1995 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1995 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 1995. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1995 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty ninth time in 1995, 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]

1995 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams276
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (3rd title)
Runners-upSouthern California (18th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachAugie Garrido (3rd title)
MOPMark Kotsay (Cal State Fullerton)
Seasons

Realignment

Format changes

  • With the addition of six schools, the Midwestern Collegiate Conference divided into East and West Divisions.
  • The Trans America Athletic Conference dissolved its divisions.
  • The Patriot League also dissolved its divisions and did not host a Tournament for the 1995 season.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1995 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. In order to provide all conference champions with an automatic bid, 12 conference champions participated in a play-in round. The six winners joined the other 18 conference champions with automatic bids, 24 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceClemson1995 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentGreenville Municipal StadiumGreenville, SCFlorida State
Big East ConferenceProvidence1995 Big East Conference Baseball TournamentMuzzy FieldBristol, CTPittsburgh Panthers baseball
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1995 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceOhio State1995 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentTrautman FieldColumbus, OHOhio State
Big West ConferenceCal State Fullerton1995 Big West Conference Baseball TournamentBlair FieldLong Beach, CACal State Fullerton
Colonial Athletic AssociationJames Madison1995 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball TournamentGrainger StadiumKinston, NCOld Dominion
Ivy LeagueGehrig - Penn
Rolfe - Yale
1995 Ivy League Baseball Championship SeriesYale FieldNew Haven, CTPenn
Metro Conference1995 Metro Conference Baseball TournamentTom and Lib Phillips FieldCharlotte, NCSouth Florida
Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceNorthern - Le Moyne
Southern - Fairfield
1995 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentHeritage ParkColonie, NYSiena
Mid-American ConferenceBowling Green1995 Mid-American Conference Baseball TournamentWarren E. Steller FieldBowling Green, OHCentral Michigan
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceEast - Detroit
West - Notre Dame
1995 Midwestern City Conference Baseball TournamentSouth Bend, INWright State
Mid-Continent ConferenceYoungstown State1995 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball TournamentMonier FieldCharleston, ILTroy
North Atlantic ConferenceDelaware1995 North Atlantic Conference Baseball TournamentFrawley StadiumWilmington, DEDelaware
Northeast ConferenceRider1995 Northeast Conference Baseball TournamentEwing Township, NJRider
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - Southern California
No Tournament
Patriot LeagueNavyNo Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceEastern - Tennessee1995 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament[lower-alpha 1]Lindsey Nelson StadiumKnoxville, TNTennessee
Western - AuburnDudy Noble FieldStarkville, MSAlabama
Southern ConferenceThe Citadel1995 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentCollege ParkCharleston, SCThe Citadel
Southland ConferenceNorthwestern State1996 Southland Conference Baseball TournamentFair Grounds FieldShreveport, LANortheast Louisiana
Southwest ConferenceTexas Tech1995 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentOlsen FieldCollege Station, TXTexas Tech
Trans America Athletic ConferenceFIU1995 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentHomestead Sports ComplexHomestead, FLUCF
West Coast ConferencePepperdineNo tournament
  1. The SEC held separate tournaments for its Eastern and Western Divisions in 1995. Tennessee was awarded the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1995 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Clemson  y 204 .833  5414 .794
No. 5 Florida State  y 167 .696  5316 .768
Georgia Tech  y 168 .667  3822 .633
No. 25 North Carolina  y 1410 .583  3923 .629
Wake Forest   1311 .542  3424 .586
NC State   1212 .500  3624 .600
Virginia   815 .348  2629 .473
Duke   420 .167  3027 .526
Maryland   420 .167  2037 .351
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Providence   1650 .762  44150 .746
Seton Hall   1470 .667  38160 .704
Villanova   1470 .667  40160 .714
Pittsburgh  y 1290 .571  39160 .709
St. John's   1290 .571  18160 .529
Boston College   8130 .381  21240 .467
Georgetown   4170 .190  17340 .333
Connecticut   4170 .190  13301 .307
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 26 Ohio State  y 1810 .643  4023 .635
Minnesota   1612 .571  3127 .534
Northwestern   1513 .536  3619 .655
Purdue   1513 .536  2829 .491
Penn State   1313 .500  2529 .463
Illinois   1414 .500  2531 .446
Iowa   1315 .464  2924 .547
Indiana   1216 .429  3323 .589
Michigan State   1216 .429  2427 .471
Michigan   1016 .385  2429 .453
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[6][7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Cal State Fullerton   183 .857  579 .864
No. 16 Long Beach State   165 .762  3825 .603
Nevada   129 .571  3518 .660
UNLV   1110 .524  3221 .604
New Mexico State   912 .429  3222 .593
UC Santa Barbara   813 .381  2224 .478
Pacific   516 .238  2626 .500
San Jose State   516 .238  2133 .389
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the 1995 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[8]; 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[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Ivy League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Lou Gehrig
Penn  xy 1350 .722  25210 .543
Cornell   10100 .500  20190 .513
Columbia   990 .500  15241 .388
Princeton   8120 .400  15260 .366
Red Rolfe
Yale  x 1370 .650  23200 .535
Dartmouth   1280 .600  19170 .528
Brown   7130 .350  14270 .341
Harvard   6140 .300  10250 .286
x Division champion
Championship Series champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
Siena  xy 144 .778  3117 .646
Le Moyne   126 .667  1921 .475
Canisius   711 .389  2120 .512
Niagara   315 .167  1426 .350
Southern
Fairfield  x 135 .722  2322 .511
Iona   126 .667  2127 .438
Saint Peter's   108 .556  1824 .429
Manhattan   117 .056  542 .106
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Bowling Green   2280 .733  34200 .630
Kent State   19100 .655  40190 .678
Central Michigan  y 19120 .613  41190 .683
Akron   18120 .600  26220 .542
Western Michigan   19130 .594  31221 .583
Eastern Michigan   18130 .581  22310 .415
Ohio   15170 .469  31250 .554
Toledo   9210 .300  21320 .396
Miami   8230 .258  21350 .375
Ball State   7250 .219  15410 .268
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Rider   1650 .762  35181 .657
St. Francis   1380 .619  26170 .605
Long Island   10110 .476  18280 .391
Marist   10110 .476  14261 .354
Fairleigh Dickinson   9120 .429  20250 .444
Mount St. Mary's   9120 .429  13250 .342
Wagner   9120 .429  15300 .333
Monmouth   8130 .381  19330 .365
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Navy  y 195 .792  3320 .623
Fordham   168 .667  3020 .600
Army   159 .625  2223 .489
Lehigh   1113 .458  2323 .500
Bucknell   1113 .458  1927 .413
Lafayette   618 .250  936 .200
Holy Cross   618 .250  1033 .233
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[13]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern
No. 4 Tennessee  xy 228 .733  5416 .771
Florida   1214 .462  3224 .571
South Carolina   1214 .462  3225 .561
Georgia   917 .346  2929 .500
Vanderbilt   1019 .345  2932 .475
Kentucky   819 .296  2932 .475
Western
No. 9 Auburn  xy 198 .704  5013 .794
No. 14 Alabama  y 1811 .621  4223 .646
No. 18 LSU  y 1712 .586  4718 .723
No. 17 Ole Miss  y 1412 .538  4022 .645
Arkansas  y 1315 .464  3823 .623
Mississippi State   1116 .407  3425 .576
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[14]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
The Citadel  y 195 .792  3919 .672
Georgia Southern   1410 .583  3524 .593
Western Carolina   1311 .542  3224 .571
Davidson   1212 .500  1932 .373
East Tennessee State   1112 .478  2527 .481
Appalachian State   1013 .435  1730 .362
VMI   1014 .417  1928 .404
Marshall   915 .375  1238 .240
Furman   915 .375  1632 .333
Conference champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[15]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northwestern State   195 .792  3713 .740
McNeese State   176 .739  3914 .736
Northeast Louisiana  y 167 .696  3420 .630
Texas–Arlington   1410 .583  2630 .464
Texas–San Antonio   1311 .542  3123 .574
Southwest Texas State   1014 .417  2331 .426
Sam Houston State   1014 .417  2232 .407
Nicholls State   816 .333  2328 .451
Stephen F. Austin   024 .000  240 .048
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[16]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Texas Tech  y 168 .667  5114 .785
No. 15 Rice  y 159 .625  4319 .694
No. 12 Texas A&M  y 159 .625  4422 .667
No. 23 Texas  y 1410 .583  4419 .698
Texas Christian   1113 .458  2729 .482
Baylor   717 .292  2528 .472
Houston   618 .250  2629 .473
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[17]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 20 FIU y 2730 .900  50110 .820
No. 21 UCF y 2370 .767  49130 .790
Stetson  19110 .633  34250 .576
Florida Atlantic  17130 .567  27310 .466
Centenary  14130 .519  23270 .460
Campbell  12180 .400  26290 .473
Georgia State  11170 .393  20330 .377
Southeastern Louisiana  10180 .357  17310 .354
Mercer  9180 .333  15362 .302
Samford  10200 .333  21300 .412
College of Charleston  8220 .267  17290 .370
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[18]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1995 season marked the forty-ninth 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 third championship with an 11–5 win over Southern California in the final.[1]

Bracket

  First Round Second Round Semifinals Finals
                                       
6 Southern California 0  
3 Miami (FL) 15  
  3 Miami (FL) 4  
  2 Florida State 2  
7 Oklahoma 2
2 Florida State 3  
  3 Miami (FL) 5 3  
Bracket One
  6 Southern California 7 7  
7 Oklahoma 4  
6 Southern California 9  
  2 Florida State 11
  6 Southern California 16  
  6 Southern California 5
  1 Cal State Fullerton 11
5 Tennessee 3  
4 Clemson 1  
  5 Tennessee 1
  1 Cal State Fullerton 11  
8 Stanford 5
1 Cal State Fullerton 6  
  1 Cal State Fullerton 11
Bracket Two
  5 Tennessee 0  
8 Stanford 8  
4 Clemson 3  
  5 Tennessee 6
  8 Stanford 2  

Award winners

All-America team

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