2006 NCAA Division I baseball season Duration January 26-June 26, 2006[1] Number of teams 293 Preseason No. 1 Texas [2] Duration June 2–June 26, 2006 Most conference bids SEC (8)Duration June 16–June 26, 2006 Champions Oregon State (1st title)Runners-up North Carolina (5th CWS Appearance) Winning Coach Pat Casey (1st title)MOP Jonah Nickerson (Oregon State )
The 2006 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 26, 2006. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and 2006 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 26, 2006, with the final game of the best of three championship series. Oregon State defeated North Carolina two games to one to claim their first championship.
Realignment [ ]
New programs [ ]
Stephen F. Austin brought back its varsity intercollegiate baseball program for the 2006 season, after having dropped the program following the 1995 season.[3]
Both Kennesaw State and North Florida transitioned from Division II to Division I for the 2006 season.[4]
Conference changes [ ]
Main article: NCAA Division I conference realignment § 2005-2006
Entering the 2006 baseball season, many baseball-sponsoring schools changed conferences. Several schools left Conference USA , as Charlotte and St. Louis left for the Atlantic 10 Conference , Cincinnati , Louisville , and South Florida left for the Big East Conference , and Texas Christian left for the Mountain West Conference . In order to replace these schools, Conference USA added Rice from the Western Athletic Conference , Marshall from the Mid-American Conference , and Central Florida from the Atlantic Sun Conference .[5]
In order to compensate for the schools lost to Conference USA, the Western Athletic Conference also made several changes. New Mexico State joined from the Sun Belt Conference , along with Sacramento State , previously a Division I Independent .[6] The Sun Belt, in turn, added Florida Atlantic and Troy from the Atlantic Sun. The Colonial Athletic Association added Northeastern from the America East Conference and Georgia State from the Atlantic Sun Conference .[5]
The Atlantic Sun added three schools, East Tennessee State from the Southern Conference and Kennesaw State and North Florida from the Division II Peach Belt Conference .[5]
The Atlantic Coast Conference added Boston College from the Big East.[5]
The Southland Conference added one program, as conference member Stephen F. Austin revived its baseball program.[3]
Conference formats [ ]
As a result of the addition of Boston College as a 12th member, the Atlantic Coast Conference split into two six-team divisions. The Atlantic 10 Conference , which had added both Charlotte and St. Louis, eliminated its previous format of two six-team divisions. The West Coast Conference , which had previously competed in two four-team divisions, also eliminated its divisional format.
Conference standings [ ]
America East Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Vermont
16
8
.667
19
34
.358
Stony Brook
13
8
.619
25
29
.463
Maine
13
9
.591
35
22
.614
Albany
12
10
.545
20
32
.385
Binghamton
12
11
.522
27
23
.540
Hartford
8
16
.333
11
38
.224
UMBC
5
17
.227
18
34
.346
Atlantic 10 Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Rhode Island
19
6
.760
34
16
.680
St. Bonaventure
18
8
.692
29
21
.580
Charlotte
18
9
.667
35
20
.636
Dayton
18
9
.667
33
24
.579
Saint Louis
15
12
.556
32
29
.525
George Washington
13
12
.520
25
34
.424
Fordham
13
14
.481
24
32
.429
La Salle
12
14
.462
20
31
.392
Richmond
12
15
.444
22
33
.400
Duquesne
12
15
.444
19
34
.358
Massachusetts
11
16
.407
14
30
.318
Xavier
9
18
.333
19
37
.339
Saint Joseph's
9
18
.333
17
39
.304
Temple
6
19
.240
12
41
.226
Atlantic Coast Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Atlantic
Clemson
24
6
.800
53
16
.791
Florida State
16
13
.552
44
21
.677
North Carolina State
16
13
.552
40
23
.635
Wake Forest
16
13
.552
33
22
.600
Boston College
9
21
.300
28
25
.528
Maryland
8
22
.267
26
30
.464
Coastal
North Carolina
22
8
.733
54
15
.783
Virginia
21
9
.700
47
15
.758
Georgia Tech
19
11
.950
50
18
.735
Miami (FL)
17
13
.567
42
24
.636
Duke
6
24
.200
15
40
.273
Virginia Tech
4
25
.138
20
33
.377
Atlantic Sun Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Jacksonville
23
7
.767
43
17
.717
North Florida
20
10
.667
34
21
.618
Mercer
19
11
.633
34
26
.567
Stetson
16
14
.533
38
24
.613
East Tennessee State
14
16
.467
31
27
.534
Florida Atlantic
14
16
.467
30
28
.517
Campbell
13
17
.433
19
38
.333
Gardner–Webb
12
18
.400
24
31
.436
Kennesaw State
12
18
.400
24
32
.429
Belmont
11
19
.367
24
31
.436
Lipscomb
11
19
.367
22
32
.407
Big East Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Notre Dame
21
5
.808
45
17
.723
Connecticut
18
6
.750
39
18
.684
Louisville
17
10
.630
31
29
.517
St. John's
16
10
.615
40
19
.678
West Virginia
14
13
.519
36
22
.621
Cincinnati
13
14
.481
32
26
.552
Rutgers
13
14
.481
29
28
.509
South Florida
12
15
.444
23
35
.397
Pittsburgh
10
17
.370
23
29
.442
Georgetown
10
17
.370
24
32
.429
Villanova
8
18
.308
27
27
.500
Seton Hall
7
20
.259
17
34
.333
Big South Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Birmingham–Southern
18
6
.750
33
22
.600
Winthrop
17
7
.708
46
18
.719
Coastal Carolina
15
9
.625
30
27
.526
High Point
14
10
.583
27
32
.458
Liberty
13
11
.542
39
21
.650
UNC Asheville
10
14
.417
28
35
.444
VMI
9
15
.375
30
25
.545
Charleston Southern
8
16
.333
18
38
.321
Radford
4
20
.167
7
41
.146
Big Ten Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Michigan
23
9
.719
43
21
.672
Northwestern
21
11
.656
26
33
.441
Ohio State
19
12
.613
37
21
.638
Minnesota
17
14
.548
34
26
.567
Purdue
15
17
.469
31
27
.534
Illinois
15
17
.469
29
29
.500
Michigan State
13
19
.406
26
30
.464
Penn State
13
19
.406
20
36
.357
Iowa
12
20
.375
23
33
.411
Indiana
11
21
.344
22
34
.393
Big West Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Cal State Fullerton
18
3
.857
50
15
.769
Long Beach State
12
9
.571
29
27
.518
UC Irvine
11
10
.524
36
24
.600
Cal Poly
10
11
.476
25
27
.481
Pacific
9
12
.429
30
25
.545
UC Riverside
9
12
.429
29
25
.537
UC Santa Barbara
9
12
.429
26
28
.481
Cal State Northridge
6
15
.286
26
30
.464
Big 12 Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Texas
19
7
.731
41
21
.661
Oklahoma State
18
9
.667
41
20
.672
Nebraska
17
10
.630
42
17
.712
Oklahoma
17
10
.630
45
22
.672
Kansas
13
14
.481
43
25
.632
Baylor
13
14
.481
37
26
.587
Missouri
12
15
.444
35
28
.556
Texas Tech
9
16
.360
31
26
.544
Kansas State
8
17
.320
31
20
.608
Texas A&M
6
20
.231
25
30
.455
Colonial Athletic Association
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
James Madison
22
8
.733
38
21
.644
Old Dominion
21
9
.700
31
17
.646
Northeastern
19
10
.655
27
23
.540
Virginia Commonwealth
18
11
.621
34
24
.586
UNC Wilmington
17
13
.567
42
22
.656
Georgia State
13
17
.433
26
31
.456
Delaware
12
18
.400
30
24
.556
George Mason
12
18
.400
20
31
.392
William & Mary
11
19
.367
23
29
.442
Hofstra
11
19
.367
24
31
.436
Towson
8
22
.267
20
34
.370
Conference USA
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Rice
22
2
.917
57
13
.814
Houston
18
6
.750
39
22
.639
Tulane
15
9
.625
43
21
.672
Southern Mississippi
13
11
.542
39
23
.629
Memphis
13
11
.542
32
28
.533
East Carolina
10
14
.417
33
26
.559
Marshall
6
18
.250
22
32
.407
UAB
6
18
.250
19
38
.333
Central Florida
5
19
.208
23
33
.411
Horizon League
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Illinois–Chicago
22
7
.759
35
20
.636
Wisconsin–Milwaukee
18
12
.600
32
25
.561
Wright State
17
13
.567
32
27
.542
Youngstown State
16
13
.552
26
29
.473
Butler
9
21
.300
21
36
.368
Cleveland State
6
22
.214
10
42
.192
Ivy League
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Lou Gehrig
Princeton
11
9
.450
19
26
.422
Penn
7
13
.350
12
27
.308
Columbia
6
14
.300
13
32
.289
Cornell
6
14
.300
10
29
.256
Red Rolfe
Harvard
14
6
.700
21
20
.512
Dartmouth
13
7
.650
20
19
.513
Brown
12
8
.600
16
24
.400
Yale
11
9
.550
26
19
.578
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Le Moyne
21
5
.808
38
14
.731
Manhattan
17
9
.654
34
23
.596
Niagara
17
10
.630
28
26
.519
Rider
17
10
.630
25
31
.446
Marist
16
10
.615
24
28
.462
Fairfield
12
14
.462
18
29
.383
Siena
12
15
.444
23
31
.426
Canisius
9
18
.333
18
36
.333
Iona
8
18
.308
12
42
.222
Saint Peter's
3
23
.115
10
41
.196
Mid-American Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
East
Kent State
19
7
.731
38
19
.667
Miami (OH)
17
10
.630
33
25
.569
Ohio
14
13
.519
22
25
.468
Bowling Green
11
16
.407
26
27
.491
Akron
8
18
.308
15
36
.294
Buffalo
6
21
.222
15
37
.288
West
Central Michigan
17
9
.654
35
23
.603
Ball State
16
9
.640
38
22
.633
Western Michigan
16
9
.640
30
22
.577
Eastern Michigan
14
12
.538
27
27
.500
Toledo
11
15
.423
26
27
.491
Northern Illinois
8
18
.308
24
31
.436
Mid-Continent Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Oral Roberts
17
2
.895
41
16
.719
Western Illinois
14
8
.636
32
32
.500
Oakland
13
11
.542
20
38
.345
Centenary
11
11
.500
23
30
.434
Southern Utah
11
13
.458
26
28
.481
Valparaiso
9
14
.391
17
34
.333
Chicago State
2
18
.100
7
44
.137
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Bethune–Cookman
15
0
1.000
30
27
.526
Norfolk State
11
7
.611
23
28
.451
Coppin State
7
8
.467
13
41
.241
Maryland–Eastern Shore
8
10
.444
17
34
.333
Delaware State
7
11
.389
18
37
.327
North Carolina A&T
6
12
.333
22
36
.379
Florida A&M
6
12
.333
13
34
.277
Missouri Valley Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Evansville
16
8
.667
43
22
.662
Missouri State
15
8
.652
33
22
.600
Wichita State
15
9
.625
46
22
.676
Creighton
13
11
.542
31
21
.596
Southern Illinois
12
12
.500
33
25
.569
Bradley
11
12
.478
26
31
.456
Northern Iowa
10
14
.417
28
27
.509
Illinois State
10
14
.417
20
33
.377
Indiana State
5
19
.208
20
34
.370
Mountain West Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Texas Christian
17
5
.773
39
23
.629
BYU
14
8
.636
33
28
.541
San Diego State
14
8
.636
23
36
.390
UNLV
12
10
.545
29
30
.492
New Mexico
10
12
.455
30
29
.508
Utah
9
13
.409
28
28
.500
Air Force
1
21
.045
10
38
.208
Northeast Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Central Connecticut
16
7
.696
33
18
.647
Quinnipiac
14
8
.636
22
24
.846
Wagner
15
9
.625
18
34
.346
Monmouth
14
9
.609
27
22
.551
Sacred Heart
14
9
.609
26
30
.464
Mount St. Mary's
12
11
.522
23
24
.489
Long Island
10
13
.435
13
33
.283
Fairleigh Dickinson
6
18
.250
10
43
.189
St. Francis (NY)
3
20
.130
6
39
.133
Ohio Valley Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Samford
21
6
.778
34
25
.576
Jacksonville State
19
8
.704
35
24
.593
Eastern Illinois
17
10
.630
31
24
.564
Eastern Kentucky
16
10
.615
29
26
.527
Austin Peay
14
13
.519
32
27
.542
Southeast Missouri State
11
16
.407
23
33
.411
Tennessee Tech
11
16
.407
18
38
.321
Tennessee–Martin
9
18
.333
20
35
.364
Morehead State
8
18
.308
17
36
.321
Murray State
8
19
.296
15
40
.273
Pacific-10 Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Oregon State
16
7
.696
50
17
.746
Arizona State
14
10
.583
37
21
.638
UCLA
13
10
.565
33
25
.569
Arizona
12
12
.500
27
28
.491
Washington
11
13
.458
36
25
.590
Stanford
11
13
.458
33
27
.500
USC
11
13
.458
25
33
.397
Washington State
10
14
.417
36
23
.610
California
9
15
.375
26
28
.481
Patriot League
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Bucknell
13
7
.650
24
24
.500
Lehigh
13
7
.650
28
28
.500
Lafayette
11
9
.550
27
24
.529
Army
10
10
.500
30
20
.600
Navy
8
12
.400
32
21
.604
Holy Cross
5
15
.250
16
26
.381
Southeastern Conference
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
East
Kentucky
20
10
.667
44
17
.721
Georgia
18
12
.600
47
23
.671
Vanderbilt
16
14
.533
38
27
.585
South Carolina
15
15
.500
41
25
.621
Tennessee
11
18
.379
31
24
.563
Florida
10
20
.333
28
28
.500
West
Alabama
20
10
.667
44
21
.677
Arkansas
18
12
.600
39
21
.650
Ole Miss
17
13
.567
44
22
.667
LSU
13
17
.433
35
24
.593
Mississippi State
12
17
.414
37
23
.617
Auburn
9
21
22
34
.393
Southern Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Elon
21
6
.778
45
18
.714
College of Charleston
20
7
.741
46
17
.730
Furman
16
11
.593
32
23
.582
Georgia Southern
16
11
.593
31
27
.534
The Citadel
15
12
.556
34
27
.557
Western Carolina
14
13
.519
33
27
.550
UNC Greensboro
13
14
.481
26
33
.441
Appalachian State
9
18
.333
24
31
.436
Davidson
6
21
.222
18
33
.353
Wofford
5
22
.185
20
37
.351
Southland Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
McNeese State
22
8
.733
35
20
.636
Texas–San Antonio
20
10
.667
37
22
.627
Texas State
20
10
.667
29
30
.492
Lamar
19
11
.633
35
23
.603
Texas–Arlington
16
12
.571
29
36
.446
Northwestern State
15
15
.500
33
28
.541
Southeastern Louisiana
14
16
.467
23
32
.418
Louisiana–Monroe
12
16
.429
18
37
.327
Sam Houston State
12
18
.400
23
31
.426
Stephen F. Austin
7
23
.233
15
41
.268
Nicholls State
6
24
.200
13
40
.245
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
East
Mississippi Valley State
20
4
.833
24
32
.429
Alcorn State
15
9
.625
26
21
.553
Jackson State
14
10
.583
22
17
.564
Alabama State
7
16
.304
11
34
.244
Alabama A&M
3
20
.130
8
27
.229
West
Prairie View A&M
17
7
.708
33
22
.600
Southern
16
8
.667
26
20
.565
Texas Southern
15
9
19
30
.388
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
9
15
.375
15
29
.341
Grambling State
3
21
.125
6
38
.136
Western Athletic Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Fresno State
18
6
.750
45
18
.714
Hawaii
17
6
.739
45
17
.726
San Jose State
12
12
.500
33
26
.559
Nevada
11
12
.478
26
28
.481
Louisiana Tech
11
13
.458
33
25
.569
Sacramento State
8
16
.333
20
37
.351
New Mexico State
6
18
.250
19
36
.345
West Coast Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Pepperdine
15
6
.714
42
21
.667
San Francisco
15
6
.714
39
23
.629
San Diego
13
8
.619
33
25
.569
Loyola Marymount
11
10
.524
24
32
.429
Gonzaga
9
12
.429
29
24
.547
Santa Clara
9
12
.429
28
26
.519
Saint Mary's
9
12
.429
26
25
.510
Portland
3
18
.143
15
37
.288
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: 2006 College World Series
The 2006 season marked the sixtieth 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 Oregon State claiming their first championship with a two games to one series win over North Carolina in the final.
Bracket [ ]
First round
Second round
Semifinals
Finals
1
Clemson
8
8
Georgia Tech
4
1
Clemson
0
North Carolina
2
North Carolina
7
5
Cal State Fullerton
5
North Carolina
6
—
5
Cal State Fullerton
5
—
8
Georgia Tech
5
5
Cal State Fullerton
7
5
Cal State Fullerton
7
1
Clemson
6
North Carolina
4
7
2
Oregon State
3
11
3
2
Rice
6
7
Georgia
4
2
Rice
3
Miami (FL)
2
Miami (FL)
11
Oregon State
1
2
Rice
0
0
Oregon State
5
2
7
Georgia
3
Oregon State
5
Oregon State
8
Miami (FL)
1
Award winners [ ]
All-America team [ ]
References [ ]