2009 Conference USA baseball standings| vte | Conf. | | | Overall |
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| Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
| No. 16 East Carolina †y | 17 | – | 7 | | .708 | | | 46 | – | 20 | | .697 |
| No. 11 Rice ‡y | 16 | – | 8 | | .667 | | | 43 | – | 18 | | .705 |
| Houston | 13 | – | 11 | | .542 | | | 27 | – | 30 | | .474 |
| Tulane | 13 | – | 11 | | .542 | | | 34 | – | 24 | | .586 |
| No. 8 Southern Miss y | 12 | – | 12 | | .500 | | | 40 | – | 26 | | .606 |
| UAB | 11 | – | 12 | | .478 | | | 31 | – | 26 | | .544 |
| Marshall | 9 | – | 15 | | .375 | | | 22 | – | 32 | | .407 |
| UCF | 9 | – | 15 | | .375 | | | 22 | – | 35 | | .386 |
| Memphis | 7 | – | 16 | | .304 | | | 21 | – | 32 | | .396 |
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| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2009 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 2009 Conference USA baseball tournament was the 2009 postseason college baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, from May 20–May 24, 2009. Rice won their third C-USA tournament, and received Conference USA's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament consisted of eight teams, with two double-elimination brackets, and a single-game final.
Regular season results
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | Seed |
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| East Carolina | 17 | 7 | 0 | .708 | -- | 1 |
| Rice | 16 | 8 | 0 | .667 | 1 | 2 |
| Houston | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | 4 | 3 |
| Tulane | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | 4 | 4 |
| Southern Miss | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | 5 | 5 |
| UAB | 11 | 12 | 0 | .468 | 5.5 | 6 |
| Marshall | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 8 | 7 |
| UCF | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 8 | 8 |
| Memphis | 7 | 16 | 0 | .304 | 9.5 | -- |
- SMU, Tulsa, and UTEP did not field baseball teams. Memphis did not make the tournament.
Bracket
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| First round May 20–21 | | | Second round May 21–22 | | | Semi-finals May 22–23 | | | Finals May 24 |
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| 6 | UAB | 8 |
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| 3 | Houston | 3 | | |
| | | 6 | UAB | 1 |
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| | | 2 | Rice | 8 | | |
| 7 | Marshall | 0 | | | | |
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| 2 | Rice | 13 | | |
| | | 3 | Houston | 2 | |
| Bracket One | | | | |
| | | 2 | Rice | 7 | | | |
| 7 | Marshall | 1 | | | | | | | |
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| 3 | Houston | 4 | | | 6 | UAB | 1 |
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| | | | 3 | Houston | 4 | | |
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| 5 | Southern Miss | 6 |
| 8 | UCF | 3 | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Rice | 8 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | 5 | Southern Miss | 5 | |
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| | | 1 | East Carolina | 2 | | |
| 5 | Southern Miss | 15 | | | | |
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| 4 | Tulane | 2 | | |
| | | 5 | Southern Miss | 3 | |
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| | | 4 | Tulane | 1 | | | |
| 8 | UCF | 3 | | | | | | | |
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| 4 | Tulane | 7 | | | 4 | Tulane | 3 |
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| | | | 1 | East Carolina | 0 | | |
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- Bold indicates the winner of the game.
- Italics indicate that the team was eliminated from the tournament.
Finish order
| Finish | Team | W | L | T | Pct | Seed | Eliminated By |
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| 1 | Rice† | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | |
| 2 | Southern Miss# | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 5 | Rice |
| 3 | Tulane | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 4 | Southern Miss |
| 4 | Houston | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 3 | Rice |
| 5 | East Carolina# | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1 | Tulane |
| 6 | UAB | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 6 | Houston |
| 7 | UCF | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 8 | Tulane |
| 8 | Marshall | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 7 | Houston |
| † - Winner of the tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. # - Received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. |
All-tournament team
| Position | Player | School |
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| C | Siego Seastrunk | Rice |
| IF | James Ewing | Southern Mississippi |
| IF | Rick Hague | Rice |
| IF | Josh Prince | Tulane |
| IF | Anthony Rendon | Rice |
| OF | Nick Boullosa | Tulane |
| OF | Steven Sultzbaugh | Rice |
| OF | Trent Whitehead | East Carolina |
| DH | Corey Stevens | Southern Mississippi |
| P | JR Ballinger | Southern Mississippi |
| P | Ryan Berry | Rice |
| P | Todd McInnis | Southern Mississippi |
| P | Taylor Wall | Rice |
| MVP | Anthony Rendon | Rice |
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