1992 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1992 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 1992. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1992 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty sixth time in 1992, 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. Pepperdine claimed the championship for the first time.[1]

1992 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams274
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsPepperdine (1st title)
Runners-upCal State Fullerton (7th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachAndy Lopez (1st title)
MOPPhil Nevin (Cal State Fullerton)
Seasons

Realignment

Format changes

  • With the addition of two new teams, the SEC split into Eastern and Western divisions.
  • The Mid-Continent Conference reorganized its divisions, dropping the Blue/Gray alignment for Eastern and Western Divisions.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1992 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. 24 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 24 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceClemson1992 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentGreenville Municipal StadiumGreenville, SCNC State
Big East ConferenceSt. John's1992 Big East Conference Baseball TournamentMuzzy FieldBristol, CTProvidence
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1992 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big South ConferenceCoastal Carolina1992 Big South Conference Baseball TournamentCharles Watson StadiumConway, SCCoastal Carolina
Big Ten ConferenceOhio State1992 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentTrautman FieldColumbus, OHMinnesota
Big West ConferenceLong Beach StateNo Tournament
Colonial Athletic AssociationGeorge Mason1992 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball TournamentHarrington FieldGreenville, NCGeorge Mason
EIBLYaleNo Tournament
Metro ConferenceVCU1992 Metro Conference Baseball TournamentTurchin StadiumNew Orleans, LATulane
Mid-American ConferenceKent State1992 Mid-American Conference Baseball TournamentGene Michael FieldKent, OHKent State
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceNotre Dame1992 Midwestern City Conference Baseball TournamentSouth Bend, INNotre Dame
Mid-Continent ConferenceEastern - Wright State
Western - Eastern Illinois
1992 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball TournamentChicago, ILWright State
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington
South - Arizona
No Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceEastern - Florida
Western - LSU
1992 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentLouisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LALSU
Southern ConferenceWestern Carolina1992 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentCollege ParkCharleston, SCWestern Carolina
Southwest ConferenceTexasNo tournament
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - Stetson/FIU
West - Southeastern Louisiana
1992 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentSoutheastern Louisiana DiamondHammond, LASoutheastern Louisiana
West Coast ConferencePepperdineNo tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1992 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Clemson  y 195 .792  5014 .781
No. 5 Florida State  y 167 .696  4921 .700
No. 29 NC State  y 159 .625  4618 .719
No. 24 Georgia Tech  y 149 .609  4519 .703
Duke   1212 .500  3816 .704
Wake Forest   1113 .458  3622 .621
North Carolina   816 .333  3127 .534
Maryland   715 .318  2728 .491
Virginia   319 .136  2130 .412
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
St. John's   1450 .737  30130 .698
Seton Hall   1470 .667  28270 .509
Connecticut   1370 .650  25201 .554
Providence  y 1280 .600  29230 .558
Villanova   9100 .474  22210 .512
Georgetown   6150 .286  12301 .291
Pittsburgh   5130 .278  23210 .523
Boston College   5130 .278  18171 .514
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Coastal Carolina   1350 .722  33270 .550
Davidson   1060 .625  28250 .528
Winthrop   1070 .588  29290 .500
Radford   880 .500  28230 .549
UNC Asheville   8100 .444  20280 .417
Campbell   690 .400  16381 .300
Liberty   5110 .313  20271 .427
Charleston Southern   3130 .188  12340 .261
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 19 Ohio State  y 208 .714  4021 .656
No. 25 Minnesota  y 1810 .643  4221 .667
Michigan State   1711 .607  3619 .655
Illinois   1612 .571  3620 .643
Indiana   1414 .500  3520 .636
Purdue   1315 .464  3025 .545
Iowa   1216 .429  2628 .481
Penn State   1117 .393  2424 .500
Michigan   1117 .393  2132 .396
Northwestern   820 .286  1838 .321
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[7][8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 23 Long Beach State  y 185 .783  3621 .632
No. 2 Cal State Fullerton  y 177 .708  4617 .730
Fresno State  y 168 .667  3720 .649
UNLV   1311 .542  3024 .556
San Jose State   1212 .500  3221 .604
UC Irvine   1014 .417  2327 .460
UC Santa Barbara   914 .391  3023 .566
New Mexico State   618 .250  2033 .377
Pacific   618 .250  1733 .340
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
George Mason  y 134 .765  3918 .684
Richmond   125 .706  3217 .653
Old Dominion   117 .611  3919 .672
James Madison   89 .471  2624 .520
East Carolina   710 .412  2524 .510
UNC Wilmington   711 .389  2338 .377
William & Mary   214 .125  1827 .400
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Kent State  y 2470 .774  45130 .776
Ohio   20120 .625  33220 .600
Central Michigan   18121 .597  31271 .534
Ball State   14130 .519  23270 .460
Miami   16150 .516  32220 .593
Western Michigan   14160 .467  25260 .490
Eastern Michigan   10150 .400  22260 .458
Toledo   7180 .280  18290 .383
Bowling Green   7221 .250  14251 .363
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern
No. 16 Florida  xy 168 .667  4420 .688
No. 28 South Carolina  y 1311 .542  4222 .656
Georgia  y 1211 .522  3525 .583
Vanderbilt   1112 .478  2924 .547
Tennessee   1014 .417  3520 .636
Kentucky   1014 .417  3323 .589
Western
No. 9 LSU  xy 186 .750  5016 .758
No. 21 Mississippi State  y 159 .625  4022 .645
Arkansas   1013 .435  3126 .544
Auburn   1014 .417  3025 .545
Ole Miss   914 .391  2926 .527
Alabama   816 .333  3421 .618
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 17 Western Carolina †‡y  174 .810  4421 .677
Georgia Southern   156 .714  3127 .534
East Tennessee State   118 .579  3120 .608
The Citadel   109 .526  3520 .636
Furman   1110 .524  2131 .404
Appalachian State   614 .300  1734 .333
Marshall   513 .278  1526 .366
VMI   415 .211  1139 .220
Conference champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[13]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Stetson xy 135 .722  3821 .644
FIU x 135 .722  3623 .610
Mercer  810 .444  2920 .592
College of Charleston  216 .111  1629 .356
West
Southeastern Louisiana xy 124 .750  3822 .633
Centenary x 124 .750  3127 .534
Samford  016 .000  1343 .232
Georgia State  00   230 .063
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[14]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 West Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Pepperdine  y 234 .852  4811 .814
San Diego   1413 .519  2824 .538
Santa Clara   1416 .467  2332 .418
San Francisco   1316 .448  1639 .291
Loyola Marymount   1016 .385  1636 .308
Saint Mary's   918 .333  1536 .294
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[15]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1992 season marked the forty sixth 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 Pepperdine claiming their first championship with a 3–2 win over Cal State Fullerton in the final.[1]

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Miami (FL) 4  
8 California 3  
  1 Miami (FL) 4  
  4 Cal State Fullerton 3  
4 Cal State Fullerton 7
5 Florida State 2  
  1 Miami (FL) 5 1  
  4 Cal State Fullerton 7 8  
8 California 4  
5 Florida State 5  
  5 Florida State 0
  4 Cal State Fullerton 6  
  4 Cal State Fullerton 2
  7 Pepperdine 3
2 Wichita State 0  
7 Pepperdine 6  
  7 Pepperdine 7
  3 Texas 0  
3 Texas 15
6 Oklahoma 3  
  7 Pepperdine 5
  3 Texas 4  
2 Wichita State 4  
6 Oklahoma 8  
  6 Oklahoma 5
  3 Texas 8  

Award winners

All-America team

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