1985 NCAA Division I baseball season

1985 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 260
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Miami (FL)
Runners-up Texas
MOP Greg Ellena (Miami (FL))
Seasons

← 1984

1986 →

The 1985 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 1985. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1985 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty ninth time in 1985, 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. Miami (FL) claimed the championship for the second time.[1]

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1985 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Five regionals of four teams and three 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 13 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference Clemson/North Carolina/Virginia 1985 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech
Big East Conference North - Connecticut
South - Seton Hall 		1985 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT St. John's
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1985 Big Eight Conference Baseball Tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference East - Michigan
West - Illinois 		1985 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Minnesota
EIBL Harvard/Princeton No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Central Michigan No Tournament
Midwestern City Conference North - Xavier
South - Oral Roberts 		1985 Midwestern City Conference Baseball Tournament Tulsa, OK Oral Roberts
Pacific-10 Conference North - Wahington State
South - Stanford 		No Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association North - Fresno State
South - Cal State Fullerton 		1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Baseball Championship Series Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA Fresno State
Southeastern Conference East - Florida
West - Mississippi State 		1985 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA LSU
Southern Conference North - Appalachian State
South - Davidson 		1985 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC Western Carolina
Southwest Conference Texas 1985 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament George Cole Field • Fayetteville, AR Arkansas
Trans America Athletic Conference East - Georgia Southern
West - Hardin–Simmons 		1985 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament J. I Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1985 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Clemson † 9 – 4   .692     36 – 30   .545
North Carolina † 9 – 4   .692     40 – 17   .702
#23 Virginia †y 9 – 4   .692     38 – 16   .704
NC State 8 – 5   .615     29 – 16   .644
#17 Georgia Tech ‡y 6 – 7   .462     42 – 19   .689
Duke 5 – 8   .385     18 – 15   .545
Maryland 5 – 8   .385     22 – 28   .440
Wake Forest 1 – 12   .077     23 – 23   .500
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1985[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
North Division
Connecticut x 11 – 7 – 0   .611     20 – 24 – 1   .456
St. John's ‡y 10 – 7 – 0   .588     32 – 21 – 0   .604
Providence 8 – 9 – 0   .471     22 – 24 – 1   .479
Boston College 6 – 12 – 0   .333     12 – 22 – 0   .353
South Division
Seton Hall x 15 – 3 – 0   .833     44 – 19 – 1   .695
Georgetown 8 – 10 – 0   .444     27 – 25 – 0   .519
Villanova 7 – 11 – 0   .389     20 – 24 – 1   .456
Pittsburgh 6 – 12 – 0   .333     16 – 18 – 0   .471
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1985[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Michigan xy 14 – 2   .875     55 – 10   .846
Ohio State 8 – 8   .500     29 – 24   .547
Purdue 8 – 8   .500     33 – 25   .569
Indiana 8 – 8   .500     57 – 19   .750
Michigan State 2 – 14   .125     22 – 35   .386
West
Illinois x 12 – 4   .750     46 – 21   .687
Minnesota ‡y 9 – 7   .563     33 – 23   .589
Iowa 9 – 7   .563     40 – 20   .667
Northwestern 7 – 9   .438     40 – 18   .690
Wisconsin 3 – 13   .188     –   –
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1985[6][7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Miami (FL) y –   –     64 – 16   .800
Campbell –   –     32 – 17   .653
Stetson –   –     38 – 23   .623
#21 New Orleans y –   –     43 – 28   .606
UCF –   –     52 – 34   .605
Hofstra –   –     13 – 16   .448
Lafayette –   –     17 – 23   .425
Richmond –   –     20 – 29   .408
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1985[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Division
#12 Fresno State x‡y 23 – 7   .767     43 – 22   .662
San Jose State 16 – 14   .533     24 – 34   .414
UC Santa Barbara 16 – 14   .533     37 – 22   .627
Pacific Tigers baseball 6 – 21   .222     16 – 36   .308
South Division
Cal State Fullerton x 21 – 9   .700     36 – 22   .621
UNLV 17 – 13   .567     40 – 21   .656
UC Irvine 11 – 16   .407     24 – 31   .436
Long Beach State 7 – 23   .233     22 – 42   .344
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1985[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
#11 Florida xy 15 – 6   .714     43 – 18   .705
Georgia 11 – 11   .500     33 – 23   .589
Vanderbilt 10 – 13   .435     35 – 16   .686
Kentucky 10 – 13   .435     28 – 24   .538
Tennessee 10 – 13   .435     26 – 23   .531
Western Division
#24 LSU xy 17 – 7   .708     41 – 18   .695
#4 Mississippi State ‡y 16 – 8   .667     50 – 15   .769
Auburn 11 – 12   .478     30 – 22   .577
Alabama 10 – 14   .417     30 – 23   .566
Ole Miss 5 – 18   .217     20 – 28   .417
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1985[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northern
Appalachian State x 14 – 3   .824     35 – 13   .729
Marshall 10 – 8   .556     26 – 18   .591
VMI 8 – 10   .444     16 – 24   .400
East Tennessee State 3 – 14   .176     10 – 31   .244
Southern
Davidson x 11 – 5   .688     24 – 19   .558
#26 Western Carolina ‡y 11 – 6   .647     37 – 35   .514
The Citadel 8 – 10   .444     29 – 20   .592
Furman 4 – 13   .235     16 – 29   .356
x – Division champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1985[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 Texas †y 16 – 5   .762     64 – 14   .821
Baylor 14 – 7   .667     42 – 13   .764
#3 Arkansas ‡y 13 – 7   .650     51 – 15   .773
#22 Houston y 12 – 9   .571     44 – 17   .721
Texas A&M 12 – 9   .571     39 – 16   .709
TCU 9 – 12   .429     35 – 17   .673
Rice 5 – 15   .250     27 – 21   .563
Texas Tech 2 – 19   .095     18 – 33   .353
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1985[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1985 season marked the thirty 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 Miami (FL) claiming their second championship with a 10–6 win over Texas in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
   Arkansas 114  
   South Carolina 0    
       Arkansas 4  
       Mississippi State 5    
   Mississippi State 12          
   Oklahoma State 3        
       Mississippi State 7
       Texas 12
   Miami (FL) 17        
   Stanford 3          
       Miami (FL) 1    
       Texas 2  
   Texas 2    
   Arizona 1  
  Loser's Bracket
   South Carolina 1  
   Oklahoma State 16      Miami (FL) 2
     Oklahoma State 1
   Stanford 9  
   Arizona 2      Arkansas 10
     Stanford 4
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
   Texas 810        Miami (FL) 10
   Arkansas 7            Texas 6
       Texas 1    
       Miami (FL) 2  
   Mississippi State 5    
   Miami (FL) 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 25, 2014.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1985". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  4. ↑ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  5. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1985". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  6. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  7. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1985". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  8. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1985". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  9. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1985". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  10. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1985". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  11. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1985". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  12. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1985". boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 29, 2014.