2000 NCAA Division I baseball season Number of teams 281 Champions LSU (5th title)Runners-up Stanford (12th CWS Appearance) Winning Coach Skip Bertman (5th title)MOP Trey Hodges (LSU )
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.[1]
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.[1] [2]
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
Colonial Athletic Association
Old Dominion /East Carolina
2000 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
• 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
Dayton, OH
Butler
Mid-Continent Conference
Oral Roberts
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
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
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 10 Georgia Tech † ‡ y
18
–
6
.750
50
–
16
.758
No. 6 Clemson y
17
–
7
.708
51
–
18
.739
No. 3 Florida State y
15
–
9
.625
53
–
19
.736
No. 20 Wake Forest y
14
–
10
.583
41
–
20
.672
No. 21 North Carolina y
12
–
12
.500
46
–
17
.730
NC State
10
–
14
.417
30
–
28
.517
Virginia
10
–
14
.417
26
–
31
.456
Maryland
5
–
17
.227
24
–
33
.421
Duke
5
–
19
.208
17
–
41
.293
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2000[3] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 18 Baylor † y
23
–
7
.767
45
–
17
.726
No. 11 Nebraska ‡ y
21
–
9
.700
51
–
17
.750
Oklahoma y
20
–
10
.667
41
–
23
.641
No. 7 Texas y
19
–
10
.655
46
–
21
.687
Texas Tech y
18
–
12
.600
36
–
26
.581
Oklahoma State
14
–
13
.519
36
–
22
.621
Missouri
13
–
14
.481
33
–
24
.579
Texas A&M
11
–
19
.367
23
–
35
.397
Kansas
10
–
20
.333
25
–
30
.455
Iowa State
7
–
23
.233
19
–
37
.339
Kansas State
5
–
24
.172
19
–
32
.373
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2000[4] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
Liberty † ‡ y
14
–
5
–
0
.737
36
–
23
–
0
.610
Charleston Southern
14
–
7
–
0
.667
31
–
31
–
1
.500
Radford
12
–
7
–
0
.632
28
–
24
–
0
.538
Coastal Carolina
11
–
10
–
0
.524
34
–
24
–
0
.586
Elon
11
–
10
–
0
.524
33
–
25
–
0
.569
Winthrop
7
–
14
–
0
.333
30
–
33
–
0
.476
UNC Asheville
7
–
14
–
0
.333
26
–
32
–
0
.448
High Point
6
–
15
–
0
.286
22
–
36
–
1
.381
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2000[7] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Minnesota † y
20
–
8
.714
38
–
22
.633
No. 19 Penn State y
18
–
9
.667
41
–
17
.707
Purdue
17
–
11
.607
35
–
23
.603
Illinois ‡ y
17
–
11
.607
41
–
21
.661
Ohio State
15
–
13
.536
37
–
23
.617
Northwestern
13
–
15
.464
30
–
27
.526
Iowa
11
–
17
.393
19
–
35
.352
Michigan
10
–
18
.357
20
–
32
.385
Michigan State
9
–
18
.333
20
–
36
.357
Indiana
9
–
19
.321
29
–
27
.518
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2000[8] [9] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
Old Dominion † y
14
–
7
–
0
.667
33
–
24
–
1
.578
No. 29 East Carolina † ‡ y
14
–
7
–
0
.667
46
–
18
–
0
.719
UNC Wilmington
13
–
8
–
0
.619
36
–
23
–
0
.610
James Madison
12
–
9
–
0
.571
37
–
22
–
0
.627
VCU
9
–
12
–
0
.429
39
–
22
–
0
.639
Richmond
8
–
13
–
0
.381
25
–
29
–
0
.463
George Mason
7
–
14
–
0
.333
21
–
34
–
1
.384
William & Mary
7
–
14
–
0
.333
32
–
25
–
0
.561
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2000[10] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
No. 13 Houston † ‡ y
21
–
4
–
0
.840
48
–
18
–
0
.727
Tulane y
20
–
6
–
1
.759
38
–
22
–
1
.631
Southern Miss
14
–
9
–
0
.609
32
–
26
–
0
.552
Charlotte
15
–
11
–
0
.577
32
–
25
–
1
.560
South Florida
14
–
13
–
0
.519
29
–
29
–
0
.500
Cincinnati
11
–
16
–
0
.407
35
–
16
–
0
.686
UAB
10
–
15
–
0
.400
28
–
32
–
0
.467
Louisville
10
–
16
–
1
.389
17
–
37
–
1
.318
Memphis
8
–
18
–
0
.308
15
–
37
–
0
.288
Saint Louis
6
–
21
–
0
.222
19
–
34
–
0
.358
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Ivy League baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Lou Gehrig
Princeton x ‡ y
13
–
7
.650
24
–
20
.545
Cornell
11
–
9
.550
15
–
24
.385
Penn
9
–
11
.450
20
–
21
.488
Columbia
6
–
14
.300
11
–
34
.244
Red Rolfe
Dartmouth x
17
–
3
.850
29
–
14
.674
Brown
11
–
9
.550
23
–
24
.489
Harvard
10
–
10
.500
18
–
25
.419
Yale
3
–
17
.150
13
–
31
.295
x – Division champion ‡ – Championship Series champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2000[11] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Iona †
22
–
4
.846
31
–
13
.705
Le Moyne
18
–
7
.720
32
–
15
.681
Fairfield
17
–
8
.680
26
–
20
.565
Marist ‡ y
16
–
11
.593
32
–
18
.640
Rider
13
–
12
.520
22
–
29
.431
Niagara
13
–
13
.500
16
–
25
.390
Siena
12
–
14
.462
15
–
32
.319
Manhattan
10
–
16
.385
20
–
29
.408
Saint Peter's
4
–
21
.160
8
–
41
.163
Canisius
4
–
23
.148
9
–
33
.214
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2000[12] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
East
Kent State x
20
–
6
–
0
.769
40
–
18
–
0
.690
Ohio
18
–
10
–
0
.643
31
–
25
–
1
.553
Miami ‡ y
16
–
12
–
0
.571
40
–
23
–
0
.635
Bowling Green
14
–
12
–
0
.538
29
–
24
–
1
.546
Akron
12
–
15
–
0
.444
26
–
30
–
0
.464
Marshall
7
–
20
–
0
.259
21
–
33
–
1
.391
West
Central Michigan x
18
–
8
–
0
.692
41
–
17
–
0
.707
Ball State
18
–
8
–
0
.692
34
–
23
–
0
.596
Northern Illinois
11
–
15
–
0
.423
24
–
33
–
0
.421
Western Michigan
10
–
18
–
0
.357
26
–
27
–
0
.491
Toledo
9
–
19
–
0
.321
21
–
33
–
0
.389
Eastern Michigan
9
–
19
–
0
.321
20
–
36
–
0
.357
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2000[13] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
North
Long Island x
14
–
8
–
0
.636
23
–
21
–
0
.523
Quinnipiac
11
–
11
–
0
.500
16
–
21
–
0
.432
Central Connecticut
9
–
11
–
0
.450
17
–
31
–
1
.357
St. Francis
7
–
12
–
0
.368
11
–
24
–
0
.314
Sacred Heart
6
–
16
–
0
.273
12
–
38
–
0
.240
South
UMBC x
16
–
6
–
0
.727
29
–
21
–
1
.578
Monmouth
15
–
7
–
0
.682
25
–
27
–
0
.481
Wagner ‡ y
14
–
8
–
0
.636
24
–
30
–
1
.445
Fairleigh Dickinson
10
–
11
–
0
.476
15
–
23
–
1
.397
Mount St. Mary's
5
–
17
–
0
.227
17
–
34
–
0
.333
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
Navy †
14
–
6
–
0
.700
24
–
20
–
1
.544
Bucknell
12
–
8
–
0
.600
22
–
25
–
0
.468
Army ‡ y
10
–
8
–
0
.556
24
–
20
–
1
.544
Lehigh
8
–
12
–
0
.400
21
–
22
–
0
.488
Holy Cross
8
–
12
–
0
.400
13
–
27
–
1
.329
Lafayette
6
–
12
–
0
.333
12
–
27
–
0
.308
‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2000[14] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Eastern
No. 9 South Carolina x † y
25
–
5
.833
53
–
8
.869
No. 17 Florida y
18
–
11
.621
44
–
23
.657
Georgia
14
–
15
.483
32
–
26
.552
Kentucky
12
–
16
.429
38
–
20
.655
Tennessee
10
–
18
.357
40
–
23
.635
Vanderbilt
5
–
24
.172
21
–
33
.389
Western
No. 1 LSU x ‡ y
19
–
10
.655
52
–
17
.754
No. 15 Mississippi State y
17
–
10
.630
39
–
17
.696
No. 25 Auburn y
17
–
13
.567
41
–
20
.672
No. 27 Alabama y
16
–
14
.533
41
–
24
.631
Ole Miss
12
–
17
.414
30
–
25
.545
Arkansas
8
–
20
.286
24
–
30
.444
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2000[15] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Georgia Southern † ‡ y
23
–
7
.767
38
–
22
.633
The Citadel †
23
–
7
.767
39
–
20
.661
UNC Greensboro
20
–
9
.690
34
–
24
.586
Furman
15
–
13
.536
27
–
31
.466
East Tennessee State
15
–
15
.500
21
–
31
.404
College of Charleston
14
–
15
.483
28
–
28
.500
Davidson
14
–
15
.483
26
–
28
.481
Appalachian State
11
–
17
.393
17
–
38
.309
VMI
11
–
19
.367
19
–
30
.388
Western Carolina
8
–
22
.267
15
–
38
.283
Wofford
7
–
22
.241
16
–
38
.296
† – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2000[16] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
McNeese State †
20
–
7
.741
39
–
20
.661
Louisiana–Monroe †
20
–
7
.741
41
–
22
.651
Southwest Texas State ‡ y
16
–
11
.593
34
–
29
.540
Nicholls State
15
–
12
.556
27
–
29
.482
Northwestern State
14
–
13
.519
30
–
26
.536
Sam Houston State
14
–
13
.519
25
–
29
.463
Lamar
11
–
16
.407
27
–
27
.500
Southeastern Louisiana
10
–
17
.370
25
–
28
.472
Texas–Arlington
9
–
18
.333
24
–
30
.444
Texas–San Antonio
6
–
21
.222
17
–
37
.315
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2000[17] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
UCF † y
22
–
5
.815
43
–
19
.694
Florida Atlantic y
20
–
7
.741
43
–
19
.694
No. 23 Stetson ‡ y
20
–
7
.741
48
–
16
.750
Jacksonville
16
–
11
.593
34
–
24
.586
Georgia State
14
–
13
.519
31
–
28
.525
Campbell
12
–
15
.444
31
–
25
.554
Troy
11
–
16
.407
22
–
34
.393
Mercer
8
–
19
.296
16
–
35
.314
Jacksonville State
6
–
21
.222
23
–
32
.418
Samford
6
–
21
.222
29
–
34
.460
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2000[18] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
College World Series [ ]
Main article: 2000 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.[1]
Bracket [ ]
First round
Second round
Semifinals
Finals
Louisiana–Lafayette
4
8
Stanford
6
8
Stanford
10
4
Clemson
4
4
Clemson
10
San Jose State
6
8
Stanford
19
—
Louisiana–Lafayette
9
—
Louisiana–Lafayette
6
San Jose State
3
Louisiana–Lafayette
5
4
Clemson
4
8
Stanford
5
2
LSU
6
2
LSU
13
Texas
5
2
LSU
10
USC
4
USC
6
6
Florida State
4
2
LSU
6
—
6
Florida State
3
—
Texas
2
6
Florida State
6
6
Florida State
3
USC
2
Award winners [ ]
All-America team [ ]
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