COLUMBIA, S.C. — Florida faced pressure all night, and responded when it mattered the most.
Florida’s 5-2 victory over the Gamecocks in front of a Carolina Stadium record crowd of 8.242 fans not only gave the Gators (40-12) the Eastern Division title at 22-7 but clinched the championship of the Southeastern Conference for Kevin O’Sullivan as well.
“I knew this was going to be a tough one,” O’Sullivan said.
O’Sullivan, who left the Palmetto State where he was pitching coach at Clemson to come to Gainesville and rebuild the baseball program, got the Gators to the promised land in his third season as head coach Friday evening.
“This was one of our goals,” O’Sullivan said. “Everybody in this league sets out to win an SEC championship, that’s what makes being in this league so much fun. This really is only our first goal. Like anybody else, our ultimate goal is to get to Omaha. I think we are battled-tested. I’m just hoping we can continue to play well and by all indications, I think we will.”
The SEC recognizes the team with the best regular-season record in the league as its league champion. Florida’s 22-7 record assures the Gators as having that, no matter what happens in Saturday afternoon’s regular-season finale at 4 between Florida and South Carolina (20-9 SEC, 42-13 overall).
“All of the credit goes to the players,” O’Sullivan said. “They’ve got to be the ones to go out and play and make pitches and have quality at bats. Once the umpire says ‘play ball,’ it’s really up to them to play well.”
The victory also assures Florida of being the top-seeded team in the upcoming SEC Tournament at Regions Park in Hoover, Ala. The Gators will open play against the No. 8 seed at 5:30 p.m. ET Wednesday. The winner of the double-elimination tournament receives the SEC’s automatic berth into the 64-team NCAA Division I Baseball Championships. On the strength of their 40-12 overall record, Florida is expected to receive one of the top eight seeds in the tournament, assuring the Gators that they will host a first-round regional June 4-7, and if they win that, a best-of-three Super Regional June 11-14.
The NCAA will announce its 16 regional hosts on Sunday, May 30 and the 64-team tournament field will be announced on Monday, May 31 at 12:30 p.m. on ESPN. Last year, the Gators were seeded eighth nationally, meaning they hosted a first-round regional (which they won) and then a Super Regional. But Florida lost the first two games of the best-of-three series to Southern Mississippi, which earned a berth in the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.
The Gators have made five trips to Rosenblatt Stadium, the home of the College World Series, since 1988 but have never won the NCAA Championship. They finished second to Texas in 2005. But after two sub-par seasons followed, Athletics Director Jeremy Foley replaced head coach Pat McMahon with O’Sullivan, who got the team back into the NCAA tournament in 2008, 2009 and most assuredly 2010.
In three seasons, the Gators are 116-58 under O’Sullivan, and this year’s work may have been his best season. An outstanding freshman class, led by power-hitting Austin Maddox and freshman starters Hudson Randall and Brian Johnson, played vital roles in the campaign.
“I’m awfully proud of the way they played,” O’Sullivan said. “It’s a tough environment, (USC) has got an outstanding club. We played near-errorless defense until the ninth and we didn’t walk anybody. Even though Hudson Randall pitched from behind, he made pitches when he had to. I don’t know that there’s a tougher environment that he’s pitched in, being a freshman, so this can only help him down the road.”
Randall got the call Friday night and he was up to the task, going 5.1 innings, allowing just two earned runs and nine hits with no walks and three strikeouts. Freshman Steven Rodriguez took over and went 1.1 innings, striking out three more and allowing just one hit.
“It felt really good,” Rodriguez said. “It was something where I just came out to do my job, I didn’t really think about it, I was trying to help out the team and I accomplished that.”
Rodriguez earned his first-career victory.
“When I came (to UF), coach Sully told me we are going to have a great team and we are going to be able to do something special,” Rodriguez said. “This is one goal, we’re going to celebrate it tonight, but tomorrow we have another game and we’re going to try to take care of that., the go off to the SEC tournament and take care of things there.”
Greg Larson went 0.2 innings, allowing a hit, before turning the ball over to closer Kevin Chapman, who went the final 1.2 innings with a strikeout to notch his tenth save of the season. On a 2-2 pitch to Christian Walker, Chapman got the Georgia first baseman to hit a fly ball to center fielder Matt den Dekker, who came back for his senior season, and den Dekker put it away to begin Florida’s celebration.
“I knew Matt was out there,” Chapman said. “I might have celebrated a little bit early, but it felt good. I can’t feel my body. I’m still up in the air; it feels awesome. We’ve worked so hard for this title over the past years. It feels really good to come through.”
Florida was outhit by South Carolina 11-8 but a three-hit, three-RBI performance by the No. 9 man in Florida’s lineup, junior Josh Adams, was crucial.
“He’s worked awfully hard,” O’Sullivan said. “The one thing we’ve been preaching about is that even though its been a tough year, people are going to remember him as the got who got three hits and three RBIs in the SEC championship game. You’ve just got to keep plugging along. If he can get hot for like we all think he can for the last month and a half, nobody is going to remember what his batting average was for the first three and a half months.”
Adams entered the game with a .216 batting average despite being All-SEC team selection in his first two seasons.
“Any way I can help the team, I want to,” Adams said. “In that situation it feels really good to finally come through.”
Adam Matthews, who had three hits for the Gamecocks as did teammates Jackie Bradley Jr. and Brady Thomas, led off the bottom of the second inning with a solo home run off Randall for a 1-0 lead.
Meanwhile, Florida did not have a hit off South Carolina starter Sam Dyson until den Dekker started the fourth inning with a single to center. He then stole second base and advanced to third on Preston Tucker’s infield grounder. Maddox then brought den Dekker home with a sacrifice fly to center to tie the game at 1-1.
O’Sullivan had anticipated that Dyson would match-up well against his team.
“Dyson was sharp early,” O’Sullivan said. “He was carving us up early. He was good tonight. I was really concerned because he’s got another gear, he can dial it up. If he’s on during a certain night, he can just dominate the game and that’s what he did tonight.”
The Gamecocks got the run back in the bottom of the fourth after consecutive one-out singles by Matthews, Thomas and Bobby Haney.
Once again, Florida tied it in the top of the sixth when leadoff batter Adams doubled to right center and went to third on freshman Nolan Fontana’s sacrifice bunt. After den Dekker grounded back to the pitcher for the second out, Tucker tripled to right to tie the game at 2-2.
Florida took the lead for good in the top of the seventh with two out when Adams doubled to center, scoring Daniel Pigott and Bryson Smith. In the top of the ninth, Adams’ two-out single to right scored Ben McMahan.
“My first at bat, I was looking for a fastball because (Dyson) blew me away on my first at bat with a fastball,” Adams said. “I was just looking dead-red and he kind of left one up a little bit. My next at bat, he threw me three-straight sliders. It was one of those things where I was looking for it. He didn’t make very many mistakes. He pitched a great game. Fortunately, I got the barrel on the ball.”
Florida and South Carolina complete the regular season Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. The game will be telecast by SUN Sports.
South Carolina has not announced a starting pitching, and O’Sullivan might opt to make a change from his original announced starter.
“We may switch things up and start Brian Johnson on Wednesday and push everybody back a day, which would keep them on their seven-day rotation,” O’Sullivan said. “Whether he throws an inning tomorrow or we start somebody else, we’ll decide that tonight.”
Gators fans can except to see a different lineup on the field for the season finale.
“We’ll have a chance to play a bunch of other guys tomorrow, some guys that have been supporting the guys who have been playing all the time,” O’Sullivan said. “It’s their turn to root those guys on. Tomorrow is going to be a team game. They’ve earned it with all of the hard work they’ve put in this year.”
BASEBALL
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
Eastern Division Conference Overall
(Rank) Team W-L Pct. GB W-L Pct.
(5) xy-Florida 22-7 .759 — 40-12 .769
(6) South Carolina 20-9 .690 2 42-13 .764
(19) Vanderbilt 16-11 .593 5 40-14 .741
e-Kentucky 12-17 .414 10 30-25 .545
e-Tennessee 12-17 .414 10 30-25 .545
e-Georgia 5-22 .185 16 16-36 .308
Western Division Conference Overall
(Rank) Team W-L Pct. GB W-L Pct.
(17) x-Auburn 19-10 .655 — 39-17 .696
(15) Arkansas 17-12 .586 2 39-16 .709
(17) Mississippi 16-13 .552 3 36-19 .655
(29) Louisiana State 14-15 .483 5 36-19 .655
Alabama 14-15 .483 5 33-21 .611
e-Mississippi State 5-24 .172 14 22-33 .400
(Rank) Ranking in the GatorCountry.com Top 30
x-division champ; y-overall SEC champion; e-eliminated.
RESULTS
FRIDAY / May 21
Florida 5, South Carolina 2
Arkansas 4, Vanderbilt 3
Auburn 18, Mississippi 4
Louisiana State 17, Mississippi State 3
Alabama 4, Tennessee 2
Georgia 20, Kentucky 0
THURSDAY / May 20
Florida 3, South Carolina 2
Vanderbilt 4, Arkansas 3
Auburn 5, Mississippi 3
Louisiana State 14, Mississippi State 13
Alabama 11, Tennessee 3
Georgia 8, Kentucky 6
SCHEDULE
SATURDAY / May 22
Florida (Fr. LHP Brian Johnson 5-2, 3.53 ERA) at South Carolina (TBA), 4 p.m. (FSN)
Alabama (So. LHP Adam Morgan 5-4, 6.58 ERA) at Tennessee (TBA), 1 p.m.
Kentucky (Fr. LHP Taylor Rogers 4-7, 6.27 ERA) at Georgia (So. RHP Michael Palazzone 4-6, 8.32 ERA), 2 p.m.
Arkansas (TBA) at Vanderbilt (So. RHP Jack Armstrong 7-1, 3.53 ERA), 3 p.m.
Mississippi State (TBA) at Louisiana State (Jr. RHP Austin Ross 3-4, 5.27 ERA), 4 p.m.
Auburn (TBA) at Mississippi (TBA), 5 p.m.
2010 SEC TOURNAMENT / Hoover, Ala. / Regions Park
WEDNESDAY / May 26 / Pairings as of Friday, May 21
Game 1: (7) Louisiana State vs. (2) Auburn, 10:30 a.m. (SUN)
Game 2: (6) Mississippi vs. (3) South Carolina, 1 p.m. (SUN)
Game 3: (8) Alabama vs. (1) Florida, 5:30 p.m. (SUN)
Game 4: (5) Arkansas vs. (4) Vanderbilt, 8 p.m. (SUN)
THURSDAY / May 27
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 10:30 a.m. (SUN)
Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 1 p.m. (SUN)
Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 5:30 p.m. (SUN)
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 8 p.m. (SUN)
FRIDAY / May 28
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7, 4 p.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY / May 29
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 10:30 a.m. (SUN)
Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 10, 1 p.m. (SUN)
Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11, 6 p.m. (if necessary) (CSS)
Game 14: Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12, 9 p.m. (If necessary) (CSS)
SUNDAY, May 30
Game 15: Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14, 2 p.m. (ESPN2)
SEC TOURNAMENT SEEDINGS AS OF MAY 21
1. Florida (.759)
2. Auburn (.655)
3. South Carolina (.690)
4. Vanderbilt (.593)
5. Arkansas (.586)
6. Mississippi (.552)
7. Louisiana State (.483)
8. Alabama (.483)
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Eliminated: 9. Kentucky (.414); 10. Tennessee (.414); 11. Georgia (.185); 12. Mississippi State (.172).
WHAT’S AT STAKE TODAY
The top 3 seeds are assured. Florida is the SEC Champion and Eastern Division Champion and gets the No. 1 seed in the tournament. Auburn, as the Western Division champion, is the No. 2 seed, even though South Carolina has a better winning percentage. South Carolina thus becomes the No. 3 seed.
If Arkansas beats Vanderbilt Saturday, the two schools will exchange their current seeds. If Vanderbilt wins Saturday, it remains No. 4 and Arkansas can do no worse than get the No. 5 seed because it owns the tiebreaker with Mississippi if they end up tied in percentage.
LSU and Alabama will be the bottom two seeds into the tournament, and if they remain tied in percentage Saturday, LSU gets the higher seed by virtue of its sweep of Alabama earlier in the season. The Tigers clinch the seventh seed with a win or an Alabama loss. The only way Alabama gets the No. 7 seed is if it beats Tennessee and Mississippi State beats LSU.
1. FLORIDA
2. AUBURN
3. SOUTH CAROLINA
4. VANDERBILT / ARKANSAS
5. ARKANSAS / VANDERBILT
6. MISSISSIPPI
7. LOUISIANA STATE / ALABAMA
8. ALABAMA / LOUISIANA STATE
NCAA DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIP
SUNDAY / May 30
Announcement of 16 regional hosts
MONDAY / May 31
Baseball Selection Show, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)
FRIDAY-MONDAY / June 4-7
NCAA Regionals (16 sites)
FRIDAY-MONDAY / June 11-14
NCAA Super Regionals (8 sites)
SATURDAY-WEDNESDAY / June 19-30
College World Series, Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, Neb.
RANKINGS
May 17, 2010
GATOR COUNTRY.com TOP 30 / ON DECK
The Gator Country.com Top 30 ranking is determined by combining four polls of USA Today / ESPN Coaches, Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association:
School (Rcd) Results / Next games
1. Texas (44-8) beat Missouri 5-2. Next: May 22-23 at Missouri.
2. Virginia (44-10) beat No. 13 Miami, Fla., 3-1. Next: May 22 at No. 13 Miami, Fla.
3. Arizona State (43-6) beat Oregon State, 10-4. Next: May 22-23 vs. Oregon State.
4. Coastal Carolina (47-6) beat Radford, 8-6. Next: May 22 at Radford.
5. Florida (40-12) beat No. 6 South Carolina, 5-2. Next: May 22 at No. 6 South Carolina.
6. South Carolina (41-13) lost to No. 5 Florida, 5-2. Next: May 22 vs. No. 5 Florida.
7t. Georgia Tech (43-10) beat Boston College, 7-5. Next: May 22 at Boston College.
7t. Florida State (39-15) lost to No. 24t Clemson, 8-4. Next: May 22 at No. 24t Clemson.
9. Texas Christian (42-11) beat Cal State Bakersfield, 12-0. Next: May 22 vs. Cal State Bakersfield.
10t. UCLA (38-11) beat California, 8-7. Next: May 22-23 at No. 30 California.
10t. Cal State Fullerton (35-14) beat Santa Clara, 8-0. Next: May 21-23 vs. Santa Clara.
12. Louisville (42-10) at Notre Dame, ppd. rain. Next: May 22 (2) and 23 at Notre Dame.
13. Miami, Fla. (38-14) lost to No. 2 Virginia, 3-1. Next: May 22 vs. No. 2 Virginia.
14. Oklahoma (39-14) beat Kansas, 14-4. Next: May 22-23 at Kansas.
15. Arkansas (39-15) beat No. 19 Vanderbilt, 4-3. Next: May 22 at No. 19 Vanderbilt.
16. Virginia Tech (36-20) lost to North Carolina, 5-3. Next: May 22 at North Carolina.
17t. Mississippi (36-19) lost to No. 17t Auburn, 18-4. Next: May 22 vs. No. 17t Auburn.
17t. Auburn (37-17) beat No. 17t Mississippi, 18-4. Next: May 22 at No. 17t Mississippi.
19. Vanderbilt (40-14) lost to No. 15 Arkansas, 4-3. Next: May 22 vs. No. 15 Arkansas.
20. Connecticut (43-11) beat Seton Hall, 11-5. Next: May 22 vs. Seton Hall.
21. Rice (34-19) beat UAB, 9-2. Next: May 22 vs. UAB.
22. San Diego (31-18) lost to Pepperdine, 5-0. Next: May 22-23 at Pepperdine.
23. UC Irvine (33-17) beat UC Riverside, 5-0. Next: May 22-23 vs. UC Riverside.
24t. Clemson (35-19) beat No. 7t Florida State, 8-4. Next: May 20-22 vs. No. 7t Florida State.
24t. Oregon (34-19) lost to Washington, 13-11. Next: May 22-23 at Washington.
26t. Arizona (31-18) lost to Stanford, 3-1. Next: May 22-23 vs. Stanford.
26t. Washington State (29-18) beat Southern California, 20-7. Next: May 22-23 vs. Southern California.
28. Kansas State (35-16) beat Texas A&M, 8-7 (10). Next: May 22-23 at Texas A&M.
29. Louisiana State (36-18) beat Mississippi State, 17-3. Next: May 22 vs. Mississippi State.
30. California (27-19) lost to No. 10 UCLA, 8-7. Next: May 22-23 vs. No. 10t UCLA.
USA TODAY/ESPN COACHES
1. Texas (43-8); 2. Virginia (43-9); 3. Arizona State (42-6); 4. Coastal Carolina (45-6); 5. Florida (37-12); 6. Georgia Tech (41-10); 7. South Carolina (41-11); 8. Florida State (39-13); 9. Texas Christian (40-11); 10. UCLA (37-11); 11. Louisville (42-10); 12. Cal State Fullerton (34-14); 13. Miami, Fla. (37-13); 14. Arkansas (38-14); 15. Vanderbilt (39-13); 16. Oklahoma (37-14); 17. Mississippi (36-17); 18. Auburn (35-17); 19. Connecticut (41-11); 20. Virginia Tech (36-18); 21. Rice (32-19); 22. Clemson (33-19); 23. Oregon (34-18); 24. Kansas State (34-16); 25. San Diego (31-17); 26. UC Irvine (32-17); 27. Pittsburgh (36-14); 28. Louisiana State (34-18); 29. Arizona (31-17); 30. College of Charleston (39-14).
BASEBALL AMERICA
1. Virginia (43-9); 2. Texas (43-8); 3. Arizona State (42-6); 4. Florida (37-12); 5. Coastal Carolina (45-6); 6. South Carolina (41-11); 7. Florida State (39-13); 8. Texas Christian (40-11); 9. Cal State Fullerton (34-14); 10. UCLA (37-11); 11. Louisville (42-10); 12. Virginia Tech (36-16); 13. Georgia Tech (41-10); 14. Miami, Fla. (37-13); 15. Oklahoma (37-14); 16. Auburn (35-17); 17. Arkansas (38-14); 18. Mississippi (36-17); 19. San Diego (31-17); 20. Connecticut (41-11); 21. Rice (32-19); 22. Oregon (34-18); 23. Vanderbilt (39-13); 24. Washington State (28-18); 25. UC Irvine (32-17).
COLLEGIATE BASEBALL
1. Texas (43-8); 2. Virginia (43-9); 3. Arizona State (42-6); 4. Coastal Carolina (45-6); 5. Florida (37-12); 6. South Carolina (41-11); 7. Cal State Fullerton (34-14); 8. Georgia Tech (41-10); 9. Miami, Fla. (37-13); 10. UCLA (37-11); 11. Florida State (39-13); 12. Texas Christian (40-11); 13. Louisville (42-10); 14. Oklahoma (37-14); 15. San Diego (31-17); 16. Auburn (35-17); 17. Mississippi (36-17); 18. Arkansas (38-14); 19. Connecticut (41-11); 20. Vanderbilt (39-13); 21. Virginia Tech (36-16); 22. Rice (32-19); 23. UC Irvine (32-17); 24. Washington State (28-18); 25. California (27-18); 26. Arizona (31-17); 27. Fresno State (32-22); 28. Clemson (33-19); 29. Southern Mississippi (30-19); 30. Kansas State (34-16).
NATIONAL COLLEGE BASEBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION
1. Texas (43-8); 2. Virginia (43-9); 3. Arizona State (42-6); 4. Coastal Carolina (45-6); 5. Florida (37-12); 6. Texas Christian (40-11); 7. Georgia Tech (41-10); 8. Florida State (39-13); 9. South Carolina (41-11); 10. UCLA (37-11); 11. Louisville (42-10); 12. Cal State Fullerton (34-14); 13. Miami, Fla. (37-13); 14. Arkansas (38-14); 15. Oklahoma (37-14); 16. Vanderbilt (39-13); 17. Virginia Tech (36-16); 18. Connecticut (41-11); 19. Mississippi (36-17); 20. Clemson (33-19); 21. Auburn (35-17); 22. Rice (32-19); 23. UC Irvine (32-17); 24. Arizona (31-17); 25. Oregon (34-18); 26. North Carolina (32-20); 27. Louisiana State (34-18); 28. Kansas State (34-16); 29. San Diego (31-17); 30. Stanford (27-20).
NCAA MEN’S BASEBALL RATINGS PERCENTAGE INDEX
May 18, 2010
1. Arizona State (Pac-10); 2. Virginia (ACC); 3. Coastal Carolina (Big South); 4. Florida (SEC); 5. Louisville (Big East); 6. Texas (Big 12); 7. UCLA (Pac-10); 8. Arkansas (SEC); 9. Miami, Fla. (ACC); 10. Georgia Tech (ACC); 11. Cal State Fullerton (Big West); 12. Florida State (ACC); 13. Vanderbilt (SEC); 14. South Carolina (SEC); 15. Alabama (SEC); 16. Auburn (SEC); 17. Arizona (Pac-10); 18. San Diego (West Coast); 19. Clemson (ACC); 20. Texas Christian (MWC); 21. Kentucky (SEC); 22. Louisiana State (SEC); 23. Oregon (Pac-10); 24. Connecticut (Big East); 25. Oklahoma (Big 12); 26. Mississippi (SEC); 27. Virginia Tech (SEC); 28. Rice (C-USA); 29. College of Charleston (Southern); 30. North Carolina (ACC); 31. Texas A&M (Big 12); 32. Washington State (Pac-10); 33. Oregon State (Pac-10); 34. Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt); 35. California (Pac-10); 36. Florida Atlantic (Sun Belt); 37. Western Kentucky (Sun Belt); 38. New Mexico (MWC); 39. Tennessee (SEC); 40. Southeastern Louisiana (Southland); 41. Kansas State (Big 12); 42. Citadel (Southern); 43. Stanford (Pac-10); 44. Liberty (Big South); 45. Florida Gulf Coast (A-Sun); 46. Boston College (ACC); 47. Pittsburgh (Big East); 48. Texas State (Southland); 49. Baylor (Big 12); 50. Texas Tech (Big 12); 51. Elon (Southern); 52. UC Irvine (Big West); 53. Georgia Southern (Southern); 54. Kansas (Big 12); 55. Washington (Pac-10); 56. Appalachian State (Southern); 57. Western Carolina (Southern); 58. Middle Tennessee (Sun Belt); 59. North Carolina State (ACC); 60. Southern Mississippi (C-USA); 61. FIU (Sun Belt); 62. South Alabama (Sun Belt); 63. Southern California (Pac-10); 64. Rutgers (Big East).
RPI BY CONFERENCE
Southeastern: 4. Florida; 8. Arkansas; 13. Vanderbilt; 14. South Carolina; 15. Alabama; 16. Auburn; 21. Kentucky; 22. Louisiana State; 26. Mississippi; 39. Tennessee; 70. Mississippi State; 114. Georgia.
America East: 192. Binghamton; 203. Maine; 225. Stony Brook; 279. Albany (N.Y.); 283. Hartford; 291. Maryland-Baltimore County.
Atlantic 10: 83. Charlotte; 169. Rhode Island; 193. Xavier; 210. Massachusetts; 223. Richmond; 226. Fordham; 232. St. Louis; 235. George Washington; 238. St. Joseph’s; 242. Dayton; 258. St. Bonaventure; 261. La Salle; 262. Duquesne; 267. Temple.
Atlantic Coast: 2. Virginia; 9. Miami, Fla.; 10. Georgia Tech; 12. Florida State; 19. Clemson; 27. Virginia Tech; 30. North Carolina; 46. Boston College; 59. North Carolina State; 77. Duke; 121. Wake Forest; 147. Maryland.
Atlantic Sun: 45. Florida Gulf Coast; 97. North Florida; 105. Jacksonville; 122. East Tennessee State; 148. Stetson; 151. Kennesaw State; 157. Mercer; 166. Belmont; 180. Lipscomb; 221. Campbell; 227. South Carolina Upstate.
Big 12: 6. Texas; 25. Oklahoma; 31. Texas A&M; 41. Kansas State; 49. Baylor; 50. Texas Tech; 54. Kansas; 73. Nebraska; 81. Missouri; 88. Oklahoma State.
Big East: 5. Louisville; 24. Connecticut; 47. Pittsburgh; 64. Rutgers; 78. St. John’s (N.Y.); 102. West Virginia; 110. South Florida; 128. Villanova; 134. Cincinnati; 178. Georgetown; 185. Seton Hall; 197. Notre Dame.
Big South: 3. Coastal Carolina; 44. Liberty; 72. Virginia Military Institute; 87. Radford; 118. High Point; 124. Winthrop; 168. Gardner-Webb; 173. Charleston Southern; 216. UNC Asheville; 263. Presbyterian.
Big Ten: 69. Michigan; 80. Michigan State; 96. Indiana; 99. Ohio State; 138. Purdue; 139. Illinois; 142. Minnesota; 150. Iowa; 177. Penn State; 186. Northwestern.
Big West: 11. Cal State Fullerton; 52. UC Irvine; 66. UC Riverside; 79. Long Beach State; 86. Pacific; 135. Cal State Northridge; 164. Cal Poly; 165. UC Santa Barbara; 175. UC Davis.
Colonial: 75. James Madison; 115. UNC Wilmington; 126. George Mason; 140. Virginia Commonwealth; 159. William & Mary; 176. Georgia State; 198. Delaware; 199. Hofstra; 204. Towson; 228. Old Dominion; 243. Northeastern.
Conference USA: 28. Rice; 60. Southern Mississippi; 71. East Carolina; 82. UCF; 85. Tulane; 89. Houston; 98. Memphis; 106. Marshall; 117. UAB.
Horizon: 167. Wright State; 214. Illinois-Chicago; 233. Milwaukee; 265. Valparaiso; 269. Youngstown State; 272. Butler; 284. Cleveland State.
Ivy Group: 143. Dartmouth; 145. Columbia; 183. Cornell; 224. Penn; 230. Harvard; 239. Brown; 245. Yale; 257. Princeton.
Metro Atlantic: 93. Manhattan; 125. Marist; 149. Canisius; 153. Rider; 181. Siena; 247. Fairfield; 252. Niagara; 278. St. Peter’s; 288. Iona.
Mid-American: 95. Ball State; 129. Kent State; 131. Central Michigan; 133. Toledo; 136. Bowling Green; 171. Miami, Ohio; 188. Eastern Michigan; 213. Northern Illinois; 216. Buffalo; 234. Ohio; 244. Akron; 266. Western Michigan.
Mid-Eastern: 113. Bethune-Cookman; 240. North Carolina A&T; 285. Norfolk State; 292. Coppin State; 294. Delaware State; 295. Florida A&M; 296. Maryland-Eastern Shore.
Missouri Valley: 65. Wichita State; 101. Evansville; 104. Indiana State; 107. Illinois State; 170. Southern Illinois; 174. Creighton; 182. Missouri State; 250. Bradley.
Mountain West: 20. Texas Christian; 38. New Mexico; 94. Brigham Young; 103. San Diego State; 132. UNLV; 156. Utah; 253. Air Force.
Northeast: 196. Bryant; 201. Sacred Heart; 211. Central Connecticut State; 229. Monmouth; 249. Wagner; 273. Quinnipiac; 275. Mount St. Mary’s; 277. Long Island; 286. Fairleigh Dickinson.
Ohio Valley: 111. Jacksonville State; 137. Austin Peay; 155. Murray State; 158. Southeast Missouri State; 179. Eastern Kentucky; 189. Morehead State; 190. Tennessee Tech; 231. UT Martin; 235. Eastern Illinois.
Pacific-10: 1. Arizona State; 7. UCLA; 17. Arizona; 23. Oregon; 32. Washington State; 33. Oregon State; 35. California; 43. Stanford; 55. Washington; 63. Southern California.
Patriot League: 161. Army; 209. Holy Cross; 219. Lehigh; 220. Bucknell; 254. Lafayette; 259. Navy.
Southern: 29. College of Charleston; 42. Citadel; 51. Elon; 53. Georgia Southern; 56. Appalachian State; 57. Western Carolina; 68. Samford; 202. UNC Greensboro; 206. Wofford; 207. Davidson; 241. Furman.
Southland: 40. Southeastern Louisiana; 48. Texas State; 76. Northwestern State; 100. Stephen F. Austin; 120. McNeese State; 123. Texas-Arlington; 127. UTSA; 146. Lamar; 162. Nicholls State; 191. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; 200. Sam Houston State; 212. Central Arkansas.
Southwestern: 237. Southern U.; 248. Jackson State; 251. Texas Southern; 271. Alcorn State; 281. Grambling; 282. Mississippi Valley State; 293. Arkansas-Pine Bluff; 297. Prairie View; 299. Alabama State; 301. Alabama A&M.
Summit League: 141. South Dakota State; 144. Oral Roberts; 172. Centenary; 256. Southern Utah; 268. Oakland; 274. IPFW; 280. North Dakota State; 287. Western Illinois.
Sun Belt: 34. Louisiana-Lafayette; 36. Florida Atlantic; 37. Western Kentucky; 58. Middle Tennessee; 61. FIU; 62. South Alabama; 67. Troy; 91. Arkansas State; 130. Arkansas-Little Rock; 184. Louisiana-Monroe; 222. New Orleans.
West Coast: 18. San Diego; 92. Portland; 108. San Francisco; 160. Pepperdine; 163. Loyola Marymount; 187. Gonzaga; 205. St. Mary’s (Calif.); 208. Santa Clara.
Western Athletic: 74. Fresno State; 84. Hawaii; 90. New Mexico State; 112. Nevada; 154. Louisiana Tech; 215. San Jose State; 218. Sacramento State.
Independents: 109. Le Moyne; 116. Cal State Bakersfield; 119. Dallas Baptist; 152. Longwood; 246. Seattle; 264. SIU Edwardsville; 290. Savannah State; 300. North Carolina Central.
Great West: (No automatic berth) 194. Northern Colorado; 195. Utah Valley; 255. Houston Baptist; 260. New York Institute of Technology; 270. North Dakota; 276. Texas-Pan American; 289. New Jersey Institute of Technology; 298. Chicago State.
NCAA DIVISION I CONFERENCES
AMERICA EAST
Tournament: May 26-28 at highest seed (4-team, double-elimination).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. Binghamton 18-3 (27-18); 2. Stony Brook 15-6 (26-22); 3. Maine 13-7 (30-20); 4. Albany 9-12 (10-36); 5. UMBC 4-16 (9-35); 6. Hartford 3-18 (9-35).
ATLANTIC COAST
Tournament: May 26-30 at NewBridge Bank Park, Greensboro, N.C. (Top two teams in each division plus four teams with next best conference winning percentage; 8-team, double-elimination).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): Atlantic Division: 1. Florida State 18-9 (39-13); 2. Clemson 15-12 (33-19); 3. Boston College 13-14 (28-23); 4. N.C. State 12-15 (32-20); 5. Wake Forest 6-21 (15-36); 6. Maryland 4-23 (16-37). Coastal Division: 1. Virginia 21-6 (43-9); 2. (tie) Georgia Tech 19-8 (41-10) and Miami, Fla. 19-8 (37-13); 4. Virginia Tech 16-11 (36-16); 5. North Carolina 11-16 (32-20); 6. Duke 8-19 (29-24).
ATLANTIC 10
Tournament: May 26-29 at Campbell’s Field, Camden, N.J. (6-team, double-elimination).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. Charlotte 18-6 (35-13); 2. (tie) Rhode Island 15-9 (26-22) and Xavier 15-9 (22-30); 4. (tie) Fordham 13-11 (19-32), George Washington 13-11 (25-26), La Salle 13-11 (20-28) and Saint Joseph’s 13-11 (18-26); 8. (tie) Dayton 12-12 (23-29) and Saint Louis 12-12 (26-26); 10. Massachusetts 11-13 (17-26); 11. (tie) Duquesne 9-15 (15-38) and Richmond 9-15 (23-26); 13. Temple 8-16 (12-36).
ATLANTIC SUN
Tournament: May 26-29 at Dugan Field/Marsh Stadium, Nashville, Tenn. (6-team, double-elimination).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. xy-Florida Gulf Coast 22-5 (34-17); 2. x-North Florida 14-9 (29-22); 3. (tie) Mercer 14-10 (31-21) and East Tennessee State 14-10 (29-24); 5. Stetson 13-11 (26-27); 6. (tie) Belmont 12-11 (26-24) and Jacksonville 12-11 (23-25); 8. Kennesaw State 10-14 (21-30); 9. Lipscomb 8-15 (18-33); 10. USC Upstate (not eligible) 8-19 (18-36); 11. Campbell 6-18 (26-26). x-clinched tournament berth; y-regular-season champion.
BIG EAST
Tournament: May 25-30 at Bright House Field, Clearwater, Fla. (8-team, 2-bracket, double-elimination).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. x-Connecticut 18-5 (41-11); 2. x-Louisville 18-6 (42-10); 3. x-Pittsburgh 17-6 (36-14); 4. x-St. John’s 15-9 (34-16); 5. x-South Florida 14-10 (23-29); 6. x-Rutgers 13-11 (25-23); 7. (tie) Cincinnati 10-14 (26-27) and Notre Dame 10-14 (22-29); 9. (tie) Villanova 8-16 (28-21) and West Virginia 8-16 (24-27); 11. Seton Hall 7-17 (18-28-1); 12. Georgetown 5-19 (23-28).
BIG SOUTH
Tournament: May 25-29 at The Winthrop Ballpark, Rock Hill, S.C. (Seeds 6-7, 5-8 games on May 25 are single elimination; two that survive enter double-elimination tournament May 26-29).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. y-Coastal Carolina 23-0 (45-6); 2. Liberty 18-6 (37-15); 3. Radford 15-9 (28-22); 4. (tie) Virginia Military Institute 12-12 (31-18) and High Point 12-12 (26-26); 6. Winthrop 11-13 (23-26); 7. Gardner-Webb 9-15 (23-27); 8. UNC Asheville 8-16 (15-32); 9. Charleston Southern 6-17 (17-34); 10. Presbyterian 5-19 (13-37). y-clinched regular-season title.
BIG TEN
Tournament: May 26-29 at Bill Davis Stadium, Columbus, Ohio (6-team, double-elimination).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. Minnesota 13-8 (25-27); 2. (tie) Michigan 12-9 (31-19) and Purdue 12-9 (30-19); 4. Northwestern 11-10 (22-29); 5. (tie) Michigan State 10-11 (32-17), Ohio State 10-11 (27-21), Indiana 10-11 (25-24) and Iowa 10-11 (23-26); 9. Illinois 9-12 (24-24); 10. Penn State 8-13 (21-28).
BIG 12
Tournament: May 26-30 at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, Oklahoma City, Okla. (8-team, 2-bracket, double-elimination).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. Texas 21-3 (43-8); 2. Kansas State 13-10 (34-16); 3. Oklahoma 12-10 (37-14); 4. Texas Tech 13-11 (27-24); 5. Texas A&M 12-11-1 (33-18-1); 6. Kansas 11-12-1 (30-21-1); 7. Missouri 10-13 (27-22); 8. Baylor 9-13 (27-21); 9. Oklahoma State 8-16 (28-23); 10. Nebraska 7-17 (23-27).
BIG WEST
Tournament: None; regular-season champion gets automatic berth.
Automatic NCAA berth: Cal State Fullerton.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. y-Cal State Fullerton 18-3 (34-14); 2. UC Irvine 12-6 (32-17); 3. Pacific 11-7 (30-18); 4. UC Riverside 10-8 (28-19); 5. (tie) Long Beach State 7-11 (22-26) and UC Santa Barbara 7-11 (21-25); 7. Cal Poly 8-13 (17-30); 8. Cal State Northridge 6-12 (24-23); 9. UC Davis 5-13 (21-26). y-clinched regular-season championship but gets berth because it has the tiebreaker (won two of three games from UC Irvine).
COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Tournament: May 27-29 at Brooks Field, Wilmington, N.C. (4-team, double-elimination).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. James Madison 16-5 (26-20); 2. Virginia Commonwealth 15-5-1 (30-20-1); 3. Georgia State 14-6-1 (31-20-1); 4. UNC Wilmington 13-11 (29-24); 5. (tie) George Mason 10-11 (27-20), William & Mary 10-11 (26-20) and Hofstra 10-11 (20-25-1); 8. Towson 9-12 (17-34); 9. Old Dominion 8-13 (21-30); 10. Delaware 6-15 (24-24); 11. Northeastern 5-16 (12-28).
CONFERENCE USA
Tournament: May 26-30 at Cougar Field, Houston, Texas (6-team, 2-pool, round-robin tournament).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. Rice 15-6 (32-19); 2. Southern Mississippi 12-9 (30-19); 3. Memphis 11-10 (26-26); 4. Marshall 12-12 (23-28); 5. (tie) East Carolina 10-11 (30-22) and UAB 10-11 (27-23); 7. (tie) Tulane 9-12 (30-22) and Houston 9-12 (22-28); 9. UCF 8-13 (31-21).
GREAT WEST
Tournament: None.
Automatic NCAA berth: None.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. y-Utah Valley 22-2 (33-17); 2. Northern Colorado 18-6 (28-22); 3. Houston Baptist 15-9 (26-26); 4. New York Institute of Technology 13-11 (22-26); 5. North Dakota 11-13 (15-30); 6. (tie) New Jersey Institute of Technology 7-16 (11-39) and Texas Pan American 7-16 (18-30); 8. Chicago State 2-22 (4-45). y-league champion.
HORIZON LEAGUE
Tournament: May 26-30 at U.S. Steel Yard, Gary, Ind. (6-team, double-elimination).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. Wright State 17-6 (29-20); 2. Milwaukee 14-8 (26-22); 3. UIC 13-8 (20-27); 4. Valparaiso 8-8 (21-28); 5. Youngstown State 9-14 (21-29); 6. Butler 8-13 (18-26); 7. Cleveland State 5-17 (12-39).
IVY GROUP
Tournament: Best-of-three postseason series at New York May 8-10, Dartmouth vs. Columbia.
Automatic NCAA berth: Dartmouth (L, 2-13; W, 15-10; W, 11-5).
Regular-season standings (final): Gehrig Division: 1. Columbia 14-6 (26-21); 2. Penn 10-10 (21-20); 3. Cornell 9-11 (18-20); 4. Princeton 6-14 (12-30). Rolfe Division: 1. Dartmouth 13-7 (26-17); 2. (tie) Harvard 10-10 (17-25) and Brown 10-10 (13-31); 4. Yale 8-12 (21-22-1).
METRO ATLANTIC
Tournament: May 26-30 at Dutchess Stadium, Fishkill, N.Y. (4-team, double-elimination).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. Canisius 17-4 (35-18); 2. (tie) Manhattan 13-8 (28-17) and Marist 13-8 (30-20); 4. (tie) Rider 12-9 (30-21), Siena 12-9 (26-25) and Niagara 12-9 (16-34); 7. Fairfield 8-13 (18-29); 8. Saint Peter’s 6-18 (16-32); 9. Iona 3-18 (9-36).
MID-AMERICAN
Tournament: May 26-29 at VA Memorial Field, Chillicothe, Ohio (8-team, double-elimination).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): East: 1. (tie) Kent State 15-9 (31-22) and Bowling Green 15-9 (25-21); 3. Ohio 13-11 (20-30); 4. Miami, Ohio 10-14 (25-26); 5. Buffalo 9-15 (23-26). West: 1. Ball State 18-6 (27-24); 2. (tie) Toledo 17-7 (31-19) and Central Michigan 17-7 (30-19); 4. Eastern Michigan 13-11 (25-27); 5. Northern Illinois 9-15 (20-31); 6. Western Michigan 5-19 (12-38).
MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC
Tournament: May 20-23 at Jackie Robinson Ballpark, Daytona Beach, Fla. (6-team, double-elimination).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Tournament seeds: 1. Bethune-Cookman 18-0 (32-20); 2. North Carolina A&T 15-3 (28-24); 3. Norfolk State 9-9 (19-27-1); 4. Delaware State 8-10 (12-34); 5. Coppin State 7-11 (13-31); 6. x-Maryland Eastern Shore 3-15 (8-40).
x-Maryland Eastern Shore earned the sixth seed from Florida A&M (3-15, 10-31-1) by winning two of three games from Florida A&M during the regular season.
MISSOURI VALLEY
Tournament: May 25-29 at Eck Stadium, Wichita, Kan. (8-team, 2-bracket, double-elimination; bracket winners meet in single game for championship).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. Illinois State 14-4 (26-20); 2. Wichita State 15-6 (34-18); 3. Indiana State 9-8 (32-15); 4. Southern Illinois 8-9 (26-26); 5. Evansville 8-10 (28-24); 6. Creighton 9-12 (24-21); 7. Bradley 6-12 (18-29); 8. Missouri State 5-13 (19-30).
MOUNTAIN WEST
Tournament: May 25-29 at Tony Gwynn Stadium, San Diego, Calif. (6-team, double-elimination tournament).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. Texas Christian 19-5 (40-11); 2. New Mexico 13-7 (34-17); 3. UNLV 11-10 (27-23); 4. (tie) San Diego State 10-11 (25-26) and Brigham Young 10-11 (23-27); 6. Utah 9-12 (21-25); 7. Air Force 2-18 (12-40).
NORTHEAST
Tournament: May 27-29 at TD Bank Ballpark, Bridgewater, N.J. (Best-of-three series between top two teams).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. z-Bryant 22-6 (31-21); 2. x-Sacred Heart 19-9 (28-22); 3. Central Connecticut State 15-13 (26-19); 4. (tie) Monmouth 13-15 (20-23), Wagner 13-15 (21-29) and Quinnipiac 13-15 (14-35); 7. Mount St. Mary’s 14-18 (20-31); 8. Long Island 10-18 (13-39); 9. Fairleigh Dickinson 9-19 (14-35). z-ineligible for tournament because it is making move into Division I; x-clinched NEC Tournament berth.
OHIO VALLEY
Tournament: May 26-30 at Pringles Park, Jackson, Tenn. (6-team, double-elimination).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. x-Murray State 12-5-1 (25-22-1); 2. x-Tennessee Tech 11-6 (25-23); 3. x-Southeast Missouri State 12-7 (29-21); 4. x-Jacksonville State 12-8 (26-23); 5. Eastern Illinois 9-11 (15-32); 6. Eastern Kentucky 9-12 (24-24); 7. Morehead State 6-9-1 (24-22-1); 8. UT Martin 8-13 (23-28); 9. Austin Peay 5-13 (24-25).
PACIFIC-10
Tournament: None; regular-season champion earns berth.
Automatic NCAA berth: Arizona State has a three-game lead over UCLA with six games to play – three with Oregon State this weekend and three at Stanford the following weekend. The Bruins, meanwhile, have three games at California this weekend and close at home against Washingon State. Arizona State and UCLA are the only teams with a chance to win the regular-season title and automatic NCAA berth.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. Arizona State 16-5 (43-6); 2. UCLA 13-8 (37-11); 3. (tie) Washington State 11-10 (28-18), California 11-10 (27-18) and Stanford 11-10 (27-20); 6. (tie) Oregon 10-11 (34-18) and Arizona 10-11 (31-18); 8. (tie) Oregon State 9-12 (26-19) and Washington 9-12 (26-24); 10. Southern California 5-16 (23-28).
PATRIOT LEAGUE
Tournament: Top-seeded Army was host to fourth-seeded Bucknell and second-seeded Lehigh was host to third-seeded Holy Cross in best-of-three series May 14-15, with Bucknell and Holy Cross each winning the decisive third game to set up a best-of-three series May 21-22 at Holy Cross (first game Friday, second game Saturday and third game, if necessary, following Saturday’s second game).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. Army 16-4 (28-17); 2. Lehigh 12-8 (23-27); 3. Holy Cross 10-10 (25-24); 4. Bucknell 8-12 (23-32); 5. (tie) Lafayette 7-13 (15-30) and Navy 7-13 (29-21).
SOUTHEASTERN
Tournament: May 26-30 at Regions Park, Hoover, Ala. (8-team, double-elimination).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): Eastern Division: 1. (tie) Florida 20-7 (38-12) and South Carolina 20-7 (42-11); 3. Vanderbilt 15-10 (39-13); 4. (tie) Kentucky 12-15 (30-23) and Tennessee 12-15 (30-23); 6. Georgia 3-22 (14-36). Western Division: 1. Auburn 17-10 (36-17); 2. (tie) Mississippi 16-11 (36-17) and Arkansas 16-11 (38-15); 4. (tie) Louisiana State 12-15 (34-19) and Alabama 12-15 (31-21); 6. Mississippi State 5-22 (22-31).
SOUTHERN
Tournament: May 26-30 at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park, Charleston, S.C. (8-team, double-elimination).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. The Citadel 21-6 (35-20); 2. College of Charleston 22-8 (40-14); 3. Georgia Southern 19-8 (34-19); 4. Elon 17-10 (34-19); 5. Samford 16-10 (29-21); 6. Western Carolina 13-13-1 (31-19-1); 7. Appalachian State 11-14-1 (32-16-1); 8. Wofford 9-18 (17-35); 9. Furman 8-10 (16-34); 10. UNC Greensboro 7-20 (20-30); 11. Davidson 5-22 (19-29).
SOUTHLAND
Tournament: May 26-29 at Whataburger Field, Corpus Christi, Texas (8-team, 2-bracket, double-elimination).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. (tie) Southeastern Louisiana 21-9 (39-14) and Texas State 21-9 (32-19); 3. Northwestern State 19-10 (33-19); 4. Stephen F. Austin 18-11 (32-17); 5. UT Arlington 18-12 (26-27); 6. (tie) Lamar 15-15 (30-22) and McNeese State 15-15 (28-23); 8. Nicholls 13-17 (24-26); 9. UTSA 11-19 (20-27); 10. (tie) Texas A&M Corpus Christi 9-20-1 (19-31-1) and Central Arkansas 9-20-1 (18-33-1); 12. Sam Houston 9-21 (17-35).
SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC
Tournament: May 26-30 at Fairgrounds Field, Shreveport, La. (8-team, 2-bracket, double-elimination).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): Eastern Division: 1. Jackson State 19-5 (35-14); 2. (tie) Alcorn State 15-8 (24-26) and Mississippi Valley State 15-8 (22-26); 4. Alabama State 6-17 (11-24); 5. Alabama A&M 3-20 (17-32). Western Division: 1. Texas Southern 18-6 (28-23); 2. Southern 17-6 (22-19); 3. Grambling 10-14 (16-29); 4. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 8-16 (18-30); 5. Prairie View 6-17 (12-35).
SUMMIT LEAGUE
Tournament: May 27-29 at J.L. Johnson Stadium, Tulsa, Okla. (4-team, double-elimination).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. Centenary 15-7 (26-22); 2. (tie) South Dakota State 16-8 (34-18) and Oral Roberts 16-8 (29-24); 4. Southern Utah 11-12 (18-32); 5. IPFW 11-13 (15-36); 6. North Dakota State 10-13 (21-27); 7. Oakland 9-14 (18-32); 8. Western Illinois 5-18 (13-36).
SUN BELT
Tournament: May 26-29 at Reese Smith Jr. Field, Murfreesboro, Tenn. (8-team, double-elimination).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. Florida Atlantic 19-8 (31-18); 2. Louisiana-Lafayette 18-9 (34-18); 3. Middle Tennessee 17-10 (33-19); 4. (tie) FIU 16-11 (30-20) and South Alabama 16-11 (30-23); 6. Arkansas State 15-12 (27-24); 7. (tie) Troy 14-13 (30-22) and Western Kentucky 14-13 (33-20); 9. Arkansas-Little Rock 10-15 (27-24); 10. Louisiana-Monroe 7-20 (17-35).
WEST COAST
Tournament: None. San Diego won the outright conference title last weekend without playing a game. The Toreros were idle and San Francisco swept second-place Portland and Pepperdine dropped a game, so it is mathematically impossible for anyone to catch San Diego, which has a three-game road series remaining with Pepperdine May 21-23 and a home series with Saint Mary’s May 28-30.
Automatic NCAA berth: San Diego.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. San Diego 15-0 (31-17); 2. Portland 11-7 (31-16); 3. San Francisco 10-8 (27-25); 4. Pepperdine 8-7 (20-26); 5. Saint Mary’s 7-11 (16-28-1); 6. Santa Clara 6-12 (21-26); 7. Gonzaga 5-10 (17-33); 8. Loyola Marymount 4-11 (21-26).
WESTERN ATHLETIC
Tournament: May 26-30 at Hohokam Stadium, Mesa, Ariz. (double-elimination).
Automatic NCAA berth: Winner of postseason tournament.
Regular-season standings (as of May 18): 1. Fresno State 13-7 (32-22); 2. New Mexico State 14-9-1 (36-19-1); 3. Nevada 11-8-1 (30-19-1); 4. Louisiana Tech 10-10 (25-25); 5. Hawaii 9-11 (26-23); 6. San Jose State 8-12 (20-32); 7. Sacramento State 6-14 (17-32-1).