2007 NCAA Division I baseball season Duration January 25-June 24, 2007[1] Number of teams 293 Preseason No. 1 Rice [2] Duration June 1–June 24, 2007 Most conference bids ACC (7)Duration June 15–June 24, 2007 Champions Oregon State (2nd title)Runners-up North Carolina (6th CWS Appearance) Winning Coach Pat Casey (2nd title)MOP Jorge Reyes (Oregon State )
The 2007 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 25, 2007. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and 2007 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 24, 2007, with the final game of the best of three championship series. Oregon State defeated North Carolina two games to none to claim their second consecutive championship, which was also their second overall.
Realignment [ ]
New programs [ ]
Two programs, Central Arkansas and NJIT , moved from Division II to Division I for the 2007 season.[3] [4]
Dropped programs [ ]
Birmingham–Southern , which had competed in the Big South Conference , dropped to the Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference for the 2007 season. St. Francis (NY) dropped its varsity intercollegiate baseball program following the 2006 season.[5]
Conference changes [ ]
Main article: NCAA Division I conference realignment § 2006-2007
The Sun Belt Conference added two members, Florida Atlantic from the Atlantic Sun Conference and Louisiana–Monroe from the Southland Conference .[6]
The Southland added two members, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (formerly a Division I independent ) and Central Arkansas (formerly of Division II ).[3] [7]
Two schools became Division I independents – Chicago State , which moved from the Mid-Continent Conference , and NJIT , which moved from Division II.[4] [8]
Conference formats [ ]
The Southland Conference , whose membership changes left it with 12 baseball-sponsoring members, split into two six-team divisions.
Conference standings [ ]
America East Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Binghamton
17
5
.773
28
19
.596
Stony Brook
16
7
.696
31
24
.564
Albany
13
11
.542
29
29
.500
Maine
12
11
.522
22
31
.415
Vermont
10
13
.435
21
29
.420
Hartford
9
14
.391
15
34
.306
UMBC
4
20
.167
13
40
.245
Atlantic 10 Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Charlotte
23
4
.852
49
12
.803
Fordham
19
8
.704
35
22
.614
Richmond
18
9
.667
32
28
.533
Xavier
17
10
.630
29
31
.483
Rhode Island
16
11
.593
23
30
.434
St. Bonaventure
14
12
.538
25
27
.481
George Washington
14
13
.519
23
31
.426
Massachusetts
13
14
.481
22
25
.468
Saint Louis
12
14
.462
16
37
.302
Duquesne
10
17
.370
22
29
.431
Dayton
9
18
.333
21
33
.389
Temple
9
18
.333
18
37
.327
La Salle
8
19
.296
17
32
.347
Saint Joseph's
6
21
.222
10
39
.204
Atlantic Coast Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Atlantic
Florida State
24
6
.800
49
13
.790
Clemson
18
12
.600
41
23
.641
North Carolina State
16
14
.533
38
23
.623
Wake Forest
14
16
.467
34
29
.540
Boston College
12
17
.414
24
27
.471
Maryland
7
23
.233
26
30
.464
Coastal
North Carolina
21
9
.700
57
16
.781
Virginia
19
9
.679
45
16
.738
Miami (FL)
17
13
.567
37
24
.606
Georgia Tech
15
14
.517
32
25
.561
Duke
8
22
.267
29
25
.537
Virginia Tech
7
23
.233
23
31
.426
Atlantic Sun Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Stetson
21
6
.778
42
21
.667
Mercer
17
10
.630
33
25
.569
Belmont
16
11
.593
34
26
.567
Jacksonville
15
12
.556
34
28
.548
Kennesaw State
13
14
.481
32
23
.58
North Florida
13
14
.481
24
32
.429
Lipscomb
12
15
.444
28
30
.483
Gardner–Webb
12
15
.444
26
32
.448
East Tennessee State
11
16
.407
26
29
.473
Campbell
5
22
.185
11
45
.196
Big East Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
St. John's
20
7
.741
41
19
.683
Rutgers
20
7
.741
42
21
.667
Louisville
19
8
.704
47
24
.662
Pittsburgh
15
11
.577
27
27
.500
South Florida
13
14
.481
34
26
.567
Villanova
12
15
.444
29
25
.537
Notre Dame
11
15
.423
28
28
.500
Connecticut
10
14
.417
34
27
.557
West Virginia
10
16
.385
29
22
.569
Cincinnati
10
16
.385
28
28
.500
Seton Hall
9
15
.375
25
25
.500
Georgetown
8
19
.296
21
34
.382
Big South Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Coastal Carolina
17
4
.810
50
13
.794
Winthrop
15
6
.714
33
27
.550
Liberty
14
7
.667
36
25
.590
VMI
10
11
.476
34
21
.523
High Point
10
11
.476
27
30
.474
UNC Asheville
9
12
.429
22
38
.367
Charleston Southern
7
14
.333
22
34
.393
Radford
2
19
.095
10
36
.217
Big Ten Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Michigan
21
7
.750
42
29
.592
Penn State
20
10
.667
31
26
.544
Minnesota
18
9
.667
41
18
.695
Iowa
17
13
.567
31
23
.574
Illinois
16
14
.533
31
27
.534
Ohio State
15
15
.500
38
24
.613
Michigan State
15
16
.484
25
26
.490
Purdue
11
20
.355
22
32
.407
Northwestern
9
23
.281
18
36
.333
Indiana
8
23
.258
19
35
.352
Big West Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
UC Riverside
16
5
.762
38
21
.644
UC Irvine
15
6
.714
47
17
.734
Long Beach State
15
6
.714
39
20
.661
Cal Poly
13
8
.619
32
24
.571
Cal State Fullerton
10
11
.476
38
25
.603
UC Santa Barbara
9
12
.429
23
31
.426
Pacific
3
18
.143
16
43
.271
Cal State Northridge
3
18
.143
15
41
.268
Big 12 Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Texas
21
6
.778
46
17
.730
Missouri
19
8
.704
42
18
.700
Oklahoma State
16
11
.593
42
21
.667
Nebraska
14
13
.519
32
27
.542
Texas A&M
13
13
.500
48
19
.716
Baylor
12
15
.444
35
27
.565
Oklahoma
11
16
.407
34
24
.586
Kansas State
10
16
.385
34
24
.586
Kansas
9
17
.346
28
30
.483
Texas Tech
8
18
.308
28
27
.509
Colonial Athletic Association
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Virginia Commonwealth
18
11
.621
37
23
.617
Old Dominion
18
11
.621
35
24
.593
Delaware
18
11
.621
32
23
.582
UNC Wilmington
18
11
.621
29
27
.518
George Mason
14
14
.500
27
27
.500
Georgia State
15
15
.500
26
32
.448
William & Mary
13
16
.448
29
25
.537
Northeastern
12
17
.414
24
22
.522
James Madison
11
17
.393
22
23
.489
Towson
11
18
.379
21
30
.412
Hofstra
11
18
.379
20
34
.370
Conference USA
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Rice
22
2
.917
56
14
.800
East Carolina
14
9
.609
40
23
.635
Southern Miss
14
10
.583
39
23
.629
Memphis
12
12
.500
36
27
.571
Houston
12
12
.500
28
28
.500
UAB
12
12
.500
25
33
.431
Tulane
9
15
.375
34
26
.567
Central Florida
7
17
.292
27
32
.458
Marshall
5
18
.217
21
32
.396
Horizon League
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Illinois–Chicago
21
6
.778
35
21
.625
Wright State
21
9
.700
36
22
.621
Wisconsin–Milwaukee
16
14
.533
35
22
.614
Cleveland State
10
17
.370
14
44
.241
Butler
10
20
.333
22
33
.400
Youngstown State
9
21
.300
19
37
.339
Ivy League
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Lou Gehrig
Penn
12
8
.600
20
19
.513
Princeton
11
9
.550
15
24
.385
Columbia
10
10
.500
16
28
.364
Cornell
8
12
.400
15
23
.395
Red Rolfe
Brown
14
6
.700
27
21
.563
Harvard
12
8
.600
18
18
.500
Yale
8
12
.400
16
27
.372
Dartmouth
5
15
.250
8
29
.216
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Le Moyne
22
3
.880
34
19
.642
Manhattan
21
5
.808
35
19
.648
Marist
14
12
.538
21
32
.396
Canisius
13
12
.520
20
35
.363
Saint Peter's
13
13
.500
23
29
.442
Fairfield
12
14
.462
18
28
.391
Rider
11
15
.423
20
29
.408
Siena
10
14
.417
12
33
.267
Iona
8
18
.308
16
35
.314
Niagara
3
21
.125
15
32
.319
Mid-American Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
East
Kent State
19
8
.704
33
26
.559
Miami (OH)
16
9
.640
32
24
.571
Buffalo
11
16
.407
16
35
.314
Akron
8
16
.333
23
24
.489
Ohio
8
19
.296
23
31
.426
Bowling Green
7
20
.259
22
32
.407
West
Eastern Michigan
21
4
.840
32
24
.571
Central Michigan
21
6
.778
35
21
.625
Northern Illinois
16
11
.593
34
24
.586
Toledo
14
13
.519
26
28
.481
Western Michigan
8
16
.333
16
33
.327
Ball State
8
19
.296
20
34
.370
Mid-Continent Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Oral Roberts
19
1
.950
40
17
.702
Western Illinois
11
9
.550
31
26
.544
Valparaiso
10
10
.500
22
34
.393
Centenary
9
11
.450
28
31
.475
Southern Utah
6
14
.300
11
45
.196
Oakland
5
15
.250
20
34
.370
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Bethune–Cookman
16
1
.941
33
27
.550
North Carolina A&T
11
7
.611
28
31
.476
Florida A&M
11
7
.611
16
36
.308
Delaware State
10
8
.556
22
27
.449
Norfolk State
9
8
.529
25
25
.500
Maryland–Eastern Shore
5
13
.278
10
45
.182
Coppin State
0
18
.000
0
44
.000
Missouri Valley Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Wichita State
20
4
.833
53
22
.707
Creighton
19
5
.792
45
16
.738
Southern Illinois
13
11
.542
34
22
.607
Bradley
13
11
.542
32
21
.604
Evansville
13
11
.542
35
23
.603
Northern Iowa
8
16
.333
23
28
.451
Illinois State
8
16
.333
20
32
.385
Indiana State
7
17
.292
26
26
.500
Missouri State
7
17
.292
23
34
.404
Mountain West Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Texas Christian
20
3
.870
48
14
.774
Brigham Young
17
7
.708
37
20
.649
San Diego State
12
12
.500
29
30
.492
New Mexico
12
12
.500
28
30
.483
Utah
12
12
.500
24
31
.436
UNLV
10
14
.417
24
36
.400
Air Force
0
23
.000
8
44
.154
Northeast Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Quinnipiac
21
7
.750
29
18
.617
Mount St. Mary's
21
7
.750
35
22
.614
Monmouth
17
10
.630
36
24
.600
Central Connecticut
14
14
.500
26
26
.500
Sacred Heart
12
15
.444
22
31
.415
Wagner
11
17
.393
17
34
.333
Long Island
10
17
.370
16
35
.314
Fairleigh Dickinson
4
23
.148
9
45
.167
Ohio Valley Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Austin Peay
19
8
.704
40
22
.645
Jacksonville State
18
9
.667
33
27
.550
Southeast Missouri State
16
10
.615
32
24
.571
Samford
14
13
.519
32
28
.533
Eastern Kentucky
12
12
.500
24
29
.453
Missouri State
12
13
.480
18
35
.340
Eastern Illinois
12
14
.462
23
28
.451
Tennessee Tech
12
15
.444
26
28
.481
Morehead State
9
18
.333
16
36
.308
Tennessee–Martin
7
19
.269
19
36
.345
Pacific-10 Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Arizona State
19
5
.792
49
15
.766
Arizona
15
9
.625
42
17
.712
UCLA
14
10
.583
33
28
.541
California
12
12
.500
29
26
.527
Washington
11
13
.458
29
27
.518
Oregon State
10
14
.417
49
18
.731
Washington State
10
14
.417
28
26
.519
Stanford
9
15
.375
28
28
.500
Southern California
8
16
.333
27
29
.482
Patriot League
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Lafayette
17
3
.850
33
20
.623
Army
12
7
.632
25
23
.521
Navy
12
8
.600
35
20
.636
Holy Cross
8
11
.421
12
23
.343
Bucknell
8
12
.400
16
24
.400
Lehigh
2
18
.100
13
30
.302
Southeastern Conference
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
East
Vanderbilt
22
8
.733
54
13
.806
South Carolina
17
13
.567
46
20
.697
Florida
15
15
.500
29
30
.492
Tennessee
13
15
.464
34
25
.576
Kentucky
13
16
.448
34
19
.642
Georgia
11
19
.367
23
33
.411
East
Arkansas
18
12
.600
43
21
.672
Mississippi State
15
13
.536
38
22
.633
Ole Miss
16
14
.533
40
25
.615
Alabama
15
15
.500
31
26
.544
LSU
12
17
.414
29
26
.527
Auburn
10
20
.333
31
25
.554
Southern Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Western Carolina
20
7
.741
42
20
.677
College of Charleston
20
7
.741
39
19
.672
Elon
15
12
.556
32
29
.523
Appalachian State
14
13
.519
33
26
.559
UNC Greensboro
14
13
.519
30
30
.500
Georgia Southern
13
14
.481
34
28
.548
The Citadel
12
15
.444
34
27
.557
Furman
11
16
.407
19
36
.345
Wofford
8
19
.296
30
33
.476
Davidson
8
19
.296
19
34
.358
Southland Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
East
Lamar
20
10
.667
34
25
.576
McNeese State
17
12
.586
21
35
.375
Southeastern Louisiana
16
14
.533
34
21
.618
Northwestern State
15
14
.517
25
28
.472
Central Arkansas
10
20
.333
21
32
.396
Nicholls State
6
24
.200
10
45
.182
West
Texas–San Antonio
24
6
.800
36
22
.621
Texas State
20
10
.667
37
23
.617
Sam Houston State
18
12
.600
40
24
.625
Stephen F. Austin
17
13
.567
31
28
.525
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
12
18
.400
27
29
.482
Texas–Arlington
4
26
.133
13
40
.245
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
East
Jackson State
17
7
.708
33
23
.589
Alcorn State
15
9
.625
25
20
.556
Mississippi Valley State
14
10
.583
19
36
.345
Alabama State
7
14
.333
12
25
.324
Alabama A&M
4
17
.190
10
29
.256
West
Prairie View A&M
17
7
.708
34
25
.576
Southern
15
9
.625
26
18
.591
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
10
14
.417
14
30
.318
Grambling State
9
15
.375
18
29
.383
Texas Southern
9
15
.375
13
28
.317
Western Athletic Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
Fresno State
17
7
.708
38
29
.667
Nevada
15
9
.625
35
26
.574
Louisiana Tech
14
10
.583
35
24
.593
Hawaii
11
13
.458
34
25
.576
San Jose State
11
13
.458
34
26
.567
Sacramento State
10
14
.417
17
40
.298
New Mexico State
6
18
.250
22
34
.393
West Coast Conference
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
Pct
W
L
Pct
San Diego
18
3
.857
43
18
.705
Gonzaga
15
6
.714
33
25
.569
Pepperdine
14
7
.667
35
22
.614
San Francisco
9
12
.429
27
28
.491
Santa Clara
9
12
.429
27
29
.482
Loyola Marymount
9
12
.429
22
33
.400
Portland
7
14
.333
21
30
.412
Saint Mary's
3
18
.143
21
29
.420
Division I Independents
Team
W
L
Pct
Longwood
34
19
.642
South Dakota State
34
19
.642
Savannah State
31
23
.574
Dallas Baptist
30
26
.536
NYIT
25
27
.481
Utah Valley
25
30
.833
UC Davis
24
32
.429
NJIT
15
28
.349
North Dakota State
16
31
.340
Northern Colorado
16
35
.314
Texas–Pan American
17
39
.304
Hawaii–Hilo
12
35
.255
IPFW
9
37
.196
Chicago State
4
53
.070
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: 2007 College World Series
The 2007 season marked the sixty first 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 none series win over North Carolina in the final.
Bracket [ ]
First round
Second round
Semifinals
Finals
Oregon State
3
Cal State Fullerton
2
Oregon State
12
5
Arizona State
6
5
Arizona State
5
UC Irvine
4
Oregon State
7
—
UC Irvine
1
—
Cal State Fullerton
4
UC Irvine
5
5
Arizona State
7
UC Irvine
8
Oregon State
11
9
—
3
North Carolina
4
3
—
2
Rice
15
Louisville
10
2
Rice
14
3
North Carolina
4
Mississippi State
5
3
North Carolina
8
2
Rice
1
4
3
North Carolina
6
7
Louisville
12
Mississippi State
4
3
North Carolina
3
Louisville
1
Award winners [ ]
All-America team [ ]
References [ ]