2015_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season

2015 NCAA Division I baseball season

Baseball season

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.

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2015 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams	301
Preseason No. 1	Vanderbilt (Unanimous)
Defending Champions	Vanderbilt
Tournament
Duration	May 29–June 24, 2015
Most conference bids	ACC and SEC (7)
College World Series
Champions	Virginia (1st title)
Runners-up	Vanderbilt (3rd CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Brian O'Connor (1st title)
MOP	Josh Sborz (Virginia)
Seasons
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Realignment

Further information: 2010–13 NCAA conference realignment

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

Maryland left the ACC for the Big Ten.
Louisville and Rutgers left The American, joining the ACC and Big Ten respectively.
A third team from The American, Temple, dropped baseball.
East Carolina and Tulane left Conference USA for The American.
Western Kentucky left the Sun Belt for Conference USA.
Appalachian State, Davidson, Georgia Southern, and Elon all left the Southern Conference (SoCon). Appalachian State and Georgia Southern joined the Sun Belt, Davidson the Atlantic 10, and Elon the CAA.
East Tennessee State and Mercer left the Atlantic Sun for the SoCon. ETSU returned to the SoCon after a nine-year absence.
VMI left the Big South and returned to the SoCon after an 11-year absence.
Oral Roberts returned to The Summit League after two seasons in the Southland.

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

West Virginia opened the new Monongalia County Ballpark, with a fixed capacity of 2,500 plus extra hillside seating. The venue replaced Hawley Field, which closed for conference games after the 2012 season because it did not meet standards of the Big 12 Conference, which WVU joined in 2012. The Mountaineers played their 2013 and 2014 home conference games at several venues around the state, while Hawley Field remained in use for non-conference games. Once the college baseball season is over, the ballpark will be used by the West Virginia Black Bears, a Class A Short Season affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Season outlook

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

More information Collegiate Baseball News, Ranking ...

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

More information Conf, Overall ...

2015 America East Conference baseball standings
v t e	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
v t e	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 Florida^y ‍‍‍	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
v t e	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
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Louisville ^x‍‍‍^y	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) ^x‍‍‍^y	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Vanderbilt ^x‍‍‍^y	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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.

More information Conference, Regular season winner ...

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			2015 America East Conference baseball tournament	Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA	Stony Brook
American Athletic Conference	Houston		Cliff Godwin, East Carolina	2015 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament	Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL	East Carolina
Atlantic 10 Conference	Saint Louis			2015 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament	Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA	VCU
Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic - Louisville Coastal - Miami (FL)			2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament	Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC	Florida State
Atlantic Sun Conference	North Florida			2015 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament	Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL	Lipscomb
Big 12 Conference	TCU			2015 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament	ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK	Texas
Big East Conference	St. John's			2015 Big East Conference baseball tournament	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE	St. John's
Big South Conference	Radford			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			No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Colonial Athletic Association	College of Charleston			2015 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament	CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point • Mount Pleasant, SC	UNC Wilmington
Conference USA	Rice			2015 Conference USA baseball tournament	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	FIU
Horizon League	UIC			2015 Horizon League baseball tournament	Oil City Stadium • Whiting, IN	Wright State
Ivy League	Gehrig - Columbia/Penn Rolfe - Dartmouth		—	2015 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series	Campus sites	Columbia
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Rider			2015 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament	Dutchess Stadium • Wappingers Falls, NY	Canisius
Mid-American Conference	East - Kent State West - Central Michigan			2015 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament	All Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, OH	Ohio
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Northern - Norfolk State Southern - Florida A&M			2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament	Arthur W. Perdue Stadium • Salisbury, MD	Florida A&M
Missouri Valley Conference	Missouri State			2015 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament	Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS	Missouri State
Mountain West Conference	Nevada			2015 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament	William Peccole Park • Reno, NV	San Diego State
Northeast Conference	Bryant			2015 Northeast Conference baseball tournament	Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium • Norwich, CT	Sacred Heart
Ohio Valley Conference	Southeast Missouri State			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			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			2015 Southern Conference baseball tournament	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	Mercer
Southland Conference	Southeastern Louisiana			2015 Southland Conference baseball tournament	Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX	Houston Baptist
Southwestern Athletic Conference	East- Alabama State West - Arkansas–Pine Bluff			2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament	Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA	Texas Southern
The Summit League	Oral Roberts			2015 The Summit League baseball tournament	Sioux Falls Stadium • Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Oral Roberts
Sun Belt Conference	South Alabama			2015 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament	Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL	Louisiana–Lafayette
West Coast Conference	San Diego			2015 West Coast Conference baseball tournament	Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CA	Pepperdine
Western Athletic Conference	Grand Canyon			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.

More information Team, Former coach ...

Team	Former coach	New coach	Reason
Arizona	Andy Lopez	Jay Johnson	Retired^[24]
Auburn	Sunny Golloway	Butch Thompson	Fired^[25]
Baylor	Steve Smith	Steve Rodriguez	Fired^[26]
Cal State Bakersfield	Bill Kernen	Bob Macaluso	Retired^[27]
Clemson	Jack Leggett	Monte Lee^[28]	Fired^[29]
College of Charleston	Monte Lee	Matt Heath^[30]	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^[31]	Resigned to accept coaching position at Arizona.
Northwestern	Paul Stevens	Spencer Allen^[32]	Retired^[33]
Pacific	Ed Sprague Jr.	Mike Neu	Fired
Pepperdine	Steve Rodriguez	Rick Hiretensteiner^[34]	Resigned to accept coaching position at Baylor.
Portland	Chris Sperry	Geoff Loomis^[35]	Fired^[36]
Washington State	Donnie Marbut	Marty Lees^[37]	Fired^[38]
Western Kentucky	Matt Myers	John Pawlowski^[39]	Fired^[40]

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