2000 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2000 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 2000. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 2000 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fifty fourth time in 2000, consisted of one team from each of eight super regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. LSU claimed the championship for the fifth time.[1]

2000 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams281
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsLSU (5th title)
Runners-upStanford (12th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSkip Bertman (5th title)
MOPTrey Hodges (LSU)
Seasons

Realignment

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 2000 season. The NCAA sponsored regional and super regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the sixteen regionals consisted of four teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to eight best of three Super Regionals. The winners of each Super Regional advanced to Omaha. 29 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 35 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
America East ConferenceDelaware2000 America East Conference Baseball TournamentFrawley Stadium • Wilmington, DEDelaware
Atlantic Coast ConferenceGeorgia Tech2000 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentKnights Stadium • Fort Mill, SCGeorgia Tech
Big 12 ConferenceBaylor2000 Big 12 Conference Baseball TournamentAT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OKNebraska
Big East ConferenceRutgers2000 Big East Conference Baseball TournamentCommerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, NJRutgers
Big South ConferenceLiberty2000 Big South Conference Baseball TournamentCharles Watson Stadium • Conway, SCLiberty
Big Ten ConferenceMinnesota2000 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentSiebert Field • Minneapolis, MNIllinois
Big West ConferenceCal State Fullerton/NevadaNo tournament
Colonial Athletic AssociationOld Dominion/East Carolina2000 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball TournamentCoy Tillett, Sr., Memorial Field • Manteo, NCEast Carolina
Conference USAHouston2000 Conference USA Baseball TournamentFlorida Power Park • St. Petersburg, FLHouston
Ivy LeagueGehrig - Princeton
Rolfe - Dartmouth		2000 Ivy League Baseball Championship SeriesBill Clarke Field • Princeton, NJPrinceton
Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceIona2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentDutchess Stadium • Wappingers Falls, NYMarist
Mid-American ConferenceEast - Kent State
West - Central Michigan		2000 Mid-American Conference Baseball TournamentGene Michael Field • Kent, OHMiami (OH)
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceMilwaukee2000 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Baseball TournamentDayton, OHButler
Mid-Continent ConferenceOral Roberts2000 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball TournamentJ. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKOral Roberts
Northeast ConferenceNorth - Long Island
South - UMBC		2000 Northeast Conference Baseball TournamentThe Sandcastle • Atlantic City, NJWagner
Pacific-10 ConferenceArizona State/Stanford/UCLANo tournament
Patriot LeagueNavy2000 Patriot League Baseball TournamentMax Bishop Stadium • Annapolis, MDArmy
Southeastern ConferenceEastern - South Carolina
Western - LSU		2000 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentHoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, ALLSU
Southern ConferenceGeorgia Southern2000 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentJoseph P. Riley, Jr. Park • Charleston, SCGeorgia Southern
Southland ConferenceMcNeese State2000 Southland Conference Baseball TournamentWarhawk Field • Monroe, LASouthwest Texas State
Trans America Athletic ConferenceUCF2000 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentAlexander Brest Field • Jacksonville, FLStetson
West Coast ConferenceWest - Pepperdine
Coast - Loyola Marymount		2000 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship SeriesGeorge C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CALoyola Marymount

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

2000 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Georgia Tech  ‍†‍‡‍y 18–6 .750  50–16 .758
No. 6 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 17–7 .708  51–18 .739
No. 3 Florida State  ‍‍‍y 15–9 .625  53–19 .736
No. 20 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 14–10 .583  41–20 .672
No. 21 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 12–12 .500  46–17 .730
NC State  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  30–28 .517
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  26–31 .456
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5–17 .227  24–33 .421
Duke  ‍‍‍ 5–19 .208  17–41 .293
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2000[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 18 Baylor  ‍†‍‍y 23–7 .767  45–17 .726
No. 11 Nebraska  ‍‍‡‍y 21–9 .700  51–17 .750
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y 20–10 .667  41–23 .641
No. 7 Texas  ‍‍‍y 19–10 .655  46–21 .687
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍y 18–12 .600  36–26 .581
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 14–13 .519  36–22 .621
Missouri ‍‍‍ 13–14 .481  33–24 .579
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 11–19 .367  23–35 .397
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .333  25–30 .455
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 7–23 .233  19–37 .339
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 5–24 .172  19–32 .373
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2000[4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Rutgers  ‍†‍‡‍y 18–5 .783  40–18 .690
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 18–7 .720  46–18 .719
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍y 18–7 .720  40–18 .690
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 14–9 .609  32–17 .653
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 12–11 .522  32–20 .615
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  31–24 .564
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 10–12 .455  25–28 .472
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 8–15 .348  29–22 .569
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 8–15 .348  24–26 .480
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 1–24 .040  13–43 .232
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2000[5][6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Liberty  ‍†‍‡‍y 14–5–0 .737  36–23–0 .610
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 14–7–0 .667  31–31–1 .500
Radford  ‍‍‍ 12–7–0 .632  28–24–0 .538
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .524  34–24–0 .586
Elon  ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .524  33–25–0 .569
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .333  30–33–0 .476
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .333  26–32–0 .448
High Point  ‍‍‍ 6–15–0 .286  22–36–1 .381
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2000[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Minnesota  ‍†‍‍y 20–8 .714  38–22 .633
No. 19 Penn State  ‍‍‍y 18–9 .667  41–17 .707
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 17–11 .607  35–23 .603
Illinois  ‍‍‡‍y 17–11 .607  41–21 .661
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 15–13 .536  37–23 .617
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 13–15 .464  30–27 .526
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 11–17 .393  19–35 .352
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 10–18 .357  20–32 .385
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 9–18 .333  20–36 .357
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 9–19 .321  29–27 .518
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2000[8][9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Old Dominion  ‍†‍‍y 14–7–0 .667  33–24–1 .578
No. 29 East Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y 14–7–0 .667  46–18–0 .719
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 13–8–0 .619  36–23–0 .610
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 12–9–0 .571  37–22–0 .627
VCU  ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .429  39–22–0 .639
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 8–13–0 .381  25–29–0 .463
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .333  21–34–1 .384
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .333  32–25–0 .561
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2000[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 13 Houston  ‍†‍‡‍y 21–4–0 .840  48–18–0 .727
Tulane  ‍‍‍y 20–6–1 .759  38–22–1 .631
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 14–9–0 .609  32–26–0 .552
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 15–11–0 .577  32–25–1 .560
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .519  29–29–0 .500
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 11–16–0 .407  35–16–0 .686
UAB  ‍‍‍ 10–15–0 .400  28–32–0 .467
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 10–16–1 .389  17–37–1 .318
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 8–18–0 .308  15–37–0 .288
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 6–21–0 .222  19–34–0 .358
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Ivy League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Lou Gehrig
Princeton  x‍‍‡‍y 13–7 .650  24–20 .545
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 11–9 .550  15–24 .385
Penn  ‍‍‍ 9–11 .450  20–21 .488
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 6–14 .300  11–34 .244
Red Rolfe
Dartmouth  x‍‍‍ 17–3 .850  29–14 .674
Brown  ‍‍‍ 11–9 .550  23–24 .489
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 10–10 .500  18–25 .419
Yale  ‍‍‍ 3–17 .150  13–31 .295
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2000[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Iona  ‍†‍‍ 22–4 .846  31–13 .705
Le Moyne  ‍‍‍ 18–7 .720  32–15 .681
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 17–8 .680  26–20 .565
Marist  ‍‍‡‍y 16–11 .593  32–18 .640
Rider  ‍‍‍ 13–12 .520  22–29 .431
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 13–13 .500  16–25 .390
Siena  ‍‍‍ 12–14 .462  15–32 .319
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 10–16 .385  20–29 .408
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 4–21 .160  8–41 .163
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 4–23 .148  9–33 .214
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2000[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East
Kent State  x‍‍‍ 20–6–0 .769  40–18–0 .690
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 18–10–0 .643  31–25–1 .553
Miami  ‍‍‡‍y 16–12–0 .571  40–23–0 .635
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 14–12–0 .538  29–24–1 .546
Akron  ‍‍‍ 12–15–0 .444  26–30–0 .464
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 7–20–0 .259  21–33–1 .391
West
Central Michigan  x‍‍‍ 18–8–0 .692  41–17–0 .707
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 18–8–0 .692  34–23–0 .596
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 11–15–0 .423  24–33–0 .421
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 10–18–0 .357  26–27–0 .491
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 9–19–0 .321  21–33–0 .389
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 9–19–0 .321  20–36–0 .357
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2000[13]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
North
Long Island  x‍‍‍ 14–8–0 .636  23–21–0 .523
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 11–11–0 .500  16–21–0 .432
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 9–11–0 .450  17–31–1 .357
St. Francis  ‍‍‍ 7–12–0 .368  11–24–0 .314
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 6–16–0 .273  12–38–0 .240
South
UMBC  x‍‍‍ 16–6–0 .727  29–21–1 .578
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 15–7–0 .682  25–27–0 .481
Wagner  ‍‍‡‍y 14–8–0 .636  24–30–1 .445
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 10–11–0 .476  15–23–1 .397
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 5–17–0 .227  17–34–0 .333
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Navy  ‍†‍‍ 14–6–0 .700  24–20–1 .544
Bucknell  ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .600  22–25–0 .468
Army  ‍‍‡‍y 10–8–0 .556  24–20–1 .544
Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .400  21–22–0 .488
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .400  13–27–1 .329
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 6–12–0 .333  12–27–0 .308
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2000[14]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern
No. 9 South Carolina  x‍†‍‍y 25–5 .833  53–8 .869
No. 17 Florida  ‍‍‍y 18–11 .621  44–23 .657
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 14–15 .483  32–26 .552
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 12–16 .429  38–20 .655
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 10–18 .357  40–23 .635
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 5–24 .172  21–33 .389
Western
No. 1 LSU  x‍‍‡‍y 19–10 .655  52–17 .754
No. 15 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 17–10 .630  39–17 .696
No. 25 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 17–13 .567  41–20 .672
No. 27 Alabama  ‍‍‍y 16–14 .533  41–24 .631
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 12–17 .414  30–25 .545
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 8–20 .286  24–30 .444
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2000[15]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Georgia Southern  ‍†‍‡‍y 23–7 .767  38–22 .633
The Citadel  ‍†‍‍ 23–7 .767  39–20 .661
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 20–9 .690  34–24 .586
Furman  ‍‍‍ 15–13 .536  27–31 .466
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .500  21–31 .404
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 14–15 .483  28–28 .500
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 14–15 .483  26–28 .481
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 11–17 .393  17–38 .309
VMI  ‍‍‍ 11–19 .367  19–30 .388
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 8–22 .267  15–38 .283
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 7–22 .241  16–38 .296
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2000[16]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
McNeese State  ‍†‍‍ 20–7 .741  39–20 .661
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍†‍‍ 20–7 .741  41–22 .651
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‡‍y 16–11 .593  34–29 .540
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .556  27–29 .482
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .519  30–26 .536
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .519  25–29 .463
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .407  27–27 .500
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 10–17 .370  25–28 .472
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 9–18 .333  24–30 .444
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 6–21 .222  17–37 .315
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2000[17]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2000 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UCF ‍†‍‍y 22–5 .815  43–19 .694
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍y 20–7 .741  43–19 .694
No. 23 Stetson ‍‍‡‍y 20–7 .741  48–16 .750
Jacksonville ‍‍‍ 16–11 .593  34–24 .586
Georgia State ‍‍‍ 14–13 .519  31–28 .525
Campbell ‍‍‍ 12–15 .444  31–25 .554
Troy ‍‍‍ 11–16 .407  22–34 .393
Mercer ‍‍‍ 8–19 .296  16–35 .314
Jacksonville State ‍‍‍ 6–21 .222  23–32 .418
Samford ‍‍‍ 6–21 .222  29–34 .460
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2000[18]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 2000 College World Series

The 2000 season marked the fifty fourth 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 fifth championship with a 6–5 win over Stanford in the final.[1]

Bracket
  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
Louisiana–Lafayette 4  
8 Stanford 6  
  8 Stanford 10  
  4 Clemson 4  
4 Clemson 10
San Jose State 6  
  8 Stanford 19 —  
  Louisiana–Lafayette 9 —  
Louisiana–Lafayette 6  
San Jose State 3  
  Louisiana–Lafayette 5
  4 Clemson 4  
  8 Stanford 5
  2 LSU 6
2 LSU 13  
Texas 5  
  2 LSU 10
  USC 4  
USC 6
6 Florida State 4  
  2 LSU 6 —
  6 Florida State 3 —  
Texas 2  
6 Florida State 6  
  6 Florida State 3
  USC 2  

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 2000 College Baseball All-America Team

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