1984 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1984 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 1984. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1984 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty eighth time in 1984, 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. Cal State Fullerton claimed the championship for the second time.[1]

1984 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams256
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (2nd title)
Runners-upTexas (21st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachAugie Garrido (2nd title)
MOPJohn Fishel (Cal State Fullerton)
Seasons

Realignment and format changes

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1984 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Six regionals of four teams and two of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 25 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 11 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceNorth Carolina1984 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentDurham Athletic ParkDurham, NCNorth Carolina
Atlantic 10 ConferenceEast - Temple
West - West Virginia/Penn State
1984 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball TournamentErny FieldPhiladelphia, PATemple
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1984 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceEast - Michigan
West - Minnesota
1984 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentSiebert FieldMinneapolis, MNMichigan
EIBLHarvardNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceCentral MichiganNo Tournament
Midwestern City ConferenceNorth - Xavier
South - Oklahoma City
1984 Midwestern City Conference Baseball TournamentCincinnati, OHOklahoma City
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Portland State/Washington State
South - Arizona State
No Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceEast - Florida
West - Mississippi State
1984 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentPerry FieldGainesville, FLFlorida
Southern ConferenceNorth - Appalachian State
South - Western Carolina
1984 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentHennon StadiumCullowhee, NCAppalachian State
Southwest ConferenceTexas1984 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentDisch–Falk FieldAustin, TXTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - Georgia Southern
West - Nicholls State
1984 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentCentenary Park/SPAR StadiumShreveport, LANicholls State

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1984 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Clemson   122 .857  3817 .691
No. 22 North Carolina  y 122 .857  4413 .772
NC State   93 .750  328 .800
Maryland   67 .462  1814 .563
Georgia Tech   57 .417  3619 .655
Virginia   410 .286  2517 .595
Duke   38 .273  2513 .658
Wake Forest   113 .071  1725 .405
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East
Temple  xy 920 .818  33140 .702
Rhode Island   650 .545  22180 .550
Saint Joseph's   650 .545  14190 .424
Rutgers   470 .364  13210 .382
UMass   390 .250  18260 .409
West
West Virginia  x 930 .750  22111 .662
Penn State  x 930 .750  24170 .585
George Washington   840 .667  14150 .483
Duquesne   370 .300  10100 .500
St. Bonaventure   0120 .000  6191 .250
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East
Michigan  xy 1150 .688  43200 .683
Michigan State   870 .533  32260 .552
Ohio State   880 .500  30170 .638
Indiana   690 .400  44200 .688
Purdue   6100 .375  29260 .527
West
Minnesota  x 1150 .688  31200 .608
Northwestern   961 .594  44181 .706
Iowa   780 .467  31260 .544
Wisconsin   671 .464  25251 .500
Illinois   3100 .231  22320 .407
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 27 Stetson  y    4613 .780
No. 5 Miami (FL)  y    4828 .632
Campbell      2415 .615
Hofstra      1214 .462
Villanova      1420 .412
Richmond      1422 .389
Lafayette      1324 .351
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Division
No. 28 Florida  xy 184 .818  4316 .729
Tennessee   1112 .478  2721 .563
Vanderbilt   911 .450  2817 .622
Kentucky   913 .409  2422 .522
Georgia   714 .333  2523 .521
Western Division
No. 10 Mississippi State  xy 185 .783  4516 .738
Alabama   1210 .545  3518 .660
LSU   1212 .500  3223 .582
Auburn   814 .364  2724 .529
Ole Miss   716 .304  2224 .478
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Southern California Baseball Association standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Cal State Fullerton  y 226 .786  6620 .767
No. 23 UNLV  y 1710 .630  4224 .636
UC Santa Barbara   1511 .577  4621 .687
Pepperdine   1612 .571  4121 .661
Long Beach State   1315 .464  3234 .485
UC Irvine   1117 .393  2334 .404
Loyola Marymount   1018 .357  2338 .377
San Diego   621 .222  2036 .357
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
Appalachian State  xy 122 .857  357 .833
VMI   67 .462  1618 .471
Marshall   58 .385  1116 .407
East Tennessee State   39 .250  919 .321
Southern
Western Carolina  x 133 .813  3720 .649
The Citadel   125 .706  2621 .553
Davidson   512 .294  1216 .429
Furman   414 .222  1619 .457
x Division champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Texas  y 165 .762  6014 .811
Rice   138 .619  4114 .745
No. 19 Texas A&M  y 138 .619  4121 .661
Arkansas   129 .571  4016 .714
Baylor   912 .429  2623 .531
Texas Tech   912 .429  3322 .600
Houston   615 .286  3233 .492
TCU   615 .286  2522 .532
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Georgia Southern x 134 .765  3237 .464
Mercer  106 .625  2323 .500
Georgia State  511 .313  2231 .415
Samford  512 .294  842 .160
West
Nicholls State x 185 .783  3821 .644
Hardin–Simmons  176 .739  2531 .446
Arkansas–Little Rock  1014 .417  2030 .400
Centenary  714 .333  2825 .528
Northwestern State  717 .292  1745 .274
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1984 season marked the thirty eighth 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 Cal State Fullerton claiming their second championship with a 3–1 win over Texas in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Texas 6  
  New Orleans 3    
      Texas 6  
      Cal State Fullerton 4    
  Cal State Fullerton 8          
  Michigan 4        
      Texas 8
      Arizona State 4
  Arizona State 9        
  Miami (FL) 6          
      Arizona State 23    
      Oklahoma State 12  
  Oklahoma State 9    
  Maine 5  
  Loser's Bracket
  New Orleans 11  
  Michigan 3     Oklahoma State 810
    New Orleans 7
  Miami (FL) 13  
  Maine 7     Cal State Fullerton 13
    Miami (FL) 5
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Texas 3       Cal State Fullerton 3
  Oklahoma State 18           Texas 1
      Oklahoma State 2    
      Cal State Fullerton 10  
  Arizona State 1    
  Cal State Fullerton 6  

Award winners

All-America team

References

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