1989 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1989 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 1989. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1989 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty third time in 1989, 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. Wichita State claimed the championship for the first time.[1]

1989 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams270
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsWichita State (1st title)
Runners-upTexas (25th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachGene Stephenson (1st title)
MOPGreg Brummett (Wichita State)
Seasons

Realignment and format changes

  • Davidson left the Southern Conference to compete as an Independent. They would return to the SoCon in 1993.
  • With Davidson's departure, the became a seven team league, and dissolved its divisional format.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1989 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the eight regionals consisted of six teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 27 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 21 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceNorth Carolina1989 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentGreenville Municipal StadiumGreenville, SCClemson
Big East ConferenceNorth - Providence
South - Seton Hall
1989 Big East Conference Baseball TournamentMuzzy FieldBristol, CTVillanova
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1989 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceMichigan1989 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentRay Fisher StadiumAnn Arbor, MIIllinois
Big West ConferenceFresno State/Long Beach StateNo Tournament
Colonial Athletic AssociationUNC Wilmington1989 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball TournamentBrooks FieldWilmington, NCEast Carolina
EIBLPennNo Tournament
Metro ConferenceFlorida State1989 Metro Conference Baseball TournamentSarge Frye FieldColumbia, SCFlorida State
Mid-American ConferenceWestern MichiganNo Tournament
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceNorth - Detroit
South - Evansville
1989 Midwestern City Conference Baseball TournamentSouth Bend, INNotre Dame
Missouri Valley ConferenceWichita State1989 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball TournamentEck StadiumWichita, KSIndiana State
Mid-Continent ConferenceBlue - Cleveland State
Gray - Southwest Missouri State
1989 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball TournamentChicago, ILSouthwest Missouri State
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - Arizona
No Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceMississippi State1989 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentAlfred A. McKethan StadiumGainesville, FLAuburn
Southern ConferenceWestern Carolina1989 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentAsheville, NCWestern Carolina
Southwest ConferenceArkansas/Texas A&M1989 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentOlsen FieldCollege Station, TXTexas A&M
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - Stetson
West - Centenary
1989 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentConrad ParkDeLand, FLStetson

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1989 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 North Carolina  y 154 .789  4118 .695
No. 14 Clemson  y 135 .722  5020 .714
Georgia Tech  y 136 .684  3826 .594
NC State   1010 .500  3521 .625
Wake Forest   910 .474  3523 .603
Virginia   711 .389  2524 .510
Maryland   413 .235  1722 .436
Duke   214 .125  2023 .465
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1989[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
North Division
Providence  x 1260 .667  27160 .628
Connecticut   990 .500  27160 .628
Boston College   990 .500  20170 .541
St. John's   6120 .333  19190 .500
South Division
Seton Hall  x 1620 .889  33191 .632
Villanova  y 1250 .706  42130 .764
Georgetown   7110 .389  17260 .395
Pittsburgh   0170 .000  6250 .194
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1989[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 12 Michigan  y 216 .778  4916 .754
Iowa   1711 .607  3720 .649
No. 24 Illinois  y 1711 .607  4216 .724
Ohio State   1612 .571  3427 .557
Minnesota   1512 .556  3122 .585
Northwestern   1513 .536  2630 .464
Michigan State   1315 .464  2526 .490
Purdue   1117 .393  3425 .576
Wisconsin   919 .321  2237 .373
Indiana   523 .179  3426 .567
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1989[6][7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
UNC Wilmington   1410 .933  31150 .674
East Carolina  y 1230 .800  27291 .482
James Madison   760 .538  32210 .604
Richmond   680 .429  23240 .489
George Mason   3100 .231  23250 .479
William & Mary   0140 .000  9290 .237
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1989[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wright State      4512 .789
Nicholls State  y    4416 .733
No. 6 Miami (FL)  y    4918 .731
Oral Roberts      3618 .667
No. 25 UCF  y    4222 .656
FIU      3921 .650
Southeastern Louisiana      3320 .623
UMBC      2717 .614
New Mexico State      3422 .607
Florida A&M      2016 .556
Liberty      2524 .510
Tulane      2726 .509
Akron      2424 .500
Wisconsin–Milwaukee      2222 .500
Youngstown State      1920 .487
United States International      2435 .407
Northern Colorado      1829 .383
Davidson      1227 .308
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1989[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Wichita State  y 135 .722  6818 .791
No. 22 Indiana State  y 137 .650  4821 .696
Illinois State   1010 .500  2634 .433
Creighton   911 .450  3726 .587
Bradley   711 .389  3522 .614
Southern Illinois   614 .300  2638 .406
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1989[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Mississippi State  y 205 .800  5414 .794
No. 4 LSU  y 189 .667  5517 .764
Florida  y 1410 .583  4422 .667
Georgia   1511 .577  3725 .597
Alabama   1511 .577  3224 .571
Auburn  y 1212 .500  4420 .688
Vanderbilt   1115 .423  3121 .596
Ole Miss   915 .375  3421 .618
Kentucky   1017 .370  2825 .528
Tennessee   423 .148  2336 .390
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1989[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Western Carolina  y 105 .667  2331 .426
Marshall   85 .615  1614 .533
Appalachian State   97 .563  2913 .690
VMI   87 .533  1623 .410
The Citadel   89 .471  3020 .600
Furman   510 .333  1321 .382
East Tennessee State   510 .333  1021 .323
Conference champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1989[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 9 Texas A&M  y 174 .810  587 .892
No. 5 Arkansas  y 174 .810  5116 .761
No. 2 Texas  y 147 .667  5418 .750
Houston   912 .429  4317 .717
Texas Tech   912 .429  3222 .593
TCU   714 .333  3722 .627
Baylor   714 .333  3219 .627
Rice   417 .190  2830 .483
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1989[13]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Stetson xy 135 .722  3823 .623
Georgia Southern  126 .667  3327 .550
Samford  711 .389  1730 .362
Mercer  414 .222  1635 .314
West
Centenary x 106 .625  3121 .596
Arkansas–Little Rock  79 .438  2825 .528
Hardin–Simmons  79 .438  2530 .455
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1989[14]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1989 season marked the forty third 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 Wichita State claiming their first championship with a 5–3 win over Texas in the final.[1]

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Florida State 4  
8 North Carolina 2  
  1 Florida State 4  
  4 Wichita State 2  
4 Wichita State 3
5 Arkansas 1  
  1 Florida State 4 9  
  4 Wichita State 7 12  
8 North Carolina 3  
5 Arkansas 7  
  5 Arkansas 4
  4 Wichita State 8  
  4 Wichita State 5
  2 Texas 3
2 Texas 7  
7 Long Beach State 1  
  2 Texas 12
  3 Miami (FL) 2  
3 Miami (FL) 5
6 LSU 2  
  2 Texas 12
  6 LSU 7  
7 Long Beach State 5  
6 LSU 8  
  6 LSU 6
  3 Miami (FL) 3  

Award winners

All-America team

References

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