Summary of D3 Baseball Conferences

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Ralph Turner

Fellow D-III Baseball Fans,

Integral to understanding the various roads to the Playoffs is knowing the conferences.  The basics of the conferences vary tremendously.

This topic covers the basic data for the conferences in D-III for the 2009 season.


I encourage fans to go to your favorite conference websites and then post the information about the conference on this site.  Consider this an open board.  Cut and paste as needed.  Please proofread and correct as needed. This should help us become more familiar with D-III.  If you do not want to bother with the tabular format, then post the information in the format listed below, and we can put it in later.  Thanks to all who contribute.  As always, corrections and contributions are always appreciated.

Conference| Region |Divisions (Yes/No) |Divisions (e.g.,East/West)| Round Robin (Single/double) |# of Conf/ Division games |Format (e.g., Friday 9 Sat 7/9 DH)| Tourney to determine the AQ (Yes/No)




Pool A Conferences


Conference RegionDivisions (Yes/No) Divisions (East/West)Round Robin (Single/double) # of Conf/Div gamesConf/Div Game FormatTourney (Yes/No)
AMCCMideastNoN/ASingle/2 gm18DH's various days 7/7Yes; Top 6
ASCWestYesEast/WestSingle/3 gm18/21FR 9; SA 7/9 DHYes
CCMid-AtlNoN/ASingle/2 gm18DH 7/9Yes
CCCNew EnglandNoN/ASingle/2 gm22DH 7/7Yes
CCIWCentralNoN/ASingle/3 gm21DH = 9/9; Sat DH/Sun single games*Yes
CSACMid-AtlNoN/ASingle/3 gm15Single 9/ DH 7/7Yes
GNACNew EnglandNoN/ASingle/2 gm147/7 DH's Sa/SUYes-Top 6
HCACMideastNoN/ASingle/3 gm24Single 9/ DH 7/9Yes
IIACCentralNoN/ASingle/3 gm24Single 9/ DH 7/7Yes
LECNew EnglandNoN/ASingle/2 gm149/9 DHYes
LLNew YorkNoN/ASingle/4 gm24DH/DH 7/7 or 7/9Yes
MACCMid-AtlNoN/ASingle/3 gm15Single Home Fr/ DH Away SaYes
MACFMid-AtlNoN/ASingle/2 gm16VariableYes
MIAAMid-EastNoN/ASingle/4 gm28Home DH/ Away DHNo
MIACMidwestNoN/ASingle/2 gm20DH; H or AYes
MWCCentralYesNorth/SouthSingle/4 gm16/129/9 DH usually Sa/SuYes
NESCACNew EnglandYesEast/WestSingle/ 3 gm12Single 9/DH 7/9Yes
NEWMACNew EnglandNoN/ASingle/2 gm12DH 7/9Yes
NJACMid-AtlNoN/ASingle/2 gm18DH 9/9Yes
NACNew EnglandNoN/ASingle/4 gm16DH's 7/7 and 7/7Yes
NCACMid-eastYesEast/WestSingle/ 4 gm16DH's Sa 7/7 & Su 7/7Yes
NEACNY,MANoN/ASingle/2 gm12DH 7/7Yes
NATHCMidwestNoN/ASingle/2 gm22DH's 7/7 various days 9/9Yes
NWCWestNoN/ASingle/4 gm32Sa DH/Su DHNo
OACMid-EastNoN/ASingle/2 gm18DH 7/9Yes
ODACSouthNoN/ASingle/2 gm187/9 DHYes; top 6
Pres ACMid-EastNoN/ASingle/3 gm18Single 9/DH 7/7Yes
SCIACWestNoN/ASingle/3 gm21FR 9 Home; SA 9/9 AwayNo
SCACME,S,WYesEast/WestSingle/ Double15*/20See notesYes
SKYNew YorkNoN/ASingle/2 gm16DH 9/7Yes
SLIACCentralNoN/ASingle/Double24Home 9 Away 7/7Yes
SUNYACNew YorkNoN/ASingle/2 gm12Sa/Su 9/9 DHYes
USACSouthNoNoSingle/2gm129/9Yes
WIACMidwestNoN/ASingle/4 gm24SaSu DH 9/9 twice or Wed DH 9/9Yes


Notes:  (Legend.  DE =Double Elimination)

AMCC: 10-team conference (Franciscan Steubenville is provisional year2). Tourney format -- May 2nd single (play-in) games; #6 at #3; #5 at #4; #1 & #2 Byes. May 8-9 4-team tourney, DE.

ASC:  East - 7 teams; West - 8 teams.  Friday single 9-inning game;  Saturday 7/9 DH; Division opponents only count towards tourney standings. East teams play 18 division games; West teams play 21.  Top 4 in each division play best 2-of-3 in first round at #1 and #2 in each division. 4 winners hosted at highest East seed in 2009.

CC:  10-team conference. 4-team DE tourney; First day #1 & #2 host. #4 at #1; #3 at #2. Day-2 at #1 seed.  May 1,2,3.

CCC:  12-team conference. 8-team DE tourney over 5 days.  Apr 28,29, May 1,2,3.

CCIW:  10-run rule used in conference games. Tourney is 4-team DE at the #1 seed.  May 7,8,9.  Wheaton does not play games on Sunday.  Make-up games occur in mid-week. (Thanks to mr_b.)

CSAC:  4-Team (?) tourney; #1 & #2 host on May 6th; highest seed hosts on May 8 & 9.  Baptist Bible College did not declare for baseball in the CSAC this season.  (Baptist Bible is competing in NCCAA II East Region.)  There are only 6 teams in the CSAC this year after the departure of Alvernia, Eastern and Misericordia.

GNAC:  8-team conference.  6-Team tourney;  Single elimination play-in for #3-#6 teams in the 1st round.  #1 and #2 get 1st round byes. "Tourney Top 6- #6@#3, #5@#4 4/21. Quarterfinals @ #1 & #2 seed 4/23. Semifinals 4/25 @ St. Joe's College. Finals 4/26 @ St. Joe's College."  (Stump correctly copied the GNAC web site.  sic)  Thanks Stump

HCAC:  9-team conference; 4-team DE tourney May 7-9.

IIAC:  9-team conference; 6-team DE tourney at Cedar Rapids on May 7-9.

LEC:  8-team confernece.  All 8 teams qualify for tourney. Best 2 of 3 in the first weekend, #8 at #1, etc., May 1-2.    4-team DE May 7-8-9.

LL:  7-team conference. 4-team DE tourney. Rochester has dual membership with the UAA.

MACC:  Has 6 teams in 2009. 3-game series each weekend. Single game played at Team A on Fr then DH at Team B on Sat. Alvernia moves to the Commonwealth from the Freedom in 2010. Tourney is 4-team DE, May 1-3 at Albright.

MACF:  Has 9 teams in 2009.  Teams play either DH or single game Home/Away series.  Tourney has single play-in game #5 at #4 on Apr 28, then 4-team DE Apr 30-May 2 at Boyertown.

MIAA:  Eight team conference. Four-game series back-to-back home away DH's.  No tourney

MIAC:  Eleven-team conference.  4-team DE Tourney.  May 7,8,9

MWC:  North Division has 5 teams; South Division has 4; (no Lake Forest); 4-team tourney; Top 2 from each division; DE.  North hosts in 2009.  May 8-9. (Thanks Hickory Cornhusker.)

NESCAC:  10-teams in 2 divisions (no Connecticut College).  Tourney is top 2 each division at West #1, DE.  Tourney is May 8-10 at West highest seed.

NEWMAC:  7-team conference.  Plays 6-team DE tourney.  First 2 rounds at higher seed on Apr 22-23, final 2 days of games at highest seed, Apr 25-26.

NJAC:   10-team conference. Plays 6-team DE.  Apr 28, 30, May 2,3.

NAC:   5-team conference.  4-team DE.  NAC will not have the required 7 schools to qualify for Pool A bid. Therefore, the NAC will affiliate with the NEAC (in multiple sports) in 2010 to preserve access to the AQ, (for both conferences).

NCAC:  4-team tourney, best of three 9-inning between top 2 teams from each division.  Winners play best-of-3 nine inning games the May 8-9.

NEAC:  7-team conference. (PSU-Harrisburg is 2nd-yr provisional; SUNY-Cobleskill is 1st-yr provisional.) Post-season tourney Top 4 double elim.  (Accepts affiliation by the North Atlantic Conference in 2010 to preserve access to the AQ.)

NATHC: 12-team conf. Tournament - Top 4 Qualify, standard DE at Rockford.

NWC:  No additional notes.

OAC:  Tourney top 4 teams DE.

ODAC: 10-team conference (no Randolph College).  Saturday 7/9 DH vs 7 opponents, 2 9's in mid-week vs 2 opponents.  Top 6 of the 10 teams advance to DE tournament. .

Pres AC:  Geneva Provisional yr #2 and St Vincent Provisional yr #3.  Single 9 inning home; 7/7 Away DH. Tourney is 4-team DE.

SCIAC:  Plays Friday game 9 innings at home/away and then Saturday 9/9 DH away/home.  No tourney.

SCAC: * 2nd-year provisional Birmingham-Southern (BSC) games are not "in-region"; East 5 teams plus BSC; West 5 teams, no Colorado College.  East is playing single round-robin 3-games series.  West plays 2/3;H/A  Double Round Robin with a 2-game series at home/away and then a 3-game series away/home on another weekend.   Multi-region conference.  6-team DE tourney.

SKY:  Tourney #3-#6 single game play-in on April 29th, then remaining four DE tourney on May 1-3. (Bard doesn't play baseball.)

SLIAC:  Home 9 away 7/7 DH; Top 4 teams, DE tourney at Highland IL on May 7-9.

SUNYAC: 4-team DE on May 1-3.  (No Buffalo, Geneseo, Potsdam)

USAC:  7-team DE tourney April 16-19, 2009; conference cut back to 12 conference games to improve chances at better, less internecine regional records for conference members.

WIAC:  No UW-EC, no UW-RF.  24 conference games, two 9/9 DH's. Tourney is "DE", double elimination.; Top 4 teams; #3/#4 start in losers' bracket




AMCC   =  Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conf
ASC      =  American Southwest Conf
CC        =  Centennial Conf
CCIW    =  College Conf of Illinois and Wisconsin
CSAC     = Colonial States Ath Conf
MACC    =  Commonwealth Conf
CCC       =  Commonwealth Coast Conf
MACF    =  Freedom Conf
GNAC    =  Great Northeast Ath Conf
HCAC    =  Heartland Collegiate Ath Conf
IIAC     =   Iowa Intercollegiate Ath Conf
LL        =    Liberty League
LEC      =    Little East Conf
MASCAC  = Massachusetts State College Ath Conf
MIAA      =  Michigan Intercollegiate Ath Assn
MWC     =   Midwest Conf
MIAC     =   Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf
NESCAC  = New England Small College Ath Conf
NEWMAC = New England Women's and Men's Ath Conf
NJAC       =  New Jersey Ath Conf
NAC        =  North Atlantic Conf
NCAC   =  North Coast Ath Conf
NEAC     = North Eastern Ath Conf
NATHC = Northern Athletics Conf
NWC    = Northwest Conf
OAC    = Ohio Athletic Conf
ODAC  = Old Dominion Ath Conf
PrAC   = President's Ath Conf
SKY    =  Skyline Conf
SLIAC  = St. Louis Intercollegiate Ath Conf
SCIAC  = Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf
SCAC   = Southern Collegiate Ath Conf
SUNYAC  =  State University of New York Ath Conf
USAC   = USA South Ath Conf
WIAC   = Wisconsin Intercollegiate Ath Conf



Pool B  Conferences

Conference RegionDivisions (Yes/No) Divisions (East/West)Round Robin (Single/double) # of Conf/Div gamesConf/Div Game FormatTourney (Yes/No)
CACSouthNoN/ASingle/ 3gm18Home 9/ Away DH 7/7Yes
CUNYACNew YorkNoN/ASingle/2 gm10DH 7/7Yes
E8New YorkNoN/ASingle/4 gm16Sa/Su DH's 7/7 & 7/7No
LANDMA,NY,SNoN/ASingle/3 gm18SA 7/7; SU 9Yes
GSACSouthNoNoSingle9DH 9/9 +single 9No
NECCNew EnglandNoN/ASingle/2 gm10DH 7/7Yes
UAANE, NY, S, ME, CNoN/A****
UMACMidwestNoN/ASingle/3 gm21Fr DH 7/7 Sa 9Yes

Notes:   (Legend -- DE = double elimination)

CAC:   7-team conference (no Hood or Marymount VA). Plays 6-team DE tourney.  Pool B conference; should earn Pool A status in 2010.

CUNYAC:  6-team conference including Baruch, CCNY, College of Staten island (CSI), John Jay, Lehman and affiliate (4th-yr provisional) Mitchell.  Plays 4-team DE tourney.

E8:    5-team conference including Ithaca, Rochester Inst of Tech (RIT), St John Fisher, Stevens and Utica.
 
LAND: 7-team conference. Pool B conference for 2008 & 2009; Should get Pool A status in 2010. Multi-region conference, Mid-Atlantic, New York and South Regions.  (Goucher does not play baseball.)  Plays season-ending post-season tourney; top 4 DE tourney at #1 seed.

GSAC:  4-team conference.  Pool B members. No post-season tourney. Piedmont made 2008 NCAA's as a Pool B bid.

NECC:  6-team conference including 4th year provisional Mitchell; has 4-team DE tourney.  (Lesley will add baseball in 2010-11.)

UAA:   * 5-team conference including Brandeis, Emory, CWRU and Wash StL.  Rochester carries dual membership in Liberty League. (Chicago does not compete in UAA).  Conducts 5-team conference tourney in Florida every March.

UMAC:  8-team conference that should earn Pool A status in 2011. 4-team DE post-season tourney.



CAC          = Capital Athletic Conference
CUNYAC    = City University of New York Athetic Conference
E 8           =  Empire 8
GSAC        = Great South Athletic Conference
LAND        = Landmark Conference
NECC      = New England Collegiate Conference
UAA         = University Athletic Association
UMAC      =  Upper Midwest Athletic Conference



Pool B independents

RegionTeams
CentralChicago, Neb Wesleyan
Mid-Atlnone
MideastFinlandia
Midwestnone
New EnglandUniversity of Maine-Presque Isle
New Yorknone
SouthRust
WestCal State-East Bay*, Chapman, Dallas, Menlo

Notes:  *Cal State-East Bay moves to D-II in 2009-10.

ronk

Ralph,
  Since you've given me so much info in bball, here's info on Landmark(which isn't in your list) from a casual baseball observer:

Conference  Region Divisions (Yes/No)  Divisions (East/West) Round Robin (Single/double)  # of Conf/Div games Conf/Div Game Format Tourney (Yes/No)
Landmark(7,no Goucher)  MA,A(if same as bball) No - Single 18/33? Sa(2H),Su Yes(4 teams)

Just Bill

#2
WIAC; Midwest Region; No Divisions (7 teams); Single Round Robin; 24 Conf. Games (4-9 inn games. Either DH-Sat & DH-Sun or DH-Wed. & DH-Wed.); Tournament - Top 4 Qualify, double elim., but bottom two seeds start in losers bracket at Highest Seed.

NATHC; Midwest Region; No Divisions (12 teams); Single Round Robin; 22 Conf. Games (2-9 inn games. DH's various days); Tournament - Top 4 Qualify, standard double elim. at Rockford.
"That seems silly and pointless..." - Hoops Fan

The first and still most accurate description of the D3 Championship BeltTM thread.

Ralph Turner

#3
Thanks ronk and Just Bill.  +1!  :)

I will add those conferences into the table later.


+1 karma for AG!  Thanks

A.G.


Conference RegionDivisions (Yes/No) Divisions (East/West)Round Robin (Single/double) # of Conf/Div gamesConf/Div Game FormatTourney (Yes/No)
ODACSouthNoNo2 gms187/9 DHYes top 6


Notes:

ODAC: Saturday 7/9 DH vs 7 opponents, 2 9's in mid-week vs 2 opponents.  Top 6 of the 10 teams advance to tournament
Old Dominion Athletic Conference

Ralph Turner

#5
More conference summaries added today.

Contributions and corrections are appreciated.


Thanks to bash 6-4-3 for the corrections on the NCAC. +1!
Apr 19th.  The table should be complete for 2009.

Stump

GNAC- New England-No divisions- 8 teams- 14 conf games- 7/7 DH Sat & Sun  Tourney Top 6- #6@#3, #5@#4 4/21. Quarterfinals @ #1 & #2 seed 4/23. Semifinals 4/25 @ St. Joe's College. Finals 4/26 @ St. Joe's College

hickory_cornhusker

Midwest Conference - Central Region - Yes - North/South - 4 Games (Divisional Opponents only) - 16(North)/12(South) - 9/9 DH Sat & 9/9 DH Sun (Sometimes it may be a different combination of weekend days such as Fri & Sat) - Tourney double elimination Top 2 from each division, north division champ hosts this year, south division champ hosts next year

dgilblair

I'll give it a shot.
LEC

8 team conference with two games against each other (14 conference games per season). Three conference games a week, single games home and away on Fridays or a doubleheader on Saturday, travel I'm sure determines that. Conference tournament at the end of the season with all eight teams involved. 
Sat. May 2nd  little east conference playoffs (best of three)  Site of higher seed     
Sun. May 3rd  little east conference playoffs (best of three)  Site of higher Seed 

Thurs. May 7th    little east tournament (double elimination)  Site of No. 1 seed     
Sat.     May 9th    little east tournament (double elimination)  Site of No. 1 seed 


Ralph Turner

#9
Quote from: DGilblair on April 19, 2009, 11:44:01 AM
I'll give it a shot.
LEC

8 team conference with two games against each other (14 conference games per season). Three conference games a week, single games home and away on Fridays or a doubleheader on Saturday, travel I'm sure determines that. Conference tournament at the end of the season with all eight teams involved. 
Sat. May 2nd  little east conference playoffs (best of three)  Site of higher seed     
Sun. May 3rd  little east conference playoffs (best of three)  Site of higher Seed 

Thurs. May 7th    little east tournament (double elimination)  Site of No. 1 seed     
Sat.     May 9th    little east tournament (double elimination)  Site of No. 1 seed 
DG, thanks for the response.  +1!  The weather and grounds postponements sometimes make it hard to figure out the theory behind the schedule.

I have some basic questions.

In conference play, will schools be scheduled to play home and away single games in mid-week in different weeks?  Is the team given 7 home conference games?  Are all games planned as 9-inning games?

(I noticed all of the 7/7 DH's that are played "up north".  It makes sense.)

So the first weekend of the tourney is best 2-of-3, #8 at #1, #7 at #2, etc., and then 4-team double elimination at the highest remaining seed?

Thanks.


As you look at the table, it is interesting how schools get to play schedules in the time of good weather that each has each spring.

BASH6-4-3

Ralph,
Here's the scoop on the NCAC (North Coast Athletic Conference).

Mideast region.
10 teams divided into 5 teams in east division & 5 teams in west division.

Regular season has 16 games played  - 4 games against each division opponent.  Play 7 inn. DH on Sat. & Sun.

postseason has 2 rounds:
rd. 1 : best 2 of 3 games (9 inn.) - #2 East Division @ #1 West Division
                                                    -  #2 West Division @ #1 East Division

rd. 2 : best 2 of 3 games (9 inn.) between the two winners of round 1. 
I believe location of this round is predetermined at the start of the season. Winner receives the AQ
"This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray.  It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.  Oh...people will come Ray." - Field of Dreams, 1989

dgilblair

Quote from: Ralph Turner on April 19, 2009, 02:15:15 PM
Quote from: DGilblair on April 19, 2009, 11:44:01 AM
I'll give it a shot.
LEC

8 team conference with two games against each other (14 conference games per season). Three conference games a week, single games home and away on Fridays or a doubleheader on Saturday, travel I'm sure determines that. Conference tournament at the end of the season with all eight teams involved. 
Sat. May 2nd  little east conference playoffs (best of three)  Site of higher seed     
Sun. May 3rd  little east conference playoffs (best of three)  Site of higher Seed 

Thurs. May 7th    little east tournament (double elimination)  Site of No. 1 seed     
Sat.     May 9th    little east tournament (double elimination)  Site of No. 1 seed 
DG, thanks for the response.  +1!  The weather and grounds postponements sometimes make it hard to figure out the theory behind the schedule.

I have some basic questions.

In conference play, will schools be scheduled to play home and away single games in mid-week in different weeks?  Is the team given 7 home conference games?  Are all games planned as 9-inning games?

(I noticed all of the 7/7 DH's that are played "up north".  It makes sense.)

So the first weekend of the tourney is best 2-of-3, #8 at #1, #7 at #2, etc., and then 4-team double elimination at the highest remaining seed?

Thanks.


As you look at the table, it is interesting how schools get to play schedules in the time of good weather that each has each spring.

No problem Ralph, thanks.
In conference play, will schools be scheduled to play home and away single games in mid-week in different weeks?      Yes, LEC games are all initally scheduled for single games on Friday vs one team, then a doubleheader on Saturday vs a different team. 

Is the team given 7 home conference games?     Seems to work out as some getting 6 home games and others getting 8.

Are all games planned as 9-inning games?  Scheduled 9 inning games with a ten run mercy rule only in the second game of a doubleheader.

So the first weekend of the tourney is best 2-of-3, #8 at #1, #7 at #2, etc., and then 4-team double elimination at the highest remaining seed?     Yes.


This is the first year with three scheduled conference games a week.  The conference tournament will now include all eight teams, in past years it was double elimination with only the top six teams playing it out in one week.  This year it will cover two weeks.  So this year it will be a different look I guess, not sure why the change the past three years have been really good tournaments at three different host sites.

Ralph Turner

Thanks.

As for the LEC, I can see how one would have problems with a 14-game schedule winnowing out the best teams.  In that short season, it makes sense to let them fight it out in the playoffs!

In a 21-game season, one has the credence of winning the head-to-head series when looking at tie-breakers.

Ralph Turner

#13
I count 169 teams will participate in the 32 conference tourneys for Pool A bids.

ECSUalum

Ralph,

GREAT JOB pulling all this data on the conferences together!!!!!! +1K