2003 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2003 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 16, 2003. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2003 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and 2003 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 23, 2003, with the final game of the best-of-three championship series, the first such championship series used at the College World Series.[1] Rice defeated Stanford two games to one to claim its first championship.

2003 NCAA Division I baseball season
Duration	January 16-June 23, 2003
Number of teams	287
Tournament
Duration	May 30–June 23, 2003
Most conference bids	SEC (8)
College World Series
Duration	June 13–June 23, 2003
Champions	Rice (1st title)
Runners-up	Stanford (15th CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Wayne Graham (1st title)
MOP	John Hudgins (Stanford)
Seasons

Realignment

New programs

Three programs joined Division I prior to the 2003 season– Gardner-Webb, which had been a provisional member;[2][3] Savannah State, which had been a Division II independent;[4][5] and IPFW, which had been a provisional member.[6]

Dropped programs

Howard dropped its baseball program following the 2002 season.[7]

Conference changes

Sacramento State, which had been a member of the Big West Conference, became a Division I independent.[8]

Conference formats

Bowling Green, which had played in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference, moved to the West Division.

Conference standings

America East Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Vermont 17 5 .773 32 14 .697 Maine 17 7 .708 38 14 .731 Stony Brook 15 9 .625 33 21 .611 Northeastern 12 10 .545 27 24 .529 Albany 10 14 .417 20 32 .385 Hartford 7 15 .318 9 34 .209 Binghamton 2 20 .091 10 40 .200	Atlantic Coast Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Florida State 19 5 .792 54 13 .806 Georgia Tech 17 7 .708 44 18 .710 North Carolina State 15 9 .625 45 16 .738 Clemson 15 9 .625 39 22 .639 North Carolina 13 11 .542 42 23 .646 Virginia 11 12 .478 29 25 .537 Wake Forest 8 15 .348 29 24 .547 Maryland 6 17 .261 20 33 .377 Duke 2 21 .087 18 36 .333	Atlantic Sun Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Florida Atlantic 25 8 .756 47 16 .746 Stetson 21 12 .636 41 24 .631 Jacksonville State 19 14 .576 32 26 .610 Belmont 19 14 .576 29 23 .558 Gardner–Webb 18 15 .545 33 23 .589 Jacksonville 17 16 .515 32 30 .516 Troy State 16 17 .485 27 27 .500 Georgia State 16 17 .485 25 29 .463 Central Florida 14 16 .467 31 25 .554 Campbell 14 19 .424 22 28 .440 Samford 7 23 .233 17 34 .333 Mercer 6 21 .222 11 34 .244
Atlantic 10 Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct East Massachusetts 14 7 .667 26 19 .578 Rhode Island 16 8 .667 26 26 .500 St. Bonaventure 9 11 .450 22 19 .564 Temple 10 14 .417 20 27 .426 Saint Joseph's 10 14 .417 17 31 .354 Fordham 8 15 .348 16 27 .372 West Richmond 19 4 .826 48 15 .762 Duquesne 15 9 .625 25 29 .463 Xavier 13 8 .619 25 26 .490 George Washington 12 9 .571 37 18 .673 La Salle 6 17 .261 11 30 .268 Dayton 4 20 .167 16 36 .333	Big East Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Rutgers 19 6 .760 37 22 .627 West Virginia 18 6 .750 36 19 .655 Notre Dame 16 7 .696 45 18 .714 Virginia Tech 15 10 .600 34 23 .596 Boston College 13 11 .542 33 21 .611 Pittsburgh 13 13 .500 36 20 .643 St. John's 12 14 .462 29 27 .518 Seton Hall 11 14 .440 23 24 .489 Connecticut 10 15 .400 24 23 .511 Villanova 6 19 .240 14 32 .304 Georgetown 4 22 .154 14 33 .298	Big South Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Winthrop 15 4 .789 35 22 .614 Coastal Carolina 12 7 .632 45 18 .714 Elon 12 7 .632 34 23 .596 UNC Asheville 12 9 .571 27 28 .491 Charleston Southern 9 12 .429 19 37 .339 Liberty 7 12 .368 17 37 .315 High Point 5 12 .294 14 37 .275 Radford 5 14 .263 13 28 .317
Big Ten Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Minnesota 24 6 .800 40 22 .645 Ohio State 20 12 .625 44 19 .698 Michigan 16 14 .533 30 27 .526 Penn State 17 15 .531 29 28 .509 Northwestern 15 14 .517 25 25 .500 Indiana 16 15 .516 34 22 .515 Purdue 13 18 .419 29 26 .527 Illinois 12 19 .387 27 26 .509 Michigan State 10 19 .345 21 34 .382 Iowa 10 21 .323 18 29 .383	Big 12 Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Nebraska 20 7 .741 47 18 .723 Texas A&M 19 8 .704 45 19 .703 Texas 19 8 .704 50 20 .714 Missouri 15 11 .577 36 22 .621 Baylor 15 12 .556 45 23 .662 Oklahoma State 14 13 .519 34 24 .586 Oklahoma 10 17 .370 23 31 .426 Kansas 9 18 .333 35 28 .556 Texas Tech 8 18 .308 30 25 .545 Kansas State 5 22 .185 15 37 .288	Big West Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Long Beach State 16 5 .762 41 18 .695 Cal State Fullerton 15 6 .714 50 16 .758 UC Riverside 14 7 .667 41 17 .707 Cal Poly 9 12 .429 27 28 .491 Cal State Northridge 8 13 .381 14 42 .250 UC Irvine 8 13 .381 21 35 .375 UC Santa Barbara 8 13 .381 25 28 .472 Pacific 6 15 .286 27 27 .500
Colonial Athletic Association Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct American UNC Wilmington 15 6 .714 40 23 .635 James Madison 13 7 .650 29 27 .518 Towson 11 9 .550 28 25 .528 Old Dominion 5 15 .250 18 33 .353 Drexel 3 17 .150 12 34 .261 Colonial Virginia Commonwealth 17 3 .850 46 13 .780 William & Mary 12 4 .750 31 20 .608 George Mason 9 8 .529 31 20 .608 Delaware 7 13 .350 21 32 .396 Hofstra 5 15 .250 12 35 .255	Conference USA Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Southern Miss 23 7 .767 47 16 .746 Texas Christian 22 8 .733 35 22 .614 Tulane 20 10 .667 44 19 .698 Houston 18 12 .600 37 30 .552 East Carolina 17 13 .567 34 27 .557 South Florida 14 14 .500 31 27 .534 Louisville 14 15 .483 34 23 .596 Charlotte 11 15 .423 21 28 .429 UAB 12 17 .414 27 26 .509 Memphis 11 18 .379 21 33 .389 Cincinnati 7 22 .241 15 39 .278 Saint Louis 6 24 .200 18 32 .360	Horizon League Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Illinois–Chicago 15 6 .714 39 18 .684 Butler 16 8 .667 34 27 .557 Wisconsin–Milwaukee 13 10 .565 25 25 .500 Youngstown State 12 11 .522 27 28 .491 Wright State 10 13 .435 21 34 .382 Detroit 8 12 .400 15 32 .319 Cleveland State 4 18 .182 13 39 .250
Ivy League Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Lou Gehrig Princeton 15 5 .750 27 23 .540 Penn 12 8 .600 22 17 .564 Cornell 9 11 .450 16 20 .444 Columbia 9 11 .450 21 27 .438 Red Rolfe Harvard 11 9 .550 20 23 .465 Dartmouth 10 10 .500 17 19 .472 Brown 8 12 .400 18 28 .391 Yale 6 14 .300 16 24 .400	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Le Moyne 22 3 .880 33 17 .660 Marist 19 8 .704 33 20 .623 Niagara 16 10 .615 26 25 .510 Manhattan 15 10 .600 26 36 .419 Iona 15 11 .577 21 24 .467 Siena 15 11 .577 17 35 .327 Rider 14 13 .519 22 37 .373 Saint Peter's 6 20 .231 7 33 .175 Fairfield 5 21 .192 7 34 .171 Canisius 3 23 .115 4 38 .095	Mid-American Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct East Kent State 20 4 .833 36 18 .667 Miami (OH) 19 9 .679 36 24 .600 Ohio 15 11 .577 35 23 .603 Akron 12 15 .444 22 30 .423 Marshall 11 16 .407 22 31 .415 Buffalo 5 21 .192 16 37 .302 West Ball State 17 10 .630 36 21 .632 Eastern Michigan 16 11 .593 33 28 .541 Northern Illinois 15 11 .577 34 24 .586 Western Michigan 16 12 .571 25 26 .490 Central Michigan 9 15 .375 25 28 .472 Bowling Green 9 18 .333 17 28 .378 Toledo 8 19 .296 22 29 .431
Mid-Continent Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Oral Roberts 19 1 .950 41 20 .672 Southern Utah 11 9 .550 21 29 .420 Western Illinois 10 10 .500 25 38 .397 Valparaiso 9 11 .450 22 33 .400 Oakland 7 13 .350 20 34 .370 Chicago State 4 16 .200 9 47 .161	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct North Delaware State 9 0 1.000 27 25 .519 Coppin State 7 4 .636 12 27 .308 Maryland–Eastern Shore 1 13 .071 5 33 .132 South Bethune–Cookman 11 5 .688 30 28 .517 Florida A&M 12 6 .667 29 21 .580 North Carolina A&T 6 10 .375 13 36 .265 Norfolk State 5 13 .278 18 28 .391	Missouri Valley Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Southwest Missouri State 19 11 .633 40 26 .606 Wichita State 19 13 .594 49 27 .645 Southern Illinois 17 13 .567 30 25 .545 Northern Iowa 16 15 .516 27 28 .491 Indiana State 15 17 .469 36 22 .621 Creighton 14 17 .452 20 37 .351 Illinois State 14 17 .452 23 29 .442 Bradley 12 17 .414 23 30 .434 Evansville 12 20 .375 24 31 .436
Mountain West Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct UNLV 24 6 .800 47 17 .734 San Diego State 18 12 .600 29 32 .475 BYU 18 12 .600 30 24 .556 New Mexico 17 13 .567 34 26 .567 Utah 10 20 .333 24 32 .429 Air Force 3 27 .100 15 39 .278	Northeast Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Central Connecticut 19 6 .360 31 17 .646 St. Francis (NY) 17 10 .630 21 21 .500 Monmouth 15 11 .577 24 27 .471 UMBC 15 12 .556 20 27 .426 Quinnipiac 14 13 .519 17 24 .415 Fairleigh Dickinson 12 15 .444 14 25 .359 Long Island 11 15 .423 16 24 .400 Mount St. Mary's 9 14 .391 14 23 .378 Wagner 10 16 .385 11 36 .234 Sacred Heart 7 17 .292 13 29 .310	Ohio Valley Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Austin Peay 14 5 .737 27 27 .500 Southeast Missouri State 14 6 .700 31 20 .608 Tennessee Tech 13 6 .684 27 25 .519 Murray State 9 11 .450 25 31 .446 Eastern Kentucky 8 11 .421 24 29 .453 Eastern Illinois 8 12 .400 26 31 .456 Tennessee–Martin 6 13 .316 17 30 .362 Morehead State 6 14 .300 16 33 .327
Pacific-10 Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Stanford 18 6 .750 51 18 .739 Arizona State 16 8 .667 53 12 .815 Washington 15 9 .625 42 18 .700 Arizona 13 11 .542 35 23 .603 USC 11 13 .458 28 28 .500 UCLA 11 13 .458 28 31 .475 California 10 14 .417 28 27 .509 Washington State 7 17 .292 19 37 .339 Oregon State 7 17 .292 25 28 .472	Patriot League Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Bucknell 15 5 .750 27 16 .628 Navy 12 8 .600 21 24 .467 Lehigh 9 11 .450 19 23 .452 Army 9 11 .450 17 25 .405 Holy Cross 8 12 .400 13 23 .361 Lafayette 7 13 .350 16 24 .400	Southeastern Conference Team W L Pct W L Pct East South Carolina 19 11 .633 42 20 .677 Vanderbilt 14 16 .467 27 28 .491 Florida 13 16 .448 37 21 .638 Tennessee 13 17 .433 31 24 .564 Georgia 10 20 .333 29 26 .527 Kentucky 9 20 .310 24 32 .429 West LSU 20 9 .690 45 22 .672 Auburn 18 12 .600 42 21 .667 Mississippi State 17 12 .586 42 20 .677 Ole Miss 17 13 .567 35 27 .565 Alabama 14 16 .467 38 24 .613 Arkansas 14 16 .467 35 22 .614
Southern Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Western Carolina 22 8 .733 43 21 .672 Georgia Southern 19 10 .655 39 21 .650 The Citadel 19 11 .633 32 25 .561 UNC Greensboro 17 13 .567 39 21 .650 Furman 17 13 .567 32 24 .571 College of Charleston 17 13 .567 31 27 .534 VMI 16 14 .533 24 28 .462 Davidson 12 17 .414 18 27 .400 East Tennessee State 9 20 .310 15 36 .294 Appalachian State 8 22 .267 14 36 .280 Wofford 7 22 .241 9 40 .184	Southland Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Lamar 20 6 .769 40 18 .690 Southwest Texas State 19 7 .731 30 28 .517 Texas–Arlington 18 9 .667 37 25 .597 Northwestern State 16 11 .593 35 22 .561 Louisiana–Monroe 12 14 .462 29 28 .509 McNeese State 12 15 .444 31 30 .508 Texas–San Antonio 12 15 .444 29 27 .518 Sam Houston State 9 18 .333 20 33 .377 Southeastern Louisiana 8 18 .308 18 35 .340 Nicholls State 7 20 .259 22 32 .407	Southwestern Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct East Mississippi Valley State 22 6 .786 29 29 .500 Jackson State 18 12 .600 20 20 .500 Alcorn State 14 18 .438 20 28 .417 Alabama A&M 13 18 .419 15 32 .319 Alabama State 8 21 .276 11 28 .282 West Southern 31 1 .969 44 7 .863 Texas Southern 19 13 .594 22 30 .423 Grambling State 16 16 .500 22 25 .468 Prairie View A&M 7 23 .233 10 45 .182 Arkansas Pine–Bluff 5 25 .167 12 38 .240
Sun Belt Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct South Alabama 17 7 .708 42 19 .689 New Mexico State 15 9 .625 43 18 .705 Louisiana–Lafayette 15 9 .625 30 30 .500 Western Kentucky 12 11 .522 34 22 .515 Florida International 12 12 .500 36 23 .610 Middle Tennessee 10 13 .435 33 27 .550 Arkansas–Little Rock 9 14 .391 30 26 .536 Arkansas State 9 14 .391 24 31 .436 New Orleans 7 17 .292 23 32 .418	West Coast Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Coast Pepperdine 23 7 .767 36 25 .590 Santa Clara 21 9 .700 31 26 .544 Gonzaga 14 16 .467 26 25 .510 Saint Mary's 8 21 .276 18 37 .327 West San Diego 18 12 .600 32 30 .516 San Francisco 17 13 .567 25 31 .446 Loyola Marymount 13 17 .433 26 30 .464 Portland 5 24 .172 9 45 .167	Western Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Rice 25 5 .833 58 12 .829 Nevada 19 10 .655 32 24 .571 Fresno State 14 16 .467 30 29 .508 Hawaii 11 19 .367 30 26 .536 San Jose State 10 19 .385 25 32 .439 Louisiana Tech 10 20 .333 18 34 .346
Division I Independents Team W L Pct Miami (FL) 42 15 .737 Savannah State 34 15 .694 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 33 17 .660 Birmingham–Southern 33 18 .647 Sacramento State 33 24 .579 Centenary 23 33 .411 Texas–Pan American 21 33 .389 Lipscomb 16 31 .340 IPFW 17 33 .340 NYIT 15 32 .319 Morris Brown 10 33 .233 Hawaii–Hilo 9 38 .191 Pace 9 39 .188

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 2003 season marked the fifty seventh 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 Rice claiming their first championship with a two games to one series win over Stanford in the final.[9]

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
		Texas	13
	8	Miami (FL)	2
							Texas	2
						5	Rice	12
	5	Rice	4
		Southwest Missouri State	2
											5	Rice	5	—
											Texas	4	—
	8	Miami (FL)	7
		Southwest Missouri State	5
						8	Miami (FL)	1
							Texas	5
																5	Rice	4^10	3	14
																6	Stanford	3	8	2
	2	LSU	2
	7	Cal State Fullerton	8
						7	Cal State Fullerton	6
						6	Stanford	5
	6	Stanford	8
		South Carolina	0
											7	Cal State Fullerton	3	5*
										6	Stanford	5	7*
	2	LSU	10
		South Carolina	11
							South Carolina	6
						6	Stanford	13

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 2003 College Baseball All-America Team

References

1. Kenney, Kirk (23 June 2012). "Gamecocks Shooting for History". SI.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012. (Best-of-three final series began in 2003)
2. "Gardner-Webb on the Move". Charlotte Observer. February 5, 2000. p. 2C. Archived from the original on March 24, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
3. "Elsewhere... Boiling Springs". Wilmington Star-News. June 17, 2001. p. 3C. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
4. Winn, Luke (February 15, 2006). "Sad Times at Savannah State (cont.)". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. p. 2. Archived from the original on March 24, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
5. "2002 Baseball Conference Standings" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 24, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
6. "Big Move in Local Athletics: IPFW Joins Division I in 2002". The News-Sentinel. September 8, 2000. p. 1A. Archived from the original on March 24, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
7. "Howard Drops Wrestling and Baseball". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine, USA. May 23, 2002. p. C5. Archived from the original on May 12, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
8. "John Smith". HornetSports.com. Sacramento State Sports Information. Archived from the original on March 24, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2013. The WAC is not new to the Hornets, who played in the conference from 1993-96. The team was also an affiliate member of the Big West from 1997-2002.
9. W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947–2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 221–228. Retrieved June 30, 2017.

• 2003 Division I Standings at BoydsWorld.com