2005 NCAA Division I baseball season explained

The 2005 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 21, 2005. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2005 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 26, 2005, with the final game of the best of three championship series. Texas defeated Florida two games to none to claim its sixth championship.

Realignment

New programs

Four programs joined Division I for the 2005 season, all of which joined from Division II. The four new Division I members were Longwood, North Dakota State, South Dakota State, and UC Davis.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Dropped programs

Two programs left Division I following the 2004 season. Pace, formerly an Independent, dropped to Division II.[5] Detroit, formerly a member of the Horizon League, discontinued its varsity baseball program.[6]

Conference changes

The Atlantic Coast Conference added two members prior to the 2005 season. Miami, previously an Independent, and Virginia Tech, previously a member of the Big East Conference, both joined the conference.[7]

Division I's four new members, Longwood, North Dakota State, South Dakota State, and UC Davis, all became independents.

Conference standings

America East Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
14 6 .700 26 23 .531
14 7 .667 35 19 .648
14 7 .667 29 19 .604
12 8 .600 23 26 .469
10 11 .476 20 19 .513
10 11 .476 23 28 .451
6 15 .286 16 34 .320
3 18 .143 6 30 .167
Atlantic Coast Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
22 8 .733 45 19 .703
21 9 .700 43 23 .652
19 10 .655 41 19 .683
19 11 .633 53 20 .726
17 10 .630 41 19 .683
17 13 .567 41 19 .683
14 14 .500 41 20 .672
12 18 .400 28 30 .483
7 19 .269 23 28 .451
7 23 .233 25 31 .446
5 25 .167 14 39 .264
Atlantic Sun Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
23 7 .767 37 21 .638
19 11 .633 42 18 .700
19 11 .633 37 24 .606
16 14 .533 35 28 .556
15 15 .500 28 30 .483
15 15 .500 25 32 .439
13 17 .433 25 29 .463
13 17 .433 23 31 .426
12 18 .400 28 26 .519
12 18 .400 28 26 .519
8 22 .267 23 33 .411
Atlantic 10 Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
East
18 6 .750 34 21 .618
17 7 .708 34 21 .618
9 15 .375 16 33 .327
8 16 .333 24 25 .490
8 16 .333 17 33 .340
8 16 .333 14 38 .269
West
17 7 .708 41 19 .683
16 8 .667 36 23 .610
13 11 .542 21 34 .382
12 12 .500 22 35 .386
9 15 .375 19 35 .352
9 15 .375 18 34 .346
Big East Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
19 4 .826 41 18 .695
17 8 .680 37 20 .649
14 9 .607 38 24 .613
15 10 .600 33 22 .600
12 12 .500 32 21 .604
11 12 .478 34 22 .607
10 15 .400 25 30 .455
8 16 .333 28 21 .571
8 17 .320 17 35 .327
7 18 .280 25 31 .446
Big South Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
21 3 .875 50 16 .756
19 5 .792 44 22 .667
18 6 .750 36 21 .632
14 10 .583 36 19 .655
11 13 .458 27 28 .491
8 16 .333 24 29 .453
8 16 .333 15 40 .273
6 18 .250 19 36 .345
3 21 .125 11 42 .208
Big Ten Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
20 12 .625 33 23 .589
17 11 .607 27 30 .474
19 13 .594 28 29 .491
17 12 .586 42 19 .689
17 12 .586 40 20 .667
17 15 .531 33 29 .532
14 18 .438 26 28 .481
13 19 .406 28 27 .509
10 18 .357 22 31 .415
9 23 .281 26 30 .464
Big 12 Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
19 8 .704 57 15 .792
19 8 .704 46 24 .657
16 10 .615 56 16 .778
16 11 .593 40 23 .635
14 13 .519 35 26 .574
12 15 .444 34 25 .576
11 15 .423 36 28 .563
9 16 .360 34 25 .576
9 18 .333 30 25 .545
8 19 .296 30 25 .545
Big West Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
16 5 .762 46 18 .719
14 7 .667 36 20 .643
14 7 .667 37 22 .627
11 10 .524 28 27 .509
10 11 .476 31 25 .554
9 12 .429 30 28 .517
8 13 .381 26 30 .464
2 19 .095 18 36 .333
Colonial Athletic Association
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
21 3 .875 40 19 .678
15 9 .625 35 19 .648
14 10 .583 33 22 .600
13 11 .542 34 24 .586
13 11 .542 27 31 .466
10 14 .417 24 32 .429
9 15 .375 27 27 .500
8 16 .333 20 35 .364
5 19 .208 22 33 .400
Conference USA
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
24 6 .800 56 12 .824
20 10 .667 41 20 .672
20 10 .667 41 21 .661
18 12 .600 35 26 .574
16 13 .552 29 30 .492
15 14 .517 32 24 .571
15 14 .517 33 31 .516
14 16 .467 31 27 .534
13 17 .433 31 23 .574
10 19 .345 25 30 .455
8 22 .267 13 40 .245
5 25 .167 13 42 .236
Horizon League
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
14 6 .700 38 21 .644
10 6 .625 29 27 .518
12 8 .600 26 31 .456
11 9 .550 26 33 .441
4 12 .250 19 35 .352
5 15 .250 14 36 .280
Ivy League
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Lou Gehrig
11 9 .550 17 24 .415
10 10 .500 17 24 .415
7 13 .350 11 26 .297
5 15 .250 10 31 .244
Red Rolfe
15 5 .750 29 17 .630
14 6 .700 23 19 .548
10 10 .500 23 17 .575
8 12 .400 14 21 .400
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
22 5 .815 33 21 .611
19 5 .792 29 23 .558
15 8 .652 27 21 .563
16 9 .640 25 28 .472
14 11 .560 25 22 .532
14 13 .519 21 29 .420
13 14 .481 15 33 .313
8 18 .308 11 38 .224
5 21 .192 9 38 .191
2 24 .077 5 45 .100
Mid-American Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
East
17 4 .810 45 18 .714
11 8 .579 25 29 .463
9 10 .474 33 20 .623
9 10 .474 25 25 .500
8 16 .333 16 34 .320
5 14 .263 19 30 .388
West
17 5 .773 38 18 .679
18 6 .750 42 18 .700
13 8 .619 26 24 .520
12 8 .600 33 18 .647
8 14 .364 22 34 .393
6 18 .250 16 36 .308
5 17 .227 15 39 .278
Mid-Continent Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
22 2 .917 42 20 .677
14 10 .583 24 34 .414
12 10 .545 26 28 .481
12 12 .500 27 30 .474
10 12 .455 21 31 .404
9 15 .375 14 38 .269
3 21 .125 6 50 .107
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
12 6 .667 27 27 .500
11 6 .647 22 28 .440
10 7 .588 19 27 .413
10 7 .588 21 31 .404
9 9 .500 19 33 .365
8 9 .471 14 36 .280
1 17 .056 6 41 .128
Missouri Valley Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
17 7 .708 48 17 .738
16 8 .667 51 24 .680
15 9 .625 38 21 .644
12 12 .500 35 23 .603
10 14 .417 28 22 .560
10 14 .417 30 28 .517
10 14 .417 26 29 .473
9 15 .375 26 27 .491
9 15 .375 26 28 .481
Mountain West Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
23 7 35 29 .547
21 9 .700 39 19 .672
17 13 .567 26 35 .426
15 15 .500 26 32 .448
10 20 .333 19 36 .345
4 26 .133 9 44 .170
Northeast Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
17 6 .739 26 24 .520
16 8 .667 20 33 .377
15 8 .652 30 24 .556
13 10 .565 22 27 .449
12 11 .522 18 27 .400
10 13 .435 12 26 .316
10 14 .417 19 28 .404
9 15 .375 13 25 .342
3 20 .130 7 37 .159
Ohio Valley Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
19 8 .704 35 25 .583
16 11 .593 38 24 .613
15 11 .577 29 28 .509
15 12 .556 28 31 .475
15 12 .556 24 32 .429
14 12 .538 26 31 .456
14 13 .519 17 39 .304
13 14 .481 20 36 .357
6 20 .231 13 42 .236
6 20 .231 12 43 .218
Pacific-10 Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
19 5 .792 46 12 .793
17 7 .708 39 21 .650
15 9 .625 41 22 .651
15 9 .625 42 25 .627
13 11 .542 34 23 .596
12 12 .500 33 22 .600
12 12 .500 34 25 .576
4 20 .167 15 41 .268
1 23 .042 21 37 .362
Patriot League
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
17 3 .850 39 14 .736
12 8 .600 26 21 .553
10 10 .500 16 26 .381
6 10 .375 18 26 .409
5 11 .313 13 23 .361
6 14 .300 12 33 .267
Southeastern Conference
Team W L Pct W L Pct
East
20 10 .667 48 23 .676
18 11 .621 46 21 .687
16 14 .533 41 23 .641
13 17 .433 34 21 .618
12 17 .414 30 25 .545
7 22 .241 29 27 .518
West
18 12 .600 48 20 .706
18 12 .600 40 22 .645
17 13 .567 40 23 .635
13 16 .448 42 22 .656
13 17 .433 39 22 .639
13 17 .433 34 26 .567
Southern Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
27 3 .900 48 15 .762
18 11 .621 38 22 .633
18 12 .600 33 23 .589
18 12 .600 32 25 .561
17 13 .567 31 22 .585
14 16 .467 25 34 .424
13 16 .448 31 22 .585
13 16 .448 30 29 .508
13 17 .433 26 24 .520
7 23 .233 17 37 .315
5 24 .172 10 42 .192
Southland Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
22 5 .815 41 20 .672
16 11 .593 38 23 .623
15 12 .556 32 26 .552
14 13 .519 26 32 .448
14 13 .519 27 34 .443
13 14 .481 29 31 .483
13 14 .481 24 29 .453
12 15 .444 23 31 .426
9 18 .333 26 29 .473
7 20 .259 22 31 .415
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
East
18 6 .750 19 30 .388
14 9 .609 22 18 .550
14 9 .609 24 22 .522
11 13 .458 15 28 .349
2 22 .083 10 32 .238
West
17 7 .708 29 18 .617
17 7 .708 22 25 .468
13 11 .542 31 27 .534
7 16 .304 12 31 .279
5 18 .217 9 39 .188
Sun Belt Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
16 8 .667 48 19 .716
15 9 .625 35 27 .565
14 10 .583 38 21 .644
13 10 .565 32 23 .582
13 11 .542 28 29 .491
12 12 .500 33 23 .589
10 14 .417 20 39 .339
8 16 .333 21 37 .362
6 17 23 33 .411
Western Athletic Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
21 9 .700 45 19 .703
16 14 .533 30 29 .508
15 14 .517 28 27 .509
15 15 .500 26 27 .491
13 17 .433 28 28 .500
9 20 .310 17 39 .304
West Coast Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Coast
18 12 .600 31 27 .534
16 14 .533 30 27 .526
15 15 .500 28 26 .519
12 18 .400 20 30 .400
West
21 9 .700 41 23 .641
20 10 .667 38 18 .679
11 19 .367 28 28 .500
7 23 .233 17 36 .321
Division I Independents
Team W L Pct
31 21 .596
32 23 .582
24 22 .522
22 21 .512
24 25 .490
27 29 .482
22 34 .393
20 36 .357
16 32 .333
17 38 .309
17 39 .304
15 39 .278
10 43 .189
6 35 .146
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

See main article: article. The 2005 season marked the fifty ninth 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 Texas claiming their sixth championship with a two games to none series win over Florida in the final.

Bracket

Award winners

All-America team

See main article: article and 2005 College Baseball All-America Team.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Division I Certification... It's Official! . Longwood.edu . 28 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130404092033/http://www.longwood.edu/3884_3896.htm . 2013-04-04 . Spring 2008 . During the four-year reclassification, Longwood began its full compliance with all Division I legislation and membership requirements with year two (2004–05). . dead .
  2. Web site: Thompson . Eric . NCAA Sends North Dakota State's Championship Banner to Rival UND . Minnesota.SBNation.com . 28 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120622013902/http://minnesota.sbnation.com/minnesota-golden-gophers/2012/6/13/3083446/ncaa-north-dakota-state-university-of-north-dakota-football-championship . 22 June 2012 . 13 June 2012 . The Bison had only made the jump to Division I in the Fall of 2004, so beating Sam Houston State for the national title was obviously a victory that put NDSU on the map of the sports landscape. . live .
  3. Web site: Aaron Johnston. GoJacks.com. South Dakota State Sports Information. 28 June 2012. With South Dakota State moving up to NCAA Division I during the 2004–05 season, the Johnston-led Jackrabbits posted their fourth consecutive 20-win season, finishing with a 21–7 record.. https://web.archive.org/web/20121115131257/http://www.gojacks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15000&ATCLID=919620. 2012-11-15. dead.
  4. Web site: UC Davis Timeline: The Road to Division I. News.UCDavis.com. 28 June 2012. 17 July 2007. The Aggies begin playing a mostly Division I schedule, after largely competing against Division II foes during the 2003–04 year.. dead. https://archive.today/20120805080336/http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=8246. 5 August 2012.
  5. News: Clonan. Mac. College Baseball. https://archive.today/20130131154112/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/lohud/access/1804743151.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+01,+2004&author=Mac+Clonan&pub=The+Journal+News&desc=COLLEGE+BASEBALL&pqatl=google. dead. January 31, 2013. 28 June 2012. The Journal News. 1 July 2004. White Plains, New York. C6.
  6. Web site: Manuel. John. Detroit Mercy Drops Baseball. BaseballAmerica.com. 28 June 2012. 22 June 2004.
  7. Web site: Miami, Virginia Tech Quietly Join ACC. NBCSports.MSNBC.com. The Associated Press. 2 July 2004. 28 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20090318034916/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/5335884/. 18 March 2009. dead.

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