1991 NCAA Division I baseball season

1991 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 271
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions LSU
Runners-up Wichita State
MOP Gary Hymel (LSU)
Seasons

The 1991 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 1991. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1991 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty fifth time in 1991, 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. LSU claimed the championship for the first time.[1]

Format change

The Metro Conference dissolved their divisions and played as a single eight team conference.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1991 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 ConferenceClemson1991 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentGreenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SCClemson
Big East ConferenceSt. John's1991 Big East Conference Baseball TournamentMuzzy Field • Bristol, CTVillanova
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1991 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceOhio State1991 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentTrautman Field • Columbus, OHOhio State
Big West ConferenceCal State Fullerton/Fresno StateNo Tournament
EIBLPrincetonNo Tournament
Metro ConferenceFlorida State1991 Metro Conference Baseball TournamentSalem Memorial Baseball Stadium • Salem, VAFlorida State/Southern Miss[lower-alpha 1]
Mid-American ConferenceOhioNo Tournament
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceEvansville1991 Midwestern City Conference Baseball TournamentSouth Bend, INNotre Dame
Mid-Continent ConferenceBlue - Akron
Gray - Eastern Illinois		1991 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball TournamentChicago, ILAkron
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - Southern California		No Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceLSU1991 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentAlex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LAFlorida
Southern ConferenceThe Citadel1991 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentCollege Park • Charleston, SCFurman
Southwest ConferenceTexas1991 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentOlsen Field • College Station, TXTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - Stetson
West - Samford		1991 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentConrad Park • DeLand, FLFIU
  1. ↑ Florida State and Southern Miss were declared co-champions after the championship game was canceled due to rain.

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1991 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#8 Clemson  ‍†‍‡‍y 18–3 .857  60–10 .857
#26 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 12–8 .600  42–26 .618
#27 NC State  ‍‍‍y 11–10 .524  48–20 .706
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10–10 .500  36–23 .610
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 10–10 .500  37–22 .627
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 10–11 .476  28–27 .509
Duke  ‍‍‍ 6–15 .286  24–27 .471
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5–15 .250  29–27 .518
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1991[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
#30 St. John's  ‍†‍‍y 18–2–0 .900  34–14–1 .704
Villanova  ‍‍‡‍y 12–8–0 .600  37–15–1 .708
Providence  ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .600  35–16–1 .683
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 12–9–0 .571  23–19–0 .548
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 10–9–0 .526  26–19–1 .576
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .400  16–25–1 .393
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 4–15–0 .211  15–30–0 .333
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 4–17–0 .190  10–32–0 .238
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1991[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#21 Ohio State  ‍†‍‡‍y 20–8 .714  53–13 .803
Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 18–10 .643  37–27 .578
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .556  38–23 .623
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .556  27–28 .491
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 15–13 .536  34–23 .596
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 14–14 .500  35–21 .625
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 13–15 .464  26–30 .464
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 12–16 .429  28–25 .528
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 11–17 .393  26–28 .481
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6–22 .214  16–36 .308
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1991[6][7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#1 LSU  ‍†‍‍y 19–7 .731  55–18 .753
#4 Florida  ‍‍‡‍y 16–8 .667  51–21 .708
#22 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 12–9 .571  42–21 .667
#25 Alabama  ‍‍‍y 14–11 .560  42–20 .677
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 14–12 .538  35–24 .593
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13–12 .520  41–20 .672
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 13–13 .500  41–19 .683
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  31–24 .564
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .296  29–28 .509
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 7–19 .269  27–31 .466
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1991[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
The Citadel  ‍†‍‍ 16–2 .889  34–19 .642
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 11–3 .786  36–26 .581
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 9–7 .563  16–26 .381
Furman  ‍‍‡‍y 6–5 .545  26–26 .500
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 5–8 .385  28–21 .571
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 5–13 .278  23–29 .442
VMI  ‍‍‍ 1–15 .063  2–35 .054
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1991[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1991 season marked the forty fifth 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 LSU claiming their first championship with a 6–3 win over Wichita State in the final.[1]

  First Round Second Round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Florida State 3  
8 Fresno State 6  
  8 Fresno State 3  
  4 LSU 15  
4 LSU 8
5 Florida 1  
  4 LSU 19 —  
Bracket One
  5 Florida 8 —  
1 Florida State 0  
5 Florida 5  
  8 Fresno State 1
  5 Florida 2  
  4 LSU 6
  3 Wichita State 3
2 Clemson 4  
7 Creighton 8  
  7 Creighton 2
  3 Wichita State 312  
3 Wichita State 8
6 Long Beach State 5  
  3 Wichita State 11 —
Bracket Two
  7 Creighton 3 —  
6 Long Beach State 12  
2 Clemson 11  
  7 Creighton 13
  6 Long Beach State 4  

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 16, 2014.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1991". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 17, 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 -- 1991". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  6. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  7. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1991". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  8. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1991". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  9. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1991". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
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