1990 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1990 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 1990. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1990 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty fourth time in 1990, 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. Georgia claimed the championship for the first time.[1]

1990 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams269
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsGeorgia (1st title)
Runners-upOklahoma State (16th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSteve Webber (1st title)
MOPMike Rebhan (Georgia)
Seasons

Format change

The Big East Conference dissolved its divisional format and played as a single eight team division.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1990 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. 25 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 23 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceNorth Carolina1990 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentGreenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SCNorth Carolina
Big East ConferenceSeton Hall1990 Big East Conference Baseball TournamentMuzzy Field • Bristol, CTConnecticut
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1990 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big South ConferenceCoastal Carolina1990 Big South Conference Baseball TournamentCharles Watson Stadium • Conway, SCCampbell
Big Ten ConferenceIowa1990 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentDuane Banks Field • Iowa City, IAIllinois
Big West ConferenceCal State Fullerton/Fresno StateNo Tournament
Colonial Athletic AssociationEast Carolina1990 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball TournamentBrooks Field • Wilmington, NCEast Carolina
EIBLPennNo Tournament
Metro ConferenceFlorida State1990 Metro Conference Baseball TournamentPete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MSFlorida State
Mid-American ConferenceCentral MichiganNo Tournament
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceNorth - Notre Dame
South - Evansville		1990 Midwestern City Conference Baseball TournamentSouth Bend, INEvansville
Mid-Continent ConferenceBlue - UIC
Gray - Southwest Missouri State		1990 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball TournamentChicago, ILUIC
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - Stanford		No Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceLSU1990 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentHoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, ALMississippi State/LSU[lower-alpha 1]
Southern ConferenceThe Citadel1990 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentCollege Park • Charleston, SCThe Citadel
Southwest ConferenceArkansas1990 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentDisch–Falk Field • Austin, TXTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - Georgia Southern
West - Centenary		1990 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentCentenary Park • Shreveport, LAStetson
  1. Mississippi State and LSU were declared co-champions after the championship game was suspended due to rain.

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1990 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 21 North Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y 17–4 .810  51–18 .739
No. 30 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 14–6 .700  43–23 .652
No. 26 NC State  ‍‍‍y 14–7 .667  48–20 .706
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 10–10 .500  35–24 .593
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 9–9 .500  46–25 .648
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .389  21–32 .396
Duke  ‍‍‍ 4–15 .211  28–25 .528
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 2–15 .118  22–26 .458
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Seton Hall  ‍†‍‍ 16–4–0 .800  35–18–0 .660
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 15–6–0 .714  29–18–0 .617
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 13–8–0 .619  33–16–0 .673
Connecticut  ‍‍‡‍y 12–9–0 .571  27–19–1 .585
Providence  ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .524  27–21–0 .563
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 8–13–0 .381  20–22–1 .477
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 4–16–0 .200  17–30–0 .362
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 4–17–0 .190  8–23–0 .258
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#2 Oklahoma State †‡y ‍‍‍ 18–6 .750  56–17 .767
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .542  30–27 .526
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .500  42–26 .618
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  33–27 .550
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  28–27 .509
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  27–31 .466
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  31–26 .544
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Coastal Carolina  ‍†‍‍ 14–2–0 .875  40–19–0 .678
Radford  ‍‍‍ 8–7–0 .533  24–27–0 .471
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 8–9–0 .471  25–25–1 .500
Baptist  ‍‍‍ 6–7–0 .462  12–36–0 .250
Campbell  ‍‍‡‍y 6–8–0 .429  15–33–0 .313
Augusta State  ‍‍‍ 5–8–0 .385  22–30–0 .423
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 5–11–0 .313  22–28–1 .441
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Iowa  ‍†‍‍y 22–6 .786  38–19 .667
No. 23 Illinois  ‍‍‡‍y 19–9 .679  43–21 .672
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 19–9 .679  36–24 .600
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 16–12 .571  31–29 .517
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14–14 .500  33–24 .579
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 14–14 .500  30–27 .526
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 13–15 .464  28–24 .538
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .296  27–31 .466
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 8–20 .286  16–41 .281
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 6–21 .222  24–32 .429
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[8][9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y 11–2–0 .846  47–9–0 .839
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 9–4–0 .692  27–19–1 .585
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 5–6–0 .455  23–25–0 .479
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 6–8–0 .429  23–25–0 .479
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .375  28–30–0 .483
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 1–10–0 .091  9–31–1 .232
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
No. 18 Washington State  x‍‍‍y 19–5 .792  47–19 .712
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 15–9 .625  30–22 .577
Washington  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .583  30–19 .612
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .542  37–21 .638
Portland  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  26–25 .510
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  30–24 .556
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍ 4–20 .167  14–36 .280
Southern
No. 3 Stanford  x‍‍‍y 24–6 .800  59–12 .831
No. 9 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 21–9 .700  60–13 .822
No. 11 Southern California  ‍‍‍y 18–12 .600  40–22 .645
No. 19 UCLA  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .467  41–26 .612
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 11–19 .367  26–34 .433
California  ‍‍‍ 3–27 .100  18–43 .295
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 LSU  ‍†‍‡‍y 20–7 .741  54–19 .740
No. 1 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 18–9 .667  52–19 .732
No. 5 Mississippi State  ‍‍‡‍y 17–9 .654  50–21 .704
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 13–13 .500  34–24 .586
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 12–13 .480  28–30 .483
Florida  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .478  29–30 .492
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 10–13 .435  34–21 .618
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 10–16 .385  23–29 .442
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 9–18 .333  28–31 .475
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 8–18 .308  27–29 .482
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 6 The Citadel  ‍†‍‡‍y 13–1–0 .929  46–14–0 .767
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10–7–0 .588  37–25–0 .597
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 10–7–0 .588  20–19–0 .513
VMI  ‍‍‍ 6–8–0 .429  12–26–0 .316
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .400  19–22–1 .464
Furman  ‍‍‍ 6–11–0 .353  20–24–0 .455
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 4–12–0 .250  10–31–0 .244
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 1990 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[13]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball[14]
1990 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 Arkansas ‍†‍‍y 16–5 .762  47–15 .758
No. 13 Texas ‍‍‡‍y 15–5 .750  51–17 .750
No. 24 Houston ‍‍‍y 12–9 .571  44–23 .657
Rice ‍‍‍ 11–9 .550  33–29 .532
Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 11–10 .524  43–17 .717
Baylor ‍‍‍ 9–12 .429  33–19 .635
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 5–16 .238  31–29 .517
TCU ‍‍‍ 4–17 .190  27–32 .458
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[15]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 8 Georgia Southern x‍†‍‍y 17–1 .944  50–19 .725
Stetson ‍‍‡‍y 10–8 .556  33–31 .516
Samford ‍‍‍ 5–11 .313  25–28 .472
Mercer ‍‍‍ 2–14 .125  15–34 .306
West
Centenary x‍‍‍ 12–3 .800  40–18 .690
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 8–7 .533  33–20 .623
Hardin–Simmons ‍‍‍ 3–9 .250  16–41 .281
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[16]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1990 College World Series

The 1990 season marked the forty fourth 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 Georgia claiming their first championship with a 2–1 win over Oklahoma State in the final.[1]

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Stanford 510  
8 Georgia Southern 4  
  1 Stanford 2  
  4 Georgia 16  
4 Georgia 3
5 Mississippi State 0  
  4 Georgia 2 5  
  1 Stanford 4 1  
8 Georgia Southern 1  
5 Mississippi State 15  
  1 Stanford 6
  5 Mississippi State 1  
  4 Georgia 2
  3 Oklahoma State 1
2 LSU 8  
7 The Citadel 2  
  2 LSU 1
  3 Oklahoma State 7  
3 Oklahoma State 14
6 Cal State Fullerton 4  
  3 Oklahoma State 14 —
  2 LSU 3 —  
7 The Citadel 812  
6 Cal State Fullerton 7  
  2 LSU 6
  7 The Citadel 1  

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1990 College Baseball All-America Team

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