1990 NCAA Division I baseball season

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]

1990 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams269
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsGeorgia (1st title)
Runners-upOklahoma State (16th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSteve Webber (1st title)
MOPMike Rebhan (Georgia)
Seasons

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 StadiumGreenville, SCNorth Carolina
Big East ConferenceSeton Hall1990 Big East Conference Baseball TournamentMuzzy FieldBristol, CTConnecticut
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1990 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big South ConferenceCoastal Carolina1990 Big South Conference Baseball TournamentCharles Watson StadiumConway, SCCampbell
Big Ten ConferenceIowa1990 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentDuane Banks FieldIowa City, IAIllinois
Big West ConferenceCal State Fullerton/Fresno StateNo Tournament
EIBLPennNo Tournament
Metro ConferenceFlorida State1990 Metro Conference Baseball TournamentPete Taylor ParkHattiesburg, 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 StadiumHoover, ALMississippi State/LSU[lower-alpha 1]
Southern ConferenceThe Citadel1990 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentCollege ParkCharleston, SCThe Citadel
Southwest ConferenceArkansas1990 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentDisch–Falk FieldAustin, 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
No. 21 North Carolina  y 174 .810  5118 .739
No. 30 Clemson  y 146 .700  4323 .652
No. 26 NC State  y 147 .667  4820 .706
Wake Forest   1010 .500  3524 .593
Georgia Tech  y 99 .500  4625 .648
Virginia   711 .389  2132 .396
Duke   415 .211  2825 .528
Maryland   215 .118  2226 .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   1640 .800  35180 .660
St. John's   1560 .714  29180 .617
Villanova   1380 .619  33160 .673
Connecticut  y 1290 .571  27191 .585
Providence   11100 .524  27210 .563
Boston College   8130 .381  20221 .477
Georgetown   4160 .200  17300 .362
Pittsburgh   4170 .190  8230 .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  186 .750  5617 .767
Kansas State   1311 .542  3027 .526
Nebraska   1212 .500  4226 .618
Iowa State   1113 .458  3327 .550
Missouri   1113 .458  2827 .509
Kansas   1014 .417  2731 .466
Oklahoma   915 .375  3126 .544
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Coastal Carolina   1420 .875  40190 .678
Radford   870 .533  24270 .471
UNC Asheville   890 .471  25251 .500
Baptist   670 .462  12360 .250
Campbell  y 680 .429  15330 .313
Augusta State   580 .385  22300 .423
Winthrop   5110 .313  22281 .441
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Iowa  y 226 .786  3819 .667
No. 23 Illinois  y 199 .679  4321 .672
Minnesota   199 .679  3624 .600
Ohio State   1612 .571  3129 .517
Michigan   1414 .500  3324 .579
Indiana   1414 .500  3027 .526
Michigan State   1315 .464  2824 .538
Purdue   819 .296  2731 .466
Wisconsin   820 .286  1641 .281
Northwestern   621 .222  2432 .429
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[8][9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 LSU  y 207 .741  5419 .740
No. 1 Georgia  y 189 .667  5219 .732
No. 5 Mississippi State  y 179 .654  5021 .704
Auburn   1313 .500  3424 .586
Vanderbilt   1213 .480  2830 .483
Florida   1112 .478  2930 .492
Alabama   1013 .435  3421 .618
Ole Miss   1016 .385  2329 .442
Tennessee   918 .333  2831 .475
Kentucky   818 .308  2729 .482
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 6 The Citadel  y 1310 .929  46140 .767
Western Carolina   1070 .588  37250 .597
Marshall   1070 .588  20190 .513
VMI   680 .429  12260 .316
Appalachian State   690 .400  19221 .464
Furman   6110 .353  20240 .455
East Tennessee State   4120 .250  10310 .244
Conference champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the 1990 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball[12]
1990 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 8 Georgia Southern xy 171 .944  5019 .725
Stetson y 108 .556  3331 .516
Samford  511 .313  2528 .472
Mercer  214 .125  1534 .306
West
Centenary x 123 .800  4018 .690
Arkansas–Little Rock  87 .533  3320 .623
Hardin–Simmons  39 .250  1641 .281
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[13]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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

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