2007 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2007 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 25, 2007. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and 2007 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 24, 2007, with the final game of the best of three championship series. Oregon State defeated North Carolina two games to none to claim their second consecutive championship, which was also their second overall.

2007 NCAA Division I baseball season
Duration	January 25-June 24, 2007[1]
Number of teams	293
Preseason #1	Rice[2]
Tournament
Duration	June 1–June 24, 2007
Most conference bids	ACC (7)
College World Series
Duration	June 15–June 24, 2007
Champions	Oregon State (2nd title)
Runners-up	North Carolina (6th CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Pat Casey (2nd title)
MOP	Jorge Reyes (Oregon State)
Seasons

Realignment

New programs

Two programs, Central Arkansas and NJIT, moved from Division II to Division I for the 2007 season.[3][4]

Dropped programs

Birmingham–Southern, which had competed in the Big South Conference, dropped to the Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference for the 2007 season. St. Francis (NY) dropped its varsity intercollegiate baseball program following the 2006 season.[5]

Conference changes

The Sun Belt Conference added two members, Florida Atlantic from the Atlantic Sun Conference and Louisiana–Monroe from the Southland Conference.[6]

The Southland added two members, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (formerly a Division I independent) and Central Arkansas (formerly of Division II).[3][7]

Two schools became Division I independents– Chicago State, which moved from the Mid-Continent Conference, and NJIT, which moved from Division II.[4][8]

Conference formats

The Southland Conference, whose membership changes left it with 12 baseball-sponsoring members, split into two six-team divisions.

Conference standings

America East Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Binghamton 17 5 .773 28 19 .596 Stony Brook 16 7 .696 31 24 .564 Albany 13 11 .542 29 29 .500 Maine 12 11 .522 22 31 .415 Vermont 10 13 .435 21 29 .420 Hartford 9 14 .391 15 34 .306 UMBC 4 20 .167 13 40 .245	Atlantic 10 Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Charlotte 23 4 .852 49 12 .803 Fordham 19 8 .704 35 22 .614 Richmond 18 9 .667 32 28 .533 Xavier 17 10 .630 29 31 .483 Rhode Island 16 11 .593 23 30 .434 St. Bonaventure 14 12 .538 25 27 .481 George Washington 14 13 .519 23 31 .426 Massachusetts 13 14 .481 22 25 .468 Saint Louis 12 14 .462 16 37 .302 Duquesne 10 17 .370 22 29 .431 Dayton 9 18 .333 21 33 .389 Temple 9 18 .333 18 37 .327 La Salle 8 19 .296 17 32 .347 Saint Joseph's 6 21 .222 10 39 .204	Atlantic Coast Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Atlantic Florida State 24 6 .800 49 13 .790 Clemson 18 12 .600 41 23 .641 North Carolina State 16 14 .533 38 23 .623 Wake Forest 14 16 .467 34 29 .540 Boston College 12 17 .414 24 27 .471 Maryland 7 23 .233 26 30 .464 Coastal North Carolina 21 9 .700 57 16 .781 Virginia 19 9 .679 45 16 .738 Miami (FL) 17 13 .567 37 24 .606 Georgia Tech 15 14 .517 32 25 .561 Duke 8 22 .267 29 25 .537 Virginia Tech 7 23 .233 23 31 .426
Atlantic Sun Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Stetson 21 6 .778 42 21 .667 Mercer 17 10 .630 33 25 .569 Belmont 16 11 .593 34 26 .567 Jacksonville 15 12 .556 34 28 .548 Kennesaw State 13 14 .481 32 23 .58 North Florida 13 14 .481 24 32 .429 Lipscomb 12 15 .444 28 30 .483 Gardner–Webb 12 15 .444 26 32 .448 East Tennessee State 11 16 .407 26 29 .473 Campbell 5 22 .185 11 45 .196	Big East Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct St. John's 20 7 .741 41 19 .683 Rutgers 20 7 .741 42 21 .667 Louisville 19 8 .704 47 24 .662 Pittsburgh 15 11 .577 27 27 .500 South Florida 13 14 .481 34 26 .567 Villanova 12 15 .444 29 25 .537 Notre Dame 11 15 .423 28 28 .500 Connecticut 10 14 .417 34 27 .557 West Virginia 10 16 .385 29 22 .569 Cincinnati 10 16 .385 28 28 .500 Seton Hall 9 15 .375 25 25 .500 Georgetown 8 19 .296 21 34 .382	Big South Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Coastal Carolina 17 4 .810 50 13 .794 Winthrop 15 6 .714 33 27 .550 Liberty 14 7 .667 36 25 .590 VMI 10 11 .476 34 21 .523 High Point 10 11 .476 27 30 .474 UNC Asheville 9 12 .429 22 38 .367 Charleston Southern 7 14 .333 22 34 .393 Radford 2 19 .095 10 36 .217
Big Ten Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Michigan 21 7 .750 42 29 .592 Penn State 20 10 .667 31 26 .544 Minnesota 18 9 .667 41 18 .695 Iowa 17 13 .567 31 23 .574 Illinois 16 14 .533 31 27 .534 Ohio State 15 15 .500 38 24 .613 Michigan State 15 16 .484 25 26 .490 Purdue 11 20 .355 22 32 .407 Northwestern 9 23 .281 18 36 .333 Indiana 8 23 .258 19 35 .352	Big West Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct UC Riverside 16 5 .762 38 21 .644 UC Irvine 15 6 .714 47 17 .734 Long Beach State 15 6 .714 39 20 .661 Cal Poly 13 8 .619 32 24 .571 Cal State Fullerton 10 11 .476 38 25 .603 UC Santa Barbara 9 12 .429 23 31 .426 Pacific 3 18 .143 16 43 .271 Cal State Northridge 3 18 .143 15 41 .268	Big 12 Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Texas 21 6 .778 46 17 .730 Missouri 19 8 .704 42 18 .700 Oklahoma State 16 11 .593 42 21 .667 Nebraska 14 13 .519 32 27 .542 Texas A&M 13 13 .500 48 19 .716 Baylor 12 15 .444 35 27 .565 Oklahoma 11 16 .407 34 24 .586 Kansas State 10 16 .385 34 24 .586 Kansas 9 17 .346 28 30 .483 Texas Tech 8 18 .308 28 27 .509
Colonial Athletic Association Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Virginia Commonwealth 18 11 .621 37 23 .617 Old Dominion 18 11 .621 35 24 .593 Delaware 18 11 .621 32 23 .582 UNC Wilmington 18 11 .621 29 27 .518 George Mason 14 14 .500 27 27 .500 Georgia State 15 15 .500 26 32 .448 William & Mary 13 16 .448 29 25 .537 Northeastern 12 17 .414 24 22 .522 James Madison 11 17 .393 22 23 .489 Towson 11 18 .379 21 30 .412 Hofstra 11 18 .379 20 34 .370	Conference USA Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Rice 22 2 .917 56 14 .800 East Carolina 14 9 .609 40 23 .635 Southern Miss 14 10 .583 39 23 .629 Memphis 12 12 .500 36 27 .571 Houston 12 12 .500 28 28 .500 UAB 12 12 .500 25 33 .431 Tulane 9 15 .375 34 26 .567 Central Florida 7 17 .292 27 32 .458 Marshall 5 18 .217 21 32 .396	Horizon League Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Illinois–Chicago 21 6 .778 35 21 .625 Wright State 21 9 .700 36 22 .621 Wisconsin–Milwaukee 16 14 .533 35 22 .614 Cleveland State 10 17 .370 14 44 .241 Butler 10 20 .333 22 33 .400 Youngstown State 9 21 .300 19 37 .339
Ivy League Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Lou Gehrig Penn 12 8 .600 20 19 .513 Princeton 11 9 .550 15 24 .385 Columbia 10 10 .500 16 28 .364 Cornell 8 12 .400 15 23 .395 Red Rolfe Brown 14 6 .700 27 21 .563 Harvard 12 8 .600 18 18 .500 Yale 8 12 .400 16 27 .372 Dartmouth 5 15 .250 8 29 .216	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Le Moyne 22 3 .880 34 19 .642 Manhattan 21 5 .808 35 19 .648 Marist 14 12 .538 21 32 .396 Canisius 13 12 .520 20 35 .363 Saint Peter's 13 13 .500 23 29 .442 Fairfield 12 14 .462 18 28 .391 Rider 11 15 .423 20 29 .408 Siena 10 14 .417 12 33 .267 Iona 8 18 .308 16 35 .314 Niagara 3 21 .125 15 32 .319	Mid-American Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct East Kent State 19 8 .704 33 26 .559 Miami (OH) 16 9 .640 32 24 .571 Buffalo 11 16 .407 16 35 .314 Akron 8 16 .333 23 24 .489 Ohio 8 19 .296 23 31 .426 Bowling Green 7 20 .259 22 32 .407 West Eastern Michigan 21 4 .840 32 24 .571 Central Michigan 21 6 .778 35 21 .625 Northern Illinois 16 11 .593 34 24 .586 Toledo 14 13 .519 26 28 .481 Western Michigan 8 16 .333 16 33 .327 Ball State 8 19 .296 20 34 .370
Mid-Continent Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Oral Roberts 19 1 .950 40 17 .702 Western Illinois 11 9 .550 31 26 .544 Valparaiso 10 10 .500 22 34 .393 Centenary 9 11 .450 28 31 .475 Southern Utah 6 14 .300 11 45 .196 Oakland 5 15 .250 20 34 .370	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Bethune–Cookman 16 1 .941 33 27 .550 North Carolina A&T 11 7 .611 28 31 .476 Florida A&M 11 7 .611 16 36 .308 Delaware State 10 8 .556 22 27 .449 Norfolk State 9 8 .529 25 25 .500 Maryland–Eastern Shore 5 13 .278 10 45 .182 Coppin State 0 18 .000 0 44 .000	Missouri Valley Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Wichita State 20 4 .833 53 22 .707 Creighton 19 5 .792 45 16 .738 Southern Illinois 13 11 .542 34 22 .607 Bradley 13 11 .542 32 21 .604 Evansville 13 11 .542 35 23 .603 Northern Iowa 8 16 .333 23 28 .451 Illinois State 8 16 .333 20 32 .385 Indiana State 7 17 .292 26 26 .500 Missouri State 7 17 .292 23 34 .404
Mountain West Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Texas Christian 20 3 .870 48 14 .774 Brigham Young 17 7 .708 37 20 .649 San Diego State 12 12 .500 29 30 .492 New Mexico 12 12 .500 28 30 .483 Utah 12 12 .500 24 31 .436 UNLV 10 14 .417 24 36 .400 Air Force 0 23 .000 8 44 .154	Northeast Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Quinnipiac 21 7 .750 29 18 .617 Mount St. Mary's 21 7 .750 35 22 .614 Monmouth 17 10 .630 36 24 .600 Central Connecticut 14 14 .500 26 26 .500 Sacred Heart 12 15 .444 22 31 .415 Wagner 11 17 .393 17 34 .333 Long Island 10 17 .370 16 35 .314 Fairleigh Dickinson 4 23 .148 9 45 .167	Ohio Valley Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Austin Peay 19 8 .704 40 22 .645 Jacksonville State 18 9 .667 33 27 .550 Southeast Missouri State 16 10 .615 32 24 .571 Samford 14 13 .519 32 28 .533 Eastern Kentucky 12 12 .500 24 29 .453 Missouri State 12 13 .480 18 35 .340 Eastern Illinois 12 14 .462 23 28 .451 Tennessee Tech 12 15 .444 26 28 .481 Morehead State 9 18 .333 16 36 .308 Tennessee–Martin 7 19 .269 19 36 .345
Pacific-10 Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Arizona State 19 5 .792 49 15 .766 Arizona 15 9 .625 42 17 .712 UCLA 14 10 .583 33 28 .541 California 12 12 .500 29 26 .527 Washington 11 13 .458 29 27 .518 Oregon State 10 14 .417 49 18 .731 Washington State 10 14 .417 28 26 .519 Stanford 9 15 .375 28 28 .500 Southern California 8 16 .333 27 29 .482	Patriot League Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Lafayette 17 3 .850 33 20 .623 Army 12 7 .632 25 23 .521 Navy 12 8 .600 35 20 .636 Holy Cross 8 11 .421 12 23 .343 Bucknell 8 12 .400 16 24 .400 Lehigh 2 18 .100 13 30 .302	Southeastern Conference Team W L Pct W L Pct East Vanderbilt 22 8 .733 54 13 .806 South Carolina 17 13 .567 46 20 .697 Florida 15 15 .500 29 30 .492 Tennessee 13 15 .464 34 25 .576 Kentucky 13 16 .448 34 19 .642 Georgia 11 19 .367 23 33 .411 East Arkansas 18 12 .600 43 21 .672 Mississippi State 15 13 .536 38 22 .633 Ole Miss 16 14 .533 40 25 .615 Alabama 15 15 .500 31 26 .544 LSU 12 17 .414 29 26 .527 Auburn 10 20 .333 31 25 .554
Southern Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Western Carolina 20 7 .741 42 20 .677 College of Charleston 20 7 .741 39 19 .672 Elon 15 12 .556 32 29 .523 Appalachian State 14 13 .519 33 26 .559 UNC Greensboro 14 13 .519 30 30 .500 Georgia Southern 13 14 .481 34 28 .548 The Citadel 12 15 .444 34 27 .557 Furman 11 16 .407 19 36 .345 Wofford 8 19 .296 30 33 .476 Davidson 8 19 .296 19 34 .358	Southland Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct East Lamar 20 10 .667 34 25 .576 McNeese State 17 12 .586 21 35 .375 Southeastern Louisiana 16 14 .533 34 21 .618 Northwestern State 15 14 .517 25 28 .472 Central Arkansas 10 20 .333 21 32 .396 Nicholls State 6 24 .200 10 45 .182 West Texas–San Antonio 24 6 .800 36 22 .621 Texas State 20 10 .667 37 23 .617 Sam Houston State 18 12 .600 40 24 .625 Stephen F. Austin 17 13 .567 31 28 .525 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 12 18 .400 27 29 .482 Texas–Arlington 4 26 .133 13 40 .245	Southwestern Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct East Jackson State 17 7 .708 33 23 .589 Alcorn State 15 9 .625 25 20 .556 Mississippi Valley State 14 10 .583 19 36 .345 Alabama State 7 14 .333 12 25 .324 Alabama A&M 4 17 .190 10 29 .256 West Prairie View A&M 17 7 .708 34 25 .576 Southern 15 9 .625 26 18 .591 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 10 14 .417 14 30 .318 Grambling State 9 15 .375 18 29 .383 Texas Southern 9 15 .375 13 28 .317
Sun Belt Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Louisiana–Lafayette 23 7 .767 45 17 .726 New Orleans 16 14 .533 38 26 .594 Troy 16 14 .533 34 27 .557 Middle Tennessee 16 14 .533 32 28 .533 Louisiana–Monroe 15 14 .517 29 28 .518 Florida Atlantic 15 15 .500 36 22 .621 Western Kentucky 15 15 .500 25 30 .455 South Alabama 13 16 .448 31 26 .544 Arkansas State 13 17 .433 23 32 .418 Florida International 12 17 .414 26 29 .473 Arkansas–Little Rock 9 20 .310 21 31 .404	Western Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Fresno State 17 7 .708 38 29 .667 Nevada 15 9 .625 35 26 .574 Louisiana Tech 14 10 .583 35 24 .593 Hawaii 11 13 .458 34 25 .576 San Jose State 11 13 .458 34 26 .567 Sacramento State 10 14 .417 17 40 .298 New Mexico State 6 18 .250 22 34 .393	West Coast Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct San Diego 18 3 .857 43 18 .705 Gonzaga 15 6 .714 33 25 .569 Pepperdine 14 7 .667 35 22 .614 San Francisco 9 12 .429 27 28 .491 Santa Clara 9 12 .429 27 29 .482 Loyola Marymount 9 12 .429 22 33 .400 Portland 7 14 .333 21 30 .412 Saint Mary's 3 18 .143 21 29 .420
Division I Independents Team W L Pct Longwood 34 19 .642 South Dakota State 34 19 .642 Savannah State 31 23 .574 Dallas Baptist 30 26 .536 NYIT 25 27 .481 Utah Valley 25 30 .833 UC Davis 24 32 .429 NJIT 15 28 .349 North Dakota State 16 31 .340 Northern Colorado 16 35 .314 Texas–Pan American 17 39 .304 Hawaii–Hilo 12 35 .255 IPFW 9 37 .196 Chicago State 4 53 .070

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 2007 season marked the sixty first 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 Oregon State claiming their first championship with a two games to none series win over North Carolina in the final.

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
		Oregon State	3
		Cal State Fullerton	2
							Oregon State	12
						5	Arizona State	6
	5	Arizona State	5
		UC Irvine	4
												Oregon State	7	—
											UC Irvine	1	—
		Cal State Fullerton	4
		UC Irvine	5
						5	Arizona State	7
							UC Irvine	8
																	Oregon State	11	9	—
																3	North Carolina	4	3	—
	2	Rice	15
		Louisville	10
						2	Rice	14
						3	North Carolina	4
		Mississippi State	5
	3	North Carolina	8
											2	Rice	1	4
										3	North Carolina	6	7
		Louisville	12
		Mississippi State	4
						3	North Carolina	3
							Louisville	1

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 2007 College Baseball All-America Team

References

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• 2007 Division I Standings at BoydsWorld.com