# 1985 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

The 1985 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1985 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its thirty-ninth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Five regions held a four-team, double-elimination tournament while three regions included six teams, resulting in 38 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The thirty-ninth tournament champion was Miami (FL), coached by Ron Fraser. The Most Outstanding Player was Greg Ellena of Miami (FL).

## Regionals

The tournament's opening rounds were played across eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of either a four-team field or a six-team field. Each regional tournament is double-elimination, however region brackets are variable depending on the number of teams remaining after each round. The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.

### Atlantic Regional at Coral Gables, FL

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 22 | | | | | | | |
| Princeton | Princeton | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Princeton | Princeton | 6 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 11 | | | | |
| | | | Virginia | Virginia | 6 | | | | |
| Virginia | Virginia | 14 | Virginia | Virginia | 6 | | | | |
| Florida | Florida | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Florida | Florida | 1 | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 1 | 12 |
| | | | | | | Florida | Florida | 8 | 9 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Florida | Florida | 8 | 9 |
| | | | Virginia | Virginia | 2 | | | | |
| Princeton | Princeton | 4 | Florida | Florida | 15 | | | | |
| Florida | Florida | 14 | | | | | | | |

### Central Regional at Austin, TX

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lamar | Lamar | 1 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Grambling State | Grambling State | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Houston | Houston | 11 | | | | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 4 | | | | | | |
| LSU | LSU | 4 | | | | Texas | Texas | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Houston | Houston | 2 | | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 10 | — |
| | | | Texas | Texas | 9 | | | | | | | Lamar | Lamar | 2 | — |
| Texas | Texas | 4* | | | | | | | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 5 | | | | |
| Grambling State | Grambling State | 3* | | | | Houston | Houston | 9 | Lamar | Lamar | 7 | | | | |
| | | | Lamar | Lamar | 4 | Lamar | Lamar | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | | | LSU | LSU | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### East Regional at Columbia, SC

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Western Carolina | Western Carolina | 12 | | | | | | | |
| | | | La Salle | La Salle | 13* | | | | | | | |
| Western Carolina | Western Carolina | 5 | La Salle | La Salle | 13* | La Salle | La Salle | 17 | | | | |
| Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 3 | | | | Rider | Rider | 12 | | | | |
| Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 3 | Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 2 | Rider | Rider | 12 | | | | |
| | | | Rider | Rider | 3 | | | | | | | |
| St. John's | St. John's | 14 | Rider | Rider | 3 | | | | La Salle | La Salle | 2 | — |
| Rider | Rider | 9 | | | | | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 7 | — |
| Rider | Rider | 9 | St. John's | St. John's | 6 | | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 7 | — |
| | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 13 | | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | 11 | South Carolina | South Carolina | 13 | South Carolina | South Carolina | 14 | | | | |
| La Salle | La Salle | 1 | | | | Western Carolina | Western Carolina | 3 | | | | |
| La Salle | La Salle | 1 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina | 9 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina | 3 | | | | |
| | | | St. John's | St. John's | 6 | | | | | | | |

### Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota | 3 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 15 | | | | |
| | | | Wichita State | Wichita State | 8 | | | | |
| Wichita State | Wichita State | 12 | Wichita State | Wichita State | 8 | | | | |
| Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts | 1 | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 2 | 10 |
| | | | | | | Wichita State | Wichita State | 7 | 6 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Wichita State | Wichita State | 7 | 6 |
| | | | Wichita State | Wichita State | 15 | | | | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota | 8 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts | 14 | | | | |
| Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts | 17 | | | | | | | |

### South I Regional at Starkville, MS

| First round | First round | First round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 10 | | | | | | | |
| West Virginia | West Virginia | 1 | | | | | | | |
| West Virginia | West Virginia | 1 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 8 | | | | |
| | | | New Orleans | New Orleans | 4 | | | | |
| New Orleans | New Orleans | 12* | New Orleans | New Orleans | 4 | | | | |
| Michigan | Michigan | 10* | | | | | | | |
| Michigan | Michigan | 10* | | | | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 6 | 19 |
| | | | | | | Michigan | Michigan | 14 | 8 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Michigan | Michigan | 14 | 8 |
| | | | New Orleans | New Orleans | 6 | | | | |
| West Virginia | West Virginia | 2 | Michigan | Michigan | 11 | | | | |
| Michigan | Michigan | 9 | | | | | | | |

### South II Regional at Tallahassee, FL

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Arkansas | Arkansas | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky | 13 | Arkansas | Arkansas | 13 | | | | | | | |
| | | | George Mason | George Mason | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 7 | | | | Arkansas | Arkansas | 7 | | | | | | |
| Central Michigan | Central Michigan | 6 | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 1 | | | | | | | Arkansas | Arkansas | 7 | — |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 9 | | | | | | | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 5 | — |
| Florida State | Florida State | 11 | | | | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 3 | | | | |
| George Mason | George Mason | 0 | | | | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 14 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 8 | | | | |
| | | | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky | 10 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky | 13 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Central Michigan | Central Michigan | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### West I Regional at Stanford, CA

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Stanford | Stanford | 17 | | | | | | | |
| Oregon State | Oregon State | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Oregon State | Oregon State | 3 | Stanford | Stanford | 9 | | | | |
| | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 8 | | | | |
| Nebraska | Nebraska | 4 | Nebraska | Nebraska | 8 | | | | |
| Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 2 | | | | Stanford | Stanford | 1 | 7 |
| | | | | | | Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 5 | 1 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 5 | 1 |
| | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 6 | | | | |
| Oregon State | Oregon State | 1 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 7 | | | | |
| Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 6 | | | | | | | |

### West II Regional at Fresno, CA

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Arizona | Arizona | 7 | | | | | | | |
| BYU | BYU | 3 | | | | | | | |
| BYU | BYU | 3 | Arizona | Arizona | 6 | | | | |
| | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 7* | Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 | | | | |
| California | California | 6* | | | | | | | |
| California | California | 6* | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 10 | — |
| | | | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 3 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Fresno State | Fresno State | 3 | — |
| | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 12 | | | | |
| BYU | BYU | 9 | BYU | BYU | 8 | | | | |
| California | California | 5 | | | | | | | |

## College World Series
### Participants

| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record |
| Arizona | Pac-10 | 47–20 (17–13) | Jerry Kindall | 12 (last: 1980) | 1st (1976, 1980) | 27–22 |
| Arkansas | SWC | 49–13 (13–7) | Norm DeBriyn | 1 (last: 1979) | 2nd (1979) | 3–2 |
| Miami (FL) | n/a | 59–15 (n/a) | Ron Fraser | 7 (last: 1984) | 1st (1982) | 14–12 |
| Mississippi State | SEC | 48–13 (16–8) | Ron Polk | 3 (last: 1981) | 6th (1979, 1981) | 2–6 |
| Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 57–14 (19–4) | Gary Ward | 12 (last: 1984) | 1st (1959) | 27–23 |
| South Carolina | Metro | 47–20 (n/a) | June Raines | 4 (last: 1982) | 2nd (1975, 1977) | 9–8 |
| Stanford | Pac-10 | 46–13 (23–7) | Mark Marquess | 4 (last: 1983) | 3rd (1967) | 6–8 |
| Texas | SWC | 60–12 (16–5) | Cliff Gustafson | 22 (last: 1984) | 1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983) | 51–38 |

### Results
#### Bracket

| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Arkansas | Arkansas | 1$^{14}$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | 0 | Arkansas | Arkansas | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 12 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 3 | | | | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 12 | | | | | | | |
| Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 17 | | | | Texas | Texas | 12 | | | | | |
| Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 17 | | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 8$^{10}$ | | |
| Stanford | Stanford | 3 | | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 8$^{10}$ | | |
| Stanford | Stanford | 3 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 1 | | | | Arkansas | Arkansas | 7 | | |
| | | | Texas | Texas | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 2 | Texas | Texas | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 1 | 6 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 2 | 10 |
| | | | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | | | | | | 2 |
| | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 11 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | | | | | | 1 |
| | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 11 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 5 | | 1 |
| | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 16 | | | | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 5 | |
| | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 16 | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 6 | |
| | | | | | | Arkansas | Arkansas | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 6 | 10 | |
| | | | Stanford | Stanford | 9 | Stanford | Stanford | | | | | 4 | |
| | | | Arizona | Arizona | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Game results

| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
| May 31 | Game 1 | Arkansas | 1–0 (14 innings) | South Carolina | |
| May 31 | Game 2 | Mississippi State | 12–3 | Oklahoma State | |
| June 1 | Game 3 | Miami (FL) | 17–3 | Stanford | |
| June 1 | Game 4 | Texas | 2–1 | Arizona | |
| June 2 | Game 5 | Oklahoma State | 16–11 | South Carolina | South Carolina eliminated |
| June 2 | Game 6 | Stanford | 9–2 | Arizona | Arizona eliminated |
| June 3 | Game 7 | Mississippi State | 5–4 | Arkansas | |
| June 5 | Game 8 | Texas | 8–4 | Miami (FL) | |
| June 6 | Game 9 | Arkansas | 10–4 | Stanford | Stanford eliminated |
| June 6 | Game 10 | Miami (FL) | 2–1 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State eliminated |
| June 7 | Game 11 | Texas | 12–7 | Mississippi State | Texas qualified for final |
| June 8 | Game 12 | Miami (FL) | 6–5 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State eliminated |
| June 8 | Game 13 | Texas | 8–7 (10 innings) | Arkansas | Arkansas eliminated |
| June 9 | Game 14 | Miami (FL) | 2–1 | Texas | |
| June 11 | Final | Miami (FL) | 10–6 | Texas | Miami wins CWS |

### All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School |
| P | Kevin Sheary | Miami (FL) |
| P | Greg Swindell | Texas |
| C | Chris Magno | Miami (FL) |
| 1B | Will Clark | Mississippi State |
| 2B | Billy Bates | Texas |
| 3B | Jeff King | Arkansas |
| SS | Frank Davis | Mississippi State |
| OF | Dennis Cook | Texas |
| OF | Ralph Kraus | Arkansas |
| OF | Dan Van Cleve | Mississippi State |
| DH | Greg Ellena (MOP) | Miami (FL) |

### Notable players

* Arizona: Chip Hale, Tommy Hinzo, Joe Magrane, Dave Rohde
* Arkansas: Kevin Campbell, Howard Hilton, Fred Farwell, Jeff King, Jimmy Kremers, Pat Rice
* Miami (FL):
* Mississippi State: Jeff Brantley, Will Clark, Rafael Palmeiro, Bobby Thigpen
* Oklahoma State: Jeff Bronkey, Doug Dascenzo, Carlos Diaz, Gordon Dillard, Pete Incaviglia
* South Carolina: Mike Cook, Dave Hollins
* Stanford: Rubén Amaro, Jr., Jeff Ballard, Mark Davis, Jack McDowell, Al Osuna, John Ramos, Pete Stanicek
* Texas: Billy Bates, Dennis Cook, James Castillion, Rick Parker, Mark Petkovsek, Rusty Richards, Bruce Ruffin, Greg Swindell