2004 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2004 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 16, 2004. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2004 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and 2004 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 27, 2004, with the final game of the best of three championship series. Cal State Fullerton defeated Texas two games to none to claim its fourth championship.

2004 NCAA Division I baseball season
DurationJanuary 16 – June 27, 2004
Number of teams288
Tournament
DurationJune 4 – 27, 2004
Most conference bidsSEC (9)
College World Series
DurationJune 18 – 27, 2004
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (4th title)
Runners-upTexas (31st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachGeorge Horton (1st title)
MOPJason Windsor (Cal State Fullerton)
Seasons

Realignment

New programs

Three programs joined Division I for the 2004 season. Dallas Baptist[1] and Northern Colorado[2] joined from Division II, while Utah Valley joined from the NJCAA.[3]

Dropped programs

Two programs left Division I prior to the start of the season– Drexel, which dropped its varsity baseball program,[4] and Morris Brown, which discontinued its varsity athletics program.[5]

Conference changes

Both the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and the Big South Conference (Big South) added two teams entering the season. The OVC added Jacksonville State[6] and Samford,[7] both from the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun). The Big South added Birmingham–Southern,[8] an independent, and VMI,[9] a former Southern Conference (SoCon) member. To compensate for these moves, the A-Sun added Lipscomb,[10] an independent, and the SoCon added Elon from the Big South.[11]

Two other schools realigned prior to the start of the season. UMBC moved from the Northeast Conference to the America East Conference,[12] and Centenary moved from being an independent to the Mid-Continent Conference.[13]

Conference formats

Both the Colonial Athletic Association, which had competed in American and Colonial divisions, and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, which had competed in North and South divisions, eliminated their divisional formats.

Conference standings

America East Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Northeastern146.7002820.583
Albany147.6673714.725
Maine147.6673421.618
Stony Brook1110.5242927.518
Vermont1011.4761826.409
Binghamton911.4502221.512
UMBC615.2861438.269
Hartford516.2381133.250
Atlantic Coast Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Georgia Tech185.7834421.677
Virginia186.7504415.746
Florida State168.6674523.662
North Carolina1410.5834321.672
Clemson1410.5833926.446
North Carolina State1112.4783624.600
Duke816.3332531.446
Maryland420.1672234.393
Wake Forest420.1671733.340
Atlantic Sun Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Central Florida246.8004718.723
Florida Atlantic2010.6674717.734
Stetson2010.6673623.610
Gardner–Webb1911.6333225.561
Troy1515.5003622.621
Campbell1416.4672334.404
Belmont1317.4333123.574
Jacksonville1218.4002531.446
Georgia State1119.3671836.333
Lipscomb921.3001539.278
Mercer822.2672035.364
Atlantic 10 Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
East
Rhode Island204.8333520.636
St. Bonaventure147.6672922.569
Fordham1311.5422527.481
Temple1014.4172326.469
Massachusetts1014.4171926.422
Saint Joseph's420.1671044.185
West
George Washington195.7924118.695
Richmond177.7083324.579
Duquesne1110.5242128.429
Dayton1113.4582528.472
Xavier717.2921638.296
La Salle519.2082028.417
Big East Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Notre Dame206.7695112.810
Pittsburgh179.6543818.679
St. John's179.6543723.617
Boston College159.6253227.542
Rutgers1311.5423023.567
Villanova1114.4403120.608
Virginia Tech1115.4232927.518
West Virginia1016.3852329.442
Connecticut917.3462629.473
Seton Hall917.3461733.340
Georgetown817.3202530.455
Big South Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Birmingham–Southern213.8754718.723
Coastal Carolina168.6674023.635
Winthrop168.6673723.617
Radford1410.5832330.434
UNC Asheville1311.5422631.456
Charleston Southern1113.4582434.414
Liberty915.3752530.455
VMI420.1672332.418
High Point420.1671144.200
Big Ten Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Minnesota2110.6773823.623
Ohio State1912.6553625.590
Michigan1913.5943426.567
Michigan State1913.5943326.559
Purdue1714.5482928.509
Penn State1715.5312829.491
Northwestern1418.4382628.481
Iowa1220.3752035.364
Illinois1121.3442233.400
Indiana922.2902530.455
Big 12 Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Texas197.7315815.795
Oklahoma198.7043824.613
Texas Tech179.6544021.656
Oklahoma State1511.5773824.613
Texas A&M1412.5384222.656
Baylor1312.5202931.483
Missouri1214.4623823.623
Nebraska1116.4073623.610
Kansas719.2693131.500
Kansas State423.1482630.464
Big West Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Cal State Fullerton192.9054722.681
Long Beach State147.6674021.656
UC Riverside1110.5243324.579
Cal Poly1011.4763823.623
UC Santa Barbara1011.4763321.611
UC Irvine1011.4763423.596
Pacific516.2382034.370
Cal State Northridge516.2381938.333
Colonial Athletic Association
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
George Mason204.8333919.672
UNC Wilmington176.7394023.635
William & Mary1410.5833720.649
Virginia Commonwealth1410.5833424.586
Old Dominion1311.5422628.481
Delaware1211.5223324.579
James Madison816.3332826.519
Towson618.2501735.327
Hofstra321.1251436.280
Conference USA
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
East Carolina255.8335113.797
Southern Miss219.7004519.703
Tulane219.7004121.661
Texas Christian1911.6333926.600
Houston1911.6333029.508
Memphis1514.5172928.509
UAB1316.4483029.508
Louisville1317.4332630.464
South Florida1217.4143124.564
Charlotte921.3002032.385
Cincinnati624.2001540.273
Saint Louis524.1721441.255
Horizon League
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Illinois–Chicago148.6363521.625
Butler1311.5422930.492
Cleveland State1112.4781933.365
Wright State1011.4762234.393
Wisconsin–Milwaukee910.4742330.434
Detroit1012.4551938.333
Youngstown State710.4122232.407
Ivy League
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Lou Gehrig
Princeton128.6002820.583
Columbia812.4001428.333
Cornell713.3501329.310
Penn515.2501027.270
Red Rolfe
Dartmouth155.7502517.595
Harvard137.6502118.538
Yale119.5501920.487
Brown911.4501626.381
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Le Moyne243.8893621.632
Niagara169.6402727.500
Manhattan169.6402527.481
Marist1710.6302530.455
Rider1512.5562527.481
Siena1312.5202726.509
Iona1114.4402131.404
Fairfield1116.4071627.372
Saint Peter's423.148834.190
Canisius423.148443.085
Mid-American Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
East
Miami (OH)148.6363621.632
Kent State1410.5833627.571
Ohio1212.5002529.463
Akron1112.4782627.491
Marshall1013.4352727.500
Buffalo418.1821539.278
West
Central Michigan186.7503324.579
Eastern Michigan1410.5833227.542
Northern Illinois1410.5833128.525
Ball State1410.5832828.500
Bowling Green1311.5422819.596
Toledo816.3332034.370
Western Michigan717.2922133.389
Mid-Continent Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Oral Roberts211.9555011.820
Western Illinois1311.5422936.527
Centenary1011.4762331.426
Southern Utah1113.4581930.388
Valparaiso1113.4582034.370
Oakland1013.4352034.370
Chicago State519.208852.133
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Bethune–Cookman144.7782728.491
Delaware State115.6882723.540
Florida A&M96.6002230.423
North Carolina A&T108.5562328.451
Norfolk State89.4711730.362
Coppin State810.4441832.360
Maryland–Eastern Shore018.000344.064
Missouri Valley Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Wichita State284.8754916.891
Creighton229.7103524.593
Southwest Missouri State1912.6133128.525
Southern Illinois1516.4842732.458
Evansville1220.3752832.467
Northern Iowa1220.3752531.446
Indiana State1220.3752037.351
Bradley1120.3552936.446
Illinois State1121.3442134.382
Mountain West Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
San Diego State199.6793529.547
UNLV2010.6673724.607
New Mexico2010.6672629.473
BYU1812.6002830.483
Utah1119.3672236.379
Air Force028.000649.109
Northeast Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Central Connecticut204.8334117.707
Quinnipiac167.6962321.523
Monmouth1310.5652229.431
Wagner1211.5222029.408
Fairleigh Dickinson1113.4581228.300
Mount St. Mary's1013.4352518.581
Sacred Heart1014.4171236.250
Long Island716.304929.237
St. Francis (NY)617.2611230.286
Ohio Valley Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Austin Peay207.7413521.625
Eastern Illinois179.6542630.464
Jacksonville State1611.5933129.517
Eastern Kentucky1511.5773417.667
Southeast Missouri State1511.5772928.509
Samford1512.5562533.431
Murray State1116.4071735.327
Tennessee Tech1016.3851531.326
Tennessee–Martin720.2591638.296
Morehead State720.2591440.259
Pacific-10 Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Stanford168.6674614.767
Washington159.6253920.661
UCLA1410.5833529.547
Arizona State1311.5424118.695
Arizona1212.5003627.571
Oregon State1014.4173122.585
USC1014.4172432.429
Washington State915.3752926.527
California915.3752531.446
Patriot League
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Army173.8503715.712
Lafayette119.5502326.469
Lehigh911.4502521.543
Holy Cross911.4501422.389
Bucknell713.3502024.455
Navy713.3501436.280
Southeastern Conference
TeamWLPctWLPct
East
Georgia1911.6334523.662
South Carolina1713.5675317.757
Florida1713.5674322.662
Vanderbilt1614.5334519.703
Tennessee1416.4673824.613
Kentucky723.2332430.444
West
Arkansas1911.6334524.652
LSU1812.6004619.708
Ole Miss1812.6003921.650
Mississippi State1317.4333524.507
Auburn1218.4003224.571
Alabama1020.3332926.527
Southern Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
College of Charleston255.8334716.746
The Citadel219.7003928.582
Georgia Southern219.7003425.576
Elon1713.5673128.525
UNC Greensboro1614.5333321.611
East Tennessee State1515.5002830.483
Davidson1317.4332033.377
Western Carolina1218.4002831.475
Furman1119.3672133.389
Wofford822.2671730.362
Appalachian State624.2001033.233
Southland Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Lamar188.6924116.719
Northwestern State169.6403323.589
Texas State1610.6153226.552
Texas–Arlington1413.5193226.552
Louisiana–Monroe1214.4623028.517
Texas–San Antonio1214.4622731.466
Sam Houston State1114.4401930.388
McNeese State1116.4072429.453
Southeastern Louisiana1116.4071739.304
Nicholls State916.3602029.408
Southwestern Athletic Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
East
Mississippi Valley State239.7193523.603
Jackson State199.6792920.592
Alcorn State1317.4332022.476
Alabama State1119.3671833.353
Alabama A&M820.2861832.360
West
Southern197.7312614.650
Texas Southern1513.5361935.352
Prairie View A&M1715.5313026.536
Arkansas Pine–Bluff1515.5001829.383
Grambling State622.2141135.239
Sun Belt Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Middle Tennessee168.6674022.645
South Alabama168.6673028.517
New Orleans1310.5652728.491
Louisiana–Lafayette1111.5003423.596
New Mexico State1212.5003325.569
Western Kentucky1212.5003528.556
Florida International1212.5002933.468
Arkansas State815.3482928.509
Arkansas–Little Rock618.2501632.333
West Coast Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Coast
Loyola Marymount207.7413222.593
San Diego1911.6333521.625
Gonzaga1611.5932427.471
Saint Mary's723.2331441.255
West
Pepperdine1911.6333032.484
Santa Clara1614.5332729.482
San Francisco1416.4672732.458
Portland624.2001244.214
Western Athletic Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Rice246.8004614.767
Fresno State1712.5862929.500
Nevada1416.4673029.508
Hawaii1316.4483124.564
San Jose State1119.3672331.426
Louisiana Tech1020.3332038.345
Division I Independents
TeamWLPct
Miami (FL)5013.794
Dallas Baptist4416.733
Northern Colorado2923.558
Utah Valley1917.528
Savannah State2422.522
Sacramento State2932.475
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi2328.451
Texas–Pan American2231.415
IPFW2031.392
NYIT2032.385
Pace1931.380
Hawaii–Hilo943.173
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

College World Series

The 2004 season marked the fifty eighth 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 Cal State Fullerton claiming their fourth championship with a two games to none series win over Texas in the final.

Bracket

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                           
Arizona 7  
Georgia 8  
  Georgia 3  
  1 Texas 9  
8 Arkansas 2
1 Texas 13  
  1 Texas 7  
  Georgia 6  
Arizona 7  
8 Arkansas 2  
  Georgia 3
  Arizona 1  
  1 Texas 4 2
  Cal State Fullerton 6 3
Cal State Fullerton 2  
2 South Carolina 0  
  Cal State Fullerton 6
  3 Miami (FL) 3  
LSU 5
3 Miami (FL) 9  
  Cal State Fullerton 3 4
  2 South Carolina 5 0  
2 South Carolina 15  
LSU 4  
  3 Miami (FL) 11
  2 South Carolina 15  

Award winners

All-America team

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