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Baseball season
The 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of
1996 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fiftieth time in 1996, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in
Omaha, Nebraska , at
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament.
LSU claimed the championship for the third time.
[ 1]
Realignment
The Trans America Athletic Conference divided into three divisions of four teams each, the Eastern, Southern, and Western.
The Big East divided into two divisions, named National and American.
The Southland Conference divided into two divisions of four teams each, named Louisiana and Texas.
Conference winners
This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1996 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the eight regionals consisted of six teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. In order to provide all conference champions with an automatic bid, 12 conference champions participated in a play-in round. The six winners joined the other 18 conference champions with automatic bids, 24 teams earned at-large selections.[ 1] [ 2]
Conference
Regular season winner
Conference Tournament
Tournament Venue • City
Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference
Florida State
1996 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament
Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
Virginia
Big East Conference
American - West Virginia National - Villanova
1996 Big East Conference baseball tournament
Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT
West Virginia
Big Eight Conference
Missouri
1996 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament
All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference
Penn State
1996 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament
Beaver Field • State College, PA
Indiana
Big West Conference
Long Beach State
1996 Big West Conference baseball tournament
UNLV
Colonial Athletic Association
Old Dominion /Richmond
1996 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament
Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC
Old Dominion
Conference USA
South Florida
1996 Conference USA baseball tournament
Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS
Tulane
Ivy League
Gehrig - Princeton Rolfe - Harvard
1996 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series
Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, NJ
Princeton
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Northern - Siena Southern - Iona
1996 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Heritage Park • Colonie, NY
Siena
Mid-American Conference
Kent State
1996 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament
Akron
Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Butler
1996 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournament
Indianapolis, IN
Northern Illinois
Mid-Continent Conference
Troy State
1996 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament
Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL
Northeastern Illinois
North Atlantic Conference
Delaware
1996 North Atlantic Conference baseball tournament
Mahoney Diamond • Orono, ME
Delaware
Northeast Conference
Rider /Monmouth
1996 Northeast Conference baseball tournament
Ewing Township, NJ
Rider
Pacific-10 Conference
North - Washington South - Southern California
no tournament
Patriot League
Bucknell
1996 Patriot League baseball tournament
Bucknell
Southeastern Conference
Eastern - Florida Western - Alabama
1996 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL
Alabama
Southern Conference
Georgia Southern
1996 Southern Conference baseball tournament
College Park • Charleston, SC
Georgia Southern
Southland Conference
Louisiana - Southwest Texas State
1996 Southland Conference baseball tournament
Fair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LA
Sam Houston State
Southwest Conference
Texas
1996 Southwest Conference baseball tournament
Rice
Trans America Athletic Conference
Eastern - Georgia State Southern - Stetson Western - Jacksonville State
1996 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Conrad Park • DeLand, FL
UCF
West Coast Conference
Santa Clara
No tournament
Conference standings
The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1996 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf.
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Old Dominion † ‡ y
13
–
7
.650
39
–
17
.696
Richmond †
13
–
7
.650
27
–
25
.519
VCU
11
–
7
.611
34
–
22
.607
George Mason
12
–
9
.571
25
–
29
.463
East Carolina
10
–
11
.476
22
–
24
.478
James Madison
9
–
11
.450
34
–
25
.576
UNC Wilmington
9
–
11
.450
28
–
30
.483
William & Mary
2
–
16
.111
23
–
25
.479
† – Conference champion ‡ –
1996 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings
Conf.
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
Troy State
x
16
–
2
–
0
.889
41
–
13
–
0
.759
Pace
10
–
10
–
0
.500
20
–
28
–
0
.417
Youngstown State
10
–
10
–
0
.500
20
–
25
–
0
.444
NYIT
8
–
12
–
0
.400
20
–
25
–
0
.444
C.W. Post
7
–
11
–
0
.389
15
–
24
–
1
.388
Central Connecticut
7
–
13
–
0
.350
17
–
25
–
1
.407
Eastern Illinois x
15
–
3
–
0
.833
24
–
22
–
0
.522
Northeastern Illinois
‡ y
12
–
12
–
0
.500
31
–
29
–
0
.517
Valparaiso
9
–
11
–
0
.450
18
–
29
–
0
.383
Western Illinois
9
–
13
–
0
.409
14
–
27
–
0
.341
Chicago State
7
–
13
–
0
.350
20
–
28
–
1
.418
‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1996[ 16] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1996 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf.
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Northeast Louisiana
x
21
–
9
.700
41
–
19
.683
Northwestern State
14
–
16
.467
34
–
27
.557
Nicholls State
11
–
19
.367
17
–
36
.321
McNeese State
10
–
20
.333
23
–
31
.426
Southwest Texas State
x
19
–
11
.633
27
–
32
.458
Texas–San Antonio
17
–
13
.567
26
–
26
.500
Sam Houston State
‡ y
15
–
15
.500
31
–
29
.517
Texas–Arlington
13
–
17
.433
23
–
35
.397
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1996[ 20] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
College World Series
Main article:
1996 College World Series
The 1996 season marked the fiftieth 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 third championship with a 9–8 win over Miami (FL) in the final.[ 1]
Bracket
First round
Second round
Semifinals
Finals
1
Alabama
7
8
Oklahoma State
5
1
Alabama
1
5
Miami (FL)
15
4
Clemson
3
5
Miami (FL)
7
5
Miami (FL)
14
—
Bracket One
4
Clemson
5
—
8
Oklahoma State
5
4
Clemson
8 10
1
Alabama
13
4
Clemson
14
5
Miami (FL)
8
6
LSU
9
2
Florida
5
7
Florida State
2
2
Florida
4
6
LSU
9
3
Wichita State
8
6
LSU
9
6
LSU
2
—
Bracket Two
2
Florida
1
—
7
Florida State
8
3
Wichita State
4
2
Florida
6
7
Florida State
3
Award winners
All-America team
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