2016 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament

The 2016 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held at Bobcat Ballpark on the campus of the Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, from May 25 to May 29, 2015. The tournament used a double-elimination format. The winner of the tournament earned Sun Belt Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

2016 Sun Belt Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLouisiana–Lafayette (4th title)
2016 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Louisiana–Lafayette †‡y   219 .7004321 .672
No. 26 South Alabama  y 219 .7004222 .656
Little Rock   1713 .5672628 .481
Troy   1713 .5673226 .552
Texas State   1614 .5333128 .525
Georgia Southern   1614 .5333624 .600
UT Arlington   1515 .5003028 .517
Arkansas State   1317 .4332929 .500
Louisiana–Monroe   1020 .3332035 .364
Georgia State   1020 .3332431 .436
Appalachian State   921 .3001836 .333
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2016[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

The top eight teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament. The teams will be seeded based on conference winning percentage, and will then play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament. The winner of each bracket will play a championship final.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Louisiana–Lafayette219.7001
South Alabama219.7002
Arkansas–Little Rock1713.56743
Troy1713.56744
Texas State1614.53355
Georgia Southern1614.53356
Texas–Arlington1515.50067
Arkansas State1317.43388
Louisiana–Monroe1020.33311
Georgia State1020.33311
Appalachian State921.30012

Results

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Louisiana–Lafayette7
8Arkansas State4
1Louisiana–Lafayette4
5Texas State2
4Troy6
5Texas State11
1Louisiana–Lafayette17
8Arkansas State10
8Arkansas State13
4Troy128Arkansas State4
5Texas State3
1Louisiana-Lafayette5
3Arkansas–Little Rock4
6Georgia Southern0
6Georgia Southern13
6Georgia Southern6
7Texas–Arlington0
2South Alabama2
7Texas–Arlington4
6Georgia Southern4
2South Alabama0
3Arkansas–Little Rock4
2South Alabama67Texas-Arlington0
2South Alabama3

References

  1. "Sun Belt Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. "2015–16 Championships Schedule". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  3. "2016 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship". Sun Belt Conference. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
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