2012 NCAA Division I baseball season

Realignment

New programs

Nebraska-Omaha joined Division I from the Division II MIAA.

Dropped programs

Cleveland State dropped its varsity baseball program following the 2011 season. Two programs which had competed as Division I Independents, Le Moyne and New Orleans, dropped to Division II. Centenary, which had been a member of The Summit League, dropped to Division III.

Conference changes

Main article: NCAA Division I conference realignment#2011-2012

Several conferences added single programs prior to the 2012 season. The Pac-12 Conference added Utah, previously a Mountain West Conference member, and the West Coast Conference added BYU, also a previous Mountain West member. Nebraska moved from the Big 12 Conference to the Big Ten Conference. Campbell moved from the Atlantic Sun Conference to the Big South Conference.

Three Independents joined conferences prior to the season. Savannah State and North Carolina Central both joined the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, while SIU Edwardsville joined the Ohio Valley Conference.

Conference formats

With the addition of Savannah State and North Carolina Central, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference split into two divisions, the North and the South.

Season outlook

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Conference standings

Conference winners and tournaments

Thirty athletic conferences each 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. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, with the exception of the Great West Conference, as that league remains in a provisional status.

College World Series

Main article: 2012 College World Series

The 2012 season marked the sixty sixth 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 Arizona claiming their fourth championship with a two games to none series win over South Carolina in the final.

Bracket

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 2012 College Baseball All-America Team

Major player of the year awards

• Dick Howser Trophy: Mike Zunino, Florida
• Baseball America: Mike Zunino, Florida
• Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger: Nick Petree, Missouri State
• American Baseball Coaches Association: James Ramsey, Florida State
• Golden Spikes Award: Mike Zunino, Florida

Major freshman of the year awards

• Baseball America Freshman Of The Year: Carlos Rodon, NC State
• Collegiate Baseball Freshman Player of the Year: Michael Conforto, Oregon State
• Collegiate Baseball Freshman Pitcher of the Year: Carlos Rodon, NC State

Major coach of the year awards

• American Baseball Coaches Association:
• Baseball America:
• Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year:
• National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) National Coach of the Year: Matt Senk, Stony Brook
• Chuck Tanner Collegiate Baseball Manager of the Year Award:
• ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year:

Other major awards

• Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (baseball) (outstanding Senior of the Year in baseball): James Ramsey, Florida State
• Johnny Bench Award (Catcher of the Year): Mike Zunino, Florida
• Brooks Wallace Award (Shortstop of the Year): Zach Vincej, Pepperdine
• American Baseball Coaches Association Gold Glove:

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