2004 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2004 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, 2004. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2004 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and 2004 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 27, 2004, with the final game of the best of three championship series. Cal State Fullerton defeated Texas two games to none to claim its fourth championship.

2004 NCAA Division I baseball season
Duration	January 16 – June 27, 2004
Number of teams	288
Tournament
Duration	June 4 – 27, 2004
Most conference bids	SEC (9)
College World Series
Duration	June 18 – 27, 2004
Champions	Cal State Fullerton (4th title)
Runners-up	Texas (31st CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	George Horton (1st title)
MOP	Jason Windsor (Cal State Fullerton)
Seasons

Realignment

New programs

Three programs joined Division I for the 2004 season. Dallas Baptist[1] and Northern Colorado[2] joined from Division II, while Utah Valley joined from the NJCAA.[3]

Dropped programs

Two programs left Division I prior to the start of the season– Drexel, which dropped its varsity baseball program,[4] and Morris Brown, which discontinued its varsity athletics program.[5]

Conference changes

Both the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and the Big South Conference (Big South) added two teams entering the season. The OVC added Jacksonville State[6] and Samford,[7] both from the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun). The Big South added Birmingham–Southern,[8] an independent, and VMI,[9] a former Southern Conference (SoCon) member. To compensate for these moves, the A-Sun added Lipscomb,[10] an independent, and the SoCon added Elon from the Big South.[11]

Two other schools realigned prior to the start of the season. UMBC moved from the Northeast Conference to the America East Conference,[12] and Centenary moved from being an independent to the Mid-Continent Conference.[13]

Conference formats

Both the Colonial Athletic Association, which had competed in American and Colonial divisions, and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, which had competed in North and South divisions, eliminated their divisional formats.

Conference standings

America East Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Northeastern 14 6 .700 28 20 .583 Albany 14 7 .667 37 14 .725 Maine 14 7 .667 34 21 .618 Stony Brook 11 10 .524 29 27 .518 Vermont 10 11 .476 18 26 .409 Binghamton 9 11 .450 22 21 .512 UMBC 6 15 .286 14 38 .269 Hartford 5 16 .238 11 33 .250	Atlantic Coast Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Georgia Tech 18 5 .783 44 21 .677 Virginia 18 6 .750 44 15 .746 Florida State 16 8 .667 45 23 .662 North Carolina 14 10 .583 43 21 .672 Clemson 14 10 .583 39 26 .446 North Carolina State 11 12 .478 36 24 .600 Duke 8 16 .333 25 31 .446 Maryland 4 20 .167 22 34 .393 Wake Forest 4 20 .167 17 33 .340	Atlantic Sun Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Central Florida 24 6 .800 47 18 .723 Florida Atlantic 20 10 .667 47 17 .734 Stetson 20 10 .667 36 23 .610 Gardner–Webb 19 11 .633 32 25 .561 Troy 15 15 .500 36 22 .621 Campbell 14 16 .467 23 34 .404 Belmont 13 17 .433 31 23 .574 Jacksonville 12 18 .400 25 31 .446 Georgia State 11 19 .367 18 36 .333 Lipscomb 9 21 .300 15 39 .278 Mercer 8 22 .267 20 35 .364
Atlantic 10 Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct East Rhode Island 20 4 .833 35 20 .636 St. Bonaventure 14 7 .667 29 22 .569 Fordham 13 11 .542 25 27 .481 Temple 10 14 .417 23 26 .469 Massachusetts 10 14 .417 19 26 .422 Saint Joseph's 4 20 .167 10 44 .185 West George Washington 19 5 .792 41 18 .695 Richmond 17 7 .708 33 24 .579 Duquesne 11 10 .524 21 28 .429 Dayton 11 13 .458 25 28 .472 Xavier 7 17 .292 16 38 .296 La Salle 5 19 .208 20 28 .417	Big East Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Notre Dame 20 6 .769 51 12 .810 Pittsburgh 17 9 .654 38 18 .679 St. John's 17 9 .654 37 23 .617 Boston College 15 9 .625 32 27 .542 Rutgers 13 11 .542 30 23 .567 Villanova 11 14 .440 31 20 .608 Virginia Tech 11 15 .423 29 27 .518 West Virginia 10 16 .385 23 29 .442 Connecticut 9 17 .346 26 29 .473 Seton Hall 9 17 .346 17 33 .340 Georgetown 8 17 .320 25 30 .455	Big South Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Birmingham–Southern 21 3 .875 47 18 .723 Coastal Carolina 16 8 .667 40 23 .635 Winthrop 16 8 .667 37 23 .617 Radford 14 10 .583 23 30 .434 UNC Asheville 13 11 .542 26 31 .456 Charleston Southern 11 13 .458 24 34 .414 Liberty 9 15 .375 25 30 .455 VMI 4 20 .167 23 32 .418 High Point 4 20 .167 11 44 .200
Big Ten Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Minnesota 21 10 .677 38 23 .623 Ohio State 19 12 .655 36 25 .590 Michigan 19 13 .594 34 26 .567 Michigan State 19 13 .594 33 26 .559 Purdue 17 14 .548 29 28 .509 Penn State 17 15 .531 28 29 .491 Northwestern 14 18 .438 26 28 .481 Iowa 12 20 .375 20 35 .364 Illinois 11 21 .344 22 33 .400 Indiana 9 22 .290 25 30 .455	Big 12 Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Texas 19 7 .731 58 15 .795 Oklahoma 19 8 .704 38 24 .613 Texas Tech 17 9 .654 40 21 .656 Oklahoma State 15 11 .577 38 24 .613 Texas A&M 14 12 .538 42 22 .656 Baylor 13 12 .520 29 31 .483 Missouri 12 14 .462 38 23 .623 Nebraska 11 16 .407 36 23 .610 Kansas 7 19 .269 31 31 .500 Kansas State 4 23 .148 26 30 .464	Big West Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Cal State Fullerton 19 2 .905 47 22 .681 Long Beach State 14 7 .667 40 21 .656 UC Riverside 11 10 .524 33 24 .579 Cal Poly 10 11 .476 38 23 .623 UC Santa Barbara 10 11 .476 33 21 .611 UC Irvine 10 11 .476 34 23 .596 Pacific 5 16 .238 20 34 .370 Cal State Northridge 5 16 .238 19 38 .333
Colonial Athletic Association Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct George Mason 20 4 .833 39 19 .672 UNC Wilmington 17 6 .739 40 23 .635 William & Mary 14 10 .583 37 20 .649 Virginia Commonwealth 14 10 .583 34 24 .586 Old Dominion 13 11 .542 26 28 .481 Delaware 12 11 .522 33 24 .579 James Madison 8 16 .333 28 26 .519 Towson 6 18 .250 17 35 .327 Hofstra 3 21 .125 14 36 .280	Conference USA Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct East Carolina 25 5 .833 51 13 .797 Southern Miss 21 9 .700 45 19 .703 Tulane 21 9 .700 41 21 .661 Texas Christian 19 11 .633 39 26 .600 Houston 19 11 .633 30 29 .508 Memphis 15 14 .517 29 28 .509 UAB 13 16 .448 30 29 .508 Louisville 13 17 .433 26 30 .464 South Florida 12 17 .414 31 24 .564 Charlotte 9 21 .300 20 32 .385 Cincinnati 6 24 .200 15 40 .273 Saint Louis 5 24 .172 14 41 .255	Horizon League Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Illinois–Chicago 14 8 .636 35 21 .625 Butler 13 11 .542 29 30 .492 Cleveland State 11 12 .478 19 33 .365 Wright State 10 11 .476 22 34 .393 Wisconsin–Milwaukee 9 10 .474 23 30 .434 Detroit 10 12 .455 19 38 .333 Youngstown State 7 10 .412 22 32 .407
Ivy League Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Lou Gehrig Princeton 12 8 .600 28 20 .583 Columbia 8 12 .400 14 28 .333 Cornell 7 13 .350 13 29 .310 Penn 5 15 .250 10 27 .270 Red Rolfe Dartmouth 15 5 .750 25 17 .595 Harvard 13 7 .650 21 18 .538 Yale 11 9 .550 19 20 .487 Brown 9 11 .450 16 26 .381	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Le Moyne 24 3 .889 36 21 .632 Niagara 16 9 .640 27 27 .500 Manhattan 16 9 .640 25 27 .481 Marist 17 10 .630 25 30 .455 Rider 15 12 .556 25 27 .481 Siena 13 12 .520 27 26 .509 Iona 11 14 .440 21 31 .404 Fairfield 11 16 .407 16 27 .372 Saint Peter's 4 23 .148 8 34 .190 Canisius 4 23 .148 4 43 .085	Mid-American Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct East Miami (OH) 14 8 .636 36 21 .632 Kent State 14 10 .583 36 27 .571 Ohio 12 12 .500 25 29 .463 Akron 11 12 .478 26 27 .491 Marshall 10 13 .435 27 27 .500 Buffalo 4 18 .182 15 39 .278 West Central Michigan 18 6 .750 33 24 .579 Eastern Michigan 14 10 .583 32 27 .542 Northern Illinois 14 10 .583 31 28 .525 Ball State 14 10 .583 28 28 .500 Bowling Green 13 11 .542 28 19 .596 Toledo 8 16 .333 20 34 .370 Western Michigan 7 17 .292 21 33 .389
Mid-Continent Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Oral Roberts 21 1 .955 50 11 .820 Western Illinois 13 11 .542 29 36 .527 Centenary 10 11 .476 23 31 .426 Southern Utah 11 13 .458 19 30 .388 Valparaiso 11 13 .458 20 34 .370 Oakland 10 13 .435 20 34 .370 Chicago State 5 19 .208 8 52 .133	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Bethune–Cookman 14 4 .778 27 28 .491 Delaware State 11 5 .688 27 23 .540 Florida A&M 9 6 .600 22 30 .423 North Carolina A&T 10 8 .556 23 28 .451 Norfolk State 8 9 .471 17 30 .362 Coppin State 8 10 .444 18 32 .360 Maryland–Eastern Shore 0 18 .000 3 44 .064	Missouri Valley Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Wichita State 28 4 .875 49 16 .891 Creighton 22 9 .710 35 24 .593 Southwest Missouri State 19 12 .613 31 28 .525 Southern Illinois 15 16 .484 27 32 .458 Evansville 12 20 .375 28 32 .467 Northern Iowa 12 20 .375 25 31 .446 Indiana State 12 20 .375 20 37 .351 Bradley 11 20 .355 29 36 .446 Illinois State 11 21 .344 21 34 .382
Mountain West Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct San Diego State 19 9 .679 35 29 .547 UNLV 20 10 .667 37 24 .607 New Mexico 20 10 .667 26 29 .473 BYU 18 12 .600 28 30 .483 Utah 11 19 .367 22 36 .379 Air Force 0 28 .000 6 49 .109	Northeast Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Central Connecticut 20 4 .833 41 17 .707 Quinnipiac 16 7 .696 23 21 .523 Monmouth 13 10 .565 22 29 .431 Wagner 12 11 .522 20 29 .408 Fairleigh Dickinson 11 13 .458 12 28 .300 Mount St. Mary's 10 13 .435 25 18 .581 Sacred Heart 10 14 .417 12 36 .250 Long Island 7 16 .304 9 29 .237 St. Francis (NY) 6 17 .261 12 30 .286	Ohio Valley Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Austin Peay 20 7 .741 35 21 .625 Eastern Illinois 17 9 .654 26 30 .464 Jacksonville State 16 11 .593 31 29 .517 Eastern Kentucky 15 11 .577 34 17 .667 Southeast Missouri State 15 11 .577 29 28 .509 Samford 15 12 .556 25 33 .431 Murray State 11 16 .407 17 35 .327 Tennessee Tech 10 16 .385 15 31 .326 Tennessee–Martin 7 20 .259 16 38 .296 Morehead State 7 20 .259 14 40 .259
Pacific-10 Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Stanford 16 8 .667 46 14 .767 Washington 15 9 .625 39 20 .661 UCLA 14 10 .583 35 29 .547 Arizona State 13 11 .542 41 18 .695 Arizona 12 12 .500 36 27 .571 Oregon State 10 14 .417 31 22 .585 USC 10 14 .417 24 32 .429 Washington State 9 15 .375 29 26 .527 California 9 15 .375 25 31 .446	Patriot League Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Army 17 3 .850 37 15 .712 Lafayette 11 9 .550 23 26 .469 Lehigh 9 11 .450 25 21 .543 Holy Cross 9 11 .450 14 22 .389 Bucknell 7 13 .350 20 24 .455 Navy 7 13 .350 14 36 .280	Southeastern Conference Team W L Pct W L Pct East Georgia 19 11 .633 45 23 .662 South Carolina 17 13 .567 53 17 .757 Florida 17 13 .567 43 22 .662 Vanderbilt 16 14 .533 45 19 .703 Tennessee 14 16 .467 38 24 .613 Kentucky 7 23 .233 24 30 .444 West Arkansas 19 11 .633 45 24 .652 LSU 18 12 .600 46 19 .708 Ole Miss 18 12 .600 39 21 .650 Mississippi State 13 17 .433 35 24 .507 Auburn 12 18 .400 32 24 .571 Alabama 10 20 .333 29 26 .527
Southern Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct College of Charleston 25 5 .833 47 16 .746 The Citadel 21 9 .700 39 28 .582 Georgia Southern 21 9 .700 34 25 .576 Elon 17 13 .567 31 28 .525 UNC Greensboro 16 14 .533 33 21 .611 East Tennessee State 15 15 .500 28 30 .483 Davidson 13 17 .433 20 33 .377 Western Carolina 12 18 .400 28 31 .475 Furman 11 19 .367 21 33 .389 Wofford 8 22 .267 17 30 .362 Appalachian State 6 24 .200 10 33 .233	Southland Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Lamar 18 8 .692 41 16 .719 Northwestern State 16 9 .640 33 23 .589 Texas State 16 10 .615 32 26 .552 Texas–Arlington 14 13 .519 32 26 .552 Louisiana–Monroe 12 14 .462 30 28 .517 Texas–San Antonio 12 14 .462 27 31 .466 Sam Houston State 11 14 .440 19 30 .388 McNeese State 11 16 .407 24 29 .453 Southeastern Louisiana 11 16 .407 17 39 .304 Nicholls State 9 16 .360 20 29 .408	Southwestern Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct East Mississippi Valley State 23 9 .719 35 23 .603 Jackson State 19 9 .679 29 20 .592 Alcorn State 13 17 .433 20 22 .476 Alabama State 11 19 .367 18 33 .353 Alabama A&M 8 20 .286 18 32 .360 West Southern 19 7 .731 26 14 .650 Texas Southern 15 13 .536 19 35 .352 Prairie View A&M 17 15 .531 30 26 .536 Arkansas Pine–Bluff 15 15 .500 18 29 .383 Grambling State 6 22 .214 11 35 .239
Sun Belt Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Middle Tennessee 16 8 .667 40 22 .645 South Alabama 16 8 .667 30 28 .517 New Orleans 13 10 .565 27 28 .491 Louisiana–Lafayette 11 11 .500 34 23 .596 New Mexico State 12 12 .500 33 25 .569 Western Kentucky 12 12 .500 35 28 .556 Florida International 12 12 .500 29 33 .468 Arkansas State 8 15 .348 29 28 .509 Arkansas–Little Rock 6 18 .250 16 32 .333	West Coast Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Coast Loyola Marymount 20 7 .741 32 22 .593 San Diego 19 11 .633 35 21 .625 Gonzaga 16 11 .593 24 27 .471 Saint Mary's 7 23 .233 14 41 .255 West Pepperdine 19 11 .633 30 32 .484 Santa Clara 16 14 .533 27 29 .482 San Francisco 14 16 .467 27 32 .458 Portland 6 24 .200 12 44 .214	Western Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Rice 24 6 .800 46 14 .767 Fresno State 17 12 .586 29 29 .500 Nevada 14 16 .467 30 29 .508 Hawaii 13 16 .448 31 24 .564 San Jose State 11 19 .367 23 31 .426 Louisiana Tech 10 20 .333 20 38 .345
Division I Independents Team W L Pct Miami (FL) 50 13 .794 Dallas Baptist 44 16 .733 Northern Colorado 29 23 .558 Utah Valley 19 17 .528 Savannah State 24 22 .522 Sacramento State 29 32 .475 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 23 28 .451 Texas–Pan American 22 31 .415 IPFW 20 31 .392 NYIT 20 32 .385 Pace 19 31 .380 Hawaii–Hilo 9 43 .173

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 2004 season marked the fifty eighth 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 Cal State Fullerton claiming their fourth championship with a two games to none series win over Texas in the final.

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
		Arizona	7
		Georgia	8
							Georgia	3
						1	Texas	9
	8	Arkansas	2
	1	Texas	13
											1	Texas	7	—
											Georgia	6	—
		Arizona	7
	8	Arkansas	2
							Georgia	3
							Arizona	1
																1	Texas	4	2	—
																	Cal State Fullerton	6	3	—
		Cal State Fullerton	2
	2	South Carolina	0
							Cal State Fullerton	6
						3	Miami (FL)	3
		LSU	5
	3	Miami (FL)	9
												Cal State Fullerton	3	4
										2	South Carolina	5	0
	2	South Carolina	15
		LSU	4
						3	Miami (FL)	11
						2	South Carolina	15

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 2004 College Baseball All-America Team

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• 2004 Division I Standings at BoydsWorld.com