1992 NCAA Division I baseball season

1992 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 274
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Pepperdine
Runners-up Cal State Fullerton
MOP Phil Nevin (Cal State Fullerton)
Seasons

← 1991

1993 →

The 1992 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 1992. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1992 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty sixth time in 1992, 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. Pepperdine claimed the championship for the first time.[1]

Realignment

Format changes

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1992 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the eight regionals consisted of six teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 24 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 24 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference Clemson 1992 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC NC State
Big East Conference St. John's 1992 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT Providence
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1992 Big Eight Conference Baseball Tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference Ohio State 1992 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament Trautman Field • Columbus, OH Minnesota
Big West Conference Long Beach State No Tournament
EIBL Yale No Tournament
Metro Conference VCU 1992 Metro Conference Baseball Tournament Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA Tulane
Mid-American Conference Kent State 1992 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament Gene Michael Field • Kent, OH Kent State
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Notre Dame 1992 Midwestern City Conference Baseball Tournament South Bend, IN Notre Dame
Mid-Continent Conference Eastern - Wright State
Western - Eastern Illinois 		1992 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball Tournament Chicago, IL Wright State
Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington
South - Arizona 		No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Eastern - Florida
Western - LSU 		1992 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA LSU
Southern Conference Western Carolina 1992 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament College Park • Charleston, SC Western Carolina
Southwest Conference Texas No tournament
Trans America Athletic Conference East - Stetson/FIU
West - Southeastern Louisiana 		1992 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Southeastern Louisiana Diamond • Hammond, LA Southeastern Louisiana
West Coast Conference Pepperdine No tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1992 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#10 Clemson †y 19 – 5   .792     50 – 14   .781
#5 Florida State y 16 – 7   .696     49 – 21   .700
#29 NC State ‡y 15 – 9   .625     46 – 18   .719
#24 Georgia Tech y 14 – 9   .609     45 – 19   .703
Duke 12 – 12   .500     38 – 16   .704
Wake Forest 11 – 13   .458     36 – 22   .621
North Carolina 8 – 16   .333     31 – 27   .534
Maryland 7 – 15   .318     27 – 28   .491
Virginia 3 – 19   .136     21 – 30   .412
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
St. John's † 14 – 5 – 0   .737     30 – 13 – 0   .698
Seton Hall 14 – 7 – 0   .667     28 – 27 – 0   .509
Connecticut 13 – 7 – 0   .650     25 – 20 – 1   .554
Providence ‡y 12 – 8 – 0   .600     29 – 23 – 0   .558
Villanova 9 – 10 – 0   .474     22 – 21 – 0   .512
Georgetown 6 – 15 – 0   .286     12 – 30 – 1   .291
Pittsburgh 5 – 13 – 0   .278     23 – 21 – 0   .523
Boston College 5 – 13 – 0   .278     18 – 17 – 1   .514
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#19 Ohio State †y 20 – 8   .714     40 – 21   .656
#25 Minnesota ‡y 18 – 10   .643     42 – 21   .667
Michigan State 17 – 11   .607     36 – 19   .655
Illinois 16 – 12   .571     36 – 20   .643
Indiana 14 – 14   .500     35 – 20   .636
Purdue 13 – 15   .464     30 – 25   .545
Iowa 12 – 16   .429     26 – 28   .481
Penn State 11 – 17   .393     24 – 24   .500
Michigan 11 – 17   .393     21 – 32   .396
Northwestern 8 – 20   .286     18 – 38   .321
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[6][7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
Kent State †‡y 24 – 7 – 0   .774     45 – 13 – 0   .776
Ohio 20 – 12 – 0   .625     33 – 22 – 0   .600
Central Michigan 18 – 12 – 1   .597     31 – 27 – 1   .534
Ball State 14 – 13 – 0   .519     23 – 27 – 0   .460
Miami 16 – 15 – 0   .516     32 – 22 – 0   .593
Western Michigan 14 – 16 – 0   .467     25 – 26 – 0   .490
Eastern Michigan 10 – 15 – 0   .400     22 – 26 – 0   .458
Toledo 7 – 18 – 0   .280     18 – 29 – 0   .383
Bowling Green 7 – 22 – 1   .250     14 – 25 – 1   .363
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern
#16 Florida xy 16 – 8   .667     44 – 20   .688
#28 South Carolina y 13 – 11   .542     42 – 22   .656
Georgia y 12 – 11   .522     35 – 25   .583
Vanderbilt 11 – 12   .478     29 – 24   .547
Tennessee 10 – 14   .417     35 – 20   .636
Kentucky 10 – 14   .417     33 – 23   .589
Western
#9 LSU x‡y 18 – 6   .750     50 – 16   .758
#21 Mississippi State y 15 – 9   .625     40 – 22   .645
Arkansas 10 – 13   .435     31 – 26   .544
Auburn 10 – 14   .417     30 – 25   .545
Ole Miss 9 – 14   .391     29 – 26   .527
Alabama 8 – 16   .333     34 – 21   .618
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#17 Western Carolina †‡y 17 – 4   .810     44 – 21   .677
Georgia Southern 15 – 6   .714     31 – 27   .534
East Tennessee State 11 – 8   .579     31 – 20   .608
The Citadel 10 – 9   .526     35 – 20   .636
Furman 11 – 10   .524     21 – 31   .404
Appalachian State 6 – 14   .300     17 – 34   .333
Marshall 5 – 13   .278     15 – 26   .366
VMI 4 – 15   .211     11 – 39   .220
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 West Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Pepperdine †y 23 – 4   .852     48 – 11   .814
San Diego 14 – 13   .519     28 – 24   .538
Santa Clara 14 – 16   .467     23 – 32   .418
San Francisco 13 – 16   .448     16 – 39   .291
Loyola Marymount 10 – 16   .385     16 – 36   .308
Saint Mary's 9 – 18   .333     15 – 36   .294
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1992 season marked the forty sixth 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 Pepperdine claiming their first championship with a 3–2 win over Cal State Fullerton in the final.[1]

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1  Miami (FL) 4  
8  California 3  
  1  Miami (FL) 4  
  4  Cal State Fullerton 3  
4  Cal State Fullerton 7
5  Florida State 2  
  1  Miami (FL) 5 1  
  4  Cal State Fullerton 7 8  
8  California 4  
5  Florida State 5  
  5  Florida State 0
  4  Cal State Fullerton 6  
  4  Cal State Fullerton 2
  7  Pepperdine 3
2  Wichita State 0  
7  Pepperdine 6  
  7  Pepperdine 7
  3  Texas 0  
3  Texas 15
6  Oklahoma 3  
  7  Pepperdine 5 —
  3  Texas 4 —  
2  Wichita State 4  
6  Oklahoma 8  
  6  Oklahoma 5
  3  Texas 8  

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 January 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1992". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  5. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1992". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  6. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  7. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1992". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  8. ↑ "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  9. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1992". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  10. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1992". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  11. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1992". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 7, 2015.