1981 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1981 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1981. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1981 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty fifth time in 1981, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Arizona State claimed the championship for the fifth time.[1]

1981 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams248
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsArizona State (5th title)
Runners-upOklahoma State (9th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachJim Brock (2nd title)
MOPStan Holmes (Arizona State)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1981 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Seven regionals of four teams and one of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 21 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 13 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceClemson/NC State1981 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentBoshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NCClemson
Big Eight ConferenceMissouri1981 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceEast - Michigan
West - Minnesota
1981 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentRay Fisher StadiumAnn Arbor, MIMichigan
EIBLYaleNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceCentral Michigan1981 Mid-American Conference Baseball TournamentBill Theunissen StadiumMount Pleasant, MIEastern Michigan
Midwestern City ConferenceNorth - Xavier
South - Oral Roberts
1981 Midwestern City Conference Baseball TournamentTulsa, OKOral Roberts
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington
South - Arizona State
No Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceEast - Florida
West - Mississippi State/Alabama
1981 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentDudy Noble FieldStarkville, MSFlorida
Southern ConferenceEast Tennessee State/Marshall/Western CarolinaNo Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexas1981 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentDisch–Falk FieldAustin, TXTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - Georgia Southern
West - Hardin–Simmons
1981 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentHunter FieldAbilene, TXMercer

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1981 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Clemson  y 104 .714  3424 .586
NC State   104 .714  3312 .733
Maryland   73 .700  2313 .639
Virginia   85 .615  2820 .583
Duke   66 .500  2910 .744
North Carolina   67 .462  3815 .717
Wake Forest   39 .250  1713 .567
Georgia Tech   113 .071  1424 .368
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1981[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1981 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 30 Missouri  y 176 .739  4316 .729
No. 2 Oklahoma State  y 126 .667  5217 .754
Kansas   1211 .522  3219 .627
Nebraska   1111 .500  4222 .656
Oklahoma   1113 .458  4015 .727
Kansas State   812 .400  3421 .618
Iowa State   618 .250  3422 .607
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1981[4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1981 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Michigan  xy 104 .714  4120 .672
Purdue   86 .571  3430 .531
Ohio State   79 .438  3418 .654
Michigan State   68 .429  2328 .451
Indiana   59 .357  2325 .479
West
Minnesota  x 133 .813  3716 .698
Illinois   113 .786  3526 .574
Iowa   86 .571  4421 .677
Wisconsin   313 .188  2436 .400
Northwestern   313 .188  1733 .340
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1981[5][6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1981 Eastern 8 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East
Rutgers  x 530 .625  18191 .487
UMass   440 .500  22170 .564
Rhode Island   350 .375  14180 .438
West
West Virginia  x 620 .750  17180 .486
Pittsburgh   730 .700  2580 .758
George Washington   330 .500  18200 .474
Duquesne   080 .000  13120 .520
x Division champion
Championship Series champion
As of June 30, 1981; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1981 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Central Michigan   1330 .813  37130 .740
Western Michigan   1431 .806  32211 .602
Miami   1251 .694  22271 .450
Eastern Michigan  y 970 .563  37290 .561
Toledo   890 .471  30200 .600
Northern Illinois   6102 .389  19262 .426
Kent State   580 .385  13181 .422
Bowling Green   580 .385  13181 .422
Ohio   5130 .278  12340 .261
Ball State   4120 .250  18220 .450
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1981[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1981 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
Washington  x 126 .667  3418 .654
Oregon State   117 .611  2914 .674
Washington State   117 .611  2725 .519
Oregon   216 .111  1621 .432
Southern
No. 1 Arizona State  xy 264 .867  5513 .809
Stanford  y 1614 .533  4322 .662
Southern California   1515 .500  3424 .586
Arizona   1416 .467  3022 .577
California   1218 .400  3131 .500
UCLA   723 .233  2135 .375
x Division champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1981[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1981 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Division
No. 15 Florida  xy 167 .696  4217 .712
Kentucky   139 .591  3916 .709
Tennessee   1013 .435  2227 .449
Vanderbilt   912 .429  2625 .510
Georgia   815 .348  2323 .500
Western Division
No. 6 Mississippi State  xy 176 .739  4617 .730
Alabama  x 176 .739  4115 .732
Ole Miss   814 .364  2424 .500
LSU   714 .333  2330 .434
Auburn   716 .304  2727 .500
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1981[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1981 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 17 East Tennessee State  y 124 .750  4417 .721
Western Carolina   124 .750  2514 .641
Marshall   124 .750  2217 .564
The Citadel   115 .688  3113 .705
Appalachian State   88 .500  3517 .673
Davidson   79 .438  1826 .409
Chattanooga   610 .375  2824 .538
Furman   412 .250  1133 .250
VMI   016 .000  337 .075
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1981[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1981 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East
Georgia Southern x 900 1.000  41221 .648
Mercer  340 .429  39121 .760
Arkansas–Little Rock  060 .000  22250 .468
West
Hardin–Simmons x 840 .667  20280 .417
Centenary  840 .667  33290 .532
Northeast Louisiana  660 .500  33220 .600
Northwestern State  2100 .167  16420 .276
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1981[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1981 season marked the thirty fifth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Arizona State claiming their fifth championship with a 7–4 win over Oklahoma State in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Mississippi State 4  
  Michigan 1    
      Mississippi State 3  
      Arizona State 4    
  Arizona State 11          
  Texas 2        
      Arizona State 10
      Oklahoma State 1113
  Oklahoma State 810        
  South Carolina 5          
      Oklahoma State 12    
      Miami (FL) 6  
  Miami (FL) 6    
  Maine 1  
  Loser's Bracket
  Michigan 5  
  Texas 6     Miami (FL) 4
    Texas 5
  South Carolina 12  
  Maine 7     Mississippi State 5
    South Carolina 6
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Oklahoma State 8       Oklahoma State 4
  Texas 1513           Arizona State 7
      Texas 3    
      Arizona State 12  
  Arizona State 10    
  South Carolina 7  

Award winners

All-America team

References

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