Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament

Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament

The Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the Sun Belt Conference. The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Tournament

The Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament is an eight team double-elimination tournament held annually at various sites in the Sun Belt Conference region. The eight teams with the best conference record at the end of the regular season earn berths in the tournament. The winner automatically receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The other teams have to hope for an at-large bid.

History

The tournament started in 1978 as a four team double-elimination tournament.

In 1979 the tournament expanded to include six teams but still remained double-elimination.

The tournament expanded again in 1980 and included seven teams.

In 1981 the conference was divided into divisions and the top two teams in each division made the tournament, returning it to a four team double-elimination format. It remained that way through 1985.

In 1986 the conference retained the division format but expanded the tournament to include the top four teams in each division, making the tournament an eight team double-elimination tournament.

In 1987, the conference returned to the a four team double-elimination format.

The tournament format was changed again in 1988 when it expanded to include the top three teams in each division, now making it a six team double-elimination tournament. In 1995, the conference dropped the division format but kept the tournament format as a six team double-elimination tournament through 1998.

In 1999, the tournament expanded to an eight team double-elimination format and it remains that way today.

Champions

By Year

By School

ee Also

*Sun Belt Conference

External Links

* [https://www.nmnathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4100&ATCLID=1376782 2008 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Media Guide]

References


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