1996 Big East Conference baseball tournament

1996 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsWest Virginia (1st title)
Winning coachGreg Van Zant (1st title)
MVPChris Enochs (West Virginia)
1996 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
American Division
West Virginia  x‍‍y 15 10 0   .600 33 25 0   .569
Providence  x‍‍‍ 15 10 0   .600 32 17 1   .650
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 26 18 0   .591
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 13 12 0   .520 24 23 0   .511
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 9 13 0   .409 24 20 2   .543
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 6 18 0   .250 15 27 0   .357
National Division
Villanova  x‍‍‍ 16 5 0   .762 25 20 0   .556
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 15 7 1   .674 32 21 1   .602
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 13 7 0   .650 44 18 0   .710
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 6 18 0   .250 18 34 0   .346
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 5 17 1   .239 18 27 1   .402
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1996 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. This was the twelfth annual Big East Conference baseball tournament. The West Virginia Mountaineers won their only tournament championship in their first year in the league, and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3] West Virginia joined the Big 12 Conference after the 2012 season.

  1. ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1996". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  3. ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.