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 Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCClemson
Big Eight ConferenceMissouri1981 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceEast - Michigan
West - Minnesota		1981 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIMichigan
EIBLYaleNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceCentral Michigan1981 Mid-American Conference Baseball TournamentBill Theunissen Stadium • Mount 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 Field • Starkville, MSFlorida
Southern ConferenceEast Tennessee State/Marshall/Western CarolinaNo Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexas1981 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentDisch–Falk Field • Austin, TXTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - Georgia Southern
West - Hardin–Simmons		1981 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentHunter Field • Abilene, 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 10–4 .714  34–24 .586
NC State  ‍†‍‍ 10–4 .714  33–12 .733
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 7–3 .700  23–13 .639
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 8–5 .615  28–20 .583
Duke  ‍‍‍ 6–6 .500  29–10 .744
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 6–7 .462  38–15 .717
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 3–9 .250  17–13 .567
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 1–13 .071  14–24 .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 17–6 .739  43–16 .729
No. 2 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‡‍y 12–6 .667  52–17 .754
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 12–11 .522  32–19 .627
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 11–11 .500  42–22 .656
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  40–15 .727
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 8–12 .400  34–21 .618
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .250  34–22 .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  x‍‍‡‍y 10–4 .714  41–20 .672
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8–6 .571  34–30 .531
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 7–9 .438  34–18 .654
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 6–8 .429  23–28 .451
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 5–9 .357  23–25 .479
West
Minnesota  x‍‍‍ 13–3 .813  37–16 .698
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 11–3 .786  35–26 .574
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 8–6 .571  44–21 .677
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 3–13 .188  24–36 .400
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 3–13 .188  17–33 .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‡‍ 5–3–0 .625  18–19–1 .487
UMass  ‍‍‍ 4–4–0 .500  22–17–0 .564
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .375  14–18–0 .438
West
West Virginia  x‍‍‍ 6–2–0 .750  17–18–0 .486
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 7–3–0 .700  25–8–0 .758
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 3–3–0 .500  18–20–0 .474
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 0–8–0 .000  13–12–0 .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  ‍†‍‍ 13–3–0 .813  37–13–0 .740
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14–3–1 .806  32–21–1 .602
Miami  ‍‍‍ 12–5–1 .694  22–27–1 .450
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‡‍y 9–7–0 .563  37–29–0 .561
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 8–9–0 .471  30–20–0 .600
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6–10–2 .389  19–26–2 .426
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 5–8–0 .385  13–18–1 .422
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 5–8–0 .385  13–18–1 .422
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .278  12–34–0 .261
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 4–12–0 .250  18–22–0 .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 12–6 .667  34–18 .654
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 11–7 .611  29–14 .674
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 11–7 .611  27–25 .519
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 2–16 .111  16–21 .432
Southern
No. 1 Arizona State  x‍‍‍y 26–4 .867  55–13 .809
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 16–14 .533  43–22 .662
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .500  34–24 .586
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .467  30–22 .577
California  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .400  31–31 .500
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 7–23 .233  21–35 .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  x‍‍‡‍y 16–7 .696  42–17 .712
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13–9 .591  39–16 .709
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 10–13 .435  22–27 .449
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 9–12 .429  26–25 .510
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 8–15 .348  23–23 .500
Western Division
No. 6 Mississippi State  x‍‍‍y 17–6 .739  46–17 .730
Alabama  x‍‍‍ 17–6 .739  41–15 .732
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 8–14 .364  24–24 .500
LSU  ‍‍‍ 7–14 .333  23–30 .434
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 7–16 .304  27–27 .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 12–4 .750  44–17 .721
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 12–4 .750  25–14 .641
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 12–4 .750  22–17 .564
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 11–5 .688  31–13 .705
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 8–8 .500  35–17 .673
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 7–9 .438  18–26 .409
Chattanooga  ‍‍‍ 6–10 .375  28–24 .538
Furman  ‍‍‍ 4–12 .250  11–33 .250
VMI  ‍‍‍ 0–16 .000  3–37 .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†‍‍ 9–0–0 1.000  41–22–1 .648
Mercer ‍‍‡‍ 3–4–0 .429  39–12–1 .760
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 0–6–0 .000  22–25–0 .468
West
Hardin–Simmons x‍‍‍ 8–4–0 .667  20–28–0 .417
Centenary ‍‍‍ 8–4–0 .667  33–29–0 .532
Northeast Louisiana ‍‍‍ 6–6–0 .500  33–22–0 .600
Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 2–10–0 .167  16–42–0 .276
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1981[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1981 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
Main article: 1981 College Baseball All-America Team

References
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