2016 Conference USA baseball tournament

The 2016 Conference USA baseball tournament will be held from May 25 through 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
ChampionsSouthern Miss (3rd title)
Winning coachScott Berry (2nd title)
MVPDaniel Keating (Southern Miss)
TelevisionCUSADN (First round–semifinals)
CBSSN (Championship game)
2016 Conference USA baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Florida Atlantic  ‍†‍‍y 21–8 .72439–18 .684
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 21–9 .70034–21 .618
No. 27 Southern Miss  ‍‍‡‍y 20–10 .66741–19 .683
No. 30 Rice  ‍‍‍y 19–10 .65538–24 .613
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍y 19–11 .63341–19 .683
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50032–24 .571
FIU  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50029–29 .500
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 12–17 .41423–32 .418
UAB  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40021–34 .382
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33324–30 .444
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 8–20 .28617–34 .333
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 5–24 .17220–35 .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
Marshall219.7000.52
Southern Miss2010.6671.53
Rice1910.65524
Louisiana Tech1911.6332.55
Old Dominion1515.5006.56
FIU1515.5006.57
Charlotte1217.41498
UAB1218.4009.5–
Western Kentucky1020.33311.5–
UTSA820.28612.5–
Middle Tennessee524.17216–

Bracket and results
First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Florida Atlantic7
8Charlotte5
1Florida Atlantic4
4Rice6
4Rice13
5Louisiana Tech12
4Rice1011
5Louisiana Tech139
8Charlotte3
5Louisiana Tech135Louisiana Tech5
1Florida Atlantic4
4Rice2
3Southern Miss17
3Southern Miss3
6Old Dominion5
3Southern Miss9
2Marshall3
2Marshall5
7FIU3
3Southern Miss3X
2Marshall2X
6Old Dominion1
7FIU37FIU6
2Marshall7

Conference championship
Conference USA Championship
(3) Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. (4) Rice Owls
May 29, 2016, 1:00 p.m. (CDT) at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
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(3) Southern Miss000010011360
(4) Rice0100000012102
WP: Nick Johnson (3–1)   LP: Jon Duplantier (7–6)   Sv: Nick Sandlin (12)
Home runs:
USM: None
Rice: None
Attendance: 3,593

All–Tournament Team
PositionPlayerTeam
CChuckie RobinsonSouthern Miss
IFAaron BossiMarshall
IFFord ProctorRice
IFConnor TeyklRice
IFTim LynchSouthern Miss
OFRaphael GladuLouisiana Tech
OFCorey BirdMarshall
OFJake SandlinSouthern Miss
DHDaniel Keating (MVP)Southern Miss
PCody CrouseFIU
PChase BosterMarshall
PSam SinnenOld Dominion
PJon DuplantierRice

References
  1. "Conference USA - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  2. "2015-16 Conference USA Championship Schedule". Conference USA. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. 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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