1994 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1994 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 1994. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1994 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty eighth time in 1994, 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. Oklahoma claimed the championship for the second time.[1]

1994 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams276
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsOklahoma (2nd title)
Runners-upGeorgia Tech (12th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachLarry Cochell (1st title)
MOPChip Glass (Oklahoma)
Seasons

Realignment

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1994 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. In order to provide all conference champions with an automatic bid, 12 conference champions participated in a play-in round. The six winners joined the other 18 conference champions with automatic bids, 24 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceClemson1994 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournamentGreenville Municipal StadiumGreenville, SCClemson
Big East ConferencePittsburgh1994 Big East Conference baseball tournamentMuzzy FieldBristol, CTConnecticut
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1994 Big Eight Conference baseball tournamentAll Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceOhio State1994 Big Ten Conference baseball tournamentC. O. Brown StadiumBattle Creek, MIOhio State
Big West ConferenceCal State Fullerton/Long Beach State/Nevadano tournament
Colonial Athletic AssociationOld Dominion1994 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournamentBud Metheny Baseball ComplexNorfolk, VAOld Dominion
Ivy LeagueGehrig - Penn
Rolfe - Yale
1994 Ivy League Baseball Championship SeriesPalmer FieldMiddletown, CTYale
Metro Conference1994 Metro Conference baseball tournamentParkway FieldLouisville, KYVirginia Tech
Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceNorthern - Canisius
Southern - Iona
1994 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournamentHeritage ParkColonie, NYSaint Peter's
Mid-American ConferenceKent State1994 Mid-American Conference baseball tournamentGene Michael FieldKent, OHCentral Michigan
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceNotre Dame1994 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournamentSouth Bend, INNotre Dame
Mid-Continent ConferenceWright Stateno tournament
North Atlantic ConferenceDelaware1994 North Atlantic Conference baseball tournamentFriedman DiamondBrookline, MANortheastern
Northeast ConferenceFairleigh Dickinson/Rider1994 Northeast Conference baseball tournamentEwing Township, NJRider
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Oregon State
South - Stanford
no tournament
Patriot LeagueNorth - Army/Fordham
South - Navy
1994 Patriot League baseball tournamentMax Bishop StadiumAnnapolis, MDNavy
Southeastern ConferenceEastern - Tennessee1994 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament[lower-alpha 1]Cliff Hagan StadiumLexington, KYTennessee
Western - LSUSwayze FieldOxford, MSLSU
Southern ConferenceWestern Carolina1994 Southern Conference baseball tournamentCollege ParkCharleston, SCThe Citadel
Southwest ConferenceTCU1994 Southwest Conference baseball tournamentDisch–Falk FieldAustin, TXTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - FIU
West - Mercer
1994 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournamentClaude Smith FieldMacon, GASoutheastern Louisiana
West Coast ConferenceSanta ClaraNo tournament
  1. The SEC held separate tournaments for its Eastern and Western Divisions in 1994. LSU was awarded the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1994 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Clemson  y 204 .8335718 .760
No. 2 Georgia Tech  y 168 .6675017 .746
Duke   168 .6673320 .623
No. 6 Florida State  y 149 .6095322 .707
NC State  y 1311 .5424618 .719
North Carolina   1013 .4353421 .618
Wake Forest   1014 .4173720 .649
Maryland   618 .2502430 .444
Virginia   222 .0832034 .370
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1994[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Big East Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Pittsburgh   1650 .76231161 .656
Providence   1380 .61932210 .604
Seton Hall   1280 .60032211 .602
Connecticut  y 1290 .57130180 .625
St. John's   1080 .55620160 .556
Georgetown   6121 .34217311 .357
Boston College   5140 .26314232 .385
Villanova   4140 .22216230 .410
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1994[4][5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Oklahoma State  y 216 .7784917 .742
No. 1 Oklahoma  y 219 .7005017 .746
No. 25 Kansas  y 179 .6544018 .690
Iowa State   1514 .5173028 .517
Nebraska   1416 .4673228 .533
Missouri   919 .3213226 .552
Kansas State   327 .1001343 .232
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1994[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Ohio State  y 252 .926499 .845
No. 28 Minnesota  y 217 .7504221 .667
Michigan   1315 .4642929 .500
Michigan State   1315 .4642629 .473
Iowa   1315 .4642232 .407
Penn State   1215 .4442524 .510
Indiana   1216 .4293323 .589
Illinois   1216 .4292626 .500
Northwestern   1018 .3573422 .607
Purdue   820 .2861639 .291
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1994[7][8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 30 Old Dominion  y 1440 .77840140 .741
James Madison   1170 .61140191 .675
Richmond   1170 .61136190 .655
UNC Wilmington   1080 .55630280 .517
East Carolina   890 .47136180 .667
William & Mary   7110 .38924231 .510
George Mason   1160 .05918321 .363
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1994[9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Ivy League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Lou Gehrig
Penn  x 1460 .70025121 .671
Columbia   1280 .60018240 .429
Princeton   10100 .50021190 .525
Cornell   7130 .35012250 .324
Red Rolfe
Yale  xy 1460 .70024190 .558
Dartmouth   9110 .45016210 .432
Harvard   7130 .35013221 .375
Brown   7130 .35010280 .263
x Division champion
Championship Series champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1994[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Canisius  x 171 .9442814 .667
Le Moyne   99 .5001815 .545
Siena   810 .4441522 .405
Niagara   216 .111929 .237
Southern
Iona  x 135 .7222122 .488
Saint Peter's   117 .6111822 .450
Fairfield   108 .5561522 .405
Manhattan   216 .111231 .061
x Division champion
As of June 30, 1994[11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 29 Kent State  y 187 .7203317 .660
Ohio   1810 .6433419 .642
Bowling Green   1610 .6152918 .617
Central Michigan  y 1812 .6003821 .644
Western Michigan   1812 .6003023 .566
Eastern Michigan   1512 .5562927 .518
Toledo   1216 .4292331 .426
Akron   1016 .3852925 .537
Miami   921 .3001836 .333
Ball State   422 .1541732 .347
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1994[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Northeast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson   1560 .71426160 .619
Rider  y 1560 .71433182 .642
Long Island   1470 .66725190 .568
Wagner   11100 .52419220 .463
St. Francis   10110 .47617210 .447
Monmouth   7130 .35013230 .361
Mount St. Mary's   6150 .28611270 .289
Marist   5150 .25010290 .256
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Oregon State  x 228 .7333519 .648
No. 16 Washington  y 2010 .6674618 .719
Portland State   1416 .4673024 .556
Gonzaga   1317 .4332923 .558
Washington State   1119 .3673526 .574
Portland   1020 .3332233 .400
Southern
No. 13 Stanford  xy 219 .7003624 .600
No. 4 Arizona State  y 2010 .6674518 .714
No. 14 Southern California  y 1911 .6334120 .672
California   1218 .4002535 .417
UCLA   1119 .3672236 .379
Arizona   723 .2331540 .273
x Division champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1994[13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Patriot League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North
Army  x 1730 .85025170 .595
Fordham  x 1730 .85028190 .596
Holy Cross   1190 .55014180 .438
Colgate   1170 .0561280 .034
South
Navy  x 1190 .55024181 .570
Lafayette   8120 .40011250 .306
Lehigh   8120 .40011170 .393
Bucknell   5130 .27810250 .286
x Division champion
Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1994[14]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 10 Tennessee  xy 245 .8285214 .788
No. 21 Florida  y 169 .6404023 .635
Kentucky   1114 .4403225 .561
South Carolina   1115 .4233523 .603
Vanderbilt   1020 .3332830 .483
Georgia   919 .3212235 .386
Western
No. 7 LSU  xy 216 .7784620 .697
Mississippi State   1512 .5563623 .610
No. 8 Auburn  y 1613 .5524421 .677
Arkansas   1313 .5003027 .526
Ole Miss   1214 .4623026 .536
Alabama   422 .1542135 .375
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1994[15]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Western Carolina  y 194 .8264518 .714
Georgia Southern   157 .6823125 .554
Marshall   129 .5712320 .535
East Tennessee State   1211 .5221921 .475
The Citadel  y 1113 .4583234 .485
Appalachian State   1013 .4352226 .458
VMI   1013 .4352129 .420
Davidson   1014 .4172031 .392
Furman   419 .174935 .205
Conference champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1994[16]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
FIU x 126 .6673821 .644
Stetson  99 .5003721 .638
UCF  810 .4442926 .527
College of Charleston  711 .3892721 .563
Florida Atlantic  00 3123 .574
West
Mercer x 159 .6253221 .604
Southeastern Louisiana xy 159 .6253430 .531
Samford  1311 .5421933 .365
Centenary  1113 .4582328 .451
Georgia State  618 .2501242 .222
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1994[17]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1994 season marked the forty 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 Oklahoma claiming their second championship with a 13–5 win over Georgia Tech in the final.[1]

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
2 Georgia Tech 2
7 Cal State Fullerton 0
2 Georgia Tech 12
6 Florida State 4
6 Florida State 6
3 LSU 3
2 Georgia Tech 3
7 Cal State Fullerton 2
7 Cal State Fullerton 20
3 LSU 6
7 Cal State Fullerton 10
6 Florida State 3
2 Georgia Tech 5
4 Oklahoma 13
8 Arizona State 4
1 Miami (FL) 0
8 Arizona State 3
4 Oklahoma 4
4 Oklahoma 5
5 Auburn 4
4 Oklahoma 6
8 Arizona State 1
1 Miami (FL) 7
5 Auburn 5
1 Miami (FL) 5
8 Arizona State 9

Award winners

All-America team

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