1996 LSU Tigers baseball team

1996 LSU Tigers baseball
National Champions
SEC Champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Record52-15 (20-10 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlex Box Stadium
1996 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Division
No. 3 Florida  x 2010 .6675018 .735
No. 12 Tennessee   1812 .6004320 .683
Kentucky   1514 .5173524 .593
Vanderbilt   1416 .4672925 .537
South Carolina   1317 .4332528 .472
Georgia   821 .2762430 .444
Western Division
No. 5 Alabama  x 2010 .6675019 .725
No. 1 LSU  x 2010 .6675215 .776
No. 27 Mississippi State   1713 .5673824 .613
Arkansas   1515 .5003920 .661
Auburn   1218 .4003224 .571
Ole Miss   723 .2332430 .444
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1996 LSU Tigers baseball team won the NCAA national championship in one of the most memorable College World Series games in history.

The Tigers, coached by Skip Bertman, had already established themselves as a premier college baseball program, having won two previous national championships in 1991 and 1993. The 1996 version built on this reputation by compiling a 52–15 record, including going 20–10 in the Southeastern Conference, winning the SEC championship as well.