2007 NCAA Division I baseball season

2007 NCAA Division I baseball season
DurationJanuary 25-June 24, 2007[1]
Number of teams293
Preseason No. 1Rice[2]
Tournament
DurationJune 1–June 24, 2007
Most conference bidsACC (7)
College World Series
DurationJune 15–June 24, 2007
ChampionsOregon State (2nd title)
Runners-upNorth Carolina (6th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachPat Casey (2nd title)
MOPJorge Reyes (Oregon State)
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →

The 2007 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 25, 2007. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2007 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 24, 2007, with the final game of the best of three championship series. Oregon State defeated North Carolina two games to none to claim their second consecutive championship, which was also their second overall.

Realignment

New programs

Two programs, Central Arkansas and NJIT, moved from Division II to Division I for the 2007 season.[3][4]

Dropped programs

Birmingham–Southern, which had competed in the Big South Conference, dropped to the Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference for the 2007 season. St. Francis (NY) dropped its varsity intercollegiate baseball program following the 2006 season.[5]

Conference changes

Main article: NCAA Division I conference realignment § 2006-2007

The Sun Belt Conference added two members, Florida Atlantic from the Atlantic Sun Conference and Louisiana–Monroe from the Southland Conference.[6]

The Southland added two members, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (formerly a Division I independent) and Central Arkansas (formerly of Division II).[3][7]

Two schools became Division I independents– Chicago State, which moved from the Mid-Continent Conference, and NJIT, which moved from Division II.[4][8]

Conference formats

The Southland Conference, whose membership changes left it with 12 baseball-sponsoring members, split into two six-team divisions.

Conference standings

America East Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Binghamton 17 5 .773 28 19 .596
Stony Brook 16 7 .696 31 24 .564
Albany 13 11 .542 29 29 .500
Maine 12 11 .522 22 31 .415
Vermont 10 13 .435 21 29 .420
Hartford 9 14 .391 15 34 .306
UMBC 4 20 .167 13 40 .245
Atlantic 10 Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Charlotte 23 4 .852 49 12 .803
Fordham 19 8 .704 35 22 .614
Richmond 18 9 .667 32 28 .533
Xavier 17 10 .630 29 31 .483
Rhode Island 16 11 .593 23 30 .434
St. Bonaventure 14 12 .538 25 27 .481
George Washington 14 13 .519 23 31 .426
Massachusetts 13 14 .481 22 25 .468
Saint Louis 12 14 .462 16 37 .302
Duquesne 10 17 .370 22 29 .431
Dayton 9 18 .333 21 33 .389
Temple 9 18 .333 18 37 .327
La Salle 8 19 .296 17 32 .347
Saint Joseph's 6 21 .222 10 39 .204
Atlantic Coast Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Atlantic
Florida State 24 6 .800 49 13 .790
Clemson 18 12 .600 41 23 .641
North Carolina State 16 14 .533 38 23 .623
Wake Forest 14 16 .467 34 29 .540
Boston College 12 17 .414 24 27 .471
Maryland 7 23 .233 26 30 .464
Coastal
North Carolina 21 9 .700 57 16 .781
Virginia 19 9 .679 45 16 .738
Miami (FL) 17 13 .567 37 24 .606
Georgia Tech 15 14 .517 32 25 .561
Duke 8 22 .267 29 25 .537
Virginia Tech 7 23 .233 23 31 .426
Atlantic Sun Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Stetson 21 6 .778 42 21 .667
Mercer 17 10 .630 33 25 .569
Belmont 16 11 .593 34 26 .567
Jacksonville 15 12 .556 34 28 .548
Kennesaw State 13 14 .481 32 23 .58
North Florida 13 14 .481 24 32 .429
Lipscomb 12 15 .444 28 30 .483
Gardner–Webb 12 15 .444 26 32 .448
East Tennessee State 11 16 .407 26 29 .473
Campbell 5 22 .185 11 45 .196
Big East Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
St. John's 20 7 .741 41 19 .683
Rutgers 20 7 .741 42 21 .667
Louisville 19 8 .704 47 24 .662
Pittsburgh 15 11 .577 27 27 .500
South Florida 13 14 .481 34 26 .567
Villanova 12 15 .444 29 25 .537
Notre Dame 11 15 .423 28 28 .500
Connecticut 10 14 .417 34 27 .557
West Virginia 10 16 .385 29 22 .569
Cincinnati 10 16 .385 28 28 .500
Seton Hall 9 15 .375 25 25 .500
Georgetown 8 19 .296 21 34 .382
Big South Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Coastal Carolina 17 4 .810 50 13 .794
Winthrop 15 6 .714 33 27 .550
Liberty 14 7 .667 36 25 .590
VMI 10 11 .476 34 21 .523
High Point 10 11 .476 27 30 .474
UNC Asheville 9 12 .429 22 38 .367
Charleston Southern 7 14 .333 22 34 .393
Radford 2 19 .095 10 36 .217
Big Ten Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Michigan 21 7 .750 42 29 .592
Penn State 20 10 .667 31 26 .544
Minnesota 18 9 .667 41 18 .695
Iowa 17 13 .567 31 23 .574
Illinois 16 14 .533 31 27 .534
Ohio State 15 15 .500 38 24 .613
Michigan State 15 16 .484 25 26 .490
Purdue 11 20 .355 22 32 .407
Northwestern 9 23 .281 18 36 .333
Indiana 8 23 .258 19 35 .352
Big West Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
UC Riverside 16 5 .762 38 21 .644
UC Irvine 15 6 .714 47 17 .734
Long Beach State 15 6 .714 39 20 .661
Cal Poly 13 8 .619 32 24 .571
Cal State Fullerton 10 11 .476 38 25 .603
UC Santa Barbara 9 12 .429 23 31 .426
Pacific 3 18 .143 16 43 .271
Cal State Northridge 3 18 .143 15 41 .268
Big 12 Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Texas 21 6 .778 46 17 .730
Missouri 19 8 .704 42 18 .700
Oklahoma State 16 11 .593 42 21 .667
Nebraska 14 13 .519 32 27 .542
Texas A&M 13 13 .500 48 19 .716
Baylor 12 15 .444 35 27 .565
Oklahoma 11 16 .407 34 24 .586
Kansas State 10 16 .385 34 24 .586
Kansas 9 17 .346 28 30 .483
Texas Tech 8 18 .308 28 27 .509
Colonial Athletic Association
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Virginia Commonwealth 18 11 .621 37 23 .617
Old Dominion 18 11 .621 35 24 .593
Delaware 18 11 .621 32 23 .582
UNC Wilmington 18 11 .621 29 27 .518
George Mason 14 14 .500 27 27 .500
Georgia State 15 15 .500 26 32 .448
William & Mary 13 16 .448 29 25 .537
Northeastern 12 17 .414 24 22 .522
James Madison 11 17 .393 22 23 .489
Towson 11 18 .379 21 30 .412
Hofstra 11 18 .379 20 34 .370
Conference USA
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Rice 22 2 .917 56 14 .800
East Carolina 14 9 .609 40 23 .635
Southern Miss 14 10 .583 39 23 .629
Memphis 12 12 .500 36 27 .571
Houston 12 12 .500 28 28 .500
UAB 12 12 .500 25 33 .431
Tulane 9 15 .375 34 26 .567
Central Florida 7 17 .292 27 32 .458
Marshall 5 18 .217 21 32 .396
Horizon League
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Illinois–Chicago 21 6 .778 35 21 .625
Wright State 21 9 .700 36 22 .621
Wisconsin–Milwaukee 16 14 .533 35 22 .614
Cleveland State 10 17 .370 14 44 .241
Butler 10 20 .333 22 33 .400
Youngstown State 9 21 .300 19 37 .339
Ivy League
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Lou Gehrig
Penn 12 8 .600 20 19 .513
Princeton 11 9 .550 15 24 .385
Columbia 10 10 .500 16 28 .364
Cornell 8 12 .400 15 23 .395
Red Rolfe
Brown 14 6 .700 27 21 .563
Harvard 12 8 .600 18 18 .500
Yale 8 12 .400 16 27 .372
Dartmouth 5 15 .250 8 29 .216
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Le Moyne 22 3 .880 34 19 .642
Manhattan 21 5 .808 35 19 .648
Marist 14 12 .538 21 32 .396
Canisius 13 12 .520 20 35 .363
Saint Peter's 13 13 .500 23 29 .442
Fairfield 12 14 .462 18 28 .391
Rider 11 15 .423 20 29 .408
Siena 10 14 .417 12 33 .267
Iona 8 18 .308 16 35 .314
Niagara 3 21 .125 15 32 .319
Mid-American Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
East
Kent State 19 8 .704 33 26 .559
Miami (OH) 16 9 .640 32 24 .571
Buffalo 11 16 .407 16 35 .314
Akron 8 16 .333 23 24 .489
Ohio 8 19 .296 23 31 .426
Bowling Green 7 20 .259 22 32 .407
West
Eastern Michigan 21 4 .840 32 24 .571
Central Michigan 21 6 .778 35 21 .625
Northern Illinois 16 11 .593 34 24 .586
Toledo 14 13 .519 26 28 .481
Western Michigan 8 16 .333 16 33 .327
Ball State 8 19 .296 20 34 .370
Mid-Continent Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Oral Roberts 19 1 .950 40 17 .702
Western Illinois 11 9 .550 31 26 .544
Valparaiso 10 10 .500 22 34 .393
Centenary 9 11 .450 28 31 .475
Southern Utah 6 14 .300 11 45 .196
Oakland 5 15 .250 20 34 .370
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Bethune–Cookman 16 1 .941 33 27 .550
North Carolina A&T 11 7 .611 28 31 .476
Florida A&M 11 7 .611 16 36 .308
Delaware State 10 8 .556 22 27 .449
Norfolk State 9 8 .529 25 25 .500
Maryland–Eastern Shore 5 13 .278 10 45 .182
Coppin State 0 18 .000 0 44 .000
Missouri Valley Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Wichita State 20 4 .833 53 22 .707
Creighton 19 5 .792 45 16 .738
Southern Illinois 13 11 .542 34 22 .607
Bradley 13 11 .542 32 21 .604
Evansville 13 11 .542 35 23 .603
Northern Iowa 8 16 .333 23 28 .451
Illinois State 8 16 .333 20 32 .385
Indiana State 7 17 .292 26 26 .500
Missouri State 7 17 .292 23 34 .404
Mountain West Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Texas Christian 20 3 .870 48 14 .774
Brigham Young 17 7 .708 37 20 .649
San Diego State 12 12 .500 29 30 .492
New Mexico 12 12 .500 28 30 .483
Utah 12 12 .500 24 31 .436
UNLV 10 14 .417 24 36 .400
Air Force 0 23 .000 8 44 .154
Northeast Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Quinnipiac 21 7 .750 29 18 .617
Mount St. Mary's 21 7 .750 35 22 .614
Monmouth 17 10 .630 36 24 .600
Central Connecticut 14 14 .500 26 26 .500
Sacred Heart 12 15 .444 22 31 .415
Wagner 11 17 .393 17 34 .333
Long Island 10 17 .370 16 35 .314
Fairleigh Dickinson 4 23 .148 9 45 .167
Ohio Valley Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Austin Peay 19 8 .704 40 22 .645
Jacksonville State 18 9 .667 33 27 .550
Southeast Missouri State 16 10 .615 32 24 .571
Samford 14 13 .519 32 28 .533
Eastern Kentucky 12 12 .500 24 29 .453
Missouri State 12 13 .480 18 35 .340
Eastern Illinois 12 14 .462 23 28 .451
Tennessee Tech 12 15 .444 26 28 .481
Morehead State 9 18 .333 16 36 .308
Tennessee–Martin 7 19 .269 19 36 .345
Pacific-10 Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Arizona State 19 5 .792 49 15 .766
Arizona 15 9 .625 42 17 .712
UCLA 14 10 .583 33 28 .541
California 12 12 .500 29 26 .527
Washington 11 13 .458 29 27 .518
Oregon State 10 14 .417 49 18 .731
Washington State 10 14 .417 28 26 .519
Stanford 9 15 .375 28 28 .500
Southern California 8 16 .333 27 29 .482
Patriot League
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Lafayette 17 3 .850 33 20 .623
Army 12 7 .632 25 23 .521
Navy 12 8 .600 35 20 .636
Holy Cross 8 11 .421 12 23 .343
Bucknell 8 12 .400 16 24 .400
Lehigh 2 18 .100 13 30 .302
Southeastern Conference
Team W L Pct W L Pct
East
Vanderbilt 22 8 .733 54 13 .806
South Carolina 17 13 .567 46 20 .697
Florida 15 15 .500 29 30 .492
Tennessee 13 15 .464 34 25 .576
Kentucky 13 16 .448 34 19 .642
Georgia 11 19 .367 23 33 .411
East
Arkansas 18 12 .600 43 21 .672
Mississippi State 15 13 .536 38 22 .633
Ole Miss 16 14 .533 40 25 .615
Alabama 15 15 .500 31 26 .544
LSU 12 17 .414 29 26 .527
Auburn 10 20 .333 31 25 .554
Southern Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Western Carolina 20 7 .741 42 20 .677
College of Charleston 20 7 .741 39 19 .672
Elon 15 12 .556 32 29 .523
Appalachian State 14 13 .519 33 26 .559
UNC Greensboro 14 13 .519 30 30 .500
Georgia Southern 13 14 .481 34 28 .548
The Citadel 12 15 .444 34 27 .557
Furman 11 16 .407 19 36 .345
Wofford 8 19 .296 30 33 .476
Davidson 8 19 .296 19 34 .358
Southland Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
East
Lamar 20 10 .667 34 25 .576
McNeese State 17 12 .586 21 35 .375
Southeastern Louisiana 16 14 .533 34 21 .618
Northwestern State 15 14 .517 25 28 .472
Central Arkansas 10 20 .333 21 32 .396
Nicholls State 6 24 .200 10 45 .182
West
Texas–San Antonio 24 6 .800 36 22 .621
Texas State 20 10 .667 37 23 .617
Sam Houston State 18 12 .600 40 24 .625
Stephen F. Austin 17 13 .567 31 28 .525
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 12 18 .400 27 29 .482
Texas–Arlington 4 26 .133 13 40 .245
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
East
Jackson State 17 7 .708 33 23 .589
Alcorn State 15 9 .625 25 20 .556
Mississippi Valley State 14 10 .583 19 36 .345
Alabama State 7 14 .333 12 25 .324
Alabama A&M 4 17 .190 10 29 .256
West
Prairie View A&M 17 7 .708 34 25 .576
Southern 15 9 .625 26 18 .591
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 10 14 .417 14 30 .318
Grambling State 9 15 .375 18 29 .383
Texas Southern 9 15 .375 13 28 .317
Sun Belt Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Louisiana–Lafayette 23 7 .767 45 17 .726
New Orleans 16 14 .533 38 26 .594
Troy 16 14 .533 34 27 .557
Middle Tennessee 16 14 .533 32 28 .533
Louisiana–Monroe 15 14 .517 29 28 .518
Florida Atlantic 15 15 .500 36 22 .621
Western Kentucky 15 15 .500 25 30 .455
South Alabama 13 16 .448 31 26 .544
Arkansas State 13 17 .433 23 32 .418
Florida International 12 17 .414 26 29 .473
Arkansas–Little Rock 9 20 .310 21 31 .404
Western Athletic Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Fresno State 17 7 .708 38 29 .667
Nevada 15 9 .625 35 26 .574
Louisiana Tech 14 10 .583 35 24 .593
Hawaii 11 13 .458 34 25 .576
San Jose State 11 13 .458 34 26 .567
Sacramento State 10 14 .417 17 40 .298
New Mexico State 6 18 .250 22 34 .393
West Coast Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
San Diego 18 3 .857 43 18 .705
Gonzaga 15 6 .714 33 25 .569
Pepperdine 14 7 .667 35 22 .614
San Francisco 9 12 .429 27 28 .491
Santa Clara 9 12 .429 27 29 .482
Loyola Marymount 9 12 .429 22 33 .400
Portland 7 14 .333 21 30 .412
Saint Mary's 3 18 .143 21 29 .420
Division I Independents
Team W L Pct
Longwood 34 19 .642
South Dakota State 34 19 .642
Savannah State 31 23 .574
Dallas Baptist 30 26 .536
NYIT 25 27 .481
Utah Valley 25 30 .833
UC Davis 24 32 .429
NJIT 15 28 .349
North Dakota State 16 31 .340
Northern Colorado 16 35 .314
Texas–Pan American 17 39 .304
Hawaii–Hilo 12 35 .255
IPFW 9 37 .196
Chicago State 4 53 .070
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

Main article: 2007 College World Series

The 2007 season marked the sixty first 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 none series win over North Carolina in the final.

Bracket

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
Oregon State3
Cal State Fullerton2
Oregon State12
5Arizona State6
5Arizona State5
UC Irvine4
Oregon State7—
UC Irvine1—
Cal State Fullerton4
UC Irvine55Arizona State7
UC Irvine8
Oregon State119—
2Rice15
3North Carolina43—
Louisville10
2Rice14
3North Carolina4
Mississippi State5
3North Carolina8
2Rice14
3North Carolina67
Louisville12
Mississippi State43North Carolina3
Louisville1

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 2007 College Baseball All-America Team

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