2004 NCAA Division I baseball season Duration January 16 – June 27, 2004 Number of teams 288 Duration June 4 – 27, 2004 Most conference bids SEC (9)Duration June 18 – 27, 2004 Champions Cal State Fullerton (4th title)Runners-up Texas (31st CWS Appearance) Winning Coach George Horton (1st title)MOP Jason Windsor (Cal State Fullerton )
The 2004 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 January 16, 2004. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2004 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and 2004 College World Series . The College World Series, which consisted of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament, was held in its annual location of Omaha, Nebraska at Rosenblatt Stadium . It concluded on June 27, 2004, with the final game of the best of three championship series. Cal State Fullerton defeated Texas two games to none to claim its fourth championship.
Realignment [ ]
New programs [ ]
Three programs joined Division I for the 2004 season. Dallas Baptist [1] and Northern Colorado [2] joined from Division II , while Utah Valley joined from the NJCAA .[3]
Dropped programs [ ]
Two programs left Division I prior to the start of the season– Drexel , which dropped its varsity baseball program,[4] and Morris Brown , which discontinued its varsity athletics program.[5]
Conference changes [ ]
Both the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and the Big South Conference (Big South) added two teams entering the season. The OVC added Jacksonville State [6] and Samford ,[7] both from the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun). The Big South added Birmingham–Southern ,[8] an independent, and VMI ,[9] a former Southern Conference (SoCon) member. To compensate for these moves, the A-Sun added Lipscomb ,[10] an independent, and the SoCon added Elon from the Big South.[11]
Two other schools realigned prior to the start of the season. UMBC moved from the Northeast Conference to the America East Conference ,[12] and Centenary moved from being an independent to the Mid-Continent Conference .[13]
Conference formats [ ]
Both the Colonial Athletic Association , which had competed in American and Colonial divisions, and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference , which had competed in North and South divisions, eliminated their divisional formats.
Conference standings [ ]
America East Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Northeastern
14
6
.700
28
20
.583
Albany
14
7
.667
37
14
.725
Maine
14
7
.667
34
21
.618
Stony Brook
11
10
.524
29
27
.518
Vermont
10
11
.476
18
26
.409
Binghamton
9
11
.450
22
21
.512
UMBC
6
15
.286
14
38
.269
Hartford
5
16
.238
11
33
.250
Atlantic Coast Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Georgia Tech
18
5
.783
44
21
.677
Virginia
18
6
.750
44
15
.746
Florida State
16
8
.667
45
23
.662
North Carolina
14
10
.583
43
21
.672
Clemson
14
10
.583
39
26
.446
North Carolina State
11
12
.478
36
24
.600
Duke
8
16
.333
25
31
.446
Maryland
4
20
.167
22
34
.393
Wake Forest
4
20
.167
17
33
.340
Atlantic Sun Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Central Florida
24
6
.800
47
18
.723
Florida Atlantic
20
10
.667
47
17
.734
Stetson
20
10
.667
36
23
.610
Gardner–Webb
19
11
.633
32
25
.561
Troy
15
15
.500
36
22
.621
Campbell
14
16
.467
23
34
.404
Belmont
13
17
.433
31
23
.574
Jacksonville
12
18
.400
25
31
.446
Georgia State
11
19
.367
18
36
.333
Lipscomb
9
21
.300
15
39
.278
Mercer
8
22
.267
20
35
.364
Atlantic 10 Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
East
Rhode Island
20
4
.833
35
20
.636
St. Bonaventure
14
7
.667
29
22
.569
Fordham
13
11
.542
25
27
.481
Temple
10
14
.417
23
26
.469
Massachusetts
10
14
.417
19
26
.422
Saint Joseph's
4
20
.167
10
44
.185
West
George Washington
19
5
.792
41
18
.695
Richmond
17
7
.708
33
24
.579
Duquesne
11
10
.524
21
28
.429
Dayton
11
13
.458
25
28
.472
Xavier
7
17
.292
16
38
.296
La Salle
5
19
.208
20
28
.417
Big East Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Notre Dame
20
6
.769
51
12
.810
Pittsburgh
17
9
.654
38
18
.679
St. John's
17
9
.654
37
23
.617
Boston College
15
9
.625
32
27
.542
Rutgers
13
11
.542
30
23
.567
Villanova
11
14
.440
31
20
.608
Virginia Tech
11
15
.423
29
27
.518
West Virginia
10
16
.385
23
29
.442
Connecticut
9
17
.346
26
29
.473
Seton Hall
9
17
.346
17
33
.340
Georgetown
8
17
.320
25
30
.455
Big South Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Birmingham–Southern
21
3
.875
47
18
.723
Coastal Carolina
16
8
.667
40
23
.635
Winthrop
16
8
.667
37
23
.617
Radford
14
10
.583
23
30
.434
UNC Asheville
13
11
.542
26
31
.456
Charleston Southern
11
13
.458
24
34
.414
Liberty
9
15
.375
25
30
.455
VMI
4
20
.167
23
32
.418
High Point
4
20
.167
11
44
.200
Big Ten Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Minnesota
21
10
.677
38
23
.623
Ohio State
19
12
.655
36
25
.590
Michigan
19
13
.594
34
26
.567
Michigan State
19
13
.594
33
26
.559
Purdue
17
14
.548
29
28
.509
Penn State
17
15
.531
28
29
.491
Northwestern
14
18
.438
26
28
.481
Iowa
12
20
.375
20
35
.364
Illinois
11
21
.344
22
33
.400
Indiana
9
22
.290
25
30
.455
Big 12 Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Texas
19
7
.731
58
15
.795
Oklahoma
19
8
.704
38
24
.613
Texas Tech
17
9
.654
40
21
.656
Oklahoma State
15
11
.577
38
24
.613
Texas A&M
14
12
.538
42
22
.656
Baylor
13
12
.520
29
31
.483
Missouri
12
14
.462
38
23
.623
Nebraska
11
16
.407
36
23
.610
Kansas
7
19
.269
31
31
.500
Kansas State
4
23
.148
26
30
.464
Big West Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Cal State Fullerton
19
2
.905
47
22
.681
Long Beach State
14
7
.667
40
21
.656
UC Riverside
11
10
.524
33
24
.579
Cal Poly
10
11
.476
38
23
.623
UC Santa Barbara
10
11
.476
33
21
.611
UC Irvine
10
11
.476
34
23
.596
Pacific
5
16
.238
20
34
.370
Cal State Northridge
5
16
.238
19
38
.333
Conference USA
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
East Carolina
25
5
.833
51
13
.797
Southern Miss
21
9
.700
45
19
.703
Tulane
21
9
.700
41
21
.661
Texas Christian
19
11
.633
39
26
.600
Houston
19
11
.633
30
29
.508
Memphis
15
14
.517
29
28
.509
UAB
13
16
.448
30
29
.508
Louisville
13
17
.433
26
30
.464
South Florida
12
17
.414
31
24
.564
Charlotte
9
21
.300
20
32
.385
Cincinnati
6
24
.200
15
40
.273
Saint Louis
5
24
.172
14
41
.255
Horizon League
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Illinois–Chicago
14
8
.636
35
21
.625
Butler
13
11
.542
29
30
.492
Cleveland State
11
12
.478
19
33
.365
Wright State
10
11
.476
22
34
.393
Wisconsin–Milwaukee
9
10
.474
23
30
.434
Detroit
10
12
.455
19
38
.333
Youngstown State
7
10
.412
22
32
.407
Ivy League
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Lou Gehrig
Princeton
12
8
.600
28
20
.583
Columbia
8
12
.400
14
28
.333
Cornell
7
13
.350
13
29
.310
Penn
5
15
.250
10
27
.270
Red Rolfe
Dartmouth
15
5
.750
25
17
.595
Harvard
13
7
.650
21
18
.538
Yale
11
9
.550
19
20
.487
Brown
9
11
.450
16
26
.381
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Le Moyne
24
3
.889
36
21
.632
Niagara
16
9
.640
27
27
.500
Manhattan
16
9
.640
25
27
.481
Marist
17
10
.630
25
30
.455
Rider
15
12
.556
25
27
.481
Siena
13
12
.520
27
26
.509
Iona
11
14
.440
21
31
.404
Fairfield
11
16
.407
16
27
.372
Saint Peter's
4
23
.148
8
34
.190
Canisius
4
23
.148
4
43
.085
Mid-American Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
East
Miami (OH)
14
8
.636
36
21
.632
Kent State
14
10
.583
36
27
.571
Ohio
12
12
.500
25
29
.463
Akron
11
12
.478
26
27
.491
Marshall
10
13
.435
27
27
.500
Buffalo
4
18
.182
15
39
.278
West
Central Michigan
18
6
.750
33
24
.579
Eastern Michigan
14
10
.583
32
27
.542
Northern Illinois
14
10
.583
31
28
.525
Ball State
14
10
.583
28
28
.500
Bowling Green
13
11
.542
28
19
.596
Toledo
8
16
.333
20
34
.370
Western Michigan
7
17
.292
21
33
.389
Mid-Continent Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Oral Roberts
21
1
.955
50
11
.820
Western Illinois
13
11
.542
29
36
.527
Centenary
10
11
.476
23
31
.426
Southern Utah
11
13
.458
19
30
.388
Valparaiso
11
13
.458
20
34
.370
Oakland
10
13
.435
20
34
.370
Chicago State
5
19
.208
8
52
.133
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Bethune–Cookman
14
4
.778
27
28
.491
Delaware State
11
5
.688
27
23
.540
Florida A&M
9
6
.600
22
30
.423
North Carolina A&T
10
8
.556
23
28
.451
Norfolk State
8
9
.471
17
30
.362
Coppin State
8
10
.444
18
32
.360
Maryland–Eastern Shore
0
18
.000
3
44
.064
Missouri Valley Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Wichita State
28
4
.875
49
16
.891
Creighton
22
9
.710
35
24
.593
Southwest Missouri State
19
12
.613
31
28
.525
Southern Illinois
15
16
.484
27
32
.458
Evansville
12
20
.375
28
32
.467
Northern Iowa
12
20
.375
25
31
.446
Indiana State
12
20
.375
20
37
.351
Bradley
11
20
.355
29
36
.446
Illinois State
11
21
.344
21
34
.382
Mountain West Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
San Diego State
19
9
.679
35
29
.547
UNLV
20
10
.667
37
24
.607
New Mexico
20
10
.667
26
29
.473
BYU
18
12
.600
28
30
.483
Utah
11
19
.367
22
36
.379
Air Force
0
28
.000
6
49
.109
Northeast Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Central Connecticut
20
4
.833
41
17
.707
Quinnipiac
16
7
.696
23
21
.523
Monmouth
13
10
.565
22
29
.431
Wagner
12
11
.522
20
29
.408
Fairleigh Dickinson
11
13
.458
12
28
.300
Mount St. Mary's
10
13
.435
25
18
.581
Sacred Heart
10
14
.417
12
36
.250
Long Island
7
16
.304
9
29
.237
St. Francis (NY)
6
17
.261
12
30
.286
Ohio Valley Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Austin Peay
20
7
.741
35
21
.625
Eastern Illinois
17
9
.654
26
30
.464
Jacksonville State
16
11
.593
31
29
.517
Eastern Kentucky
15
11
.577
34
17
.667
Southeast Missouri State
15
11
.577
29
28
.509
Samford
15
12
.556
25
33
.431
Murray State
11
16
.407
17
35
.327
Tennessee Tech
10
16
.385
15
31
.326
Tennessee–Martin
7
20
.259
16
38
.296
Morehead State
7
20
.259
14
40
.259
Pacific-10 Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Stanford
16
8
.667
46
14
.767
Washington
15
9
.625
39
20
.661
UCLA
14
10
.583
35
29
.547
Arizona State
13
11
.542
41
18
.695
Arizona
12
12
.500
36
27
.571
Oregon State
10
14
.417
31
22
.585
USC
10
14
.417
24
32
.429
Washington State
9
15
.375
29
26
.527
California
9
15
.375
25
31
.446
Patriot League
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Army
17
3
.850
37
15
.712
Lafayette
11
9
.550
23
26
.469
Lehigh
9
11
.450
25
21
.543
Holy Cross
9
11
.450
14
22
.389
Bucknell
7
13
.350
20
24
.455
Navy
7
13
.350
14
36
.280
Southeastern Conference
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
East
Georgia
19
11
.633
45
23
.662
South Carolina
17
13
.567
53
17
.757
Florida
17
13
.567
43
22
.662
Vanderbilt
16
14
.533
45
19
.703
Tennessee
14
16
.467
38
24
.613
Kentucky
7
23
.233
24
30
.444
West
Arkansas
19
11
.633
45
24
.652
LSU
18
12
.600
46
19
.708
Ole Miss
18
12
.600
39
21
.650
Mississippi State
13
17
.433
35
24
.507
Auburn
12
18
.400
32
24
.571
Alabama
10
20
.333
29
26
.527
Southern Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
College of Charleston
25
5
.833
47
16
.746
The Citadel
21
9
.700
39
28
.582
Georgia Southern
21
9
.700
34
25
.576
Elon
17
13
.567
31
28
.525
UNC Greensboro
16
14
.533
33
21
.611
East Tennessee State
15
15
.500
28
30
.483
Davidson
13
17
.433
20
33
.377
Western Carolina
12
18
.400
28
31
.475
Furman
11
19
.367
21
33
.389
Wofford
8
22
.267
17
30
.362
Appalachian State
6
24
.200
10
33
.233
Southland Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Lamar
18
8
.692
41
16
.719
Northwestern State
16
9
.640
33
23
.589
Texas State
16
10
.615
32
26
.552
Texas–Arlington
14
13
.519
32
26
.552
Louisiana–Monroe
12
14
.462
30
28
.517
Texas–San Antonio
12
14
.462
27
31
.466
Sam Houston State
11
14
.440
19
30
.388
McNeese State
11
16
.407
24
29
.453
Southeastern Louisiana
11
16
.407
17
39
.304
Nicholls State
9
16
.360
20
29
.408
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
East
Mississippi Valley State
23
9
.719
35
23
.603
Jackson State
19
9
.679
29
20
.592
Alcorn State
13
17
.433
20
22
.476
Alabama State
11
19
.367
18
33
.353
Alabama A&M
8
20
.286
18
32
.360
West
Southern
19
7
.731
26
14
.650
Texas Southern
15
13
.536
19
35
.352
Prairie View A&M
17
15
.531
30
26
.536
Arkansas Pine–Bluff
15
15
.500
18
29
.383
Grambling State
6
22
.214
11
35
.239
West Coast Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Coast
Loyola Marymount
20
7
.741
32
22
.593
San Diego
19
11
.633
35
21
.625
Gonzaga
16
11
.593
24
27
.471
Saint Mary's
7
23
.233
14
41
.255
West
Pepperdine
19
11
.633
30
32
.484
Santa Clara
16
14
.533
27
29
.482
San Francisco
14
16
.467
27
32
.458
Portland
6
24
.200
12
44
.214
Western Athletic Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Rice
24
6
.800
46
14
.767
Fresno State
17
12
.586
29
29
.500
Nevada
14
16
.467
30
29
.508
Hawaii
13
16
.448
31
24
.564
San Jose State
11
19
.367
23
31
.426
Louisiana Tech
10
20
.333
20
38
.345
Team won the conference tournament and the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament
Conference does not have conference tournament, so team won the autobid for finishing in first
Team received at-large bid to NCAA Tournament
College World Series [ ]
Main article: 2004 College World Series
The 2004 season marked the fifty 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 Cal State Fullerton claiming their fourth championship with a two games to none series win over Texas in the final.
Bracket [ ]
First round
Second round
Semifinals
Finals
Arizona
7
Georgia
8
Georgia
3
1
Texas
9
8
Arkansas
2
1
Texas
13
1
Texas
7
—
Georgia
6
—
Arizona
7
8
Arkansas
2
Georgia
3
Arizona
1
1
Texas
4
2
—
Cal State Fullerton
6
3
—
Cal State Fullerton
2
2
South Carolina
0
Cal State Fullerton
6
3
Miami (FL)
3
LSU
5
3
Miami (FL)
9
Cal State Fullerton
3
4
2
South Carolina
5
0
2
South Carolina
15
LSU
4
3
Miami (FL)
11
2
South Carolina
15
Award winners [ ]
All-America team [ ]
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