1984 NCAA Division I baseball season

1984 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 256
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Cal State Fullerton
Runners-up Texas
MOP John Fishel (Cal State Fullerton)
Seasons

← 1983

1985 →

The 1984 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 1984. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1984 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty eighth time in 1984, 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]

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1984 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. 25 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 11 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina 1984 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Durham Athletic Park • Durham, NC North Carolina
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1984 Big Eight Conference Baseball Tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference East - Michigan
West - Minnesota 		1984 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN Michigan
EIBL Harvard No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Central Michigan No Tournament
Midwestern City Conference North - Xavier
South - Oklahoma City 		1984 Midwestern City Conference Baseball Tournament Cincinnati, OH Oklahoma City
Pacific-10 Conference North - Portland State/Washington State
South - Arizona State 		No Tournament
Southeastern Conference East - Florida
West - Mississippi State 		1984 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament Perry Field • Gainesville, FL Florida
Southern Conference North - Appalachian State
South - Western Carolina 		1984 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC Appalachian State
Southwest Conference Texas 1984 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Texas
Trans America Athletic Conference East - Georgia Southern
West - Nicholls State 		1984 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Centenary Park/SPAR Stadium • Shreveport, LA Nicholls State

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1984 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Clemson † 12 – 2   .857     38 – 17   .691
#22 North Carolina †‡y 12 – 2   .857     44 – 13   .772
NC State 9 – 3   .750     32 – 8   .800
Maryland 6 – 7   .462     18 – 14   .563
Georgia Tech 5 – 7   .417     36 – 19   .655
Virginia 4 – 10   .286     25 – 17   .595
Duke 3 – 8   .273     25 – 13   .658
Wake Forest 1 – 13   .071     17 – 25   .405
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
East
Michigan x‡y 11 – 5 – 0   .688     43 – 20 – 0   .683
Michigan State 8 – 7 – 0   .533     32 – 26 – 0   .552
Ohio State 8 – 8 – 0   .500     30 – 17 – 0   .638
Indiana 6 – 9 – 0   .400     44 – 20 – 0   .688
Purdue 6 – 10 – 0   .375     29 – 26 – 0   .527
West
Minnesota x 11 – 5 – 0   .688     31 – 20 – 0   .608
Northwestern 9 – 6 – 0   .600     44 – 18 – 1   .706
Iowa 7 – 8 – 0   .467     31 – 26 – 0   .544
Wisconsin 6 – 7 – 0   .462     0 – 0 – 0   –
Illinois 3 – 10 – 0   .231     22 – 32 – 0   .407
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
#28 Florida x‡y 18 – 4   .818     43 – 16   .729
Tennessee 11 – 12   .478     27 – 21   .563
Vanderbilt 9 – 11   .450     28 – 17   .622
Kentucky 9 – 13   .409     24 – 22   .522
Georgia 7 – 14   .333     25 – 23   .521
Western Division
#10 Mississippi State xy 18 – 5   .783     45 – 16   .738
Alabama 12 – 10   .545     35 – 18   .660
LSU 12 – 12   .500     32 – 23   .582
Auburn 8 – 14   .364     27 – 24   .529
Ole Miss 7 – 16   .304     22 – 24   .478
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Southern California Baseball Association standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Cal State Fullerton †y 22 – 6   .786     66 – 20   .767
#23 UNLV y 17 – 10   .630     42 – 24   .636
UC Santa Barbara 15 – 11   .577     46 – 21   .687
Pepperdine 16 – 12   .571     41 – 21   .661
Long Beach State 13 – 15   .464     32 – 34   .485
UC Irvine 11 – 17   .393     23 – 34   .404
Loyola Marymount 10 – 18   .357     23 – 38   .377
San Diego 6 – 21   .222     20 – 36   .357
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northern
Appalachian State x‡y 12 – 2   .857     35 – 7   .833
VMI 6 – 7   .462     16 – 18   .471
Marshall 5 – 8   .385     11 – 16   .407
East Tennessee State 3 – 9   .250     9 – 19   .321
Southern
Western Carolina x 13 – 3   .813     37 – 20   .649
The Citadel 12 – 5   .706     26 – 21   .553
Davidson 5 – 12   .294     12 – 16   .429
Furman 4 – 14   .222     16 – 19   .457
x – Division champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 Texas †‡y 16 – 5   .762     60 – 14   .811
Rice 13 – 8   .619     41 – 14   .745
#19 Texas A&M y 13 – 8   .619     41 – 21   .661
Arkansas 12 – 9   .571     40 – 16   .714
Baylor 9 – 12   .429     26 – 23   .531
Texas Tech 9 – 12   .429     33 – 22   .600
Houston 6 – 15   .286     32 – 33   .492
TCU 6 – 15   .286     25 – 22   .532
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1984 season marked the thirty eighth 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 second championship with a 3–1 win over Texas in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
   Texas 6  
   New Orleans 3    
       Texas 6  
       Cal State Fullerton 4    
   Cal State Fullerton 8          
   Michigan 4        
       Texas 8
       Arizona State 4
   Arizona State 9        
   Miami (FL) 6          
       Arizona State 23    
       Oklahoma State 12  
   Oklahoma State 9    
   Maine 5  
  Loser's Bracket
   New Orleans 11  
   Michigan 3      Oklahoma State 810
     New Orleans 7
   Miami (FL) 13  
   Maine 7      Cal State Fullerton 13
     Miami (FL) 5
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
   Texas 3        Cal State Fullerton 3
   Oklahoma State 18            Texas 1
       Oklahoma State 2    
       Cal State Fullerton 10  
   Arizona State 1    
   Cal State Fullerton 6  

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 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1984". 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 -- 1984". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  6. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1984". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  7. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1984". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  8. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1984". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  9. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1984". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.