1984 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament

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1984 Atlantic 10 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTemple (2nd title)
Winning coachSkip Wilson (2nd title)
MVP()
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

The 1984 Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 5 through 13, 1984[1] to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1984 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the sixth iteration of the event, and was held at Erny Field, home field of Temple in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Defending champion Temple won their second championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

Format and seeding[]

The top two teams in each division advanced to the tournament, with each division winner playing the second place team from the opposite division in the first round. The teams played a double-elimination tournament. West Virginia claimed the top seed over Penn State and Rhode Island claimed the second seed in the East over Saint Joseph's by tiebreaker.

Team W L Pct GB Seed
East Division
Temple 9 2 .818 1E
Rhode Island 6 5 .545 3 2E
Saint Joseph's 6 5 .545 3
Rutgers 4 7 .364 5
UMass 3 9 .250 6.5
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Division
West Virginia 9 3 .750 1W
Penn State 9 3 .750 2W
George Washington 8 4 .667 1
Duquesne 3 7 .300 5
St. Bonaventure 0 12 .000 9

Results[]

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1E Temple 2  
2W Penn State 513  
  2W Penn State 6  
  2E Rhode Island 710  
1W West Virginia 3
2E Rhode Island 15  
  2E Rhode Island 3 4
  1E Temple 6 6
1E Temple 3  
1W West Virginia 2  
  2W Penn State 5
  1E Temple 13  

References[]

  1. ^ 2014 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Temple Owls. p. 48. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  2. ^ Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 20. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
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