2018 NCAA Division I baseball season

2018 NCAA Division I baseball season
Duration	February 12 – June 28, 2018
Number of teams	299
Preseason No. 1	Florida (Unanimous)
TV partner/s	TBA
Tournament
Duration	June 1 – June 28, 2018
Most conference bids	SEC (10)
College World Series
Seasons

The 2018 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 in February 2018. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and will conclude with the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and 2018 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 Omaha, will end in June 2018.

Realignment and format changes

• NYIT, previously the last remaining Division I independent, moved its baseball program to its full-time home of the Division II East Coast Conference.
• Buffalo dropped their baseball program at the end of the 2017 season, leaving the Mid-American Conference with 10 teams. As a result, the MAC dissolved its divisions.
• The Ivy League dissolved its divisions, playing in a single league table for the first time since 1992. The top two finishers will meet in the Championship Series.
• Wichita State left the Missouri Valley Conference for the American Athletic Conference.
• Valparaiso left the Horizon League for the Missouri Valley Conference.

The 2018 season was also the last for two other teams in their then-current conferences. Both teams are moving between the same two conferences, but in opposite directions.

• Liberty, after 27 seasons in the Big South Conference, will move to the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) on July 1, 2018.
• USC Upstate, after 11 years in the ASUN, will move to the Big South.

Finally, one other Division I team will change its institutional identity immediately after the 2017–18 season. Indiana University and Purdue University will dissolve Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) on July 1, 2018. IPFW's academic programs in health sciences will transfer to the IU system as Indiana University Fort Wayne; all remaining academic programs will be governed by the Purdue system as Purdue University Fort Wayne. The IPFW athletic program will retain its current branding as the Fort Wayne Mastodons and membership in the Summit League, but from 2018–19 will represent only Purdue Fort Wayne.

NCAA Tournament

For the first time, the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament will seed the top 16 teams, rather than only the top 8 teams as has been the practice since 1999. This will ensure that the regional featuring the top-seeded team will be paired with the regional hosted by the 16th-seeded team, where in the past Super Regionals were paired generally along geographical lines.

Ballpark changes

• Boston College opened the new 1,000-seat Brighton Field on their Brighton campus. The Eagles left their home of 57 years, Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field to create room for a new athletics field house.
• The 2018 season was the last for Kentucky at Cliff Hagan Stadium. The team will move into a new ballpark for the 2019 season.
• The 2018 season was also the last for Connecticut at J. O. Christian Field. The team will play elsewhere for 2019 while a new stadium is built.

Season outlook

For the full rankings, see 2018 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Conference standings

2018 American Athletic Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Houston ‍‍‍y 16 – 8 – 0   .667 33 – 21 – 0   .611 South Florida  ‍‍‍y 14 – 9 – 1   .604 32 – 18 – 1   .637 Connecticut ‍‍‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 37 – 22 – 1   .625 East Carolina ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 39 – 15 – 0   .722 UCF ‍‍‍ 13 – 10 – 0   .565 35 – 19 – 0   .648 Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 28 – 26 – 0   .519 Wichita State ‍‍‍ 9 – 14 – 1   .396 34 – 19 – 1   .639 Tulane ‍‍‍ 9 – 14 – 0   .391 24 – 31 – 0   .436 Memphis ‍‍‍ 5 – 19 – 0   .208 20 – 36 – 0   .357 ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2018 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Atlantic No. 17 Clemson  x‍‍‍y 22 – 8   .733 47 – 16   .746 No. 22 NC State ‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 42 – 18   .700 No. 23 Louisville ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 45 – 19   .703 Florida State ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 13   .552 43 – 19   .694 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 25 – 32   .439 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 24 – 30   .444 Boston College  ‍‍‍ 7 – 22   .241 17 – 32   .347 Coastal No. 3 North Carolina x‍‍‍y 22 – 8   .733 44 – 18   .710 No. 11 Duke ‍‍‍y 18 – 11   .621 45 – 18   .714 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 16 – 13   .552 28 – 26   .519 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 31 – 27   .534 Virginia  ‍‍‍ 12 – 17   .414 29 – 25   .537 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 29 – 26   .527 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 21 – 33   .389 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 17, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2018 ASUN Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 10 Stetson ‍†‍‡‍y 15 – 3 – 0   .833 48 – 13 – 0   .787 Jacksonville ‍‍‍y 14 – 6 – 0   .700 40 – 21 – 0   .656 Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10 – 0   .524 25 – 30 – 0   .455 North Florida  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11 – 0   .476 28 – 28 – 0   .500 Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 24 – 30 – 0   .444 NJIT  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 22 – 25 – 0   .468 Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13 – 0   .381 32 – 21 – 0   .604 USC Upstate  ‍‍‍ 5 – 14 – 0   .263 23 – 28 – 1   .452 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 Big East Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT St. John's ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 3 – 0   .833 36 – 14 – 0   .720 Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 13 – 4 – 0   .765 27 – 18 – 1   .598 Butler  ‍‍‍ 9 – 8 – 0   .529 33 – 18 – 0   .647 Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9 – 0   .471 25 – 28 – 0   .472 Creighton  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9 – 0   .471 34 – 16 – 0   .680 Xavier  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11 – 0   .389 20 – 35 – 0   .364 Villanova  ‍‍‍ 1 – 17 – 0   .056 9 – 39 – 0   .188 ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2018 Big Ten Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 15 Minnesota  ‍†‍‡‍ 18 – 4   .818 44 – 13   .772 No. 27 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 17 – 6   .739 38 – 21   .644 Michigan  ‍‍‍ 15 – 8   .652 33 – 21   .611 Illinois  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 33 – 20   .623 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 14 – 9   .609 40 – 19   .678 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 13 – 9   .591 33 – 20   .623 Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 36 – 24   .600 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478 20 – 32   .385 Maryland  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 24 – 30   .444 Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 8 – 14   .364 24 – 28   .462 Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 7 – 16   .304 25 – 25   .500 Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 17 – 32   .347 Penn State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 21   .125 15 – 34   .306 ‡ – Tournament champion As of June 24, 2023 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2018 Big 12 Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 7 Texas ‍†‍‍y 17 – 7 – 0   .708 42 – 23 – 0   .646 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 16 – 8 – 0   .667 31 – 26 – 1   .543 No. 6 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 15 – 9 – 0   .625 45 – 20 – 0   .692 No. 24 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 38 – 25 – 0   .603 Baylor ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 11 – 0   .542 37 – 21 – 0   .638 TCU ‍‍‍ 10 – 13 – 0   .435 33 – 23 – 0   .589 West Virginia ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 29 – 27 – 0   .518 Kansas ‍‍‍ 8 – 15 – 0   .348 27 – 30 – 0   .474 Kansas State ‍‍‍ 5 – 19 – 0   .208 23 – 31 – 0   .426 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 Big West Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Cal State Fullerton ‍†‍‍y 18 – 6 – 0   .750 35 – 23 – 0   .603 Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 30 – 27 – 0   .526 UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 32 – 24 – 0   .571 Cal State Northridge ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 28 – 30 – 0   .483 Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 27 – 30 – 0   .474 Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 27 – 24 – 0   .529 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 27 – 28 – 1   .491 UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 18 – 35 – 0   .340 UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 19 – 33 – 0   .365 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 13, 2024 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2018 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Northeastern ‍†‍‍y 17 – 6   .739 36 – 21   .632 Elon  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 36 – 23   .610 College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 15 – 8   .652 36 – 19   .655 UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 9   .609 39 – 23   .629 Delaware  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11   .522 31 – 27   .534 Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 23 – 23   .500 James Madison  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 26 – 26   .500 Towson  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 13 – 42   .236 William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 3 – 21   .125 15 – 39   .278 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2018 Conference USA baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 13 Southern Miss  ‍†‍‡‍ 23 – 6 – 0   .793 39 – 15 – 0   .722 Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 21 – 9 – 0   .700 38 – 18 – 0   .679 Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 19 – 8 – 1   .696 36 – 15 – 1   .702 Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 31 – 22 – 0   .585 UTSA  ‍‍‍ 16 – 13 – 0   .552 31 – 22 – 0   .585 FIU  ‍‍‍ 14 – 12 – 0   .538 25 – 25 – 0   .500 Rice  ‍‍‍ 11 – 14 – 2   .444 23 – 28 – 2   .453 UAB  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 21 – 31 – 0   .404 Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 12 – 17 – 1   .417 27 – 27 – 1   .500 Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 11 – 18 – 0   .379 21 – 31 – 0   .404 Marshall  ‍‍‍ 7 – 22 – 0   .241 19 – 31 – 0   .380 Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 7 – 22 – 0   .241 15 – 37 – 0   .288 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 13, 2024 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 Mid-American Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Kent State ‍‍‡‍y 19 – 8 – 0   .704 36 – 16 – 0   .692 Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10 – 0   .630 33 – 18 – 0   .647 Ball State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10 – 0   .630 31 – 24 – 0   .564 Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11 – 0   .593 25 – 28 – 1   .472 Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13 – 0   .519 22 – 32 – 0   .407 Toledo  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13 – 0   .519 21 – 31 – 0   .404 Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 12 – 13 – 0   .480 23 – 25 – 0   .479 Ohio  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18 – 0   .333 21 – 32 – 0   .396 Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 20 – 35 – 0   .364 Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 6 – 19 – 0   .240 11 – 39 – 0   .220 ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2018 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 29 Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 3   .857 35 – 15   .700 Dallas Baptist  ‍‍‍ 16 – 5   .762 36 – 17   .679 Bradley  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10   .524 30 – 17   .638 Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10   .524 29 – 22   .569 Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11   .476 27 – 28   .491 Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 22 – 28   .440 Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 6 – 15   .286 18 – 32   .360 Evansville  ‍‍‍ 3 – 18   .143 12 – 37   .245 ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 20, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2018 Mountain West Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Nevada  ‍‍‍ 20 – 9 – 0   .690 29 – 22 – 0   .569 San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12 – 0   .600 36 – 19 – 0   .655 San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 26 – 28 – 0   .481 UNLV  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 33 – 22 – 0   .600 Fresno State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 30 – 24 – 0   .556 Air Force  ‍‍‍ 12 – 17 – 0   .414 24 – 30 – 0   .444 New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 19 – 33 – 1   .368 As of May 20, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 Ohio Valley Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 22 Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍ 27 – 3   .900 46 – 7   .868 Southeast Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 26 – 28   .481 Morehead State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12   .600 32 – 23   .582 Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12   .600 30 – 23   .566 Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 30 – 25   .545 Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 27 – 29   .482 Murray State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 16   .448 26 – 27   .491 Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 23 – 30   .434 Belmont  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 19 – 36   .345 UT Martin  ‍‍‍ 7 – 22   .241 11 – 40   .216 SIU Edwardsville  ‍‍‍ 6 – 24   .200 15 – 37   .288 As of May 20, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2018 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 18 Stanford  ‍†‍‍y 22 – 8 – 0   .733 46 – 12 – 0   .793 No. 1 Oregon State ‍‍‍y 20 – 9 – 1   .683 55 – 12 – 1   .816 No. 8 Washington ‍‍‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 35 – 26 – 0   .574 No. 25 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11 – 0   .633 38 – 21 – 0   .644 California  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 32 – 22 – 0   .593 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 34 – 22 – 0   .607 Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 23 – 32 – 0   .418 Southern California  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18 – 0   .400 26 – 28 – 0   .481 Oregon  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18 – 0   .400 26 – 29 – 0   .473 Washington State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 21 – 1   .283 16 – 33 – 1   .330 Utah  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22 – 0   .267 16 – 39 – 0   .291 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 29, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2018 Southeastern Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Division No. 3 Florida  x‍†‍‍y 20 – 10   .667 49 – 21   .700 No. 20 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 39 – 21   .650 No. 12 South Carolina ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 37 – 26   .587 No. 16 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 35 – 27   .565 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 34 – 22   .607 Missouri  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 34 – 22   .607 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 29 – 27   .518 West Division No. 19 Ole Miss  x‍‍‡‍y 18 – 12   .600 48 – 18   .727 No. 2 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 48 – 21   .696 No. 15 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 15 – 15   .500 43 – 23   .652 LSU  ‍‍‍y 15 – 15   .500 39 – 27   .591 No. 4 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 15 – 15   .500 39 – 29   .574 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 13 – 17   .433 40 – 22   .645 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 27 – 29   .482 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 Southern Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 18 – 3   .857 37 – 13   .740 Samford  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 32 – 24   .571 Wofford  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 35 – 21   .625 VMI  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 26 – 25   .510 Mercer  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 35 – 20   .636 East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 27 – 23   .540 Furman  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 24 – 26   .480 The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 19 – 33   .365 Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19   .208 7 – 45   .135 ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 19, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2018 Southland Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Sam Houston St  ‍†‍‍ 24 – 6   .800 39 – 20   .661 Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 21 – 9   .700 37 – 22   .627 Northwestern State  ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 12   .600 37 – 22   .627 Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12   .600 29 – 30   .492 Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 32 – 25   .561 McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 25 – 33   .431 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 30 – 26   .536 New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 29 – 32   .475 Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 28 – 32   .467 Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 29 – 26   .527 Lamar  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 19 – 36   .345 Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 17 – 36   .321 Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍ 5 – 25   .167 21 – 33   .389 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2018 Summit League baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Oral Roberts  ‍‍‍ 24 – 6   .800 35 – 18   .660 Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 14 – 12   .538 17 – 28   .378 North Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 13   .536 25 – 22   .532 South Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 16 – 30   .348 Omaha  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17   .370 15 – 35   .300 Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23   .233 11 – 37   .229 ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 20, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT East Division No. 21 Coastal Carolina x‍‍‡‍y 23 – 7 – 0   .767 38 – 17 – 0   .691 Troy ‍‍‍y 19 – 11 – 0   .633 38 – 18 – 0   .679 South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 18 – 11 – 0   .621 30 – 23 – 0   .566 Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 18 – 11 – 0   .621 29 – 24 – 0   .547 Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 19 – 0   .345 26 – 28 – 0   .481 Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 18 – 36 – 0   .333 West Division Louisiana x‍‍‍ 18 – 12 – 0   .600 33 – 23 – 0   .589 Texas State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 28 – 26 – 1   .518 Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 15 – 14 – 0   .517 28 – 25 – 0   .528 Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 20 – 30 – 0   .400 UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 21 – 33 – 0   .389 Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 23 – 31 – 0   .426 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2018 West Coast Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Pepperdine  ‍†‍‍ 17 – 10   .630 31 – 24   .564 Gonzaga ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 11   .593 33 – 24   .579 San Francisco  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 28 – 30   .483 Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 14 – 12   .538 25 – 30   .455 Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 31 – 23   .574 Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 26 – 26   .500 Portland  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 23 – 30   .434 San Diego  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 23 – 32   .418 Pacific  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 22 – 27   .449 BYU  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 22 – 28   .440 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of Jun 3, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2018 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Grand Canyon  ‍‍‍ 19 – 5   .792 33 – 22   .600 New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 7   .708 36 – 19   .655 Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 7   .708 31 – 23   .574 Seattle  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 32 – 21   .604 Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 29 – 22   .569 Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 20 – 34   .370 Texas–Rio Grande Valley  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 23 – 31   .426 Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 13 – 41   .241 Utah Valley  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 15 – 37   .288 ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 20, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Conference winners and tournaments

Of the 31 Division I athletic conferences that sponsor baseball, 29 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. Two conferences, the Big West and Pac-12, do not hold a conference tournament. The winners of these tournaments, plus the Big West and Pac-12 regular-season champions, receive automatic invitations to the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Conference	Regular Season Winner	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Coach of the Year	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue • City	Tournament Winner
America East Conference	Hartford	Nick Campana, Hartford	Justin Blood, Hartford	2018 America East Conference Baseball Tournament	Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME	Hartford
American Athletic Conference	Houston	Bryant Packard, East Carolina	Todd Whitting, Houston	2018 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament	Spectrum Field • Clearwater, FL	East Carolina
Atlantic 10 Conference	Saint Louis	Isaiah Pasteur, George Washington	Darin Hendrickson, Saint Louis	2018 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament	Tucker Field at Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA	Saint Louis
Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic - Clemson Coastal - North Carolina	Joey Bart, Georgia Tech	Mike Fox, NC State	2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament	Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC	Florida State
Atlantic Sun Conference	Stetson	Brooks Wilson, Stetson	Steve Trimper, Stetson	2018 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament	Harmon Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	Stetson
Big 12 Conference	Texas	Kody Clemens, Texas	David Pierce, Texas	2018 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament	Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK	Baylor
Big East Conference	St. John's	John Valente, St. John's	Ed Blankmeyer, St. John's	2018 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament	Prasco Park • Mason, OH	St. John's
Big South Conference	Campbell	Austin Zente, High Point	Justin Haire, Campbell	2018 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament	Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	Campbell
Big Ten Conference	Minnesota	Bren Spillane, Illinois	John Anderson, Minnesota	2018 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	Minnesota
Big West Conference	Cal State Fullerton	Alex McKenna, Cal Poly	Rick Vanderhook, Cal State Fullerton	No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid		Cal State Fullerton
Colonial Athletic Association	Northeastern	Charlie McConnell, Northeastern	Mike Glavine, Northeastern	2018 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament	Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA	UNC Willmington
Conference USA	Southern Miss	Luke Reynolds, Southern Miss	Scott Berry, Southern Miss	2018 Conference USA Baseball Tournament	MGM Park • Biloxi, MS	Southern Miss
Horizon League	Wright State	Gabe Snyder, Wright State	Jeff Mercer, Wright State	2018 Horizon League Baseball Tournament	Hosted by regular-season champion	Wright State
Ivy League	Yale	Dustin Shirley, Dartmouth	Brett Boretti, Columbia	2018 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series	Campus sites	Columbia
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Monmouth	Greg Cullen, Niagara	John Delaney, Quinnipiac	2018 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament	Richmond County Bank Ballpark • Staten Island, NY	Canisius
Mid-American Conference	Kent State	Rudy Rott, Ohio	Jeff Duncan, Kent State	2018 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament	Sprenger Stadium • Avon, OH	Kent State
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Northern - Coppin State Southern - North Carolina A&T	Corey Joyce, North Carolina Central	Sherman Reed, Coppin State	2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament	Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL	North Carolina A&T
Missouri Valley Conference	Missouri State	Devlin Granberg, Dallas Baptist	Keith Guttin, Missouri State	2018 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	Missouri State
Mountain West Conference	Nevada	Grant Fennell, Nevada	T. J. Bruce, Nevada	2018 Mountain West Conference Baseball Tournament	Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA	San Diego State
Northeast Conference	Wagner	Jim Carone		2018 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament	Dodd Stadium • Norwich, CT	LIU Brooklyn
Ohio Valley Conference	Tennessee Tech	Matt Bragga		2018 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament	Choccolocco Park • Oxford, AL	Morehead State
Pac–12 Conference	Stanford	David Esquer, Stanford		No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid		Stanford
Patriot League	Army/Navy	Paul Kostacopoulos		2018 Patriot League Baseball Tournament	Campus sites	Army
Southeastern Conference	East - Florida West - Ole Miss/Arkansas	Jonathan India, Florida	Kevin O'Sullivan, Florida	2018 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL	Ole Miss
Southern Conference	UNC Greensboro	Link Jarret		2018 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament	Fluor Field • Greenville, SC	Samford
Southland Conference	Sam Houston State	Bobby Barbier		2018 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament	Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX	Northwestern State
Southwestern Athletic Conference	East - Alabama State West - Texas Southern	Jose Vazquez		2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament	Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA	Texas Southern
Summit League	Oral Roberts	Ryan Folmar		2018 Summit League Baseball Tournament	J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK	Oral Roberts
Sun Belt Conference	East - Coastal Carolina West - Louisiana	Gary Gilmore		2018 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	Coastal Carolina
West Coast Conference	Pepperdine	Rick Hirtensteiner		2018 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament	Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CA	Gonzaga
Western Athletic Conference	Grand Canyon			2018 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament	Hohokam Stadium • Mesa, AZ	New Mexico State

College World Series

Main article: 2018 College World Series

The 2018 College World Series will begin on June 16 in Omaha, Nebraska.

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Championship
	1	Florida	3
	9	Texas Tech	6
						9	Texas Tech	4
						5	Arkansas	7
	5	Arkansas	11
	13	Texas	5
											5	Arkansas	5	–
											1	Florida	2	–
	1	Florida	6
	13	Texas	1
						1	Florida	9
						9	Texas Tech	6
																	5	Arkansas	4	3	0
																	3	Oregon State	1	5	5
	3	Oregon State	6
	6	North Carolina	8
						6	North Carolina	2
							Mississippi State	12
		Mississippi State	1
		Washington	0
												Mississippi State	2	2
											3	Oregon State	12	5
	3	Oregon State	14
		Washington	5
						3	Oregon State	11
						6	North Carolina	6

Coaching changes

This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2018 season until the day before the first day of the 2019 season.

Team	Former coach	Interim coach	New coach	Reason
Iona	Pat Carey			On May 15 it was announced that Pat Carey will not return to the team for the 2019 season after thirteen years with the school. The search will be on for a new head coach in 2019..
Kansas State	Brad Hill			Brad Hill Announced that on May 8 after fifteen seasons that he will step down affective at the end of the season. He Became the team's all time winingest coach and won the 2013 Big 12 Conference title and hosted a super regional that year. The search will be on for a new coach after the season..
Miami (FL)	Jim Morris		Gino DiMare	Morris announced in June 2014 that he would retire after the 2018 season, and that DiMare would take over as head coach at that time.
Mississippi State	Andy Cannizaro	Gary Henderson		Cannizaro resigned on February 22, only three games into the Bulldogs' season, after he was found to be involved in an extramarital affair with a woman working in the athletic department. Former Kentucky head coach and current MSU pitching coach Henderson was named as interim replacement.
UC Irvine	Mike Gillespie		Ben Orloff	Mike Gillespie announced his retirement from the UC Irvine baseball team after eleven seasons with the school his successor Ben Orloff was named his replacement beginning in the 2019 season. he became the winnigest Coach in College baseball history with 1108 wins..