# 1985 NCAA Division I baseball season

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.

## Realignment and format changes

* Nicholls State and Northwestern State departed the Trans America Athletic Conference for the Gulf Star Conference and Southland Conference, respectively.
* The Big South Conference formed, consisting of 8 teams from NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, and NAIA, and petitioned for Division I status. This was granted in 1986. The members were Armstrong State, Augusta State, Baptist, Campbell, Coastal Carolina, Radford, UNC Asheville, and Winthrop.
* The Association of Mid-Continent Universities instituted division for conference play. The Blue Division consisted of Cleveland State, UIC, and Valparaiso while the Gray Division included Eastern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Southwest Missouri State, and Western Illinois.

## 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.
| 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 | No tournament | No tournament |
| Mid-American Conference | Central Michigan | No tournament | No tournament | 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 | No tournament | 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 :
| 1985 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Clemson ‍†‍‍ 9–4 .69236–30 .545 North Carolina ‍†‍‍ 9–4 .69240–17 .702 No. 23 Virginia ‍†‍‍$^y$ 9–4 .69238–16 .704 NC State ‍‍‍ 8–5 .61529–16 .644 No. 17 Georgia Tech ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 6–7 .46242–19 .689 Duke ‍‍‍ 5–8 .38518–15 .545 Maryland ‍‍‍ 5–8 .38522–28 .440 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 1–12 .07723–23 .500 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1985 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1985 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT East Temple $^x$‍‍‍ 9–2–0 .81833–18–1 .644 UMass ‍‍‍ 8–4–0 .66720–18–0 .526 Rutgers ‍‍‍ 6–6–0 .50025–15–0 .625 Rhode Island ‍‍‍ 5–7–0 .41724–16–1 .598 Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍ 2–10–0 .16712–23–0 .343 West West Virginia $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 9–3–0 .75027–16–0 .628 Penn State $^x$‍‍‍ 9–3–0 .75027–14–0 .659 George Washington ‍‍‍ 8–4–0 .66718–20–2 .475 St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍ 1–8–0 .11117–13–0 .567 Duquesne ‍‍‍ 0–9–0 .00015–12–0 .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 vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT North Division Connecticut $^x$‍‍‍ 11–7–0 .61120–24–1 .456 St. John's ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 10–7–0 .58832–21–0 .604 Providence ‍‍‍ 8–9–0 .47122–24–1 .479 Boston College ‍‍‍ 6–12–0 .33312–22–0 .353 South Division Seton Hall $^x$‍‍‍ 15–3–0 .83344–19–1 .695 Georgetown ‍‍‍ 8–10–0 .44427–25–0 .519 Villanova ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .38920–24–1 .456 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 6–12–0 .33316–18–0 .471 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1985 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1985 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT East Michigan $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 14–2–0 .87555–10–0 .846 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .50029–24–0 .547 Purdue ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .50033–25–0 .569 Indiana ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .50057–19–1 .747 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 2–14–0 .12522–35–0 .386 West Illinois $^x$‍‍‍ 12–4–0 .75046–21–0 .687 Minnesota ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 9–7–0 .56333–23–0 .589 Iowa ‍‍‍ 9–7–0 .56340–20–0 .667 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 7–9–0 .43840–18–0 .690 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 3–13–0 .18828–25–2 .527 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1985 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1985 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Blue Division Valparaiso $^x$‍‍‍ 5–3–0 .62535–21–1 .623 Cleveland State ‍‍‍ 4–4–0 .50023–30–2 .436 UIC ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .37528–41–1 .407 Gray Division Eastern Illinois $^x$‍‍‍ 8–0–0 1.00033–14–1 .698 Southwest Missouri State ‍‍‡‍ 5–3–0 .62524–16–0 .600 Western Illinois ‍‍‍ 7–5–0 .58325–14–1 .638 Northern Iowa ‍‍‍ 0–12–0 .00015–32–0 .319 ‡ – Tournament champion As of June 30, 1985 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1985 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW 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 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North Division No. 12 Fresno State $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 23–7 .76743–22 .662 San Jose State ‍‍‍ 16–14 .53324–34 .414 UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 16–14 .53337–22 .627 Pacific ‍‍‍ 6–21 .22216–36 .308 South Division Cal State Fullerton $^x$‍‍‍ 21–9 .70036–22 .621 UNLV ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56740–21 .656 UC Irvine ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40724–31 .436 Long Beach State ‍‍‍ 7–23 .23322–42 .344 x – Division champion ‡ – Championship Series champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1985 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1985 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Eastern Division No. 11 Florida $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 15–6 .71443–18 .705 Georgia ‍‍‍ 11–11 .50033–23 .589 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍ 10–13 .43535–16 .686 Kentucky ‍‍‍ 10–13 .43528–24 .538 Tennessee ‍‍‍ 10–13 .43526–23 .531 Western Division No. 24 LSU $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 17–7 .70841–18 .695 No. 4 Mississippi State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–8 .66750–15 .769 Auburn ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47830–22 .577 Alabama ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41730–23 .566 Ole Miss ‍‍‍ 5–18 .21720–28 .417 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1985 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1985 Southern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern Appalachian State $^x$‍‍‍ 14–3 .82435–13 .729 Marshall ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55626–18 .591 VMI ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44416–24 .400 East Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 3–14 .17610–31 .244 Southern Davidson $^x$‍‍‍ 11–5 .68824–19 .558 No. 26 Western Carolina ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 11–6 .64737–35 .514 The Citadel ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44429–20 .592 Furman ‍‍‍ 4–13 .23516–29 .356 x – Division champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1985 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1985 Southwest Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 2 Texas ‍†‍‍$^y$ 16–5 .76264–14 .821 Baylor ‍‍‍ 14–7 .66742–13 .764 No. 3 Arkansas ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 13–7 .65051–15 .773 No. 22 Houston ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–9 .57144–17 .721 Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57139–16 .709 TCU ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42935–17 .673 Rice ‍‍‍ 5–15 .25027–21 .563 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 2–19 .09518–33 .353 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1985 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1985 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Georgia Southern $^x$‍†‍‡‍ 14–3 .82441–23 .641 Mercer ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50024–28 .462 Samford ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38921–36 .368 Georgia State ‍‍‍ 5–12 .29417–28 .378 West Hardin–Simmons $^x$‍‍‍ 9–7 .56330–31 .492 Centenary ‍‍‍ 7–8 .46727–25 .519 Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 7–8 .46721–23 .477 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1985 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## 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.
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | |