1982 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1982 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 1982. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1982 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty sixth time in 1982, 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. Miami (FL) claimed the championship for the first time.[1]

1982 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams	248
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions	Miami (FL) (1st title)
Runners-up	Wichita State (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Ron Fraser (1st title)
MOP	Dan Smith (Miami (FL))
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1982 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Seven regionals of four teams and one of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 21 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 13 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference	Regular Season Winner	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue • City	Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference	Clemson	1982 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament	Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	North Carolina
Big Eight Conference	Oklahoma State	1982 Big Eight Conference Baseball Tournament	All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference	East - Ohio State West - Illinois	1982 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	Minnesota
Eastern 8	East - Rutgers West - West Virginia	1982 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Championship Series	Piscataway, New Jersey	West Virginia
EIBL	Navy	No Tournament
Mid-American Conference	East - Ohio West - Western Michigan	1982 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament	Franklin County Stadium • Columbus, OH	Eastern Michigan
Midwestern City Conference	North - Detroit South - Oral Roberts	1982 Midwestern City Conference Baseball Tournament	Detroit, MI	Oral Roberts
Pacific-10 Conference	North - Washington South - Arizona State	No Tournament
Southeastern Conference	East - Florida West - Ole Miss	1982 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament	Perry Field • Gainesville, FL	Florida
Southern Conference	The Citadel/Western Carolina	No Tournament
Southwest Conference	Texas	1982 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament	Olsen Field • College Station, TX	Texas
Trans America Athletic Conference	East - Mercer West - Hardin–Simmons/Northeast Louisiana	1982 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament	Luther Williams Field • Macon, GA	Hardin–Simmons

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1982 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Clemson  ‍†‍‍ 10 – 2   .833     37 – 22   .627 North Carolina  ‍‍‡‍^y 7 – 5   .583     29 – 27   .518 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 6 – 5   .545     26 – 12   .684 NC State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 7   .500     24 – 13   .649 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 6 – 8   .429     29 – 20   .592 Virginia  ‍‍‍ 5 – 7   .417     21 – 26   .447 Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4 – 7   .364     13 – 17   .433 Duke  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7   .300     16 – 13   .552 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1982[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1982 Big Ten Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT East Ohio State  ^x‍‍‍ 13 – 3 – 0   .813     45 – 14 – 0   .763 Michigan  ‍‍‍ 13 – 3 – 0   .813     44 – 10 – 0   .815 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10 – 0   .375     36 – 23 – 0   .610 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10 – 0   .375     25 – 29 – 0   .463 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 2 – 14 – 0   .125     25 – 28 – 0   .472 West Illinois  ^x‍‍‍ 14 – 2 – 0   .875     49 – 23 – 0   .681 No. 26 Minnesota  ‍‍‡‍^y 8 – 8 – 0   .500     33 – 22 – 1   .598 Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9 – 0   .438     25 – 27 – 1   .481 Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10 – 0   .375     23 – 28 – 0   .451 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11 – 0   .313     31 – 23 – 0   .574 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1982[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1982 Eastern 8 Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT East Rutgers  ^x‍‍‍ 5 – 3   .625     17 – 11   .607 UMass  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4   .429     15 – 20   .429 Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4   .429     17 – 19   .472 West No. 16 West Virginia  ^x‍‍‡‍^y 7 – 2   .778     24 – 23   .511 George Washington  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4   .500     16 – 21   .432 Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5   .375     14 – 9   .609 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6   .333     11 – 19   .367 x – Division champion ‡ – Championship Series champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1982; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Mid-American Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Eastern Division Ohio  ^x‍‍‍ 10 – 5 – 0   .667     26 – 23 – 1   .530 Toledo  ‍‍‍ 10 – 6 – 0   .625     26 – 28 – 1   .482 Kent State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8 – 0   .500     35 – 23 – 0   .603 Miami  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10 – 0   .375     16 – 25 – 0   .390 Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10 – 0   .333     29 – 23 – 1   .557 Western Division Western Michigan  ^x‍‍‍ 12 – 4 – 0   .750     34 – 17 – 0   .667 Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‡‍^y 9 – 4 – 0   .692     39 – 23 – 2   .625 Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4 – 0   .667     24 – 17 – 0   .585 Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 4 – 9 – 0   .308     19 – 24 – 1   .443 Ball State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 12 – 0   .000     10 – 21 – 0   .323 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1982[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1982 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Eastern Division Indiana State  ^x‍‍‍ 12 – 4   .750     40 – 20   .667 Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500     32 – 20   .615 Bradley  ‍‍‍ 6 – 6   .500     23 – 29   .442 Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 8   .333     24 – 19   .558 Western Division No. 2 Wichita State  ^x‍‍‡‍^y 15 – 1   .938     73 – 14   .839 Creighton  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7   .125     32 – 23   .582 New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 8   .000     23 – 27   .460 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1982[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1982 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 7 South Carolina  ‍‍‍^y –   –     45 – 13   .776 No. 22 Florida State  ‍‍‍^y –   –     56 – 17   .767 No. 11 New Orleans  ‍‍‍^y –   –     49 – 16   .754 No. 1 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍^y –   –     54 – 18   .750 No. 12 Stetson  ‍‍‍^y –   –     40 – 18   .690 Campbell  ‍‍‍ –   –     27 – 13   .675 Richmond  ‍‍‍ –   –     20 – 15   .571 Louisville  ‍‍‍ –   –     22 – 17   .564 Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍ –   –     11 – 16   .407 Villanova  ‍‍‍ –   –     9 – 18   .333 Georgia State  ‍‍‍ –   –     17 – 38   .309 Lafayette  ‍‍‍ –   –     6 – 18   .250 Hofstra  ‍‍‍ –   –     5 – 22   .185 y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1982[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Northern Oregon State  ^x‍‍‍ 16 – 8 – 0   .667     29 – 15 – 0   .659 Washington State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8 – 0   .667     34 – 16 – 0   .680 Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625     24 – 28 – 0   .462 Portland State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458     27 – 23 – 0   .540 Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417     30 – 28 – 0   .517 Washington  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417     22 – 24 – 0   .478 Portland  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250     19 – 24 – 1   .443 Southern No. 3 Arizona State  ^x‍‍‍^y 23 – 5 – 0   .821     58 – 15 – 0   .795 No. 6 Stanford  ‍‍‍^y 20 – 10 – 0   .667     49 – 18 – 1   .728 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 15 – 14 – 0   .517     32 – 22 – 0   .593 UCLA  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367     38 – 27 – 0   .585 California  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18 – 0   .333     29 – 32 – 0   .475 Southern California  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300     23 – 36   .390 x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1982[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1982 Southeastern Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Eastern Division Florida  ^x‍‍‡‍^y 14 – 8   .636     34 – 24   .586 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 13 – 9   .591     29 – 17   .630 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 12 – 10   .545     28 – 29   .491 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478     28 – 17   .622 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 6 – 17   .261     23 – 32   .418 Western Division Ole Miss  ^x‍‍‍ 15 – 6   .714     33 – 19   .635 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 12 – 10   .545     32 – 21   .604 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458     28 – 23   .549 LSU  ‍‍‍ 9 – 13   .409     26 – 25   .510 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13   .381     27 – 20   .574 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1982[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1982 Southern Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 23 The Citadel  ‍†‍‍^y 12 – 4   .750     40 – 8   .833 Western Carolina  ‍†‍‍ 12 – 4   .750     28 – 12   .700 East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 4   .714     34 – 19   .642 Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500     30 – 21   .588 Marshall  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500     17 – 21   .447 VMI  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10   .375     11 – 29   .275 Furman  ‍‍‍ 4 – 10   .286     15 – 19   .441 Chattanooga  ‍‍‍ 4 – 10   .286     12 – 20   .375 Davidson  ‍‍‍ 2 – 12   .143     13 – 26   .333 y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1982[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT East Mercer ^x‍†‍‍ 8 – 2   .800     35 – 22   .614 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 5 – 5   .500     34 – 33   .507 Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 2 – 8   .200     11 – 31   .262 West Northeast Louisiana ^x‍‍‍ 7 – 5   .583     22 – 29   .431 Hardin–Simmons ^x‍‍‡‍^y 7 – 5   .583     23 – 32   .418 Centenary ^x‍‍‍ 7 – 5   .583     18 – 26   .409 Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 3 – 9   .250     18 – 23   .439 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1982[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1982 season marked the thirty 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 Miami (FL) claiming their first championship with a 9–3 win over Wichita State in the final.[1]

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	Winner's Bracket
		Miami (FL)	7
		Maine	2
							Miami (FL)	4
							Wichita State	3
		Wichita State	7
		Cal State Fullerton	0
												Miami (FL)	2
												Texas	1
		Texas	9
		Oklahoma State	1
							Texas	8^12
							Stanford	6
		Stanford	15
		South Carolina	4
						Loser's Bracket
							Maine	6
							Cal State Fullerton	0				Stanford	5
												Maine	8
							Oklahoma State	10
							South Carolina	8				Wichita State	13
												Oklahoma State	2

Semifinals

Finals

if needed

Re-ordered Semi-finals

Miami (FL)

10

Maine

4

Miami (FL)

9

Wichita State

3

Texas

4

Wichita State

8

Award winners

All-America team

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