2009 NCAA Division I baseball season
DurationFebruary 20–June 24, 2009
Number of teams302
Preseason No. 1LSU
Tournament
DurationMay 29–June 24, 2009
Most conference bidsACC (7)
College World Series
DurationJune 13–June 24, 2009
ChampionsLSU (6th title)
Runners-upTexas (33rd CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachPaul Mainieri (1st title)
MOPJared Mitchell (LSU)
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →

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

Main article: NCAA Division I conference realignment § 2008-2009

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.[4] Samford left the Ohio Valley Conference to join the Southern Conference.[7]

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.[1][2][5]

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
Albany 15 9 .625 26 31 1 .457
Binghamton 13 7 .650 30 22 .577
Stony Brook 14 10 .583 29 23 .558
Vermont 14 10 .583 22 33 .400
Maine 13 11 .542 30 21 .588
Hartford 7 15 .318 15 32 .319
UMBC 4 18 .182 9 36 .200
Atlantic 10 Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Dayton 21 6 .778 34 19 .642
Rhode Island 19 6 .760 37 20 1 .647
Xavier 18 9 .667 39 21 .650
Charlotte 16 11 .593 31 22 .585
Massachusetts 16 11 .593 27 26 .509
Fordham 16 11 .593 22 31 .415
Saint Louis 12 13 .480 30 25 .545
George Washington 11 15 .423 11 33 .389
Richmond 11 16 .407 22 25 .468
Temple 11 16 .407 17 33 .340
St. Bonaventure 9 17 .346 24 25 .490
Saint Joseph's 9 17 .346 16 30 1 .351
La Salle 9 18 .333 19 30 .388
Duquesne 7 19 .269 14 41 .255
Atlantic Coast Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Atlantic
Florida State 19 9 .679 45 18 .714
Clemson 19 11 .633 44 22 .667
Boston College 13 15 .464 34 26 .567
Maryland 10 20 .333 27 27 .500
North Carolina State 10 20 .3333 25 31 .446
Wake Forest 6 24 .200 22 30 .423
Coastal
North Carolina 19 10 .655 48 18 .727
Georgia Tech 17 10 1 .625 38 19 1 .664
Miami (FL) 18 12 .600 36 22 .621
Virginia 16 11 1 .589 49 15 1 .762
Duke 15 15 .500 35 24 .593
Virginia Tech 12 17 .414 32 21 .604
Atlantic Sun Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Florida Gulf Coast 23 7 .767 36 18 .667
Kennesaw State 20 9 .690 30 22 .577
Jacksonville 19 11 .633 37 22 .627
Lipscomb 17 13 .567 24 32 .429
Stetson 16 14 .533 27 30 .474
Belmont 15 15 .500 28 29 .491
North Florida 15 15 .500 23 31 .426
Mercer 12 15 .444 23 23 .500
East Tennessee State 10 20 .333 25 28 .472
Campbell 7 19 .269 27 24 .529
South Carolina Upstate 7 23 .233 17 37 .315
Big East Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Louisville 19 7 .731 47 18 .723
South Florida 18 9 .667 34 25 .576
West Virginia 17 10 .630 37 18 .673
St. John's 16 11 .593 30 22 .577
Notre Dame 15 12 .556 35 23 .603
Connecticut 14 13 .519 36 24 .600
Pittsburgh 13 13 .500 28 21 .571
Seton Hall 13 14 .481 25 24 .510
Cincinnati 13 14 .481 29 29 .500
Georgetown 8 18 .308 16 32 .333
Rutgers 8 19 .296 22 31 .415
Villanova 6 20 .231 20 28 .417
Big South Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Coastal Carolina 21 5 .808 47 16 .746
Winthrop 18 9 .667 35 25 .583
Liberty 17 9 .654 33 21 .611
Radford 16 9 .640 26 24 .520
Gardner–Webb 13 14 .481 25 25 .500
High Point 11 12 .478 21 32 .396
VMI 10 15 .400 18 35 .340
Charleston Southern 10 15 .400 16 37 .302
Presbyterian 7 19 .269 13 38 .255
UNC Asheville 5 21 .192 9 42 .176
Big Ten Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Ohio State 18 6 .750 42 18 .700
Minnesota 17 6 .739 40 18 .690
Indiana 16 7 .696 32 27 .542
Illinois 16 8 .667 34 20 .630
Michigan State 13 11 .542 23 31 .426
Purdue 11 12 .478 24 26 .480
Michigan 9 15 .375 30 25 .545
Penn State 8 16 .333 25 26 .490
Northwestern 5 17 .227 12 35 .255
Iowa 4 19 .174 14 35 .286
Big West Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
UC Irvine 22 2 .917 45 15 .750
Cal State Fullerton 17 7 .708 47 16 .746
Cal Poly 14 10 .583 37 21 .638
UC Riverside 12 12 .500 33 20 .623
UC Santa Barbara 11 13 .458 28 23 .549
Long Beach State 11 13 .458 25 29 .463
Pacific 9 15 .375 21 32 .396
Cal State Northridge 7 17 .292 24 32 .429
UC Davis 5 19 .208 13 42 .236
Big 12 Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Texas 17 9 1 .648 50 16 1 .754
Oklahoma 17 10 .630 43 20 .683
Kansas 16 12 .571 37 24 .607
Missouri 16 12 .571 35 27 .565
Kansas State 14 11 1 .558 43 18 1 .702
Texas A&M 14 13 .519 37 24 .607
Texas Tech 12 15 .444 24 32 .429
Baylor 10 16 .385 30 26 .536
Oklahoma State 9 16 .360 33 24 .579
Nebraska 8 19 .296 25 28 1 .472
Colonial Athletic Association
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
George Mason 19 5 .792 42 14 .750
Georgia State 12 9 .571 36 22 .621
Northeastern 13 11 .542 28 24 .538
Old Dominion 13 11 .542 22 27 .449
UNC Wilmington 10 8 .556 31 23 .574
James Madison 12 11 .522 30 24 .556
Delaware 11 10 .524 27 20 .574
Towson 12 12 .500 28 25 .528
William & Mary 9 14 .391 24 25 .490
Virginia Commonwealth 8 16 .333 20 26 .435
Hofstra 6 18 .250 11 32 .256
Conference USA
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
East Carolina 17 7 .708 46 20 .697
Rice 16 8 .667 43 18 .705
Tulane 13 11 .542 34 25 .576
Houston 13 11 .542 27 31 .466
Southern Miss 12 12 .500 40 26 .606
UAB 11 12 .478 31 26 .544
Marshall 9 15 .375 21 32 .396
Central Florida 9 15 .375 22 35 .386
Memphis 7 16 .304 21 32 .396
Horizon League
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Illinois-Chicago 17 6 .739 27 23 .540
Wisconsin-Milwaukee 14 9 .609 26 27 .491
Wright State 14 12 .538 32 30 .516
Valparaiso 12 11 .522 25 24 .510
Cleveland State 12 13 .480 19 31 .380
Youngstown State 10 14 .417 16 35 .314
Butler 6 20 .231 11 39 .220
Ivy League
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Lou Gehrig
Princeton 10 10 .500 18 19 .486
Cornell 10 10 .500 17 23 .425
Columbia 7 13 .350 11 32 .256
Penn 5 15 .250 16 23 .410
Red Rolfe
Dartmouth 16 4 .800 26 18 .591
Brown 15 5 .750 24 19 1 .557
Harvard 10 10 .500 13 28 .317
Yale 7 13 .350 13 24 .351
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Manhattan 18 6 .750 35 18 .660
Canisius 16 8 .667 36 22 .621
Marist 15 9 .625 31 28 .525
Rider 14 10 .583 26 23 .531
Niagara 14 10 .583 20 35 .364
Fairfield 10 14 .417 20 27 .426
Siena 9 15 .375 15 35 .300
Saint Peter's 7 17 .292 17 37 .315
Iona 5 19 .208 6 40 1 .138
Mid-American Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
East
Bowling Green 18 8 .692 27 22 .551
Ohio 18 9 .667 26 24 .520
Kent State 17 9 .654 41 17 .707
Miami (OH) 15 12 .556 30 25 .545
Akron 12 15 .444 18 33 .353
Buffalo 6 20 .231 19 35 .352
West
Ball State 14 10 .583 26 25 .510
Toledo 14 12 .538 23 29 .442
Eastern Michigan 13 14 .481 25 35 .417
Central Michigan 12 15 .444 25 30 .455
Northern Illinois 10 16 .385 19 34 .358
Western Michigan 9 18 .333 14 35 .286
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Bethune-Cookman 16 2 .889 32 28 .533
Delaware State 10 8 .556 16 25 1 .393
Florida A&M 9 8 .529 19 30 .388
Norfolk State 9 9 .500 22 23 .489
North Carolina A&T 9 8 .529 21 34 .382
Maryland-Eastern Shore 9 9 .500 14 42 .250
Coppin State 0 18 .000 0 29 .000
Missouri Valley Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Missouri State 17 5 .773 34 20 .630
Indiana State 15 7 .682 30 21 .588
Wichita State 11 7 .611 30 27 .526
Creighton 14 9 .609 31 25 .554
Southern Illinois 11 9 .550 24 28 .462
Illinois State 11 11 .500 24 23 .511
Northern Iowa 7 15 .318 21 26 .447
Evansville 7 17 .292 23 30 .434
Bradley 4 17 .190 17 31 .354
Mountain West Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Texas Christian 15 5 .750 40 18 .690
New Mexico 15 8 .652 37 20 .649
San Diego State 15 9 .625 41 23 .641
Brigham Young 14 8 .636 30 24 .556
Nevada-Las Vegas 9 15 .375 26 32 .448
Utah 8 16 .333 28 31 .475
Air Force 3 18 .143 12 37 .245
Northeast Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Wagner 16 9 .640 30 21 .588
Sacred Heart 16 10 .615 29 27 1 .518
Central Connecticut 16 11 .593 26 22 .542
Monmouth 15 11 .577 32 25 .561
Mount St. Mary's 15 11 .577 23 25 .479
Quinnipiac 11 17 .393 18 34 .346
Fairleigh Dickinson 11 17 .393 16 34 .320
Long Island 6 20 .231 10 39 .204
Ohio Valley Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Eastern Illinois 13 4 .765 33 14 .702
Murray State 13 8 1 .614 31 21 1 .594
Southeast Missouri State 12 10 .545 25 23 .521
Morehead State 12 10 .545 19 32 .373
Tennessee Tech 10 11 1 .477 30 23 1 .565
Jacksonville State 10 13 .435 31 26 .544
Eastern Kentucky 10 13 .435 24 24 .500
Austin Peay State 7 12 .368 22 30 .423
Tennessee–Martin 9 15 .375 19 30 .388
Pacific-10 Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Arizona State 21 6 .792 51 14 .785
Washington State 19 8 .704 32 25 .561
Oregon State 15 12 .556 37 19 .661
UCLA 15 12 .556 27 29 .482
Arizona 13 14 .481 30 25 .545
Stanford 13 14 .481 30 25 .545
USC 13 14 .481 28 28 .500
Washington 13 14 .481 24 29 .453
California 9 18 .333 24 29 .453
Oregon 4 23 .148 14 42 .250
Patriot League
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Army 13 7 .650 36 21 .632
Bucknell 13 7 .650 21 25 .457
Holy Cross 11 7 .611 22 27 .449
Lafayette 9 11 .450 24 29 .453
Navy 8 12 .400 20 26 1 .436
Lehigh 4 14 .222 11 36 1 .240
Southeastern Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
East
Florida 19 11 .633 42 22 .656
South Carolina 17 13 .567 40 23 .635
Georgia 15 15 .500 38 24 .613
Vanderbilt 12 17 .414 37 27 .578
Kentucky 12 18 .400 28 26 .518
Tennessee 11 19 .367 26 29 .473
West
LSU 20 10 .667 56 17 .767
Ole Miss 20 10 .667 44 20 .688
Alabama 18 11 .621 37 21 .638
Arkansas 14 15 .483 41 24 .631
Auburn 11 19 .367 31 25 .554
Mississippi State 9 20 .310 25 29 .463
Southern Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Elon 23 4 .852 41 18 .695
Georgia Southern 20 8 .714 42 17 .712
The Citadel 20 10 .667 37 22 .627
Western Carolina 19 10 .655 35 22 .614
College of Charleston 17 13 .567 35 22 .614
Appalachian State 15 13 .536 33 21 .611
Davidson 11 16 .407 18 31 .367
Furman 10 20 .333 24 31 .436
Samford 9 21 .300 17 35 .327
UNC Greensboro 7 21 .250 20 29 .408
Wofford 7 22 .241 17 32 .347
Southland Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
East
Southeastern Louisiana 21 12 .636 37 22 .627
Lamar 20 13 .606 38 22 .633
Northwestern State 18 13 .581 26 26 .500
Central Arkansas 10 21 .323 22 30 .423
McNeese State 10 22 .312 21 30 .412
Nicholls State 8 23 .258 17 31 .354
West
Texas State 24 7 .774 41 17 .707
Texas-San Antonio 20 12 .625 32 24 .571
Texas-Arlington 19 13 .594 28 26 .519
Sam Houston State 18 14 .562 36 24 .600
Stephen F. Austin 14 18 .438 23 32 .418
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 9 23 .281 17 38 .309
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
East
Mississippi Valley State 15 5 .750 17 25 .405
Jackson State 16 10 .615 26 21 .553
Alcorn State 11 9 .550 15 18 .455
Alabama A&M 10 12 .455 10 27 .270
Alabama State 3 18 .143 3 25 .107
West
Southern 18 8 .692 30 17 .638
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 13 11 .542 17 24 .415
Grambling State 10 13 .435 16 36 .308
Texas Southern 10 14 .417 16 30 .348
Prairie View A&M 9 15 .375 13 25 .342
Summit League
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Oral Roberts 16 2 .889 33 15 .688
Southern Utah 15 7 .682 27 24 .529
South Dakota State 17 10 .630 26 30 .464
Centenary 16 10 .615 30 19 .612
North Dakota State 10 14 .417 15 27 .357
Oakland 10 18 .357 19 34 .358
Western Illinois 8 16 .333 10 32 .238
IPFW 6 21 .222 13 38 .225
Sun Belt Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Middle Tennessee 21 8 .724 44 18 .710
Western Kentucky 21 8 .724 40 20 .667
Troy 18 10 .643 33 23 .589
Florida International 18 12 .600 32 23 .582
Louisiana-Lafayette 14 15 .483 27 30 1 .474
South Alabama 13 16 .448 25 30 .455
Louisiana-Monroe 12 17 .414 32 27 .542
Florida Atlantic 12 17 .414 30 26 .536
New Orleans 12 18 .400 22 33 .400
Arkansas State 12 18 .400 20 30 .400
Arkansas-Little Rock 7 21 .250 16 34 .320
Western Athletic Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
San Jose State 15 7 .682 40 20 .667
Louisiana Tech 13 11 .542 27 22 .551
New Mexico State 12 12 .500 40 17 .702
Fresno State 12 12 .500 32 30 .516
Hawaii 11 12 .478 32 26 .552
Nevada 10 13 .435 25 31 .446
Sacramento State 8 14 .364 23 27 .460
West Coast Conference
Conf Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Gonzaga 14 7 .667 36 18 .667
Loyola Marymount 13 8 .619 30 29 .508
Pepperdine 12 9 .571 31 23 .574
San Francisco 12 9 .571 28 28 .500
San Diego 11 10 .524 29 25 .537
Saint Mary's 9 12 .429 28 27 .509
Portland 7 14 .333 23 26 .469
Santa Clara 6 15 .286 19 34 .358


Division I Independents
Team W L T Pct
Dallas Baptist 38 17 .691
Bryant 30 22 .577
Longwood 26 22 .542
Le Moyne 24 23 .511
NYIT 19 29 1 .398
Savannah State 13 21 .382
Utah Valley 18 35 .340
Northern Colorado 14 35 .286
SIU Edwardsville 14 37 .275
Cal State Bakersfield 13 37 .260
Houston Baptist 12 36 .250
North Dakota 8 26 .235
Texas-Pan American 12 41 .226
North Carolina Central 5 34 .128
NJIT 4 33 .108
Chicago State 2 36 .053

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

Main article: 2009 College World Series

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

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
2 Cal State Fullerton 6
Arkansas 10
Arkansas 1
3 LSU 9
Virginia 5
3 LSU 9
3 LSU 14 -
Arkansas 5 -
2 Cal State Fullerton 5
Virginia 7
Virginia 3*
Arkansas 4*
3 LSU 711 1 11
1 Texas 6 5 4
1 Texas 7
Southern Miss 6
1 Texas 10
5 Arizona State 6
5 Arizona State 5*
4 North Carolina 2*
1 Texas 4 -
5 Arizona State 3 -
Southern Miss 4
4 North Carolina 11
4 North Carolina 5
5 Arizona State 12

Award winners

All-American teams

Main article: 2009 College Baseball All-America Team

Major player of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

References

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