# 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2014 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 14, 2014. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2014 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 25, 2014, with the final game of the best-of-three championship series between Vanderbilt and Virginia, won by Vanderbilt.

## Realignment

There were many significant conference changes that took effect prior to the season.
* Notre Dame and Pittsburgh departed the original Big East for the ACC, joining the Atlantic and Coastal Divisions respectively, and making that a 14-team conference for baseball (the other 2013 arrival in the ACC, Syracuse, does not sponsor baseball).
* The Big East split into two leagues:
   * The legal successor, composed of Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Rutgers, and South Florida, along with Conference USA departures Houston, Memphis, Temple, and UCF, formed the American.
   * Georgetown, Seton Hall, St. John's, and Villanova joined with Butler and Xavier from the Atlantic 10 and Creighton of the MVC to reform the Big East.
* The Great West Conference ceased operations after all but two baseball members secured a place in other conferences. Full member NJIT and baseball affiliate NYIT became Division I Independents.
* George Mason moved from the CAA to the Atlantic 10.
* College of Charleston moved from the Southern Conference to the CAA.
* Conference USA replaced its departing members with Florida Atlantic, FIU, Middle Tennessee, and North Texas of the Sun Belt, Louisiana Tech and UTSA of the WAC, Old Dominion from the CAA and Charlotte from the Atlantic 10.
* Oakland moved from The Summit League to the Horizon League.
* The MAAC added Quinnipiac and Monmouth, both formerly of the NEC.
* San Jose State moved from the WAC to the Mountain West.
* Dallas Baptist shifted its baseball-only membership in the WAC to the MVC.
* New Orleans joined the Southland after previously playing as an Independent. Houston Baptist departed the Great West to join the Southland.
* The Sun Belt added former WAC members Texas State and Texas–Arlington, plus Georgia State from the CAA.
* Former Great West full members Utah Valley, Chicago State, Texas–Pan American, as well as associate members North Dakota and Northern Colorado, joined the WAC.
* Pacific rejoined the West Coast Conference, a league in which it was a charter member. The Tigers departed the Big West Conference, now a nine-team league.
This was also the final season for several teams in their then-current leagues:
* Maryland would leave the ACC for the Big Ten.
* Louisville and Rutgers would spend only the 2014 season in The American; they respectively left for the ACC and Big Ten.
* A third team from The American, Temple, announced that it would drop the sport after the season.
* East Carolina and Tulane would leave C-USA for The American.
* Western Kentucky would leave the Sun Belt for C-USA
* Appalachian State, Davidson, Georgia Southern, and Elon would all leave the Southern Conference (SoCon). Appalachian State and Georgia Southern joined the Sun Belt, Davidson the Atlantic 10, and Elon the CAA.
* East Tennessee State and Mercer would leave the Atlantic Sun for the SoCon. ETSU returned to the SoCon after a nine-year absence.
* VMI would leave the Big South and return to the SoCon after an 11-year absence.
* Oral Roberts would return to The Summit League after two seasons in the Southland.

### Reclassifications from Division II

* UMass Lowell joined the America East.
* Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word joined the Southland.
* Grand Canyon joined the WAC.

## Eligibility investigations

The Philadelphia Phillies selected college juniors Ben Wetzler of Oregon State University in the fifth round and Jason Monda of the University of Washington in the sixth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft. Both entered into negotiations with the Phillies with the help of a financial adviser, which is against National Collegiate Athletic Association rules, but is "something that reportedly happens all the time". Both also chose to return to college for their senior year. The Phillies reported Wetzler and Monda to the NCAA, which cleared Monda and suspended Wetzler for the first 11 games, which is 20%, of the college season.

## Season outlook

Collegiate Baseball News :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 2 | Mississippi State |
| 3 | LSU |
| 4 | Oregon State |
| 5 | Florida State |
| 6 | Oregon |
| 7 | Indiana |
| 8 | Louisville |
| 9 | Vanderbilt |
| 10 | NC State |
| 11 | North Carolina |
| 12 | Virginia |
| 13 | Miami (FL) |
| 14 | South Carolina |
| 15 | UCLA |
| 16 | Florida |
| 17 | Rice |
| 18 | Oklahoma State |
| 19 | TCU |
| 20 | Texas |
| 21 | Clemson |
| 22 | Arizona State |
| 23 | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 24 | Arizona |
| 25 | Texas A&M |
Baseball America :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Virginia |
| 2 | Oregon State |
| 3 | Indiana |
| 4 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 5 | NC State |
| 6 | Florida State |
| 7 | South Carolina |
| 8 | Mississippi State |
| 9 | LSU |
| 10 | Vanderbilt |
| 11 | Oregon |
| 12 | UCLA |
| 13 | Clemson |
| 14 | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 15 | Rice |
| 16 | Miami (FL) |
| 17 | North Carolina |
| 18 | Texas |
| 19 | TCU |
| 20 | Louisville |
| 21 | Alabama |
| 22 | Kansas State |
| 23 | Florida |
| 24 | Texas A&M |
| 25 | Arkansas |
Coaches :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Cal State Fullerton 18 |
| 2 | LSU 6 |
| 3 | Oregon State |
| 4 | Mississippi State 4 |
| 5 | Florida State |
| 6 | Virginia |
| 7 | Oregon |
| 8 | Vanderbilt |
| 9 | NC State |
| 10 | UCLA |
| 11 | Indiana |
| 12 | North Carolina |
| 13 | Louisville |
| 14 | South Carolina |
| 15 | Rice |
| 16 | Clemson |
| 17 | Miami (FL) |
| 18 | Oklahoma State |
| 19 | Arizona State |
| 20 | Florida |
| 21 | Kansas State |
| 22 | Texas |
| 23 | TCU |
| 24 | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 25 | Stanford |
NCBWA :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 2 | Virginia |
| 3 | Oregon State |
| 4 | Mississippi State |
| 5 | Florida State |
| 6 | LSU |
| 7 | Indiana |
| 8 | NC State |
| 9 | UCLA |
| 10 | Vanderbilt |
| 11 | Oregon |
| 12 | South Carolina |
| 13 | North Carolina |
| 14 | Louisville |
| 15 | Rice |
| 16 | Clemson |
| 17 | Miami (FL) |
| 18 | Kansas State |
| 19 | Oklahoma State |
| 20 | Arizona State |
| 21 | Florida |
| 22 | TCU |
| 23 | Texas A&M |
| 24 | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 25 | Texas |

## Conference standings

2014 America East Conference baseball standings :
| 2014 America East Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Stony Brook ‍†‍‍ 18–5 .78335–18 .660 Hartford ‍‍‍ 16–7 .69631–23 .574 UMass Lowell ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50020–22 .476 Binghamton ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 11–12 .47825–26 .490 Maine ‍‍‍ 10–11 .47624–29 .453 UMBC ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29217–29 .370 Albany ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29212–33 .267 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 6, 2014 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2014 American Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 7 Louisville ‍†‍‍$^y$ 19–5 .79250–17 .746 UCF ‍‍‍ 17–7 .70836–23 .610 No. 11 Houston ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 14–9 .60948–18 .727 Rutgers ‍‍‍ 14–9 .60930–25 .545 South Florida ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41727–31 .466 Temple ‍‍‍ 9–14 .39115–32 .319 Connecticut ‍‍‍ 9–14 .39127–31 .466 Memphis ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33330–29 .508 Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25022–31 .415 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 26, 2014 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2014 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Saint Louis ‍†‍‍ 18–7–1 .71234–21–1 .616 Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍ 18–8–0 .69235–16–0 .686 George Mason ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–9–0 .64034–22–0 .607 VCU ‍‍‍ 15–10–0 .60037–20–0 .649 Richmond ‍‍‍ 13–12–0 .52024–28–1 .462 Dayton ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .51924–30–0 .444 Fordham ‍‍‍ 13–14–0 .48124–30–0 .444 George Washington ‍‍‍ 12–15–0 .44420–30–0 .400 UMass ‍‍‍ 12–15–0 .44415–31–0 .326 La Salle ‍‍‍ 9–15–1 .38014–34–1 .296 Rhode Island ‍‍‍ 7–18–0 .28013–40–0 .245 St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍ 6–17–0 .26112–30–0 .286 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 7, 2014 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Atlantic No. 21 Florida State $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 21–9–0 .70043–17–0 .717 No. 16 Maryland ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–14–0 .51740–23–0 .635 Clemson ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–14–0 .51736–25–0 .590 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 15–15–0 .50030–26–0 .536 NC State ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .43332–23–0 .582 Boston College ‍‍‍ 10–20–0 .33322–33–0 .400 Notre Dame ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .30022–31–0 .415 Coastal No. 22 Miami (FL) $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 24–6–0 .80044–19–0 .698 No. 2 Virginia ‍‍‍$^y$ 22–8–0 .73347–14–0 .770 Duke ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .53333–25–0 .569 North Carolina ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–15–0 .50035–27–0 .565 Georgia Tech ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 14–16–0 .46737–27–0 .578 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 11–19–0 .36722–30–0 .423 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .30021–31–1 .406 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of January 16, 2015 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2014 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Florida Gulf Coast ‍†‍‍ 19–8 .70439–22 .639 Mercer ‍‍‍ 18–9 .66738–17 .691 No. 13 Kennesaw State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 17–9 .65440–24 .625 Lipscomb ‍‍‍ 17–10 .63033–28 .541 East Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 13–13 .50027–30 .474 Jacksonville ‍‍‍ 13–13 .50021–33 .389 Stetson ‍‍‍ 13–14 .48126–34 .433 North Florida ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40722–31 .415 USC Upstate ‍‍‍ 6–20 .23117–38 .309 Northern Kentucky ‍‍‍ 6–21 .22214–37 .275 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 8, 2014 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2014 Big 12 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 10 Oklahoma State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 18–6 .75048–18 .727 No. 5 TCU ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 17–7 .70848–18 .727 Kansas ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–9 .62535–26 .574 No. 8 Texas Tech ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–10 .58345–21 .682 No. 3 Texas ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–11 .54246–21 .687 West Virginia ‍‍‍ 9–14 .39128–26 .519 Baylor ‍‍‍ 8–15 .34826–31 .456 Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33329–29 .500 Kansas State ‍‍‍ 5–19 .20825–30 .455 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2014 Big East Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 30 Creighton ‍†‍‍ 14–4–0 .77832–17–1 .650 St. John's ‍‍‍ 13–5–0 .72235–20–0 .636 Seton Hall ‍‍‍ 11–7–0 .61138–15–0 .717 Xavier ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 8–10–0 .44430–29–0 .508 Butler ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .38920–30–0 .400 Georgetown ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .27819–29–0 .396 Villanova ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .27816–34–0 .320 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 2, 2014 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2014 Big South Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT North Liberty $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 23–3–0 .88541–18–0 .695 Campbell ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 18–8–0 .69241–21–0 .661 High Point ‍‍‍ 18–8–0 .69233–22–0 .600 Radford ‍‍‍ 17–10–0 .63033–23–0 .589 VMI ‍‍‍ 11–16–0 .40725–23–0 .521 Longwood ‍‍‍ 9–18–0 .33322–33–0 .400 South Winthrop $^x$‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .51927–33–0 .450 Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍ 13–13–0 .50024–33–0 .421 Charleston Southern ‍‍‍ 12–14–0 .46230–26–0 .536 Gardner–Webb ‍‍‍ 11–15–0 .42324–31–0 .436 Presbyterian ‍‍‍ 9–18–0 .33319–34–1 .361 UNC Asheville ‍‍‍ 4–22–0 .15413–40–0 .245 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 1, 2014 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2014 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 8 Indiana ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 21–3–0 .87542–13–0 .764 No. 26 Nebraska ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–6–0 .75040–19–0 .678 Illinois ‍‍‍ 17–7–0 .70832–21–0 .604 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54227–24–0 .529 Michigan ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54230–29–1 .508 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45831–26–0 .544 Iowa ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41730–23–0 .566 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41730–28–0 .517 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 7–16–0 .30419–33–0 .365 Purdue ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25013–37–0 .260 Penn State ‍‍‍ 5–18–0 .21718–32–0 .360 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 25, 2014 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2014 Big West Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 19 Cal Poly ‍†‍‍$^y$ 19–5–0 .79247–12–0 .797 Long Beach State ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–7–0 .70834–26–0 .567 No. 8 UC Irvine ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–9–0 .62540–23–0 .635 #29 Cal State Fullerton $^y$ ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58324–24–0 .500 UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50034–17–1 .663 UC Riverside ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50026–28–0 .481 UC Davis ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .29223–31–0 .426 Hawaii ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25022–31–0 .415 Cal State Northridge ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25018–38–0 .321 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 9, 2014 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2014 Conference USA baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 17 Rice ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 23–7–0 .76741–18–0 .695 UAB ‍‍‍ 20–10–0 .66735–21–0 .625 Southern Miss ‍‍‍ 19–11–0 .63335–25–0 .583 Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍ 17–13–0 .56731–27–0 .534 Old Dominion ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–13–0 .56736–24–0 .600 East Carolina ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .53333–26–0 .559 UTSA ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .53335–26–0 .574 FIU ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .53336–20–0 .643 Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 14–16–0 .46728–25–0 .528 Tulane ‍‍‍ 10–18–0 .35723–29–0 .442 Marshall ‍‍‍ 10–19–0 .34520–31–0 .392 Charlotte ‍‍‍ 10–19–0 .34519–31–1 .382 Louisiana Tech ‍‍‍ 5–25–0 .16715–35–0 .300 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 26, 2014 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2014 Horizon League baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Wright State ‍†‍‍ 25–4 .86234–19 .642 UIC ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56725–28 .472 Valparaiso ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50025–28 .472 Milwaukee ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41721–28 .429 Oakland ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29212–33 .267 Youngstown State ‍‍‍ 6–17 .26115–36 .294 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 24, 2014 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2014 Mid-American Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT East Division Miami (OH) $^x$‍‍‍ 18–9–0 .66729–25–0 .537 Kent State ‍‍‍ 16–11–0 .59332–21–0 .604 Bowling Green ‍‍‍ 15–12–0 .55625–25–0 .500 Buffalo ‍‍‍ 13–13–0 .50024–24–0 .500 Akron ‍‍‍ 12–15–0 .44425–28–0 .472 Ohio ‍‍‍ 7–20–0 .25911–40–0 .216 West Division Ball State $^x$‍‍‍ 22–4–0 .84638–16–0 .704 Central Michigan ‍‍‍ 19–8–0 .70435–21–0 .625 Western Michigan ‍‍‍ 11–16–0 .40722–29–0 .431 Toledo ‍‍‍ 11–16–0 .40721–32–0 .396 Northern Illinois ‍‍‍ 11–16–0 .40717–35–1 .330 Eastern Michigan ‍‍‍ 6–21–0 .22219–34–0 .358 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 18, 2014 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Northern Delaware State $^x$‍‍‍ 17–7–0 .70830–17–0 .638 Norfolk State ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58320–25–0 .444 Coppin State ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37512–33–0 .267 Maryland Eastern Shore ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33313–35–0 .271 Southern Florida A&M $^x$‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58325–25–0 .500 Bethune–Cookman $^x$‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58324–31–0 .436 North Carolina Central ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50019–32–1 .375 Savannah State ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45821–30–0 .412 North Carolina A&T ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37517–32–0 .347 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 16, 2014 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2014 Mountain West Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT UNLV ‍†‍‍$^y$ 20–10–0 .66736–25–0 .590 New Mexico ‍†‍‍ 20–10–0 .66737–20–1 .647 San Diego State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 17–13–0 .56742–21–0 .667 Nevada ‍‍‍ 15–15–0 .50031–27–0 .534 Fresno State ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .43328–29–0 .491 Air Force ‍‍‍ 10–20–0 .33320–34–0 .370 San Jose State ‍‍‍ 10–20–0 .33319–38–0 .333 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship As of June 1, 2014 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2014 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 2 Oregon State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 23–7–0 .76742–12–0 .778 No. 13 Washington ‍‍‍$^y$ 21–9–0 .70039–15–1 .718 No. 18 Arizona State ‍‍‍$^y$ 19–11–0 .63333–22–0 .600 No. 20 Oregon ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–12–0 .60042–18–0 .700 Stanford ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–14–0 .53329–23–0 .558 Southern California ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .53329–24–0 .547 Washington State ‍‍‍ 14–16–0 .46724–29–0 .453 California ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .43326–27–0 .491 UCLA ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .40025–30–1 .455 Arizona ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .30022–33–0 .400 Utah ‍‍‍ 4–26–0 .13316–36–0 .308 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 26, 2014 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2014 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Eastern No. 24 Florida $^x$‍†‍‍$^y$ 21–9–0 .70040–23–0 .635 No. 25 South Carolina ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–12–0 .60044–18–0 .710 No. 1 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–13–0 .56751–21–0 .708 Kentucky ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–16–0 .46737–25–0 .597 Tennessee ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .40031–23–0 .574 Georgia ‍‍‍ 11–18–1 .38326–29–1 .473 Missouri ‍‍‍ 6–24–0 .20020–33–0 .377 Western No. 4 Ole Miss $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 19–11–0 .63348–21–0 .696 No. 21 LSU ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 17–11–1 .60346–16–1 .738 No. 28 Mississippi State ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–12–0 .60039–24–0 .619 No. 30 Arkansas ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–14–0 .53340–25–0 .615 Alabama ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–14–0 .51737–24–0 .607 Texas A&M ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–16–0 .46736–26–0 .581 Auburn ‍‍‍ 10–20–0 .33328–28–0 .500 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2014 Southern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Western Carolina ‍†‍‍ 20–6 .76937–18 .673 Davidson ‍‍‍ 17–8 .68029–19 .604 Georgia Southern ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 15–12 .55640–23 .635 Samford ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55635–25 .583 Wofford ‍‍‍ 12–14 .46232–28 .533 Appalachian State ‍‍‍ 12–14 .46221–34 .382 Elon ‍‍‍ 12–15 .44427–26 .509 Furman ‍‍‍ 11–15 .42326–32 .448 UNC Greensboro ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33321–28 .429 The Citadel ‍‍‍ 8–18 .30824–34 .414 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2014 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2014 Southland Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Sam Houston State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 22–8 .73341–17 .707 Nicholls State ‍‍‍ 21–9 .70032–26 .552 Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 19–11 .63333–26 .559 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍ 19–11 .63331–27 .534 Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 18–12 .60037–23 .617 Central Arkansas ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56732–22 .593 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56730–28 .517 Lamar ‍‍‍ 16–14 .53331–25 .554 Oral Roberts ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50030–26 .536 Houston Baptist ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40023–28 .451 Incarnate Word* ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37518–32 .360 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36720–35 .364 Abilene Christian* ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25017–35 .327 New Orleans ‍‍‍ 2–28 .06711–38 .224 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 24, 2014 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball *Ineligible for postseason play due to Division I transition | 2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Alabama State $^x$‍‍‍ 21–3 .87537–20 .649 Alabama A&M ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57121–32 .396 Alcorn State ‍‍‍ 10–12 .45511–42 .208 Jackson State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 9–15 .37531–23 .574 Mississippi Valley State ‍‍‍ 4–18 .1824–38 .095 West Arkansas–Pine Bluff $^x$‍‍‍ 16–7 .69622–28 .440 Texas Southern ‍‍‍ 13–9 .59123–29 .442 Prairie View A&M ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47821–30 .412 Grambling State ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45816–32 .333 Southern ‍‍‍ 6–16 .27310–26 .278 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 24, 2014 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2014 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 9 Louisiana–Lafayette ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 26–4 .86758–10 .853 Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍ 19–11 .63332–26 .552 Arkansas State ‍‍‍ 18–12 .60032–26 .552 Texas State ‍‍‍ 16–14 .53330–28 .517 WKU ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50029–28 .509 Troy ‍‍‍ 11–18 .37925–32 .439 South Alabama ‍‍‍ 11–18 .37922–33 .400 Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36725–29 .463 Georgia State ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36725–31 .446 Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36723–36 .390 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2014 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 2014 West Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 11 Pepperdine ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 18–9 .66742–16 .724 Loyola Marymount ‍‍‍ 17–10 .63032–24 .571 Gonzaga ‍‍‍ 17–10 .63026–29 .473 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 16–11 .59326–30 .464 San Diego ‍‍‍ 16–11 .59334–20 .630 Pacific ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55626–27 .491 BYU ‍‍‍ 12–15 .44422–31 .415 San Francisco ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40725–29 .463 Saint Mary's ‍‍‍ 8–19 .29616–39 .291 Portland ‍‍‍ 5–22 .18511–41 .212 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship As of June 7, 2014 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 2014 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Sacramento State ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 21–6 .77840–24 .625 Grand Canyon ‍‍‍ 19–8 .70430–23 .566 Texas–Pan American ‍‍‍ 17–10 .63027–30 .474 Utah Valley ‍‍‍ 16–11 .59328–30 .483 Cal State Bakersfield ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55626–33 .441 Seattle ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54226–27 .491 New Mexico State ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45823–31 .426 North Dakota ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33310–29 .256 Chicago State ‍‍‍ 5–19 .20817–37 .315 Northern Colorado ‍‍‍ 4–23 .14810–43 .189 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 24, 2014 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 2014 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 | Stony Brook | Kevin Krause, Stony Brook | Matt Senk, Stony Brook | 2014 America East Conference baseball tournament | Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA | Binghamton |
| American Athletic Conference | Louisville | Jeff Gardner, Louisville | Terry Rooney, UCF | 2014 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL | Houston |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | Saint Louis | Collin Forgey, Saint Joseph's | Fritz Hamburg, Saint Joseph's | 2014 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament | Billiken Sports Center • St. Louis, MO | George Mason |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic - Florida State Coastal - Miami (FL) | D. J. Stewart, Florida State | Brian O'Connor, Virginia | 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament | NewBridge Bank Park • Greensboro, NC | Georgia Tech |
| Atlantic Sun Conference | Florida Gulf Coast | Max Pentecost, Kennesaw State | Dave Tollett, Florida Gulf Coast | 2014 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament | Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL | Kennesaw State |
| Big 12 Conference | Oklahoma State | Zach Fish, Oklahoma State | Josh Holliday, Oklahoma State | 2014 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | TCU |
| Big East Conference | Creighton | Reagan Fowler, Creighton and D. J. Ruhlman, Seton Hall | Ed Servais, Creighton | 2014 Big East Conference baseball tournament | MCU Park • Brooklyn, NY | Xavier |
| Big South Conference | North - Liberty South - Winthrop | Ryan Seiz, Liberty | Jim Toman, Liberty | 2014 Big South Conference baseball tournament | Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC | Campbell |
| Big Ten Conference | Indiana | Sam Travis, Indiana | Tracy Smith, Indiana | 2014 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE | Indiana |
| Big West Conference | Cal Poly | | | 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 | William & Mary | Michael Katz, William & Mary | Brian Murphy, William & Mary | 2014 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament | Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | College of Charleston |
| Conference USA | Rice | Aramis Garcia, Florida International | Brian Shoop, UAB | 2014 Conference USA baseball tournament | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | Rice |
| Horizon League | Wright State | | | 2014 Horizon League baseball tournament | Kapco Park • Milwaukee, WI | Youngstown State |
| Ivy League | Gehrig - Penn/Columbia Rolfe - Yale/Dartmouth | Alec Keller, Princeton | — | 2014 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series | Campus Sites | Columbia |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Canisius | | | 2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament | FirstEnergy Park • Lakewood, NJ | Siena |
| Mid-American Conference | East - Miami (OH) West - Ball State | | | 2014 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament | All Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, OH | Kent State |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Northern - Delaware State Southern - Bethune-Cookman/Florida A&M | | | 2014 Mid–Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA | Bethune-Cookman |
| Missouri Valley Conference | Evansville | | | 2014 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament | Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | Dallas Baptist |
| Mountain West Conference | UNLV/New Mexico | | | 2014 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament | Earl E. Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV | San Diego State |
| Northeast Conference | Bryant | | | 2014 Northeast Conference baseball tournament | Dodd Stadium • Norwich, CT | Bryant |
| Ohio Valley Conference | Southeast Missouri State | | | 2014 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament | The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN | Jacksonville State |
| Pac-12 Conference | Oregon State | | | No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid | No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid | No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid |
| Patriot League | Bucknell/Army | Kash Manzelli, Navy | Scott Heather, Bucknell | 2014 Patriot League baseball tournament | Campus Sites | Bucknell |
| Southeastern Conference | East – Florida West – Mississippi | A. J. Reed, Kentucky | Kevin O'Sullivan, Florida | 2014 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL | LSU |
| Southern Conference | Western Carolina | | | 2014 Southern Conference baseball tournament | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | Georgia Southern |
| Southland Conference | Sam Houston State | | | 2014 Southland Conference baseball tournament | Bear Stadium • Conway, AR | Southeastern Louisiana |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | East - Alabama State West - Arkansas–Pine Bluff | | | 2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA | Jackson State |
| The Summit League | Omaha | | | 2014 The Summit League baseball tournament | Erv Huether Field • Brookings, SD | North Dakota State |
| Sun Belt Conference | Louisiana-Lafayette | | | 2014 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| West Coast Conference | Pepperdine | | | 2014 West Coast Conference baseball tournament | Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CA | Pepperdine |
| Western Athletic Conference | Sacramento State | | | 2014 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Cubs Park • Mesa, AZ | Sacramento State |

## College World Series

The 2014 season marked the sixty eighth 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 Commodores claiming their first championship with a two games to one series win over Virginia in the final.

### Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| | UC Irvine | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas | 1 | | UC Irvine | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Vanderbilt | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Louisville | 3 | | Vanderbilt | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vanderbilt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vanderbilt | 5 | | | | | Vanderbilt | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Texas | 4 | 3$^{10}$ | | | | | | | |
| | Texas | 4 | | | | | | | | Texas | 4 | 3$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Louisville | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Louisville | 1 | | Texas | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | UC Irvine | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Vanderbilt | 9 | 2 | 3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Virginia | 8 | 7 | 2 | |
| | Texas Tech | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Virginia | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | TCU | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | TCU | 3 | 7 | TCU | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Virginia | 3$^{15}$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ole Miss | 1 | 3 | Virginia | 3$^{15}$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Virginia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Virginia | 2 | | | | 3 | Virginia | 4 | – | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Ole Miss | 1 | – | | | | | | | |
| | Texas Tech | 1 | | | | | | | | Ole Miss | 1 | – | | | | | | | | |
| | Ole Miss | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ole Miss | 2 | | Ole Miss | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | TCU | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |

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

* Dick Howser Trophy: A. J. Reed, Kentucky
* Baseball America: A. J. Reed, Kentucky
* Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger: A. J. Reed, Kentucky
* American Baseball Coaches Association: A. J. Reed, Kentucky
* Golden Spikes Award: A. J. Reed, Kentucky

### Major freshman of the year awards

* Baseball America Freshman Of The Year: Zach Collins, Miami
* Collegiate Baseball Freshman Player of the Year: Jake Noll, Florida Gulf Coast
* Collegiate Baseball Freshman Pitcher of the Year: Zach Plesac, Ball State

### Major coach of the year awards

* American Baseball Coaches Association: Tim Corbin, Vanderbilt
* Baseball America: Tim Corbin, Vanderbilt
* Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year: Tim Corbin, Vanderbilt
* National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) National Coach of the Year: Mike Gillespie, UC Irvine
* ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year: Butch Thompson, Mississippi State

### Other major awards

* Senior CLASS Award (baseball) (outstanding Senior of the Year in baseball): Andrew Morales, UC Irvine
* Johnny Bench Award (Catcher of the Year): Max Pentecost, Kennesaw State
* Brooks Wallace Award (Shortstop of the Year): Trea Turner, NC State
* John Olerud Award (best two-way player): A. J. Reed, Kentucky
* American Baseball Coaches Association Gold Glove:

## Coaching changes

This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2014 season until the day before the first day of the 2015 season.
| Team | Former coach | New coach | Reason |
| Arizona State | Tim Esmay | Tracy Smith | Esmay resigned on June 9, 2014. |
| Brown | Marek Drabinski | Grant Achilles | Drabinski resigned on April 11, 2014. The Bears were 6–15, 0–8 in the Ivy League and coming off a loss to Connecticut. |
| Campbell | Greg Goff | Justin Haire | Goff resigned to take the coaching position at Louisiana Tech. |
| Illinois State | Mark Kingston | Bo Durkac | Kingston resigned on June 4 to take the coaching position at South Florida |
| Indiana | Tracy Smith | Chris Lemonis | Smith resigned on June 9 to take the coaching position at Arizona State. |
| Louisiana Tech | Wade Simoneaux | Greg Goff | Simoneaux was fired on May 19 at the end of a 15–35 season, finishing last in C-USA. |
| Mississippi Valley State | Doug Shanks | Aaron Stevens | Shanks retired November 12. |
| New Mexico State | Rocky Ward | Brian Green | Ward was fired on May 27 at the end of a 23 - 31 season, finishing 7th in the WAC. |
| Northern Illinois | Ed Mathey | Mike Kunigonis | Mathey resigned on November 20 to take over at Division III North Central College. |
| Rhode Island | Jim Foster | Raphael Cerrato | Foster resigned to take an assistant coaching job with Boston College on July 17, 2014. Cerrato was originally announced as interim head coach on July 17, 2014, interim tag lifted on June 23, 2015. |
| Rutgers | Fred Hill | Joe Litterio | Hill announced on February 20, 2014, that he would retire. |
| Sam Houston State | David Pierce | Matt Deggs | Pierce resigned to take the coaching position at Tulane. |
| San Diego State | Tony Gwynn | Mark Martinez | Gwynn died of cancer on June 16. The San Diego Padres Hall of Famer and San Diego State alumnus had gone on medical leave in March 2014 for treatment. |
| South Florida | Lelo Prado | Mark Kingston | Prado accepted a non-coaching position in the South Florida Athletic Department on May 19, 2014. |
| Tulane | Rick Jones | David Pierce | Jones retired on May 24 after 21 years of coaching the Green Wave. |
| VMI | Marlin Ikenberry | Jonathan Hadra | Ikenberry resigned November 3 to pursue a private sector opportunity. Hadra was initially named interim head coach, and announced as permanent head coach on November 13. |