1993 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1993 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 1993. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1993 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty seventh time in 1993, 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. LSU claimed the championship for the second time.[1]

1993 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams274
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsLSU (2nd title)
Runners-upWichita State (6th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSkip Bertman (2nd title)
MOPTodd Walker (LSU)
Seasons

Realignment

Format changes

  • The Mid-Continent Conference dissolved its two divisions and competed as a single conference.
  • With the addition of UCF to the East, the TAAC shifted Mercer to the West Division.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1993 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. 24 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 24 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceGeorgia Tech1993 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournamentGreenville Municipal StadiumGreenville, SCClemson
Big East ConferenceVillanova1993 Big East Conference baseball tournamentMuzzy FieldBristol, CTSt. John's
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1993 Big Eight Conference baseball tournamentAll Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceOhio State1993 Big Ten Conference baseball tournamentC. O. Brown StadiumBattle Creek, MIMinnesota
Big West ConferenceLong Beach Stateno tournament
Colonial Athletic AssociationGeorge Mason1993 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournamentBrooks FieldWilmington, NCEast Carolina
Ivy LeagueGehrig - Columbia
Rolfe - Yale
1993 Ivy League Baseball Championship SeriesPalmer FieldMiddletown, CTYale
Metro Conference1993 Metro Conference baseball tournamentThe DiamondRichmond, VACharlotte
Mid-American ConferenceKent State1993 Mid-American Conference baseball tournamentGene Michael FieldKent, OHKent State
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceNotre Dame1993 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournamentSouth Bend, INNotre Dame
Mid-Continent ConferenceWright State1993 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournamentChicago, ILUIC
Northeast ConferenceFairleigh Dickinson1993 Northeast Conference baseball tournamentEwing Township, NJSt. Francis
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington
South - Arizona State
no tournament
Patriot LeagueNorth - Fordham
South - Navy
1993 Patriot League baseball tournamentHoulihan ParkBronx, NYFordham
Southeastern ConferenceEastern - Tennessee1993 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament[lower-alpha 1]Sarge Frye FieldColumbia, SCTennessee
Western - LSUAlex Box StadiumBaton Rouge, LALSU
Southern ConferenceGeorgia Southern1993 Southern Conference baseball tournamentCollege ParkCharleston, SCWestern Carolina
Southwest ConferenceTexas A&M1993 Southwest Conference baseball tournamentDisch–Falk FieldAustin, TXBaylor
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - Stetson
West - Southeastern Louisiana
1993 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournamentConrad ParkDeLand, FLUCF
West Coast ConferencePepperdineNo tournament
  1. The SEC held separate tournaments for its Eastern and Western Divisions in 1993. LSU was awarded the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1993 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Georgia Tech  y 166 .7274714 .770
No. 21 NC State  y 157 .6824917 .742
No. 22 Florida State  y 149 .6094619 .708
No. 23 North Carolina  y 1310 .5654320 .683
No. 17 Clemson  y 1111 .5004520 .692
Duke   1113 .4583919 .672
Wake Forest   913 .4093122 .585
Virginia   715 .3182130 .412
Maryland   517 .2272429 .453
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1993[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Big East Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Villanova   1470 .66727151 .640
Seton Hall   1280 .60030180 .625
Connecticut  y 1290 .57127190 .587
No. 14 St. John's  y 11100 .52428200 .583
Boston College   11100 .52422140 .611
Pittsburgh   10110 .47630130 .698
Providence   8120 .40021240 .467
Georgetown   5160 .2387220 .241
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1993[4][5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Ohio State  y 199 .6794419 .698
Minnesota  y 179 .6544318 .705
Purdue   1612 .5713622 .621
Indiana   1512 .5563821 .644
Northwestern   1513 .5362727 .500
Iowa   1313 .5003220 .615
Michigan   1314 .4812530 .455
Michigan State   1216 .4293123 .574
Illinois   1216 .4293223 .582
Penn State   523 .1791528 .349
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1993[6][7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
George Mason  y 1010 .90933150 .688
Old Dominion   930 .75031110 .738
East Carolina  y 1170 .61141190 .683
UNC Wilmington   680 .42926290 .473
James Madison   371 .31824241 .500
Richmond   381 .29229181 .615
William & Mary   3120 .20024191 .557
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1993[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Ivy League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Lou Gehrig
Columbia  x 119 .5501921 .475
Penn   1010 .5001719 .472
Princeton   1010 .5001625 .390
Cornell   317 .150629 .171
Red Rolfe
Yale  xy 164 .8003311 .750
Harvard   128 .6001820 .474
Brown   1010 .5001327 .325
Dartmouth   812 .4001419 .424
x Division champion
Championship Series champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1993[9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 27 Kent State  y 22100 .68841150 .732
Central Michigan   22100 .68839190 .672
Western Michigan   20100 .66735210 .625
Ball State   17130 .56732240 .571
Ohio   13150 .46421260 .447
Toledo   13170 .43324310 .436
Eastern Michigan   13170 .43330240 .556
Miami   12180 .40026270 .491
Bowling Green   11170 .39319271 .415
Akron   7230 .23322330 .400
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1993[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Wright State   1730 .85039150 .722
UIC   1380 .61931260 .544
Eastern Illinois   961 .59423231 .500
Cleveland State   10100 .50023260 .469
Valparaiso   8120 .40012391 .240
Western Illinois   7121 .37512281 .305
Northern Illinois   6130 .31616341 .324
Youngstown State   5110 .31320260 .435
Milwaukee   000 10190 .345
Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1993[11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Wichita State  y 173 .8505817 .773
Southwest Missouri State   146 .7003223 .582
Bradley   137 .6504016 .714
Indiana State   129 .5713523 .603
Creighton   1011 .4763225 .561
Illinois State   1011 .4762831 .475
Southern Illinois   515 .2502229 .431
Northern Iowa   120 .0481239 .235
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1993[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Northeast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson   1560 .71428160 .636
Long Island   1460 .70017180 .486
St. Francis   1380 .61925150 .625
Monmouth   1380 .61917200 .459
Rider   1290 .57121180 .538
Wagner   6140 .3009230 .281
Marist   5130 .2789241 .279
Mount St. Mary's   1150 .0636240 .200
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Oregon State  x 156 .7143218 .640
Washington   167 .6963919 .672
Washington State   1310 .5653424 .586
Portland State   911 .4503127 .534
Gonzaga   815 .3481736 .321
Portland   517 .2271633 .327
Southern
No. 7 Arizona State  xy 1911 .6334620 .697
No. 24 UCLA  y 1713 .5673723 .617
No. 9 Arizona  y 1614 .5333526 .574
No. 18 Southern California  y 1515 .5003529 .547
California   1317 .4332730 .474
Stanford   1020 .3332728 .491
x Division champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1993[13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Patriot League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Fordham  xy 137 .6503227 .542
Army   119 .5501722 .436
Holy Cross   911 .4501220 .375
Colgate   614 .300820 .286
South
Navy  x 119 .5502016 .556
Lehigh   1010 .5001519 .441
Bucknell   1010 .5001525 .375
Lafayette   1010 .5001221 .364
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1993[14]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 20 Tennessee  xy 2010 .6674520 .692
No. 29 South Carolina  y 1510 .6003920 .661
Kentucky  y 1414 .5003823 .623
Florida   1214 .4623325 .569
Vanderbilt   1115 .4233223 .582
Georgia   1018 .3573029 .508
Western
No. 1 LSU  xy 188 .6925317 .757
No. 28 Auburn  y 1711 .6074023 .635
No. 25 Mississippi State  y 1712 .5864121 .661
Arkansas   1116 .4073326 .559
Alabama   915 .3752725 .519
Ole Miss   819 .2963125 .554
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1993[15]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Georgia Southern   185 .7833821 .644
Western Carolina  y 156 .7143428 .548
The Citadel   139 .5913225 .561
East Tennessee State   118 .5792117 .553
Davidson   119 .5502028 .417
Appalachian State   812 .4001527 .357
Marshall   914 .3911327 .325
VMI   515 .2502029 .408
Furman   416 .2001722 .436
Conference champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1993[16]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Stetson x 1170 .61138170 .691
UCF y 990 .50031310 .500
College of Charleston  990 .50018240 .429
FIU  7110 .38927290 .482
West
Southeastern Louisiana x 1950 .79238170 .691
Centenary  1580 .65227250 .519
Samford  9150 .37516321 .337
Georgia State  7140 .33312350 .255
Mercer  6140 .30015340 .306
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1993[17]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1993 season marked the forty 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 LSU claiming their second championship with an 8–0 win over Wichita State in the final.[1]

Bracket

First round Second round Semi-finals Finals
             
1 Texas A&M 5
8 Kansas 1
1 Texas A&M 8
5 LSU 13
4 Long Beach State 1
5 LSU 7
5 LSU 8 6
4 Long Beach State 10 5
8 Kansas 1
4 Long Beach State 6
1 Texas A&M 2
4 Long Beach State 6
5 LSU 8
7 Wichita State 0
2 Arizona State 3
7 Wichita State 411
7 Wichita State 7
3 Texas 6
3 Texas 6
6 Oklahoma State 5
7 Wichita State 10
6 Oklahoma State 4
2 Arizona State 4
6 Oklahoma State 5
3 Texas 6
6 Oklahoma State 7

Award winners

All-America team

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