1982 NCAA Division I baseball season

1982 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 248
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Miami (FL)
Runners-up Wichita State
MOP Dan Smith (Miami (FL))
Seasons

The 1982 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 1982. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1982 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty sixth time in 1982, 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 first time.[1]

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1982 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 ConferenceClemson1982 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCNorth Carolina
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1982 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceEast - Ohio State
West - Illinois		1982 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentIllinois Field • Champaign, ILMinnesota
Eastern 8East - Rutgers
West - West Virginia		1982 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Championship SeriesPiscataway, New JerseyWest Virginia
EIBLNavyNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceEast - Ohio
West - Western Michigan		1982 Mid-American Conference Baseball TournamentFranklin County Stadium • Columbus, OHEastern Michigan
Midwestern City ConferenceNorth - Detroit
South - Oral Roberts		1982 Midwestern City Conference Baseball TournamentDetroit, MIOral Roberts
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington
South - Arizona State		No Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceEast - Florida
West - Ole Miss		1982 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentPerry Field • Gainesville, FLFlorida
Southern ConferenceThe Citadel/Western CarolinaNo Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexas1982 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentOlsen Field • College Station, TXTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - Mercer
West - Hardin–Simmons/Northeast Louisiana		1982 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentLuther Williams Field • Macon, GAHardin–Simmons

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1982 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Clemson  ‍†‍‍ 10–2 .833  37–22 .627
North Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y 7–5 .583  29–27 .518
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 6–5 .545  26–12 .684
NC State  ‍‍‍ 7–7 .500  24–13 .649
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 6–8 .429  29–20 .592
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 5–7 .417  21–26 .447
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4–7 .364  13–17 .433
Duke  ‍‍‍ 3–7 .300  16–13 .552
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1982[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East
Ohio State  x‍‍‍ 13–3–0 .813  45–14–0 .763
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 13–3–0 .813  44–10–0 .815
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .375  36–23–0 .610
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .375  25–29–0 .463
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 2–14–0 .125  25–28–0 .472
West
Illinois  x‍‍‍ 14–2–0 .875  49–23–0 .681
#26 Minnesota  ‍‍‡‍y 8–8–0 .500  33–22–1 .598
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 7–9–0 .438  25–27–1 .481
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .375  0–0–0 –
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 5–11–0 .313  31–23–0 .574
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1982[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Eastern 8 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Rutgers  x‍‍‍ 5–3 .625  17–11 .607
UMass  ‍‍‍ 3–4 .429  15–20 .429
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 3–4 .429  17–19 .472
West
#16 West Virginia  x‍‍‡‍y 7–2 .778  24–23 .511
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 4–4 .500  16–21 .432
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 3–5 .375  14–9 .609
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 3–6 .333  11–19 .367
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1982; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Eastern Division
Ohio  x‍‍‍ 10–5–0 .667  26–23–1 .530
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 10–6–0 .625  26–28–1 .482
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .500  35–23–0 .603
Miami  ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .375  16–25–0 .390
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 5–10–0 .333  29–23–1 .557
Western Division
Western Michigan  x‍‍‍ 12–4–0 .750  34–17–0 .667
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‡‍y 9–4–0 .692  39–23–2 .625
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 8–4–0 .667  24–17–0 .585
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 4–9–0 .308  19–24–1 .443
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 0–12–0 .000  10–21–0 .323
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1982[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#7 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y – –  45–13 .776
#22 Florida State  ‍‍‍y – –  56–17 .767
#11 New Orleans  ‍‍‍y – –  49–16 .754
#1 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y – –  54–18 .750
#12 Stetson  ‍‍‍y – –  40–18 .690
Campbell  ‍‍‍ – –  27–13 .675
Richmond  ‍‍‍ – –  20–15 .571
Louisville  ‍‍‍ – –  22–17 .564
Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍ – –  11–16 .407
Villanova  ‍‍‍ – –  9–18 .333
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ – –  17–38 .309
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ – –  6–18 .250
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ – –  5–22 .185
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1982[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Division
Florida  x‍‍‡‍y 14–8 .636  34–24 .586
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 13–9 .591  29–17 .630
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 12–10 .545  28–29 .491
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .478  28–17 .622
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 6–17 .261  23–32 .418
Western Division
Ole Miss  x‍‍‍ 15–6 .714  33–19 .635
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 12–10 .545  32–21 .604
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  28–23 .549
LSU  ‍‍‍ 9–13 .409  26–25 .510
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8–13 .381  27–20 .574
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1982[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1982 season marked the thirty 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 Miami (FL) claiming their first championship with a 9–3 win over Wichita State in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Miami (FL) 7  
  Maine 2    
      Miami (FL) 4  
      Wichita State 3    
  Wichita State 7          
  Cal State Fullerton 0        
      Miami (FL) 2
      Texas 1
  Texas 9        
  Oklahoma State 1          
      Texas 812    
      Stanford 6  
  Stanford 15    
  South Carolina 4  
  Loser's Bracket
  Maine 6  
  Cal State Fullerton 0     Stanford 5
    Maine 8
  Oklahoma State 10  
  South Carolina 8     Wichita State 13
    Oklahoma State 2
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Miami (FL) 10      
  Maine 4          
      Miami (FL) 9    
      Wichita State 3  
  Texas 4    
  Wichita State 8  

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 8, 2014.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1982". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  5. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1982". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  6. ↑ "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  7. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1982". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  8. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1982". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
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