High and Tight: Southland

The Southland Conference is a battle to the end each and every season.  Traditionally they are underappreciated when it comes to handing out post season bids so teams fight all the way until the last pitch is thrown in the confernece tournament for what could be the only bid handed out.  With traditional powers like Lamar, Texas State, and UTSA this league does provide some quality clubs.  Throw in some teams that are improving rapidly and this is a conference on the rise.  Click here to read entire article  

High and Tight: Colonial

The Colonial Athletic Association is a league that most likely will be dominated by no one over the next few seasons.  A resurgance of a few teams and newcomers that are making an impact in the league have left the Colonial wide open the past few seasons.  We dive into this conference and take a look at what has happened over the past 5 seasons.  Click here to read entire article

High and Tight: Horizon League

The Horizon League is another league that has seen one team dominate the others in the standings.  Illinois-Chicago has proven to be the cream of the crop.  However, the post season representative of this league has much more diversity.  There have been 5 of the 7 members that have qualified for the NCAA tournament.  We take a look at all these teams inside this article.  Click here to read entire article

High and Tight: WAC

With a national championship now under their belt, the WAC is another conference that has exploded onto the scene.  Now the task for the member teams is to maintain their recent success.  Fresno State put this conference on the map 2 seasons ago as the rolled to a national title.  San Jose State, Hawaii, and New Mexico State all had much improved seasons this past year.  The question for this conference will be its' ability to maintain improvement.  Click here to read entire article

High and Tight: Patriot League

One of the more interesting leagues in the country is that of the Patriot League.  The league is comprised of 6 teams that battle it out all season to earn the one bid that the league receives all season.  The league has posted a win in each of the last 2 regional tournaments.  It has also sent a different representative in each of the last 4 seasons.  We take a look inside this conference in this article.  Click here to read entire article

High and Tight: ACC

The ACC is no doubt one of the best conferences in the country.  They routinely fill the top 25 with upwards of 7 or 8 clubs at any given time.  With powerhouses like North Carolina, Florida State, Miami, Georgia tech, and Clemson it's not hard to see why.  Throw in 2009 World Series participant Virginia and you can see just how tough this conference is.  With the bottom of this conference improving each and every year, the ACC promises to only get better over the coming seasons.  We take a look at this conference as a whole inside this article.  Click here to read entire article

High And Tight: Ivy League

When talking about a league that has parity you definitely have to include the Ivy League.  This league has sent a different representative to the NCAA tournament in each of the past 5 seasons.  With a unique 2 team playoff to determine who will go to a regional each year, this league can become very exciting at the end of the seasons.  We take a look at all the teams of the Ivy League inside.  Click here to read entire article

High and Tight: Pac 10

The Pac 10 conference is no doubt one of the best conferences in the country.  Year in and year out they have teams competing for the national title.  With the bottom half of the division improving each and every season this conference only seems to be getting better.  With the addition and development of the Oregon program, this conference will boast 10 clubs that can compete with anyone.  We take a look at this conference as a whole inside this article.  Click here to read entire article

High and Tight: Big Ten

The Big Ten Conference is one of the most improved conferences over the past few seasons.  Teams that hadn't been in contention are much improved like Indiana and Illinois.  This conference should only produce more parity over the next few seasons as these teams continue to real in the top teams of the conference.  We dive into all of these schools inside this article.  Click here to read entire article

High and Tight: MEAC

Perhaps no conference in the country has been dominated by a single team than the MEAC.  Bethune Cookman has been the representative of this one-bid league in all but one season since 1999.  Considering that the only representative of this league will be the conference tournament winner that is quite a feat.  We dig into all of the teams in this league in this article.  Click here to read entire article

The Meaning of July 1st Phone Calls

Although the July 1st phone call has been watered down by technology, it still serves a very important purpose in the college baseball world.  Thousands of players across the country will be contacted by college baseball recruiters.  It's a tradition that is a big day for players as many of them are contacted for the first time by college coaches.  There are several factors that need to be kept in perspective pertaining to these phone calls.  We go in depth on the issue of July 1st phone calls and what they mean.  Click here to read entire article

High and Tight: Atlantic Sun

The Atlantic Sun has been overhauled more than any other conference over the past 2 seasons.  Several teams have joined the conference that have made the jump from Division II to Division I.  Those teams have been ineligible for post season play until next season.  This has left us with a clouded look at how this conference will be.  One team has represented the conference in post season play over the past couple of seasons.  That may change as several of the new members boast very talented clubs.  We take a look at all the teams of this conference inside.  Click here to read entire article

High and Tight: MAAC

The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference has been dominated by Manhattan in the regular season over the past 5 seasons.  However, this league is a perfect example of a one big league.  Manhattan has won the league more times than not over that time frame.  They have only qualified for the regional tournament once.  Winning the conference tournament is the only way to the NCAA tournament for participants in this league.  We take a look at the entire league inside.  Click here to read entire article

High and Tight: Big West

The Big West conference lays claim to some of the most succesful programs in the country over the past 5 seasons.  With national powers like Cal State Fullerton, UC Irvine, and Long Beach State their top tier programs can compete with anyone in the country.  Throw in a rising Cal Poly and UC Riverside and this conference will be a true force to be reckoned with over the next few years.  Click here to read entire article

High and Tight: Big XII

One of the 4 powerhouse conferences in the country, the Big XII Conference did not disappoint in 2009.  Texas played for the national title.  Three teams were given number 1 seeds at the start of regional play.  Nine teams in all from the conference received bids.  2009 was a year that saw a lot of parity throughout this conference.  That can only mean great things in the years to come.  We take a look at this conference and how it has played out over the past few seasons.  Click here to read entire article

High and Tight: Big South

Few teams have dominated a conference over the past 10 seasons like Coastal Carolina.  Fortunately for the league, there are a few teams inside the conference that are starting to close that gap.  This conference will be interesting to watch as new coaches have infused life into programs that have needed it.  We take a look at all the teams of this conference inside this article.  Click here to read entire article.

High and Tight: Atlantic 10

The Atlantic 10 Conference spans a wide geographic range with teams from St. Louis to Rhode Island.  Several teams have entered the league over the past few seasons.  It is a league that is fighting for a better national image.  Teams like Dayton and Rhodes Island did a lot this past season to further that image along.  We take a look into this conference inside to see how the teams have performed.  Click here to read entire article

High and Tight: America East

The America East is a conference comprised of 6 teams located in the northeast region of the country.  It is a league that is remaking itself as programs have improved their level of play and parity is entering a league that was once dominated by the upper echelon of teams.  Inside we take a look at just how these programs are managing to spread the wealth when it comes to representation of the top of the league.  Click here to read entire article

High and Tight: Mountain West Conference

The Mountain West Conference is a league that is fairly new when it comes to its' current members.  Many of the teams that are currently in the league have entered the conference over the last few seasons.  TCU has been the cream of the crop when it comes to baseball in this league.  We take a look at all these teams and how they've done over the past few seasons.  Click here to read entire article

High and Tight: Sunbelt Conference

The Sunbelt conference boasts one of the most equal playing fields in the country when it comes to their member institutions.  There are 11 teams that are representative of the conference.  The top spot has been shared by several schools over the past few seasons.  We take a deep look into this conference to see just how these teams have done when compared to each other.  Click here to read entire article

High and Tight: Ohio Valley Conference

The Ohio Valley Conference spans the upper southeast region and into the midwest when it comes to their member institutions.  This is a baseball conference that displays a lot of parity.  Traditionally a one-bid league, they seem to send a different representative to the NCAA tournament every year.  We take a look at all the teams in the conference and how they compare on the field inside this article.  Click here to read entire article

High and Tight: Big East Conference

Now that we have completed our look at individual states we will turn our attention toward individual conferences.  Our first conference that we'll focus on will be the Big East.  This is a 12 team conference that seems to get better and better each year.  Inside we take a look at how teams have performed compared to other teams in the conference over the past few seasons.  Click here to read entire article

Teams That Missed the 2009 NCAA Tournament