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)
2016 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Louisiana–Lafayette †‡y  ‍‍‍ 21 9   .700 43 21   .672
No. 26 South Alabama  ‍‍‍y 21 9   .700 42 22   .656
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 17 13   .567 26 28   .481
Troy  ‍‍‍ 17 13   .567 32 26   .552
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 16 14   .533 31 28   .525
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 16 14   .533 36 24   .600
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 30 28   .517
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 29 29   .500
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 20 35   .364
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 24 31   .436
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 18 36   .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2016[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

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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.

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Louisiana–Lafayette 21 9 .700 1
South Alabama 21 9 .700 2
Arkansas–Little Rock 17 13 .567 4 3
Troy 17 13 .567 4 4
Texas State 16 14 .533 5 5
Georgia Southern 16 14 .533 5 6
Texas–Arlington 15 15 .500 6 7
Arkansas State 13 17 .433 8 8
Louisiana–Monroe 10 20 .333 11
Georgia State 10 20 .333 11
Appalachian State 9 21 .300 12

Results

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Louisiana–Lafayette7
8Arkansas State4
1Louisiana–Lafayette4
5Texas State2
4Troy6
5Texas State11
1Louisiana–Lafayette17
8Arkansas State10
8Arkansas State13
4Troy128Arkansas State4
5Texas State3
1Louisiana-Lafayette5
3Arkansas–Little Rock4
6Georgia Southern0
6Georgia Southern13
6Georgia Southern6
7Texas–Arlington0
2South Alabama2
7Texas–Arlington4
6Georgia Southern4
2South Alabama0
3Arkansas–Little Rock4
2South Alabama67Texas-Arlington0
2South Alabama3

References

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  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.