1995 NCAA Division I baseball season Number of teams 276 Champions Cal State Fullerton (3rd title)Runners-up Southern California (18th CWS Appearance) Winning Coach Augie Garrido (3rd title)MOP Mark Kotsay (Cal State Fullerton )
The 1995 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 1995. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1995 College World Series . The College World Series, held for the forty ninth time in 1995, 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 [ ]
6 schools (Cleveland State , UIC , Northern Illinois , Green Bay , Milwaukee , and Wright State departed the Mid-Continent Conference for the Midwestern Collegiate Conference .
Colgate departed the Patriot League to become an Independent.
Format changes [ ]
With the addition of six schools, the Midwestern Collegiate Conference divided into East and West Divisions.
The Trans America Athletic Conference dissolved its divisions.
The Patriot League also dissolved its divisions and did not host a Tournament for the 1995 season.
Conference winners [ ]
This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1995 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. In order to provide all conference champions with an automatic bid, 12 conference champions participated in a play-in round. The six winners joined the other 18 conference champions with automatic bids, 24 teams earned at-large selections.[1] [2]
Conference
Regular Season Winner
Conference Tournament
Tournament Venue • City
Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference
Clemson
1995 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC
Florida State
Big East Conference
Providence
1995 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT
Pittsburgh Panthers baseball
Big Eight Conference
Oklahoma State
All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference
Ohio State
1995 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament
• Columbus, OH
Ohio State
Big West Conference
Cal State Fullerton
1995 Big West Conference Baseball Tournament
Blair Field • Long Beach, CA
Cal State Fullerton
Colonial Athletic Association
James Madison
1995 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC
Old Dominion
Ivy League
Gehrig - Penn Rolfe - Yale
1995 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series
Yale Field • New Haven, CT
Penn
Metro Conference
Tom and Lib Phillips Field • Charlotte, NC
South Florida
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Northern - Le Moyne Southern - Fairfield
1995 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
Heritage Park • Colonie, NY
Siena
Mid-American Conference
Bowling Green
1995 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament
Warren E. Steller Field • Bowling Green, OH
Central Michigan
Midwestern Collegiate Conference
East - Detroit West - Notre Dame
South Bend, IN
Wright State
Mid-Continent Conference
Youngstown State
Monier Field • Charleston, IL
Troy
North Atlantic Conference
Delaware
1995 North Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament
Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE
Delaware
Northeast Conference
Rider
1995 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament
Ewing Township, NJ
Rider
Pacific-10 Conference
North - Washington State South - Southern California
No Tournament
Patriot League
Navy
No Tournament
Southeastern Conference
Eastern - Tennessee
1995 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament [a]
Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN
Tennessee
Western - Auburn
Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS
Alabama
Southern Conference
The Citadel
1995 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament
College Park • Charleston, SC
The Citadel
Southland Conference
Northwestern State
1996 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament
Fair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LA
Northeast Louisiana
Southwest Conference
Texas Tech
1995 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament
Olsen Field • College Station, TX
Texas Tech
Trans America Athletic Conference
FIU
1995 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, FL
UCF
West Coast Conference
Pepperdine
No tournament
^ The SEC held separate tournaments for its Eastern and Western Divisions in 1995. Tennessee was awarded the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Conference standings [ ]
The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1995 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 7 Clemson † y
20
–
4
.833
54
–
14
.794
No. 5 Florida State ‡ y
16
–
7
.696
53
–
16
.768
Georgia Tech y
16
–
8
.667
38
–
22
.633
No. 25 North Carolina y
14
–
10
.583
39
–
23
.629
Wake Forest
13
–
11
.542
34
–
24
.586
NC State
12
–
12
.500
36
–
24
.600
Virginia
8
–
15
.348
26
–
29
.473
Duke
4
–
20
.167
30
–
27
.526
Maryland
4
–
20
.167
20
–
37
.351
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1995[3] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 26 Ohio State † ‡ y
18
–
10
.643
40
–
23
.635
Minnesota
16
–
12
.571
31
–
27
.534
Northwestern
15
–
13
.536
36
–
19
.655
Purdue
15
–
13
.536
28
–
29
.491
Penn State
13
–
13
.500
25
–
29
.463
Illinois
14
–
14
.500
25
–
31
.446
Iowa
13
–
15
.464
29
–
24
.547
Indiana
12
–
16
.429
33
–
23
.589
Michigan State
12
–
16
.429
24
–
27
.471
Michigan
10
–
16
.385
24
–
29
.453
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1995[6] [7] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
George Mason † ‡ y
13
–
4
.765
39
–
18
.684
Richmond
12
–
5
.706
32
–
17
.653
Old Dominion
11
–
7
.611
39
–
19
.672
James Madison
8
–
9
.471
26
–
24
.520
East Carolina
7
–
10
.412
25
–
24
.510
UNC Wilmington
7
–
11
.389
23
–
38
.377
William & Mary
2
–
14
.125
18
–
27
.400
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1992[9] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 3 Miami (FL) y
–
–
48
–
17
.738
Hawaii–Hilo
–
–
21
–
26
.447
Oral Roberts
–
–
21
–
34
.382
West Chester
–
–
16
–
29
.356
Colgate
–
–
6
–
16
.273
Southern Utah
–
–
10
–
32
.238
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1995[10] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Ivy League baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
Lou Gehrig
Penn x ‡ y
13
–
5
–
0
.722
25
–
21
–
0
.543
Cornell
10
–
10
–
0
.500
20
–
19
–
0
.513
Columbia
9
–
9
–
0
.500
15
–
24
–
1
.388
Princeton
8
–
12
–
0
.400
15
–
26
–
0
.366
Red Rolfe
Yale x
13
–
7
–
0
.650
23
–
20
–
0
.535
Dartmouth
12
–
8
–
0
.600
19
–
17
–
0
.528
Brown
7
–
13
–
0
.350
14
–
27
–
0
.341
Harvard
6
–
14
–
0
.300
10
–
25
–
0
.286
x – Division champion ‡ – Championship Series champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1995[11] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Northern
Siena x ‡ y
14
–
4
.778
31
–
17
.646
Le Moyne
12
–
6
.667
19
–
21
.475
Canisius
7
–
11
.389
21
–
20
.512
Niagara
3
–
15
.167
14
–
26
.350
Southern
Fairfield x
13
–
5
.722
23
–
22
.511
Iona
12
–
6
.667
21
–
27
.438
Saint Peter's
10
–
8
.556
18
–
24
.429
Manhattan
1
–
17
.056
5
–
42
.106
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1995[12] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
Bowling Green †
22
–
8
–
0
.733
34
–
20
–
0
.630
Kent State
19
–
10
–
0
.655
40
–
19
–
0
.678
Central Michigan ‡ y
19
–
12
–
0
.613
41
–
19
–
0
.683
Akron
18
–
12
–
0
.600
26
–
22
–
0
.542
Western Michigan
19
–
13
–
0
.594
31
–
22
–
1
.583
Eastern Michigan
18
–
13
–
0
.581
22
–
31
–
0
.415
Ohio
15
–
17
–
0
.469
31
–
25
–
0
.554
Toledo
9
–
21
–
0
.300
21
–
32
–
0
.396
Miami
8
–
23
–
0
.258
21
–
35
–
0
.375
Ball State
7
–
25
–
0
.219
15
–
41
–
0
.268
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1995[13] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
Rider † ‡
16
–
5
–
0
.762
35
–
18
–
1
.657
St. Francis
13
–
8
–
0
.619
26
–
17
–
0
.605
Long Island
10
–
11
–
0
.476
18
–
28
–
0
.391
Marist
10
–
11
–
0
.476
14
–
26
–
1
.354
Fairleigh Dickinson
9
–
12
–
0
.429
20
–
25
–
0
.444
Mount St. Mary's
9
–
12
–
0
.429
13
–
25
–
0
.342
Wagner
9
–
12
–
0
.429
15
–
30
–
0
.333
Monmouth
8
–
13
–
0
.381
19
–
33
–
0
.365
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Navy † y
19
–
5
.792
33
–
20
.623
Fordham
16
–
8
.667
30
–
20
.600
Army
15
–
9
.625
22
–
23
.489
Lehigh
11
–
13
.458
23
–
23
.500
Bucknell
11
–
13
.458
19
–
27
.413
Lafayette
6
–
18
.250
9
–
36
.200
Holy Cross
6
–
18
.250
10
–
33
.233
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1995[14] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Eastern
No. 4 Tennessee x † ‡ y
22
–
8
.733
54
–
16
.771
Florida
12
–
14
.462
32
–
24
.571
South Carolina
12
–
14
.462
32
–
25
.561
Georgia
9
–
17
.346
29
–
29
.500
Vanderbilt
10
–
19
.345
29
–
32
.475
Kentucky
8
–
19
.296
29
–
32
.475
Western
No. 9 Auburn x y
19
–
8
.704
50
–
13
.794
No. 14 Alabama ‡ y
18
–
11
.621
42
–
23
.646
No. 18 LSU y
17
–
12
.586
47
–
18
.723
No. 17 Ole Miss y
14
–
12
.538
40
–
22
.645
Arkansas y
13
–
15
.464
38
–
23
.623
Mississippi State
11
–
16
.407
34
–
25
.576
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1995[15] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
The Citadel † ‡ y
19
–
5
.792
39
–
19
.672
Georgia Southern
14
–
10
.583
35
–
24
.593
Western Carolina
13
–
11
.542
32
–
24
.571
Davidson
12
–
12
.500
19
–
32
.373
East Tennessee State
11
–
12
.478
25
–
27
.481
Appalachian State
10
–
13
.435
17
–
30
.362
VMI
10
–
14
.417
19
–
28
.404
Marshall
9
–
15
.375
12
–
38
.240
Furman
9
–
15
.375
16
–
32
.333
† – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1995[16] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Northwestern State †
19
–
5
.792
37
–
13
.740
McNeese State
17
–
6
.739
39
–
14
.736
Northeast Louisiana ‡ y
16
–
7
.696
34
–
20
.630
Texas–Arlington
14
–
10
.583
26
–
30
.464
Texas–San Antonio
13
–
11
.542
31
–
23
.574
Southwest Texas State
10
–
14
.417
23
–
31
.426
Sam Houston State
10
–
14
.417
22
–
32
.407
Nicholls State
8
–
16
.333
23
–
28
.451
Stephen F. Austin
0
–
24
.000
2
–
40
.048
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1995[17] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 10 Texas Tech † ‡ y
16
–
8
.667
51
–
14
.785
No. 15 Rice y
15
–
9
.625
43
–
19
.694
No. 12 Texas A&M y
15
–
9
.625
44
–
22
.667
No. 23 Texas y
14
–
10
.583
44
–
19
.698
Texas Christian
11
–
13
.458
27
–
29
.482
Baylor
7
–
17
.292
25
–
28
.472
Houston
6
–
18
.250
26
–
29
.473
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1995[18] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
No. 20 FIU † y
27
–
3
–
0
.900
50
–
11
–
0
.820
No. 21 UCF ‡ y
23
–
7
–
0
.767
49
–
13
–
0
.790
Stetson
19
–
11
–
0
.633
34
–
25
–
0
.576
Florida Atlantic
17
–
13
–
0
.567
27
–
31
–
0
.466
Centenary
14
–
13
–
0
.519
23
–
27
–
0
.460
Campbell
12
–
18
–
0
.400
26
–
29
–
0
.473
Georgia State
11
–
17
–
0
.393
20
–
33
–
0
.377
Southeastern Louisiana
10
–
18
–
0
.357
17
–
31
–
0
.354
Mercer
9
–
18
–
0
.333
15
–
36
–
2
.302
Samford
10
–
20
–
0
.333
21
–
30
–
0
.412
College of Charleston
8
–
22
–
0
.267
17
–
29
–
0
.370
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1995[19] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
College World Series [ ]
Main article: 1995 College World Series
The 1995 season marked the forty-ninth 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 third championship with an 11–5 win over Southern California in the final.[1]
Bracket [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Semifinals
Finals
6
Southern California
0
3
Miami (FL)
15
3
Miami (FL)
4
2
Florida State
2
7
Oklahoma
2
2
Florida State
3
3
Miami (FL)
5
3
Bracket One
6
Southern California
7
7
7
Oklahoma
4
6
Southern California
9
2
Florida State
11
6
Southern California
16
6
Southern California
5
1
Cal State Fullerton
11
5
Tennessee
3
4
Clemson
1
5
Tennessee
1
1
Cal State Fullerton
11
8
Stanford
5
1
Cal State Fullerton
6
1
Cal State Fullerton
11
—
Bracket Two
5
Tennessee
0
—
8
Stanford
8
4
Clemson
3
5
Tennessee
6
8
Stanford
2
Award winners [ ]
All-America team [ ]
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