2008 NCAA Division I baseball season

2008 NCAA Division I baseball season
Duration	February 22–June 25, 2008
Number of teams	298
Preseason #1	Arizona State
Tournament
Duration	May 30–June 25, 2008
Most conference bids	SEC (9)
College World Series
Duration	June 14–June 25, 2008
Champions	Fresno State
Runners-up	Georgia Bulldogs
MOP	Tommy Mendonca
Seasons
← 2007	2009 →

The 2008 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 February 22, 2008. The season was the first to have a uniform start date for both southern and northern teams. The change from previous seasons, in which weather allowed southern teams to begin play weeks before northern teams, was an attempt to improve parity between warm-weather and cold-weather teams.^[1][2] The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and 2008 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 25, 2008, with the final game of the best of three championship series. Fresno State defeated Georgia two games to one to claim their first championship. Fresno State was the first team seeded fourth in its regional tournament to win a national championship since the NCAA Tournament adopted the current 64-team format in 1999.^[3]

Realignment

New programs

Five new programs joined Division I baseball for the 2008 season, four from the NCAA Division II. Florida Gulf Coast, previously a Division II independent; North Carolina Central, previously of the Division II Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association; Presbyterian, previously of the Division II South Atlantic Conference; and South Carolina Upstate, previously of the Division II Peach Belt Conference, all made the transition to Division I.^[4][5][6][7] The fifth new program, Houston Baptist, joined Division I from the NAIA.^[8]

Conference changes

Entering the 2008 baseball season, the Mid-Continent Conference was renamed The Summit League.^[9] The renamed conference was one of several conferences to make membership changes.

Both the renamed Summit League and the Atlantic Sun Conference added multiple members. The Summit added three schools, IPFW, North Dakota State, and South Dakota State, all previously Division I independents.^[10] The Atlantic Sun added two schools, Florida Gulf Coast and South Carolina Upstate, both from Division II.^[11]

Both the Big West Conference, which added UC Davis from the Division I independent ranks, and the Horizon League, which added Valparaiso from the Mid-Continent, added a single member.^[12][10]

Three schools joined the Division I independent ranks. Le Moyne left the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference to become an independent, and both North Carolina Central and Presbyterian became independents after their transitions from Division II.^[13][5][6]

Conference Standings

America East Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Binghamton 15 8 .652 29 27 .518 Stony Brook 14 10 .583 34 26 .567 UMBC 13 11 .542 21 29 .420 Vermont 12 11 .522 27 24 .529 Hartford 10 13 .435 18 31 .367 Albany 10 14 .417 17 37 .318 Maine 8 15 .394 18 28 .394	Atlantic 10 Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Charlotte 19 8 .704 43 16 .729 Xavier 16 6 .727 24 29 .453 Duquesne 15 9 .625 27 29 .482 Temple 16 11 .593 25 28 .472 Rhode Island 15 11 .574 31 27 .534 St. Bonaventure 15 12 .556 29 23 .558 Fordham 13 13 .500 29 23 .558 Dayton 12 13 .480 27 23 .540 George Washington 11 16 .407 26 29 .473 Massachusetts 11 16 .407 18 27 .400 La Salle 11 16 .407 16 36 .308 Richmond 10 16 .389 20 31 .396 Saint Louis 9 17 .346 21 29 .420 Saint Joseph's 9 18 .333 18 32 .360	Atlantic Coast Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Atlantic Florida State 24 6 .800 54 14 .794 North Carolina State 18 11 .621 42 22 .656 Wake Forest 13 16 .448 25 31 .446 Clemson 11 18 .383 31 27 .534 Maryland 9 21 .300 30 26 .536 Boston College 9 21 .300 26 27 .491 Coastal Miami (FL) 23 5 .821 53 11 .828 North Carolina 22 7 .759 54 14 .794 Georgia Tech 16 14 .533 41 21 .629 Virginia 15 15 .500 39 23 .629 Duke 10 18 .362 37 18 .670 Virginia Tech 6 24 .200 23 32 .418
Atlantic Sun Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Florida Gulf Coast 25 8 .758 35 15 .700 Kennesaw State 21 12 .636 30 26 .536 Lipscomb 19 14 .576 33 30 .524 North Florida 18 15 .545 29 26 .527 South Carolina Upstate 17 16 .515 25 29 .463 Mercer 17 16 .515 24 23 .421 Belmont 16 17 .485 24 32 .429 Stetson 15 17 .469 26 33 .441 Gardner–Webb 15 18 .455 27 30 .474 Jacksonville 13 20 .394 27 29 .482 Campbell 12 20 .375 21 37 .362 East Tennessee State 9 24 .273 18 38 .321	Big East Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct St. John's 20 7 .741 42 16 .724 Cincinnati 19 8 .704 38 20 .655 Notre Dame 16 10 .615 32 21 .604 Louisville 16 11 .593 41 21 .661 Seton Hall 15 12 .556 31 25 .554 South Florida 14 13 .519 31 27 .534 West Virginia 13 14 .481 35 21 .625 Villanova 12 15 .444 30 28 .517 Connecticut 11 16 .407 27 28 .491 Rutgers 11 16 .407 23 29 .443 Pittsburgh 7 19 .269 19 34 .358 Georgetown 7 20 .259 17 30 .362	Big South Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Coastal Carolina 17 3 .850 50 14 .781 Liberty 14 7 .667 35 26 .573 VMI 14 7 .667 29 26 .527 Winthrop 10 9 .526 25 33 .431 High Point 9 12 .429 20 33 .377 Radford 6 14 .300 24 32 .429 Charleston Southern 6 15 .286 17 35 .327 UNC Asheville 5 14 .263 23 34 .404
Big Ten Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Michigan 26 5 .839 46 14 .767 Purdue 21 9 .700 32 25 .561 Penn State 17 15 .531 27 31 .466 Illinois 16 15 .516 29 25 .537 Ohio State 15 15 .500 30 26 .536 Indiana 14 17 .452 30 30 .500 Northwestern 14 18 .438 19 28 .404 Michigan State 12 18 .400 24 29 .453 Minnesota 10 21 .323 20 35 .364 Iowa 10 22 .312 21 33 .389	Big West Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Long Beach State 16 8 .667 38 21 .644 Cal State Fullerton 16 8 .667 41 22 .651 UC Irvine 14 10 .583 42 18 .700 UC Santa Barbara 14 10 .583 35 21 .625 UC Riverside 14 10 .583 21 33 .389 UC Davis 13 11 .542 35 24 .593 Cal Poly 8 16 .333 24 32 .429 Cal State Northridge 8 16 .333 24 32 .429 Pacific 5 19 .208 14 41 .255	Big 12 Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Texas A&M 19 8 .704 49 19 .708 Oklahoma State 18 9 .667 42 18 .700 Nebraska 17 9 .648 40 16 .711 Missouri 16 11 .593 37 21 .638 Texas 15 12 .556 39 22 .639 Baylor 11 16 .409 31 26 .544 Kansas State 11 16 .409 29 29 .500 Oklahoma 9 17 .352 35 25 .582 Kansas 9 18 .333 26 27 .491 Texas Tech 9 18 .333 25 30 .455
Colonial Athletic Association Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct UNC Wilmington 25 4 .862 44 17 .721 James Madison 20 9 .690 39 19 .672 George Mason 18 10 .643 30 25 .545 William & Mary 16 13 .552 36 21 .632 Old Dominion 14 14 .500 25 27 .481 Towson 14 16 .467 30 28 .517 Georgia State 12 17 .414 33 23 .589 Northeastern 12 17 .414 25 26 .490 Delaware 11 17 .393 22 31 .415 Virginia Commonwealth 8 17 .320 15 30 .333 Hofstra 7 23 .233 19 36 .345	Conference USA Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Rice 21 3 .875 47 15 .758 Southern Miss 15 9 .625 42 22 .656 Tulane 13 9 .591 39 22 .639 Houston 14 10 .583 42 24 .636 East Carolina 13 11 .542 42 21 .667 Marshall 10 13 .435 30 30 .500 Central Florida 8 16 .333 31 27 .534 Alabama-Birmingham 7 17 .292 26 34 .433 Memphis 5 18 .217 17 38 .309	Horizon League Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Illinois-Chicago 17 6 .739 35 22 .614 Wright State 16 6 .727 30 23 .566 Youngstown State 13 12 .520 23 33 .411 Cleveland State 10 13 .435 22 31 .415 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 11 15 .423 25 36 .410 Valparaiso 8 13 .381 21 35 .375 Butler 7 17 .292 12 34 .261
Ivy League Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Lou Gehrig Columbia 15 5 .750 22 30 .423 Princeton 11 9 .550 20 22 .476 Penn 6 13 .350 15 23 .395 Cornell 6 14 .300 12 27 .308 Red Rolfe Dartmouth 15 5 .750 25 17 .595 Yale 9 10 .474 20 24 .455 Brown 9 11 .450 20 24 .455 Harvard 8 12 .400 10 30 .250	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Canisius 19 5 .792 41 13 .759 Manhattan 19 5 .792 31 20 .608 Siena 15 8 .652 30 26 .536 Rider 13 10 .565 29 28 .509 Fairfield 11 13 .458 14 36 .280 Niagara 10 14 .417 22 28 .440 Marist 8 15 .348 19 28 .404 Saint Peter's 7 16 .304 20 30 .400 Iona 4 20 .167 4 44 .083	Mid-American Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct East Kent State 16 8 .667 36 21 .632 Bowling Green 16 8 .667 32 20 .615 Ohio 14 13 .519 29 30 .492 Akron 8 13 .381 25 24 .510 Miami (OH) 8 19 .296 18 36 .333 Buffalo 7 19 .269 14 38 .269 West Eastern Michigan 15 8 .652 25 34 .424 Northern Illinois 16 10 .615 28 26 .519 Ball State 12 11 .522 28 25 .528 Western Michigan 12 12 .500 29 23 .558 Central Michigan 13 13 .500 29 27 .518 Toledo 10 13 .435 18 31 .367
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Bethune-Cookman 17 1 .945 36 22 .621 North Carolina A&T 11 6 .647 29 30 .492 Florida A&M 11 7 .611 20 22 .476 Delaware State 11 7 .611 16 33 .327 Norfolk State 7 10 .412 25 24 .510 Maryland-Eastern Shore 4 12 .250 6 50 .107 Coppin State 0 18 .000 4 52 .071	Missouri Valley Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Wichita State 19 5 .792 48 17 .738 Missouri State 18 6 .750 40 17 .702 Creighton 16 8 .667 37 21 .638 Northern Iowa 14 10 .583 30 24 .556 Southern Illinois 12 12 .500 34 23 .596 Bradley 10 14 .417 26 28 .481 Indiana State 9 15 .375 18 32 .360 Illinois State 6 18 .250 22 30 .423 Evansville 4 20 .167 14 42 .250	Mountain West Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Texas Christian 19 5 .792 44 19 .698 New Mexico 16 8 .667 34 25 .576 San Diego State 16 8 .667 31 28 .525 Utah 10 14 .417 26 28 .481 Brigham Young 10 14 .417 22 36 .379 Nevada-Las Vegas 9 15 .375 22 37 .373 Air Force 4 20 .167 18 33 .353
Northeast Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Monmouth 20 5 .800 37 16 .698 Central Connecticut 18 9 .667 25 24 .510 Wagner 17 11 .607 27 28 .491 Mount St. Mary's 13 11 .542 21 34 .382 Fairleigh Dickinson 10 16 .385 15 38 .283 Sacred Heart 10 18 .357 12 41 .226 Quinnipiac 9 19 .321 16 36 .308 Long Island 7 15 .318 16 31 .340	Ohio Valley Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Jacksonville State 23 4 .852 37 21 .638 Samford 19 7 .731 33 23 .589 Austin Peay 14 12 .538 27 29 .466 Eastern Illinois 13 13 .500 27 30 .474 Tennessee Tech 13 14 .481 35 23 .603 Southeast Missouri State 12 13 .480 26 26 .500 Murray State 12 14 .462 21 30 .412 Eastern Kentucky 12 15 .444 26 27 .491 Morehead State 8 19 .296 18 33 .353 Tennessee-Martin 5 20 .200 10 41 .196	Pacific-10 Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Arizona State 16 8 .667 49 13 .790 Stanford 14 10 .583 41 42 .629 UCLA 13 11 .542 33 27 .550 Arizona 12 12 .500 42 19 .689 California 12 12 .500 33 21 .609 Washington 11 13 .458 32 21 .604 Oregon State 11 13 .458 28 24 .538 USC 11 13 .458 28 28 .500 Washington State 8 16 .333 30 26 .536
Patriot League Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Army 13 7 .650 25 25 .500 Navy 11 9 .550 32 25 .561 Holy Cross 11 9 .550 21 28 .429 Bucknell 10 10 .500 30 24 .556 Lafayette 8 12 .400 25 23 .521 Lehigh 7 13 .350 23 27 .460	Southeastern Conference Team W L Pct W L Pct East Georgia 20 9 .683 45 25 .641 Florida 17 13 .567 34 24 .586 Kentucky 16 14 .533 44 19 .698 Vanderbilt 15 14 .517 41 22 .651 South Carolina 15 15 .500 40 23 .635 Tennessee 12 18 .400 27 29 .482 West LSU 18 11 .617 49 19 .717 Alabama 16 14 .533 34 28 .548 Ole Miss 15 15 .500 39 26 .600 Arkansas 14 15 .483 34 24 .586 Auburn 11 19 .367 28 28 .500 Mississippi State 9 21 .300 23 33 .411	Southern Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Elon 19 8 .704 44 18 .710 College of Charleston 18 9 .667 39 20 .661 Furman 17 10 .630 33 24 .579 Georgia Southern 16 11 .593 33 25 .569 UNC Greensboro 15 12 .556 33 27 .550 Appalachian State 14 13 .519 32 27 .542 Western Carolina 14 13 .519 29 28 .509 The Citadel 12 15 .444 28 28 .500 Wofford 6 21 .222 24 35 .407 Davidson 4 23 .148 12 38 .240
Southland Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct East Lamar 20 10 .667 35 23 .603 Northwestern State 17 12 .586 28 28 .500 Southeastern Louisiana 15 15 .500 32 27 .542 Central Arkansas 13 16 .448 27 27 .500 McNeese State 7 23 .233 13 42 .236 Nicholls State 5 25 .167 10 44 .185 West Texas-San Antonio 22 8 .733 39 19 .672 Texas State 19 11 .633 30 27 .526 Sam Houston State 18 12 .600 37 25 .597 Texas-Arlington 16 14 .533 26 31 .456 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 14 15 .483 24 33 .421 Stephen F. Austin 12 17 .414 25 29 .463	Southwestern Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct East Jackson State 18 5 .783 37 22 .627 Alcorn State 15 9 .625 29 16 .644 Mississippi Valley State 13 10 .565 18 26 .409 Alabama State 8 14 .364 13 22 .371 Alabama A&M 4 20 .167 7 39 .152 West Southern 18 6 .750 28 18 .607 Grambling State 15 9 .625 21 28 .429 Prairie View A&M 14 10 .583 25 26 .490 Texas Southern 7 17 .292 16 34 .320 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6 18 .250 10 33 .233	Summit League Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Oral Roberts 24 4 .857 48 14 .774 Southern Utah 16 11 .593 31 28 .525 Western Illinois 13 11 .542 21 33 .389 Centenary 13 15 .464 30 26 .536 South Dakota State 9 11 .450 22 27 .449 IPFW 10 17 .370 14 36 .280 Oakland 7 14 .333 15 30 .333 North Dakota State 7 16 .304 15 30 .333
Sun Belt Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Louisiana-Monroe 20 10 .667 34 24 .586 New Orleans 18 11 .621 43 21 .672 Troy 18 12 .600 32 26 .552 Florida Atlantic 15 12 .556 32 27 .542 Western Kentucky 16 14 .533 33 27 .550 Louisiana-Lafayette 16 14 .533 30 29 .508 South Alabama 15 15 .500 32 26 .552 Middle Tennessee 13 16 .448 27 29 .482 Florida International 12 18 .400 20 36 .357 Arkansas-Little Rock 10 18 .357 16 32 .333 Arkansas State 8 21 .276 20 34 .370	Western Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Fresno State 21 11 .656 47 31 .603 Nevada 18 14 .563 34 26 .567 Hawaii 18 14 .563 29 31 .483 San Jose State 17 14 .548 31 25 .554 New Mexico State 15 17 .469 28 33 .459 Sacramento State 14 17 .452 24 34 .414 Louisiana Tech 7 23 .233 23 31 .426	West Coast Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct San Diego 16 5 .762 44 17 .721 Pepperdine 14 6 .700 38 21 .644 Santa Clara 13 8 .619 33 22 .600 San Francisco 12 9 .571 31 26 .544 Gonzaga 10 10 .500 30 23 .566 Saint Mary's 8 13 .381 26 26 .500 Loyola Marymount 7 14 .333 23 32 .434 Portland 3 18 .143 21 33 .389
Division I Independents Team W L Pct Dallas Baptist 34 19 .642 Le Moyne 32 21 .604 Houston Baptist 23 24 .489 Longwood 23 36 .470 Savannah State 17 23 .425 New York Tech 19 31 .385 Texas-Pan American 19 34 .358 Northern Colorado 16 33 .327 Utah Valley 14 32 .309 Presbyterian 13 40 .245 Hawaii–Hilo 5 22 .185 Chicago State 6 41 .128 New Jersey Tech 5 47 .096 North Carolina Central 0 22 .000

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

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