1996_Conference_USA_Baseball_Tournament

1996 Conference USA
baseball tournament
Teams	9
Format	Play-in round followed by; eight-team double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Pete Taylor Park; Hattiesburg, Mississippi;
Champions	Tulane (1st title)
Winning coach	Rick Jones (1st title)
MVP	Jason Fitzgerald (Tulane)
	C-USA baseball tournament; 1997 →;

1996 Conference USA baseball tournament

College baseball tournament

The 1996 Conference USA baseball tournament was the 1996 postseason college baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, from May 14 through 19. Tulane won the tournament and received Conference USA's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament consisted of nine teams with a play-in game, two double-elimination brackets, and a single-game final.^[2]

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Florida ‍†‍‍^y	20	–	4	.833	47	–	19	.712
Tulane ‍‍‡‍^y	18	–	6	.750	43	–	20	.683
Southern Miss ‍‍‍	14	–	10	.583	32	–	28	.533
UAB ‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	33	–	25	.569
Charlotte ‍‍‍	11	–	13	.458	29	–	30	.492
Memphis ‍‍‍	9	–	11	.450	26	–	28	.481
Saint Louis ‍‍‍	9	–	12	.429	25	–	24	.510
Louisville ‍‍‍	6	–	15	.286	18	–	36	.333
Cincinnati ‍‍‍	1	–	19	.050	5	–	34	.128

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1996^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Finish	Team	W	L	Pct	Seed	Eliminated By
1	Tulane^†	4	0	.1000	2
2	South Florida^#	4	2	.667	1	Tulane
3	Southern Miss	2	2	.500	3	Tulane
4	Charlotte	2	2	.500	5	South Florida
5	Saint Louis	1	2	.333	7	Southern Miss
6	Louisville	1	2	.333	9	South Florida
7	Memphis	0	2	.000	6	Saint Louis
8	UAB	0	2	.000	7	South Florida
^† - Winner of the tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. ^# - Received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.

1996 Conference USA baseball tournament

Teams	9
Format	Play-in round followed by eight-team double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Champions	Tulane (1st title)
Winning coach	Rick Jones (1st title)
MVP	Jason Fitzgerald (Tulane)
C-USA baseball tournament 1997 →