1983 NCAA Division I baseball season

1983 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 253
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Texas
Runners-up Alabama
MOP Calvin Schiraldi (Texas)
Seasons

The 1983 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 1983. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1983 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty seventh time in 1983, 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. Texas claimed the championship for the fourth time.[1]

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1983 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Six regionals of four teams and two of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 24 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 12 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceNorth Carolina1983 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentBoshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NCNorth Carolina
Atlantic 10 ConferenceEast - Temple
West - Penn State
1983 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship SeriesBeaver FieldState College, PATemple
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1983 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceEast - Michigan
West - Minnesota
1983 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentRay Fisher StadiumAnn Arbor, MIMichigan
EIBLHarvardNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceEast - Ohio
West - Western Michigan
1983 Mid-American Conference Baseball TournamentHyames FieldKalamazoo, MIMiami (OH)
Midwestern City ConferenceNorth - Detroit
South - Oral Roberts
1983 Midwestern City Conference Baseball TournamentTulsa, OKOral Roberts
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Oregon State
South - Stanford
No Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceEast - Florida
West - Mississippi State
1983 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentDudy Noble FieldStarkville, MSAlabama
Southern ConferenceThe CitadelNo Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexas1983 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentDisch–Falk FieldAustin, TXTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceNone[N 1]1983 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentCentenary Park/SPAR Stadium • Shreveport, LAMercer

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1983 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#25 North Carolina  y 102 .833  4210 .808
NC State   94 .692  2313 .639
Clemson   65 .545  3020 .600
Wake Forest   56 .455  1718 .486
Georgia Tech   68 .429  3815 .717
Maryland   46 .400  1419 .424
Virginia   46 .400  1225 .324
Duke   18 .111  1412 .538
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Temple  xy 91 .900  278 .771
Rutgers   57 .417  1322 .371
Saint Joseph's   57 .417  1912 .613
Rhode Island   37 .300  1522 .405
West
Penn State  x 91 .900  1623 .410
West Virginia   64 .600  2210 .688
George Washington   56 .455  725 .219
Duquesne   110 .091  912 .429
x Division champion
Championship Series champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East
#4 Michigan  xy 1320 .867  5090 .847
Michigan State   860 .571  22320 .407
Indiana   670 .462  26210 .553
Purdue   5110 .313  21340 .382
Ohio State   390 .250  24210 .533
West
Minnesota  x 1220 .857  27210 .563
Iowa   770 .500  32310 .508
Northwestern   690 .400  32202 .611
Illinois   680 .429  23242 .490
Wisconsin   6100 .375  000 
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Eastern Division
Ohio  x 1040 .714  26190 .578
Miami  y 860 .571  36150 .706
Bowling Green   970 .563  32170 .653
Kent State   690 .400  44160 .733
Toledo   3100 .231  23240 .489
Western Division
Western Michigan  x 840 .667  26210 .553
Eastern Michigan   541 .550  29261 .527
Central Michigan   560 .455  31190 .620
Ball State   560 .455  23231 .500
Northern Illinois   371 .318  23231 .500
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Division
Florida  x 147 .667  3814 .731
Tennessee   127 .632  2616 .619
Georgia   119 .550  2919 .604
Kentucky   611 .353  3114 .689
Vanderbilt   615 .286  2223 .489
Western Division
#12 Mississippi State  xy 175 .773  4215 .737
#2 Alabama  y 147 .667  4611 .807
Ole Miss   1012 .455  2618 .591
LSU   912 .429  2821 .571
Auburn   418 .182  1634 .320
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#1 Texas  y 183 .857  6614 .825
#24 Arkansas  y 138 .619  4421 .677
Houston   138 .619  4315 .741
Baylor   87 .533  209 .690
Rice   211 .154  912 .429
Texas Tech   813 .381  1823 .439
TCU   615 .286  2625 .510
Texas A&M   417 .190  2421 .533
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1983 season marked the thirty seventh 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 Texas claiming their fourth championship with a 4–3 win over Alabama in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Texas 12  
  James Madison 0    
      Texas 611  
      Oklahoma State 5    
  Oklahoma State 3          
  Stanford 1        
      Texas 610
      Alabama 4
  Michigan 6        
  Maine 5          
      Michigan 5    
      Alabama 6  
  Alabama 611    
  Arizona State 5  
  Loser's Bracket
  James Madison 1  
  Stanford 3     Michigan 11
    Stanford 4
  Maine 0  
  Arizona State 7     Oklahoma State 5
    Arizona State 6
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Texas 4      
  Michigan 2          
      Texas 4    
      Alabama 3  
  Alabama 6    
  Arizona State 0  

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 16, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1983". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  4. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  5. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1983". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  6. "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  7. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1983". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  8. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1950". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.

Notes

  1. No records for conferences games in 1983 exist, although TAAC played a conference tournament
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