2011 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2011 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 on February 18, 2011. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2011 College World Series. The College World Series consisted of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament. Although it was held in its annual location of Omaha, Nebraska, it was played at the newly constructed TD Ameritrade Park for the first time. It concluded on June 29, 2011, with the final game of the best of three championship series. South Carolina defeated Florida two games to none to claim their second championship.

2011 NCAA Division I baseball season
Duration	February 18, 2011 – June 29, 2011
Number of teams	300
Preseason No. 1	Florida TCU UCLA
Tournament
Duration	June 3–29, 2011
Most conference bids	ACC and SEC (7)
College World Series
Champions	South Carolina (2nd title)
Runners-up	Florida (7th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Ray Tanner (2nd title)
MOP	Scott Wingo (South Carolina)
Seasons

Realignment

Dropped programs

Duquesne dropped its varsity baseball program following the 2010 season.^[1]

Conference changes

Main article: NCAA Division I conference realignment § 2010-2011

New Orleans left the Sun Belt Conference to become a Division I independent.^[2]

Preseason

Main article: 2011 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

The South Carolina Gamecocks entered the season as defending World Series champions. Among the four major baseball polls there were three different teams ranked preseason #1: the Florida Gators (Baseball America),^[3] TCU Horned Frogs (Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA),^[4][5] and UCLA Bruins (Coaches').^[6]

Conference standings

America East Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Stony Brook 22 2 0 .917 42 12 0 .778 Maine 18 6 0 .750 32 22 0 .593 Binghamton 13 10 0 .565 21 28 0 .429 Albany 11 11 0 .500 21 31 0 .404 Hartford 3 20 0 .130 6 43 0 .122 UMBC 2 20 0 .091 10 37 0 .213	Atlantic 10 Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Charlotte 17 7 0 .708 42 14 0 .750 Rhode Island 16 8 0 .667 31 22 0 .585 Dayton 15 9 0 .625 32 27 0 .542 Xavier 14 10 0 .583 30 27 0 .526 La Salle 13 11 0 .542 28 26 0 .519 Richmond 13 11 0 .542 29 27 0 .518 St. Bonaventure 13 11 0 .542 23 23 0 .500 Fordham 12 11 0 .522 31 23 0 .574 St. Joseph's 11 13 0 .458 21 31 0 .404 St. Louis 10 14 0 .417 29 26 0 .527 George Washington 9 15 0 .375 19 36 0 .345 Massachusetts 8 15 0 .348 17 29 0 .370 Temple 4 20 0 .167 24 29 0 .453	Atlantic Coast Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Atlantic Division Florida State 19 11 0 .633 42 17 0 .724 Clemson 17 13 0 .567 41 18 0 .695 North Carolina State 15 15 0 .500 34 25 0 .576 Wake Forest 15 15 0 .500 25 31 0 .446 Boston College 7 22 0 .241 17 33 0 .340 Maryland 5 25 0 .167 24 35 0 .375 Coastal Division Virginia 22 8 0 .733 49 9 0 .842 Georgia Tech 22 8 0 .733 40 19 0 .678 North Carolina 20 10 0 .667 45 14 0 .763 Miami (FL) 19 10 0 .655 36 21 0 .632 Virginia Tech 11 19 0 .367 30 25 0 .545 Duke 7 23 0 .233 26 30 0 .464
Atlantic Sun Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Stetson 23 7 0 .767 41 18 0 .695 Jacksonville 19 11 0 .633 36 22 0 .621 Kennesaw State 18 11 0 .621 32 25 0 .561 Mercer 17 12 0 .586 39 20 0 .661 East Tennessee State 16 12 0 .571 36 21 0 .632 Belmont 17 13 0 .567 36 24 0 .600 Florida Gulf Coast 16 14 0 .533 27 28 0 .491 North Florida 13 17 0 .433 27 27 0 .500 South Carolina-Upstate 10 18 0 .357 19 36 0 .345 Lipscomb 10 20 0 .333 19 36 0 .345 Campbell 3 27 0 .100 17 37 0 .315	Big East Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Connecticut 22 5 0 .815 41 17 1 .707 St. John's 18 8 0 .692 35 20 0 .648 Pittsburgh 16 11 0 .593 33 23 0 .589 Seton Hall 14 13 0 .519 33 23 0 .582 Cincinnati 14 13 0 .519 30 27 0 .526 Louisville 14 13 0 .519 32 29 0 .525 West Virginia 14 13 0 .519 28 27 0 .509 Notre Dame 13 13 0 .500 23 29 0 .442 South Florida 13 14 0 .481 25 29 0 .463 Rutgers 11 16 0 .407 20 30 0 .400 Villanova 7 20 0 .259 20 32 0 .385 Georgetown 5 22 0 .185 23 33 0 .411	Big South Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Coastal Carolina 20 7 0 .741 41 18 0 .695 Liberty 18 9 0 .667 35 24 0 .593 Charleston Southern 15 12 0 .556 29 30 0 .492 Winthrop 15 12 0 .556 27 30 0 .474 Gardner–Webb 14 13 0 .519 34 23 0 .596 Radford 14 13 0 .519 31 25 0 .554 VMI 14 13 0 .519 27 24 0 .529 High Point 9 18 0 .333 24 32 0 .429 Presbyterian 9 18 0 .333 24 32 0 .429 UNC Asheville 7 20 0 .259 15 37 0 .288
Big Ten Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Michigan State 15 9 0 .625 36 21 0 .632 Illinois 15 9 0 .625 28 25 0 .528 Purdue 14 10 0 .583 37 20 0 .649 Minnesota 13 11 0 .542 25 24 0 .510 Ohio State 13 11 0 .542 26 27 0 .491 Penn State 12 12 0 .500 32 22 0 .593 Indiana 11 13 0 .458 30 25 0 .545 Northwestern 10 13 0 .435 20 29 0 .408 Iowa 9 15 0 .375 20 32 0 .385 Michigan 7 16 0 .304 17 37 0 .315	Big 12 Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Texas 19 8 0 .704 43 15 0 .741 Texas A&M 19 8 0 .704 42 18 0 .695 Oklahoma 14 11 0 .560 41 17 0 .707 Oklahoma State 14 12 0 .538 35 23 0 .603 Baylor 13 14 0 .481 29 26 0 .527 Kansas State 12 14 0 .462 36 23 0 .610 Texas Tech 12 15 0 .444 33 25 0 .569 Missouri 11 15 0 .423 27 32 0 .466 Nebraska 9 17 0 .346 30 25 0 .545 Kansas 9 18 0 .333 26 30 0 .464	Big West Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Cal State Fullerton 19 5 0 .783 40 15 0 .722 UC Irvine 16 8 0 .696 39 16 0 .722 Cal Poly 15 9 0 .625 27 26 0 .519 Long Beach State 12 12 0 .500 29 27 0 .509 UC Riverside 11 13 0 .435 29 23 0 .549 UC Santa Barbara 10 14 0 .435 26 26 0 .500 UC Davis 10 14 0 .435 18 36 0 .340 Pacific 9 15 0 .348 17 37 0 .302 Cal State Northridge 6 18 0 .261 23 33 0 .418
Colonial Athletic Association Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct James Madison 21 9 0 .700 40 17 0 .702 Old Dominion 19 11 0 .633 30 26 0 .536 North Carolina-Wilmington 18 12 0 .600 31 28 0 .525 Georgia State 17 13 0 .567 37 21 0 .638 Delaware 16 14 0 .533 27 26 0 .509 William and Mary 16 14 0 .533 26 29 0 .473 Towson 15 15 0 .500 26 28 0 .481 Virginia Commonwealth 12 18 0 .400 22 32 0 .407 Northeastern 12 18 0 .400 18 33 0 .353 Hofstra 12 18 0 .400 15 32 0 .319 George Mason 7 23 0 .233 21 32 0 .396	Conference USA Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Southern Mississippi 16 8 0 .667 39 17 0 .696 Rice 16 8 0 .667 41 19 0 .683 East Carolina 14 10 0 .583 39 19 0 .672 Central Florida 12 12 0 .500 38 21 0 .644 Memphis 12 12 0 .500 30 27 0 .526 Houston 12 12 0 .500 27 32 0 .458 Tulane 10 14 0 .417 31 26 0 .544 UAB 9 15 0 .375 29 28 0 .509 Marshall 7 17 0 .292 20 31 0 .392	Great West Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Utah Valley 22 2 0 .917 34 22 0 .607 Northern Colorado 19 7 0 .731 24 32 0 .429 Houston Baptist 16 12 0 .571 22 40 0 .355 New York Tech 13 12 0 .520 19 32 0 .373 New Jersey Tech 12 16 0 .429 20 35 0 .364 Texas–Pan American 10 18 0 .357 21 32 0 .396 North Dakota 7 17 0 .292 12 35 0 .255 Chicago State 4 19 0 .174 9 41 0 .180
Horizon League Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Wright State 16 7 0 .696 36 17 0 .673 Illinois-Chicago 16 7 0 .696 28 26 0 .519 Milwaukee 15 10 0 .600 28 28 0 .500 Valparaiso 14 10 0 .583 25 32 0 .446 Butler 11 14 0 .440 23 28 0 .451 Youngstown State 7 16 0 .304 14 41 0 .255 Cleveland State 5 20 0 .200 12 43 0 .218	Ivy League Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Lou Gehrig Division Princeton 15 5 0 .750 23 22 0 .511 Pennsylvania 10 10 0 .500 19 21 0 .475 Columbia 9 11 0 .450 19 25 0 .432 Cornell 7 13 0 .350 10 30 0 .250 Red Rolfe Division Dartmouth 14 6 0 .700 30 12 0 .714 Yale 11 9 0 .550 23 19 0 .548 Brown 9 11 0 .450 13 29 0 .310 Harvard 5 15 0 .250 9 36 0 .200	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Manhattan 20 2 0 .909 34 17 0 .667 Rider 16 7 0 .696 33 18 0 .647 Siena 14 10 0 .583 28 30 0 .483 Marist 13 11 0 .542 35 17 0 .673 Fairfield 13 11 0 .542 22 25 0 .468 Canisius 12 10 0 .545 26 32 0 .448 Iona 7 17 0 .292 17 34 0 .333 St. Peter's 5 18 0 .217 16 34 0 .320 Niagara 5 19 0 .208 8 40 0 .167
Mid-American Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct East Division Kent State 21 5 0 .808 43 15 0 .741 Miami (OH) 18 9 0 .667 35 25 0 .583 Bowling Green 11 14 0 .440 20 31 0 .392 Ohio 11 16 0 .407 27 27 0 .500 Akron 7 20 0 .259 16 37 0 .302 Buffalo 3 22 0 .120 14 38 0 .269 West Division Central Michigan 17 9 0 .654 31 27 0 .534 Eastern Michigan 16 11 0 .593 37 22 0 .627 Northern Illinois 16 11 0 .593 30 27 0 .526 Toledo 15 12 0 .556 26 29 0 .473 Western Michigan 12 14 0 .462 26 31 0 .456 Ball State 11 15 0 .423 15 35 0 .300	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Bethune–Cookman 18 0 0 1.000 35 22 0 .614 Delaware State 11 7 0 .611 26 29 0 .473 North Carolina A&T 10 8 0 .556 21 34 0 .382 Norfolk State 9 9 0 .500 24 29 0 .453 Maryland-Eastern Shore 7 11 0 .389 9 41 0 .180 Florida A&M 6 12 0 .333 17 40 0 .298 Coppin State 2 16 0 .111 5 39 0 .114	Missouri Valley Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Creighton 15 6 0 .714 44 14 0 .759 Wichita State 14 7 0 .667 39 26 0 .600 Illinois State 13 8 0 .619 36 18 0 .667 Missouri State 11 9 0 .550 33 23 0 .589 Southern Illinois 11 10 0 .524 23 34 0 .404 Indiana State 8 13 0 .381 29 28 0 .509 Evansville 7 13 0 .350 28 25 0 .528 Bradley 4 17 0 .190 22 32 0 .407
Mountain West Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Texas Christian 20 3 0 .870 42 17 0 .712 Utah 16 7 0 .696 29 21 0 .580 Brigham Young 11 12 0 .478 31 27 0 .534 San Diego State 11 13 0 .458 22 36 0 .379 Nevada-Las Vegas 10 13 0 .435 33 25 0 .569 New Mexico 10 14 0 .417 20 39 0 .339 Air Force 4 20 0 .167 19 36 0 .345	Northeast Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Monmouth 25 7 0 .781 36 19 0 .655 Sacred Heart 23 9 0 .719 34 21 0 .618 Long Island 19 11 0 .633 28 23 0 .549 Bryant 19 12 0 .613 30 23 0 .566 Central Connecticut State 17 14 0 .548 26 25 0 .510 Wagner 12 20 0 .375 18 33 0 .353 Quinnipiac 11 21 0 .344 15 32 0 .319 Fairleigh Dickinson 9 23 0 .281 12 38 0 .240 Mount St. Mary's 7 25 0 .219 15 35 0 .300	Ohio Valley Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Austin Peay 17 6 0 .739 33 22 0 .600 Southeast Missouri State 14 8 0 .636 34 22 0 .607 Jacksonville State 14 9 0 .609 36 23 0 .610 Tennessee Tech 12 12 0 .500 25 29 0 .463 Eastern Kentucky 11 13 0 .458 21 36 0 .368 Tennessee-Martin 10 13 0 .435 20 36 0 .357 Eastern Illinois 9 12 0 .429 18 33 0 .353 Murray State 9 13 0 .409 19 32 0 .373 Morehead State 6 16 0 .273 10 39 0 .204
Pacific-10 Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct UCLA 18 9 0 .667 33 22 0 .600 Arizona State 17 10 0 .615 39 16 0 .709 Oregon State 17 10 0 .654 38 17 0 .691 Arizona 15 12 0 .538 36 16 0 .655 Stanford 14 12 0 .538 32 20 0 .615 California 13 13 0 .500 31 20 0 .608 USC 13 14 0 .468 25 31 0 .446 Oregon 11 16 0 .385 33 26 0 .559 Washington State 10 17 0 .346 26 28 0 .481 Washington 6 21 0 .231 17 37 0 .315	Patriot League Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Navy 12 8 0 .600 33 23 1 .588 Army 11 9 0 .550 22 26 0 .458 Lafayette 10 10 0 .500 18 30 0 .375 Bucknell 10 10 0 .500 25 28 0 .472 Holy Cross 9 11 0 .450 24 23 1 .510 Lehigh 8 12 0 .400 24 21 0 .533	Southeastern Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct East Division Vanderbilt 22 8 0 .733 44 9 0 .830 South Carolina 22 8 0 .733 44 12 0 .786 Florida 22 8 0 .733 41 15 0 .732 Georgia 16 14 0 .533 28 28 0 .500 Kentucky 8 22 0 .267 25 30 0 .455 Tennessee 7 23 0 .233 25 29 0 .463 West Division Arkansas 15 15 0 .500 38 19 0 .667 Mississippi State 14 16 0 .467 34 23 0 .596 Alabama 14 16 0 .467 33 26 0 .559 Auburn 14 16 0 .467 29 29 0 .500 LSU 13 17 0 .433 36 20 0 .643 Ole Miss 13 17 0 .433 30 25 0 .545
Southern Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Elon 23 7 0 .766 36 21 0 .632 North Carolina-Greensboro 22 8 0 .733 34 20 0 .630 College of Charleston 18 12 0 .600 39 22 0 .639 Samford 18 12 0 .600 37 23 0 .617 Georgia Southern 18 12 0 .600 36 26 0 .581 Appalachian State 15 15 0 .500 33 27 0 .550 Furman 13 16 0 .448 24 33 0 .421 Western Carolina 12 18 0 .400 23 31 1 .426 Wofford 9 21 0 .300 22 33 0 .400 Davidson 8 21 0 .276 18 30 0 .375 The Citadel 8 22 0 .267 20 36 0 .357	Southland Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Texas State 23 9 0 .719 40 23 0 .635 Stephen F. Austin 20 13 0 .606 37 23 0 .617 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 19 14 0 .576 37 24 0 .607 Southeastern Louisiana 18 14 0 .562 35 22 0 .614 Sam Houston State 17 16 0 .515 35 24 0 .593 Texas-San Antonio 16 17 0 .485 27 32 0 .458 Texas-Arlington 15 17 0 .469 27 28 0 .491 Lamar 15 18 0 .455 29 27 0 .518 Nicholls State 15 18 0 .455 28 29 0 .491 McNeese State 14 19 0 .424 26 29 0 .473 Central Arkansas 13 20 0 .394 24 29 0 .453 Northwestern State 11 21 0 .344 22 32 0 .407	Southwestern Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Eastern Division Alcorn State 19 4 0 .826 26 27 0 .491 Mississippi Valley State 14 9 0 .609 18 36 0 .333 Jackson State 14 10 0 .583 27 26 0 .509 Alabama State 6 18 0 .250 14 29 0 .326 Alabama A&M 6 18 0 .250 10 39 0 .204 Western Division Southern 16 8 0 .667 29 19 0 .604 Grambling State 14 10 0 .583 23 26 0 .469 Prairie View A&M 13 11 0 .542 25 21 0 .543 Texas Southern 10 14 0 .417 25 29 0 .463 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7 17 0 .292 11 34 0 .244
Summit League Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Oral Roberts 21 7 0 .750 39 22 0 .639 South Dakota State 20 8 0 .714 37 20 0 .649 North Dakota State 15 12 0 .556 22 32 0 .407 Western Illinois 13 15 0 .464 21 38 0 .356 IUPU-Fort Wayne 12 16 0 .429 17 34 0 .333 Southern Utah 11 17 0 .393 23 31 0 .426 Oakland 10 18 0 .357 19 31 0 .380 Centenary 9 18 0 .333 12 31 0 .279	Sun Belt Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Troy 21 9 0 .700 43 19 0 .694 Florida International 20 9 1 .683 40 20 1 .664 Louisiana-Lafayette 18 12 0 .600 31 27 0 .534 Western Kentucky 17 13 0 .567 33 24 0 .579 Florida Atlantic 17 13 0 .567 32 25 0 .561 South Alabama 15 15 0 .500 30 28 0 .517 Arkansas State 13 16 1 .450 27 31 1 .466 Arkansas-Little Rock 10 20 0 .333 24 34 0 .414 Middle Tennessee State 9 21 0 .300 18 37 0 .327 Louisiana-Monroe 9 21 0 .300 24 30 0 .444	West Coast Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct San Francisco 16 5 0 .762 31 23 0 .574 Gonzaga 15 6 0 .714 32 19 0 .627 Loyola Marymount 11 10 0 .524 30 25 0 .545 Portland 11 10 0 .524 23 31 0 .426 San Diego 11 10 0 .524 22 31 0 .415 St. Mary's 9 12 0 .429 27 28 0 .491 Pepperdine 7 14 0 .333 22 34 0 .393 Santa Clara 4 17 0 .190 17 34 0 .333
Western Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Fresno State 17 7 0 .708 39 14 0 .736 Hawai'i 17 7 0 .708 33 24 0 .579 Louisiana Tech 12 12 0 .500 34 26 0 .567 Nevada 12 12 0 .500 24 31 0 .436 San Jose State 11 13 0 .458 35 26 0 .574 New Mexico State 9 15 0 .375 34 24 0 .586 Sacramento State 6 18 0 .250 19 39 0 .328	Division I Independents Team W L T Pct Dallas Baptist 42 20 0 .677 Longwood 28 18 0 .609 Cal State Bakersfield 33 22 0 .600 Savannah State 29 23 0 .558 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 28 24 0 .538 Le Moyne 23 30 0 .434 Seattle 21 30 1 .413 North Carolina Central 7 39 0 .152 New Orleans 4 50 0 .074

Team won the conference tournament and the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament

Conference does not have conference tournament, so team won the autobid for finishing in first

Team received at-large bid to NCAA tournament

Conference winners and tournaments

Of the 31 conferences that sponsored Division I baseball in 2011, 28 sponsored conference tournaments or championship series. With the exception of the Great West Conference, a provisional member of Division I, the winners of these tournaments received their conference's automatic bids to the NCAA tournament. Programs qualified for the conference tournaments based on their regular season against conference opponents, and tournament formats included double elimination, single elimination, and round robin.

Conference	Regular season winner	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Coach of the Year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (city)	Tournament winner
America East Conference	Stony Brook[7]	William Carmona, Stony Brook[8]	Matt Senk, Stony Brook[8]	2011 America East Conference baseball tournament	Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY[9]	Maine[9]
Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic – Florida State Coastal – Georgia Tech/Virginia[10]	Brad Miller, Clemson[11]	Brian O'Connor, Virginia[12]	2011 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament	Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC[13]	Virginia[13]
Atlantic Sun Conference	Stetson[14]	Adam Brett Walker, Jacksonville[15]	Pete Dunn, Stetson[16]	2011 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament	Dugan Field at Marsh Stadium • Nashville, TN[17]	Belmont[17]
Atlantic 10 Conference	Charlotte[18]	Ben Thomas, Xavier[19]	Jim Foster, Rhode Island[20]	2011 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament	Campbell's Field • Camden, NJ[21]	Charlotte[21]
Big East Conference	Connecticut[22]	George Springer, Connecticut[23]	Jim Penders, Connecticut[23]	2011 Big East Conference baseball tournament	Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL[24]	Seton Hall[24]
Big South Conference	Coastal Carolina[25]	Tommy La Stella, Coastal Carolina[26]	Stuart Lake, Charleston Southern[26]	2011 Big South Conference baseball tournament	Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA[27]	Coastal Carolina[27]
Big Ten Conference	Michigan State/Illinois[28]	Jeff Holm, Michigan State[29]	Jake Boss, Michigan State[30]	2011 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament	Huntington Park • Columbus, OH[31]	Illinois[31]
Big 12 Conference	Texas/Texas A&M[32]	Tyler Naquin, Texas A&M[33]	Augie Garrido, Texas/Rob Childress, Texas A&M[34]	2011 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament	RedHawks Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK[35]	Texas A&M[35]
Big West Conference	Cal State Fullerton[36]	Nick Ramirez, Cal State Fullerton[37]	Dave Serrano, Cal State Fullerton[37]	No tournament, regular season champion earns automatic bid
Colonial Athletic Association	James Madison[38]	Jake Lowery, James Madison[39]	Nate Goulet, Old Dominion[39]	2011 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC[40]	James Madison[40]
Conference USA	Southern Miss/Rice[41]	Chad Zurcher, Memphis[42]	Scott Berry, Southern Miss[42]	2011 Conference USA baseball tournament	Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS[43]	Rice[43]
Great West Conference	Utah Valley[44]	Effrey Valdez, NYIT[45]	Eric Madsen, Utah Valley[45]	2011 Great West Conference baseball tournament	Harold Kraft Memorial Field • Grand Forks, ND[46]	Utah Valley[46]
Horizon League	Wright State/Illinois–Chicago[47]	Jake Hibberd, Wright State[48]	Rob Cooper, Wright State[48]	2011 Horizon League baseball tournament	Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OH[49]	Wright State[49]
Ivy League	Gehrig - Princeton Rolfe - Dartmouth[50]	Trey Rallis, Yale[51]	—	2011 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series	Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, NJ[52]	Princeton[52]
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Manhattan[53]	Sean Jamieson, Canisius/Dan Paolini, Siena[54]	Kevin Leighton, Manhattan[55]	2011 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament	Waterfront Park • Trenton, NJ[56]	Manhattan[56]
Mid-American Conference	East - Kent State West - Central Michigan[57]	Tom Murphy, Buffalo[58]	Scott Stricklin, Kent State[58]	2011 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament	V.A. Memorial Stadium • Chillicothe, OH[59]	Kent State[59]
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Bethune-Cookman[60]	Scott Davis, Delaware State[61]	Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman[61]	2011 Mid–Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament	Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL[62]	Bethune-Cookman[62]
Missouri Valley Conference	Creighton[63]	Chris O'Brien, Wichita State[64]	Ed Servais, Creighton[64]	2011 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE[65]	Creighton[65]
Mountain West Conference	Texas Christian[66]	C. J. Cron, Utah[67]	Jim Schlossnagle, Texas Christian[68]	2011 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament	Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA[69]	New Mexico[69]
Northeast Conference	Monmouth[70]	Ryan Terry, Monmouth[71]	Don Maines, Long Island[72]	2011 Northeast Conference baseball tournament	Dodd Stadium • Norwich, CT[73]	Sacred Heart[74]
Ohio Valley Conference	Austin Peay[75]	Trenton Moses, Southeast Missouri State[76]	Gary McClure, Austin Peay[77]	2011 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament	Pringles Park • Jackson, TN[78]	Austin Peay[78]
Pac-12 Conference	UCLA[79]	Tony Renda, California[80]	Pat Casey, Oregon State[80]	No tournament, regular season champion earns automatic bid
Patriot League	Navy[81]	A. J. Miller, Lafayette[82]	Paul Kostacopoulos, Navy[83]	2011 Patriot League baseball tournament	Campus Sites	Navy[84]
Southeastern Conference	East – Vanderbilt East – Arkansas[85]	Mike Zunino, Florida[86]	Ray Tanner, South Carolina[86]	2011 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament	Regions Park • Hoover, AL[87]	Florida[87]
Southern Conference	Elon[88]	Victor Roache, Georgia Southern[89]	Mike Gaski, UNC Greensboro[89]	2011 Southern Conference baseball tournament	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC[90]	Georgia Southern[90]
Southland Conference	Texas State[91]	Bryson Myles, Stephen F. Austin[92]	Ty Harrington, Texas State[93]	2011 Southland Conference baseball tournament	Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX[94]	Texas State[95]
Southwestern Athletic Conference	East - Alcorn State West - Southern[96]	Frazier Hall, Southern[97]	Barret Rey, Alcorn State[98]	2011 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament	Fair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LA[99]	Alcorn State[99]
The Summit League	Oral Roberts[100]	Bo Cuthbertson, Southern Utah[101]	Rob Walton, Oral Roberts[101]	2011 The Summit League baseball tournament	Sioux Falls Stadium • Sioux Falls, SD[101]	Oral Roberts[101]
Sun Belt Conference	Troy[102]	Pablo Bermudez, Florida International Adam Bryant, Troy[103]	Bobby Pierce, Troy[103]	2011 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament	Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA[103]	Arkansas-Little Rock[103]
West Coast Conference	San Francisco[104]	Kris Bryant, San Diego Marco Gonzalez, Gonzaga[105]	Nino Giarratano, San Francisco[105]	No tournament, regular season champion earns automatic bid
Western Athletic Conference	Fresno State/Hawaii[106]	Dusty Robinson, Jr., Fresno State[107]	Mike Trapasso, Hawaii[107]	2011 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament	HoHoKam Stadium • Mesa, AZ[108]	Fresno State[108]

College World Series

Main article: 2011 College World Series

The 2011 College World Series began on June 18, 2011 in Omaha, Nebraska. It was the first College World Series in 61 years not played at Rosenblatt Stadium; games were played at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha.^[109]

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Virginia	4
		California	1
						1	Virginia	1
						4	South Carolina	7
		Texas A&M	4
	4	South Carolina	5
											4	South Carolina	313	—
											1	Virginia	2	—
		California	7
		Texas A&M	3
							California	1
						1	Virginia	8
																	4	South Carolina	211	5	—
																	2	Florida	1	2	—
	2	Florida	8
	7	Texas	4
						2	Florida	3
						6	Vanderbilt	1
	6	Vanderbilt	7
	3	North Carolina	3
											2	Florida	6	—
											6	Vanderbilt	4	—
	7	Texas	0
	3	North Carolina	3
						3	North Carolina	1
						6	Vanderbilt	5

Award winners

All-American teams

Main article: 2011 College Baseball All-America Team

Major player of the year awards

• Dick Howser Trophy: Taylor Jungmann, Texas^[110]
• Baseball America: Trevor Bauer, UCLA^[110]
• Collegiate Baseball: Trevor Bauer, UCLA^[110]
• American Baseball Coaches Association: Trevor Bauer, UCLA^[110]
• Golden Spikes Award Trevor Bauer, UCLA^[110]

Major coach of the year awards

• American Baseball Coaches Association: Ray Tanner, South Carolina^[110]
• Baseball America: Kevin O'Sullivan, Florida^[110]
• Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year: Ray Tanner, South Carolina^[110]

Other major awards

• Johnny Bench Award (Catcher of the Year): Jake Lowery, James Madison^[110]
• Baseball America Freshman Of The Year: Colin Moran, North Carolina^[110]

See also

• 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team
• 2011 California Golden Bears baseball team
• 2011 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team
• 2011 UCLA Bruins baseball team