1983 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1983 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 1983. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1983 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty seventh time in 1983, 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. Texas claimed the championship for the fourth time.[1]

1983 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams253
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsTexas (4th title)
Runners-upAlabama (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachCliff Gustafson (2nd title)
MOPCalvin Schiraldi (Texas)
Seasons

Realignment and format changes

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1983 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. 24 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 12 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season Winner Conference tournament Tournament venue • city Tournament winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceNorth Carolina1983 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournamentBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCNorth Carolina
Atlantic 10 ConferenceEast - Temple
West - Penn State		1983 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship SeriesBeaver Field • State College, PATemple
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1983 Big Eight Conference baseball tournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceEast - Michigan
West - Minnesota		1983 Big Ten Conference baseball tournamentRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIMichigan
EIBLHarvardNo tournament
Mid-American ConferenceEast - Ohio
West - Western Michigan		1983 Mid-American Conference baseball tournamentHyames Field • Kalamazoo, MIMiami (OH)
Midwestern City ConferenceNorth - Detroit
South - Oral Roberts		1983 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournamentTulsa, OKOral Roberts
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Oregon State
South - Stanford		No tournament
Southeastern ConferenceEast - Florida
West - Mississippi State		1983 Southeastern Conference baseball tournamentDudy Noble Field • Starkville, MSAlabama
Southern ConferenceThe CitadelNo tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexas1983 Southwest Conference baseball tournamentDisch–Falk Field • Austin, TXTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceNone[N 1]1983 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournamentCentenary Park/SPAR Stadium • Shreveport, LAMercer

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1983 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 25 North Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y 10–2 .83342–10 .808
NC State  ‍‍‍ 9–4 .69223–13 .639
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 6–5 .54530–20 .600
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 5–6 .45517–18 .486
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 6–8 .42938–15 .717
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4–6 .40014–19 .424
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 4–6 .40012–25 .324
Duke  ‍‍‍ 1–8 .11114–12 .538
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1983[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Temple  x‍‍‡‍y 9–1 .90027–8 .771
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 5–7 .41713–22 .371
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 5–7 .41719–12 .613
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 3–7 .30015–22 .405
West
Penn State  x‍‍‍ 9–1 .90016–23 .410
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 6–4 .60022–10 .688
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 5–6 .4557–25 .219
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 1–10 .0919–12 .429
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1983
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
No. 4 Michigan  x‍‍‡‍y 13–2–0 .86750–9–0 .847
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 8–6–0 .57122–32–0 .407
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 6–7–0 .46226–21–0 .553
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 5–11–0 .31321–34–0 .382
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 3–9–0 .25024–21–0 .533
West
Minnesota  x‍‍‍ 12–2–0 .85727–21–0 .563
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 7–7–0 .50032–31–0 .508
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .40032–20–2 .611
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6–8–0 .42923–24–2 .490
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37522–17–0 .564
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1983[4][5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Eastern Division
Ohio  x‍‍‍ 10–4–0 .71426–19–0 .578
Miami  ‍‍‡‍y 8–6–0 .57136–15–0 .706
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 9–7–0 .56332–17–0 .653
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .40044–16–0 .733
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 3–10–0 .23123–24–0 .489
Western Division
Western Michigan  x‍‍‍ 8–4–0 .66726–21–0 .553
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 5–4–1 .55029–26–1 .527
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 5–6–0 .45531–19–0 .620
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 5–6–0 .45523–23–1 .500
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 3–7–1 .31823–23–1 .500
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1983[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Northern
Oregon State  x‍‍‍ 17–7–0 .70827–15–0 .643
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 16–8–0 .66739–17–1 .693
Washington  ‍‍‍ 12–11–0 .52225–16–1 .607
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 11–12–0 .47832–18–0 .640
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45825–17–0 .595
Portland  ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41723–21–1 .522
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25017–34–0 .333
Southern
No. 6 Stanford  x‍‍‍y 20–10–0 .66742–17–1 .708
No. 3 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 17–13–0 .56744–24–0 .647
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 17–13–0 .56732–23–1 .580
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 14–15–0 .48325–31–0 .446
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .40028–24–1 .538
California  ‍‍‍ 9–20–0 .31023–37–0 .383
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1983[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Division
Florida  x‍‍‍ 14–7 .66738–14 .731
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 12–7 .63226–16 .619
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11–9 .55029–19 .604
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 6–11 .35331–14 .689
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 6–15 .28622–23 .489
Western Division
No. 12 Mississippi State  x‍‍‍y 17–5 .77342–15 .737
No. 2 Alabama  ‍‍‡‍y 14–7 .66746–11 .807
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 10–12 .45526–18 .591
LSU  ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42928–21 .571
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 4–18 .18216–34 .320
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1983[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 21 The Citadel  ‍†‍‍y 12–2 .85734–10 .773
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 9–3 .75020–18 .526
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 9–5 .64325–20 .556
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 7–7 .50033–14 .702
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 7–7 .50019–14 .576
VMI  ‍‍‍ 5–9 .35711–25 .306
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 3–11 .21411–24 .314
Furman  ‍‍‍ 2–10 .1674–22 .154
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1983[9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Southwest Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Texas  ‍†‍‡‍y 18–3 .85766–14 .825
No. 24 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 13–8 .61944–21 .677
Houston  ‍‍‍ 13–8 .61943–15 .741
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 8–7 .53320–9 .690
Rice  ‍‍‍ 2–11 .1549–12 .429
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 8–13 .38118–23 .439
TCU  ‍‍‍ 6–15 .28626–25 .510
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 4–17 .19024–21 .533
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1983[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –38–24–0 .613
Nicholls State ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –38–24–0 .613
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –23–20–1 .534
Mercer ‍‍‡‍ 0–0–0 –29–26–1 .527
Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –26–30–0 .464
Centenary ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –18–22–0 .450
Hardin–Simmons ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –22–27–0 .449
Samford ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –4–37–0 .098
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1983[11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1983 College World Series

The 1983 season marked the thirty seventh 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 Texas claiming their fourth championship with a 4–3 win over Alabama in the final.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Texas12
James Madison0
Texas611
Oklahoma State5
Oklahoma State3
Stanford1
Texas610
Alabama4
Michigan6
Texas4
Maine5
Michigan5Michigan2
Alabama6
Alabama611
Arizona State5
Texas4
Lower round 1Lower round 2Alabama3
Michigan11
James Madison1Stanford4
Alabama6
Stanford3
Arizona State0
Oklahoma State5
Maine0Arizona State6
Arizona State7

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1983 College Baseball All-America Team

References
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  2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1983". 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 – 1983". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  6. "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  7. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1983". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  8. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1983". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  9. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1983". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  10. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1950". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  11. Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved June 2, 2019.

Notes
  1. No records for conferences games in 1983 exist, although TAAC played a conference tournament
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