2016 Conference USA Baseball Tournament

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]

2016 Conference USA
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
MVP,
TelevisionCBS SN (championship)
2016 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Florida Atlantic  ‍†‍‍y 21–8 .724  39–18 .684
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 21–9 .700  34–21 .618
No. 27 Southern Miss  ‍‍‡‍y 20–10 .667  41–19 .683
No. 30 Rice  ‍‍‍y 19–10 .655  38–24 .613
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 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]

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Florida Atlantic218.724
–
1
Marshall219.700
0.5
2
Southern Miss2010.667
1.5
3
Rice1910.655
2
4
Louisiana Tech1911.633
2.5
5
Old Dominion1515.500
6.5
6
FIU1515.500
6.5
7
Charlotte1217.414
9
8
UAB1218.400
9.5
–
Western Kentucky1020.333
11.5
–
UTSA820.286
12.5
–
Middle Tennessee524.172
16
–

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

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. Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  4. "Conference USA Baseball Championship Pairings Set". Conference USA. May 21, 2016. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
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