2016 VCU Rams baseball team

2016 VCU Rams baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2016 record	38–19 (15–7 A-10)
Head coach	Shawn Stiffler (5th year)
Assistant coach	Kurt Elbin (4th year)
Assistant coach	Steve Hay (2nd year)
Assistant coach	ML Morgan (2nd year)
Home stadium	The Diamond
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Rhode Island †‡y	18	–	6	–	0		.750			31	–	25	–	0		.554
VCU	15	–	7	–	0		.682			38	–	19	–	0		.667
Saint Joseph's	15	–	9	–	0		.625			31	–	23	–	0		.574
Saint Louis	15	–	9	–	0		.625			25	–	31	–	0		.446
Fordham	14	–	10	–	0		.583			29	–	29	–	0		.500
Davidson	11	–	11	–	0		.500			28	–	26	–	0		.519
George Washington	12	–	12	–	0		.500			24	–	33	–	0		.421
UMass	11	–	13	–	0		.458			18	–	27	–	0		.400
St. Bonaventure	11	–	13	–	0		.458			26	–	22	–	1		.541
Richmond	11	–	13	–	0		.458			28	–	24	–	0		.538
Dayton	8	–	16	–	0		.333			19	–	36	–	0		.345
George Mason	7	–	17	–	0		.292			19	–	35	–	0		.352
La Salle	6	–	18	–	0		.250			15	–	39	–	0		.278
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 4, 2016; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 VCU Rams baseball team is the program's 46th season fielding a varsity baseball program, and their fourth season the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Led by Shawn Stiffler for his third season, the Rams had their most successful baseball season in program history. The Rams advanced to the NCAA Super Regional for the first time ever, and won their first ever Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament. It was the program's return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010.

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

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