1983 NCAA Division I baseball season Number of teams 253 Champions Texas (4th title)Runners-up Alabama (2nd CWS Appearance) Winning Coach Cliff Gustafson (2nd title)MOP Calvin Schiraldi (Texas )
The 1983 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 1983. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1983 College World Series . The College World Series, held for the thirty seventh time in 1983, 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. Texas claimed the championship for the fourth time.[1]
Realignment and format changes [ ]
Conference winners [ ]
This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1983 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. 24 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 12 teams earned at-large selections.[1] [2]
Conference standings [ ]
The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1983 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 25 North Carolina † ‡ y
10
–
2
.833
42
–
10
.808
NC State
9
–
4
.692
23
–
13
.639
Clemson
6
–
5
.545
30
–
20
.600
Wake Forest
5
–
6
.455
17
–
18
.486
Georgia Tech
6
–
8
.429
38
–
15
.717
Maryland
4
–
6
.400
14
–
19
.424
Virginia
4
–
6
.400
12
–
25
.324
Duke
1
–
8
.111
14
–
12
.538
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1983[3] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
East
Temple x ‡ y
9
–
1
.900
27
–
8
.771
Rutgers
5
–
7
.417
13
–
22
.371
Saint Joseph's
5
–
7
.417
19
–
12
.613
Rhode Island
3
–
7
.300
15
–
22
.405
West
Penn State x
9
–
1
.900
16
–
23
.410
West Virginia
6
–
4
.600
22
–
10
.688
George Washington
5
–
6
.455
7
–
25
.219
Duquesne
1
–
10
.091
9
–
12
.429
x – Division champion ‡ – Championship Series champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1983; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
East
No. 4 Michigan x ‡ y
13
–
2
–
0
.867
50
–
9
–
0
.847
Michigan State
8
–
6
–
0
.571
22
–
32
–
0
.407
Indiana
6
–
7
–
0
.462
26
–
21
–
0
.553
Purdue
5
–
11
–
0
.313
21
–
34
–
0
.382
Ohio State
3
–
9
–
0
.250
24
–
21
–
0
.533
West
Minnesota x
12
–
2
–
0
.857
27
–
21
–
0
.563
Iowa
7
–
7
–
0
.500
32
–
31
–
0
.508
Northwestern
6
–
9
–
0
.400
32
–
20
–
2
.611
Illinois
6
–
8
–
0
.429
23
–
24
–
2
.490
Wisconsin
6
–
10
–
0
.375
22
–
17
–
0
.564
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1983[4] [5] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
Eastern Division
Ohio x
10
–
4
–
0
.714
26
–
19
–
0
.578
Miami ‡ y
8
–
6
–
0
.571
36
–
15
–
0
.706
Bowling Green
9
–
7
–
0
.563
32
–
17
–
0
.653
Kent State
6
–
9
–
0
.400
44
–
16
–
0
.733
Toledo
3
–
10
–
0
.231
23
–
24
–
0
.489
Western Division
Western Michigan x
8
–
4
–
0
.667
26
–
21
–
0
.553
Eastern Michigan
5
–
4
–
1
.550
29
–
26
–
1
.527
Central Michigan
5
–
6
–
0
.455
31
–
19
–
0
.620
Ball State
5
–
6
–
0
.455
23
–
23
–
1
.500
Northern Illinois
3
–
7
–
1
.318
23
–
23
–
1
.500
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1983[6] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
Northern
Oregon State x
17
–
7
–
0
.708
27
–
15
–
0
.643
Washington State
16
–
8
–
0
.667
39
–
17
–
1
.693
Washington
12
–
11
–
0
.522
25
–
16
–
1
.607
Portland State
11
–
12
–
0
.478
32
–
18
–
0
.640
Eastern Washington
11
–
13
–
0
.458
25
–
17
–
0
.595
Portland
10
–
14
–
0
.417
23
–
21
–
1
.522
Gonzaga
6
–
18
–
0
.250
17
–
34
–
0
.333
Southern
No. 6 Stanford x y
20
–
10
–
0
.667
42
–
17
–
1
.708
No. 3 Arizona State y
17
–
13
–
0
.567
44
–
24
–
0
.647
Southern California
17
–
13
–
0
.567
32
–
23
–
1
.580
Arizona
14
–
15
–
0
.483
25
–
31
–
0
.446
UCLA
12
–
18
–
0
.400
28
–
24
–
1
.538
California
9
–
20
–
0
.310
23
–
37
–
0
.383
x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1983[7] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Eastern Division
Florida x
14
–
7
.667
38
–
14
.731
Tennessee
12
–
7
.632
26
–
16
.619
Georgia
11
–
9
.550
29
–
19
.604
Kentucky
6
–
11
.353
31
–
14
.689
Vanderbilt
6
–
15
.286
22
–
23
.489
Western Division
No. 12 Mississippi State x y
17
–
5
.773
42
–
15
.737
No. 2 Alabama ‡ y
14
–
7
.667
46
–
11
.807
Ole Miss
10
–
12
.455
26
–
18
.591
LSU
9
–
12
.429
28
–
21
.571
Auburn
4
–
18
.182
16
–
34
.320
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1983[8] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 1 Texas † ‡ y
18
–
3
.857
66
–
14
.825
No. 24 Arkansas y
13
–
8
.619
44
–
21
.677
Houston
13
–
8
.619
43
–
15
.741
Baylor
8
–
7
.533
20
–
9
.690
Rice
2
–
11
.154
9
–
12
.429
Texas Tech
8
–
13
.381
18
–
23
.439
TCU
6
–
15
.286
26
–
25
.510
Texas A&M
4
–
17
.190
24
–
21
.533
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1983[10] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
Georgia Southern
0
–
0
–
0
–
38
–
24
–
0
.613
Nicholls State
0
–
0
–
0
–
38
–
24
–
0
.613
Arkansas–Little Rock
0
–
0
–
0
–
23
–
20
–
1
.534
Mercer ‡
0
–
0
–
0
–
29
–
26
–
1
.527
Northwestern State
0
–
0
–
0
–
26
–
30
–
0
.464
Centenary
0
–
0
–
0
–
18
–
22
–
0
.450
Hardin–Simmons
0
–
0
–
0
–
22
–
27
–
0
.449
Samford
0
–
0
–
0
–
4
–
37
–
0
.098
‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1983[11] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
College World Series [ ]
Main article: 1983 College World Series
The 1983 season marked the thirty seventh 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 Texas claiming their fourth championship with a 4–3 win over Alabama in the final.[1]
Semifinals
Finals
if needed
Re-ordered Semi-finals
Texas
4
Michigan
2
Texas
4
Alabama
3
Alabama
6
Arizona State
0
Award winners [ ]
All-America team [ ]
References [ ]
^ 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 16, 2014 .
^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF) . NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved October 16, 2014 .
^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1983" . Boyd's World. Retrieved October 20, 2014 .
^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF) . Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 6, 2013 .
^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1983" . Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2013 .
^ "All-time Standings" (PDF) . Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2013 .
^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1983" . Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 3, 2021 .
^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1983" . Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014 .
^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1983" . Boyd's World. Retrieved January 27, 2021 .
^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1950" . boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014 .
^ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF) . Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved June 2, 2019 .
Notes [ ]
^ No records for conferences games in 1983 exist, although TAAC played a conference tournament