1990 NCAA Division I baseball season Number of teams 269 Champions Georgia (1st title)Runners-up Oklahoma State (16th CWS Appearance) Winning Coach Steve Webber (1st title)MOP Mike Rebhan (Georgia )
The 1990 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 1990. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1990 College World Series . The College World Series, held for the forty fourth time in 1990, 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. Georgia claimed the championship for the first time.[1]
Format change [ ]
The Big East Conference dissolved its divisional format and played as a single eight team division.
Conference winners [ ]
This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1990 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the eight regionals consisted of six teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 25 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 23 teams earned at-large selections.[1] [2]
Conference
Regular Season Winner
Conference Tournament
Tournament Venue • City
Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference
North Carolina
1990 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC
North Carolina
Big East Conference
Seton Hall
1990 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT
Connecticut
Big Eight Conference
Oklahoma State
All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma State
Big South Conference
Coastal Carolina
1990 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament
Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC
Campbell
Big Ten Conference
Iowa
1990 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament
Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, IA
Illinois
Big West Conference
Cal State Fullerton /Fresno State
No Tournament
Colonial Athletic Association
East Carolina
1990 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC
East Carolina
EIBL
Penn
No Tournament
Metro Conference
Florida State
Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS
Florida State
Mid-American Conference
Central Michigan
No Tournament
Midwestern Collegiate Conference
North - Notre Dame South - Evansville
South Bend, IN
Evansville
Mid-Continent Conference
Blue - UIC Gray - Southwest Missouri State
Chicago, IL
UIC
Pacific-10 Conference
North - Washington State South - Stanford
No Tournament
Southeastern Conference
LSU
1990 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL
Mississippi State /LSU [a]
Southern Conference
The Citadel
1990 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament
College Park • Charleston, SC
The Citadel
Southwest Conference
Arkansas
1990 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament
Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
Texas
Trans America Athletic Conference
East - Georgia Southern West - Centenary
1990 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
Centenary Park • Shreveport, LA
Stetson
^ Mississippi State and LSU were declared co-champions after the championship game was suspended due to rain.
Conference standings [ ]
The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1990 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 21 North Carolina † ‡ y
17
–
4
.810
51
–
18
.739
No. 30 Clemson y
14
–
6
.700
43
–
23
.652
No. 26 NC State y
14
–
7
.667
48
–
20
.706
Wake Forest
10
–
10
.500
35
–
24
.593
Georgia Tech y
9
–
9
.500
46
–
25
.648
Virginia
7
–
11
.389
21
–
32
.396
Duke
4
–
15
.211
28
–
25
.528
Maryland
2
–
15
.118
22
–
26
.458
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1990[3] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
#2 Oklahoma State †‡y
18
–
6
.750
56
–
17
.767
Kansas State
13
–
11
.542
30
–
27
.526
Nebraska
12
–
12
.500
42
–
26
.618
Iowa State
11
–
13
.458
33
–
27
.550
Missouri
11
–
13
.458
28
–
27
.509
Kansas
10
–
14
.417
27
–
31
.466
Oklahoma
9
–
15
.375
31
–
26
.544
† – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1990[6] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
Coastal Carolina †
14
–
2
–
0
.875
40
–
19
–
0
.678
Radford
8
–
7
–
0
.533
24
–
27
–
0
.471
UNC Asheville
8
–
9
–
0
.471
25
–
25
–
1
.500
Baptist
6
–
7
–
0
.462
12
–
36
–
0
.250
Campbell ‡ y
6
–
8
–
0
.429
15
–
33
–
0
.313
Augusta State
5
–
8
–
0
.385
22
–
30
–
0
.423
Winthrop
5
–
11
–
0
.313
22
–
28
–
1
.441
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1990[7] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Iowa † y
22
–
6
.786
38
–
19
.667
No. 23 Illinois ‡ y
19
–
9
.679
43
–
21
.672
Minnesota
19
–
9
.679
36
–
24
.600
Ohio State
16
–
12
.571
31
–
29
.517
Michigan
14
–
14
.500
33
–
24
.579
Indiana
14
–
14
.500
30
–
27
.526
Michigan State
13
–
15
.464
28
–
24
.538
Purdue
8
–
19
.296
27
–
31
.466
Wisconsin
8
–
20
.286
16
–
41
.281
Northwestern
6
–
21
.222
24
–
32
.429
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1990[8] [9] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
East Carolina † ‡ y
11
–
2
–
0
.846
47
–
9
–
0
.839
Richmond
9
–
4
–
0
.692
27
–
19
–
1
.585
UNC Wilmington
5
–
6
–
0
.455
23
–
25
–
0
.479
George Mason
6
–
8
–
0
.429
23
–
25
–
0
.479
James Madison
3
–
5
–
0
.375
28
–
30
–
0
.483
William & Mary
1
–
10
–
0
.091
9
–
31
–
1
.232
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1990[10] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Northern
No. 18 Washington State x y
19
–
5
.792
47
–
19
.712
Oregon State
15
–
9
.625
30
–
22
.577
Washington
14
–
10
.583
30
–
19
.612
Gonzaga
13
–
11
.542
37
–
21
.638
Portland
10
–
14
.417
26
–
25
.510
Portland State
9
–
15
.375
30
–
24
.556
Eastern Washington
4
–
20
.167
14
–
36
.280
Southern
No. 3 Stanford x y
24
–
6
.800
59
–
12
.831
No. 9 Arizona State y
21
–
9
.700
60
–
13
.822
No. 11 Southern California y
18
–
12
.600
40
–
22
.645
No. 19 UCLA
14
–
16
.467
41
–
26
.612
Arizona y
11
–
19
.367
26
–
34
.433
California
3
–
27
.100
18
–
43
.295
x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1990[11] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 4 LSU † ‡ y
20
–
7
.741
54
–
19
.740
No. 1 Georgia y
18
–
9
.667
52
–
19
.732
No. 5 Mississippi State ‡ y
17
–
9
.654
50
–
21
.704
Auburn
13
–
13
.500
34
–
24
.586
Vanderbilt
12
–
13
.480
28
–
30
.483
Florida
11
–
12
.478
29
–
30
.492
Alabama
10
–
13
.435
34
–
21
.618
Ole Miss
10
–
16
.385
23
–
29
.442
Tennessee
9
–
18
.333
28
–
31
.475
Kentucky
8
–
18
.308
27
–
29
.482
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1990[12] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
No. 6 The Citadel † ‡ y
13
–
1
–
0
.929
46
–
14
–
0
.767
Western Carolina
10
–
7
–
0
.588
37
–
25
–
0
.597
Marshall
10
–
7
–
0
.588
20
–
19
–
0
.513
VMI
6
–
8
–
0
.429
12
–
26
–
0
.316
Appalachian State
6
–
9
–
0
.400
19
–
22
–
1
.464
Furman
6
–
11
–
0
.353
20
–
24
–
0
.455
East Tennessee State
4
–
12
–
0
.250
10
–
31
–
0
.244
† – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the 1990 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament As of June 30, 1990[13] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [14]
1990 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 14 Arkansas † y
16
–
5
.762
47
–
15
.758
No. 13 Texas ‡ y
15
–
5
.750
51
–
17
.750
No. 24 Houston y
12
–
9
.571
44
–
23
.657
Rice
11
–
9
.550
33
–
29
.532
Texas A&M
11
–
10
.524
43
–
17
.717
Baylor
9
–
12
.429
33
–
19
.635
Texas Tech
5
–
16
.238
31
–
29
.517
TCU
4
–
17
.190
27
–
32
.458
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1990[15] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1990 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
East
No. 8 Georgia Southern x † y
17
–
1
.944
50
–
19
.725
Stetson ‡ y
10
–
8
.556
33
–
31
.516
Samford
5
–
11
.313
25
–
28
.472
Mercer
2
–
14
.125
15
–
34
.306
West
Centenary x
12
–
3
.800
40
–
18
.690
Arkansas–Little Rock
8
–
7
.533
33
–
20
.623
Hardin–Simmons
3
–
9
.250
16
–
41
.281
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1990[16] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
College World Series [ ]
Main article: 1990 College World Series
The 1990 season marked the forty fourth 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 Georgia claiming their first championship with a 2–1 win over Oklahoma State in the final.[1]
First round
Second round
Semifinals
Finals
1
Stanford
5 10
8
Georgia Southern
4
1
Stanford
2
4
Georgia
16
4
Georgia
3
5
Mississippi State
0
4
Georgia
2
5
1
Stanford
4
1
8
Georgia Southern
1
5
Mississippi State
15
1
Stanford
6
5
Mississippi State
1
4
Georgia
2
3
Oklahoma State
1
2
LSU
8
7
The Citadel
2
2
LSU
1
3
Oklahoma State
7
3
Oklahoma State
14
6
Cal State Fullerton
4
3
Oklahoma State
14
—
2
LSU
3
—
7
The Citadel
8 12
6
Cal State Fullerton
7
2
LSU
6
7
The Citadel
1
Award winners [ ]
All-America team [ ]
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