2009 NCAA Division I baseball season explained

The 2009 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 February 20, 2009. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2009 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, 2009, with the final game of the best of three championship series. LSU defeated Texas two games to one to claim their sixth championship.

Realignment

New programs

Five new programs joined Division I for the 2009 season. Three programs, Bryant, North Dakota, and SIU Edwardsville, joined from Division II.^{[1] [2] [3]} The two other Division I members, Oregon and Cal State Bakersfield, were new varsity baseball programs.^{[4] [5]}

Dropped programs

Hawaii-Hilo, which had competed as a Division I independent, dropped to Division II.^[6]

Conference changes

See main article: article. The Big South Conference added two new members. Gardner–Webb, previously of the Atlantic Sun Conference, and Presbyterian, previously a Division I independent, both joined the conference.^[7]

Two conferences add a single member. Oregon's new program joined the Pacific-10 Conference. Samford left the Ohio Valley Conference to join the Southern Conference.

Four schools became Division I independents− Bryant, from the Division II Northeast-10 Conference; North Dakota, from the Division II North Central Conference; SIU Edwardsville, from the Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference; and Cal State Bakersfield, in its first season of varsity intercollegiate baseball.

Preseason rankings

After a 49–19 season in 2008, the LSU Tigers were ranked #1 prior to the season. Defending World Series champion Fresno State was ranked #19.

Conference standings

America East Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 15 9 .625 26 31 1 .457 13 7 .650 30 22 .577 14 10 .583 29 23 .558 14 10 .583 22 33 .400 13 11 .542 30 21 .588 7 15 .318 15 32 .319 4 18 .182 9 36 .200 <	-- END OF ATLANTIC EAST (Updated October 6, 2009) -->	Atlantic 10 Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 21 6 .778 34 19 .642 19 6 .760 37 20 1 .647 18 9 .667 39 21 .650 16 11 .593 31 22 .585 16 11 .593 27 26 .509 16 11 .593 22 31 .415 12 13 .480 30 25 .545 11 15 .423 11 33 .389 11 16 .407 22 25 .468 11 16 .407 17 33 .340 9 17 .346 24 25 .490 9 17 .346 16 30 1 .351 9 18 .333 19 30 .388 7 19 .269 14 41 .255 <	-- END OF ATLANTIC 10 (Updated October 6, 2009) -->	Atlantic Coast Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Atlantic 19 9 .679 45 18 .714 19 11 .633 44 22 .667 13 15 .464 34 26 .567 10 20 .333 27 27 .500 10 20 .3333 25 31 .446 6 24 .200 22 30 .423 Coastal 19 10 .655 48 18 .727 17 10 1 .625 38 19 1 .664 18 12 .600 36 22 .621 16 11 1 .589 49 15 1 .762 15 15 .500 35 24 .593 12 17 .414 32 21 .604 <	-- END OF ACC (UPDATED October 6, 2009) -->
Atlantic Sun Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 23 7 .767 36 18 .667 20 9 .690 30 22 .577 19 11 .633 37 22 .627 17 13 .567 24 32 .429 16 14 .533 27 30 .474 15 15 .500 28 29 .491 15 15 .500 23 31 .426 12 15 .444 23 23 .500 10 20 .333 25 28 .472 7 19 .269 27 24 .529 7 23 .233 17 37 .315 <	-- END OF ATLANTIC SUN (UPDATED October 6, 2009) -->	Big East Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 19 7 .731 47 18 .723 18 9 .667 34 25 .576 17 10 .630 37 18 .673 16 11 .593 30 22 .577 15 12 .556 35 23 .603 14 13 .519 36 24 .600 13 13 .500 28 21 .571 13 14 .481 25 24 .510 13 14 .481 29 29 .500 8 18 .308 16 32 .333 8 19 .296 22 31 .415 6 20 .231 20 28 .417 <	-- END OF BIG EAST (UPDATED October 6, 2009) -->	Big South Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 21 5 .808 47 16 .746 18 9 .667 35 25 .583 17 9 .654 33 21 .611 16 9 .640 26 24 .520 13 14 .481 25 25 .500 11 12 .478 21 32 .396 10 15 .400 18 35 .340 10 15 .400 16 37 .302 7 19 .269 13 38 .255 5 21 .192 9 42 .176 <	-- END OF BIG SOUTH (UPDATED October 6, 2009) -->
Big Ten Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 18 6 .750 42 18 .700 17 6 .739 40 18 .690 16 7 .696 32 27 .542 16 8 .667 34 20 .630 13 11 .542 23 31 .426 11 12 .478 24 26 .480 9 15 .375 30 25 .545 8 16 .333 25 26 .490 5 17 .227 12 35 .255 4 19 .174 14 35 .286 <	-- END OF BIG TEN (UPDATED October 6, 2009) -->	Big West Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 22 2 .917 45 15 .750 17 7 .708 47 16 .746 14 10 .583 37 21 .638 12 12 .500 33 20 .623 11 13 .458 28 23 .549 11 13 .458 25 29 .463 9 15 .375 21 32 .396 7 17 .292 24 32 .429 5 19 .208 13 42 .236 <	-- END OF BIG WEST (UPDATED October 6, 2009) -->	Big 12 Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 17 9 1 .648 50 16 1 .754 17 10 .630 43 20 .683 16 12 .571 37 24 .607 16 12 .571 35 27 .565 14 11 1 .558 43 18 1 .702 14 13 .519 37 24 .607 12 15 .444 24 32 .429 10 16 .385 30 26 .536 9 16 .360 33 24 .579 8 19 .296 25 28 1 .472 <	-- END OF BIG 12 (UPDATED October 6, 2009) -->
Colonial Athletic Association Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 19 5 .792 42 14 .750 12 9 .571 36 22 .621 13 11 .542 28 24 .538 13 11 .542 22 27 .449 10 8 .556 31 23 .574 12 11 .522 30 24 .556 11 10 .524 27 20 .574 12 12 .500 28 25 .528 9 14 .391 24 25 .490 8 16 .333 20 26 .435 6 18 .250 11 32 .256 <	-- END OF COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (Updated October 14, 2009) -->	Conference USA Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 17 7 .708 46 20 .697 16 8 .667 43 18 .705 13 11 .542 34 25 .576 13 11 .542 27 31 .466 12 12 .500 40 26 .606 11 12 .478 31 26 .544 9 15 .375 21 32 .396 9 15 .375 22 35 .386 7 16 .304 21 32 .396 <	-- END OF CONFERENCE USA (UPDATED October 14, 2009) -->	Horizon League Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 17 6 .739 27 23 .540 14 9 .609 26 27 .491 14 12 .538 32 30 .516 12 11 .522 25 24 .510 12 13 .480 19 31 .380 10 14 .417 16 35 .314 6 20 .231 11 39 .220 <	-- END OF HORIZON LEAGUE (UPDATED October 14, 2009)-->
Ivy League Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Lou Gehrig 10 10 .500 18 19 .486 10 10 .500 17 23 .425 7 13 .350 11 32 .256 5 15 .250 16 23 .410 Red Rolfe 16 4 .800 26 18 .591 15 5 .750 24 19 1 .557 10 10 .500 13 28 .317 7 13 .350 13 24 .351 <	-- END OF IVY LEAGUE (UPDATED October 14, 2009)-->	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 18 6 .750 35 18 .660 16 8 .667 36 22 .621 15 9 .625 31 28 .525 14 10 .583 26 23 .531 14 10 .583 20 35 .364 10 14 .417 20 27 .426 9 15 .375 15 35 .300 7 17 .292 17 37 .315 5 19 .208 6 40 1 .138 <	-- END OF METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (UPDATED October 14, 2009) -->	Mid-American Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct East 18 8 .692 27 22 .551 18 9 .667 26 24 .520 17 9 .654 41 17 .707 15 12 .556 30 25 .545 12 15 .444 18 33 .353 6 20 .231 19 35 .352 West 14 10 .583 26 25 .510 14 12 .538 23 29 .442 13 14 .481 25 35 .417 12 15 .444 25 30 .455 10 16 .385 19 34 .358 9 18 .333 14 35 .286 <	-- END OF MID-AMERICAN (UPDATED October 14, 2009) -->
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 16 2 .889 32 28 .533 10 8 .556 16 25 1 .393 9 8 .529 19 30 .388 9 9 .500 22 23 .489 9 8 .529 21 34 .382 9 9 .500 14 42 .250 0 18 .000 0 29 .000 <	-- END OF MEAC (Updated October 14, 2009) -->	Missouri Valley Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 17 5 .773 34 20 .630 15 7 .682 30 21 .588 11 7 .611 30 27 .526 14 9 .609 31 25 .554 11 9 .550 24 28 .462 11 11 .500 24 23 .511 7 15 .318 21 26 .447 7 17 .292 23 30 .434 4 17 .190 17 31 .354 <	-- END OF MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE (UPDATED October 14, 2009) -->	Mountain West Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 15 5 .750 40 18 .690 15 8 .652 37 20 .649 15 9 .625 41 23 .641 14 8 .636 30 24 .556 9 15 .375 26 32 .448 8 16 .333 28 31 .475 3 18 .143 12 37 .245 <	-- END OF MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE (UPDATED October 14, 2009) -->
Northeast Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 16 9 .640 30 21 .588 16 10 .615 29 27 1 .518 16 11 .593 26 22 .542 15 11 .577 32 25 .561 15 11 .577 23 25 .479 11 17 .393 18 34 .346 11 17 .393 16 34 .320 6 20 .231 10 39 .204 <	-- END OF NORTHEAST CONFERENCE (UPDATED October 14, 2009) -->	Ohio Valley Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 13 4 .765 33 14 .702 13 8 1 .614 31 21 1 .594 12 10 .545 25 23 .521 12 10 .545 19 32 .373 10 11 1 .477 30 23 1 .565 10 13 .435 31 26 .544 10 13 .435 24 24 .500 7 12 .368 22 30 .423 9 15 .375 19 30 .388 <	-- END OF OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE (UPDATED October 14, 2009) -->	Pacific-10 Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 21 6 .792 51 14 .785 19 8 .704 32 25 .561 15 12 .556 37 19 .661 15 12 .556 27 29 .482 13 14 .481 30 25 .545 13 14 .481 30 25 .545 13 14 .481 28 28 .500 13 14 .481 24 29 .453 9 18 .333 24 29 .453 4 23 .148 14 42 .250 <	-- END OF PACIFIC 10 CONFERENCE (UPDATED October 14, 2009) -->
Patriot League Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 13 7 .650 36 21 .632 13 7 .650 21 25 .457 11 7 .611 22 27 .449 9 11 .450 24 29 .453 8 12 .400 20 26 1 .436 4 14 .222 11 36 1 .240 <	-- END OF PATRIOT LEAGUE (UPDATED October 14, 2009)-->	Southeastern Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct East 19 11 .633 42 22 .656 17 13 .567 40 23 .635 15 15 .500 38 24 .613 12 17 .414 37 27 .578 12 18 .400 28 26 .518 11 19 .367 26 29 .473 West 20 10 .667 56 17 .767 20 10 .667 44 20 .688 18 11 .621 37 21 .638 14 15 .483 41 24 .631 11 19 .367 31 25 .554 9 20 .310 25 29 .463 <	-- END OF SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE (UPDATED October 14, 2009)-->	Southern Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 23 4 .852 41 18 .695 20 8 .714 42 17 .712 20 10 .667 37 22 .627 19 10 .655 35 22 .614 17 13 .567 35 22 .614 15 13 .536 33 21 .611 11 16 .407 18 31 .367 10 20 .333 24 31 .436 9 21 .300 17 35 .327 7 21 .250 20 29 .408 7 22 .241 17 32 .347 <	-- END OF SOUTHERN CONFERENCE (UPDATED October 14, 2009) -->
Southland Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct East 21 12 .636 37 22 .627 20 13 .606 38 22 .633 18 13 .581 26 26 .500 10 21 .323 22 30 .423 10 22 .312 21 30 .412 8 23 .258 17 31 .354 West 24 7 .774 41 17 .707 20 12 .625 32 24 .571 19 13 .594 28 26 .519 18 14 .562 36 24 .600 14 18 .438 23 32 .418 9 23 .281 17 38 .309 <	-- END OF SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE (UPDATED October 14, 2009) -->	Southwestern Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct East 15 5 .750 17 25 .405 16 10 .615 26 21 .553 11 9 .550 15 18 .455 10 12 .455 10 27 .270 3 18 .143 3 25 .107 West 18 8 .692 30 17 .638 13 11 .542 17 24 .415 10 13 .435 16 36 .308 10 14 .417 16 30 .348 9 15 .375 13 25 .342 <	-- END OF SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (UPDATED October 14, 2009)-->	Summit League Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 16 2 .889 33 15 .688 15 7 .682 27 24 .529 17 10 .630 26 30 .464 16 10 .615 30 19 .612 10 14 .417 15 27 .357 10 18 .357 19 34 .358 8 16 .333 10 32 .238 6 21 .222 13 38 .225 <	-- END OF SUMMIT LEAGUE (UPDATED October 14, 2009)-->
Sun Belt Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 21 8 .724 44 18 .710 21 8 .724 40 20 .667 18 10 .643 33 23 .589 18 12 .600 32 23 .582 14 15 .483 27 30 1 .474 13 16 .448 25 30 .455 12 17 .414 32 27 .542 12 17 .414 30 26 .536 12 18 .400 22 33 .400 12 18 .400 20 30 .400 7 21 .250 16 34 .320 <	-- END OF SUN BELT CONFERENCE (UPDATED October 14, 2009)-->	Western Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 15 7 .682 40 20 .667 13 11 .542 27 22 .551 12 12 .500 40 17 .702 12 12 .500 32 30 .516 11 12 .478 32 26 .552 10 13 .435 25 31 .446 8 14 .364 23 27 .460 <	-- END OF WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (UPDATED October 14, 2009) -->	West Coast Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct 14 7 .667 36 18 .667 13 8 .619 30 29 .508 12 9 .571 31 23 .574 12 9 .571 28 28 .500 11 10 .524 29 25 .537 9 12 .429 28 27 .509 7 14 .333 23 26 .469 6 15 .286 19 34 .358 <	-- END OF WEST COAST CONFERENCE (UPDATED October 14, 2009)-->
Division I Independents Team W L T Pct 38 17 .691 30 22 .577 26 22 .542 24 23 .511 19 29 1 .398 13 21 .382 18 35 .340 14 35 .286 14 37 .275 13 37 .260 12 36 .250 8 26 .235 12 41 .226 5 34 .128 4 33 .108 2 36 .053 <	-- END OF DIVISION I INDEPENDENTS (UPDATED MAY 26, 2009) - FINAL STANDINGS AS NO TEAMS MADE TOURNEY -->

Key

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 2009 season marked the sixty third 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 sixth championship with a two games to one series win over Texas in the final.

Bracket

Award winners

All-American teams

See main article: article and 2009 College Baseball All-America Team.

Major player of the year awards

• Dick Howser Trophy

Stephen Strasburg, San Diego State^[8]

• Baseball America

Stephen Strasburg, San Diego State

• Collegiate Baseball

Stephen Strasburg, San Diego State

• American Baseball Coaches Association

Mike Leake, Arizona State

• Golden Spikes Award Stephen Strasburg, San Diego State

Major coach of the year awards

• American Baseball Coaches Association

Paul Mainieri, LSU

• Baseball America

Paul Mainieri, LSU

• Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year

Paul Mainieri, LSU

Other major awards

• Johnny Bench Award (Catcher of the Year): J. T. Wise, Oklahoma
• Baseball America Freshman Of The Year: Anthony Rendon, Rice

References

• Warrennolan Standings (Archived 2009-08-01)
• NCAA-Baseball.com (Archived 2009-08-01)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's Basketball Visits UConn Sunday for Exhibition Game at Civic Center. BryantBulldogs.com. 27 June 2012. 2 November 2007. On October 17, 2007, Bryant officially accepted an invitation by the Northeast Conference (NEC) to join the league and will formally begin a four-year transition to Division I..
2. News: Sioux Team Schedule Division I Competition. 27 June 2012. Grand Forks Herald. 17 February 2007. North Dakota. 03 C.
3. Web site: SIUE Ready to Join Ohio Valley Conference; Announcement Tuesday. TheTelegraph.com. 27 June 2012. 9 June 2008.
4. Web site: Oregon Reinstates Baseball Program. Chron.com. The Associated Press. 27 June 2012. 13 July 2007.
5. Web site: Kehe. Andy. CSUB Baseball Lands 14 Recruits. BakersfieldCalifornian.com. 27 June 2012. 9 December 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304135513/http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/sports/csub/x2081018701/CSUB-baseball-lands-14-recruits. 4 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
6. Web site: Fresh Start. HiloAthletics.com. Hawaii-Hilo Sports Information. 27 June 2012. 26 January 2009.
7. Web site: Samford Joins Southern Conference; Big South Adds Gardner-Webb. TimesNews.com. The Burlington Times-News. 27 June 2012. 2 July 2008.
8. Web site: NCAA Baseball Award Winners. NCAA. 19 April 2012.