2017 NCAA Division I baseball season

2017 NCAA Division I baseball season
Duration	February 13, 2017 – June 27, 2017
Number of teams	301
Preseason No. 1	TCU (Unanimous)
Defending Champions	Coastal Carolina
Tournament
Duration	June 2–27, 2017
Most conference bids	SEC (8)
College World Series
Champions	Florida (1st title)
Runners-up	LSU (18th CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Kevin O'Sullivan (1st title)
MOP	Alex Faedo (Florida)
Seasons

The 2017 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 2017. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2017 College World Series. The College World Series, consisted of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament and held annually in Omaha, Nebraska, at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, ended June 27, 2017.

Realignment

• Coastal Carolina left the Big South Conference for the Sun Belt Conference. The move officially took effect hours after Coastal won the College World Series. In doing so, the Sun Belt Conference split into East and West divisions for this season.
• North Dakota, a member of the Western Athletic Conference in baseball (as well as swimming and diving for both sexes), dropped baseball.

The 2017 season was also the last for one school's baseball program, and the last for two other programs in their then-current conferences. In addition, the last remaining Division I independent left for its full-time home of Division II.

• Buffalo dropped baseball at the end of the season.
• NYIT, which had been left independent after the 2013 collapse of the Great West Conference, dropped its baseball program to Division II, joining the school's full-time home of the East Coast Conference.
• Valparaiso left its home of the previous 10 seasons, the Horizon League, for the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).
• Wichita State left the MVC, its conference home since 1945, to become a full but non-football member of the American Athletic Conference.

Season outlook

Further information: 2017 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Collegiate Baseball News Ranking Team 1 TCU 2 LSU 3 Florida 4 South Carolina 5 Oregon State 6 Vanderbilt 7 Arizona 8 Miami (FL) 9 Florida State 10 Cal State Fullerton 11 Louisville 12 Clemson 13 East Carolina 14 Louisiana–Lafayette 15 North Carolina 16 Virginia 17 Long Beach State 18 UC Santa Barbara 19 Coastal Carolina 20 Texas A&M 21 Washington 22 Ole Miss 23 Sam Houston State 24 Stanford 25 Arizona State

Baseball America Ranking Team 1 TCU 2 Florida State 3 Florida 4 LSU 5 South Carolina 6 East Carolina 7 Louisville 8 Cal State Fullerton 9 Oregon State 10 Clemson 11 Vanderbilt 12 Washington 13 Louisiana–Lafayette 14 NC State 15 Coastal Carolina 16 Virginia 17 North Carolina 18 Oklahoma State 19 UC Santa Barbara 20 Long Beach State 21 Georgia Tech 22 Arizona 23 Stanford 24 Maryland 25 Texas Tech

Coaches Ranking Team 1 TCU 24 2 Florida 4 3 LSU 2 4 South Carolina 5 Florida State 6 Vanderbilt 7 Oregon State 8 Louisville 9 Coastal Carolina 1 10 East Carolina 11 Cal State Fullerton 12 Clemson 13 North Carolina 14 NC State 15 Arizona 16 Louisiana–Lafayette 17 Miami (FL) 18 Virginia 19 Texas Tech 20 Texas A&M 21 Stanford 22 Oklahoma State 23 UC Santa Barbara 24 Ole Miss 25 Rice

NCBWA Ranking Team 1 TCU 2 Florida 3 LSU 4 Florida State 5 South Carolina 6 Vanderbilt 7 Oregon State 8 Louisville 9 East Carolina 10 NC State 11 Coastal Carolina 12 North Carolina 13 Clemson 14 Cal State Fullerton 15 Louisiana–Lafayette 16 Arizona 17 Texas Tech 18 Miami (FL) 19 Virginia 20 Texas A&M 21 UC Santa Barbara 22 Oklahoma State 23 Stanford 24 Rice 25 Maryland

Conference standings

2017 America East Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Binghamton  ‍†‍‍ 15 – 4   .789 30 – 13   .698 UMBC  ‍‍‡‍y 11 – 9   .550 23 – 25   .479 Stony Brook  ‍‍‍ 12 – 10   .545 26 – 26   .500 Albany  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 26 – 26   .500 UMass Lowell * ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 22 – 26   .458 Maine  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12   .400 25 – 29   .463 Hartford  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13   .381 20 – 30   .400 † – 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, 2017 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2017 American Athletic Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UCF  ‍†‍‍y 15 – 9   .625 40 – 22   .645 No. 27 Houston  ‍†‍‡‍y 15 – 9   .625 42 – 21   .667 South Florida  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10   .583 42 – 19   .689 Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 33 – 25   .569 Tulane  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 27 – 31   .466 Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 28 – 30   .483 Memphis  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 30 – 29   .508 East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 32 – 28   .533 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2017 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT VCU  ‍†‍‍ 19 – 5   .792 35 – 22   .614 Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 17 – 6   .739 31 – 22   .585 St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 15 – 8   .652 26 – 22   .542 George Washington  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 31 – 27   .534 Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 12 – 10   .545 35 – 22   .614 No. 16 Davidson  ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 11   .542 35 – 26   .574 George Mason  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 26 – 33   .441 Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 21 – 25   .457 Fordham  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478 27 – 24   .529 Dayton  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 20 – 35   .364 UMass  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 15 – 32   .319 Richmond  ‍‍‍ 6 – 17   .261 17 – 36   .321 La Salle  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 10 – 41   .196 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Atlantic No. 5 Louisville  x‍‍‍y 23 – 6   .793 53 – 12   .815 No. 12 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 43 – 20   .683 No. 25 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 42 – 21   .667 No. 30 NC State  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 36 – 25   .590 No. 6 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 14   .500 46 – 23   .667 Boston College  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 25 – 28   .472 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 26 – 32   .448 Coastal No. 17 North Carolina  x‍‍‍y 23 – 7   .767 49 – 14   .778 No. 21 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 43 – 16   .729 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 16 – 13   .552 31 – 27   .534 Duke  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 30 – 28   .517 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 27 – 28   .491 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 23 – 30   .434 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 23 – 32   .418 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2017 ASUN Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Jacksonville  ‍†‍‍ 16 – 5   .762 36 – 24   .600 Stetson  ‍‍‍ 15 – 6   .714 27 – 29   .482 Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 8   .619 43 – 20   .683 North Florida  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9   .571 33 – 24   .579 Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11   .476 25 – 32   .439 Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 28 – 28   .500 USC Upstate  ‍‍‍ 7 – 14   .333 24 – 31   .436 NJIT  ‍‍‍ 2 – 19   .095 9 – 40   .184 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2017 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2017 Big 12 Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 19 Texas Tech  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 8   .667 45 – 17   .726 No. 4 TCU  ‍‍‍y 16 – 8   .667 50 – 18   .735 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y 12 – 11   .522 35 – 24   .593 Baylor  ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 34 – 23   .596 West Virginia  ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 36 – 26   .581 No. 28 Texas  ‍‍‍y 11 – 12   .478 39 – 24   .619 Kansas  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 30 – 28   .517 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‡‍y 8 – 14   .364 30 – 27   .526 Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 29 – 26   .527 † – Conference champion ‡ – Conference Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2017 Big East Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Creighton  ‍†‍‍ 11 – 4   .733 24 – 25   .490 St. John's  ‍‍‍y 13 – 5   .722 42 – 13   .764 Xavier  ‍‍‡‍y 10 – 6   .625 34 – 27   .557 Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 29 – 24   .547 Butler  ‍‍‍ 7 – 10   .412 31 – 20   .608 Villanova  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13   .278 14 – 33   .298 Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 4 – 14   .222 27 – 28   .491 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2017 Big South Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Winthrop ‍†‍‍ 17 – 7   .708 34 – 24   .586 Liberty ‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 32 – 23   .582 Presbyterian ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 32 – 29   .525 High Point ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 30 – 23   .566 Radford ‍‍‡‍y 11 – 13   .458 27 – 32   .458 Gardner–Webb ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 25 – 30   .455 UNC Asheville ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 25 – 32   .439 Campbell ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 25 – 32   .439 Charleston Southern ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 22 – 29   .431 Longwood ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 19 – 34   .358 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2017 Big Ten Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Nebraska  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 7 – 1   .688 35 – 22 – 1   .612 Michigan  ‍‍‍y 16 – 8 – 0   .667 42 – 17 – 0   .712 Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 15 – 8 – 0   .652 36 – 21 – 0   .632 Iowa  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 9 – 0   .625 39 – 22 – 0   .639 Maryland  ‍‍‍y 15 – 9 – 0   .625 38 – 23 – 0   .623 Indiana  ‍‍‍y 14 – 9 – 1   .604 34 – 24 – 2   .583 Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 27 – 30 – 0   .474 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 29 – 27 – 0   .518 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 29 – 23 – 0   .558 Illinois  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 23 – 28 – 0   .451 Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 22 – 34 – 0   .393 Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 7 – 16 – 0   .304 19 – 34 – 0   .358 Penn State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20 – 0   .167 18 – 37 – 0   .327 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2017 Big West Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 9 Long Beach State†y  ‍‍‍ 20 – 4 – 0   .833 42 – 20 – 1   .675 Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8 – 0   .667 28 – 28 – 0   .500 No. 7 Cal State Fullertony  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 39 – 24 – 0   .619 Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 26 – 29 – 0   .473 Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 28 – 23 – 0   .549 UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 21 – 30 – 0   .412 UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 23 – 33 – 0   .411 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 24 – 32 – 0   .429 UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 22 – 32 – 0   .407 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2017 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Northeastern  ‍†‍‍ 16 – 7   .696 29 – 25   .537 UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 30 – 29   .508 William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 15 – 8   .652 32 – 25   .561 Delaware  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 9   .625 34 – 23   .596 College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 28 – 31   .475 Elon  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 24 – 32   .429 James Madison  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 24 – 27   .471 Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 14 – 37   .275 Towson  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 20 – 34   .370 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2017 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2017 Conference USA baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 23 Southern Missy† ‍‍‍ 25 – 5 – 0   .833 50 – 16 – 0   .758 Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 19 – 11 – 0   .633 37 – 21 – 0   .638 Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12 – 0   .600 35 – 21 – 1   .623 Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12 – 0   .600 34 – 24 – 0   .586 Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 36 – 20 – 0   .643 Ricey  ‍‍‡‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 33 – 31 – 0   .516 FIU  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 31 – 27 – 0   .534 UTSA  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 29 – 28 – 0   .509 Marshall  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18 – 0   .400 25 – 29 – 0   .463 Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 24 – 31 – 0   .436 UAB  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 24 – 31 – 0   .436 Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 6 – 24 – 0   .200 16 – 39 – 0   .291 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2017 Horizon League baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UIC  ‍†‍‡‍y 22 – 8   .733 39 – 17   .696 Wright State  ‍‍‍ 21 – 9   .700 38 – 21   .644 Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 25 – 33   .431 Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 13 – 15   .464 24 – 29   .453 Oakland  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 17 – 40   .298 Milwaukee  ‍‍‍ 10 – 18   .357 22 – 32   .407 Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 15 – 40   .273 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2017 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT NYIT  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 5 – 36 – 1   .131 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2017 Ivy League baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Lou Gehrig Penn  x‍‍‍ 12 – 8   .600 23 – 22   .511 Columbia  x‍‍‍ 12 – 8   .600 18 – 23   .439 Cornell  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11   .450 21 – 17   .553 Princeton  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13   .350 12 – 28   .300 Red Rolfe Yale  x‍‍‡‍y 16 – 4   .800 34 – 18   .654 Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9   .550 22 – 17   .564 Harvard  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13   .350 19 – 23   .452 Brown  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14   .300 13 – 24   .351 x – Division champion ‡ – Championship Series champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Fairfield  ‍†‍‍ 17 – 7   .708 31 – 24   .564 Marist  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 8   .667 32 – 23   .582 Canisius  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 35 – 22   .614 Iona  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 25 – 26   .490 Rider  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 24 – 28   .462 Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 18 – 35   .340 Niagara  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 24 – 24   .500 Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 20 – 28   .417 Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 18 – 32   .360 Siena  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 20 – 28   .417 Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 0 – 24   .000 0 – 38   .000 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2017 Mid-American Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Division Kent State  x‍†‍‍ 18 – 6   .750 37 – 18   .673 Ohio  ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 11   .542 31 – 28   .525 Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 15 – 34   .306 Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 22 – 34   .393 Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 17 – 34   .333 West Division Central Michigan  x‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 31 – 28   .525 Ball State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 30 – 28   .517 Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 27 – 35   .435 Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 24 – 29   .453 Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 17 – 38   .309 Toledo  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 17 – 41   .293 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Northern Norfolk State  x‍†‍‍ 16 – 7   .696 26 – 22   .542 Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 22 – 25   .468 Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 12 – 40   .231 Coppin State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15   .348 11 – 31   .262 Southern Bethune–Cookman  x‍‍‡‍y 15 – 8   .652 36 – 25   .590 North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 28 – 25   .528 Florida A&M  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 27 – 26   .509 North Carolina Central  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11   .522 22 – 28   .440 Savannah State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 21   .125 12 – 39   .235 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2017 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 11 Missouri Sty  ‍‍‍ 18 – 1   .947 43 – 20   .683 No. 20 DBUy  ‍‍‡‍ 15 – 6   .714 42 – 21   .667 Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9   .571 29 – 26   .527 Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 27 – 30   .474 Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11   .476 28 – 30   .483 Evansville  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12   .400 18 – 39   .316 Bradley  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14   .300 20 – 31   .392 Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 18   .100 16 – 40   .286 ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2017 Mountain West Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT New Mexico  ‍†‍‍ 19 – 9 – 1   .672 30 – 27 – 1   .526 San Diego St‡  ‍‍‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 42 – 21 – 0   .667 Fresno State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12 – 0   .600 35 – 25 – 0   .583 Nevada  ‍‍‍ 13 – 16 – 0   .448 19 – 36 – 0   .345 Air Force  ‍‍‍ 12 – 17 – 0   .414 27 – 26 – 0   .509 San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 18 – 1   .362 19 – 35 – 1   .355 UNLV  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 20 – 36 – 0   .357 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2017 Northeast Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Bryant  ‍†‍‍ 20 – 6   .769 29 – 26   .527 Central Connecticut ‍‍‡‍y 21 – 7   .750 36 – 22   .621 Wagner  ‍‍‍ 13 – 12   .520 22 – 28   .440 Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 23 – 36   .390 LIU Brooklyn  ‍‍‍ 12 – 14   .462 22 – 28   .440 Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 8 – 18   .308 12 – 34   .261 Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 5 – 23   .179 8 – 39   .170 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2017 Ohio Valley Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Tennessee Tech  ‍†‍‡‍y 23 – 7   .767 41 – 21   .661 Morehead State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 11   .621 36 – 23   .610 Belmont  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 31 – 29   .517 Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 30 – 26   .536 SE Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 29 – 26   .527 Murray State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 29 – 30   .492 Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 13 – 16   .448 28 – 30   .483 Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 21 – 35   .375 Tennessee–Martin  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 25 – 30   .455 SIU Edwardsville  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 23 – 29   .442 Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 24 – 32   .429 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2017 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 3 Oregon State  ‍†‍‍y 27 – 3   .900 56 – 6   .903 No. 18 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 21 – 9   .700 42 – 16   .724 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 30 – 27   .526 No. 24 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 38 – 21   .644 California  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 25 – 29   .463 Utah  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 27 – 24   .529 Washington  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 28 – 26   .519 Oregon  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 30 – 25   .545 Washington State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 24 – 29   .453 Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 23 – 32   .418 USC  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 21 – 34   .382 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2017 Southeastern Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Eastern No. 1 Florida  x‍†‍‍y 21 – 9 – 0   .700 52 – 19 – 0   .732 No. 10 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11 – 0   .633 43 – 23 – 0   .652 No. 15 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 15 – 13 – 1   .534 36 – 25 – 1   .589 Missouri  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 36 – 23 – 0   .610 South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 35 – 25 – 0   .583 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 25 – 32 – 0   .439 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 7 – 21 – 0   .250 27 – 25 – 0   .519 Western No. 2 LSU  x‍†‍‡‍y 21 – 9 – 0   .700 52 – 20 – 0   .722 No. 22 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 18 – 11 – 0   .621 45 – 19 – 0   .703 No. 13 Mississippi State ‍‍‍y 17 – 13 – 0   .567 40 – 27 – 0   .597 No. 8 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14 – 0   .533 41 – 23 – 0   .641 No. 29 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14 – 0   .533 37 – 26 – 0   .587 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 32 – 25 – 0   .561 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 5 – 24 – 1   .183 19 – 34 – 1   .361 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2017 Southern Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Mercer  ‍†‍‍ 17 – 6   .739 39 – 17   .696 Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 15 – 8   .652 28 – 28   .500 UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 10   .583 36 – 24   .600 Furman  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 33 – 28   .541 Wofford  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 28 – 30   .483 Samford  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 33 – 26   .559 East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 30 – 29   .508 The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 16 – 35   .314 VMI  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 24 – 34   .414 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2017 Southland Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT McNeese State ‍†‍‍ 22 – 8 – 0   .733 37 – 20 – 0   .649 Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 37 – 22 – 0   .627 No. 14 Sam Houston State  ‍‍‡‍y 19 – 11 – 0   .633 44 – 23 – 0   .657 Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12 – 0   .600 29 – 25 – 0   .537 Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 34 – 26 – 0   .567 Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 29 – 28 – 0   .509 Lamar  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 33 – 25 – 0   .569 New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 30 – 28 – 1   .517 Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 29 – 27 – 0   .518 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 22 – 32 – 0   .407 Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 20 – 34 – 0   .370 Incarnate Word *  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22 – 0   .267 20 – 36 – 0   .357 Abilene Christian *  ‍‍‍ 3 – 27 – 0   .100 13 – 43 – 0   .232 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament * Ineligible for league and NCAA tournaments due to transition from Division II Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Jackson State  x‍†‍‍ 20 – 4   .833 38 – 17   .691 Alabama State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 6   .750 31 – 25   .554 Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 12 – 45   .211 Alcorn State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 12 – 33   .267 Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 7 – 34   .171 West Grambling State  x‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 22 – 30   .423 Texas Southern  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 10   .583 20 – 34   .370 Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 20 – 37   .351 Southern  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 17 – 27   .386 Arkansas–Pine Bluff  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 15 – 31   .326 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2017 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT East Division Coastal Carolinax† ‍‍‍ 22 – 7 – 1   .750 37 – 19 – 1   .658 No. 26 South Alabama‡y  ‍‍‍ 22 – 8 – 0   .733 40 – 21 – 0   .656 Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12 – 0   .600 38 – 21 – 0   .644 Troy  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 31 – 25 – 0   .554 Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 22 – 33 – 0   .400 Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22 – 0   .267 19 – 36 – 0   .345 West Division UT Arlingtonx  ‍‍‍ 20 – 10 – 0   .667 30 – 25 – 0   .545 Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 19 – 10 – 1   .650 35 – 21 – 1   .623 Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 16 – 0   .448 28 – 27 – 0   .509 Texas State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 29 – 30 – 0   .492 Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 11 – 18 – 0   .379 21 – 34 – 0   .382 Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 6 – 24 – 0   .200 12 – 43 – 0   .218 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2017 West Coast Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Gonzaga  ‍†‍‍ 20 – 7 – 0   .741 33 – 20 – 0   .623 BYU  ‍†‍‡‍y 20 – 7 – 0   .741 38 – 21 – 0   .644 Loyola Marymount †  ‍‍‍ 20 – 7 – 0   .741 38 – 18 – 0   .679 Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 18 – 9 – 0   .667 37 – 20 – 0   .649 San Diego  ‍‍‍ 18 – 9 – 0   .667 35 – 18 – 1   .657 San Francisco  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16 – 0   .407 29 – 28 – 0   .509 Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18 – 0   .333 13 – 40 – 0   .245 Pepperdine  ‍‍‍ 8 – 19 – 0   .296 20 – 32 – 0   .385 Pacific  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21 – 0   .222 18 – 35 – 0   .340 Portland  ‍‍‍ 5 – 22 – 0   .185 10 – 41 – 1   .202 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2017 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Grand Canyon*  ‍†‍‍ 20 – 4 – 0   .833 29 – 25 – 0   .537 New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 19 – 5 – 0   .792 35 – 22 – 0   .614 Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 31 – 24 – 0   .564 Sacramento State  ‍‍‡‍y 12 – 12 – 0   .500 32 – 29 – 0   .525 Utah Valley  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 18 – 36 – 0   .333 Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 24 – 30 – 0   .444 Seattle  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 20 – 35 – 1   .366 Texas–Rio Grande Valley  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 26 – 28 – 0   .481 Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 11 – 41 – 0   .212 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament * Ineligible for league and NCAA tournaments due to transition from Division II Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Conference winners and tournaments

Of the 31 Division I athletic conferences that sponsor baseball, 29 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. Two conferences, the Big West and Pac-12, do not hold a conference tournament. The winners of these tournaments, plus the Big West and Pac-12 regular-season champions, receive automatic invitations to the 2017 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	Binghamton	Toby Handley (Stony Brook)	Tim Sinicki (Binghamton)	2017 America East Conference baseball tournament	Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA	UMBC
American Athletic Conference	UCF Houston	Jake Scheiner (Houston) & Hunter Williams (Tulane)	Greg Lovelady (UCF)	2017 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament	Spectrum Field • Clearwater, FL	Houston
Atlantic 10 Conference	VCU	Logan Farrar (VCU)	Larry Sudbrook (St. Bonaventure)	2017 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament	Billiken Sports Center • St. Louis, MO	Davidson
Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic – Louisville Coastal – North Carolina	Brendan McKay (Louisville)	Dan McDonnell (Louisville)	2017 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament	Louisville Slugger Field • Louisville, KY	Florida State
Atlantic Sun Conference	Jacksonville	Nick Rivera (Florida Gulf Coast}	Chris Hayes (Jacksonville)	2017 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament	Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, FL	Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12 Conference	TCU Texas Tech	Hunter Hargrove (Texas Tech) & Evan Skoug (TCU)	Steve Rodriguez (Baylor)	2017 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament	Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma State
Big East Conference	Creighton	Rylan Bannon (Xavier)	Ed Blankmeyer (St. John's)	2017 Big East Conference baseball tournament	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	Xavier
Big South Conference	Winthrop	D. J. Artis (Liberty)	Tom Riginos (Winthrop)	2017 Big South Conference baseball tournament	Lexington County Baseball Stadium • Lexington, SC	Radford
Big Ten Conference	Nebraska	Jake Adams (Iowa)	Darin Erstad (Nebraska)	2017 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana	Iowa
Big West Conference	Long Beach State	Keston Hiura (UC Irvine)	Troy Buckley (Long Beach State)	No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Colonial Athletic Association	Northeastern	Casey Golden (UNCW)	Mike Glavine (Northeastern)	2017 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC	Delaware
Conference USA	Southern Miss	Dylan Burdeaux (Southern Miss)	Scott Berry (Southern Miss)	2017 Conference USA baseball tournament	MGM Park • Biloxi, MS	Rice
Horizon League	UIC	Rob Calabrese (UIC)	Mike Dee (UIC)	2017 Horizon League baseball tournament	Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, IL	UIC
Ivy League	Gehrig - Columbia & Penn Rolfe - Yale	Randell Kanamaru (Columbia)	John Stuper (Yale)	2017 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series	Campus Sites	Yale
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Fairfield	Jake Lumley (Canisius)	Pat Carey (Iona)	2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament	Sal Maglie Stadium • Niagara Falls, NY	Marist
Mid-American Conference	East – Kent State West – Central Michigan	Tanner Allison (Western Michigan)	Jeff Duncan (Kent State)	2017 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament	Sprenger Stadium • Avon, OH	Ohio
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Northern - Norfolk State Southern - Bethune–Cookman	Alex Mauricio (Norfolk State)	Ben Hall (North Carolina A&T)	2017 Mid–Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament	Perdue Stadium • Salisbury, MD	Bethune–Cookman
Missouri Valley Conference	Missouri State	Jake Burger (Missouri State)	Keith Guttin (Missouri State)	2017 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament	Hammons Field • Springfield, MO	Dallas Baptist
Mountain West Conference	New Mexico	Danny Sheehan (San Diego State) & Jack Zoellner (New Mexico)	Ray Birmingham (New Mexico)	2017 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament	Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NM	San Diego State
Northeast Conference	Bryant	Mickey Gasper (Bryant)	Charlie Hickey (Central Connecticut)	2017 Northeast Conference baseball tournament	Dodd Stadium • Norwich, CT	Central Connecticut
Ohio Valley Conference	Tennessee Tech	Ben Fisher (Eastern Kentucky) & Niko Hulsizer (Morehead State)	Matt Bragga (Tennessee Tech)	2017 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament	Choccolocco Park • Oxford, AL	Tennessee Tech
Pac-12 Conference	Oregon State	Nick Madrigal (Oregon State)	Pat Casey (Oregon State)	No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Patriot League	Navy	Travis Blue (Navy)	Jim Foster (Army)	2017 Patriot League baseball tournament	Campus Sites	Holy Cross
Southeastern Conference	East – Florida West – LSU	Brent Rooker (Mississippi State)	Nick Mingione (Kentucky)	2017 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL	LSU
Southern Conference	Mercer	Bryson Bowman (Western Carolina)	Craig Gibson (Mercer)	2017 Southern Conference baseball tournament	Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, SC	UNC Greensboro
Southland Conference	McNeese State	Taylor Schwaner (Southeastern Louisiana)	Justin Hill (McNeese State)	2017 Southland Conference baseball tournament	Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX	Sam Houston State
Southwestern Athletic Conference	East – Jackson State West – Grambling State	Marshawn Taylor (Grambling State)	James Cooper (Grambling State)	2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament	Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA	Texas Southern
The Summit League	Oral Roberts	Noah Cummings (Oral Roberts)	Ryan Folmar (Oral Roberts)	2017 Summit League baseball tournament	J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK	Oral Roberts
Sun Belt Conference	East – Coastal Carolina West – UT Arlington	Billy Cooke (Coastal Carolina)	Darin Thomas (UT Arlington)	2017 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament	J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	South Alabama
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga BYU Loyola Marymount	Riley Adams (San Diego)	Mark Machtolf (Gonzaga)	2017 West Coast Conference baseball tournament	Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CA	BYU
Western Athletic Conference	Grand Canyon	Garrison Schwartz (Grand Canyon)	Andy Stankiewicz (Grand Canyon)	2017 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament	Hohokam Stadium • Mesa, AZ	Sacramento State

College World Series

Main article: 2017 College World Series

The 2017 College World Series began on June 17 in Omaha, Nebraska.

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Championship series
	1	Oregon State	6
		Cal State Fullerton	5
						1	Oregon State	13
						4	LSU	1
		Florida State	4
	4	LSU	5
											1	Oregon State	1	1
											4	LSU	3	6
		Cal State Fullerton	4
		Florida State	6
							Florida State	4
						4	LSU	7
																	4	LSU	3	1	–
																	3	Florida	4	6	–
	3	Florida	3
	6	TCU	0
						3	Florida	5
						7	Louisville	1
	7	Louisville	8
		Texas A&M	4
											3	Florida	2	3
											6	TCU	9	0
	6	TCU	4
		Texas A&M	1
						6	TCU	4
						7	Louisville	3

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 2017 College Baseball All-America Team

Major player of the year awards

• Dick Howser Trophy: Brendan McKay, 1B/P, Louisville
• Baseball America: Brendan McKay, 1B/P, Louisville
• Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger: Brendan McKay, 1B/P, Louisville & Brent Rooker, 1B, Mississippi State
• American Baseball Coaches Association: Brendan McKay, 1B/P, Louisville
• Golden Spikes Award: Brendan McKay, 1B/P, Louisville

Major freshman of the year awards

• Baseball America Freshman Of The Year: Matt Wallner, OF/P, Southern Miss
• Collegiate Baseball Freshman Players of the Year: Kevin Milam, DH/P, Saint Mary's; Sean Mooney, P, St. John's; Braden Shewmake, 2B, Texas A&M; Kenyon Yovan, P, Oregon

Major coach of the year awards

• American Baseball Coaches Association: Kevin O'Sullivan, Florida
• Baseball America: Dan McDonnell, Louisville
• Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year: Kevin O'Sullivan, Florida
• National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) National Coach of the Year: Pat Casey, Oregon State
• ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year:

Other major awards

• Senior CLASS Award (baseball) (outstanding Senior of the Year in baseball): Anthony Critelli, Holy Cross
• Johnny Bench Award (Catcher of the Year):
• Brooks Wallace Award (Shortstop of the Year): Logan Warmoth, North Carolina
• John Olerud Award (best two-way player): Brendan McKay, Louisville
• American Baseball Coaches Association Gold Glove:

Coaching changes

This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2017 season until the day before the first day of the 2018 season.

Team	Former coach	Interim coach	New coach	Reason
Alabama	Greg Goff	None	Brad Bohannon	Fired
Bethune-Cookman	Jason Beverlin	Barrett Shaft	Jonathan Hernandez	Resigned
California	David Esquer	None	Mike Neu	Departed for Stanford
Cincinnati	Ty Neal	None	Scott Googins	Resigned
The Citadel	Fred Jordan	None	Tony Skole	Retired
Dayton	Tony Vittorio	None	Jayson King	Resigned
East Tennessee State	Tony Skole	None	Joe Pennucci	Departed for The Citadel
Louisiana-Monroe	Bruce Peddie	None	Mike Federico	Fired
Maryland	John Szefc	None	Rob Vaughn	Departed for Virginia Tech
North Florida	Smoke Laval	None	Tim Parenton	Fired
Oklahoma	Pete Hughes	None	Skip Johnson	Fired
Pacific	Mike Neu	None	Ryan Garko	Departed for California
San Jose State	Jason Hawkins	Brad Sanfilippo		Resigned
South Carolina	Chad Holbrook	None	Mark Kingston	Resigned
South Florida	Mark Kingston	None	Billy Mohl	Departed for South Carolina
Stanford	Mark Marquess	None	David Esquer	Retired
Tennessee	Dave Serrano	None	Tony Vitello	Resigned
Texas-Rio Grande Valley	Manny Mantrana	None	Derek Matlock	Resigned
Towson	Mike Gottlieb	None	Matt Tyner	Fired
UMass	Mike Stone	None	Matt Reynolds	Retired
Virginia Tech	Pat Mason	None	John Szefc	Fired
Xavier	Scott Googins	None	Billy O'Conner	Departed for Cincinnati

Attendances

2016 teams with an average home attendance of at least 10,000:

Team	Total attendance	Home average
LSU Tigers	418,291	10,725