1982 NCAA Division I baseball season

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]

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

Conference winners

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 ConferenceClemson1982 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournamentBoshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NCNorth Carolina
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1982 Big Eight Conference baseball tournamentAll Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceEast - Ohio State
West - Illinois
1982 Big Ten Conference baseball tournamentIllinois FieldChampaign, ILMinnesota
Eastern 8East - Rutgers
West - West Virginia
1982 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Championship SeriesPiscataway, New JerseyWest Virginia
EIBLNavyNo tournament
Mid-American ConferenceEast - Ohio
West - Western Michigan
1982 Mid-American Conference baseball tournamentFranklin County StadiumColumbus, OHEastern Michigan
Midwestern City ConferenceNorth - Detroit
South - Oral Roberts
1982 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournamentDetroit, MIOral Roberts
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington
South - Arizona State
No tournament
Southeastern ConferenceEast - Florida
West - Ole Miss
1982 Southeastern Conference baseball tournamentPerry FieldGainesville, FLFlorida
Southern ConferenceThe Citadel/Western CarolinaNo tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexas1982 Southwest Conference baseball tournamentOlsen FieldCollege Station, TXTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - Mercer
West - Hardin–Simmons/Northeast Louisiana
1982 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournamentLuther Williams FieldMacon, GAHardin–Simmons

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1982 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Clemson   102 .8333722 .627
North Carolina  y 75 .5832927 .518
Wake Forest   65 .5452612 .684
NC State   77 .5002413 .649
Georgia Tech   68 .4292920 .592
Virginia   57 .4172126 .447
Maryland   47 .3641317 .433
Duke   37 .3001613 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Ohio State  x 1330 .81345140 .763
Michigan   1330 .81344100 .815
Purdue   6100 .37536230 .610
Michigan State   6100 .37525290 .463
Indiana   2140 .12525280 .472
West
Illinois  x 1420 .87549230 .681
No. 26 Minnesota  y 880 .50033221 .598
Northwestern   790 .43825271 .481
Wisconsin   6100 .37523280 .451
Iowa   5110 .31331230 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Rutgers  x 53 .6251711 .607
UMass   34 .4291520 .429
Rhode Island   34 .4291719 .472
West
No. 16 West Virginia  xy 72 .7782423 .511
George Washington   44 .5001621 .432
Duquesne   35 .375149 .609
Pittsburgh   36 .3331119 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Eastern Division
Ohio  x 1050 .66726231 .530
Toledo   1060 .62526281 .482
Kent State   880 .50035230 .603
Miami   6100 .37516250 .390
Bowling Green   5100 .33329231 .557
Western Division
Western Michigan  x 1240 .75034170 .667
Eastern Michigan  y 940 .69239232 .625
Central Michigan   840 .66724170 .585
Northern Illinois   490 .30819241 .443
Ball State   0120 .00010210 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Division
Indiana State  x 124 .7504020 .667
Southern Illinois   88 .5003220 .615
Bradley   66 .5002329 .442
Illinois State   48 .3332419 .558
Western Division
No. 2 Wichita State  xy 151 .9387314 .839
Creighton   17 .1253223 .582
New Mexico State   08 .0002327 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 South Carolina  y  4513 .776
No. 22 Florida State  y  5617 .767
No. 11 New Orleans  y  4916 .754
No. 1 Miami (FL)  y  5418 .750
No. 12 Stetson  y  4018 .690
Campbell    2713 .675
Richmond    2015 .571
Louisville    2217 .564
Northern Iowa    1116 .407
Villanova    918 .333
Georgia State    1738 .309
Lafayette    618 .250
Hofstra    522 .185
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Northern
Oregon State  x 1680 .66729150 .659
Washington State   1680 .66734160 .680
Eastern Washington   1590 .62524280 .462
Portland State   11130 .45827230 .540
Gonzaga   10140 .41730280 .517
Washington   10140 .41722240 .478
Portland   6180 .25019241 .443
Southern
No. 3 Arizona State  xy 2350 .82158150 .795
No. 6 Stanford  y 20100 .66749181 .728
Arizona   15140 .51732220 .593
UCLA   11190 .36738270 .585
California   9180 .33329320 .475
Southern California   9210 .3002336 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Division
Florida  xy 148 .6363424 .586
Tennessee   139 .5912917 .630
Georgia   1210 .5452829 .491
Vanderbilt   1112 .4782817 .622
Kentucky   617 .2612332 .418
Western Division
Ole Miss  x 156 .7143319 .635
Alabama   1210 .5453221 .604
Mississippi State   1113 .4582823 .549
LSU   913 .4092625 .510
Auburn   813 .3812720 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 23 The Citadel  y 124 .750408 .833
Western Carolina   124 .7502812 .700
East Tennessee State   104 .7143419 .642
Appalachian State   88 .5003021 .588
Marshall   88 .5001721 .447
VMI   610 .3751129 .275
Furman   410 .2861519 .441
Chattanooga   410 .2861220 .375
Davidson   212 .1431326 .333
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Mercer x 82 .8003522 .614
Georgia Southern  55 .5003433 .507
Arkansas–Little Rock  28 .2001131 .262
West
Northeast Louisiana x 75 .5832229 .431
Hardin–Simmons xy 75 .5832332 .418
Centenary x 75 .5831826 .409
Northwestern State  39 .2501823 .439
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

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

All-America team

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