2026 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season is the ongoing college baseball season in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level. It began on February 13, 2026, with play progressing through the regular season, various conference tournaments and championship series, and will conclude with the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2026 Men's College World Series (MCWS). The MCWS consists of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament and is held annually in Omaha, Nebraska at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. The LSU Tigers were the defending champions, but failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament.

2026 NCAA Division I baseball season
DurationFebruary 13 – June 21/22, 2026
Number of teams304
Preseason No. 1UCLA
Tournament
DurationMay 29–June 21/22, 2026
Men's College World Series
Seasons
 2025
2027 

Conference realignment

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One school transitioned from NCAA Division II to Division I after the 2025 season.

A total of five baseball-sponsoring schools changed conferences after the 2025 season.

One school dropped its program.

One school reinstated its program.

The 2026 season is the last for 22 Division I schools in their current baseball conferences, as well as the last before West Florida starts its transition from Division II to Division I. It is also Oregon State's last as a Division I independent. This does not include the three baseball-sponsoring schools of the Western Athletic Conference that will remain members when that conference rebrands as the United Athletic Conference in July 2026.

School 2026 conference Future conference
Austin Peay Atlantic Sun United Athletic
California Baptist Western Athletic Big West
Central Arkansas Atlantic Sun United Athletic
Dallas Baptist CUSA Pac-12
Eastern Kentucky Atlantic Sun United Athletic
Fresno State Mountain West Pac-12
Gonzaga West Coast Pac-12
Hawaii Big West Mountain West
Little Rock Ohio Valley United Athletic
Louisiana Tech CUSA Sun Belt
North Alabama Atlantic Sun United Athletic
Northern Illinois MAC Horizon
Oregon State Independent Pac-12
Sacramento State Western Athletic Big West
San Diego State Mountain West Pac-12
Tennessee Tech Ohio Valley Southern
Texas State Sun Belt Pac-12
UC Davis Big West Mountain West
Utah Tech Western Athletic Mountain West
Utah Valley Western Athletic Big West
Washington State Mountain West Pac-12
West Florida Gulf South (D-II) Atlantic Sun
West Georgia Atlantic Sun United Athletic

Other news

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  • April 14 – Lehigh set a new Division I record for first-inning runs, scoring 20 against Coppin State on its way to a 38–6 win. The Mountain Hawks surpassed the previous record of 18 first-inning runs first set by Princeton in March 1974 and tied by Air Force the next month. Lehigh fell short of the record for runs in any inning, set the previous season by George Mason with 23 in the second inning against Holy Cross. Lehigh's 38 runs set a new single-game Patriot League record, and Mountain Hawks third baseman Aidan Quinn set a new Division I record by drawing 7 walks.[9]
  • May 27 – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced that it would adopt the new name of Metro Conference starting that July 1.[10]

Season outlook

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Perfect Game[11]
Ranking Team
1 LSU
2 Georgia Tech
3 Tennessee
4 Arkansas
5 UCLA
6 Mississippi State
7 Oregon State
8 Texas
9 Florida State
10 Auburn
11 TCU
12 Florida
13 Oregon
14 Virginia
15 Georgia
16 Louisville
17 Coastal Carolina
18 North Carolina
19 Vanderbilt
20 Clemson
21 UC Santa Barbara
22 NC State
23 Southern Miss
24 Miami (FL)
25 East Carolina
D1Baseball[12]
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 LSU
3 Texas
4 Mississippi State
5 Georgia Tech
6 Coastal Carolina
7 Arkansas
8 Louisville
9 Auburn
10 TCU
11 North Carolina
12 Oregon State
13 Florida
14 Tennessee
15 Georgia
16 Florida State
17 NC State
18 Kentucky
19 Clemson
20 Southern Miss
21 Wake Forest
22 Miami (FL)
23 Vanderbilt
24 Arizona
25 Texas A&M
USA Today Coaches[13]
Ranking Team
1 LSU
2 UCLA
3 Texas
4 Georgia Tech
5 Arkansas
6 Mississippi State
7 Coastal Carolina
8 North Carolina
9 Auburn
10 TCU
11 Louisville
12 Oregon State
13 Georgia
14 Florida State
15 Tennessee
16 Florida
17 Clemson
18 Vanderbilt
19 NC State
20 Southern Miss
21 Miami (FL)
22 Virginia
23 Oregon
24 Arizona
25 Wake Forest
Baseball America[14]
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 LSU
3 Mississippi State
4 Georgia Tech
5 Auburn
6 Georgia
7 North Carolina
8 Texas
9 TCU
10 Arkansas
11 Coastal Carolina
12 Florida State
13 Tennessee
14 Virginia
15 Oregon State
16 Ole Miss
17 Vanderbilt
18 Louisville
19 Oklahoma
20 Clemson
21 West Virginia
22 Florida
23 Southern Miss
24 East Carolina
25 Miami (FL)
NCBWA[15]
Ranking Team
1 LSU
2 UCLA
3 Texas
4 Georgia Tech
5 Arkansas
6 Mississippi State
7 Coastal Carolina
8 Auburn
9 TCU
10 Louisville
11 Oregon State
12 North Carolina
13 Georgia
14 Florida State
15 Tennessee
16 Florida
17 Clemson
18 Vanderbilt
19 NC State
20 Southern Miss
21 Kentucky
22 Miami (FL)
23 Arizona
24 Virginia
25 Wake Forest

Conference standings

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2026 America East Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Binghamton y 1770 .70828200 .583
UMBC   1590 .62528220 .560
Maine   14100 .58320300 .400
Bryant   13110 .54227240 .529
UMass Lowell   10140 .41720290 .408
Albany   9150 .37515330 .313
NJIT   6180 .25016311 .344
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 17, 2026[16]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 American Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
UTSA  17100 .63038200 .655
East Carolina y 17100 .63036221 .619
Rice   16110 .59335240 .593
UAB   15120 .55632260 .552
Memphis   13140 .48124340 .414
Florida Atlantic   12150 .44428280 .500
Wichita State   12150 .44431290 .517
Charlotte   12150 .44428280 .500
South Florida   11160 .40732210 .604
Tulane   10170 .37025310 .446
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 26, 2026[17]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Saint Joseph's   2550 .83335180 .660
Richmond  20100 .66733220 .600
VCU y 20100 .66737230 .617
George Mason  18120 .60028240 .538
Davidson  16140 .53325260 .490
Rhode Island  16140 .53323290 .442
Dayton  15150 .50031230 .574
Fordham  15150 .50025300 .455
Saint Louis  11190 .36720340 .370
George Washington  9210 .30018350 .340
La Salle  8220 .26724310 .436
St. Bonaventure  7230 .23313361 .270
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 17, 2026[18]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 2 Georgia Tech y 2550 .8334590 .833
No. 4 North Carolina y 2280 .73343101 .806
No. 12 Florida State y 19110 .63338160 .704
Boston College y 17130 .56736200 .643
Wake Forest y 16140 .53338180 .679
Miami (FL) y 16140 .53336170 .679
Virginia Tech y 15150 .50029230 .558
Virginia y 14160 .46736200 .643
NC State y 14160 .46732210 .604
Louisville  13170 .43330260 .536
Notre Dame  13170 .43330210 .588
Stanford   13170 .43328250 .528
California   12180 .40029260 .527
Pittsburgh  11190 .36730230 .566
Clemson  10200 .33331250 .554
Duke  10200 .33325310 .446
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 17, 2026[19]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 ASUN Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Gold
Lipscomb xy 1911 .6332624 .520
North Alabama x 1911 .6332826 .519
Central Arkansas   1713 .5673025 .545
Austin Peay   1416 .4672431 .436
Bellarmine   1118 .3791933 .365
Eastern Kentucky   920 .3101637 .302
Graphite
North Florida x 228 .7333122 .585
Florida Gulf Coast   1712 .5863420 .630
Jacksonville   1614 .5333024 .556
Stetson   1316 .4482331 .426
Queens   1119 .3671638 .296
West Georgia*   1020 .3331341 .241
* Ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 17, 2026[20]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Kansas y 228 .7334516 .738
No. 9 West Virginia y 219 .7004515 .750
No. 22 Arizona State y 1911 .6333921 .650
UCF y 1911 .6333223 .582
No. 19 Oklahoma State y 1812 .6003922 .639
No. 24 Cincinnati y 1713 .5673822 .633
TCU  1713 .5673321 .611
Baylor  1416 .4673027 .526
BYU  1416 .4672829 .491
Utah  1218 .4002625 .510
Kansas State  1119 .3673027 .526
Texas Tech  1020 .3332728 .491
Arizona  921 .3001934 .358
Houston  723 .2332431 .436
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2026[21]
Rankings from D1baseball
2026 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
St. John's  y 156 .7143626 .581
UConn  156 .7143226 .552
Xavier   156 .7142830 .483
Creighton   138 .6193126 .544
Georgetown   912 .4292828 .500
Butler   912 .4292034 .370
Villanova   516 .2381930 .388
Seton Hall   318 .1431630 .348
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2026[22]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
High Point  177 .7083618 .667
Winthrop   159 .6253322 .600
USC Upstate y 1311 .5422927 .518
Charleston Southern   1311 .5422921 .580
Radford   1212 .5002524 .510
Longwood   1113 .4582925 .537
Gardner–Webb   1014 .4172530 .455
UNC Asheville   915 .3752134 .382
Presbyterian   816 .3331244 .214
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 17, 2026[23]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 UCLA y 2820 .9334860 .889
No. 20 Nebraska y 2370 .76741140 .745
No. 15 Oregon y 20100 .66738150 .717
USC y 20100 .66742140 .750
Purdue   18130 .58136180 .667
Ohio State   18120 .60029240 .547
Michigan   17130 .56733220 .600
Iowa   15150 .50030210 .588
Illinois   14160 .46727270 .500
Rutgers   13170 .43326290 .473
Washington   12180 .40023310 .426
Michigan State   12190 .38722310 .415
Minnesota   11190 .36730230 .566
Maryland   9210 .30027290 .482
Indiana   9210 .30023310 .426
Penn State   9210 .30016350 .314
Northwestern   8220 .26721301 .413
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 19, 2026[24]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UC Santa Barbara y 228 .7334020 .667
Cal Poly y 228 .7333924 .619
UC San Diego   1812 .6002728 .491
Hawai'i   1614 .5332723 .540
Cal State Fullerton   1515 .5002432 .429
UC Irvine   1416 .4672527 .481
UC Davis   1416 .4672628 .481
Cal State Northridge   1218 .4002528 .472
Cal State Bakersfield   1119 .3672132 .396
Long Beach State   1119 .3671735 .327
UC Riverside   1020 .3331537 .288
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 6, 2026[25]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Coastal Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Campbell  264 .8673915 .722
Northeastern y 228 .7333419 .642
Monmouth   2010 .6672921 .580
Charleston   1812 .6002826 .519
UNC Wilmington   1614 .5332826 .519
Hofstra   1416 .4672027 .426
Stony Brook   1317 .4332130 .412
William & Mary   1218 .4002132 .396
Elon   1020 .3332033 .377
Towson   921 .3002232 .407
North Carolina A&T   525 .1671438 .269
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 17, 2026[26]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 21 Jacksonville State y 237 .7674213 .764
Liberty y 219 .7003818 .679
Missouri State y 2010 .6673218 .640
Dallas Baptist   1911 .6333124 .564
Louisiana Tech   1911 .6333323 .589
Western Kentucky   1416 .4672926 .527
Kennesaw State   1317 .4332526 .490
Sam Houston   1317 .4332432 .429
Middle Tennessee   1218 .4002629 .473
FIU   1020 .3331935 .352
New Mexico State   921 .3001834 .346
Delaware   723 .2331935 .352
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 17, 2026[27]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Horizon League baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wright State  177 .7082526 .490
Milwaukee y 1410 .5832231 .415
Northern Kentucky   1212 .5002428 .462
Youngstown State   1212 .5001538 .283
Oakland   519 .2081040 .200
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 17, 2026[28]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Oregon State y 00 4312 .782
As of May 16, 2026[29]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Ivy League baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Yale  y 1461 .69030131 .693
Penn   1470 .66720220 .476
Brown   1380 .61923200 .535
Columbia   10101 .50016251 .393
Harvard   9120 .42911260 .297
Princeton   9130 .40915270 .357
Cornell   8130 .38111260 .297
Dartmouth   8150 .34815250 .375
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 17, 2026[30]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Rider y 2280 .73330170 .638
Niagara  20100 .66726191 .576
Fairfield  20100 .66727210 .563
Merrimack  20100 .66726270 .491
Canisius  17130 .56721240 .467
Marist  17130 .56723280 .451
Iona  15140 .51719280 .404
Quinnipiac  14160 .46723280 .451
Sacred Heart  13160 .44817320 .347
Mount St. Mary's  13170 .43322260 .458
Siena  12180 .40020300 .400
Manhattan  10200 .33320310 .392
Saint Peter's  1290 .0335470 .096
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 16, 2026[31]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Miami (OH)  258 .7583815 .717
Kent State   249 .7273913 .750
Toledo   2112 .6362927 .518
Northern Illinois y 2112 .6363117 .646
Western Michigan   2013 .6062623 .531
Ball State   1815 .5452328 .451
Central Michigan   1310 .5652229 .431
UMass   1320 .3941829 .383
Eastern Michigan   1221 .3641934 .358
Bowling Green   1221 .3641734 .333
Akron   1122 .3332034 .370
Ohio   825 .2421143 .204
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 17, 2026[32]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
UIC y 1680 .66724271 .471
Indiana State   1590 .62530250 .545
Murray State   1590 .62530250 .545
Southern Illinois   14100 .58323300 .434
Evansville   13110 .54220310 .392
Illinois State   13110 .54233220 .600
Belmont   11130 .45821340 .382
Bradley   6180 .25011450 .196
Valparaiso   5190 .20812380 .240
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 17, 2026[33]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Mountain West Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
San Diego State  1680 .66736240 .600
Washington State y 1590 .62531280 .525
Air Force   1590 .62527280 .491
Nevada   13110 .54224270 .471
New Mexico   12111 .52129241 .546
UNLV   11130 .45830250 .545
San Jose State   11130 .45824270 .471
Grand Canyon   11130 .45821300 .412
Fresno State   3201 .14614381 .274
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 16, 2026[34]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
LIU y 2670 .78827200 .574
Fairleigh Dickinson   2580 .75832181 .637
Wagner   23100 .69728220 .560
Le Moyne*   22110 .66722240 .478
Stonehill   17130 .56721280 .429
Norfolk State   16170 .48519310 .380
Mercyhurst*   14190 .42415320 .319
New Haven*   12180 .40012330 .267
Central Connecticut   13200 .39417270 .386
Coppin State   11220 .33311370 .229
Maryland Eastern Shore   8250 .2429390 .188
Delaware State   8250 .2428420 .160
* Ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 16, 2026[35]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Ohio Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
SIU Edwardsville  197 .7313222 .593
Eastern Illinois   189 .6673119 .620
Southeast Missouri State   189 .6673816 .704
Little Rock y 1611 .5933025 .545
Morehead State   1512 .5563124 .564
Lindenwood   1314 .4812926 .527
UT Martin   1115 .4232529 .463
Southern Indiana   1017 .3702827 .509
Western Illinois   819 .2961636 .308
Tennessee Tech   621 .2221837 .327
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 17, 2026[36]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Army  179 .6542820 .583
Bucknell  179 .6542823 .549
Navy  1610 .6153019 .612
Holy Cross y 1313 .5002528 .472
Lehigh   818 .3081431 .311
Lafayette   719 .2691233 .267
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 20, 2026[37]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Georgia y 237 .7675112 .810
No. 6 Texas y 1910 .6554513 .776
No. 11 Texas A&M y 1811 .6214116 .719
No. 16 Alabama y 1812 .6004219 .689
No. 10 Florida y 1812 .6004121 .661
No. 5 Auburn y 1713 .5674222 .656
No. 14 Arkansas y 1713 .5674122 .651
No. 17 Mississippi State y 1614 .5334319 .694
No. 18 Ole Miss y 1515 .5004121 .661
No. 23 Tennessee y 1515 .5003822 .633
Oklahoma y 1416 .4673822 .633
Vanderbilt  1416 .4673325 .569
Kentucky y 1317 .4333323 .589
LSU  921 .3003028 .517
South Carolina   723 .2332235 .386
Missouri   624 .2002431 .436
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 8, 2026[38]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Mercer  156 .7144415 .746
Western Carolina  147 .6673623 .610
Samford  129 .5713125 .554
Wofford  129 .5713422 .607
The Citadel y 1110 .5243626 .581
East Tennessee State  1011 .4763023 .566
UNC Greensboro  714 .3332333 .411
VMI  318 .1432827 .509
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 2026[39]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southeastern Louisiana  199 .6793421 .618
Lamar y 1911 .6333425 .576
UT Rio Grande Valley   1713 .5672629 .473
Nicholls   1513 .5362126 .447
McNeese   1614 .5333126 .544
Northwestern State   1614 .5332626 .500
Stephen F. Austin   1515 .5002927 .518
Houston Christian   1317 .4332429 .453
New Orleans   1317 .4332430 .444
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi   1119 .3672328 .451
Incarnate Word   921 .3001929 .396
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 22, 2026[40]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bethune–Cookman  237 .7673718 .673
Southern   207 .7412322 .511
Florida A&M   228 .7332822 .560
Alabama State y 2010 .6673021 .588
Grambling State   1812 .6002129 .420
Texas Southern   1512 .5561922 .463
Jackson State   1614 .5332325 .479
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1614 .5332232 .407
Prairie View A&M   1018 .3571235 .255
Mississippi Valley State   822 .2671236 .250
Alabama A&M   525 .167843 .157
Alcorn State   325 .107442 .087
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 17, 2026[41]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Summit League baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oral Roberts   226 .7863524 .593
Omaha   1611 .5932126 .447
Northern Colorado   1315 .4641738 .309
South Dakota State  y 1215 .4442431 .436
North Dakota State   916 .3601332 .289
St. Thomas   918 .3331238 .240
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 23, 2026[42]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Southern Miss y 228 .7334014 .741
Coastal Carolina y 219 .7003619 .655
Appalachian State   1713 .5673022 .577
Troy y 1713 .5672927 .518
South Alabama   1713 .5673321 .611
Texas State y 1614 .5333422 .607
No. 25 Louisiana y 1614 .5333421 .618
Old Dominion   1515 .5002925 .537
Georgia State   1416 .4672628 .481
Marshall   1317 .4332331 .426
Arkansas State   1218 .4002924 .547
Louisiana–Monroe   1218 .4002728 .491
James Madison   1119 .3672132 .396
Georgia Southern   723 .2331640 .286
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 17, 2026[43]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 West Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Gonzaga  2250 .81535170 .673
Pacific   15111 .57423281 .452
San Francisco   15120 .55624280 .462
Pepperdine   15120 .55621320 .396
Saint Mary's y 15120 .55630240 .556
Santa Clara   13140 .48125280 .472
Portland   13140 .48127250 .519
San Diego   12141 .46320301 .402
Seattle   11160 .40717310 .354
Loyola Marymount   3240 .11112440 .214
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 17, 2026[44]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2026 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Tarleton y 126 .6673419 .642
California Baptist   117 .6114313 .768
Utah Tech   108 .5563121 .596
Sacramento State   108 .5562630 .464
Abilene Christian   810 .4442529 .463
UT Arlington   810 .4441930 .388
Utah Valley   414 .2221535 .300
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 17, 2026[45]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Conference winners and tournaments

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Twenty–nine athletic conferences each end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament or a double-elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that win their regular season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Conference Regular
Season Winner
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Pitcher of the Year
Conference
Coach of the Year
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Venue (City)
Tournament
Winner
America East ConferenceBinghamtonEhi Okokie, UMBC[46]Dylan Banner, AlbanyTim Sinicki, Binghamton &
Liam Bowen, UMBC
2026 America East Conference baseball tournamentBaseball ComplexVestal, NYBinghamton
American ConferenceEast Carolina & UTSA[a]Drew Detlefsen, UTSA[47]Conor Myles, UTSACasey Dunn, UAB2026 American Conference baseball tournamentBayCare BallparkClearwater, FLEast Carolina
Atlantic 10 ConferenceSaint Joseph'sBlake Primrose, Saint Joseph's[48]Joey Giordano, RichmondFritz Hamburg, Saint Joseph's2026 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournamentCapital One ParkTysons, VAVCU
Atlantic Coast ConferenceGeorgia TechTague Davis, Louisville[49]Wes Mendes, Florida StateJames Ramsey, Georgia Tech2026 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournamentTruist FieldCharlotte, NCGeorgia Tech
Atlantic Sun ConferenceGold - Lipscomb & North Alabama
Graphite - North Florida[a]
Jon Embury, Florida Gulf Coast[50]Evan Dempsey, Florida Gulf CoastJoe Mercadante, North Florida2026 ASUN Conference baseball tournamentMelching Field at Conrad ParkDeLand, FLLipscomb
Big 12 ConferenceKansasLandon Hairston, Arizona State[51]Maxx Yehl, West VirginiaDan Fitzgerald, Kansas2026 Big 12 Conference baseball tournamentSurprise StadiumSurprise, AZKansas
Big East ConferenceSt. John's[a], UConn, & XavierJackson Marshall, UConn[52]Cayden Suchy, UConnSt. John's[b]2026 Big East Conference baseball tournamentPrasco ParkMason, OHSt. John's
Big South ConferenceHigh PointSeojun Oh, High Point[53]Ty Brachbill, High PointJoey Hammond, High Point2026 Big South Conference baseball tournamentHomeTrust ParkAsheville, NCUSC Upstate
Big Ten ConferenceUCLARoch Cholowsky, UCLA[54]Mason Edwards, USCJohn Savage, UCLA2026 Big Ten baseball tournamentCharles Schwab Field OmahaOmaha, NEUCLA
Big West ConferenceCal Poly & UC Santa Barbara[a]Paul Contreras, Cal State Fullerton &
Ryan Tayman, Cal Poly[55]
Jackson Flora, UC Santa BarbaraAndrew Checketts, UC Santa Barbara &
Larry Lee, Cal Poly
2026 Big West Conference baseball tournamentCicerone Field at Anteater BallparkIrvine, CACal Poly
Coastal Athletic AssociationCampbellJamie Laskofski, William & Mary[56]David Rossow, CampbellChris Marx, Campbell2026 Coastal Athletic Association baseball tournamentBrooks FieldWilmington, NCNortheastern
Conference USAJacksonville StateTanner Marsh, Liberty[57]Ben Blair, LibertySteve Bieser, Jacksonville State2026 Conference USA baseball tournamentMickey Dunn StadiumKennesaw, GAJacksonville State
Horizon LeagueWright StateJake Paulick, Northern Kentucky[58]Braden Gebhardt, Youngstown StateAlex Sogard, Wright State2026 Horizon League baseball tournamentRegular season champion home stadiumMilwaukee
Ivy LeagueYaleMika Petersen, Brown[59]Tate Evans, YaleBrown[c]2026 Ivy League baseball tournamentCampus SitesYale
Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceRiderMatt Bucciero, Fairfield[60]Ben Alekson, FairfieldBrian Murphy, Merrimack2026 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournamentHeritage Financial ParkWappingers Falls, NYRider
Mid-American ConferenceMiami (OH)Tommy Harrison, Miami (OH)[61]Nathan Leininger, ToledoBrian Smiley, Miami (OH)2026 Mid-American Conference baseball tournamentForeFront FieldAvon, OHNorthern Illinois
Missouri Valley ConferenceUICCarter Beck, Indiana State[62]Andrew Evans, Southern IllinoisSean McDermott, UIC2026 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournamentJohnny Reagan FieldMurray, KYUIC
Mountain West ConferenceSan Diego StateJake Jackson, San Diego State[63]Nick Lewis, Washington StateKevin Vance, San Diego State2026 Mountain West Conference baseball tournamentSloan ParkMesa, AZWashington State
Northeast ConferenceLIUHunter Ray, Fairleigh Dickinson[64]Nicholas Finarelli, LIUManny Roman, Fairleigh Dickinson2026 Northeast Conference baseball tournamentSkylands StadiumAugusta, NJLIU
Ohio Valley ConferenceSIU EdwardsvilleRyan Niedzwiedz, SIU Edwardsville &
TJ Grines, UT Martin[65]
Bryce Riggs, Eastern IllinoisSean Lyons, SIU Edwardsville2026 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournamentMarion StadiumMarion, ILLittle Rock
Patriot LeagueArmy[a] & BucknellCJ Egrie, Holy Cross[66]Brady Bendik, NavyBucknell[d]2026 Patriot League baseball tournamentCampus SitesHoly Cross
Southeastern ConferenceGeorgiaDaniel Jackson, Georgia[67]Aidan King, FloridaWes Johnson, Georgia2026 Southeastern Conference baseball tournamentHoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, ALGeorgia
Southern ConferenceMercerChris Katz, Mercer[68]Alec Bouchard, WoffordCraig Gibson, Mercer2026 Southern Conference baseball tournamentFluor Field at the West EndGreenville, SCThe Citadel
Southland ConferenceSoutheastern LouisianaArmani Raygoza, UT Rio Grande Valley[69]Chris Olivier, LamarBobby Barbier, Southeastern Louisiana2026 Southland Conference baseball tournamentCampus SitesLamar
Southwestern Athletic ConferenceBethune-CookmanJose Fernandez, Bethune-Cookman[70]Edwin Sanchez, Bethune-CookmanJonathan Hernandez, Bethune-Cookman2026 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournamentRickwood FieldBirmingham, ALAlabama State
Summit LeagueOral RobertsMakani Tanaka, Oral Roberts[71]Jack Hill, Oral RobertsRyan Folmar, Oral Roberts2026 Summit League baseball tournamentSiebert FieldMinneapolis, MNSouth Dakota State
Sun Belt ConferenceSouthern MissJimmy Janicki, Troy[72]Grayden Harris, Southern MissChristian Ostrander, Southern Miss2026 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournamentDabos ParkMontgomery, ALSouthern Miss
West Coast ConferenceGonzagaMikey Bell, Gonzaga[73]Karsten Sweum, GonzagaMark Machtolf, Gonzaga2026 West Coast Conference baseball tournamentScottsdale StadiumScottsdale, AZSaint Mary's
Western Athletic ConferenceTarletonChris Ramirez, California Baptist[74]Michael Malki, California BaptistFuller Smith, Tarleton State2026 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournamentHohokam Stadium • Mesa, AZTarleton
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Top seed in conference tournament.
  2. The Big East's end-of-season coaching award is officially styled as the "Coaching Staff of the Year" award and is presented to the entire honored staff. The head coach is specifically named in the award announcement.
  3. The Ivy League's end-of-season coaching award is officially styled as the "Coaching Staff of the Year" award and is presented to the entire honored staff.
  4. The Patriot League's end-of-season coaching award is officially styled as the "Coaching Staff of the Year" award and is presented to the entire honored staff. The head coach is specifically named in the award announcement.

See also

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Coaching changes

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This Table lists programs that changed coaches at any point from the first day of the 2026 season until the day before the first day of the 2027 season.

Team Former
coach
Interim
coach
New
coach
Reason
Coastal Carolina Kevin Schnall N/a Chris Lemonis[75] Hired as head coach by South Carolina[76]
FIU Rich Witten N/a Pedro Grifol[77] Fired[78]
Grand Canyon Gregg Wallis Nathan Bannister Steve Bieser[79] Fired[80]
Houston Todd Whitting N/a Will Davis[81] Fired[82]
Jacksonville State Steve Bieser Hired as head coach by Grand Canyon[79]
Lamar Will Davis N/a Sean Allen[83] Hired as head coach by Houston[81]
Maryland Eastern Shore Danny Acosta Fired[84]
Merrimack Brian Murphy Resigned[85]
NC State Elliott Avent N/a Chris Hart[86] Retired[87]
Omaha Evan Porter N/a Rob Fournier[88] Resigning at end of season[89]
Pacific Reed Peters Died[90]
Princeton Scott Bradley Fired[91]
Queens Jake Hendrick N/a James Cullinane[92] Resigned[93]
South Carolina Paul Mainieri Monte Lee Kevin Schnall[76] Fired[94]
Towson Matt Tyner Retired (effective July 1)[95]
UC Riverside Justin Johnson Contract not renewed[96]
UNLV Stan Stolte N/a Nick Garritano[97] Retired[98]

Notes

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