2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
Encyclopedia
The 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament began on Friday, June 4, 2010 as part of the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball season
. The 64 team double elimination tournament concluded with the 2010 College World Series
in Omaha, Nebraska
.
Bold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings.
2010 NCAA Division I baseball season
The 2010 NCAA Division I baseball season began on February 19, 2010, and concluded with the 2010 College World Series. The South Carolina Gamecocks won the CWS, its first ever men's national title in any sport.-Preseason:...
. The 64 team double elimination tournament concluded with the 2010 College World Series
2010 College World Series
The 2010 College World Series began on June 19, 2010 and concluded on June 29 in Omaha, Nebraska at Rosenblatt Stadium. South Carolina won the championship after defeating UCLA. Rosenblatt has hosted the CWS since 1950, but 2010 will be the final College World Series to be played in the famed...
in Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
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National seeds
Bold indicates CWS participant.- Arizona State
- Texas
- Florida
- Coastal Carolina
- Virginia
- UCLA
- Louisville
- Georgia Tech
Schedule
Regional rounds will be held Friday, June 4, through Monday, June 7th. Each regional follows a similar format, with two games played on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and one on Monday if needed.| Day | Game | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Fri. 6/4/10 | 1 | 2/3 or 1/4 (host choice) |
| 2 | 2/3 or 1/4 (host choice) | |
| Sat. 6/5/10 | 3 | Loser Games 1 & 2 |
| 4 | Winner Games 1 & 2 | |
| Sun. 6/6/10 | 5 | Winner Game 3 vs Loser Game 4 |
| 6 | Winner Games 4 & 5 | |
| Mon. 6/7/10 | 7 | if needed, only if winner of game 5 wins game 6 |
Bold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings.
Tempe Super Regional
Clemson Super Regional
Hosted by Clemson at Doug Kingsmore StadiumDoug Kingsmore Stadium
Doug Kingsmore Stadium is a stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. It is primarily used for NCAA college baseball and is the home field of the Clemson Tigers of the Division I Atlantic Coast Conference. It opened in 1970 and has a record single-game attendance of 6,480...
Charlottesville Super Regional
Myrtle Beach Super Regional
Austin Super Regional
Tallahassee Super Regional
Los Angeles Super Regional
Gainesville Super Regional
Automatic bids
Conference champions from 30 Division I conferences earned automatic bids to regionals. The remaining 34 spots were awarded to schools as at-large invitees.| School | Conference | Record (Conf) | Berth | Last NCAA Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | Pac-10 | 47-8 (20-7) | Regular Season Champion | 2009 (College World Series) |
| Bethune-Cookman | MEAC | 35-20 (18-0) | Won MEAC Tourney | 2009 (Gainesville Regional) |
| Bucknell | Patriot | 25-33 (8-12) | Won Championship Series | 2008 (Tallahassee Regional) |
| Cal State Fullerton | Big West | 41-15 (21-3) | Regular Season Champion | 2009 (College World Series) |
| Central Connecticut State | Northeast | 33-21 (18-14) | Won Northeast Tourney | 2004 (Oklahoma City Regional) |
| The Citadel | Southern | 42-20 (24-6) | Won Southern Tourney | 2004 (Columbia, S.C. Regional) |
| Coastal Carolina | Big South | 51-7 (25-0) | Won Big South Tourney | 2009 (Chapel Hill Regional) |
| Dartmouth | Ivy | 26-17 (13-7) | Won Championship Series | 2009 (Chapel Hill Regional) |
| Florida International | Sun Belt | 36-23 (17-13) | Won Sun Belt Tourney | 2002 (Gainesville Regional) |
| Florida State | ACC | 42-17 (18-12) | Won ACC Tourney 2010 ACC Baseball Tournament The 2010 ACC Baseball Tournament was held at NewBridge Bank Park in Greensboro, NC from May 26 through May 30. The #5 seeded Florida State Seminoles won the tournament and earned the Atlantic Coast Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was Florida State's... |
2009 (Tallahassee Super Regional) |
| Grambling State | SWAC | 22-30 (11-14) | Won SWAC Tourney | 1985 (Central Regional) |
| Hawaii | WAC | 33-26 (12-12) | Won WAC Tourney | 2006 (Corvallis Regional) |
| Illinois State | Missouri Valley | 31-22 (15-6) | Won Missouri Valley Tourney | 1994 (Midwest I Regional) |
| Jacksonville State | Ohio Valley | 32-24 (15-8) | Won Ohio Valley Tourney | 2006 (Tuscaloosa Regional) |
| Kent State | MAC | 39-23 (18-9) | Won MAC Tourney | 2009 (Tempe Regional) |
| Lamar | Southland | 35-24 (16-17) | Won Southland Tourney | 2004 (Houston Regional) |
| LSU | SEC | 40-20 (14-16) | Won SEC Tourney 2010 SEC Baseball Tournament The 2010 SEC Baseball Tournament will be held at Regions Park in Hoover, AL from May 26th through May 30th. LSU won the tournament for the third straight season and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.... |
2009 (NCAA Champions) |
| Mercer | Atlantic Sun | 37-22 (16-11) | Won Atlantic Sun Tourney | First NCAA Appearance |
| Milwaukee | Horizon | 33-24 (17-8) | Won Horizon Tourney | 2002 (Lincoln Regional) |
| Minnesota | Big Ten | 30-28 (15-9) | Won Big Ten Tourney | 2009 (Baton Rouge Regional) |
| Oral Roberts | Summit | 35-25 (19-9) | Won Summit Tourney | 2009 (Tallahassee Super Regional) |
| Rider | MAAC | 36-21 (15-9) | Won MAAC Tourney | 2009 (Fullerton Regional) |
| Saint Louis | Atlantic 10 | 33-27 (15-12) | Won Atlantic 10 Tourney | 2006 (Fullerton Regional) |
| San Diego | West Coast | 36-20 (19-2) | Regular Season Champion | 2008 (Long Beach Regional) |
| Southern Miss | Conference USA | 35-22 (14-10) | Won Conference USA Tourney 2010 Conference USA Baseball Tournament The 2010 Conference USA Baseball Tournament will be held at Cougar Field in Houston, Texas from May 26 through May 30, 2010. The winner will receive Conference USA's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament... |
2009 (College World Series) |
| St. John's | Big East | 40-18 (16-11) | Won Big East Tourney | 2008 (Houston Regional) |
| Stony Brook | America East | 29-25 (15-9) | Won America East Tourney | 2008 (Tempe Regional) |
| TCU | Mountain West | 46-11 (19-5) | Won Mountain West Tourney | 2009 (Austin Super Regional) |
| Texas A&M | Big 12 | 40-19 (14-12) | Won Big 12 Tourney 2010 Big 12 Baseball Tournament The 2010 Big 12 Baseball Tournament is held at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, OK from May 26th to May 30th, 2010. This is the fifth year the conference uses the round robin tournament setup. The winners of each group at the end of the round robin face each other in a one-game match for... |
2009 (Fort Worth Regional) |
| VCU | Colonial | 34-24-1 (16-7-1) | Won Colonial Tourney | 2007 (Myrtle Beach Regional) |
Bids by conference
| Conference | Total | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Coast | 8 | Clemson, Florida St., Georgia Tech, Miami (FL), North Carolina, North Carolina St., Virginia, Virginia Tech |
| Atlantic Sun | 1 | Mercer |
| Atlantic 10 | 1 | St. Louis |
| America East | 1 | Stony Brook |
| Big Ten | 1 | Minnesota |
| Big 12 | 5 | Baylor, Kansas St., Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M |
| Big East | 3 | Connecticut, Louisville, St. John's |
| Big South | 1 | Coastal Carolina |
| Big West | 2 | UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton |
| Colonial | 1 | VCU |
| Conference USA | 2 | Rice, Southern Mississippi |
| Horizon | 1 | Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
| Ivy | 1 | Dartmouth |
| Metro Atlantic | 1 | Rider |
| Mid-American | 1 | Kent St. |
| Mid-Eastern | 1 | Bethune-Cookman |
| Missouri Valley | 1 | Illinois St. |
| Mountain West | 2 | New Mexico, TCU |
| Northeast | 1 | Central Connecticut St. |
| Ohio Valley | 1 | Jacksonville St. |
| Pacific 10 | 8 | Arizona, Arizona St., California, Oregon, Oregon St., Stanford, UCLA, Washington St. |
| Patriot | 1 | Bucknell |
| Southern | 3 | Coll. of Charleston, The Citadel, Elon |
| Southeastern | 8 | Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, LSU, Mississippi, South Carolina, Vanderbilt |
| Southland | 1 | Lamar |
| Southwestern | 1 | Grambling State |
| Summit | 1 | Oral Roberts |
| Sun Belt | 3 | Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Louisiana-Lafayette |
| Western Athletic | 1 | Hawaii |
| WCC | 1 | San Diego |
Round 1
- 15 of 16 No. 1 seeds won their first round games, with Cal State Fullerton being the only No. 1 seed to lose (3-1 to No. 4 Minnesota).
- Eight No. 3 seeds (half the field) won their first round games in upsets.
Round 2
- 13 of 16 No. 1 seeds won their first 2 games. The others were: No. 4 Minnesota, No. 2 Clemson and No. 2 College of Charleston
- Two No. 2 seeds were eliminated in two games: No. 2 California and No. 2 Stanford
Regional Finals
- 13 No. 1 seeds and three No. 2 seeds advanced to the Super Regional; no No. 3 or No. 4 seeds advanced.
- Georgia Tech (No. 8) and Louisville (No. 7) were the only national seeds to not advance to the Super Regional.
Super Regionals
- TCU qualified for its first ever College World Series by beating Texas.
- Only 3 of 8 National Seeds qualified for the College World Series.
External links
- http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/2010/ncaa_bracket_DI_baseball.html Official Bracket at NCAA