2003 NCAA Division I baseball season explained

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.

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
17 5 .773 32 14 .697
17 7 .708 38 14 .731
15 9 .625 33 21 .611
12 10 .545 27 24 .529
10 14 .417 20 32 .385
7 15 .318 9 34 .209
2 20 .091 10 40 .200
Atlantic Coast Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
19 5 .792 54 13 .806
17 7 .708 44 18 .710
15 9 .625 45 16 .738
15 9 .625 39 22 .639
13 11 .542 42 23 .646
11 12 .478 29 25 .537
8 15 .348 29 24 .547
6 17 .261 20 33 .377
2 21 .087 18 36 .333
Atlantic Sun Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
25 8 .756 47 16 .746
21 12 .636 41 24 .631
19 14 .576 32 26 .610
19 14 .576 29 23 .558
18 15 .545 33 23 .589
17 16 .515 32 30 .516
16 17 .485 27 27 .500
16 17 .485 25 29 .463
14 16 .467 31 25 .554
14 19 .424 22 28 .440
7 23 .233 17 34 .333
6 21 .222 11 34 .244
Atlantic 10 Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
East
14 7 .667 26 19 .578
16 8 .667 26 26 .500
9 11 .450 22 19 .564
10 14 .417 20 27 .426
10 14 .417 17 31 .354
8 15 .348 16 27 .372
West
19 4 .826 48 15 .762
15 9 .625 25 29 .463
13 8 .619 25 26 .490
12 9 .571 37 18 .673
6 17 .261 11 30 .268
4 20 .167 16 36 .333
Big East Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
19 6 .760 37 22 .627
18 6 .750 36 19 .655
16 7 .696 45 18 .714
15 10 .600 34 23 .596
13 11 .542 33 21 .611
13 13 .500 36 20 .643
12 14 .462 29 27 .518
11 14 .440 23 24 .489
10 15 .400 24 23 .511
6 19 .240 14 32 .304
4 22 .154 14 33 .298
Big South Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
15 4 .789 35 22 .614
12 7 .632 45 18 .714
12 7 .632 34 23 .596
12 9 .571 27 28 .491
9 12 .429 19 37 .339
7 12 .368 17 37 .315
5 12 .294 14 37 .275
5 14 .263 13 28 .317
Big Ten Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
24 6 .800 40 22 .645
20 12 .625 44 19 .698
16 14 .533 30 27 .526
17 15 .531 29 28 .509
15 14 .517 25 25 .500
16 15 .516 34 22 .515
13 18 .419 29 26 .527
12 19 .387 27 26 .509
10 19 .345 21 34 .382
10 21 .323 18 29 .383
Big 12 Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
20 7 .741 47 18 .723
19 8 .704 45 19 .703
19 8 .704 50 20 .714
15 11 .577 36 22 .621
15 12 .556 45 23 .662
14 13 .519 34 24 .586
10 17 .370 23 31 .426
9 18 .333 35 28 .556
8 18 .308 30 25 .545
5 22 .185 15 37 .288
Big West Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
16 5 .762 41 18 .695
15 6 .714 50 16 .758
14 7 .667 41 17 .707
9 12 .429 27 28 .491
8 13 .381 14 42 .250
8 13 .381 21 35 .375
8 13 .381 25 28 .472
6 15 .286 27 27 .500
Colonial Athletic Association
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
American
15 6 .714 40 23 .635
13 7 .650 29 27 .518
11 9 .550 28 25 .528
5 15 .250 18 33 .353
3 17 .150 12 34 .261
Colonial
17 3 .850 46 13 .780
12 4 .750 31 20 .608
9 8 .529 31 20 .608
7 13 .350 21 32 .396
5 15 .250 12 35 .255
Conference USA
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
23 7 .767 47 16 .746
22 8 .733 35 22 .614
20 10 .667 44 19 .698
18 12 .600 37 30 .552
17 13 .567 34 27 .557
14 14 .500 31 27 .534
14 15 .483 34 23 .596
11 15 .423 21 28 .429
12 17 .414 27 26 .509
11 18 .379 21 33 .389
7 22 .241 15 39 .278
6 24 .200 18 32 .360
Horizon League
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
15 6 .714 39 18 .684
16 8 .667 34 27 .557
13 10 .565 25 25 .500
12 11 .522 27 28 .491
10 13 .435 21 34 .382
8 12 .400 15 32 .319
4 18 .182 13 39 .250
Ivy League
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Lou Gehrig
15 5 .750 27 23 .540
12 8 .600 22 17 .564
9 11 .450 16 20 .444
9 11 .450 21 27 .438
Red Rolfe
11 9 .550 20 23 .465
10 10 .500 17 19 .472
8 12 .400 18 28 .391
6 14 .300 16 24 .400
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
22 3 .880 33 17 .660
19 8 .704 33 20 .623
16 10 .615 26 25 .510
15 10 .600 26 36 .419
15 11 .577 21 24 .467
15 11 .577 17 35 .327
14 13 .519 22 37 .373
6 20 .231 7 33 .175
5 21 .192 7 34 .171
3 23 .115 4 38 .095
Mid-American Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
East
20 4 .833 36 18 .667
19 9 .679 36 24 .600
15 11 .577 35 23 .603
12 15 .444 22 30 .423
11 16 .407 22 31 .415
5 21 .192 16 37 .302
West
17 10 .630 36 21 .632
16 11 .593 33 28 .541
15 11 .577 34 24 .586
16 12 .571 25 26 .490
9 15 .375 25 28 .472
9 18 .333 17 28 .378
8 19 .296 22 29 .431
Mid-Continent Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
19 1 .950 41 20 .672
11 9 .550 21 29 .420
10 10 .500 25 38 .397
9 11 .450 22 33 .400
7 13 .350 20 34 .370
4 16 .200 9 47 .161
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
North
9 0 1.000 27 25 .519
7 4 .636 12 27 .308
1 13 .071 5 33 .132
South
11 5 .688 30 28 .517
12 6 .667 29 21 .580
6 10 .375 13 36 .265
5 13 .278 18 28 .391
Missouri Valley Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
19 11 .633 40 26 .606
19 13 .594 49 27 .645
17 13 .567 30 25 .545
16 15 .516 27 28 .491
15 17 .469 36 22 .621
14 17 .452 20 37 .351
14 17 .452 23 29 .442
12 17 .414 23 30 .434
12 20 .375 24 31 .436
Mountain West Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
24 6 .800 47 17 .734
18 12 .600 29 32 .475
18 12 .600 30 24 .556
17 13 .567 34 26 .567
10 20 .333 24 32 .429
3 27 .100 15 39 .278
Northeast Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
19 6 .360 31 17 .646
17 10 .630 21 21 .500
15 11 .577 24 27 .471
15 12 .556 20 27 .426
14 13 .519 17 24 .415
12 15 .444 14 25 .359
11 15 .423 16 24 .400
9 14 .391 14 23 .378
10 16 .385 11 36 .234
7 17 .292 13 29 .310
Ohio Valley Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
14 5 .737 27 27 .500
14 6 .700 31 20 .608
13 6 .684 27 25 .519
9 11 .450 25 31 .446
8 11 .421 24 29 .453
8 12 .400 26 31 .456
6 13 .316 17 30 .362
6 14 .300 16 33 .327
Pacific-10 Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
18 6 .750 51 18 .739
16 8 .667 53 12 .815
15 9 .625 42 18 .700
13 11 .542 35 23 .603
11 13 .458 28 28 .500
11 13 .458 28 31 .475
10 14 .417 28 27 .509
7 17 .292 19 37 .339
7 17 .292 25 28 .472
Patriot League
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
15 5 .750 27 16 .628
12 8 .600 21 24 .467
9 11 .450 19 23 .452
9 11 .450 17 25 .405
8 12 .400 13 23 .361
7 13 .350 16 24 .400
Southeastern Conference
Team W L Pct W L Pct
East
19 11 .633 42 20 .677
14 16 .467 27 28 .491
13 16 .448 37 21 .638
13 17 .433 31 24 .564
10 20 .333 29 26 .527
9 20 .310 24 32 .429
West
20 9 .690 45 22 .672
18 12 .600 42 21 .667
17 12 .586 42 20 .677
17 13 .567 35 27 .565
14 16 .467 38 24 .613
14 16 .467 35 22 .614
Southern Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
22 8 .733 43 21 .672
19 10 .655 39 21 .650
19 11 .633 32 25 .561
17 13 .567 39 21 .650
17 13 .567 32 24 .571
17 13 .567 31 27 .534
16 14 .533 24 28 .462
12 17 .414 18 27 .400
9 20 .310 15 36 .294
8 22 .267 14 36 .280
7 22 .241 9 40 .184
Southland Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
20 6 .769 40 18 .690
19 7 .731 30 28 .517
18 9 .667 37 25 .597
16 11 .593 35 22 .561
12 14 .462 29 28 .509
12 15 .444 31 30 .508
12 15 .444 29 27 .518
9 18 .333 20 33 .377
8 18 .308 18 35 .340
7 20 .259 22 32 .407
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
East
22 6 .786 29 29 .500
18 12 .600 20 20 .500
14 18 .438 20 28 .417
13 18 .419 15 32 .319
8 21 .276 11 28 .282
West
31 1 .969 44 7 .863
19 13 .594 22 30 .423
16 16 .500 22 25 .468
7 23 .233 10 45 .182
5 25 .167 12 38 .240
Sun Belt Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
17 7 .708 42 19 .689
15 9 .625 43 18 .705
15 9 .625 30 30 .500
12 11 .522 34 22 .515
12 12 .500 36 23 .610
10 13 .435 33 27 .550
9 14 .391 30 26 .536
9 14 .391 24 31 .436
7 17 .292 23 32 .418
West Coast Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Coast
23 7 .767 36 25 .590
21 9 .700 31 26 .544
14 16 .467 26 25 .510
8 21 .276 18 37 .327
West
18 12 .600 32 30 .516
17 13 .567 25 31 .446
13 17 .433 26 30 .464
5 24 .172 9 45 .167
Western Athletic Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
25 5 .833 58 12 .829
19 10 .655 32 24 .571
14 16 .467 30 29 .508
11 19 .367 30 26 .536
10 19 .385 25 32 .439
10 20 .333 18 34 .346
Division I Independents
Team W L Pct
42 15 .737
34 15 .694
33 17 .660
33 18 .647
33 24 .579
23 33 .411
21 33 .389
16 31 .340
17 33 .340
15 32 .319
10 33 .233
9 38 .191
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

Award winners

All-America team

See main article: 2003 College Baseball All-America Team.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kenney . Kirk . Gamecocks Shooting for History . SI.com . 16 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120627011454/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/baseball/more/06/23/cws-finals-preview/index.html . 27 June 2012 . 23 June 2012 . (Best-of-three final series began in 2003) . live .
  2. News: Gardner-Webb on the Move . March 24, 2013 . Charlotte Observer . February 5, 2000 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220608014657/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CO&s_site=charlotte&p_multi=CO&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB6D13D10023FCD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date%3AD&s_trackval=Googl . June 8, 2022 . 2C . dead .
  3. News: Elsewhere... Boiling Springs . March 24, 2013 . Wilmington Star-News . June 17, 2001 . 3C .
  4. Web site: Winn . Luke . Sad Times at Savannah State (cont.) . SI.com . Sports Illustrated . March 24, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070808131552/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/luke_winn/02/15/savst2/index.html . August 8, 2007 . 2 . February 15, 2006 . live .
  5. Web site: 2002 Baseball Conference Standings . NCAA . March 24, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120815233434/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_RB/2003/2002BaseballConfStand.pdf . August 15, 2012 . live .
  6. News: Big Move in Local Athletics: IPFW Joins Division I in 2002 . March 24, 2013 . The News-Sentinel . September 8, 2000 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220614004958/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=FW&s_site=fortwayne&p_multi=FW&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB6CB62290A61AD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date%3AD&s_trackval=Googl . June 14, 2022 . 1A . dead .
  7. News: Howard Drops Wrestling and Baseball . March 24, 2013 . Bangor Daily News . May 23, 2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170512041742/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2457&dat=20020523&id=D6NJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Zw0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=5771,2478989 . May 12, 2017 . Bangor, Maine, USA . live . C5 .
  8. Web site: John Smith . HornetSports.com . Sacramento State Sports Information . March 24, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090524073003/http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/baseball/coach/bio.asp?COACH_ID=35 . May 24, 2009 . 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. . live .
  9. Book: The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947–2003. W.C. Madden. Patrick J. Stewart. amp. McFarland & Co.. 2004. 221–228. 9780786418428. June 30, 2017.

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