1981 NCAA Division I baseball season

1981 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 248
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Arizona State
Runners-up Oklahoma State
MOP Stan Holmes (Arizona State)
Seasons

The 1981 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 1981. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1981 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty fifth time in 1981, 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. Arizona State claimed the championship for the fifth time.[1]

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1981 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Seven regionals of four teams and one of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 21 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/NC State 1981 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC Clemson
Big Eight Conference Missouri 1981 Big Eight Conference Baseball Tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference East - Michigan
West - Minnesota 		1981 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Michigan
EIBL Yale No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Central Michigan 1981 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament Bill Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI Eastern Michigan
Midwestern City Conference North - Xavier
South - Oral Roberts 		1981 Midwestern City Conference Baseball Tournament Tulsa, OK Oral Roberts
Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington
South - Arizona State 		No Tournament
Southeastern Conference East - Florida
West - Mississippi State/Alabama 		1981 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS Florida
Southern Conference East Tennessee State/Marshall/Western Carolina No Tournament
Southwest Conference Texas 1981 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Texas
Trans America Athletic Conference East - Georgia Southern
West - Hardin–Simmons 		1981 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Hunter Field • Abilene, TX Mercer

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1981 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Clemson †‡y 10 – 4   .714     34 – 24   .586
NC State † 10 – 4   .714     33 – 12   .733
Maryland 7 – 3   .700     23 – 13   .639
Virginia 8 – 5   .615     28 – 20   .583
Duke 6 – 6   .500     29 – 10   .744
North Carolina 6 – 7   .462     38 – 15   .717
Wake Forest 3 – 9   .250     17 – 13   .567
Georgia Tech 1 – 13   .071     14 – 24   .368
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1981[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1981 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Michigan x‡y 10 – 4   .714     41 – 20   .672
Purdue 8 – 6   .571     34 – 30   .531
Ohio State 7 – 9   .438     34 – 18   .654
Michigan State 6 – 8   .429     23 – 28   .451
Indiana 5 – 9   .357     23 – 25   .479
West
Minnesota x 13 – 3   .813     37 – 16   .698
Illinois 11 – 3   .786     35 – 26   .574
Iowa 8 – 6   .571     44 – 21   .677
Wisconsin 3 – 13   .188     24 – 36   .400
Northwestern 3 – 13   .188     17 – 33   .340
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1981[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1981 Eastern 8 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
East
Rutgers x‡ 5 – 3 – 0   .625     18 – 19 – 1   .487
UMass 4 – 4 – 0   .500     22 – 17 – 0   .564
Rhode Island 3 – 5 – 0   .375     14 – 18 – 0   .438
West
West Virginia x 6 – 2 – 0   .750     17 – 18 – 0   .486
Pittsburgh 7 – 3 – 0   .700     25 – 8 – 0   .758
George Washington 3 – 3 – 0   .500     18 – 20 – 0   .474
Duquesne 0 – 8 – 0   .000     13 – 12 – 0   .520
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
As of June 30, 1981; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1981 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
Central Michigan † 13 – 3 – 0   .813     37 – 13 – 0   .740
Western Michigan 14 – 3 – 1   .806     32 – 21 – 1   .602
Miami 12 – 5 – 1   .694     22 – 27 – 1   .450
Eastern Michigan ‡y 9 – 7 – 0   .563     37 – 29 – 0   .561
Toledo 8 – 9 – 0   .471     30 – 20 – 0   .600
Northern Illinois 6 – 10 – 2   .389     19 – 26 – 2   .426
Kent State 5 – 8 – 0   .385     13 – 18 – 1   .422
Bowling Green 5 – 8 – 0   .385     13 – 18 – 1   .422
Ohio 5 – 13 – 0   .278     12 – 34 – 0   .261
Ball State 4 – 12 – 0   .250     18 – 22 – 0   .450
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1981[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1981 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northern
Washington x 12 – 6   .667     34 – 18   .654
Oregon State 11 – 7   .611     29 – 14   .674
Washington State 11 – 7   .611     27 – 25   .519
Oregon 2 – 16   .111     16 – 21   .432
Southern
#1 Arizona State xy 26 – 4   .867     55 – 13   .809
Stanford y 16 – 14   .533     43 – 22   .662
Southern California 15 – 15   .500     34 – 24   .586
Arizona 14 – 16   .467     30 – 22   .577
California 12 – 18   .400     31 – 31   .500
UCLA 7 – 23   .233     21 – 35   .375
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1981[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1981 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
#15 Florida x‡y 16 – 7   .696     42 – 17   .712
Kentucky 13 – 9   .591     39 – 16   .709
Tennessee 10 – 13   .435     22 – 27   .449
Vanderbilt 9 – 12   .429     26 – 25   .510
Georgia 8 – 15   .348     23 – 23   .500
Western Division
#6 Mississippi State xy 17 – 6   .739     46 – 17   .730
Alabama x 17 – 6   .739     41 – 15   .732
Ole Miss 8 – 14   .364     24 – 24   .500
LSU 7 – 14   .333     23 – 30   .434
Auburn 7 – 16   .304     27 – 27   .500
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1981[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1981 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
East
Georgia Southern x 9 – 0 – 0   1.000     41 – 22 – 1   .648
Mercer ‡ 3 – 4 – 0   .429     39 – 12 – 1   .760
Arkansas–Little Rock 0 – 6 – 0   .000     22 – 25 – 0   .468
West
Hardin–Simmons x 8 – 4 – 0   .667     20 – 28 – 0   .417
Centenary 8 – 4 – 0   .667     33 – 29 – 0   .532
Northeast Louisiana 6 – 6 – 0   .500     33 – 22 – 0   .600
Northwestern State 2 – 10 – 0   .167     16 – 42 – 0   .276
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1981[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1981 season marked the thirty 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 Arizona State claiming their fifth championship with a 7–4 win over Oklahoma State in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Mississippi State 4  
  Michigan 1    
      Mississippi State 3  
      Arizona State 4    
  Arizona State 11          
  Texas 2        
      Arizona State 10
      Oklahoma State 1113
  Oklahoma State 810        
  South Carolina 5          
      Oklahoma State 12    
      Miami (FL) 6  
  Miami (FL) 6    
  Maine 1  
  Loser's Bracket
  Michigan 5  
  Texas 6     Miami (FL) 4
    Texas 5
  South Carolina 12  
  Maine 7     Mississippi State 5
    South Carolina 6
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Oklahoma State 8       Oklahoma State 4
  Texas 1513           Arizona State 7
      Texas 3    
      Arizona State 12  
  Arizona State 10    
  South Carolina 7  

Award winners

All-America team

References

  1. 1 2 3 W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1981". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  5. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1981". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  6. ↑ "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  7. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1981". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  8. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1981". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  9. ↑ Altantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 3. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
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