2016 Conference USA Baseball Tournament

2016 Conference USA
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2016
Teams 8
Format Double elimination
Site Pete Taylor Park
Hattiesburg, MS
Television CBS SN (championship)
Conference USA
Baseball Tournament
«2015  2017»
2016 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#27 Florida Atlantic †y 21 – 8   .724     39 – 18   .684
Marshall 21 – 9   .700     34 – 21   .618
#24 Southern Miss ‡y 20 – 10   .667     41 – 19   .683
Rice y 19 – 10   .655     36 – 22   .621
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
3
2
Southern Miss 20 10 .667
4
3
Rice 19 10 .655
6
4
Louisiana Tech 19 11 .633
6
5
Old Dominion 15 15 .500
7
6
FIU 15 15 .500
7
7
Charlotte 12 17 .414
7
8
UAB 12 18 .400
9
–
Western Kentucky 10 20 .333
12
–
UTSA 8 20 .286
12.5
–
Middle Tennessee 5 24 .172
12.5
–

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  
  1  Florida Atlantic 4
  5  Louisiana Tech 5  
  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  
  2  Marshall 7
  7  FIU 6  

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. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Conference USA Baseball Championship Pairings Set". Conference USA. May 21, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
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