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2012 NCAA Division I baseball season

2012 NCAA Division I baseball season
Duration February 17, 2012–June 25, 2012
Number of teams 297
Preseason #1 Florida Gators
Tournament
Duration June 1–25, 2012
College World Series
Champions Arizona
Runners-up South Carolina
MOP Robert Refsnyder (Arizona)
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 America East Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
#8 Stony Brook y 21 3 0   .875     52 15 0   .776
Albany 16 8 0   .667     22 32 1   .409
Binghamton 13 9 0   .591     23 26 0   .469
Maine 11 11 0   .500     28 28 0   .500
Hartford 7 17 0   .292     16 40 0   .286
UMBC 2 22 0   .083     10 42 0   .192
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
As of June 17, 2012; Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2012 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
Atlantic
#3 Florida State xy 24 6 0   .800     50 17 0   .746
#16 NC State y 19 11 0   .633     39 17 0   .696
Clemson y 16 14 0   .533     34 26 0   .567
Wake Forest 13 17 0   .433     33 24 0   .579
Maryland 10 20 0   .333     32 24 0   .571
Boston College 10 20 0   .333     21 34 0   .382
Coastal
#5 North Carolina xy 22 8 0   .733     44 14 0   .759
#15 Virginia y 18 12 0   .600     39 16 1   .705
#21 Miami y 16 14 0   .533     36 21 0   .632
#24 Georgia Tech y 12 18 0   .400     37 24 0   .607
Virginia Tech 11 19 0   .367     34 21 0   .618
Duke 9 21 0   .300     21 34 0   .382
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
As of June 1, 2012; Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2012 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Baylor y 20 4   .833     47 15   .758
#8 Texas A&M y 16 8   .667     43 18   .705
Texas 14 10   .583     30 22   .577
Oklahoma y 13 10   .565     41 23   .641
Oklahoma State 13 11   .542     32 25   .561
Missouri y 10 14   .417     33 28   .541
Kansas 7 16   .304     24 34   .414
Kansas State 7 17   .292     27 31   .466
Texas Tech 7 17   .292     29 26   .527
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
As of June 4, 2012; Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2012 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
#25 Louisville y 18 9 0   .667     42 22 0   .656
St. John's y 18 9 0   .667     40 23 0   .635
Seton Hall 17 10 0   .630     34 24 0   .586
South Florida 17 10 0   .630     38 22 0   .633
Connecticut 16 11 0   .593     31 27 1   .534
Rutgers 16 11 0   .593     31 25 0   .554
Notre Dame 14 13 0   .519     31 27 0   .534
Pittsburgh 10 17 0   .370     28 28 0   .500
Georgetown 10 17 0   .370     24 29 0   .453
Villanova 10 17 0   .370     28 27 0   .509
West Virginia 9 18 0   .333     23 32 0   .418
Cincinnati 7 20 0   .259     18 38 0   .321
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 15, 2012; Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2012 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#15 Purdue y 17 7   .708     45 14   .763
Indiana 16 8   .667     32 28   .533
Penn State 15 9   .625     29 27   .518
Nebraska 14 10   .583     35 23   .603
Michigan State y 13 11   .542     37 23   .617
Ohio State 11 13   .458     33 27   .550
Illinois 11 13   .458     28 25   .528
Minnesota 11 13   .458     29 27   .518
Iowa 10 14   .417     23 27   .460
Michigan 8 16   .333     22 34   .393
Northwestern 6 18   .250     18 36   .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2012; Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2012 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#19 Cal State Fullerton y 17 7   .708     36 21   .632
Cal Poly 16 8   .667     36 20   .643
Long Beach State 15 9   .625     28 27   .509
UC Irvine 13 11   .542     31 25   .554
UC Davis 12 12   .500     27 30   .474
UC Santa Barbara 10 14   .417     28 28   .500
Cal State Northridge 10 14   .417     23 30   .434
UC Riverside 9 15   .375     22 32   .407
Pacific 6 18   .250     16 40   .286
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
As of June 3, 2012; Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2012 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
#9 Rice y 17 7 0   .708     40 17 0   .702
#18 UCF y 16 8 0   .667     43 15 0   .741
Tulane 14 10 0   .583     38 20 0   .655
Southern Miss 14 10 0   .583     32 24 0   .571
Memphis 14 10 0   .583     31 28 0   .525
East Carolina y 13 10 1   .563     35 22 1   .612
UAB y 9 15 0   .375     32 28 0   .533
Houston 5 18 1   .229     18 35 1   .343
Marshall 5 19 0   .208     17 37 0   .315
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
As of May 30 2012; Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2012 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 UCLA y 20 10   .667     48 16   .750
#11 Arizona y 20 10   .667     48 17   .738
#10 Oregon y 19 11   .633     46 19   .708
#13 Stanford y 18 12   .600     41 18   .695
#17 Oregon State y 18 12   .600     40 20   .667
Arizona State 18 12   .600     36 20   .643
Washington 13 17   .433     30 25   .545
California 12 18   .400     29 25   .537
Washington State 12 18   .400     28 28   .500
USC 8 22   .267     23 32   .418
Utah 7 23   .233     14 42   .250
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
As of May 28, 2012; Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2012 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern
#2 South Carolina xy 18 11   .621     49 20   .710
#6 Florida y 18 12   .600     47 20   .701
#19 Kentucky y 18 12   .600     45 18   .714
#25 Vanderbilt y 16 14   .533     35 28   .556
Georgia 14 15   .483     31 26   .544
Tennessee 8 22   .267     24 31   .436
Western
#11 LSU xy 19 11   .633     47 18   .723
#3 Arkansas y 16 14   .533     46 22   .676
Mississippi State y 16 14   .533     40 24   .625
Ole Miss y 14 16   .467     37 26   .587
Auburn 13 17   .433     31 28   .525
Alabama 9 21   .300     21 34   .382
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
As of June 26, 2012; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2012 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 17, 2012. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and 2012 College World Series. The College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held annually in Omaha, Nebraska at TD Ameritrade Park concluded on June 25, 2012 with the final game of the best of three championship series. Arizona defeated two-time defending champion South Carolina two games to none to claim their fourth championship.

Nebraska-Omaha joined Division I from the Division II MIAA.

Cleveland State dropped its varsity baseball program following the 2011 season. Two programs which had competed as Division I Independents, Le Moyne and New Orleans, dropped to Division II.Centenary, which had been a member of The Summit League, dropped to Division III.


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