2016 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2016 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Bobcat Ballpark on the campus of the Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas from May 25 to May 29, 2015. The tournament used a double-elimination format. The winner of the tournament earned Sun Belt Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

2016 Sun Belt Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLouisiana–Lafayette (4th title)
MVP,
2016 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 19 Louisiana–Lafayette †‡y   219 .700  4321 .672
No. 26 South Alabama  y 219 .700  4222 .656
Little Rock   1713 .567  2628 .481
Troy   1713 .567  3226 .552
Texas State   1614 .533  3128 .525
Georgia Southern   1614 .533  3624 .600
UT Arlington   1515 .500  3028 .517
Arkansas State   1317 .433  2929 .500
Louisiana–Monroe   1020 .333  2035 .364
Georgia State   1020 .333  2431 .436
Appalachian State   921 .300  1836 .333
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 11, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

The top eight teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament. The teams will be seeded based on conference winning percentage, and will then play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament. The winner of each bracket will play a championship final.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Louisiana–Lafayette219.700
1
South Alabama219.700
2
Arkansas–Little Rock1713.567
4
3
Troy1713.567
4
4
Texas State1614.533
5
5
Georgia Southern1614.533
5
6
Texas–Arlington1515.500
6
7
Arkansas State1317.433
8
8
Louisiana–Monroe1020.333
11
Georgia State1020.333
11
Appalachian State921.300
12

Results

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Louisiana–Lafayette 7  
8 Arkansas State 4  
  1 Louisiana–Lafayette 4  
  5 Texas State 2  
4 Troy 6
5 Texas State 11  
  1 Louisiana–Lafayette 17  
  8 Arkansas State 10  
8 Arkansas State 13  
4 Troy 12  
  8 Arkansas State 4
  5 Texas State 3  
  1 Louisiana-Lafayette 5
  6 Georgia Southern 0
3 Arkansas–Little Rock 4  
6 Georgia Southern 13  
  6 Georgia Southern 6
  7 Texas–Arlington 0  
2 South Alabama 2
7 Texas–Arlington 4  
  6 Georgia Southern 4
  2 South Alabama 0  
3 Arkansas–Little Rock 4  
2 South Alabama 6  
  7 Texas-Arlington 0
  2 South Alabama 3  

References

  1. "Sun Belt Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. "2015–16 Championships Schedule". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  3. "2016 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship". Sun Belt Conference. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
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