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 FieldBristol, CT St. John's
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1985 Big Eight Conference Baseball Tournament All Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference East - Michigan
West - Illinois
1985 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament Ray Fisher StadiumAnn 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 FieldFresno, 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 StadiumCullowhee, NC Western Carolina
Southwest Conference Texas 1985 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament George Cole FieldFayetteville, 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 xy 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

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