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 [ ]
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.
The Association of Mid-Continent Universities added baseball with seven teams. The first season did not include conference play, but did result in a tournament. The teams were Cleveland State , Eastern Illinois , Northern Iowa , Southwest Missouri State , UIC , Valparaiso , and Western Illinois .
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
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
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
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 / • 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 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 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[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[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 [ ]
Main article: 1984 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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