1982 NCAA Division I baseball season

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1982 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams248
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsMiami (FL) (1st title)
Runners-upWichita State (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachRon Fraser (1st title)
MOPDan Smith (Miami (FL))
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →

The 1982 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 1982. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1982 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty sixth time in 1982, 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. Miami (FL) claimed the championship for the first time.[1]

Conference winners

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This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1982 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Seven regionals of four teams and one of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 21 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 13 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season Winner Conference tournament Tournament venue • city Tournament winner
Atlantic Coast Conference Clemson 1982 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Boshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NC North Carolina
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1982 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament All Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference East - Ohio State
West - Illinois
1982 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Illinois FieldChampaign, IL Minnesota
Eastern 8 East - Rutgers
West - West Virginia
1982 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Championship Series Piscataway, New Jersey West Virginia
EIBL Navy No tournament
Mid-American Conference East - Ohio
West - Western Michigan
1982 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament Franklin County StadiumColumbus, OH Eastern Michigan
Midwestern City Conference North - Detroit
South - Oral Roberts
1982 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament Detroit, MI Oral Roberts
Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington
South - Arizona State
No tournament
Southeastern Conference East - Florida
West - Ole Miss
1982 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Perry FieldGainesville, FL Florida
Southern Conference The Citadel/Western Carolina No tournament
Southwest Conference Texas 1982 Southwest Conference baseball tournament Olsen FieldCollege Station, TX Texas
Trans America Athletic Conference East - Mercer
West - Hardin–Simmons/Northeast Louisiana
1982 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Luther Williams FieldMacon, GA Hardin–Simmons

Conference standings

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The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1982 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 10 2   .833 37 22   .627
North Carolina  ‍‍y 7 5   .583 29 27   .518
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 6 5   .545 26 12   .684
NC State  ‍‍‍ 7 7   .500 24 13   .649
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 6 8   .429 29 20   .592
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 5 7   .417 21 26   .447
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4 7   .364 13 17   .433
Duke  ‍‍‍ 3 7   .300 16 13   .552
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Ohio State  x‍‍‍ 13 3 0   .813 45 14 0   .763
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 13 3 0   .813 44 10 0   .815
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 6 10 0   .375 36 23 0   .610
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 6 10 0   .375 25 29 0   .463
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 2 14 0   .125 25 28 0   .472
West
Illinois  x‍‍‍ 14 2 0   .875 49 23 0   .681
No. 26 Minnesota  ‍‍y 8 8 0   .500 33 22 1   .598
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 7 9 0   .438 25 27 1   .481
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6 10 0   .375 23 28 0   .451
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 5 11 0   .313 31 23 0   .574
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[4][5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Eastern 8 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Rutgers  x‍‍‍ 5 3   .625 17 11   .607
UMass  ‍‍‍ 3 4   .429 15 20   .429
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 3 4   .429 17 19   .472
West
No. 16 West Virginia  x‍‍y 7 2   .778 24 23   .511
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 4 4   .500 16 21   .432
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 3 5   .375 14 9   .609
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 3 6   .333 11 19   .367
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Eastern Division
Ohio  x‍‍‍ 10 5 0   .667 26 23 1   .530
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 10 6 0   .625 26 28 1   .482
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 8 8 0   .500 35 23 0   .603
Miami  ‍‍‍ 6 10 0   .375 16 25 0   .390
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 5 10 0   .333 29 23 1   .557
Western Division
Western Michigan  x‍‍‍ 12 4 0   .750 34 17 0   .667
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍y 9 4 0   .692 39 23 2   .625
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 8 4 0   .667 24 17 0   .585
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 4 9 0   .308 19 24 1   .443
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 0 12 0   .000 10 21 0   .323
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
Indiana State  x‍‍‍ 12 4   .750 40 20   .667
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8 8   .500 32 20   .615
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 6 6   .500 23 29   .442
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 4 8   .333 24 19   .558
Western Division
No. 2 Wichita State  x‍‍y 15 1   .938 73 14   .839
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 1 7   .125 32 23   .582
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 0 8   .000 23 27   .460
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y   45 13   .776
No. 22 Florida State  ‍‍‍y   56 17   .767
No. 11 New Orleans  ‍‍‍y   49 16   .754
No. 1 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y   54 18   .750
No. 12 Stetson  ‍‍‍y   40 18   .690
Campbell  ‍‍‍   27 13   .675
Richmond  ‍‍‍   20 15   .571
Louisville  ‍‍‍   22 17   .564
Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍   11 16   .407
Villanova  ‍‍‍   9 18   .333
Georgia State  ‍‍‍   17 38   .309
Lafayette  ‍‍‍   6 18   .250
Hofstra  ‍‍‍   5 22   .185
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Northern
Oregon State  x‍‍‍ 16 8 0   .667 29 15 0   .659
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 16 8 0   .667 34 16 0   .680
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 24 28 0   .462
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 27 23 0   .540
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 30 28 0   .517
Washington  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 22 24 0   .478
Portland  ‍‍‍ 6 18 0   .250 19 24 1   .443
Southern
No. 3 Arizona State  x‍‍‍y 23 5 0   .821 58 15 0   .795
No. 6 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 20 10 0   .667 49 18 1   .728
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 15 14 0   .517 32 22 0   .593
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 38 27 0   .585
California  ‍‍‍ 9 18 0   .333 29 32 0   .475
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 9 21 0   .300 23 36   .390
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
Florida  x‍‍y 14 8   .636 34 24   .586
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 13 9   .591 29 17   .630
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 12 10   .545 28 29   .491
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 11 12   .478 28 17   .622
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 6 17   .261 23 32   .418
Western Division
Ole Miss  x‍‍‍ 15 6   .714 33 19   .635
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 12 10   .545 32 21   .604
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 28 23   .549
LSU  ‍‍‍ 9 13   .409 26 25   .510
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 27 20   .574
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 The Citadel  ‍‍‍y 12 4   .750 40 8   .833
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 12 4   .750 28 12   .700
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 10 4   .714 34 19   .642
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 8 8   .500 30 21   .588
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 8 8   .500 17 21   .447
VMI  ‍‍‍ 6 10   .375 11 29   .275
Furman  ‍‍‍ 4 10   .286 15 19   .441
Chattanooga  ‍‍‍ 4 10   .286 12 20   .375
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 2 12   .143 13 26   .333
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Texas ‍y 12 4   .750 59 6   .908
No. 21 Houston ‍‍‍y 13 6   .684 42 14   .750
Arkansas ‍‍‍ 13 8   .619 40 15   .727
Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 10 10   .500 33 19   .635
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 21 22   .488
Baylor ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 25 22   .532
Rice ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 34 23   .596
TCU ‍‍‍ 4 15   .211 16 25   .390
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Mercer x‍‍ 8 2   .800 35 22   .614
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 5 5   .500 34 33   .507
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 2 8   .200 11 31   .262
West
Northeast Louisiana x‍‍‍ 7 5   .583 22 29   .431
Hardin–Simmons x‍‍y 7 5   .583 23 32   .418
Centenary x‍‍‍ 7 5   .583 18 26   .409
Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 3 9   .250 18 23   .439
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

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The 1982 season marked the thirty sixth 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 Miami (FL) claiming their first championship with a 9–3 win over Wichita State in the final.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Miami (FL)7
Maine2
Miami (FL)4
Wichita State3
Wichita State7
Cal State Fullerton0
Miami (FL)2
Texas1
Texas9
Miami (FL)10
Oklahoma State1
Texas812Maine4
Stanford6
Stanford15
South Carolina4
Miami (FL)9
Lower round 1Lower round 2Wichita State3
Stanford5
Maine6Maine8
Texas4
Cal State Fullerton0
Wichita State8
Wichita State13
Oklahoma State10Oklahoma State2
South Carolina8

Award winners

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All-America team

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References

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  1. ^ a b c W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1982". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  4. ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1982". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  6. ^ "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  7. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1982". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  8. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1982". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  9. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1982". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  10. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1982". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  11. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1982". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  12. ^ "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. pp. 39–40. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  13. ^ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved February 5, 2019.



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