1990 NCAA Division I baseball season

1990 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 269
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Georgia
Runners-up Oklahoma State
MOP Mike Rebhan (Georgia)
Seasons

The 1990 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 1990. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1990 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty fourth time in 1990, 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. Georgia claimed the championship for the first time.[1]

Format change

The Big East Conference dissolved its divisional format and played as a single eight team division.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1990 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the eight regionals consisted of six teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 25 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 23 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceNorth Carolina1990 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentGreenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SCNorth Carolina
Big East ConferenceSeton Hall1990 Big East Conference Baseball TournamentMuzzy Field • Bristol, CTConnecticut
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1990 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceIowa1990 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentDuane Banks Field • Iowa City, IAIllinois
Big West ConferenceCal State Fullerton/Fresno StateNo Tournament
EIBLPennNo Tournament
Metro ConferenceFlorida State1990 Metro Conference Baseball TournamentPete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MSFlorida State
Mid-American ConferenceCentral MichiganNo Tournament
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceNorth - Notre Dame
South - Evansville		1990 Midwestern City Conference Baseball TournamentSouth Bend, INEvansville
Mid-Continent ConferenceBlue - UIC
Gray - Southwest Missouri State		1990 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball TournamentChicago, ILUIC
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - Stanford		No Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceLSU1990 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentHoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, ALMississippi State/LSU[lower-alpha 1]
Southern ConferenceThe Citadel1990 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentCollege Park • Charleston, SCThe Citadel
Southwest ConferenceArkansas1990 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentDisch–Falk Field • Austin, TXTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - Georgia Southern
West - Centenary		1990 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentCentenary Park • Shreveport, LAStetson
  1. ↑ Mississippi State and LSU were declared co-champions after the championship game was suspended due to rain.

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1990 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#21 North Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y 17–4 .810  51–18 .739
#30 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 14–6 .700  43–23 .652
#26 NC State  ‍‍‍y 14–7 .667  48–20 .706
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 10–10 .500  35–24 .593
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 9–9 .500  46–25 .648
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .389  21–32 .396
Duke  ‍‍‍ 4–15 .211  28–25 .528
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 2–15 .118  22–26 .458
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Seton Hall  ‍†‍‍ 16–4–0 .800  35–18–0 .660
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 15–6–0 .714  29–18–0 .617
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 13–8–0 .619  33–16–0 .673
Connecticut  ‍‍‡‍y 12–9–0 .571  27–19–1 .585
Providence  ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .524  27–21–0 .563
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 8–13–0 .381  20–22–1 .477
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 4–16–0 .200  17–30–0 .362
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 4–17–0 .190  8–23–0 .258
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#2 Oklahoma State †‡y ‍‍‍ 18–6 .750  56–17 .767
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .542  30–27 .526
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .500  42–26 .618
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  33–27 .550
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  28–27 .509
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  27–31 .466
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  31–26 .544
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Iowa  ‍†‍‍y 22–6 .786  38–19 .667
#23 Illinois  ‍‍‡‍y 19–9 .679  43–21 .672
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 19–9 .679  36–24 .600
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 16–12 .571  31–29 .517
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14–14 .500  33–24 .579
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 14–14 .500  30–27 .526
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 13–15 .464  28–24 .538
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .296  27–31 .466
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 8–20 .286  16–41 .281
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 6–21 .222  24–32 .429
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[7][8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#4 LSU  ‍†‍‡‍y 20–7 .741  54–19 .740
#1 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 18–9 .667  52–19 .732
#5 Mississippi State  ‍‍‡‍y 17–9 .654  50–21 .704
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 13–13 .500  34–24 .586
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 12–13 .480  28–30 .483
Florida  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .478  29–30 .492
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 10–13 .435  34–21 .618
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 10–16 .385  23–29 .442
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 9–18 .333  28–31 .475
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 8–18 .308  27–29 .482
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
#6 The Citadel  ‍†‍‡‍y 13–1–0 .929  46–14–0 .767
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10–7–0 .588  37–25–0 .597
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 10–7–0 .588  20–19–0 .513
VMI  ‍‍‍ 6–8–0 .429  12–26–0 .316
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .400  19–22–1 .464
Furman  ‍‍‍ 6–11–0 .353  20–24–0 .455
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 4–12–0 .250  10–31–0 .244
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 1990 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball[11]

College World Series

The 1990 season marked the forty fourth 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 Georgia claiming their first championship with a 2–1 win over Oklahoma State in the final.[1]

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Stanford 510  
8 Georgia Southern 4  
  1 Stanford 2  
  4 Georgia 16  
4 Georgia 3
5 Mississippi State 0  
  4 Georgia 2 5  
  1 Stanford 4 1  
8 Georgia Southern 1  
5 Mississippi State 15  
  1 Stanford 6
  5 Mississippi State 1  
  4 Georgia 2
  3 Oklahoma State 1
2 LSU 8  
7 The Citadel 2  
  2 LSU 1
  3 Oklahoma State 7  
3 Oklahoma State 14
6 Cal State Fullerton 4  
  3 Oklahoma State 14 —
  2 LSU 3 —  
7 The Citadel 812  
6 Cal State Fullerton 7  
  2 LSU 6
  7 The Citadel 1  

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 December 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1990". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  5. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1990". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  6. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1990". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  7. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  8. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1990". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  9. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1990". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  10. ↑ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 46. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  11. ↑ "1990 Final Collegiate Baseball Poll". Retrieved April 22, 2012.
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