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Big East Conference baseball tournament

Big East Conference baseball tournament

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The Big East Conference baseball tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the Big East Conference. It is a double-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular-season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The Big East Tournament champion is separate from the conference champion. The conference championship is determined solely by regular-season record.

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From 1985 to 2013, the tournament was sponsored by the old Big East Conference. Starting with the 2014 tournament, it has been sponsored by the newly formed, non-football Big East Conference.

Tournament

The Big East Conference baseball tournament is a four-team double-elimination tournament, held annually at various locations in the Big East Conference region. The four teams with the best conference record at the end of the regular season earn berths in the tournament. The winner earns the Big East's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The remaining Big East teams can also qualify for the 64-team NCAA Tournament by receiving an at-large bid.

History

The tournament was first held in 1985.

1985–1995

The tournament consisted of four teams competing in a double-elimination tournament.

1996–2000

The tournament was expanded to a six-team, double-elimination tournament.

2001–2005

The tournament returned to a four-team, double-elimination format.

2006–2013

The tournament was expanded to become an eight-team, double-elimination tournament.

2014

In the 2012–2013 academic year, the old Big East Conference had 15 members. In its inaugural 2013–2014 academic year, the new Big East Conference had only 10 members.

With only seven baseball-sponsoring schools in the conference, the top four teams participate.

Champions by year

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All championship information, including tournament results, all-tournament teams, and Jack Kaiser award winners, can be found on pages 64–66 of the 2009 Big East Baseball Media Guide.[1]

Championships by school

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  • Italics indicate that the program is no longer a Big East member.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Archived copy" (PDF). www.nmnathletics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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