1984 NCAA Division I baseball season

1984 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 256
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Cal State Fullerton
Runners-up Texas
MOP John Fishel (Cal State Fullerton)
Seasons

The 1984 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 1984. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1984 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty eighth time in 1984, 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 second time.[1]

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1984 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. 25 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 11 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceNorth Carolina1984 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentDurham Athletic Park • Durham, NCNorth Carolina
Atlantic 10 ConferenceEast - Temple
West - West Virginia/Penn State		1984 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball TournamentErny Field • Philadelphia, PATemple
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1984 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceEast - Michigan
West - Minnesota		1984 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentSiebert Field • Minneapolis, MNMichigan
EIBLHarvardNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceCentral MichiganNo Tournament
Midwestern City ConferenceNorth - Xavier
South - Oklahoma City		1984 Midwestern City Conference Baseball TournamentCincinnati, OHOklahoma City
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Portland State/Washington State
South - Arizona State		No Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceEast - Florida
West - Mississippi State		1984 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentPerry Field • Gainesville, FLFlorida
Southern ConferenceNorth - Appalachian State
South - Western Carolina		1984 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentHennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NCAppalachian State
Southwest ConferenceTexas1984 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentDisch–Falk Field • Austin, TXTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - Georgia Southern
West - Nicholls State		1984 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentCentenary Park/SPAR Stadium • Shreveport, LANicholls State

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1984 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Clemson  ‍†‍‍ 12–2 .857  38–17 .691
#22 North Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y 12–2 .857  44–13 .772
NC State  ‍‍‍ 9–3 .750  32–8 .800
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 6–7 .462  18–14 .563
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 5–7 .417  36–19 .655
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 4–10 .286  25–17 .595
Duke  ‍‍‍ 3–8 .273  25–13 .658
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 1–13 .071  17–25 .405
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East
Temple  x‍‍‡‍y 9–2–0 .818  33–14–0 .702
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 6–5–0 .545  22–18–0 .550
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 6–5–0 .545  14–19–0 .424
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 4–7–0 .364  13–21–0 .382
UMass  ‍‍‍ 3–9–0 .250  18–26–0 .409
West
West Virginia  x‍‍‍ 9–3–0 .750  22–11–1 .662
Penn State  x‍‍‍ 9–3–0 .750  24–17–0 .585
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 8–4–0 .667  14–15–0 .483
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 3–7–0 .300  10–10–0 .500
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 0–12–0 .000  6–19–1 .250
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East
Michigan  x‍‍‡‍y 11–5–0 .688  43–20–0 .683
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 8–7–0 .533  32–26–0 .552
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .500  30–17–0 .638
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .400  44–20–0 .688
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .375  29–26–0 .527
West
Minnesota  x‍‍‍ 11–5–0 .688  31–20–0 .608
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 9–6–0 .600  44–18–1 .706
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 7–8–0 .467  31–26–0 .544
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6–7–0 .462  0–0–0 –
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 3–10–0 .231  22–32–0 .407
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Division
#28 Florida  x‍‍‡‍y 18–4 .818  43–16 .729
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .478  27–21 .563
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 9–11 .450  28–17 .622
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 9–13 .409  24–22 .522
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 7–14 .333  25–23 .521
Western Division
#10 Mississippi State  x‍‍‍y 18–5 .783  45–16 .738
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 12–10 .545  35–18 .660
LSU  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .500  32–23 .582
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8–14 .364  27–24 .529
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 7–16 .304  22–24 .478
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Southern California Baseball Association standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#1 Cal State Fullerton  ‍†‍‍y 22–6 .786  66–20 .767
#23 UNLV  ‍‍‍y 17–10 .630  42–24 .636
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 15–11 .577  46–21 .687
Pepperdine  ‍‍‍ 16–12 .571  41–21 .661
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 13–15 .464  32–34 .485
UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 11–17 .393  23–34 .404
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 10–18 .357  23–38 .377
San Diego  ‍‍‍ 6–21 .222  20–36 .357
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
Appalachian State  x‍‍‡‍y 12–2 .857  35–7 .833
VMI  ‍‍‍ 6–7 .462  16–18 .471
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 5–8 .385  11–16 .407
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 3–9 .250  9–19 .321
Southern
Western Carolina  x‍‍‍ 13–3 .813  37–20 .649
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 12–5 .706  26–21 .553
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 5–12 .294  12–16 .429
Furman  ‍‍‍ 4–14 .222  16–19 .457
x – Division champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#2 Texas  ‍†‍‡‍y 16–5 .762  60–14 .811
Rice  ‍‍‍ 13–8 .619  41–14 .745
#19 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 13–8 .619  41–21 .661
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 12–9 .571  40–16 .714
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 9–12 .429  26–23 .531
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 9–12 .429  33–22 .600
Houston  ‍‍‍ 6–15 .286  32–33 .492
TCU  ‍‍‍ 6–15 .286  25–22 .532
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1984 season marked the thirty eighth 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 second championship with a 3–1 win over Texas in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Texas 6  
  New Orleans 3    
      Texas 6  
      Cal State Fullerton 4    
  Cal State Fullerton 8          
  Michigan 4        
      Texas 8
      Arizona State 4
  Arizona State 9        
  Miami (FL) 6          
      Arizona State 23    
      Oklahoma State 12  
  Oklahoma State 9    
  Maine 5  
  Loser's Bracket
  New Orleans 11  
  Michigan 3     Oklahoma State 810
    New Orleans 7
  Miami (FL) 13  
  Maine 7     Cal State Fullerton 13
    Miami (FL) 5
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Texas 3       Cal State Fullerton 3
  Oklahoma State 18           Texas 1
      Oklahoma State 2    
      Cal State Fullerton 10  
  Arizona State 1    
  Cal State Fullerton 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 October 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1984". 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 -- 1984". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  6. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1984". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  7. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1984". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  8. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1984". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  9. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1984". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
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