2005 NCAA Division I baseball season

2005 NCAA Division I baseball season
Duration	January 21-June 26, 2005[1]
Number of teams	290
Preseason #1	Cal State Fullerton (NCBWA)[2]
Tournament
Duration	June 3–June 26, 2005
Most conference bids	SEC (9)
College World Series
Duration	June 17–June 26, 2005
Champions	Texas
Runners-up	Florida
MOP	David Maroul
Seasons
← 2004	2006 →

The 2005 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 21, 2005. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and 2005 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, 2005, with the final game of the best of three championship series. Texas defeated Florida two games to none to claim its sixth championship.

Realignment

New programs

Four programs joined Division I for the 2005 season, all of which joined from Division II. The four new Division I members were Longwood, North Dakota State, South Dakota State, and UC Davis.^[3][4][5][6]

Dropped programs

Two programs left Division I following the 2004 season. Pace, formerly an Independent, dropped to Division II.^[7] Detroit, formerly a member of the Horizon League, discontinued its varsity baseball program.^[8]

Conference changes

The Atlantic Coast Conference added two members prior to the 2005 season. Miami, previously an Independent, and Virginia Tech, previously a member of the Big East Conference, both joined the conference.^[9]

Division I's four new members, Longwood, North Dakota State, South Dakota State, and UC Davis, all became independents.^[3][4][5][6]

Conference standings

America East Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Northeastern 14 6 .700 26 23 .531 Maine 14 7 .667 35 19 .648 Vermont 14 7 .667 29 19 .604 Binghamton 12 8 .600 23 26 .469 Albany 10 11 .476 20 19 .513 Stony Brook 10 11 .476 23 28 .451 UMBC 6 15 .286 16 34 .320 Hartford 3 18 .143 6 30 .167	Atlantic Coast Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Georgia Tech 22 8 .733 45 19 .703 Clemson 21 9 .700 43 23 .652 Miami (FL) 19 10 .655 41 19 .683 Florida State 19 11 .633 53 20 .726 North Carolina 17 10 .630 41 19 .683 North Carolina State 17 13 .567 41 19 .683 Virginia 14 14 .500 41 20 .672 Wake Forest 12 18 .400 28 30 .483 Virginia Tech 7 19 .269 23 28 .451 Maryland 7 23 .233 25 31 .446 Duke 5 25 .167 14 39 .264	Atlantic Sun Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Troy 23 7 .767 37 21 .638 Central Florida 19 11 .633 42 18 .700 Florida Atlantic 19 11 .633 37 24 .606 Stetson 16 14 .533 35 28 .556 Gardner–Webb 15 15 .500 28 30 .483 Georgia State 15 15 .500 25 32 .439 Campbell 13 17 .433 25 29 .463 Jacksonville 13 17 .433 23 31 .426 Belmont 12 18 .400 28 26 .519 Mercer 12 18 .400 28 26 .519 Lipscomb 8 22 .267 23 33 .411
Atlantic 10 Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct East Rhode Island 18 6 .750 34 21 .618 Fordham 17 7 .708 34 21 .618 Massachusetts 9 15 .375 16 33 .327 St. Bonaventure 8 16 .333 24 25 .490 Temple 8 16 .333 17 33 .340 Saint Joseph's 8 16 .333 14 38 .269 West George Washington 17 7 .708 41 19 .683 Dayton 16 8 .667 36 23 .610 Duquesne 13 11 .542 21 34 .382 Richmond 12 12 .500 22 35 .386 Xavier 9 15 .375 19 35 .352 La Salle 9 15 .375 18 34 .346	Big East Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct St. John's 19 4 .826 41 18 .695 Boston College 17 8 .680 37 20 .649 Notre Dame 14 9 .607 38 24 .613 Pittsburgh 15 10 .600 33 22 .600 Rutgers 12 12 .500 32 21 .604 Connecticut 11 12 .478 34 22 .607 West Virginia 10 15 .400 25 30 .455 Villanova 8 16 .333 28 21 .571 Seton Hall 8 17 .320 17 35 .327 Georgetown 7 18 .280 25 31 .446	Big South Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Coastal Carolina 21 3 .875 50 16 .756 Winthrop 19 5 .792 44 22 .667 Birmingham–Southern 18 6 .750 36 21 .632 Liberty 14 10 .583 36 19 .655 VMI 11 13 .458 27 28 .491 Charleston Southern 8 16 .333 24 29 .453 Radford 8 16 .333 15 40 .273 High Point 6 18 .250 19 36 .345 UNC Asheville 3 21 .125 11 42 .208
Big Ten Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Illinois 20 12 .625 33 23 .589 Purdue 17 11 .607 27 30 .474 Iowa 19 13 .594 28 29 .491 Michigan 17 12 .586 42 19 .689 Ohio State 17 12 .586 40 20 .667 Minnesota 17 15 .531 33 29 .532 Northwestern 14 18 .438 26 28 .481 Penn State 13 19 .406 28 27 .509 Michigan State 10 18 .357 22 31 .415 Indiana 9 23 .281 26 30 .464	Big 12 Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Nebraska 19 8 .704 57 15 .792 Baylor 19 8 .704 46 24 .657 Texas 16 10 .615 56 16 .778 Missouri 16 11 .593 40 23 .635 Oklahoma 14 13 .519 35 26 .574 Oklahoma State 12 15 .444 34 25 .576 Kansas 11 15 .423 36 28 .563 Texas Tech 9 16 .360 34 25 .576 Texas A&M 9 18 .333 30 25 .545 Kansas State 8 19 .296 30 25 .545	Big West Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Cal State Fullerton 16 5 .762 46 18 .719 Cal Poly 14 7 .667 36 20 .643 Long Beach State 14 7 .667 37 22 .627 UC Riverside 11 10 .524 28 27 .509 UC Irvine 10 11 .476 31 25 .554 Pacific 9 12 .429 30 28 .517 UC Santa Barbara 8 13 .381 26 30 .464 Cal State Northridge 2 19 .095 18 36 .333
Colonial Athletic Association Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct UNC Wilmington 21 3 .875 40 19 .678 George Mason 15 9 .625 35 19 .648 Virginia Commonwealth 14 10 .583 33 22 .600 Towson 13 11 .542 34 24 .586 Delaware 13 11 .542 27 31 .466 Hofstra 10 14 .417 24 32 .429 William & Mary 9 15 .375 27 27 .500 James Madison 8 16 .333 20 35 .364 Old Dominion 5 19 .208 22 33 .400	Conference USA Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Tulane 24 6 .800 56 12 .824 Texas Christian 20 10 .667 41 20 .672 Southern Miss 20 10 .667 41 21 .661 East Carolina 18 12 .600 35 26 .574 Houston 16 13 .552 29 30 .492 Louisville 15 14 .517 32 24 .571 South Florida 15 14 .517 33 31 .516 UAB 14 16 .467 31 27 .534 Charlotte 13 17 .433 31 23 .574 Cincinnati 10 19 .345 25 30 .455 Saint Louis 8 22 .267 13 40 .245 Memphis 5 25 .167 13 42 .236	Horizon League Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Illinois–Chicago 14 6 .700 38 21 .644 Youngstown State 10 6 .625 29 27 .518 Wisconsin–Milwaukee 12 8 .600 26 31 .456 Wright State 11 9 .550 26 33 .441 Butler 4 12 .250 19 35 .352 Cleveland State 5 15 .250 14 36 .280
Ivy League Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Lou Gehrig Cornell 11 9 .550 17 24 .415 Princeton 10 10 .500 17 24 .415 Penn 7 13 .350 11 26 .297 Columbia 5 15 .250 10 31 .244 Red Rolfe Harvard 15 5 .750 29 17 .630 Brown 14 6 .700 23 19 .548 Yale 10 10 .500 23 17 .575 Dartmouth 8 12 .400 14 21 .400	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Marist 22 5 .815 33 21 .611 Siena 19 5 .792 29 23 .558 Manhattan 15 8 .652 27 21 .563 Niagara 16 9 .640 25 28 .472 Le Moyne 14 11 .560 25 22 .532 Rider 14 13 .519 21 29 .420 Fairfield 13 14 .481 15 33 .313 Iona 8 18 .308 11 38 .224 Canisius 5 21 .192 9 38 .191 Saint Peter's 2 24 .077 5 45 .100	Mid-American Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct East Miami (OH) 17 4 .810 45 18 .714 Akron 11 8 .579 25 29 .463 Kent State 9 10 .474 33 20 .623 Ohio 9 10 .474 25 25 .500 Marshall 8 16 .333 16 34 .320 Buffalo 5 14 .263 19 30 .388 West Ball State 17 5 .773 38 18 .679 Central Michigan 18 6 .750 42 18 .700 Western Michigan 13 8 .619 26 24 .520 Bowling Green 12 8 .600 33 18 .647 Eastern Michigan 8 14 .364 22 34 .393 Northern Illinois 6 18 .250 16 36 .308 Toledo 5 17 .227 15 39 .278
Mid-Continent Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Oral Roberts 22 2 .917 42 20 .677 Western Illinois 14 10 .583 24 34 .414 Southern Utah 12 10 .545 26 28 .481 Centenary 12 12 .500 27 30 .474 Valparaiso 10 12 .455 21 31 .404 Oakland 9 15 .375 14 38 .269 Chicago State 3 21 .125 6 50 .107	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct North Carolina A&T 12 6 .667 27 27 .500 Bethune–Cookman 11 6 .647 22 28 .440 Delaware State 10 7 .588 19 27 .413 Coppin State 10 7 .588 21 31 .404 Florida A&M 9 9 .500 19 33 .365 Norfolk State 8 9 .471 14 36 .280 Maryland–Eastern Shore 1 17 .056 6 41 .128	Missouri Valley Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Creighton 17 7 .708 48 17 .738 Wichita State 16 8 .667 51 24 .680 Southern Illinois 15 9 .625 38 21 .644 Evansville 12 12 .500 35 23 .603 Bradley 10 14 .417 28 22 .560 Indiana State 10 14 .417 30 28 .517 Missouri State 10 14 .417 26 29 .473 Illinois State 9 15 .375 26 27 .491 Northern Iowa 9 15 .375 26 28 .481
Mountain West Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct UNLV 23 7 35 29 .547 BYU 21 9 .700 39 19 .672 San Diego State 17 13 .567 26 35 .426 New Mexico 15 15 .500 26 32 .448 Utah 10 20 .333 19 36 .345 Air Force 4 26 .133 9 44 .170	Northeast Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Quinnipiac 17 6 .739 26 24 .520 Sacred Heart 16 8 .667 20 33 .377 Monmouth 15 8 .652 30 24 .556 Wagner 13 10 .565 22 27 .449 Mount St. Mary's 12 11 .522 18 27 .400 Fairleigh Dickinson 10 13 .435 12 26 .316 Central Connecticut 10 14 .417 19 28 .404 Long Island 9 15 .375 13 25 .342 St. Francis (NY) 3 20 .130 7 37 .159	Ohio Valley Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Jacksonville State 19 8 .704 35 25 .583 Austin Peay 16 11 .593 38 24 .613 Morehead State 15 11 .577 29 28 .509 Murray State 15 12 .556 28 31 .475 Southeast Missouri State 15 12 .556 24 32 .429 Eastern Kentucky 14 12 .538 26 31 .456 Eastern Illinois 14 13 .519 17 39 .304 Samford 13 14 .481 20 36 .357 Tennessee Tech 6 20 .231 13 42 .236 Tennessee–Martin 6 20 .231 12 43 .218
Pacific-10 Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Oregon State 19 5 .792 46 12 .793 Arizona 17 7 .708 39 21 .650 USC 15 9 .625 41 22 .651 Arizona State 15 9 .625 42 25 .627 California 13 11 .542 34 23 .596 Washington 12 12 .500 33 22 .600 Stanford 12 12 .500 34 25 .576 UCLA 4 20 .167 15 41 .268 Washington State 1 23 .042 21 37 .362	Patriot League Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Army 17 3 .850 39 14 .736 Lehigh 12 8 .600 26 21 .553 Bucknell 10 10 .500 16 26 .381 Lafayette 6 10 .375 18 26 .409 Holy Cross 5 11 .313 13 23 .361 Navy 6 14 .300 12 33 .267	Southeastern Conference Team W L Pct W L Pct East Florida 20 10 .667 48 23 .676 Tennessee 18 11 .621 46 21 .687 South Carolina 16 14 .533 41 23 .641 Vanderbilt 13 17 .433 34 21 .618 Georgia 12 17 .414 30 25 .545 Kentucky 7 22 .241 29 27 .518 West Ole Miss 18 12 .600 48 20 .706 LSU 18 12 .600 40 22 .645 Alabama 17 13 .567 40 23 .635 Mississippi State 13 16 .448 42 22 .656 Arkansas 13 17 .433 39 22 .639 Auburn 13 17 .433 34 26 .567
Southern Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct College of Charleston 27 3 .900 48 15 .762 Georgia Southern 18 11 .621 38 22 .633 Western Carolina 18 12 .600 33 23 .589 Elon 18 12 .600 32 25 .561 UNC Greensboro 17 13 .567 31 22 .585 The Citadel 14 16 .467 25 34 .424 East Tennessee State 13 16 .448 31 22 .585 Furman 13 16 .448 30 29 .508 Davidson 13 17 .433 26 24 .520 Wofford 7 23 .233 17 37 .315 Appalachian State 5 24 .172 10 42 .192	Southland Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Northwestern State 22 5 .815 41 20 .672 Lamar 16 11 .593 38 23 .623 Texas State 15 12 .556 32 26 .552 Texas–Arlington 14 13 .519 26 32 .448 Texas–San Antonio 14 13 .519 27 34 .443 Southeastern Louisiana 13 14 .481 29 31 .483 Sam Houston State 13 14 .481 24 29 .453 McNeese State 12 15 .444 23 31 .426 Louisiana–Monroe 9 18 .333 26 29 .473 Nicholls State 7 20 .259 22 31 .415	Southwestern Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct East Mississippi Valley State 18 6 .750 19 30 .388 Alcorn State 14 9 .609 22 18 .550 Jackson State 14 9 .609 24 22 .522 Alabama State 11 13 .458 15 28 .349 Alabama A&M 2 22 .083 10 32 .238 West Southern 17 7 .708 29 18 .617 Texas Southern 17 7 .708 22 25 .468 Prairie View A&M 13 11 .542 31 27 .534 Grambling State 7 16 .304 12 31 .279 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 5 18 .217 9 39 .188
Sun Belt Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Louisiana–Lafayette 16 8 .667 48 19 .716 South Alabama 15 9 .625 35 27 .565 Florida International 14 10 .583 38 21 .644 Middle Tennessee 13 10 .565 32 23 .582 New Mexico State 13 11 .542 28 29 .491 Arkansas State 12 12 .500 33 23 .589 New Orleans 10 14 .417 20 39 .339 Western Kentucky 8 16 .333 21 37 .362 Arkansas–Little Rock 6 17 23 33 .411	Western Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Rice 21 9 .700 45 19 .703 Fresno State 16 14 .533 30 29 .508 Hawaii 15 14 .517 28 27 .509 Nevada 15 15 .500 26 27 .491 San Jose State 13 17 .433 28 28 .500 Louisiana Tech 9 20 .310 17 39 .304	West Coast Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Coast Loyola Marymount 18 12 .600 31 27 .534 San Diego 16 14 .533 30 27 .526 Gonzaga 15 15 .500 28 26 .519 Saint Mary's 12 18 .400 20 30 .400 West Pepperdine 21 9 .700 41 23 .641 San Francisco 20 10 .667 38 18 .679 Santa Clara 11 19 .367 28 28 .500 Portland 7 23 .233 17 36 .321
Division I Independents Team W L Pct Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 31 21 .596 Dallas Baptist 32 23 .582 NYIT 24 22 .522 Savannah State 22 21 .512 IPFW 24 25 .490 UC Davis 27 29 .482 Northern Colorado 22 34 .393 Sacramento State 20 36 .357 Longwood 16 32 .333 South Dakota State 17 38 .309 Utah Valley 17 39 .304 Texas–Pan American 15 39 .278 North Dakota State 10 43 .189 Hawaii–Hilo 6 35 .146

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

References

1. "2005 Daily Schedules". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-17. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
2. "Florida Tops 2012 Preseason NCBWA Poll". SportsWriters.com. 27 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-06-19. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
3. "Division I Certification... It's Official!". Longwood.edu. Spring 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-06-28. Retrieved 28 June 2012. During the four-year reclassification, Longwood began its full compliance with all Division I legislation and membership requirements with year two (2004-05).
4. Thompson, Eric (13 June 2012). "NCAA Sends North Dakota State's Championship Banner to Rival UND". Minnesota.SBNation.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-28. Retrieved 28 June 2012. The Bison had only made the jump to Division I in the Fall of 2004, so beating Sam Houston State for the national title was obviously a victory that put NDSU on the map of the sports landscape.
5. "Aaron Johnston". GoJacks.com. South Dakota State Sports Information. Retrieved 28 June 2012. With South Dakota State moving up to NCAA Division I during the 2004-05 season, the Johnston-led Jackrabbits posted their fourth consecutive 20-win season, finishing with a 21-7 record.
6. "UC Davis Timeline: The Road to Division I". News.UCDavis.com. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2012. The Aggies begin playing a mostly Division I schedule, after largely competing against Division II foes during the 2003-04 year.
7. Clonan, Mac (1 July 2004). "College Baseball". The Journal News (White Plains, New York). p. C6. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
8. Manuel, John (22 June 2004). "Detroit Mercy Drops Baseball". BaseballAmerica.com. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
9. "Miami, Virginia Tech Quietly Join ACC". NBCSports.MSNBC.com. The Associated Press. 2 July 2004.

• 2005 Division I Standings at BoydsWorld.com