2015 NCAA Division I baseball season

2015 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams301
Preseason No. 1Vanderbilt (Unanimous)
Defending championsVanderbilt
Tournament
DurationMay 29–June 24, 2015
Most conference bidsACC and SEC (7)
College World Series
ChampionsVirginia (1st title)
Runners-upVanderbilt (3rd CWS Appearance)
Winning coachBrian O'Connor (1st title)
MOPJosh Sborz (Virginia)
Seasons

The 2015 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 in February 2015. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2015 College World Series. The College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament and held annually in Omaha, Nebraska, at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, ended on June 24, 2015, with the final game of the best-of-three championship series between Vanderbilt and Virginia, won by Virginia.

Realignment

Further information: 2010–13 NCAA conference realignment

There were many significant conference changes that took effect prior to the season.

In addition, the 2015 season was the last for Northern Kentucky in the Atlantic Sun and for NJIT as an independent. In July 2015, Northern Kentucky joined the Horizon League, and the Atlantic Sun replaced the Norse with NJIT. It was also the last for Texas–Pan American (UTPA) as an institution. UTPA merged with the University of Texas at Brownsville in July 2015 to form the new University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). The UTPA athletic program was inherited by UTRGV, with the nickname of Vaqueros, and UTRGV maintains UTPA's membership in the Western Athletic Conference.

Format changes

  • The Big South Conference dropped its divisional format.

New stadiums

Season outlook

For the full rankings, see 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Collegiate Baseball News [1]
Ranking Team
1 Vanderbilt
2 TCU
3 Virginia
4 LSU
5 Oklahoma State
6 Florida
7 Texas
8 Houston
9 Texas Tech
10 UCLA
11 Florida State
12 Louisville
13 Cal Poly
14 Miami (FL)
15 Oregon
16 UC Santa Barbara
17 Cal State Fullerton
18 Stanford
19 Arizona State
20 Mississippi State
21 South Carolina
22 Rice
23 Liberty
24 North Carolina
25 College of Charleston
Perfect Game USA[2]
Ranking Team
1 Vanderbilt
2 Virginia
3 TCU
4 Florida
5 UCLA
6 Texas
7 LSU
8 Houston
9 Louisville
10 Miami (FL)
11 Florida State
12 Texas Tech
13 Oklahoma State
14 South Carolina
15 Oregon
16 Arkansas
17 North Carolina
18 UC Santa Barbara
19 Cal State Fullerton
20 Arizona State
21 Rice
22 Stanford
23 Mississippi State
24 Kennesaw State
25 Texas A&M
Baseball America[3]
Ranking Team
1 Vanderbilt
2 LSU
3 Houston
4 Virginia
5 Texas Tech
6 Florida
7 TCU
8 Oklahoma State
9 Miami (FL)
10 Texas
11 UCLA
12 Louisville
13 South Carolina
14 Mississippi State
15 Rice
16 Maryland
17 North Carolina
18 Arizona State
19 Kennesaw State
20 Oregon
21 Florida State
22 UCF
23 Cal State Fullerton
24 Clemson
25 Liberty
Coaches[4]
Ranking Team
1 Vanderbilt
2 Virginia
3 TCU
4 LSU
5 Florida
6 Texas
7 Louisville
8 Oklahoma State
9 UCLA
10 South Carolina
11 Houston
12 Florida State
13 Texas Tech
14 Miami (FL)
15 North Carolina
16 Oregon
17 Rice
18 Ole Miss
19 Cal State Fullerton
20 Maryland
21 Arizona State
22 Stanford
23 Texas A&M
24 Cal Poly
25 Mississippi State
NCBWA[5]
Ranking Team
1 Vanderbilt
2 Virginia
3 TCU
4 LSU
5 Florida
6 Texas
7 Houston
8 Oklahoma State
9 UCLA
10 Louisville
11 South Carolina
12 Texas Tech
13 Miami (FL)
14 North Carolina
15 Rice
16 Florida State
17 Oregon
18 Cal State Fullerton
19 Ole Miss
20 Maryland
21 Arizona State
22 Mississippi State
23 Cal Poly
24 Stanford
25 Texas A&M

Conference standings

2015 America East Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Stony Brook †‡y ‍‍‍ 18 – 4 – 1   .804 35 – 16 – 1   .683
UMBC  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 34 – 20 – 0   .630
Maine  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10 – 0   .500 24 – 28 – 0   .462
UMass Lowell * ‍‍‍ 10 – 10 – 0   .500 17 – 26 – 0   .395
Hartford  ‍‍‍ 10 – 12 – 0   .455 23 – 31 – 0   .426
Albany  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13 – 0   .350 14 – 28 – 0   .333
Binghamton  ‍‍‍ 6 – 16 – 1   .283 17 – 24 – 2   .419
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Ineligible for league and NCAA tournaments due to transition from Division II
As of June 30, 2015[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Houston  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 8 – 0   .667 43 – 20 – 0   .683
East Carolina‡y  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 40 – 22 – 0   .645
Tulane  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11 – 0   .542 35 – 25 – 0   .583
South Floriday  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 34 – 26 – 1   .566
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 37 – 21 – 0   .638
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 35 – 25 – 0   .583
UCF  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 31 – 27 – 0   .534
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 15 – 41 – 0   .268
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Saint Louis  ‍†‍‍ 16 – 8 – 0   .667 35 – 21 – 0   .625
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 28 – 25 – 0   .528
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 26 – 25 – 1   .510
No. 15 VCU  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 40 – 25 – 0   .615
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 28 – 22 – 0   .560
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10 – 0   .565 32 – 22 – 0   .593
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 22 – 32 – 0   .407
La Salle  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 24 – 27 – 1   .471
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 23 – 27 – 1   .461
UMass  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 16 – 27 – 0   .372
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12 – 0   .478 21 – 28 – 0   .429
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19 – 0   .208 16 – 38 – 0   .296
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 3 – 21 – 0   .125 16 – 28 – 2   .370
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Louisville  x‍‍‍y 25 – 5   .833 47 – 18   .723
No. 26 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 37 – 23   .617
No. 12 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 13   .567 44 – 21   .677
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 16 – 13   .552 32 – 29   .525
NC State  ‍‍‍y 15 – 14   .517 36 – 23   .610
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 27 – 26   .509
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 10 – 19   .345 27 – 27   .500
Coastal
No. 6 Miami (FL)  x‍‍‍y 22 – 8   .733 50 – 16   .758
No. 1 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 15 – 15   .500 44 – 24   .647
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 – 16   .448 34 – 24   .586
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 13 – 16   .448 27 – 27   .500
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 32 – 23   .582
Duke  ‍‍‍ 10 – 19   .345 31 – 22   .585
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 20 – 32   .385
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015[9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North Florida  ‍†‍‍ 16 – 5 – 0   .762 45 – 16 – 0   .738
Lipscomb ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 8 – 0   .619 39 – 20 – 0   .661
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9 – 0   .571 29 – 30 – 0   .492
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9 – 0   .571 26 – 30 – 0   .464
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9 – 0   .550 30 – 26 – 1   .535
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10 – 0   .500 28 – 28 – 0   .500
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 5 – 16 – 0   .238 17 – 34 – 0   .333
USC Upstate  ‍‍‍ 4 – 17 – 0   .190 15 – 38 – 0   .283
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 TCU ‍†‍‍y 18 – 5   .783 51 – 15   .773
No. 19 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 14 – 8   .636 38 – 20   .655
Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 34 – 27   .557
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 31 – 24   .564
Texas ‍‍‡‍y 11 – 13   .458 30 – 27   .526
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 27 – 30   .474
West Virginia ‍‍‍ 9 – 13   .409 27 – 27   .500
Baylor ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 23 – 32   .418
Kansas ‍‍‍ 8 – 15   .348 23 – 32   .418
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [11]
2015 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 30 St. John's  ‍‍‍ 14 – 3   .824 28 – 24   .538
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 13 – 4   .765 27 – 14   .659
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 9 – 9   .500 21 – 20   .512
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 22 – 22   .500
Butler  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 18 – 27   .400
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 19 – 24   .442
Xavier  ‍‍‍ 3 – 15   .167 13 – 33   .283
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 4, 2015[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Radford ‍‍‍ 20 – 4   .833 39 – 14   .736
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍ 17 – 7   .708 35 – 18   .660
Winthrop ‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 38 – 17   .691
Liberty ‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 33 – 21   .611
High Point ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 27 – 24   .529
Campbell ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 31 – 23   .574
Charleston Southern ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 23 – 28   .451
Longwood ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 21 – 32   .396
Gardner–Webb ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 22 – 31   .415
Presbyterian ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 27 – 28   .491
UNC Asheville ‍‍‍ 5 – 19   .208 21 – 34   .382
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 17, 2015[13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 9 Illinois  ‍†‍‍y 21 – 1 – 0   .955 50 – 10 – 1   .828
No. 20 Iowa  ‍‍‍y 19 – 5 – 0   .792 41 – 18 – 0   .695
No. 14 Maryland  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 42 – 24 – 0   .636
Michigan  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 39 – 25 – 0   .609
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 34 – 23 – 0   .596
Indiana  ‍‍‍y 12 – 10 – 0   .545 35 – 24 – 0   .593
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 35 – 21 – 0   .625
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14 – 0   .391 34 – 23 – 0   .596
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 21 – 30 – 0   .412
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 18 – 36 – 0   .333
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 19 – 35 – 1   .355
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 16 – 0   .273 18 – 30 – 0   .375
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 6 – 17 – 0   .261 20 – 34 – 0   .370
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 8, 2015[14]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
#6 Cal State Fullerton †y  ‍‍‍ 19 – 5 – 0   .792 39 – 25 – 0   .609
#25 UC Santa Barbara y  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8 – 0   .667 40 – 17 – 1   .698
UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 33 – 23 – 0   .589
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 27 – 27 – 0   .500
Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 21 – 32 – 0   .396
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 28 – 26 – 0   .519
UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 30 – 26 – 1   .535
Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 33 – 24 – 0   .579
UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20 – 0   .167 15 – 40 – 0   .273
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 8, 2015[15]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 20 Rice ‍†‍‍y 22 – 8 – 0   .733 35 – 18 – 0   .660
#24 Florida Atlantic y  ‍‍‍ 19 – 10 – 0   .655 38 – 15 – 0   .717
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 19 – 10 – 0   .655 35 – 16 – 1   .683
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 19 – 11 – 0   .633 30 – 25 – 0   .545
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 32 – 23 – 0   .582
UAB  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 30 – 24 – 0   .556
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 27 – 27 – 0   .500
FIU  ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 17 – 0   .433 25 – 29 – 0   .463
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18 – 0   .400 20 – 32 – 0   .385
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 19 – 29 – 0   .396
WKU  ‍‍‍ 10 – 19 – 0   .345 24 – 28 – 0   .462
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 8 – 21 – 0   .276 25 – 27 – 0   .481
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 5, 2015[16]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Missouri State  ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 3   .857 41 – 10   .804
No. 21 Dallas Baptist  ‍‍‍y 15 – 6   .714 41 – 11   .788
Bradley  ‍‍‍y 10 – 11   .476 32 – 18   .640
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11   .476 24 – 31   .436
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 27 – 25   .519
Evansville  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13   .381 29 – 22   .569
Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13   .381 27 – 24   .529
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 – 15   .286 11 – 44   .200
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 16, 2015[17]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Mountain West Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 29 Nevada  ‍‍‍ 21 – 6   .778 38 – 12   .760
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10   .630 32 – 18   .640
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 24 – 23   .511
Fresno State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 24 – 25   .490
Air Force  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 21 – 24   .467
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 22 – 25   .468
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19   .208 12 – 37   .245
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 6, 2015[18]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
NJIT  ‍‍‍   –     – 20 – 19   .513
NYIT  ‍‍‍   –     – 14 – 26   .350
As of May 5, 2015[19]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 2 UCLA ‍†‍‍y 22 – 8 – 0   .733 42 – 14 – 0   .750
No. 12 Oregon State ‍‍‍y 19 – 10 – 1   .650 38 – 16 – 1   .700
No. 16 California ‍‍‍y 18 – 12 – 0   .600 34 – 19 – 0   .642
No. 17 USC ‍‍‍y 18 – 12 – 0   .600 37 – 19 – 0   .661
No. 18 Arizona State ‍‍‍y 18 – 12 – 0   .600 34 – 21 – 0   .618
Oregon ‍‍‍y 16 – 14 – 0   .533 37 – 23 – 0   .617
Washington  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 29 – 25 – 0   .537
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18 – 0   .400 31 – 24 – 0   .564
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 29 – 27 – 0   .518
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 24 – 32 – 0   .429
Utah  ‍‍‍ 7 – 22 – 1   .250 16 – 36 – 1   .311
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2015[20]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Vanderbilt  x‍‍‍y 20 – 10   .667 51 – 21   .708
No. 3 Florida  ‍‍‡‍y 19 – 11   .633 52 – 18   .743
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 30 – 28   .517
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 14 – 15   .483 30 – 25   .545
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 32 – 25   .561
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 11 – 18   .379 24 – 26   .480
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 10 – 19   .345 26 – 28   .481
Western
No. 5 LSU  x‍†‍‍y 21 – 8   .724 54 – 12   .818
No. 11 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 18 – 10   .643 50 – 14   .781
No. 7 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 17 – 12   .586 40 – 25   .615
Ole Miss ‍‍‍y 15 – 14   .517 30 – 28   .517
Auburn ‍‍‍y 13 – 17   .433 36 – 26   .581
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 32 – 28   .533
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 24 – 30   .444
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Southeastern Louisiana ‍†‍‍ 25 – 5 – 0   .833 42 – 17 – 0   .712
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 20 – 8 – 0   .714 31 – 23 – 0   .574
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 11 – 0   .621 34 – 19 – 1   .639
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12 – 0   .600 32 – 25 – 0   .561
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 12 – 0   .586 31 – 28 – 0   .525
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 29 – 24 – 0   .547
Houston Baptist ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 13 – 0   .519 28 – 27 – 0   .509
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14 – 0   .481 26 – 27 – 0   .491
Abilene Christian *  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 17 – 38 – 0   .309
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 11 – 18 – 0   .379 17 – 34 – 0   .333
Incarnate Word *  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 21 – 33 – 0   .389
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 10 – 19 – 0   .345 21 – 31 – 0   .404
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 3 – 27 – 0   .100 14 – 40 – 0   .259
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 2015[21]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Division I transition
2015 Summit League baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oral Roberts  ‍‍‍ 22 – 5   .815 35 – 14   .714
South Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10   .630 31 – 20   .608
IPFW  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 25 – 23   .521
Omaha †  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 18 – 28   .391
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17   .370 17 – 30   .362
North Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18   .333 18 – 28   .391
‡ – Tournament champion
† Ineligible for league and NCAA tournaments due to transition from Division II
As of May 12, 2015[22]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
South Alabama  ‍†‍‍ 19 – 9 – 0   .679 37 – 20 – 0   .649
Troy  ‍‍‍ 18 – 10 – 0   .643 30 – 25 – 0   .545
No. 16 Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 11 – 0   .621 42 – 23 – 0   .646
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 18 – 12 – 0   .600 30 – 27 – 0   .526
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 13 – 0   .536 30 – 27 – 0   .526
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 24 – 30 – 1   .445
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 24 – 32 – 0   .429
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 17 – 0   .414 27 – 30 – 0   .474
Arkansas–Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 12 – 17 – 0   .414 16 – 33 – 0   .327
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18 – 0   .400 25 – 29 – 0   .463
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 21 – 0   .276 17 – 36 – 0   .321
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2015[23]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Conference winners and tournaments

Twenty-nine athletic conferences each end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament or a double-elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that win their regular season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Conference Regular
season winner 		Conference
player of the year 		Conference
coach of the year 		Conference
tournament 		Tournament
venue (city) 		Tournament
winner
America East Conference Stony Brook Jack Parenty, Stony Brook[24] Bob Mumma, UMBC[24] 2015 America East Conference baseball tournament Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA Stony Brook
American Athletic Conference Houston Ian Happ, Cincinnati[25] Cliff Godwin, East Carolina[25] 2015 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL East Carolina
Atlantic 10 Conference Saint Louis Michael Morman, Richmond[26] Raphael Cerrato, Rhode Island[26] 2015 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA VCU
Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic - Louisville
Coastal - Miami (FL)		 Will Craig, Wake Forest[27] Dan McDonnell, Louisville[27] 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC Florida State
Atlantic Sun Conference North Florida Donnie Dewees, North Florida Smoke Laval, North Florida 2015 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL Lipscomb
Big 12 Conference TCU Cody Jones, TCU[28] Jim Schlossnagle, TCU[28] 2015 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK Texas
Big East Conference St. John's Nick Collins, Georgetown[29] Ed Blankmeyer, St. John's[29] 2015 Big East Conference baseball tournament TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE St. John's
Big South Conference Radford Cole Hallum, Campbell[30] Joe Raccuia, Radford[30] 2015 Big South Conference baseball tournament John Henry Moss Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC Radford
Big Ten Conference Illinois David Kerian, Illinois Dan Hartleb, Illinois 2015 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Target Field • Minneapolis, MN Michigan
Big West Conference Cal State Fullerton Cameron Newell, UC Santa Barbara &
David Olmedo-Barrera, Cal State Fullerton		 Rick Vanderhook, Cal State Fullerton No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Colonial Athletic Association College of Charleston Blake Butler, College of Charleston Monte Lee, College of Charleston 2015 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point • Mount Pleasant, SC UNC Wilmington
Conference USA Rice Brendon Sanger, FAU[31] Jim McGuire, Memphis[31] 2015 Conference USA baseball tournament Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS FIU
Horizon League UIC Jeff Boehm, UIC Mike Dee, UIC 2015 Horizon League baseball tournament Oil City Stadium • Whiting, IN Wright State
Ivy League Gehrig - Columbia/Penn
Rolfe - Dartmouth		 Gus Craig, Columbia & Austin Bossart, Penn[32] Brett Boretti, Columbia[32] 2015 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series Campus sites Columbia
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rider Brett Siddall, Canisius[33] Barry Davis, Rider[33] 2015 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament Dutchess Stadium • Wappingers Falls, NY Canisius
Mid-American Conference East - Kent State
West - Central Michigan		 Mitch Longo, Ohio[34] Steve Jaksa, Central Michigan[34] 2015 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament All Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, OH Ohio
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Northern - Norfolk State
Southern - Florida A&M		 Charles Sikes, Savannah State[35] Claudell Clark, Norfolk State[35] 2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Arthur W. Perdue Stadium • Salisbury, MD Florida A&M
Missouri Valley Conference Missouri State Kevin Kaczmarski, Evansville[36] Keith Guttin, Missouri State[36] 2015 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS Missouri State
Mountain West Conference Nevada Grant Fennell, Nevada[37] T. J. Bruce, Nevada[37] 2015 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament William Peccole Park • Reno, NV San Diego State
Northeast Conference Bryant Nick Dini, Wagner[38] Jim Carone, Wagner[38] 2015 Northeast Conference baseball tournament Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium • Norwich, CT Sacred Heart
Ohio Valley Conference Southeast Missouri State Chris Robinson, Morehead State[39] Mike McGuire, Morehead State[39] 2015 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN Morehead State
Pac-12 Conference UCLA Scott Kingery, Arizona John Savage, UCLA No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Patriot League Navy Sean Trent, Navy[40] Paul Kostacopoulos, Navy[40] 2015 Patriot League baseball tournament Campus sites Lehigh
Southeastern Conference East - Vanderbilt

West - LSU

Andrew Benintendi, Arkansas Paul Mainieri, LSU 2015 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL Florida
Southern Conference Mercer Kyle Lewis, Mercer Craig Gibson, Mercer 2015 Southern Conference baseball tournament Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Mercer
Southland Conference Southeastern Louisiana Jacob Seward, Southeastern Louisiana[41] Matt Riser, Southeastern Louisiana[41] 2015 Southland Conference baseball tournament Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX Houston Baptist
Southwestern Athletic Conference East- Alabama State
West - Arkansas–Pine Bluff		 Melvin Rodriguez, Jackson State[42] Mitch Hill, Alabama A&M[42] 2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA Texas Southern
The Summit League Oral Roberts Anthony Sequeira, Oral Roberts Bob Herold, Omaha 2015 Summit League baseball tournament Sioux Falls Stadium • Sioux Falls, South Dakota Oral Roberts
Sun Belt Conference South Alabama Blake Trahan, Louisiana–Lafayette Mark Calvi, South Alabama 2015 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Louisiana–Lafayette
West Coast Conference San Diego Kyle Holder, San Diego[43] Rich Hill, San Diego[43] 2015 West Coast Conference baseball tournament Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CA Pepperdine
Western Athletic Conference Grand Canyon Jensen Park, Northern Colorado Bill Kernen, Cal State Bakersfield 2015 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament Sloan Park • Mesa, AZ Cal State Bakersfield

College World Series

Main article: 2015 College World Series

The 2015 College World Series will begin on June 13 in Omaha, Nebraska.

First round Second round Semifinals Championship series
               
Virginia 5
Arkansas 3
Virginia 1
4 Florida 0
5 Miami (FL) 3
4 Florida 15
Virginia 5 5
4 Florida 10 4
Arkansas 3
5 Miami (FL) 4
5 Miami (FL) 2
4 Florida 10
Virginia 1 3 4
Vanderbilt 5 0 2
2 LSU 3
7 TCU 10
7 TCU 0
Vanderbilt 1
Cal State Fullerton 3
Vanderbilt 4
Vanderbilt 7 –
7 TCU 1 –
2 LSU 5
Cal State Fullerton 3
2 LSU 4
7 TCU 8

Coaching changes

This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2015 season until the day before the first day of the 2016 season.

Team Former
coach 		Interim
coach 		New
coach 		Reason
Arizona Andy Lopez Jay Johnson Retired[44]
Auburn Sunny Golloway Butch Thompson Fired[45]
Baylor Steve Smith Steve Rodriguez Fired[46]
Cal State Bakersfield Bill Kernen Bob Macaluso Retired[47]
Clemson Jack Leggett Monte Lee[48] Fired[49]
College of Charleston Monte Lee Matt Heath[50] Resigned to accept coaching position at Clemson.
Eastern Illinois Jim Schmitz Jason Anderson Fired
Eastern Kentucky Jason Stein Edwin Thompson Fired
James Madison Spanky McFarland Marlin Ikenberry Retired
Nevada Jay Johnson T. J. Bruce[51] Resigned to accept coaching position at Arizona.
Northwestern Paul Stevens Spencer Allen[52] Retired[53]
Pacific Ed Sprague Jr. Mike Neu Fired
Pepperdine Steve Rodriguez Rick Hiretensteiner[54] Resigned to accept coaching position at Baylor.
Portland Chris Sperry Geoff Loomis[55] Fired[56]
Washington State Donnie Marbut Marty Lees[57] Fired[58]
Western Kentucky Matt Myers John Pawlowski[59] Fired[60]

See also

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