2015 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2015 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 in February 2015. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2015 College World Series. The College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament and held annually in Omaha, Nebraska, at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, ended on June 24, 2015, with the final game of the best-of-three championship series between Vanderbilt and Virginia, won by Virginia.

2015 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams301
Preseason No. 1Vanderbilt (Unanimous)
Defending ChampionsVanderbilt
Tournament
DurationMay 29–June 24, 2015
Most conference bidsACC and SEC (7)
College World Series
ChampionsVirginia (1st title)
Runners-upVanderbilt (3rd CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachBrian O'Connor (1st title)
MOPJosh Sborz (Virginia)
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →

Realignment

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There were many significant conference changes that took effect prior to the season.

In addition, the 2015 season was the last for Northern Kentucky in the Atlantic Sun and for NJIT as an independent. In July 2015, Northern Kentucky joined the Horizon League, and the Atlantic Sun replaced the Norse with NJIT. It was also the last for Texas–Pan American (UTPA) as an institution. UTPA merged with the University of Texas at Brownsville in July 2015 to form the new University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). The UTPA athletic program was inherited by UTRGV, with the nickname of Vaqueros, and UTRGV maintains UTPA's membership in the Western Athletic Conference.

Format changes

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  • The Big South Conference dropped its divisional format.

New stadiums

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Season outlook

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For the full rankings, see 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Collegiate Baseball News [1]
Ranking Team
1 Vanderbilt
2 TCU
3 Virginia
4 LSU
5 Oklahoma State
6 Florida
7 Texas
8 Houston
9 Texas Tech
10 UCLA
11 Florida State
12 Louisville
13 Cal Poly
14 Miami (FL)
15 Oregon
16 UC Santa Barbara
17 Cal State Fullerton
18 Stanford
19 Arizona State
20 Mississippi State
21 South Carolina
22 Rice
23 Liberty
24 North Carolina
25 College of Charleston
Perfect Game USA[2]
Ranking Team
1 Vanderbilt
2 Virginia
3 TCU
4 Florida
5 UCLA
6 Texas
7 LSU
8 Houston
9 Louisville
10 Miami (FL)
11 Florida State
12 Texas Tech
13 Oklahoma State
14 South Carolina
15 Oregon
16 Arkansas
17 North Carolina
18 UC Santa Barbara
19 Cal State Fullerton
20 Arizona State
21 Rice
22 Stanford
23 Mississippi State
24 Kennesaw State
25 Texas A&M
Baseball America[3]
Ranking Team
1 Vanderbilt
2 LSU
3 Houston
4 Virginia
5 Texas Tech
6 Florida
7 TCU
8 Oklahoma State
9 Miami (FL)
10 Texas
11 UCLA
12 Louisville
13 South Carolina
14 Mississippi State
15 Rice
16 Maryland
17 North Carolina
18 Arizona State
19 Kennesaw State
20 Oregon
21 Florida State
22 UCF
23 Cal State Fullerton
24 Clemson
25 Liberty
Coaches[4]
Ranking Team
1 Vanderbilt
2 Virginia
3 TCU
4 LSU
5 Florida
6 Texas
7 Louisville
8 Oklahoma State
9 UCLA
10 South Carolina
11 Houston
12 Florida State
13 Texas Tech
14 Miami (FL)
15 North Carolina
16 Oregon
17 Rice
18 Ole Miss
19 Cal State Fullerton
20 Maryland
21 Arizona State
22 Stanford
23 Texas A&M
24 Cal Poly
25 Mississippi State
NCBWA[5]
Ranking Team
1 Vanderbilt
2 Virginia
3 TCU
4 LSU
5 Florida
6 Texas
7 Houston
8 Oklahoma State
9 UCLA
10 Louisville
11 South Carolina
12 Texas Tech
13 Miami (FL)
14 North Carolina
15 Rice
16 Florida State
17 Oregon
18 Cal State Fullerton
19 Ole Miss
20 Maryland
21 Arizona State
22 Mississippi State
23 Cal Poly
24 Stanford
25 Texas A&M

Conference standings

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2015 America East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Stony Brook †‡y ‍‍‍ 18 4 1   .804 35 16 1   .683
UMBC  ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 34 20 0   .630
Maine  ‍‍‍ 10 10 0   .500 24 28 0   .462
UMass Lowell * ‍‍‍ 10 10 0   .500 17 26 0   .395
Hartford  ‍‍‍ 10 12 0   .455 23 31 0   .426
Albany  ‍‍‍ 7 13 0   .350 14 28 0   .333
Binghamton  ‍‍‍ 6 16 1   .283 17 24 2   .419
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
2015 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Houston  ‍‍‍y 16 8 0   .667 43 20 0   .683
East Carolinay  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 40 22 0   .645
Tulane  ‍‍‍y 13 11 0   .542 35 25 0   .583
South Floriday  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 34 26 1   .566
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 37 21 0   .638
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 35 25 0   .583
UCF  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 31 27 0   .534
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 6 18 0   .250 15 41 0   .268
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 16 8 0   .667 35 21 0   .625
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 28 25 0   .528
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 26 25 1   .510
No. 15 VCU  ‍‍y 14 10 0   .583 40 25 0   .615
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 28 22 0   .560
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 13 10 0   .565 32 22 0   .593
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 22 32 0   .407
La Salle  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 24 27 1   .471
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 23 27 1   .461
UMass  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 16 27 0   .372
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 11 12 0   .478 21 28 0   .429
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 5 19 0   .208 16 38 0   .296
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 3 21 0   .125 16 28 2   .370
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Louisville  x‍‍‍y 25 5   .833 47 18   .723
No. 26 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 37 23   .617
No. 12 Florida State  ‍‍y 17 13   .567 44 21   .677
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 16 13   .552 32 29   .525
NC State  ‍‍‍y 15 14   .517 36 23   .610
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 27 26   .509
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 10 19   .345 27 27   .500
Coastal
No. 6 Miami (FL)  x‍‍‍y 22 8   .733 50 16   .758
No. 1 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 44 24   .647
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 16   .448 34 24   .586
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 13 16   .448 27 27   .500
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 32 23   .582
Duke  ‍‍‍ 10 19   .345 31 22   .585
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 20 32   .385
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015[9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North Florida  ‍‍‍ 16 5 0   .762 45 16 0   .738
Lipscomb ‍‍y 13 8 0   .619 39 20 0   .661
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 12 9 0   .571 29 30 0   .492
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 12 9 0   .571 26 30 0   .464
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍ 11 9 0   .550 30 26 1   .535
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 10 10 0   .500 28 28 0   .500
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 5 16 0   .238 17 34 0   .333
USC Upstate  ‍‍‍ 4 17 0   .190 15 38 0   .283
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 TCU ‍‍‍y 18 5   .783 51 15   .773
No. 19 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 14 8   .636 38 20   .655
Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 34 27   .557
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 31 24   .564
Texas ‍‍y 11 13   .458 30 27   .526
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 27 30   .474
West Virginia ‍‍‍ 9 13   .409 27 27   .500
Baylor ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 23 32   .418
Kansas ‍‍‍ 8 15   .348 23 32   .418
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [11]
2015 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 30 St. John's  ‍‍‍ 14 3   .824 28 24   .538
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 13 4   .765 27 14   .659
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 21 20   .512
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 22 22   .500
Butler  ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 18 27   .400
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 19 24   .442
Xavier  ‍‍‍ 3 15   .167 13 33   .283
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 4, 2015[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Radford ‍‍‍ 20 4   .833 39 14   .736
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 35 18   .660
Winthrop ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 38 17   .691
Liberty ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 33 21   .611
High Point ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 27 24   .529
Campbell ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 31 23   .574
Charleston Southern ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 23 28   .451
Longwood ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 21 32   .396
Gardner–Webb ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 22 31   .415
Presbyterian ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 27 28   .491
UNC Asheville ‍‍‍ 5 19   .208 21 34   .382
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 17, 2015[13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 9 Illinois  ‍‍‍y 21 1 0   .955 50 10 1   .828
No. 20 Iowa  ‍‍‍y 19 5 0   .792 41 18 0   .695
No. 14 Maryland  ‍‍‍y 14 10 0   .583 42 24 0   .636
Michigan  ‍‍y 14 10 0   .583 39 25 0   .609
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 34 23 0   .596
Indiana  ‍‍‍y 12 10 0   .545 35 24 0   .593
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 35 21 0   .625
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 9 14 0   .391 34 23 0   .596
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 21 30 0   .412
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 18 36 0   .333
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 7 17 0   .292 19 35 1   .355
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 6 16 0   .273 18 30 0   .375
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 6 17 0   .261 20 34 0   .370
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 8, 2015[14]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
#6 Cal State Fullerton †y  ‍‍‍ 19 5 0   .792 39 25 0   .609
#25 UC Santa Barbara y  ‍‍‍ 16 8 0   .667 40 17 1   .698
UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 33 23 0   .589
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 27 27 0   .500
Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 21 32 0   .396
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 28 26 0   .519
UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 30 26 1   .535
Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 33 24 0   .579
UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 4 20 0   .167 15 40 0   .273
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 8, 2015[15]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 20 Rice ‍‍‍y 22 8 0   .733 35 18 0   .660
#24 Florida Atlantic y  ‍‍‍ 19 10 0   .655 38 15 0   .717
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 19 10 0   .655 35 16 1   .683
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 19 11 0   .633 30 25 0   .545
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 17 13 0   .567 32 23 0   .582
UAB  ‍‍‍ 15 15 0   .500 30 24 0   .556
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 13 17 0   .433 27 27 0   .500
FIU  ‍‍y 13 17 0   .433 25 29 0   .463
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 12 18 0   .400 20 32 0   .385
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 19 29 0   .396
WKU  ‍‍‍ 10 19 0   .345 24 28 0   .462
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 8 21 0   .276 25 27 0   .481
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 5, 2015[16]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Missouri State  ‍‍y 18 3   .857 41 10   .804
No. 21 Dallas Baptist  ‍‍‍y 15 6   .714 41 11   .788
Bradley  ‍‍‍y 10 11   .476 32 18   .640
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 10 11   .476 24 31   .436
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 27 25   .519
Evansville  ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 29 22   .569
Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 27 24   .529
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 15   .286 11 44   .200
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 16, 2015[17]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Mountain West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 29 Nevada  ‍‍‍ 21 6   .778 38 12   .760
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 17 10   .630 32 18   .640
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 24 23   .511
Fresno State  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 24 25   .490
Air Force  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 21 24   .467
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 22 25   .468
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 5 19   .208 12 37   .245
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 6, 2015[18]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
NJIT  ‍‍‍       20 19   .513
NYIT  ‍‍‍       14 26   .350
As of May 5, 2015[19]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 2 UCLA ‍‍‍y 22 8 0   .733 42 14 0   .750
No. 12 Oregon State ‍‍‍y 19 10 1   .650 38 16 1   .700
No. 16 California ‍‍‍y 18 12 0   .600 34 19 0   .642
No. 17 USC ‍‍‍y 18 12 0   .600 37 19 0   .661
No. 18 Arizona State ‍‍‍y 18 12 0   .600 34 21 0   .618
Oregon ‍‍‍y 16 14 0   .533 37 23 0   .617
Washington  ‍‍‍ 14 16 0   .467 29 25 0   .537
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 12 18 0   .400 31 24 0   .564
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 29 27 0   .518
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 9 21 0   .300 24 32 0   .429
Utah  ‍‍‍ 7 22 1   .250 16 36 1   .311
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2015[20]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Vanderbilt  x‍‍‍y 20 10   .667 51 21   .708
No. 3 Florida  ‍‍y 19 11   .633 52 18   .743
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 30 28   .517
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 14 15   .483 30 25   .545
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 32 25   .561
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 11 18   .379 24 26   .480
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 10 19   .345 26 28   .481
Western
No. 5 LSU  x‍‍y 21 8   .724 54 12   .818
No. 11 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 18 10   .643 50 14   .781
No. 7 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 17 12   .586 40 25   .615
Ole Miss ‍‍‍y 15 14   .517 30 28   .517
Auburn ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 36 26   .581
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 32 28   .533
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 24 30   .444
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 25 5 0   .833 42 17 0   .712
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 20 8 0   .714 31 23 0   .574
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 18 11 0   .621 34 19 1   .639
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 18 12 0   .600 32 25 0   .561
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 17 12 0   .586 31 28 0   .525
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 16 14 0   .533 29 24 0   .547
Houston Baptist ‍‍y 14 13 0   .519 28 27 0   .509
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 13 14 0   .481 26 27 0   .491
Abilene Christian *  ‍‍‍ 13 17 0   .433 17 38 0   .309
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 11 18 0   .379 17 34 0   .333
Incarnate Word *  ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 21 33 0   .389
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 10 19 0   .345 21 31 0   .404
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 3 27 0   .100 14 40 0   .259
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 2015[21]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Division I transition
2015 Summit League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oral Roberts  ‍‍‍ 22 5   .815 35 14   .714
South Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 17 10   .630 31 20   .608
IPFW  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 25 23   .521
Omaha †  ‍‍‍ 11 16   .407 18 28   .391
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 10 17   .370 17 30   .362
North Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 9 18   .333 18 28   .391
‡ – Tournament champion
2015 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 19 9 0   .679 37 20 0   .649
Troy  ‍‍‍ 18 10 0   .643 30 25 0   .545
No. 16 Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍‍y 18 11 0   .621 42 23 0   .646
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 18 12 0   .600 30 27 0   .526
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 15 13 0   .536 30 27 0   .526
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 14 16 0   .467 24 30 1   .445
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 14 16 0   .467 24 32 0   .429
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 12 17 0   .414 27 30 0   .474
Arkansas–Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 12 17 0   .414 16 33 0   .327
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 12 18 0   .400 25 29 0   .463
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 8 21 0   .276 17 36 0   .321
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2015[23]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Conference winners and tournaments

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Twenty-nine athletic conferences each end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament or a double-elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that win their regular season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Conference Regular
season winner
Conference
player of the year
Conference
coach of the year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (city)
Tournament
winner
America East Conference Stony Brook 2015 America East Conference baseball tournament Edward A. LeLacheur ParkLowell, MA Stony Brook
American Athletic Conference Houston Cliff Godwin, East Carolina 2015 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament Bright House FieldClearwater, FL East Carolina
Atlantic 10 Conference Saint Louis 2015 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Barcroft ParkArlington, VA VCU
Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic - Louisville
Coastal - Miami (FL)
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Durham Bulls Athletic ParkDurham, NC Florida State
Atlantic Sun Conference North Florida 2015 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament Swanson StadiumFort Myers, FL Lipscomb
Big 12 Conference TCU 2015 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament ONEOK FieldTulsa, OK Texas
Big East Conference St. John's 2015 Big East Conference baseball tournament TD Ameritrade Park OmahaOmaha, NE St. John's
Big South Conference Radford 2015 Big South Conference baseball tournament John Henry Moss StadiumBoiling Springs, NC Radford
Big Ten Conference Illinois David Kerian, Illinois Dan Hartleb, Illinois 2015 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Target FieldMinneapolis, MN Michigan
Big West Conference Cal State Fullerton No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Colonial Athletic Association College of Charleston 2015 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's PointMount Pleasant, SC UNC Wilmington
Conference USA Rice 2015 Conference USA baseball tournament Pete Taylor ParkHattiesburg, MS FIU
Horizon League UIC 2015 Horizon League baseball tournament Oil City StadiumWhiting, IN Wright State
Ivy League Gehrig - Columbia/Penn
Rolfe - Dartmouth
2015 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series Campus sites Columbia
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rider 2015 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament Dutchess StadiumWappingers Falls, NY Canisius
Mid-American Conference East - Kent State
West - Central Michigan
2015 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament All Pro Freight StadiumAvon, OH Ohio
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Northern - Norfolk State
Southern - Florida A&M
2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Arthur W. Perdue StadiumSalisbury, MD Florida A&M
Missouri Valley Conference Missouri State 2015 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament Eck StadiumWichita, KS Missouri State
Mountain West Conference Nevada 2015 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament William Peccole ParkReno, NV San Diego State
Northeast Conference Bryant 2015 Northeast Conference baseball tournament Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial StadiumNorwich, CT Sacred Heart
Ohio Valley Conference Southeast Missouri State 2015 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament The Ballpark at JacksonJackson, TN Morehead State
Pac-12 Conference UCLA Scott Kingery, Arizona John Savage, UCLA No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Patriot League Navy 2015 Patriot League baseball tournament Campus sites Lehigh
Southeastern Conference East - Vanderbilt

West - LSU

Andrew Benintendi, Arkansas Paul Mainieri, LSU 2015 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL Florida
Southern Conference Mercer 2015 Southern Conference baseball tournament Joseph P. Riley Jr. ParkCharleston, SC Mercer
Southland Conference Southeastern Louisiana 2015 Southland Conference baseball tournament Constellation FieldSugar Land, TX Houston Baptist
Southwestern Athletic Conference East- Alabama State
West - Arkansas–Pine Bluff
2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Wesley Barrow StadiumNew Orleans, LA Texas Southern
The Summit League Oral Roberts 2015 The Summit League baseball tournament Sioux Falls StadiumSioux Falls, South Dakota Oral Roberts
Sun Belt Conference South Alabama 2015 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament Riddle–Pace FieldTroy, AL Louisiana–Lafayette
West Coast Conference San Diego 2015 West Coast Conference baseball tournament Banner Island BallparkStockton, CA Pepperdine
Western Athletic Conference Grand Canyon 2015 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament Sloan ParkMesa, AZ Cal State Bakersfield

College World Series

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The 2015 College World Series will begin on June 13 in Omaha, Nebraska.

First round Second round Semifinals Championship series
               
Virginia 5
Arkansas 3
Virginia 1
4 Florida 0
5 Miami (FL) 3
4 Florida 15
Virginia 5 5
4 Florida 10 4
Arkansas 3
5 Miami (FL) 4
5 Miami (FL) 2
4 Florida 10
Virginia 1 3 4
Vanderbilt 5 0 2
2 LSU 3
7 TCU 10
7 TCU 0
Vanderbilt 1
Cal State Fullerton 3
Vanderbilt 4
Vanderbilt 7
7 TCU 1
2 LSU 5
Cal State Fullerton 3
2 LSU 4
7 TCU 8

Coaching changes

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This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2015 season until the day before the first day of the 2016 season.

Team Former
coach
Interim
coach
New
coach
Reason
Arizona Andy Lopez Jay Johnson Retired[24]
Auburn Sunny Golloway Butch Thompson Fired[25]
Baylor Steve Smith Steve Rodriguez Fired[26]
Cal State Bakersfield Bill Kernen Bob Macaluso Retired[27]
Clemson Jack Leggett Monte Lee[28] Fired[29]
College of Charleston Monte Lee Matt Heath[30] Resigned to accept coaching position at Clemson.
Eastern Illinois Jim Schmitz Jason Anderson Fired
Eastern Kentucky Jason Stein Edwin Thompson Fired
James Madison Spanky McFarland Marlin Ikenberry Retired
Nevada Jay Johnson T. J. Bruce[31] Resigned to accept coaching position at Arizona.
Northwestern Paul Stevens Spencer Allen[32] Retired[33]
Pacific Ed Sprague Jr. Mike Neu Fired
Pepperdine Steve Rodriguez Rick Hiretensteiner[34] Resigned to accept coaching position at Baylor.
Portland Chris Sperry Geoff Loomis[35] Fired[36]
Washington State Donnie Marbut Marty Lees[37] Fired[38]
Western Kentucky Matt Myers John Pawlowski[39] Fired[40]

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References

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