2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2016
Teams 8
Format Double elimination
Site Wesley Barrow Stadium
New Orleans, LA
Champions Alabama State (1st title)
Winning coach Mervyl Melendez (1st title)
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
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2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Alabama State x‡y 24 – 0   1.000     38 – 17   .691
Jackson State 14 – 10   .583     34 – 26   .567
Alcorn State 10 – 14   .417     16 – 36   .308
Alabama A&M 8 – 16   .333     13 – 44   .228
Mississippi Valley State 4 – 20   .167     6 – 36   .143
West
Arkansas–Pine Bluff x 16 – 5   .762     22 – 25   .468
Grambling State 15 – 8   .652     22 – 27   .449
Texas Southern 13 – 10   .565     24 – 26   .480
Southern 6 – 14   .300     14 – 32   .304
Prairie View A&M 5 – 18   .217     10 – 32   .238
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 11, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Wesley Barrow Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana from May 18 through May 22. Alabama State won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2] The Hornets swept through the tournament after completed an undefeated season in the conference's regular season.

The double elimination tournament features four teams from each division.

Seeding and format

The four eligible teams in each division are seeded one through four, with the top seed from each division facing the fourth seed from the opposite division in the first round, and so on. The teams then played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament with a one-game final between the winners of each bracket.

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Eastern Division
Alabama State 24 0 1.000
—
1E
Jackson State 14 10 .583
10
2E
Alcorn State 10 14 .417
14
3E
Alabama A&M 8 16 .333
16
4E
Mississippi Valley State 4 20 .167
20
—
Western Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 16 5 .762
—
1W
Grambling State 15 8 .652
2
2W
Texas Southern 13 10 .565
4
3W
Southern 6 14 .300
9.5
4W
Prairie View A&M 5 18 .217
12
—

Bracket

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1E  Alabama State 27  
4W  Southern 9  
  1E  Alabama State 16  
  3E  Alcorn State 3  
2W  Grambling State 7
3E  Alcorn State 8  
  1E  Alabama State 9 −  
  4W  Southern 7 −  
2W  Grambling State 3  
4W  Southern 6  
  3E  Alcorn State 10
  4W  Southern 11  
  1E  Alabama State 7
  3W  Texas Southern 5
1W  Arkansas–Pine Bluff 16  
4E  Alabama A&M 6  
  1W  Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0
  3W  Texas Southern 10  
2E  Jackson State 2
3W  Texas Southern 10  
  3W  Texas Southern 15 −
  2E  Jackson State 4 −  
2E  Jackson State 15  
4E  Alabama A&M 3  
  2E  Jackson State 4
  1W  Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2  

References

  1. ↑ "Southwestern Athletic Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2015-16 Championship Schedule". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
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