1984 NCAA Division I baseball season

Baseball season

1984 NCAA Division I baseball season

Number of teams| 256
NCAA tournament
College World Series
Champions| Cal State Fullerton (2nd title)
Runners-up| Texas (21st CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach| Augie Garrido (2nd title)
MOP| John Fishel (Cal State Fullerton)
Seasons

← 1983

1985 →

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

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* 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

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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

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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 | 1984 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament | 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 | 1984 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament | 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/SPAR Stadium • Shreveport, LA | Nicholls State

## Conference standings

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The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1984 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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  |

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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 |

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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 x‍‍‍y | 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 California Baseball Association standings |

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 1 Cal State Fullerton ‍†‍‍y | 22 | - | 6 |  | .786 |  |  | 66 | - | 20 |  | .767
No. 23 UNLV ‍‍‍y | 17 | - | 10 |  | .630 |  |  | 42 | - | 24 |  | .636
UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ | 15 | - | 11 |  | .577 |  |  | 46 | - | 21 |  | .687
Pepperdine ‍‍‍ | 16 | - | 12 |  | .571 |  |  | 41 | - | 21 |  | .661
Long Beach State ‍‍‍ | 13 | - | 15 |  | .464 |  |  | 32 | - | 34 |  | .485
UC Irvine ‍‍‍ | 11 | - | 17 |  | .393 |  |  | 23 | - | 34 |  | .404
Loyola Marymount ‍‍‍ | 10 | - | 18 |  | .357 |  |  | 23 | - | 38 |  | .377
San Diego ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 21 |  | .222 |  |  | 20 | - | 36 |  | .357
† - Conference champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1984[9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1984 Southern Conference baseball standings |

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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 |

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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 |

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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

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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]

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| Upper round 1| | | Upper round 2| | | Upper final| | | Semifinals| | | Preliminary final| | | Final
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| Texas| 6
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| | | Cal State Fullerton| 4| |
| Cal State Fullerton| 8| | | |
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| Michigan| 4| |
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| | | Arizona State| 4|
| Arizona State| 9| | | | |
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| Miami (FL)| 6| | | |
| | | Arizona State| 23| Oklahoma State| 18| |
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| Oklahoma State| 9| | | | |
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| Maine| 5| | | | Cal State Fullerton| 3
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| | Oklahoma State| 2| | | Texas| 1
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| Lower round 1| Lower round 2| | | Cal State Fullerton| 10|
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| | Oklahoma State| 810

| New Orleans| 11| | | New Orleans| 7
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| Michigan| 3| | | | |
| | | Cal State Fullerton| 6| |
| | Cal State Fullerton| 13| |

| Miami (FL)| 13| | | Miami (FL)| 5
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| Maine| 7| | |
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## Award winners

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### All-America team

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Main article: 1984 College Baseball All-America Team

## 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 20, 2014.
2. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
3. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1984". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
4. ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
5. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1984". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
6. ^ "Summit League baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
7. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1984". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
8. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1984". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
9. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1984". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
10. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1984". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
11. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1984". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
12. ^ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved June 5, 2019.

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