
College Baseball Conference Projections
Let’s take a look at each conference and make some projections as to where they will finish, who the top pitchers are and who is likely Player of the Year in each conference. The conferences will be listed in alphabetical order.
America East
Projected Order of Finish
Division A
- Albany
- Maine
- UMass Lowell
- Hartford
Division B
- Stony Brook
- New Jersey State of Tech
- Binghamton
- Md-Baltimore County
Possible Pitcher of the Year— RHP Nick DeGennaro (Stony Brook)
Possible Player of the Year— 3B Evan Giordano (Stony Brook)
American Athletic
Projected Order of Finish
- East Carolina
- Tulane
- Wichita State
- Central Florida
- South Florida
- Houston
- Cincinnati
- Memphis
Possible Pitcher of the Year– RHP Jace Kaminska (Wichita State)
Possible Player of the Year– C Bennett Lee (Tulane)
Atlantic Coast
Projected Order of Finish
Atlantic Division
- Notre Dame
2. Florida State
3. NC State
4. Louisville
5. Clemson
6, Wake Forest
7. Boston College
Coastal Division
- Georgia Tech
- Miami
- Virginia
- North Carolina
- Duke
- Pittsburgh
- VA Tech
Possible Pitcher of the Year– LHP Parker Messick (Florida State)
Possible Player of the Year– CF Gavin Cross (Virginia Tech)
Atlantic Sun
Projected Order of Finish
- Liberty
- Florida Gulf Coast
- North Florida
- Stetson
- Jacksonville State
- Eastern Kentucky
- Central Arkansas
- Jacksonville State
- Lipscomb
- Bellarmine
- North Alabama
Possible Pitcher of the Year– RHP Nick Dirgin (Stetson)
Possible Player of the Year– OF Brian Ellis (Florida Gulf Coast)
Atlantic 10
Projected Order of the Finish
- Virdinia Commonwealth
- Rhode Island
- Dayton
- Saint Joseph’s
- Davidson
- Saint Louis
- George Washington
- Fordham
- Richmond
- St Bonaventure
- Massachusetts
- George Mason
Possible Pitcher of the Year– RHP Ryan Twitchell (Rhode Island)
Possible Player of the Year– 1B Xavier Vargas (Rhode Island)
Big East
Projected Order of Finish
- UConn
- Creighton
- Seton Hall
- Xavier
- Villanova
- St John’s
- Butler
- Georgetown
Possible Pitcher of the Year– RHP Dylan Tebrake (Creighton)
Possible Player of the Year– OF- Alan Roden (Creighton)
Big South
Projected Order of Finish
- Campbell
- SC Upstate
- Presbyterian
- Winthrop
- Gardner Webb
- Radford
- Charleston Southern
- NC Asheville
- High Point
- North Carolina AT&T
- Longwood
Possible Pitcher of the Year-Kevin Davis (SC Upstate)
Possible Player of the Year- SS Zach Neto (Campbell)
Big Ten
Projected Order of Finish
- Nebraska
- Michigan
- Maryland
- Iowa
- Ohio State
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Rutgers
- Penn State
- Northwestern
- Michigan State
- Purdue
- Minnesota
Possible Pitcher of the Year- LHP Ryan Ramsey (Maryland)
Possible Player of the Year- 3B Max Anderson (Nebraska)
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Big 12
Projected Order of Finish
- Texas
- Texas Tech
- Oklahoma State
- Texas Christian
- Oklahoma
- Bylor
- Kansas State
- Kansas
- West Virginia
Possible Pitcher of the Year- Austin Krob (Texas Christian)
Possible Player of the Year- 2B/3B Jace Jung (Texas Tech)
Big West
Projected Order of Finish
- UC Irvine
- UC Santa Barbara
- Long Beach
- Cal Poly
- Cal St Northridge
- UC San Diego
- Cal State Fullerton
- Cal St Bakersfield
- Hawaii
- UC Riverside
- UC Davis
Possible Pitcher of the Year- RHP Michael Frias (UC Irvine)
Possible Player of the Year- SS Brooks Lee (Cal Poly)
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Colonial
Projected Order of Finish
North Division
1.Northeastern
2. Towson
3. Hofstra
4. Delaware
South Division
- NC Wilmington
- Charleston
- Elon
- Willliam and Mary
- Jame Madison
Possible Pitcher of the Year
Cam Schlittler (Northeastern)
Possible Player of the Year
Chase DeLauter (James Madison)
Conference USA
Projected Order of Finish
East
- Old Dominion
- Charlotte
- Florida Atlantic
- Western Kentucky
- Florida International
- Marshall
West
- Louisiana Tech
- Southern Miss
- Texas-San Antonio
- Middle Tennessee
- Rice
- Alabama-Birmingham
Possible Pitcher of the Year
Jonathan Fincher (La Tech)
Possible Player of the Year
Austin Knight (Charlotte)
Horizon
Projected order of Finish
- Wright State
- Illinois-Chicago
- Youngstown State
- Milwaukee
- Northern Kentucky
- Oakland
- Purdue- Ft Wayne
Possible Pitcher of the Year
Jake Shirk (Wright State)
Possible Player of the Year
Sammy Sass (Wright State)
Ivy League
Projected Order of Finish
There is no order projected and the Ivy League played no games last season due to COVId-19
Metro Atlantic
Projected Order of Finish
1, Fairfield
2. Monmouth
3. Rider
4. Canisius
5. Marist
6. Niagara
7. Siena
8. Manhattan
9. Quinnipac
10. Saint Peter’s
11. Iona
Possible Pitcher of the Year
Mike Sansone (Fairfield)
Possible Player of the Year
C- Mike Caruso (Fairfield)
Mid-American
Projected Order of Finish
- Central Michigan
- Kent State
- Ball State
- Western Michigan
- Toledo
- Ohio
- Bowling Green
- Miami,Ohio
- Eastern Michigan
- Northern Illinois
- Akron
Possible Pitcher of the Year
Andrew Taylor (Central Michigan)
Possible Player of the Year
SS- Justin Simpson (Central Michigan)
Mid-Eastern
Projected Order of Finish
No projected order as this conference played no games due to COVID-19.
Missouri Valley
Projected Order of Finish
- Dallas Baptist
- Indiana State
- Bradley
- Southern Illinois
- Missouri State
- Illinois State
- Evansville
- Valparaiso
Possible Pitcher of the Year: Jacob Meador (Dallas Baptist)
Possible Player of the Year: Ryan Cermak (Illinois State)
Mountain West
Projected Order of Finish
- Nevada
- San Diego State
- Nevada-Las Vegas
- Fresno State
- Air Force
- New Mexico
- San Jose State
Possible Pitcher of the Year: Paul Skanes (Air Force)
Possible Player of the Year: Tyler Bosetti (Nevada)
Northeast
Projected Order of Finish
- Bryant
- Central Connecticut
- Sacred Heart
- Long Island
- Merrimack
- Wagner
- Farleigh Dickinson
- Mt St, Mary’s
Possible Pitcher of the Year:Jake Neuman (Central Conn)
Possible Player of the Year: Jake Gustin (Bryant)
Ohio Valley
Projected Order of Finish
1.Southeast Missouri State
2 Murray State
3. Morehead State
4. Belmont
5. Austin Peay
6. Tennessee Tech
7, Eastern Illinois
8. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
9. Tennessee Martin
Possible Pitcher of the Year: Colin Bumgartner (SIUE)
Possible Player of the Year: Jackson Feltner (Morehead State)
Pac-12
Projected Order of Finish
- Stanford
- UCLA
- Oregon
- Arizona
- Arizona State
- Oregon State
- Washington State
- Cal
- USC
- Washington
- Utah
Possible Pitcher of the Year: Colby Somers (Oregon)
Possible Player of the Year: Daniel Susac (Arizona)
Patriot League
Projected Order of Finish
North Division
- Army
- Lafayette
- Holy Cross
South Division
- Lehigh
- Navy
- Bucknell
Possible Pitcher of the Yer: Patrick Melampy (Army)
Possible Player of the Year: Casey Lother (Lehigh)
SEC
Projected Order of Finish
Eastern Division
- Vanderbilt
- Florida
- Georgia
- Tennessee
- South Carolina
- Kentucky
- Missouri
Western Division
- LSU
- Mississippi State
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Alabama
- Texas A&M
- Auburn
Possible Pitcher of the Year: Hunter Barco (Florida)
Possible Player of the Year: Jacob Berry (LSU)
Southern
Projected Order of Finish
Blue Division
- Samford
- East Tennessee State
- NC Greensboro
- Virginia Military Inst
Red Division
- Mercer
- Wofford
- Western Carolina
- The Citadel
Southland
Projected order of Finish
- Southeastern La.
- Northwestern State
- TexasA&M-Corpus Christi
- New Orleans
- McNeese State
- Incarnate Word
- Nicholls State
- Houston Baptist
Possible Pitcher of the Year: Hayden Thomas Texas A&M Corpus compus
Possible Player of the Year: Pearce Howard (New Orleans)
Southwestern
Projected Order of Finish
Eastern Division
- Jackson State
- Florida A&M
- Alabama State
- Alabama A&M
- Mississippi Valley St
- Bethune-Cookman
Western Division
- Prairie View A&M
- Grambling State
- Southern
- Alcorn State
- Texas Southern
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Possible Pitcher of the Year: Nikelle Galatas (Jackson State)
Possible Player of the Year: Chenar Brown (Jackson State)
Summit
Projected Order of Finish
1, Oral Roberts
2, North Dakota State
3. Omaha
4. South DakotaState
5. Western Illinois
6. St Thomas MN
7. Northern Colorado
Possible Pitcher of the Year: Isaac Coffey (Oral Roberts)
Possible Player of the Year:Joshua Cox (Oral Roberts)
Sun Belt
Projected Order of Finish
East Divisoin
- South Alabama
- Coastal Carolina
- Georgia Southern
- Troy
- Appalachian State
- Georgia State
West Division
- Louisiana Lafayette
- Texas-Arlington
- Louisiana Monroe
- Texas State
- Little Rock
- Arkansas State
Possible Pitcher of he Year: Miles Smith (South Alabama)
Possible Player of the Year: Ben Klutts (Arkansas State)
West Coast
Projected Order of Finish
- Gonzaga
- Brigham Young
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Loyola Marymount
- Pepperdine
- Portland
- St Mary’s
- Santa Clara
- Pacific
Possible Pitcher of the Year: Bryce Robinson (Brigham Young)
Possible Player of the Year: Andrew Pintar (Brigham Young)
Westerrn Atlantic
Projected Order of Finish
West Division
- Grand Canyon
- Cal Baptist
- Sacramento
- Dixie State
- New Mexico State
- Utah Valley
- Seattle
Southwest Division
- Abilene Christian
- Sam Houston State
- UT Rio Grande Valley
- Lamar
- Stephen f Austin
- Tarleton State
Possible Pitcher of the Year: CJ Culpepper (Cal Baptist)
Possible Player of the Year: Tayler Aguilar (Grand Canyon)
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These are only projections and nothing more. If you disagree with them, let it be as I am not changing my thoughts on these.
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About the author– Tom Knuppel has been writing about baseball and sports for a few decades. As an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan he began with the blog CardinalsGM. Tom is a member of the United Cardinals Bloggers and the Baseball Bloggers Alliance. He also maintains the History of Cardinals website. More recently he has been busy at KnupSolutions and the primary writer of many sports at KnupSports and adds content at Sports 2.0. Tom is a retired High School English and Speech teacher and has completed over one hundred sportsbook reviews. He also can be followed on Twitter at tknup. Feel free to contact Tom at tknuppel@gmail.com
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