# 1992 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1992 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 1992. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1992 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty sixth time in 1992, 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. Pepperdine claimed the championship for the first time.

## Realignment

* Florida State and South Carolina departed the Metro Conference for the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference, respectively.
* Arkansas left the Southwest Conference for the Southeastern Conference.
* Georgia Southern and Arkansas–Little Rock moved from the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC) to the Southern Conference and the Sun Belt Conference, respectively.
* Old Dominion left the Sun Belt Conference and joined the Colonial Athletic Association.
* College of Charleston and Southeastern Louisiana joined the TAAC after reclassifying to NCAA Division I. Meanwhile, Georgia State restarted its program in the TAAC after 5 seasons without varsity baseball.
* Wright State and Youngstown State joined the Mid-Continent Conference, leaving the ranks of independents.
* Northern Iowa departed the Mid-Continent Conference for the Missouri Valley Conference.

### Format changes

* With the addition of two new teams, the SEC split into Eastern and Western divisions.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1992 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.
| Conference | Regular season winner | Conference Tournament | Tournament Venue • City | Tournament Winner |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Clemson | 1992 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament | Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC | NC State |
| Big East Conference | St. John's | 1992 Big East Conference baseball tournament | Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT | Providence |
| Big Eight Conference | Oklahoma State | 1992 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament | All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | Oklahoma State |
| Big South Conference | Coastal Carolina | 1992 Big South Conference baseball tournament | Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC | Coastal Carolina |
| Big Ten Conference | Ohio State | 1992 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament | Trautman Field • Columbus, OH | Minnesota |
| Big West Conference | Long Beach State | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| Colonial Athletic Association | George Mason | 1992 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament | Harrington Field • Greenville, NC | George Mason |
| EIBL | Yale | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| Metro Conference | VCU | 1992 Metro Conference baseball tournament | Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | Tulane |
| Mid-American Conference | Kent State | 1992 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament | Gene Michael Field • Kent, OH | Kent State |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference | Notre Dame | 1992 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament | South Bend, IN | Notre Dame |
| Mid-Continent Conference | Blue - Wright State Gray - Eastern Illinois | 1992 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament | Chicago, IL | Wright State |
| Pacific-10 Conference | North - Washington South - Arizona | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| Southeastern Conference | Eastern - Florida Western - LSU | 1992 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA | LSU |
| Southern Conference | Western Carolina | 1992 Southern Conference baseball tournament | College Park • Charleston, SC | Western Carolina |
| Southwest Conference | Texas | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Trans America Athletic Conference | East - Stetson/FIU West - Southeastern Louisiana | 1992 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Southeastern Louisiana Diamond • Hammond, LA | Southeastern Louisiana |
| West Coast Conference | Pepperdine | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1992 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings :
| 1992 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 10 Clemson ‍†‍‍$^y$ 19–5 .79250–14 .781 No. 5 Florida State ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–7 .69649–21 .700 No. 29 NC State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 15–9 .62546–18 .719 No. 24 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–9 .60945–19 .703 Duke ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50038–16 .704 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45836–22 .621 North Carolina ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33331–27 .534 Maryland ‍‍‍ 7–15 .31827–28 .491 Virginia ‍‍‍ 3–19 .13621–30 .412 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1992 Big East Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT St. John's ‍†‍‍ 14–5–0 .73730–13–0 .698 Seton Hall ‍‍‍ 14–7–0 .66728–27–0 .509 Connecticut ‍‍‍ 13–7–0 .65025–20–1 .554 Providence ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 12–8–0 .60029–23–0 .558 Villanova ‍‍‍ 9–10–0 .47422–21–0 .512 Georgetown ‍‍‍ 6–15–0 .28612–30–1 .291 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .27823–21–0 .523 Boston College ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .27818–17–1 .514 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1992 Big South Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Coastal Carolina ‍†‍‡‍ 13–5–0 .72233–27–0 .550 Davidson ‍‍‍ 10–6–0 .62528–25–0 .528 Winthrop ‍‍‍ 10–7–0 .58829–29–0 .500 Radford ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .50028–23–0 .549 UNC Asheville ‍‍‍ 8–10–0 .44420–28–0 .417 Campbell ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .40016–38–1 .300 Liberty ‍‍‍ 5–11–0 .31320–27–1 .427 Charleston Southern ‍‍‍ 3–13–0 .18812–34–0 .261 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1992 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 19 Ohio State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 20–8 .71440–21 .656 No. 25 Minnesota ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 18–10 .64342–21 .667 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 17–11 .60736–19 .655 Illinois ‍‍‍ 16–12 .57136–20 .643 Indiana ‍‍‍ 14–14 .50035–20 .636 Purdue ‍‍‍ 13–15 .46430–25 .545 Iowa ‍‍‍ 12–16 .42926–28 .481 Penn State ‍‍‍ 11–17 .39324–24 .500 Michigan ‍‍‍ 11–17 .39321–32 .396 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 8–20 .28618–38 .321 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1992 Big West Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 23 Long Beach State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 18–5 .78336–21 .632 No. 2 Cal State Fullerton ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–7 .70846–17 .730 Fresno State ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–8 .66737–20 .649 UNLV ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54230–24 .556 San Jose State ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50032–21 .604 UC Irvine ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41723–27 .460 UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 9–14 .39130–23 .566 New Mexico State ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25020–33 .377 Pacific ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25017–33 .340 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1992 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT George Mason ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 13–4 .76539–18 .684 Richmond ‍‍‍ 12–5 .70632–17 .653 Old Dominion ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61139–19 .672 James Madison ‍‍‍ 8–9 .47126–24 .520 East Carolina ‍‍‍ 7–10 .41225–24 .510 UNC Wilmington ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38923–38 .377 William & Mary ‍‍‍ 2–14 .12518–27 .400 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1992 Mid-American Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Kent State ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 24–7–0 .77445–13–0 .776 Ohio ‍‍‍ 20–12–0 .62533–22–0 .600 Central Michigan ‍‍‍ 18–12–1 .59731–27–1 .534 Ball State ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .51923–27–0 .460 Miami ‍‍‍ 16–15–0 .51632–22–0 .593 Western Michigan ‍‍‍ 14–16–0 .46725–26–0 .490 Eastern Michigan ‍‍‍ 10–15–0 .40022–26–0 .458 Toledo ‍‍‍ 7–18–0 .28018–29–0 .383 Bowling Green ‍‍‍ 7–22–1 .25014–25–1 .363 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1992 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Blue Division Wright State $^x$‍‍‡‍ 17–3 .85040–16 .714 Akron ‍‍‍ 15–7 .68242–18 .700 Youngstown State ‍‍‍ 6–16 .27313–29 .310 Cleveland State ‍‍‍ 5–17 .22712–34 .261 Gray Division Eastern Illinois $^x$‍‍‍ 13–7 .65024–30 .444 Western Illinois ‍‍‍ 11–9 .55016–31 .340 UIC ‍‍‍ 12–10 .54523–27 .460 Valparaiso ‍‍‍ 11–11 .50019–30 .388 Northern Illinois ‍‍‍ 6–16 .27318–36 .333 ‡ – Tournament champion As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1992 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 3 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍$^y$ – –55–10 .846 Nevada ‍‍‍ – –43–11 .796 No. 26 Cal State Northridge ‍‍‍$^y$ – –38–16 .704 Sacramento State ‍‍‍ – –32–25 .561 Chapman ‍‍‍ – –29–24 .547 Grand Canyon ‍‍‍ – –25–27 .481 UNC Greensboro ‍‍‍ – –20–26 .435 Northeastern Illinois ‍‍‍ – –16–32 .333 Wisconsin–Milwaukee ‍‍‍ – –14–32 .304 Chicago State ‍‍‍ – –12–36 .250 Southern Utah ‍‍‍ – –4–43 .085 Georgia State ‍‍‍ – –2–28 .067 y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1992 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Eastern No. 16 Florida $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 16–8 .66744–20 .688 No. 28 South Carolina ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–11 .54242–22 .656 Georgia ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–11 .52235–25 .583 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47829–24 .547 Tennessee ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41735–20 .636 Kentucky ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41733–23 .589 Western No. 9 LSU $^x$‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 18–6 .75050–16 .758 No. 21 Mississippi State ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–9 .62540–22 .645 Arkansas ‍‍‍ 10–13 .43531–26 .544 Auburn ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41730–25 .545 Ole Miss ‍‍‍ 9–14 .39129–26 .527 Alabama ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33334–21 .618 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1992 Southern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 17 Western Carolina $^{†‡y}$ ‍‍‍ 17–4 .81044–21 .677 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 15–6 .71431–27 .534 East Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 11–8 .57931–20 .608 The Citadel ‍‍‍ 10–9 .52635–20 .636 Furman ‍‍‍ 11–10 .52421–31 .404 Appalachian State ‍‍‍ 6–14 .30017–34 .333 Marshall ‍‍‍ 5–13 .27815–26 .366 VMI ‍‍‍ 4–15 .21111–39 .220 † – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1992 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Stetson $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 13–5 .72238–21 .644 FIU $^x$‍‍‍ 13–5 .72236–23 .610 Mercer ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44429–20 .592 College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 2–16 .11116–29 .356 West Southeastern Louisiana $^x$‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 12–4 .75038–22 .633 Centenary $^x$‍†‍‍ 12–4 .75031–27 .534 Samford ‍‍‍ 0–16 .00013–43 .232 Georgia State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –2–30 .063 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1992 West Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 1 Pepperdine ‍†‍‍$^y$ 23–4 .85248–11 .814 San Diego ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51928–24 .538 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46723–32 .418 San Francisco ‍‍‍ 13–16 .44816–39 .291 Loyola Marymount ‍‍‍ 10–16 .38516–36 .308 Saint Mary's ‍‍‍ 9–18 .33315–36 .294 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

The 1992 season marked the forty sixth 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 Pepperdine claiming their first championship with a 3–2 win over Cal State Fullerton in the final.
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 4$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | California | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | California | 3 | 1 | Miami (FL) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Cal State Fullerton | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Cal State Fullerton | 7 | 4 | Cal State Fullerton | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Florida State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Florida State | 2 | | | | 1 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Cal State Fullerton | 7 | 8 | | | | | |
| 8 | California | 4 | | | | | | | | 4 | Cal State Fullerton | 7 | 8 | | | | |
| 5 | Florida State | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Florida State | 5 | 5 | Florida State | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Cal State Fullerton | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Cal State Fullerton | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Pepperdine | 3 |
| 2 | Wichita State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Pepperdine | 3 |
| 7 | Pepperdine | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Pepperdine | 6 | 7 | Pepperdine | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Texas | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Texas | 15 | 3 | Texas | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 3 | | | | 7 | Pepperdine | 5 | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Texas | 4 | — | | | | | |
| 2 | Wichita State | 4 | | | | | | | | 3 | Texas | 4 | — | | | | |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 8 | 6 | Oklahoma | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Texas | 8 | | | | | | | | | |