1992 NCAA Division I baseball season

1992 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 274
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Pepperdine
Runners-up Cal State Fullerton
MOP Phil Nevin (Cal State Fullerton)
Seasons

The 1992 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 1992. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1992 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty sixth time in 1992, 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. Pepperdine claimed the championship for the first time.[1]

Realignment

  • Florida State and South Carolina departed the Metro Conference for the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference, respectively.
  • Arkansas left the Southwest Conference for the Southeastern Conference.
  • Georgia Southern moved from the Trans America Athletic Conference to the Southern Conference.

Format changes

  • With the addition of two new teams, the SEC split into Eastern and Western divisions.
  • The Mid-Continent Conference reorganized its divisions, dropping the Blue/Gray alignment for Eastern and Western Divisions.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1992 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. 24 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 24 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceClemson1992 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentGreenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SCNC State
Big East ConferenceSt. John's1992 Big East Conference Baseball TournamentMuzzy Field • Bristol, CTProvidence
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1992 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceOhio State1992 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentTrautman Field • Columbus, OHMinnesota
Big West ConferenceLong Beach StateNo Tournament
EIBLYaleNo Tournament
Metro ConferenceVCU1992 Metro Conference Baseball TournamentTurchin Stadium • New Orleans, LATulane
Mid-American ConferenceKent State1992 Mid-American Conference Baseball TournamentGene Michael Field • Kent, OHKent State
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceNotre Dame1992 Midwestern City Conference Baseball TournamentSouth Bend, INNotre Dame
Mid-Continent ConferenceEastern - Wright State
Western - Eastern Illinois		1992 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball TournamentChicago, ILWright State
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington
South - Arizona		No Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceEastern - Florida
Western - LSU		1992 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentLouisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LALSU
Southern ConferenceWestern Carolina1992 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentCollege Park • Charleston, SCWestern Carolina
Southwest ConferenceTexasNo tournament
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - Stetson/FIU
West - Southeastern Louisiana		1992 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentSoutheastern Louisiana Diamond • Hammond, LASoutheastern Louisiana
West Coast ConferencePepperdineNo tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1992 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#10 Clemson  ‍†‍‍y 19–5 .792  50–14 .781
#5 Florida State  ‍‍‍y 16–7 .696  49–21 .700
#29 NC State  ‍‍‡‍y 15–9 .625  46–18 .719
#24 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 14–9 .609  45–19 .703
Duke  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .500  38–16 .704
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  36–22 .621
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .333  31–27 .534
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 7–15 .318  27–28 .491
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 3–19 .136  21–30 .412
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
St. John's  ‍†‍‍ 14–5–0 .737  30–13–0 .698
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 14–7–0 .667  28–27–0 .509
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 13–7–0 .650  25–20–1 .554
Providence  ‍‍‡‍y 12–8–0 .600  29–23–0 .558
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 9–10–0 .474  22–21–0 .512
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 6–15–0 .286  12–30–1 .291
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .278  23–21–0 .523
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .278  18–17–1 .514
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#19 Ohio State  ‍†‍‍y 20–8 .714  40–21 .656
#25 Minnesota  ‍‍‡‍y 18–10 .643  42–21 .667
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 17–11 .607  36–19 .655
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 16–12 .571  36–20 .643
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 14–14 .500  35–20 .636
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 13–15 .464  30–25 .545
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 12–16 .429  26–28 .481
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 11–17 .393  24–24 .500
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 11–17 .393  21–32 .396
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 8–20 .286  18–38 .321
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[6][7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Kent State  ‍†‍‡‍y 24–7–0 .774  45–13–0 .776
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 20–12–0 .625  33–22–0 .600
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 18–12–1 .597  31–27–1 .534
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .519  23–27–0 .460
Miami  ‍‍‍ 16–15–0 .516  32–22–0 .593
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14–16–0 .467  25–26–0 .490
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 10–15–0 .400  22–26–0 .458
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 7–18–0 .280  18–29–0 .383
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 7–22–1 .250  14–25–1 .363
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern
#16 Florida  x‍‍‍y 16–8 .667  44–20 .688
#28 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 13–11 .542  42–22 .656
Georgia  ‍‍‍y 12–11 .522  35–25 .583
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .478  29–24 .547
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  35–20 .636
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  33–23 .589
Western
#9 LSU  x‍†‍‡‍y 18–6 .750  50–16 .758
#21 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 15–9 .625  40–22 .645
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 10–13 .435  31–26 .544
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  30–25 .545
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 9–14 .391  29–26 .527
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .333  34–21 .618
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 17 Western Carolina †‡y ‍‍‍ 17–4 .810  44–21 .677
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 15–6 .714  31–27 .534
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 11–8 .579  31–20 .608
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 10–9 .526  35–20 .636
Furman  ‍‍‍ 11–10 .524  21–31 .404
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 6–14 .300  17–34 .333
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 5–13 .278  15–26 .366
VMI  ‍‍‍ 4–15 .211  11–39 .220
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 West Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#1 Pepperdine  ‍†‍‍y 23–4 .852  48–11 .814
San Diego  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .519  28–24 .538
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .467  23–32 .418
San Francisco  ‍‍‍ 13–16 .448  16–39 .291
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 10–16 .385  16–36 .308
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 9–18 .333  15–36 .294
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1992 season marked the forty 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 Pepperdine claiming their first championship with a 3–2 win over Cal State Fullerton in the final.[1]

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Miami (FL) 4  
8 California 3  
  1 Miami (FL) 4  
  4 Cal State Fullerton 3  
4 Cal State Fullerton 7
5 Florida State 2  
  1 Miami (FL) 5 1  
  4 Cal State Fullerton 7 8  
8 California 4  
5 Florida State 5  
  5 Florida State 0
  4 Cal State Fullerton 6  
  4 Cal State Fullerton 2
  7 Pepperdine 3
2 Wichita State 0  
7 Pepperdine 6  
  7 Pepperdine 7
  3 Texas 0  
3 Texas 15
6 Oklahoma 3  
  7 Pepperdine 5 —
  3 Texas 4 —  
2 Wichita State 4  
6 Oklahoma 8  
  6 Oklahoma 5
  3 Texas 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 January 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1992". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  5. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1992". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  6. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  7. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1992". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  8. ↑ "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  9. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1992". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  10. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1992". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  11. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1992". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
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