2017 Conference USA Baseball Tournament

The 2017 Conference USA Baseball Tournament will be held from May 24 through May 28 at MGM Park in Biloxi, Mississippi. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Conference USA for college baseball. The tournament champion will receive the league's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1][2][3]

2017 Conference USA
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
MVP,
TelevisionCBS SN (championship)
2017 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 23 Southern Missy  2550 .833  50160 .758
Old Dominion   19110 .633  37210 .638
Florida Atlantic   18120 .600  35211 .623
Charlotte   18120 .600  34240 .586
Louisiana Tech   17130 .567  36200 .643
Ricey   16140 .533  33310 .516
FIU   15150 .500  31270 .534
UTSA   15150 .500  29280 .509
Marshall   12180 .400  25290 .463
Middle Tennessee   10200 .333  24310 .436
UAB   9210 .300  24310 .436
Western Kentucky   6240 .200  16390 .291
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The tournament was established in 1996, Conference USA's first season of play. Rice has won the most championships, with six.

Seeding and format

The top eight finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through eight. The tournament will use a double elimination format.

Bracket and Results

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Southern Miss 2  
8 UTSA 9  
  8 UTSA 0  
  4 Charlotte 5  
4 Charlotte 7
5 Louisiana Tech 2  
  4 Charlotte 5 8  
  1 Southern Miss 6 10  
1 Southern Miss 5  
5 Louisiana Tech 2  
  8 UTSA 1
  1 Southern Miss 7  
  1 Southern Miss 4
  6 Rice 5
3 Florida Atlantic 3  
6 Rice 5  
  6 Rice 4
  2 Old Dominion 3  
2 Old Dominion 3
7 Florida International 2  
  6 Rice 137 -
  3 Florida Atlantic 2 -  
3 Florida Atlantic 8  
7 Florida International 4  
  3 Florida Atlantic 6
  2 Old Dominion 2  

References

  1. "2016-17 Conference USA Championship Schedule". Conference USA. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  2. Patrick Magee (November 11, 2015). "Biloxi to become Conference USA baseball tourney's new home in 2017-19". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  3. "2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers". NCAA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
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