1979 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

The 1979 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held in 1979 at various locations across the country. 34 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament. The tournament culminated with 8 teams in the College World Series at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Regionals

Seven of the eight regionals were played as 4-team double-elimination tournaments. One regional was played as a 6-team double-elimination tournament. The winner of each regional moved onto the College World Series.

Northeast Regional

Games played at Annapolis, Maryland.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
 Connecticut 5  
 Navy 4  
   St. John's (NY) 6  
   Connecticut 3  
 St. John's (NY) 5
 Nebraska 0  
   St. John's (NY) 4 0
   Connecticut 14 4
 Navy 4  
 Nebraska 13  
   Connecticut 15
   Nebraska 0  

Atlantic Regional

Games played at Coral Gables, Florida.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
 Clemson 8  
 Georgia Southern 4  
   Clemson 1  
   Miami (FL) 2  
 Miami (FL) 3*
 Citadel 1*  
   Miami (FL) 4 -
   Clemson 1 -
 Georgia Southern 5  
 Citadel 3  
   Clemson 2
   Georgia Southern 0  

Mideast Regional

Games played at East Lansing, Michigan.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
 San Diego St. 11  
 Miami (Ohio) 6  
   San Diego St. 9  
   Pepperdine 15  
 Pepperdine 15
 Michigan St. 0  
   Pepperdine 13 -
   San Diego St. 2 -
 Miami (Ohio) 4  
 Michigan St. 6  
   San Diego St. 5
   Michigan St. 4  

East Regional

Games played at Tallahassee, Florida

  First Round Second Round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                                 
   Delaware 10  
   Seton Hall 1      Delaware 7  
     Florida St. 6    
   Arkansas 12          Delaware 6            
   George Washington 11            Arkansas 8              
       Arkansas 9            Arkansas 4 -
       Florida 1          Delaware 3 -
   Florida 9          Delaware 5    
   Florida St. 5        Florida 12      Florida 5  
   Seton Hall 2      George Washington 7  
   George Washington 5  

Midwest Regional

Games played at Tucson, Arizona.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
 Hawaii 4  
 Indiana St. 3  
   Hawaii 2  
   Arizona 10  
 Arizona 8
 Oklahoma 1  
   Arizona 5 -
   Hawaii 3 -
 Indiana St. 2  
 Oklahoma 9  
   Hawaii 12
   Oklahoma 8  

Central Regional

Games played at Austin, Texas.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
 Texas 4  
 Texas-Pan American 2  
   Texas 6  
   Lamar 4  
 Lamar 3
 BYU 2  
   Texas 6 -
   BYU 2 -
 Texas-Pan American 5  
 BYU 11  
   Lamar 4
   BYU 7  

South Regional

Games played at Starkville, Mississippi.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
 Murray St. 5  
 Tulane 3  
   Murray St. 16  
   New Orleans 15  
 New Orleans 13
 Mississippi St. 11  
   Murray St. 6 8
   Mississippi St. 8 18
 Tulane 4  
 Mississippi St. 12  
   New Orleans 10
   Mississippi St. 13  

West Regional

Games played at Fresno, California.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
 UCLA 5  
 Cal St. Fullerton 4  
   UCLA 5  
   Fresno St. 4  
 Fresno St. 10*
 Portland 8*  
   UCLA 2 5
   Cal St. Fullerton 9 9
 Cal St. Fullerton 20  
 Portland 3  
   Fresno St. 3
   Cal St. Fullerton 12  

College World Series

Connecticut, Miami (FL), Pepperdine, Arkansas, Arizona, Texas, Mississippi St., and Cal St. Fullerton won their regionals and moved on to the 1979 College World Series.

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