2006 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2006 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 on January 26, 2006. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and 2006 College World Series. The College World Series, which consisted of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament, was held in its annual location of Omaha, Nebraska at Rosenblatt Stadium. It concluded on June 26, 2006, with the final game of the best of three championship series. Oregon State defeated North Carolina two games to one to claim their first championship.

2006 NCAA Division I baseball season
Duration	January 26-June 26, 2006[1]
Number of teams	293
Preseason #1	Texas[2]
Tournament
Duration	June 2–June 26, 2006
Most conference bids	SEC (8)
College World Series
Duration	June 16–June 26, 2006
Champions	Oregon State (1st title)
Runners-up	North Carolina (5th CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Pat Casey (1st title)
MOP	Jonah Nickerson (Oregon State)
Seasons

Realignment

New programs

Stephen F. Austin brought back its varsity intercollegiate baseball program for the 2006 season, after having dropped the program following the 1995 season.[3]

Both Kennesaw State and North Florida transitioned from Division II to Division I for the 2006 season.[4]

Conference changes

Entering the 2006 baseball season, many baseball-sponsoring schools changed conferences. Several schools left Conference USA, as Charlotte and St. Louis left for the Atlantic 10 Conference, Cincinnati, Louisville, and South Florida left for the Big East Conference, and Texas Christian left for the Mountain West Conference. In order to replace these schools, Conference USA added Rice from the Western Athletic Conference, Marshall from the Mid-American Conference, and Central Florida from the Atlantic Sun Conference.[5]

In order to compensate for the schools lost to Conference USA, the Western Athletic Conference also made several changes. New Mexico State joined from the Sun Belt Conference, along with Sacramento State, previously a Division I Independent.[6] The Sun Belt, in turn, added Florida Atlantic and Troy from the Atlantic Sun. The Colonial Athletic Association added Northeastern from the America East Conference and Georgia State from the Atlantic Sun Conference.[5]

The Atlantic Sun added three schools, East Tennessee State from the Southern Conference and Kennesaw State and North Florida from the Division II Peach Belt Conference.[5]

The Atlantic Coast Conference added Boston College from the Big East.[5]

The Southland Conference added one program, as conference member Stephen F. Austin revived its baseball program.[3]

Conference formats

As a result of the addition of Boston College as a 12th member, the Atlantic Coast Conference split into two six-team divisions. The Atlantic 10 Conference, which had added both Charlotte and St. Louis, eliminated its previous format of two six-team divisions. The West Coast Conference, which had previously competed in two four-team divisions, also eliminated its divisional format.

Conference standings

America East Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Vermont 16 8 .667 19 34 .358 Stony Brook 13 8 .619 25 29 .463 Maine 13 9 .591 35 22 .614 Albany 12 10 .545 20 32 .385 Binghamton 12 11 .522 27 23 .540 Hartford 8 16 .333 11 38 .224 UMBC 5 17 .227 18 34 .346	Atlantic 10 Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Rhode Island 19 6 .760 34 16 .680 St. Bonaventure 18 8 .692 29 21 .580 Charlotte 18 9 .667 35 20 .636 Dayton 18 9 .667 33 24 .579 Saint Louis 15 12 .556 32 29 .525 George Washington 13 12 .520 25 34 .424 Fordham 13 14 .481 24 32 .429 La Salle 12 14 .462 20 31 .392 Richmond 12 15 .444 22 33 .400 Duquesne 12 15 .444 19 34 .358 Massachusetts 11 16 .407 14 30 .318 Xavier 9 18 .333 19 37 .339 Saint Joseph's 9 18 .333 17 39 .304 Temple 6 19 .240 12 41 .226	Atlantic Coast Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Atlantic Clemson 24 6 .800 53 16 .791 Florida State 16 13 .552 44 21 .677 North Carolina State 16 13 .552 40 23 .635 Wake Forest 16 13 .552 33 22 .600 Boston College 9 21 .300 28 25 .528 Maryland 8 22 .267 26 30 .464 Coastal North Carolina 22 8 .733 54 15 .783 Virginia 21 9 .700 47 15 .758 Georgia Tech 19 11 .950 50 18 .735 Miami (FL) 17 13 .567 42 24 .636 Duke 6 24 .200 15 40 .273 Virginia Tech 4 25 .138 20 33 .377
Atlantic Sun Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Jacksonville 23 7 .767 43 17 .717 North Florida 20 10 .667 34 21 .618 Mercer 19 11 .633 34 26 .567 Stetson 16 14 .533 38 24 .613 East Tennessee State 14 16 .467 31 27 .534 Florida Atlantic 14 16 .467 30 28 .517 Campbell 13 17 .433 19 38 .333 Gardner–Webb 12 18 .400 24 31 .436 Kennesaw State 12 18 .400 24 32 .429 Belmont 11 19 .367 24 31 .436 Lipscomb 11 19 .367 22 32 .407	Big East Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Notre Dame 21 5 .808 45 17 .723 Connecticut 18 6 .750 39 18 .684 Louisville 17 10 .630 31 29 .517 St. John's 16 10 .615 40 19 .678 West Virginia 14 13 .519 36 22 .621 Cincinnati 13 14 .481 32 26 .552 Rutgers 13 14 .481 29 28 .509 South Florida 12 15 .444 23 35 .397 Pittsburgh 10 17 .370 23 29 .442 Georgetown 10 17 .370 24 32 .429 Villanova 8 18 .308 27 27 .500 Seton Hall 7 20 .259 17 34 .333	Big South Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Birmingham–Southern 18 6 .750 33 22 .600 Winthrop 17 7 .708 46 18 .719 Coastal Carolina 15 9 .625 30 27 .526 High Point 14 10 .583 27 32 .458 Liberty 13 11 .542 39 21 .650 UNC Asheville 10 14 .417 28 35 .444 VMI 9 15 .375 30 25 .545 Charleston Southern 8 16 .333 18 38 .321 Radford 4 20 .167 7 41 .146
Big Ten Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Michigan 23 9 .719 43 21 .672 Northwestern 21 11 .656 26 33 .441 Ohio State 19 12 .613 37 21 .638 Minnesota 17 14 .548 34 26 .567 Purdue 15 17 .469 31 27 .534 Illinois 15 17 .469 29 29 .500 Michigan State 13 19 .406 26 30 .464 Penn State 13 19 .406 20 36 .357 Iowa 12 20 .375 23 33 .411 Indiana 11 21 .344 22 34 .393	Big West Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Cal State Fullerton 18 3 .857 50 15 .769 Long Beach State 12 9 .571 29 27 .518 UC Irvine 11 10 .524 36 24 .600 Cal Poly 10 11 .476 25 27 .481 Pacific 9 12 .429 30 25 .545 UC Riverside 9 12 .429 29 25 .537 UC Santa Barbara 9 12 .429 26 28 .481 Cal State Northridge 6 15 .286 26 30 .464	Big 12 Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Texas 19 7 .731 41 21 .661 Oklahoma State 18 9 .667 41 20 .672 Nebraska 17 10 .630 42 17 .712 Oklahoma 17 10 .630 45 22 .672 Kansas 13 14 .481 43 25 .632 Baylor 13 14 .481 37 26 .587 Missouri 12 15 .444 35 28 .556 Texas Tech 9 16 .360 31 26 .544 Kansas State 8 17 .320 31 20 .608 Texas A&M 6 20 .231 25 30 .455
Colonial Athletic Association Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct James Madison 22 8 .733 38 21 .644 Old Dominion 21 9 .700 31 17 .646 Northeastern 19 10 .655 27 23 .540 Virginia Commonwealth 18 11 .621 34 24 .586 UNC Wilmington 17 13 .567 42 22 .656 Georgia State 13 17 .433 26 31 .456 Delaware 12 18 .400 30 24 .556 George Mason 12 18 .400 20 31 .392 William & Mary 11 19 .367 23 29 .442 Hofstra 11 19 .367 24 31 .436 Towson 8 22 .267 20 34 .370	Conference USA Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Rice 22 2 .917 57 13 .814 Houston 18 6 .750 39 22 .639 Tulane 15 9 .625 43 21 .672 Southern Mississippi 13 11 .542 39 23 .629 Memphis 13 11 .542 32 28 .533 East Carolina 10 14 .417 33 26 .559 Marshall 6 18 .250 22 32 .407 UAB 6 18 .250 19 38 .333 Central Florida 5 19 .208 23 33 .411	Horizon League Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Illinois–Chicago 22 7 .759 35 20 .636 Wisconsin–Milwaukee 18 12 .600 32 25 .561 Wright State 17 13 .567 32 27 .542 Youngstown State 16 13 .552 26 29 .473 Butler 9 21 .300 21 36 .368 Cleveland State 6 22 .214 10 42 .192
Ivy League Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Lou Gehrig Princeton 11 9 .450 19 26 .422 Penn 7 13 .350 12 27 .308 Columbia 6 14 .300 13 32 .289 Cornell 6 14 .300 10 29 .256 Red Rolfe Harvard 14 6 .700 21 20 .512 Dartmouth 13 7 .650 20 19 .513 Brown 12 8 .600 16 24 .400 Yale 11 9 .550 26 19 .578	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Le Moyne 21 5 .808 38 14 .731 Manhattan 17 9 .654 34 23 .596 Niagara 17 10 .630 28 26 .519 Rider 17 10 .630 25 31 .446 Marist 16 10 .615 24 28 .462 Fairfield 12 14 .462 18 29 .383 Siena 12 15 .444 23 31 .426 Canisius 9 18 .333 18 36 .333 Iona 8 18 .308 12 42 .222 Saint Peter's 3 23 .115 10 41 .196	Mid-American Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct East Kent State 19 7 .731 38 19 .667 Miami (OH) 17 10 .630 33 25 .569 Ohio 14 13 .519 22 25 .468 Bowling Green 11 16 .407 26 27 .491 Akron 8 18 .308 15 36 .294 Buffalo 6 21 .222 15 37 .288 West Central Michigan 17 9 .654 35 23 .603 Ball State 16 9 .640 38 22 .633 Western Michigan 16 9 .640 30 22 .577 Eastern Michigan 14 12 .538 27 27 .500 Toledo 11 15 .423 26 27 .491 Northern Illinois 8 18 .308 24 31 .436
Mid-Continent Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Oral Roberts 17 2 .895 41 16 .719 Western Illinois 14 8 .636 32 32 .500 Oakland 13 11 .542 20 38 .345 Centenary 11 11 .500 23 30 .434 Southern Utah 11 13 .458 26 28 .481 Valparaiso 9 14 .391 17 34 .333 Chicago State 2 18 .100 7 44 .137	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Bethune–Cookman 15 0 1.000 30 27 .526 Norfolk State 11 7 .611 23 28 .451 Coppin State 7 8 .467 13 41 .241 Maryland–Eastern Shore 8 10 .444 17 34 .333 Delaware State 7 11 .389 18 37 .327 North Carolina A&T 6 12 .333 22 36 .379 Florida A&M 6 12 .333 13 34 .277	Missouri Valley Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Evansville 16 8 .667 43 22 .662 Missouri State 15 8 .652 33 22 .600 Wichita State 15 9 .625 46 22 .676 Creighton 13 11 .542 31 21 .596 Southern Illinois 12 12 .500 33 25 .569 Bradley 11 12 .478 26 31 .456 Northern Iowa 10 14 .417 28 27 .509 Illinois State 10 14 .417 20 33 .377 Indiana State 5 19 .208 20 34 .370
Mountain West Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Texas Christian 17 5 .773 39 23 .629 BYU 14 8 .636 33 28 .541 San Diego State 14 8 .636 23 36 .390 UNLV 12 10 .545 29 30 .492 New Mexico 10 12 .455 30 29 .508 Utah 9 13 .409 28 28 .500 Air Force 1 21 .045 10 38 .208	Northeast Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Central Connecticut 16 7 .696 33 18 .647 Quinnipiac 14 8 .636 22 24 .846 Wagner 15 9 .625 18 34 .346 Monmouth 14 9 .609 27 22 .551 Sacred Heart 14 9 .609 26 30 .464 Mount St. Mary's 12 11 .522 23 24 .489 Long Island 10 13 .435 13 33 .283 Fairleigh Dickinson 6 18 .250 10 43 .189 St. Francis (NY) 3 20 .130 6 39 .133	Ohio Valley Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Samford 21 6 .778 34 25 .576 Jacksonville State 19 8 .704 35 24 .593 Eastern Illinois 17 10 .630 31 24 .564 Eastern Kentucky 16 10 .615 29 26 .527 Austin Peay 14 13 .519 32 27 .542 Southeast Missouri State 11 16 .407 23 33 .411 Tennessee Tech 11 16 .407 18 38 .321 Tennessee–Martin 9 18 .333 20 35 .364 Morehead State 8 18 .308 17 36 .321 Murray State 8 19 .296 15 40 .273
Pacific-10 Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Oregon State 16 7 .696 50 17 .746 Arizona State 14 10 .583 37 21 .638 UCLA 13 10 .565 33 25 .569 Arizona 12 12 .500 27 28 .491 Washington 11 13 .458 36 25 .590 Stanford 11 13 .458 33 27 .500 USC 11 13 .458 25 33 .397 Washington State 10 14 .417 36 23 .610 California 9 15 .375 26 28 .481	Patriot League Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Bucknell 13 7 .650 24 24 .500 Lehigh 13 7 .650 28 28 .500 Lafayette 11 9 .550 27 24 .529 Army 10 10 .500 30 20 .600 Navy 8 12 .400 32 21 .604 Holy Cross 5 15 .250 16 26 .381	Southeastern Conference Team W L Pct W L Pct East Kentucky 20 10 .667 44 17 .721 Georgia 18 12 .600 47 23 .671 Vanderbilt 16 14 .533 38 27 .585 South Carolina 15 15 .500 41 25 .621 Tennessee 11 18 .379 31 24 .563 Florida 10 20 .333 28 28 .500 West Alabama 20 10 .667 44 21 .677 Arkansas 18 12 .600 39 21 .650 Ole Miss 17 13 .567 44 22 .667 LSU 13 17 .433 35 24 .593 Mississippi State 12 17 .414 37 23 .617 Auburn 9 21 22 34 .393
Southern Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Elon 21 6 .778 45 18 .714 College of Charleston 20 7 .741 46 17 .730 Furman 16 11 .593 32 23 .582 Georgia Southern 16 11 .593 31 27 .534 The Citadel 15 12 .556 34 27 .557 Western Carolina 14 13 .519 33 27 .550 UNC Greensboro 13 14 .481 26 33 .441 Appalachian State 9 18 .333 24 31 .436 Davidson 6 21 .222 18 33 .353 Wofford 5 22 .185 20 37 .351	Southland Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct McNeese State 22 8 .733 35 20 .636 Texas–San Antonio 20 10 .667 37 22 .627 Texas State 20 10 .667 29 30 .492 Lamar 19 11 .633 35 23 .603 Texas–Arlington 16 12 .571 29 36 .446 Northwestern State 15 15 .500 33 28 .541 Southeastern Louisiana 14 16 .467 23 32 .418 Louisiana–Monroe 12 16 .429 18 37 .327 Sam Houston State 12 18 .400 23 31 .426 Stephen F. Austin 7 23 .233 15 41 .268 Nicholls State 6 24 .200 13 40 .245	Southwestern Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct East Mississippi Valley State 20 4 .833 24 32 .429 Alcorn State 15 9 .625 26 21 .553 Jackson State 14 10 .583 22 17 .564 Alabama State 7 16 .304 11 34 .244 Alabama A&M 3 20 .130 8 27 .229 West Prairie View A&M 17 7 .708 33 22 .600 Southern 16 8 .667 26 20 .565 Texas Southern 15 9 19 30 .388 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 9 15 .375 15 29 .341 Grambling State 3 21 .125 6 38 .136
Sun Belt Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Troy 20 4 .833 47 16 .746 Louisiana–Lafayette 19 5 .792 39 20 .661 South Alabama 16 7 .696 39 21 .650 Florida International 12 12 .500 36 24 .600 New Orleans 12 12 .500 30 28 .517 Middle Tennessee 10 13 .435 30 25 .545 Arkansas State 7 16 .304 22 30 .423 Western Kentucky 5 18 .217 22 30 .423 Arkansas–Little Rock 5 19 .208 24 30 .444	Western Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Fresno State 18 6 .750 45 18 .714 Hawaii 17 6 .739 45 17 .726 San Jose State 12 12 .500 33 26 .559 Nevada 11 12 .478 26 28 .481 Louisiana Tech 11 13 .458 33 25 .569 Sacramento State 8 16 .333 20 37 .351 New Mexico State 6 18 .250 19 36 .345	West Coast Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Pepperdine 15 6 .714 42 21 .667 San Francisco 15 6 .714 39 23 .629 San Diego 13 8 .619 33 25 .569 Loyola Marymount 11 10 .524 24 32 .429 Gonzaga 9 12 .429 29 24 .547 Santa Clara 9 12 .429 28 26 .519 Saint Mary's 9 12 .429 26 25 .510 Portland 3 18 .143 15 37 .288
Division I Independents Team W L Pct Savannah State 30 19 .612 Dallas Baptist 33 23 .589 NYIT 31 22 .585 Longwood 23 27 .460 Texas–Pan American 24 29 .453 South Dakota State 23 29 .442 IPFW 21 28 .429 Northern Colorado 21 30 .412 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 20 31 .392 UC Davis 18 34 .346 Utah Valley 19 37 .339 Hawaii–Hilo 15 34 .306 North Dakota State 12 41 .226

Team won the conference tournament and the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament

Conference does not have conference tournament, so team won the autobid for finishing in first

Team received at-large bid to NCAA Tournament

College World Series

The 2006 season marked the sixtieth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Oregon State claiming their first championship with a two games to one series win over North Carolina in the final.

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Clemson	8
	8	Georgia Tech	4
						1	Clemson	0
							North Carolina	2
		North Carolina	7
	5	Cal State Fullerton	5
												North Carolina	6	—
										5	Cal State Fullerton	5	—
	8	Georgia Tech	5
	5	Cal State Fullerton	7
						5	Cal State Fullerton	7
						1	Clemson	6
																	North Carolina	4	7	2
																	Oregon State	3	11	3
	2	Rice	6
	7	Georgia	4
						2	Rice	3
							Miami (FL)	2
		Miami (FL)	11
		Oregon State	1
											2	Rice	0	0
											Oregon State	5	2
	7	Georgia	3
		Oregon State	5
							Oregon State	8
							Miami (FL)	1

Award winners

All-America team

References

1. "2006 Daily Schedules". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
2. "Baseball America Preseason Top 25". BaseballAmerica.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
3. "2012 Stephen F. Austin Baseball Info Guide" (PDF). Stephen F. Austin Sports Information. p. 44. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
4. Whelliston, Kyle (2 August 2005). "Sun, Sand, and ... Competitive Basketball?". ESPN.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
5. Mihm, David. "2005-2006 NCAA Conference Realignment". Bracketography.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
6. "Sac State Baseball Will Enter WAC in '06". The Sacramento Bee. 3 November 2004. p. C1. Retrieved 21 June 2012.

• 2006 Division I Standings at BoydsWorld.com