1991 NCAA Division I baseball season

1991 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 271
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions LSU
Runners-up Wichita State
MOP Gary Hymel (LSU)
Seasons

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The 1991 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 1991. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1991 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty fifth time in 1991, 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. LSU claimed the championship for the first time.[1]

Format change

The Metro Conference dissolved their divisions and played as a single eight team conference.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1991 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. 25 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 23 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference Clemson 1991 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC Clemson
Big East Conference St. John's 1991 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT Villanova
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1991 Big Eight Conference Baseball Tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference Ohio State 1991 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament Trautman Field • Columbus, OH Ohio State
Big West Conference Cal State Fullerton/Fresno State No Tournament
EIBL Princeton No Tournament
Metro Conference Florida State 1991 Metro Conference Baseball Tournament Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium • Salem, VA Florida State/Southern Miss[lower-alpha 1]
Mid-American Conference Ohio No Tournament
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Evansville 1991 Midwestern City Conference Baseball Tournament South Bend, IN Notre Dame
Mid-Continent Conference Blue - Akron
Gray - Eastern Illinois 		1991 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball Tournament Chicago, IL Akron
Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington State
South - Southern California 		No Tournament
Southeastern Conference LSU 1991 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA Florida
Southern Conference The Citadel 1991 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament College Park • Charleston, SC Furman
Southwest Conference Texas 1991 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament Olsen Field • College Station, TX Texas
Trans America Athletic Conference East - Stetson
West - Samford 		1991 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Conrad Park • DeLand, FL FIU
  1. ↑ Florida State and Southern Miss were declared co-champions after the championship game was canceled due to rain.

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1991 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#8 Clemson †‡y 18 – 3   .857     60 – 10   .857
#26 Georgia Tech y 12 – 8   .600     42 – 26   .618
#27 NC State y 11 – 10   .524     48 – 20   .706
North Carolina 10 – 10   .500     36 – 23   .610
Wake Forest 10 – 10   .500     37 – 22   .627
Virginia 10 – 11   .476     28 – 27   .509
Duke 6 – 15   .286     24 – 27   .471
Maryland 5 – 15   .250     29 – 27   .518
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1991[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
#30 St. John's †y 18 – 2 – 0   .900     34 – 14 – 1   .704
Villanova ‡y 12 – 8 – 0   .600     37 – 15 – 1   .708
Providence 12 – 8 – 0   .600     35 – 16 – 1   .683
Boston College 12 – 9 – 0   .571     23 – 19 – 0   .548
Seton Hall 10 – 9 – 0   .526     26 – 19 – 1   .576
Connecticut 8 – 12 – 0   .400     16 – 25 – 1   .393
Pittsburgh 4 – 15 – 0   .211     15 – 30 – 0   .333
Georgetown 4 – 17 – 0   .190     10 – 32 – 0   .238
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1991[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#21 Ohio State †‡y 20 – 8   .714     53 – 13   .803
Minnesota y 18 – 10   .643     37 – 27   .578
Indiana 15 – 12   .556     38 – 23   .623
Northwestern 15 – 12   .556     27 – 28   .491
Michigan 15 – 13   .536     34 – 23   .596
Purdue 14 – 14   .500     35 – 21   .625
Illinois 13 – 15   .464     26 – 30   .464
Michigan State 12 – 16   .429     28 – 25   .528
Iowa 11 – 17   .393     26 – 28   .481
Wisconsin 6 – 22   .214     16 – 36   .308
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1991[6][7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 LSU †y 19 – 7   .731     55 – 18   .753
#4 Florida ‡y 16 – 8   .667     51 – 21   .708
#22 Mississippi State y 12 – 9   .571     42 – 21   .667
#25 Alabama y 14 – 11   .560     42 – 20   .677
Auburn 14 – 12   .538     35 – 24   .593
Kentucky 13 – 12   .520     41 – 20   .672
Tennessee 13 – 13   .500     41 – 19   .683
Ole Miss 9 – 15   .375     31 – 24   .564
Vanderbilt 8 – 19   .296     29 – 28   .509
Georgia 7 – 19   .269     27 – 31   .466
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1991[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
The Citadel † 16 – 2   .889     34 – 19   .642
Western Carolina 11 – 3   .786     36 – 26   .581
Marshall 9 – 7   .563     16 – 26   .381
Furman ‡y 6 – 5   .545     26 – 26   .500
Appalachian State 5 – 8   .385     28 – 21   .571
East Tennessee State 5 – 13   .278     23 – 29   .442
VMI 1 – 15   .063     2 – 35   .054
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1991[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1991 season marked the forty fifth 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 LSU claiming their first championship with a 6–3 win over Wichita State in the final.[1]

  First Round Second Round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1  Florida State 3  
8  Fresno State 6  
  8  Fresno State 3  
  4  LSU 15  
4  LSU 8
5  Florida 1  
  4  LSU 19 —  
Bracket One
  5  Florida 8 —  
1  Florida State 0  
5  Florida 5  
  8  Fresno State 1
  5  Florida 2  
  4  LSU 6
  3  Wichita State 3
2  Clemson 4  
7  Creighton 8  
  7  Creighton 2
  3  Wichita State 312  
3  Wichita State 8
6  Long Beach State 5  
  3  Wichita State 11 —
Bracket Two
   Creighton 3 —  
6  Long Beach State 12  
2  Clemson 11  
  7  Creighton 12
  6  Long Beach State 4  

Award winners

All-America team

References

  1. 1 2 3 W.C. Madden and Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1991". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  4. ↑ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  5. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1991". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  6. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  7. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1991". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  8. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1991". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  9. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1991". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
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