1983 NCAA Division I baseball season

1983 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 253
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Texas
Runners-up Alabama
MOP Calvin Schiraldi (Texas)
Seasons

← 1982

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The 1983 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 1983. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1983 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty seventh time in 1983, 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. Texas claimed the championship for the fourth time.[1]

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1983 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Six regionals of four teams and two of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 24 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 12 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina 1983 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC North Carolina
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1983 Big Eight Conference Baseball Tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference East - Michigan
West - Minnesota 		1983 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Michigan
EIBL Harvard No Tournament
Mid-American Conference East - Ohio
West - Western Michigan		 1983 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI Miami (OH)
Midwestern City Conference North - Detroit
South - Oral Roberts 		1983 Midwestern City Conference Baseball Tournament Tulsa, OK Oral Roberts
Pacific-10 Conference North - Oregon State
South - Stanford 		No Tournament
Southeastern Conference East - Florida
West - Mississippi State 		1983 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS Alabama
Southern Conference The Citadel No Tournament
Southwest Conference Texas 1983 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Texas
Trans America Athletic Conference Georgia Southern 1983 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Centenary Park/SPAR Stadium • Shreveport, LA Mercer

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1983 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#25 North Carolina †‡y 10 – 2   .833     42 – 10   .808
NC State 9 – 4   .692     23 – 13   .639
Clemson 6 – 5   .545     30 – 20   .600
Wake Forest 5 – 6   .455     17 – 18   .486
Georgia Tech 6 – 8   .429     38 – 15   .717
Maryland 4 – 6   .400     14 – 19   .424
Virginia 4 – 6   .400     12 – 25   .324
Duke 1 – 8   .111     14 – 12   .538
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
East
#4 Michigan x‡y 13 – 2 – 0   .867     50 – 9 – 0   .847
Michigan State 8 – 6 – 0   .571     22 – 32 – 0   .407
Indiana 6 – 7 – 0   .462     26 – 21 – 0   .553
Purdue 5 – 11 – 0   .313     21 – 34 – 0   .382
Ohio State 3 – 9 – 0   .250     24 – 21 – 0   .533
West
Minnesota x 12 – 2 – 0   .857     27 – 21 – 0   .563
Iowa 7 – 7 – 0   .500     32 – 31 – 0   .508
Northwestern 6 – 9 – 0   .400     32 – 20 – 2   .611
Illinois 6 – 8 – 0   .429     23 – 24 – 2   .490
Wisconsin 6 – 10 – 0   .375     0 – 0 – 0   –
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
Eastern Division
Ohio x 10 – 4 – 0   .714     26 – 19 – 0   .578
Miami ‡y 8 – 6 – 0   .571     36 – 15 – 0   .706
Bowling Green 9 – 7 – 0   .563     32 – 17 – 0   .653
Kent State 6 – 9 – 0   .400     44 – 16 – 0   .733
Toledo 3 – 10 – 0   .231     23 – 24 – 0   .489
Western Division
Western Michigan x 8 – 4 – 0   .667     26 – 21 – 0   .553
Eastern Michigan 5 – 4 – 1   .550     29 – 26 – 1   .527
Central Michigan 5 – 6 – 0   .455     31 – 19 – 0   .620
Ball State 5 – 6 – 0   .455     23 – 23 – 1   .500
Northern Illinois 3 – 7 – 1   .318     23 – 23 – 1   .500
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
Florida x 14 – 7   .667     38 – 14   .731
Tennessee 12 – 7   .632     26 – 16   .619
Georgia 11 – 9   .550     29 – 19   .604
Kentucky 6 – 11   .353     31 – 14   .689
Vanderbilt 6 – 15   .286     22 – 23   .489
Western Division
#12 Mississippi State xy 17 – 5   .773     42 – 15   .737
#2 Alabama ‡y 14 – 7   .667     46 – 11   .807
Ole Miss 10 – 12   .455     26 – 18   .591
LSU 9 – 12   .429     28 – 21   .571
Auburn 4 – 18   .182     16 – 34   .320
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Texas †‡y 18 – 3   .857     66 – 14   .825
#24 Arkansas y 13 – 8   .619     44 – 21   .677
Houston 13 – 8   .619     43 – 15   .741
Baylor 8 – 7   .533     20 – 9   .690
Rice 2 – 11   .154     9 – 12   .429
Texas Tech 8 – 13   .381     18 – 23   .439
TCU 6 – 15   .286     26 – 25   .510
Texas A&M 4 – 17   .190     24 – 21   .533
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1983 season marked the thirty seventh 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 Texas claiming their fourth championship with a 4–3 win over Alabama in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
   Texas 12  
   James Madison 0    
       Texas 611  
       Oklahoma State 5    
   Oklahoma State 3          
   Stanford 1        
       Texas 610
       Alabama 4
   Michigan 6        
   Maine 5          
       Michigan 5    
       Alabama 6  
   Alabama 611    
   Arizona State 5  
  Loser's Bracket
   James Madison 1  
   Stanford 3      Michigan 11
     Stanford 4
   Maine 0  
   Arizona State 7      Oklahoma State 5
     Arizona State 6
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
   Texas 4        
   Michigan 2            
       Texas 4    
       Alabama 3  
   Alabama 6    
   Arizona State 0  

Award winners

All-America team

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 W.C. Madden and Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1983". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  5. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1983". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  6. ↑ "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  7. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1983". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  8. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1950". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.