championship Series champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Iona ‍†‍‍ 22–4 .84631–13 .705 Le Moyne ‍‍‍ 18–7 .72032–15 .681 Fairfield ‍‍‍ 17–8 .68026–20 .565 Marist ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–11 .59332–18 .640 Rider ‍‍‍ 13–12 .52022–29 .431 Niagara ‍‍‍ 13–13 .50016–25 .390 Siena ‍‍‍ 12–14 .46215–32 .319 Manhattan ‍‍‍ 10–16 .38520–29 .408 Saint Peter's ‍‍‍ 4–21 .1608–41 .163 Canisius ‍‍‍ 4–23 .1489–33 .214 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2000 Mid-American Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT East Kent State $^x$‍‍‍ 20–6–0 .76940–18–0 .690 Ohio ‍‍‍ 18–10–0 .64331–25–1 .553 Miami ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–12–0 .57140–23–0 .635 Bowling Green ‍‍‍ 14–12–0 .53829–24–1 .546 Akron ‍‍‍ 12–15–0 .44426–30–0 .464 Marshall ‍‍‍ 7–20–0 .25921–33–1 .391 West Central Michigan $^x$‍‍‍ 18–8–0 .69241–17–0 .707 Ball State ‍‍‍ 18–8–0 .69234–23–0 .596 Northern Illinois ‍‍‍ 11–15–0 .42324–33–0 .421 Western Michigan ‍‍‍ 10–18–0 .35726–27–0 .491 Toledo ‍‍‍ 9–19–0 .32121–33–0 .389 Eastern Michigan ‍‍‍ 9–19–0 .32120–36–0 .357 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2000 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Oral Roberts ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 26–1–0 .96349–15–0 .766 Oakland ‍‍‍ 17–9–0 .65428–32–0 .467 Southern Utah ‍‍‍ 16–11–0 .59330–26–0 .536 Youngstown State ‍‍‍ 13–13–0 .50024–31–0 .436 Western Illinois ‍‍‍ 12–15–0 .44417–39–0 .304 Valparaiso ‍‍‍ 10–17–0 .37014–42–1 .254 Chicago State ‍‍‍ 7–18–0 .28017–30–0 .362 IUPUI ‍‍‍ 4–21–0 .16010–40–0 .200 ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2000 Northeast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT North Long Island $^x$‍‍‍ 14–8–0 .63623–21–0 .523 Quinnipiac ‍‍‍ 11–11–0 .50016–21–0 .432 Central Connecticut ‍‍‍ 9–11–0 .45017–31–1 .357 St. Francis ‍‍‍ 7–12–0 .36811–24–0 .314 Sacred Heart ‍‍‍ 6–16–0 .27312–38–0 .240 South UMBC $^x$‍‍‍ 16–6–0 .72729–21–1 .578 Monmouth ‍‍‍ 15–7–0 .68225–27–0 .481 Wagner ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 14–8–0 .63624–30–1 .445 Fairleigh Dickinson ‍‍‍ 10–11–0 .47615–23–1 .397 Mount St. Mary's ‍‍‍ 5–17–0 .22717–34–0 .333 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2000 Patriot League baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Navy ‍†‍‍ 14–6–0 .70024–20–1 .544 Bucknell ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .60022–25–0 .468 Army ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 10–8–0 .55624–20–1 .544 Lehigh ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .40021–22–0 .488 Holy Cross ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .40013–27–1 .329 Lafayette ‍‍‍ 6–12–0 .33312–27–0 .308 ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2000 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Eastern No. 9 South Carolina $^x$‍†‍‍$^y$ 25–5 .83353–8 .869 No. 17 Florida ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–11 .62144–23 .657 Georgia ‍‍‍ 14–15 .48332–26 .552 Kentucky ‍‍‍ 12–16 .42938–20 .655 Tennessee ‍‍‍ 10–18 .35740–23 .635 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍ 5–24 .17221–33 .389 Western No. 1 LSU $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 19–10 .65552–17 .754 No. 15 Mississippi State ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–10 .63039–17 .696 No. 25 Auburn ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–13 .56741–20 .672 No. 27 Alabama ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–14 .53341–24 .631 Ole Miss ‍‍‍ 12–17 .41430–25 .545 Arkansas ‍‍‍ 8–20 .28624–30 .444 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2000 Southern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Georgia Southern ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 23–7 .76738–22 .633 The Citadel ‍†‍‍ 23–7 .76739–20 .661 UNC Greensboro ‍‍‍ 20–9 .69034–24 .586 Furman ‍‍‍ 15–13 .53627–31 .466 East Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50021–31 .404 College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 14–15 .48328–28 .500 Davidson ‍‍‍ 14–15 .48326–28 .481 Appalachian State ‍‍‍ 11–17 .39317–38 .309 VMI ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36719–30 .388 Western Carolina ‍‍‍ 8–22 .26715–38 .283 Wofford ‍‍‍ 7–22 .24116–38 .296 † – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2000 Southland Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT McNeese State ‍†‍‍ 20–7 .74139–20 .661 Louisiana–Monroe ‍†‍‍ 20–7 .74141–22 .651 Southwest Texas State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–11 .59334–29 .540 Nicholls State ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55627–29 .482 Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51930–26 .536 Sam Houston State ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51925–29 .463 Lamar ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40727–27 .500 Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 10–17 .37025–28 .472 Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍ 9–18 .33324–30 .444 Texas–San Antonio ‍‍‍ 6–21 .22217–37 .315 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2000 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UCF ‍†‍‍$^y$ 22–5 .81543–19 .694 Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍$^y$ 20–7 .74143–19 .694 No. 23 Stetson ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 20–7 .74148–16 .750 Jacksonville ‍‍‍ 16–11 .59334–24 .586 Georgia State ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51931–28 .525 Campbell ‍‍‍ 12–15 .44431–25 .554 Troy ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40722–34 .393 Mercer ‍‍‍ 8–19 .29616–35 .314 Jacksonville State ‍‍‍ 6–21 .22223–32 .418 Samford ‍‍‍ 6–21 .22229–34 .460 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

The 2000 season marked the fifty fourth 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 LSU claiming their fifth championship with a 6–5 win over Stanford in the final.

### Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | Louisiana–Lafayette | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stanford | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stanford | 6 | 8 | Stanford | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Clemson | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Clemson | 10 | 4 | Clemson | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | San Jose State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | San Jose State | 6 | | | | 8 | Stanford | 19 | — | | | |
| | | | | | | | Louisiana–Lafayette | 9 | — | | | |
| Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette | 6 | | | | | Louisiana–Lafayette | 9 | — | | | |
| San Jose State | San Jose State | 3 | | Louisiana–Lafayette | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Clemson | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Stanford | 5 |
| 2 | LSU | 13 | | | | | | | | 8 | Stanford | 5 |
| 2 | LSU | 13 | | | | | | | | 2 | LSU | 6 |
| | Texas | 5 | | | | | | | | 2 | LSU | 6 |
| | Texas | 5 | 2 | LSU | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | USC | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | USC | 6 | | USC | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Florida State | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Florida State | 4 | | | | 2 | LSU | 6 | — | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Florida State | 3 | — | | | |
| | Texas | 2 | | | | 6 | Florida State | 3 | — | | | |
| 6 | Florida State | 6 | 6 | Florida State | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | USC | 2 | | | | | | | |