NCAA Baseball Playing Rules
The official rules framework for NCAA Baseball including championship regulations, data sources, and key governing bodies that oversee and administer the sport.
Featured Rules Resources
RULE BOOK
The official rule book for the 2025-26 NCAA Baseball Championship.
NCAA BASEBALL OFFICIATING – HOME PLATE
RE-IMAGINED FIELD DIAGRAM
NCAA Baseball Field Diagram.
HOW TO PROPOSE A RULES CHANGE
Official form for rules change proposals.
CALL FOR PLAYING RULES PROPOSALS
Official Call for Playing Rules Proposals memorandum.
2020 BASEBALL BAT TESTING VIDEO
Bat testing video.
BASEBALL EJECTION/SUSPENSION REPORTING
CAA Baseball Umpire Incident/Ejection/Suspension Form (Umpire Use Only).
Baseball Updates
Bat Information
- Decertification Memorandum – Stinger Bat Company, Missile II – 33-inch Bat
- NCAA Bat Testing Protocol
- NCAA Approved Bat List
- NCAA Baseball Bat Testing Log
- Bat-Ball Coefficient of Restitution (BBCOR) Protocol
- Decertification Memorandum – Louisville Slugger Meta 33-inch bat (Posted 2/21/20)
- Federal Court Dismisses Bat Manufacturer’s Antitrust Lawsuit (Posted 3/25/13)
- Decertification of Marucci CAT-5 and Black bats (Posted 6/6/12)
- Decertification of 33-inch Reebok Vector-TLS Bat (Posted 3/22/12)
- Decertification of 33-inch Marucci CAT-5 Bat (Posted 2/17/12)
Data Sources & Rules Committee Reports
- 2024 Rules Survey Report
- 2022 Rules Survey Report
- July 2025: 2025 Annual Report
- May 2025: May 2025 Report
- April 2025: Apr. 2025 Report
- March 2025: Mar. 2025 Report
- February 2025: Feb. 2025 Report