| Year: | 1996 |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Shortconference: | C-USA |
| Division: | I |
| Teams: | 9 |
| Format: | Play-in round followed by eight-team double-elimination tournament |
| Ballpark: | Pete Taylor Park |
| City: | Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Rick Jones |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Jason Fitzgerald |
| Mvpteam: | Tulane |
| Firsttournamentever: | Yes |
The 1996 Conference USA baseball tournament was the 1996 postseason college baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, from May 14 through 19. won the tournament and received Conference USA's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament consisted of nine teams with a play-in game, two double-elimination brackets, and a single-game final.[1]
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 4 | .833 | -- | 1 | |
| 18 | 6 | .750 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 | 10 | .583 | 6 | 3 | |
| 13 | 11 | .542 | 7 | 4 | |
| 11 | 13 | .468 | 9 | 5 | |
| 9 | 11 | .450 | 9 | 6 | |
| 9 | 12 | .429 | 9.5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 15 | .286 | 12.5 | 8 | |
| 1 | 19 | .050 | 17 | 9 | |
The two teams with the worst records in regular season conference play faced each other in a single elimination situation to earn the 8th spot in the conference tournament.
| Finish | Team | W | L | Pct | Seed | Eliminated By | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane† | 4 | 0 | .1000 | 2 | |||
| 2 | South Florida# | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | Tulane | ||
| 3 | Southern Miss | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3 | Tulane | ||
| 4 | Charlotte | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5 | South Florida | ||
| 5 | Saint Louis | 1 | 2 | .333 | 7 | Southern Miss | ||
| 6 | Louisville | 1 | 2 | .333 | 9 | South Florida | ||
| 7 | Memphis | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6 | Saint Louis | ||
| 8 | UAB | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7 | South Florida | ||
† - Winner of the tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
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| Position | Player | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Chad Sutter | Tulane | |
| 1B | Cliff Wren | Southern Mississippi | |
| 2B | Mike Pursell | Tulane | |
| SS | Joe Hammond | Charlotte | |
| 3B | Chris Heintz | South Florida | |
| OF | Joey Anderson | Charlotte | |
| OF | Jason Fitzgerald | Tulane | |
| OF | Jason Michonski | South Florida | |
| DH | Jeff Davis | Southern Mississippi | |
| P | Jack Cressend | Tulane | |
| RP | Todd Ardoin | Tulane | |
| MVP | Jason Fitzgerald | Tulane |