2018 Conference USA Baseball Tournament

The 2018 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was held from May 24 through May 28 at MGM Park in Biloxi, Mississippi. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Conference USA for college baseball. As tournament champion, Southern Mississippi received the league's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

2018 Conference USA
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
MVP,
TelevisionESPN3 (Days 1–4)
CBSSN (championship)
2018 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 13 Southern Miss  ‍†‍‡‍ 23–6–0 .793  39–15–0 .722
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 21–9–0 .700  38–18–0 .679
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 19–8–1 .696  36–15–1 .702
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 17–13–0 .567  31–22–0 .585
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 16–13–0 .552  31–22–0 .585
FIU  ‍‍‍ 14–12–0 .538  25–25–0 .500
Rice  ‍‍‍ 11–14–2 .444  23–28–2 .453
UAB  ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .433  21–31–0 .404
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 12–17–1 .417  27–27–1 .500
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 11–18–0 .379  21–31–0 .404
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 7–22–0 .241  19–31–0 .380
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 7–22–0 .241  15–37–0 .288
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of January 19, 2021[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 seven, including 2017.

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.

Bracket and Results
  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Southern Miss 2  
8 UAB 0  
  1 Southern Miss 5  
  5 UTSA 3  
4 Charlotte 1
5 UTSA 11  
  1 Southern Miss 4 6  
  4 Charlotte 7 0  
8 UAB 0  
4 Charlotte 2  
  4 Charlotte 10
  5 UTSA 4  
  1 Southern Miss 12
  3 Florida Atlantic 3
3 Florida Atlantic 7  
6 FIU 4  
  3 Florida Atlantic 4
  7 Rice 5  
2 Louisiana Tech 2
7 Rice 6  
  7 Rice 4 8
  3 Florida Atlantic 7 9(10)  
6 FIU 5  
2 Louisiana Tech 7  
  2 Louisiana Tech 6
  3 Florida Atlantic 8  

References
  1. "Conference USA - 2018 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  2. "2017-18 Conference USA Championship Schedule". Conference USA. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  3. Patrick Magee (November 11, 2015). "Biloxi to become Conference USA baseball tourney's new home in 2017-19". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
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