2007 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2007 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 25, 2007. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and 2007 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 24, 2007, with the final game of the best of three championship series. Oregon State defeated North Carolina two games to none to claim their second consecutive championship, which was also their second overall.

2007 NCAA Division I baseball season
DurationJanuary 25-June 24, 2007[1]
Number of teams293
Preseason #1Rice[2]
Tournament
DurationJune 1–June 24, 2007
Most conference bidsACC (7)
College World Series
DurationJune 15–June 24, 2007
ChampionsOregon State (2nd title)
Runners-upNorth Carolina (6th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachPat Casey (2nd title)
MOPJorge Reyes (Oregon State)
Seasons

Realignment

New programs

Two programs, Central Arkansas and NJIT, moved from Division II to Division I for the 2007 season.[3][4]

Dropped programs

Birmingham–Southern, which had competed in the Big South Conference, dropped to the Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference for the 2007 season. St. Francis (NY) dropped its varsity intercollegiate baseball program following the 2006 season.[5]

Conference changes

The Sun Belt Conference added two members, Florida Atlantic from the Atlantic Sun Conference and Louisiana–Monroe from the Southland Conference.[6]

The Southland added two members, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (formerly a Division I independent) and Central Arkansas (formerly of Division II).[3][7]

Two schools became Division I independents Chicago State, which moved from the Mid-Continent Conference, and NJIT, which moved from Division II.[4][8]

Conference formats

The Southland Conference, whose membership changes left it with 12 baseball-sponsoring members, split into two six-team divisions.

Conference standings

America East Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Binghamton175.7732819.596
Stony Brook167.6963124.564
Albany1311.5422929.500
Maine1211.5222231.415
Vermont1013.4352129.420
Hartford914.3911534.306
UMBC420.1671340.245
Atlantic 10 Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Charlotte234.8524912.803
Fordham198.7043522.614
Richmond189.6673228.533
Xavier1710.6302931.483
Rhode Island1611.5932330.434
St. Bonaventure1412.5382527.481
George Washington1413.5192331.426
Massachusetts1314.4812225.468
Saint Louis1214.4621637.302
Duquesne1017.3702229.431
Dayton918.3332133.389
Temple918.3331837.327
La Salle819.2961732.347
Saint Joseph's621.2221039.204
Atlantic Coast Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Atlantic
Florida State246.8004913.790
Clemson1812.6004123.641
North Carolina State1614.5333823.623
Wake Forest1416.4673429.540
Boston College1217.4142427.471
Maryland723.2332630.464
Coastal
North Carolina219.7005716.781
Virginia199.6794516.738
Miami (FL)1713.5673724.606
Georgia Tech1514.5173225.561
Duke822.2672925.537
Virginia Tech723.2332331.426
Atlantic Sun Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Stetson216.7784221.667
Mercer1710.6303325.569
Belmont1611.5933426.567
Jacksonville1512.5563428.548
Kennesaw State1314.4813223.58
North Florida1314.4812432.429
Lipscomb1215.4442830.483
Gardner–Webb1215.4442632.448
East Tennessee State1116.4072629.473
Campbell522.1851145.196
Big East Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
St. John's207.7414119.683
Rutgers207.7414221.667
Louisville198.7044724.662
Pittsburgh1511.5772727.500
South Florida1314.4813426.567
Villanova1215.4442925.537
Notre Dame1115.4232828.500
Connecticut1014.4173427.557
West Virginia1016.3852922.569
Cincinnati1016.3852828.500
Seton Hall915.3752525.500
Georgetown819.2962134.382
Big South Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Coastal Carolina174.8105013.794
Winthrop156.7143327.550
Liberty147.6673625.590
VMI1011.4763421.523
High Point1011.4762730.474
UNC Asheville912.4292238.367
Charleston Southern714.3332234.393
Radford219.0951036.217
Big Ten Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Michigan217.7504229.592
Penn State2010.6673126.544
Minnesota189.6674118.695
Iowa1713.5673123.574
Illinois1614.5333127.534
Ohio State1515.5003824.613
Michigan State1516.4842526.490
Purdue1120.3552232.407
Northwestern923.2811836.333
Indiana823.2581935.352
Big West Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
UC Riverside165.7623821.644
UC Irvine156.7144717.734
Long Beach State156.7143920.661
Cal Poly138.6193224.571
Cal State Fullerton1011.4763825.603
UC Santa Barbara912.4292331.426
Pacific318.1431643.271
Cal State Northridge318.1431541.268
Big 12 Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Texas216.7784617.730
Missouri198.7044218.700
Oklahoma State1611.5934221.667
Nebraska1413.5193227.542
Texas A&M1313.5004819.716
Baylor1215.4443527.565
Oklahoma1116.4073424.586
Kansas State1016.3853424.586
Kansas917.3462830.483
Texas Tech818.3082827.509
Colonial Athletic Association
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Virginia Commonwealth1811.6213723.617
Old Dominion1811.6213524.593
Delaware1811.6213223.582
UNC Wilmington1811.6212927.518
George Mason1414.5002727.500
Georgia State1515.5002632.448
William & Mary1316.4482925.537
Northeastern1217.4142422.522
James Madison1117.3932223.489
Towson1118.3792130.412
Hofstra1118.3792034.370
Conference USA
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Rice222.9175614.800
East Carolina149.6094023.635
Southern Miss1410.5833923.629
Memphis1212.5003627.571
Houston1212.5002828.500
UAB1212.5002533.431
Tulane915.3753426.567
Central Florida717.2922732.458
Marshall518.2172132.396
Horizon League
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Illinois–Chicago216.7783521.625
Wright State219.7003622.621
Wisconsin–Milwaukee1614.5333522.614
Cleveland State1017.3701444.241
Butler1020.3332233.400
Youngstown State921.3001937.339
Ivy League
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Lou Gehrig
Penn128.6002019.513
Princeton119.5501524.385
Columbia1010.5001628.364
Cornell812.4001523.395
Red Rolfe
Brown146.7002721.563
Harvard128.6001818.500
Yale812.4001627.372
Dartmouth515.250829.216
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Le Moyne223.8803419.642
Manhattan215.8083519.648
Marist1412.5382132.396
Canisius1312.5202035.363
Saint Peter's1313.5002329.442
Fairfield1214.4621828.391
Rider1115.4232029.408
Siena1014.4171233.267
Iona818.3081635.314
Niagara321.1251532.319
Mid-American Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
East
Kent State198.7043326.559
Miami (OH)169.6403224.571
Buffalo1116.4071635.314
Akron816.3332324.489
Ohio819.2962331.426
Bowling Green720.2592232.407
West
Eastern Michigan214.8403224.571
Central Michigan216.7783521.625
Northern Illinois1611.5933424.586
Toledo1413.5192628.481
Western Michigan816.3331633.327
Ball State819.2962034.370
Mid-Continent Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Oral Roberts191.9504017.702
Western Illinois119.5503126.544
Valparaiso1010.5002234.393
Centenary911.4502831.475
Southern Utah614.3001145.196
Oakland515.2502034.370
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Bethune–Cookman161.9413327.550
North Carolina A&T117.6112831.476
Florida A&M117.6111636.308
Delaware State108.5562227.449
Norfolk State98.5292525.500
Maryland–Eastern Shore513.2781045.182
Coppin State018.000044.000
Missouri Valley Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Wichita State204.8335322.707
Creighton195.7924516.738
Southern Illinois1311.5423422.607
Bradley1311.5423221.604
Evansville1311.5423523.603
Northern Iowa816.3332328.451
Illinois State816.3332032.385
Indiana State717.2922626.500
Missouri State717.2922334.404
Mountain West Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Texas Christian203.8704814.774
Brigham Young177.7083720.649
San Diego State1212.5002930.492
New Mexico1212.5002830.483
Utah1212.5002431.436
UNLV1014.4172436.400
Air Force023.000844.154
Northeast Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Quinnipiac217.7502918.617
Mount St. Mary's217.7503522.614
Monmouth1710.6303624.600
Central Connecticut1414.5002626.500
Sacred Heart1215.4442231.415
Wagner1117.3931734.333
Long Island1017.3701635.314
Fairleigh Dickinson423.148945.167
Ohio Valley Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Austin Peay198.7044022.645
Jacksonville State189.6673327.550
Southeast Missouri State1610.6153224.571
Samford1413.5193228.533
Eastern Kentucky1212.5002429.453
Missouri State1213.4801835.340
Eastern Illinois1214.4622328.451
Tennessee Tech1215.4442628.481
Morehead State918.3331636.308
Tennessee–Martin719.2691936.345
Pacific-10 Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Arizona State195.7924915.766
Arizona159.6254217.712
UCLA1410.5833328.541
California1212.5002926.527
Washington1113.4582927.518
Oregon State1014.4174918.731
Washington State1014.4172826.519
Stanford915.3752828.500
Southern California816.3332729.482
Patriot League
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Lafayette173.8503320.623
Army127.6322523.521
Navy128.6003520.636
Holy Cross811.4211223.343
Bucknell812.4001624.400
Lehigh218.1001330.302
Southeastern Conference
TeamWLPctWLPct
East
Vanderbilt228.7335413.806
South Carolina1713.5674620.697
Florida1515.5002930.492
Tennessee1315.4643425.576
Kentucky1316.4483419.642
Georgia1119.3672333.411
East
Arkansas1812.6004321.672
Mississippi State1513.5363822.633
Ole Miss1614.5334025.615
Alabama1515.5003126.544
LSU1217.4142926.527
Auburn1020.3333125.554
Southern Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Western Carolina207.7414220.677
College of Charleston207.7413919.672
Elon1512.5563229.523
Appalachian State1413.5193326.559
UNC Greensboro1413.5193030.500
Georgia Southern1314.4813428.548
The Citadel1215.4443427.557
Furman1116.4071936.345
Wofford819.2963033.476
Davidson819.2961934.358
Southland Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
East
Lamar2010.6673425.576
McNeese State1712.5862135.375
Southeastern Louisiana1614.5333421.618
Northwestern State1514.5172528.472
Central Arkansas1020.3332132.396
Nicholls State624.2001045.182
West
Texas–San Antonio246.8003622.621
Texas State2010.6673723.617
Sam Houston State1812.6004024.625
Stephen F. Austin1713.5673128.525
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi1218.4002729.482
Texas–Arlington426.1331340.245
Southwestern Athletic Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
East
Jackson State177.7083323.589
Alcorn State159.6252520.556
Mississippi Valley State1410.5831936.345
Alabama State714.3331225.324
Alabama A&M417.1901029.256
West
Prairie View A&M177.7083425.576
Southern159.6252618.591
Arkansas–Pine Bluff1014.4171430.318
Grambling State915.3751829.383
Texas Southern915.3751328.317
Sun Belt Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Louisiana–Lafayette237.7674517.726
New Orleans1614.5333826.594
Troy1614.5333427.557
Middle Tennessee1614.5333228.533
Louisiana–Monroe1514.5172928.518
Florida Atlantic1515.5003622.621
Western Kentucky1515.5002530.455
South Alabama1316.4483126.544
Arkansas State1317.4332332.418
Florida International1217.4142629.473
Arkansas–Little Rock920.3102131.404
Western Athletic Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
Fresno State177.7083829.667
Nevada159.6253526.574
Louisiana Tech1410.5833524.593
Hawaii1113.4583425.576
San Jose State1113.4583426.567
Sacramento State1014.4171740.298
New Mexico State618.2502234.393
West Coast Conference
ConfOverall
TeamWLPctWLPct
San Diego183.8574318.705
Gonzaga156.7143325.569
Pepperdine147.6673522.614
San Francisco912.4292728.491
Santa Clara912.4292729.482
Loyola Marymount912.4292233.400
Portland714.3332130.412
Saint Mary's318.1432129.420
Division I Independents
TeamWLPct
Longwood3419.642
South Dakota State3419.642
Savannah State3123.574
Dallas Baptist3026.536
NYIT2527.481
Utah Valley2530.833
UC Davis2432.429
NJIT1528.349
North Dakota State1631.340
Northern Colorado1635.314
Texas–Pan American1739.304
Hawaii–Hilo1235.255
IPFW937.196
Chicago State453.070
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 2007 season marked the sixty first 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 Oregon State claiming their first championship with a two games to none series win over North Carolina in the final.

Bracket

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                           
Oregon State 3  
Cal State Fullerton 2  
  Oregon State 12  
  5 Arizona State 6  
5 Arizona State 5
UC Irvine 4  
  Oregon State 7  
  UC Irvine 1  
Cal State Fullerton 4  
UC Irvine 5  
  5 Arizona State 7
  UC Irvine 8  
  Oregon State 11 9
  3 North Carolina 4 3
2 Rice 15  
Louisville 10  
  2 Rice 14
  3 North Carolina 4  
Mississippi State 5
3 North Carolina 8  
  2 Rice 1 4
  3 North Carolina 6 7  
Louisville 12  
Mississippi State 4  
  3 North Carolina 3
  Louisville 1  

Award winners

All-America team

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