1979 NCAA Division I baseball season

1979 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 246
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Cal State Fullerton
Runners-up Arkansas
MOP Tony Hudson (Cal State Fullerton)
Seasons

The 1979 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 1979. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1979 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty third time in 1979, 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. Cal State Fullerton claimed the championship for the first time.[1]

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1979 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] The Trans America Athletic Conference, as a new league, did not earn an automatic bid.

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceClemsonNo Tournament
Big Eight ConferenceEast - Oklahoma
West - Missouri		1979 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma
Big Ten ConferenceMichigan StateNo Tournament
Eastern 81979 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball TournamentHershey, PAGeorge Washington
ECAC1979 Eastern College Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentWorcester, MAConnecticut
EIBLNavyNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceMiami (OH)No Tournament
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - UCLA		No Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceEast - Florida
West - Mississippi State		1979 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentDudy Noble Field • Starkville, MSMississippi State
SCBACal State FullertonNo Tournament
Southern ConferenceThe CitadelNo Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexas1979 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentDisch–Falk Field • Austin, TXTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceN/A1979 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentCentenary Park • Shreveport, LAMercer

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1979 Eastern College Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Metropolitan
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍y – –  32–11 .744
#28 St. John's  ‍‍‍y – –  26–11 .703
Fordham  ‍‍‍ – –  18–13 .581
Canisius  ‍‍‍ – –  8–20 .286
New England
Maine  ‍‍‍ – –  23–9 .719
#8 Connecticut  ‍‍‡‍y – –  31–13 .705
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ – –  21–12 .636
UMass  ‍‍‍ – –  24–17 .585
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ – –  16–13 .552
Providence  ‍‍‍ – –  14–13 .519
South
George Washington  ‍‍‍y – –  22–9 .710
James Madison  ‍‍‍ – –  31–13 .705
Richmond  ‍‍‍ – –  23–18 .561
Catholic University  ‍‍‍ – –  16–15 .516
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ – –  16–30 .348
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ – –  8–23 .258
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1979[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1979 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Division
#19 Florida  x‍‍‍y 16–8 .667  40–20 .667
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .542  29–18 .617
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11–11 .500  24–18 .571
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  25–22 .532
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 8–14 .364  21–25 .457
Western Division
#6 Mississippi State  x‍‍‡‍y 17–2 .895  48–12 .800
LSU  ‍‍‍ 13–7 .650  34–20 .630
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 9–10 .474  24–13 .649
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 7–14 .333  21–21 .500
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 4–17 .190  18–27 .400
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1979[4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1979 Southern California Baseball Association standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#1 Cal State Fullerton †y  ‍‍‍ 23–4 .852  60–14 .811
#3 Pepperdine  ‍‍‍y 19–9 .679  47–16 .746
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 17–10 .630  40–22 .645
San Diego  ‍‍‍ 14–12 .538  32–19 .627
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 12–16 .429  29–34 .460
Cal State Los Angeles  ‍‍‍ 9–19 .321  25–39 .391
UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .296  22–37 .373
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 7–20 .259  17–31 .354
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1979[5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1979 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Mercer ‍‍‡‍ 0–0 –  38–16 .704
Oklahoma City ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  31–23 .574
Centenary ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  28–19 .596
Northeast Louisiana ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  22–26 .458
Hardin–Simmons ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  14–25 .359
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1979[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1979 season marked the thirty third 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 Cal State Fullerton claiming their first championship with a 2–1 win over Arkansas in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Arkansas 5  
  Pepperdine 4    
      Arkansas 10  
      Arizona 3    
  Arizona 5          
  Miami (FL) 1        
      Arkansas 9
      Texas 4
  Texas 11        
  Connecticut 5          
      Texas 8    
      Mississippi State 2  
  Mississippi State 6    
  Cal State Fullerton 1  
  Loser's Bracket
  Pepperdine 9  
  Miami (FL) 3     Mississippi State 4
    Pepperdine 510
  Connecticut 3  
  Cal State Fullerton 8     Arizona 3
    Cal State Fullerton 16
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Arkansas 10       Cal State Fullerton 2
  Cal State Fullerton 13           Arkansas 1
      Cal State Fullerton 8    
      Pepperdine 5  
  Texas 4    
  Pepperdine 6  

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 August 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1979". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1979". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  5. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1979". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  6. ↑ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 2. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
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