This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1996 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the eight regionals consisted of six teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. In order to provide all conference champions with an automatic bid, 12 conference champions participated in a play-in round. The six winners joined the other 18 conference champions with automatic bids, 24 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]
Conference | Regular Season Winner | Conference Tournament | Tournament Venue • City | Tournament Winner | Atlantic Coast Conference | year=1996|team=Florida State Seminoles|title=Florida State}} | 1996 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament | Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC | year=1996|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} |
Big East Conference | year=1996|team=West Virginia Mountaineers|title=West Virginia}} National - {{CBSB link|year=1996|team=Villanova Wildcats|title=Villanova}} | 1996 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament | Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT | year=1996|team=West Virginia Mountaineers|title=West Virginia}} |
Big Eight Conference | year=1996|team=Oklahoma State Cowboys|title=Oklahoma State}} | 1996 Big Eight Conference Baseball Tournament | All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | year=1996|team=Oklahoma State Cowboys|title=Oklahoma State}} |
Big Ten Conference | year=1996|team=Penn State Nittany Lions|title=Penn State}} | 1996 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament | Beaver Field • State College, PA | year=1996|team=Indiana Hoosiers|title=Indiana}} |
Big West Conference | year=1996|team=Long Beach State 49ers|title=Long Beach State}} | 1996 Big West Conference Baseball Tournament | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA | year=1996|team=UNLV Rebels|title=UNLV}} |
Conference USA | year=1996|team=South Florida Bulls|title=South Florida}} | 1996 Conference USA Baseball Tournament | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | year=1996|team=Tulane Green Wave|title=Tulane}} |
Ivy League | year=1996|team=Princeton Tigers|title=Princeton}} Rolfe - {{CBSB link|year=1996|team=Harvard Crimson|title=Harvard}} | 1996 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series | Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, NJ | year=1996|team=Princeton Tigers|title=Princeton}} |
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | year=1996|team=Siena Saints|school=Siena College|title=Siena}} Southern - {{cbsb link|year=1996|team=Iona Gaels|title=Iona}} | 1996 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament | Heritage Park • Colonie, NY | year=1996|team=Siena Saints|school=Siena College|title=Siena}} |
Mid-American Conference | year=1996|team=Kent State Golden Flashes|title=Kent State}} | 1996 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament | Gene Michael Field • Kent, OH | year=1996|team=Akron Zips|title=Akron}} |
Midwestern Collegiate Conference | year=1996|team=Butler Bulldogs|title=Butler}} | 1996 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Baseball Tournament | Indianapolis, IN | year=1996|team=Northern Illinois Huskies|title=Northern Illinois}} |
Mid-Continent Conference | year=1996|team=Troy State Trojans|title=Troy State}} | 1996 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball Tournament | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | year=1996|team=Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles|title=Northeastern Illinois}} |
North Atlantic Conference | year=1996|team=Delaware Fighting Blue Hens|title=Delaware}} | 1996 North Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament | Mahoney Diamond • Orono, ME | year=1996|team=Delaware Fighting Blue Hens|title=Delaware}} |
Northeast Conference | year=1996|team=Rider Broncs|title=Rider}}/{{cbsb link|year=1996|team=Monmouth Hawks|title=Monmouth}} | 1996 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament | Ewing Township, NJ | year=1996|team=Rider Broncs|title=Rider}} |
Pacific-10 Conference | year=1996|team=Washington Huskies|title=Washington}} South - {{CBSB link|year=1996|team=USC Trojans|title=Southern California}} | No Tournament |
Patriot League | year=1996|team=Bucknell Bison|title=Bucknell}} | 1996 Patriot League Baseball Tournament | Bucknell Field • Lewisburg, PA | year=1996|team=Bucknell Bison|title=Bucknell}} |
Southeastern Conference | Western - {{CBSB link>year=1996|team=Alabama Crimson Tide|title=Alabama}} | 1996 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL | year=1996|team=Alabama Crimson Tide|title=Alabama}} |
Southern Conference | year=1996|team=Georgia Southern Eagles|title=Georgia Southern}} | 1996 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament | College Park • Charleston, SC | year=1996|team=Georgia Southern Eagles|title=Georgia Southern}} |
Southland Conference | year=1996|team=Northeast Louisiana Indians|title=Northeast Louisiana}} Texas - {{CBSB link|year=1996|team=Southwest Texas State Bobcats|title=Southwest Texas State}} | 1996 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament | Fair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LA | year=1996|team=Sam Houston State Bearkats|title=Sam Houston State}} |
Southwest Conference | year=1996|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}} | 1996 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament | Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TX | year=1996|team=Rice Owls|title=Rice}} |
Trans America Athletic Conference | year=1996|team=Georgia State Panthers|title=Georgia State}} Southern - {{CBSB link|year=1996|team=Stetson Hatters|title=Stetson}} Western - {{CBSB link|year=1996|team=Jacksonville State Gamecocks|title=Jacksonville State}} | 1996 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament | Conrad Park • DeLand, FL | year=1996|team=UCF Knights|title=UCF}} |
West Coast Conference | year=1996|team=Santa Clara Broncos|title=Santa Clara}} | No tournament |
The 1996 season marked the fiftieth 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 LSU claiming their third championship with a 9–8 win over Miami (FL) in the final.[1]
1. ^1 2 {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ox665PJnDXQC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003|author=W.C. Madden|author2=Patrick J. Stewart|last-author-amp=yes|publisher=McFarland & Co.|year=2004|pages=41–43|accessdate=January 31, 2015}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=NCAA Men's College World Series Records|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf|publisher=NCAA|accessdate=January 31, 2015|page=7|year=2009}}
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