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1984 NCAA Division I baseball season

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1984 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams256
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (2nd title)
Runners-upTexas (21st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachAugie Garrido (2nd title)
MOPJohn Fishel (Cal State Fullerton)
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →

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]

Realignment and format changes

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Conference winners

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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 Conference North Carolina 1984 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Durham Athletic ParkDurham, NC North Carolina
Atlantic 10 Conference East - Temple
West - West Virginia/Penn State
1984 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Erny FieldPhiladelphia, PA Temple
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1984 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament All Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference East - Michigan
West - Minnesota
1984 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Siebert FieldMinneapolis, MN Michigan
EIBL Harvard No tournament
Mid-American Conference Central Michigan No tournament
Mid-Continent N/A 1984 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament Chicago, IL Southwest Missouri State
Midwestern City Conference North - Xavier
South - Oklahoma City
1984 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament Cincinnati, OH Oklahoma City
Pacific-10 Conference North - Portland State/Washington State
South - Arizona State
No tournament
Southeastern Conference East - Florida
West - Mississippi State
1984 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Perry FieldGainesville, FL Florida
Southern Conference North - Appalachian State
South - Western Carolina
1984 Southern Conference baseball tournament Hennon StadiumCullowhee, NC Appalachian State
Southwest Conference Texas 1984 Southwest Conference baseball tournament Disch–Falk FieldAustin, TX Texas
Trans America Athletic Conference East - Georgia Southern
West - Nicholls State
1984 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Centenary Park/SPAR StadiumShreveport, LA Nicholls State

Conference standings

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The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1984 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 12 2   .857 38 17   .691
No. 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
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Temple  x‍‍y 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
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Michigan  x‍‍y 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 1   .594 44 18 1   .706
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 7 8 0   .467 31 26 0   .544
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6 7 1   .464 25 25 1   .500
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 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   28 8 1   .770
Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   19 11 0   .633
Southwest Missouri State  ‍‍ 0 0 0   35 22 0   .614
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   26 20 1   .564
Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   12 18 0   .400
UIC  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   19 35 0   .352
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   10 38 1   .214
‡ – Tournament champion
As of 1984[6]
1984 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 27 Stetson  ‍‍‍y   46 13   .780
No. 5 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y   48 28   .632
Campbell  ‍‍‍   24 15   .615
Hofstra  ‍‍‍   12 14   .462
Villanova  ‍‍‍   14 20   .412
Richmond  ‍‍‍   14 22   .389
Lafayette  ‍‍‍   13 24   .351
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1984[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
No. 28 Florida  x‍‍y 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
No. 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[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Southern California Baseball Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍y 22 6   .786 66 20   .767
No. 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[9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Appalachian State  x‍‍y 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[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Texas  ‍y 16 5   .762 60 14   .811
Rice  ‍‍‍ 13 8   .619 41 14   .745
No. 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[11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Georgia Southern x‍‍‍ 13 4   .765 32 37   .464
Mercer ‍‍‍ 10 6   .625 23 23   .500
Georgia State ‍‍‍ 5 11   .313 22 31   .415
Samford ‍‍‍ 5 12   .294 8 42   .160
West
Nicholls State x 18 5   .783 38 21   .644
Hardin–Simmons ‍‍‍ 17 6   .739 25 31   .446
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 20 30   .400
Centenary ‍‍‍ 7 14   .333 28 25   .528
Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 17 45   .274
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1984[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

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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]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Texas6
New Orleans3
Texas6
Cal State Fullerton4
Cal State Fullerton8
Michigan4
Texas8
Arizona State4
Arizona State9
Texas3
Miami (FL)6
Arizona State23Oklahoma State18
Oklahoma State12
Oklahoma State9
Maine5Cal State Fullerton3
Oklahoma State2Texas1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Cal State Fullerton10
Oklahoma State810
New Orleans11New Orleans7
Arizona State1
Michigan3
Cal State Fullerton6
Cal State Fullerton13
Miami (FL)13Miami (FL)5
Maine7

Award winners

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All-America team

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References

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  1. ^ a b c W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. ISBN 9780786418428. 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. ^ "Summit League baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  7. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1984". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  8. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1984". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  9. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1984". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  10. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1984". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  11. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1984". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  12. ^ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved June 5, 2019.