1991 NCAA Division I baseball season Number of teams 271 Champions LSU (1st title)Runners-up Wichita State (2nd CWS Appearance) Winning Coach Skip Bertman (1st title)MOP Gary Hymel (LSU )
The 1991 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 1991. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1991 College World Series . The College World Series, held for the forty fifth time in 1991, 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. LSU claimed the championship for the first time.[1]
Realignment [ ]
Format changes [ ]
The Metro Conference dissolved their divisions and played as a single eight team conference.
The TAAC retained its divisions, but shifted Samford to the West Division. FIU joined the East Division.
Conference winners [ ]
This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1991 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
Clemson
1991 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC
Clemson
Big East Conference
St. John's
1991 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT
Villanova
Big Eight Conference
Oklahoma State
All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma State
Big South Conference
Coastal Carolina
1991 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament
Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC
Coastal Carolina
Big Ten Conference
Ohio State
1991 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament
• Columbus, OH
Ohio State
Big West Conference
Cal State Fullerton /Fresno State
No Tournament
Colonial Athletic Association
Richmond
1991 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
• Greenville, NC
East Carolina
EIBL
Princeton
No Tournament
Metro Conference
Florida State
Salem Municipal Field • Salem, VA
Florida State /Southern Miss [a]
Mid-American Conference
Ohio
No Tournament
Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Evansville
South Bend, IN
Notre Dame
Mid-Continent Conference
Blue - Akron Gray - Eastern Illinois
Chicago, IL
Akron
Pacific-10 Conference
North - Washington State South - Southern California
No Tournament
Southeastern Conference
LSU
1991 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament
Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
Florida
Southern Conference
The Citadel
1991 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament
College Park • Charleston, SC
Furman
Southwest Conference
Texas
1991 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament
Olsen Field • College Station, TX
Texas
Trans America Athletic Conference
East - Stetson West - Samford
1991 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
Conrad Park • DeLand, FL
FIU
^ Florida State and Southern Miss were declared co-champions after the championship game was canceled due to rain.
Conference standings [ ]
The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1991 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 8 Clemson † ‡ y
18
–
3
.857
60
–
10
.857
No. 26 Georgia Tech y
12
–
8
.600
42
–
26
.618
No. 27 NC State y
11
–
10
.524
48
–
20
.706
North Carolina
10
–
10
.500
36
–
23
.610
Wake Forest
10
–
10
.500
37
–
22
.627
Virginia
10
–
11
.476
28
–
27
.509
Duke
6
–
15
.286
24
–
27
.471
Maryland
5
–
15
.250
29
–
27
.518
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1991[3] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
Coastal Carolina † ‡ y
15
–
5
–
0
.750
36
–
29
–
0
.554
Augusta State
13
–
5
–
0
.722
27
–
30
–
0
.474
Davidson
10
–
8
–
0
.556
23
–
29
–
0
.442
Winthrop
10
–
8
–
0
.556
22
–
22
–
0
.500
UNC Asheville
7
–
8
–
0
.467
19
–
29
–
0
.396
Radford
8
–
11
–
0
.421
19
–
33
–
4
.375
Charleston Southern
5
–
14
–
0
.263
17
–
30
–
0
.362
Campbell
5
–
14
–
0
.263
11
–
40
–
1
.221
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1991[6] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 21 Ohio State † ‡ y
20
–
8
.714
53
–
13
.803
Minnesota y
18
–
10
.643
37
–
27
.578
Indiana
15
–
12
.556
38
–
23
.623
Northwestern
15
–
12
.556
27
–
28
.491
Michigan
15
–
13
.536
34
–
23
.596
Purdue
14
–
14
.500
35
–
21
.625
Illinois
13
–
15
.464
26
–
30
.464
Michigan State
12
–
16
.429
28
–
25
.528
Iowa
11
–
17
.393
26
–
28
.481
Wisconsin
6
–
22
.214
16
–
36
.308
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1991[7] [8] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Metro Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 3 Florida State † ‡ y
15
–
5
.750
57
–
14
.803
No. 24 Southern Miss ‡ y
15
–
6
.714
42
–
24
.636
Tulane
12
–
8
.600
36
–
18
.667
South Carolina
11
–
9
.550
42
–
20
.677
Virginia Tech
9
–
11
.450
24
–
30
.444
Memphis State
8
–
10
.444
30
–
24
.556
Louisville
8
–
12
.400
32
–
30
.516
Cincinnati
2
–
19
.095
28
–
30
.483
† – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1991[10] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 2 Wichita State † ‡ y
21
–
3
.875
66
–
13
.835
No. 3 Creighton y
16
–
8
.667
51
–
22
.699
Indiana State
15
–
9
.625
42
–
23
.646
Southwest Missouri State
14
–
10
.583
40
–
22
.645
Bradley
7
–
17
.292
26
–
36
.419
Southern Illinois
6
–
18
.250
27
–
36
.429
Illinois State
5
–
19
.208
27
–
33
.450
† – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1991[11] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 1 LSU † y
19
–
7
.731
55
–
18
.753
No. 4 Florida ‡ y
16
–
8
.667
51
–
21
.708
No. 22 Mississippi State y
12
–
9
.571
42
–
21
.667
No. 25 Alabama y
14
–
11
.560
42
–
20
.677
Auburn
14
–
12
.538
35
–
24
.593
Kentucky
13
–
12
.520
41
–
20
.672
Tennessee
13
–
13
.500
41
–
19
.683
Ole Miss
9
–
15
.375
31
–
24
.564
Vanderbilt
8
–
19
.296
29
–
28
.509
Georgia
7
–
19
.269
27
–
31
.466
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1991[12] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
The Citadel †
16
–
2
.889
34
–
19
.642
Western Carolina
11
–
3
.786
36
–
26
.581
Marshall
9
–
7
.563
16
–
26
.381
Furman ‡ y
6
–
5
.545
26
–
26
.500
Appalachian State
5
–
8
.385
28
–
21
.571
East Tennessee State
5
–
13
.278
23
–
29
.442
VMI
1
–
15
.063
2
–
35
.054
† – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1991[13] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
East
Stetson x †
13
–
5
–
0
.722
36
–
22
–
1
.619
FIU ‡ y
11
–
7
–
0
.611
43
–
23
–
0
.652
Georgia Southern
10
–
8
–
0
.556
33
–
27
–
0
.550
Mercer
2
–
16
–
0
.111
15
–
31
–
0
.326
West
Samford x
9
–
5
–
0
.643
23
–
26
–
0
.469
Centenary
7
–
7
–
0
.500
28
–
23
–
0
.549
Arkansas–Little Rock
6
–
10
–
0
.375
28
–
27
–
0
.509
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1991[14] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
College World Series [ ]
Main article: 1991 College World Series
The 1991 season marked the forty fifth 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 LSU claiming their first championship with a 6–3 win over Wichita State in the final.[1]
First Round
Second Round
Semifinals
Finals
1
Florida State
3
8
Fresno State
6
8
Fresno State
3
4
LSU
15
4
LSU
8
5
Florida
1
4
LSU
19
—
Bracket One
5
Florida
8
—
1
Florida State
0
5
Florida
5
8
Fresno State
1
5
Florida
2
4
LSU
6
3
Wichita State
3
2
Clemson
4
7
Creighton
8
7
Creighton
2
3
Wichita State
3 12
3
Wichita State
8
6
Long Beach State
5
3
Wichita State
11
—
Bracket Two
7
Creighton
3
—
6
Long Beach State
12
2
Clemson
11
7
Creighton
13
6
Long Beach State
4
Award winners [ ]
All-America team [ ]
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