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1996 Big West Conference baseball tournament

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1996 Big West Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsUNLV (1st title)
Winning coachFred Dallimore (1st title)
1996 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 15 6   .714 34 26   .567
No. 26 UNLV  ‍‍ 14 7   .667 43 17   .717
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 14 7   .667 32 20   .615
No. 13 Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍ 13 8   .619 42 16   .724
Nevada  ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 28 18   .609
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 25 27   .481
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 7 14   .333 28 28   .500
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 5 16   .238 24 25   .490
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of June 30, 1996[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1996 Big West Conference baseball tournament determined the conference champion for the Big West Conference at the end of the 1996 season. The teams met from May 10 through 12 at Cal State Fullerton's on campus stadium, Titan Field.[2]

Seeding and format

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The top four teams at the end of the conference's round robin regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage, with head to head matchups used as a tiebreaker. UNLV claimed the season series over UC Santa Barbara, and therefore was seeded second.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Long Beach State 15 6 .714
1
UNLV 14 7 .667
1
2
UC Santa Barbara 14 7 .667
1
3
Cal State Fullerton 13 8 .619
2
4
Nevada 8 13 .381
7
New Mexico State 8 13 .381
7
San Jose State 7 14 .238
8
Pacific 5 16 .238
10

Bracket

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The following bracket depicts the results of the tournament.[2][3][4][5]

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Long Beach State1
4Cal State Fullerton3
4Cal State Fullerton8
2UNLV9
2UNLV6
3UC Santa Barbara3
2UNLV
1Long Beach State
Lower round 1Lower final
4Cal State Fullerton9
1Long Beach State21Long Beach State13
3UC Santa Barbara1

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1996". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Cal State Fullerton Titans Record Book (PDF). Cal State Fullerton. p. 141. Retrieved January 1, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ UNLV Baseball Guide (PDF). UNLV Rebels. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  4. ^ UC Santa Barbara Baseball Record Book (PDF). UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. p. 15. Retrieved January 3, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ 2010 Long Beach State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Long Beach State. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2013.