1984 NCAA Division I baseball season

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]

1984 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams	256
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions	Cal State Fullerton (2nd title)
Runners-up	Texas (21st CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Augie Garrido (2nd title)
MOP	John Fishel (Cal State Fullerton)
Seasons

Realignment and format changes

• Georgia State joined the Trans America Athletic Conference after playing three years as an independent. The conference re-instituted divisional play after a one year absence, with Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Mercer, and Samford comprising the East and Arkansas–Little Rock, Centenary, Hardin–Simmons, Nicholls, and Northwestern making up the West.

Conference winners

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 Park • Durham, NC	North Carolina
Atlantic 10 Conference	East - Temple West - West Virginia/Penn State	1984 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament	Erny Field • Philadelphia, PA	Temple
Big Eight Conference	Oklahoma State	1984 Big Eight Conference Baseball Tournament	All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference	East - Michigan West - Minnesota	1984 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament	Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN	Michigan
EIBL	Harvard	No Tournament
Mid-American Conference	Central Michigan	No Tournament
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 Field • Gainesville, FL	Florida
Southern Conference	North - Appalachian State South - Western Carolina	1984 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament	Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State
Southwest Conference	Texas	1984 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	Texas
Trans America Athletic Conference	East - Georgia Southern West - Nicholls State	1984 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament	Centenary Park/SPAR Stadium • Shreveport, LA	Nicholls State

Conference standings

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  ^x‍‍‡‍^y 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  ^x‍‍‡‍^y 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 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[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1984 Southeastern Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Eastern Division No. 28 Florida  ^x‍‍‡‍^y 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  ^x‍‍‍^y 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[7]; 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[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Southern Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Northern Appalachian State  ^x‍‍‡‍^y 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[9]; 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[10]; 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[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

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]

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	Winner's Bracket
		Texas	6
		New Orleans	3
							Texas	6
							Cal State Fullerton	4
		Cal State Fullerton	8
		Michigan	4
												Texas	8
												Arizona State	4
		Arizona State	9
		Miami (FL)	6
							Arizona State	23
							Oklahoma State	12
		Oklahoma State	9
		Maine	5
						Loser's Bracket
							New Orleans	11
							Michigan	3				Oklahoma State	8^10
												New Orleans	7
							Miami (FL)	13
							Maine	7				Cal State Fullerton	13
												Miami (FL)	5

	Semifinals					Finals					if needed
	Re-ordered Semi-finals
		Texas	3									Cal State Fullerton	3
		Oklahoma State	18									Texas	1
							Oklahoma State	2
							Cal State Fullerton	10
		Arizona State	1
		Cal State Fullerton	6

Award winners

All-America team

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