2016 Conference USA Baseball Tournament

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2016 Conference USA
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
MVP()
TelevisionCBS SN (championship)
2016 Conference USA baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Atlantic  ‍†‍‍y 21 – 8   .724 39 – 18   .684
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 21 – 9   .700 34 – 21   .618
No. 27 Southern Miss  ‍‍‡‍y 20 – 10   .667 41 – 19   .683
No. 30 Rice  ‍‍‍y 19 – 10   .655 38 – 24   .613
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 41 – 19   .683
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 32 – 24   .571
FIU  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 29 – 29   .500
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 12 – 17   .414 23 – 32   .418
UAB  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 21 – 34   .382
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 24 – 30   .444
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 8 – 20   .286 17 – 34   .333
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 5 – 24   .172 20 – 35   .364
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 5, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Conference USA Baseball Tournament will be held from May 25 through May 29 at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Conference USA for college baseball. The tournament champion will receive the league's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

The tournament was established in 1996, Conference USA's first season of play. Rice has won the most championships, with six.

Seeding and format[]

The top eight finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through eight. The tournament will use a double elimination format.[4]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Florida Atlantic 21 8 .724 – 1
Marshall 21 9 .700 0.5 2
Southern Miss 20 10 .667 1.5 3
Rice 19 10 .655 2 4
Louisiana Tech 19 11 .633 2.5 5
Old Dominion 15 15 .500 6.5 6
FIU 15 15 .500 6.5 7
Charlotte 12 17 .414 9 8
UAB 12 18 .400 9.5 –
Western Kentucky 10 20 .333 11.5 –
UTSA 8 20 .286 12.5 –
Middle Tennessee 5 24 .172 16 –

Bracket and Results[]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Florida Atlantic 7
8 Charlotte 5
1 Florida Atlantic 4
4 Rice 6
4 Rice 13
5 Louisiana Tech 12
4 Rice 10 11
5 Louisiana Tech 13 9
8 Charlotte 3
5 Louisiana Tech 13
5 Louisiana Tech 5
1 Florida Atlantic 4
4 Rice 2
3 Southern Miss 3
3 Southern Miss 17
6 Old Dominion 5
3 Southern Miss 9
2 Marshall 3
2 Marshall 5
7 FIU 3
3 Southern Miss 3 X
2 Marshall 2 X
6 Old Dominion 1
7 FIU 3
7 FIU 6
2 Marshall 7

References[]

  1. ^ "Conference USA - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015-16 Conference USA Championship Schedule". Conference USA. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Championship Sites Announced for Baseball & Women's Golf". Conference USA. September 24, 2015. Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "Conference USA Baseball Championship Pairings Set". Conference USA. May 21, 2016. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
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