1985 NCAA Division I baseball season

1985 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams260
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsMiami (FL) (2nd title)
Runners-upTexas (22nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coachRon Fraser (2nd title)
MOPGreg Ellena (Miami (FL))
Seasons

The 1985 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 1985. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1985 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty-ninth time in 1985, 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 second time.[1]

Realignment and format changes

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1985 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Five regionals of four teams and three 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 13 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season winner Conference tournament Tournament venue • city Tournament winner
Atlantic Coast Conference Clemson/North Carolina/Virginia 1985 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech
Atlantic 10 Conference East - Temple
West - West Virginia/Penn State		 1985 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Hawley Field • Morgantown, WV West Virginia
Big East Conference North - Connecticut
South - Seton Hall		 1985 Big East Conference baseball tournament Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT St. John's
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1985 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference East - Michigan
West - Illinois		 1985 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Minnesota
EIBL Harvard/Princeton No tournament
Mid-American Conference Central Michigan No tournament
Mid-Continent Blue - Valparaiso
Gray - Eastern Illinois		 1985 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament Monier Field • Charleston, IL Southwest Missouri State
Midwestern City Conference North - Xavier
South - Oral Roberts		 1985 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament Tulsa, OK Oral Roberts
Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington State
South - Stanford		 No tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association North - Fresno State
South - Cal State Fullerton		 1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Baseball Championship Series Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA Fresno State
Southeastern Conference East - Florida
West - LSU		 1985 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA Mississippi State
Southern Conference North - Appalachian State
South - Davidson		 1985 Southern Conference baseball tournament Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, North Carolina, Western Carolina
Southwest Conference Texas 1985 Southwest Conference baseball tournament George Cole Field • Fayetteville, AR Arkansas
Trans America Athletic Conference East - Georgia Southern
West - Hardin–Simmons		 1985 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament J. I Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1985 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Clemson  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 4 – 0   .692 36 – 30 – 1   .545
North Carolina  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 4 – 0   .692 40 – 17 – 0   .702
No. 23 Virginia  ‍†‍‍y 9 – 4 – 0   .692 38 – 16 – 0   .704
NC State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 5 – 0   .615 29 – 16 – 0   .644
No. 17 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‡‍y 6 – 7 – 0   .462 42 – 19 – 0   .689
Duke  ‍‍‍ 5 – 8 – 0   .385 18 – 15 – 0   .545
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5 – 8 – 0   .385 22 – 28 – 0   .440
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 1 – 12 – 0   .077 23 – 23 – 0   .500
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Temple  x‍‍‍ 9 – 2 – 0   .818 33 – 18 – 1   .644
UMass  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4 – 0   .667 20 – 18 – 0   .526
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 6 – 6 – 0   .500 25 – 15 – 0   .625
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 5 – 7 – 0   .417 24 – 16 – 1   .598
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 2 – 10 – 0   .167 12 – 23 – 0   .343
West
West Virginia  x‍‍‡‍y 9 – 3 – 0   .750 27 – 16 – 0   .628
Penn State  x‍‍‍ 9 – 3 – 0   .750 27 – 14 – 0   .659
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4 – 0   .667 18 – 20 – 2   .475
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8 – 0   .111 17 – 13 – 0   .567
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 0 – 9 – 0   .000 15 – 12 – 0   .556
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North Division
Connecticut  x‍‍‍ 11 – 7 – 0   .611 20 – 24 – 1   .456
St. John's  ‍‍‡‍y 10 – 7 – 0   .588 32 – 21 – 0   .604
Providence  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9 – 0   .471 22 – 24 – 1   .479
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12 – 0   .333 12 – 22 – 0   .353
South Division
Seton Hall  x‍‍‍ 15 – 3 – 0   .833 44 – 19 – 1   .695
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10 – 0   .444 27 – 25 – 0   .519
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11 – 0   .389 20 – 24 – 1   .456
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12 – 0   .333 16 – 18 – 0   .471
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[4][5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North Division
Connecticut  x‍‍‍ 11 – 7 – 0   .611 20 – 24 – 1   .456
St. John's  ‍‍‡‍y 10 – 7 – 0   .588 32 – 21 – 0   .604
Providence  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9 – 0   .471 22 – 24 – 1   .479
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12 – 0   .333 12 – 22 – 0   .353
South Division
Seton Hall  x‍‍‍ 15 – 3 – 0   .833 44 – 19 – 1   .695
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10 – 0   .444 27 – 25 – 0   .519
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11 – 0   .389 20 – 24 – 1   .456
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12 – 0   .333 16 – 18 – 0   .471
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[6][7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Michigan  x‍‍‍y 14 – 2 – 0   .875 55 – 10 – 0   .846
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8 – 0   .500 29 – 24 – 0   .547
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8 – 0   .500 33 – 25 – 0   .569
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8 – 0   .500 57 – 19 – 1   .747
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 14 – 0   .125 22 – 35 – 0   .386
West
Illinois  x‍‍‍ 12 – 4 – 0   .750 46 – 21 – 0   .687
Minnesota  ‍‍‡‍y 9 – 7 – 0   .563 33 – 23 – 0   .589
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 9 – 7 – 0   .563 40 – 20 – 0   .667
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9 – 0   .438 40 – 18 – 0   .690
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 3 – 13 – 0   .188 28 – 25 – 2   .527
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[8][9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Blue Division
Valparaiso  x‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 0   .625 35 – 21 – 1   .623
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 0   .500 23 – 30 – 2   .436
UIC  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 0   .375 28 – 41 – 1   .407
Gray Division
Eastern Illinois  x‍‍‍ 8 – 0 – 0   1.000 33 – 14 – 1   .698
Southwest Missouri State  ‍‍‡‍ 5 – 3 – 0   .625 24 – 16 – 0   .600
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 7 – 5 – 0   .583 25 – 14 – 1   .638
Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍ 0 – 12 – 0   .000 15 – 32 – 0   .319
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1985[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Northern
Washington State  x‍‍‍ 16 – 8 – 0   .667 45 – 22 – 0   .672
Washington  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 36 – 12 – 0   .750
No. 29 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 12 – 12 – 0   .500 34 – 17 – 0   .667
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 34 – 17 – 0   .667
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 26 – 23 – 1   .530
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 42 – 24 – 0   .636
Portland  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 22 – 22 – 0   .500
Southern
No. 6 Stanford  x‍‍‍y 23 – 7 – 0   .767 47 – 15 – 0   .758
No. 7 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 17 – 13 – 0   .567 47 – 22 – 0   .681
No. 28 California  ‍‍‍y 17 – 13 – 0   .567 42 – 24 – 0   .636
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 31 – 35 – 0   .470
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 34 – 30 – 1   .531
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 5 – 25 – 0   .167 22 – 44 – 0   .333
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Division
No. 12 Fresno State  x‍‍‡‍y 23 – 7   .767 43 – 22   .662
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 24 – 34   .414
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 37 – 22   .627
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21   .222 16 – 36   .308
South Division
Cal State Fullerton  x‍‍‍ 21 – 9   .700 36 – 22   .621
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 40 – 21   .656
UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 24 – 31   .436
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23   .233 22 – 42   .344
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
No. 11 Florida  x‍‍‍y 15 – 6   .714 43 – 18   .705
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 – 11   .500 33 – 23   .589
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 35 – 16   .686
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 28 – 24   .538
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 26 – 23   .531
Western Division
No. 24 LSU  x‍‍‍y 17 – 7   .708 41 – 18   .695
No. 4 Mississippi State  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 8   .667 50 – 15   .769
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478 30 – 22   .577
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 30 – 23   .566
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18   .217 20 – 28   .417
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Appalachian State  x‍‍‍ 14 – 3   .824 35 – 13   .729
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 26 – 18   .591
VMI  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 16 – 24   .400
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 14   .176 10 – 31   .244
Southern
Davidson  x‍‍‍ 11 – 5   .688 24 – 19   .558
No. 26 Western Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y 11 – 6   .647 37 – 35   .514
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 29 – 20   .592
Furman  ‍‍‍ 4 – 13   .235 16 – 29   .356
x – Division champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[14]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 5   .762 64 – 14   .821
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 14 – 7   .667 42 – 13   .764
No. 3 Arkansas  ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 7   .650 51 – 15   .773
No. 22 Houston  ‍‍‍y 12 – 9   .571 44 – 17   .721
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9   .571 39 – 16   .709
TCU  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 35 – 17   .673
Rice  ‍‍‍ 5 – 15   .250 27 – 21   .563
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 2 – 19   .095 18 – 33   .353
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[15]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Georgia Southern x‍†‍‡‍ 14 – 3   .824 41 – 23   .641
Mercer ‍‍‍ 9 – 9   .500 24 – 28   .462
Samford ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 21 – 36   .368
Georgia State ‍‍‍ 5 – 12   .294 17 – 28   .378
West
Hardin–Simmons x‍‍‍ 9 – 7   .563 30 – 31   .492
Centenary ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 27 – 25   .519
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 21 – 23   .477
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[16]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y –   – 64 – 16   .800
Campbell  ‍‍‍ –   – 32 – 17   .653
Stetson  ‍‍‍ –   – 38 – 23   .623
No. 21 New Orleans  ‍‍‍y –   – 43 – 28   .606
UCF  ‍‍‍ –   – 52 – 34   .605
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ –   – 13 – 16   .448
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ –   – 17 – 23   .425
Richmond  ‍‍‍ –   – 20 – 29   .408
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[17]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

Main article: 1985 College World Series

The 1985 season marked the thirty ninth 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 second championship with a 10–6 win over Texas in the final.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Arkansas114
South Carolina0
Arkansas4
Mississippi State5
Mississippi State12
Oklahoma State3
Mississippi State7
Texas12
Miami (FL)17
Texas810
Stanford3
Miami (FL)1Arkansas7
Texas2
Texas2
Arizona1
Texas16
Lower round 1Lower round 2Miami (FL)210
Miami (FL)2
South Carolina11Oklahoma State1
Mississippi State5
Oklahoma State16
Miami (FL)6
Arkansas10
Stanford9Stanford4
Arizona2

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1985 College Baseball All-America Team

References

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