2006 NCAA Division I baseball season
| 2006 NCAA Division I baseball season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 26-June 26, 2006 |
| Number of teams | 293 |
| Preseason #1 | Texas |
| Tournament | |
| Duration | June 2–June 26, 2006 |
| Most conference bids | SEC (8) |
| College World Series | |
| Duration | June 16–June 26, 2006 |
| Champions | Oregon State |
| Runners-up | North Carolina |
| MOP | Jonah Nickerson |
| Seasons | |
The 2006 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 26, 2006. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and 2006 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, 2006, with the final game of the best of three championship series. Oregon State defeated North Carolina two games to one to claim their first championship.
Stephen F. Austin brought back its varsity intercollegiate baseball program for the 2006 season, after having dropped the program following the 1995 season.
Both Kennesaw State and North Florida transitioned from Division II to [{NCAA Division II|Division I]] for the 2006 season.
Entering the 2006 baseball season, many baseball-sponsoring schools changed conferences. Several schools left Conference USA, as Charlotte and St. Louis left for the Atlantic 10 Conference, Cincinnati, Louisville, and South Florida left for the Big East Conference, and Texas Christian left for the Mountain West Conference. In order to replace these schools, Conference USA added Rice from the Western Athletic Conference, Marshall from the Mid-American Conference, and Central Florida from the Atlantic Sun Conference.
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