2000 NCAA Division I baseball season explained

The 2000 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 2000. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 2000 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fifty fourth time in 2000, consisted of one team from each of eight super regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska, at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. LSU claimed the championship for the fifth time.[1]

Realignment

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 2000 season. The NCAA sponsored regional and super regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the sixteen regionals consisted of four teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to eight best of three Super Regionals. The winners of each Super Regional advanced to Omaha. 29 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 35 teams earned at-large selections.[2]

ConferenceRegular season winnerConference TournamentTournament Venue • CityTournament Winner
Big South Conference
/ No tournament
/
Houston
Gehrig -
Rolfe -
East -
West -
North -
South -
No tournament
LSU
West -
Coast -

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

College World Series

See main article: article. The 2000 season marked the fifty fourth 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 LSU claiming their fifth championship with a 6–5 win over Stanford in the final.

Bracket

Award winners

All-America team

See main article: article and 2000 College Baseball All-America Team.

Notes and References

  1. Book: The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947–2003. W.C. Madden. Patrick J. Stewart. amp. McFarland & Co.. 2004. 41–43. 9780786418428. February 3, 2015.
  2. Web site: NCAA Men's College World Series Records. NCAA. February 3, 2015. 7. 2009.