# 1984 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1984 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 1984. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1984 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty eighth time in 1984, 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. Cal State Fullerton claimed the championship for the second time.

## Realignment and format changes

* Georgia State joined the Trans America Athletic Conference after playing three years as an independent. The conference re-instituted divisional play after a one-year absence, with Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Mercer, and Samford comprising the East and Arkansas–Little Rock, Centenary, Hardin–Simmons, Nicholls, and Northwestern making up the West.
* The Association of Mid-Continent Universities added baseball with seven teams. The first season did not include conference play, but did result in a tournament. The teams were Cleveland State, Eastern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Southwest Missouri State, UIC, Valparaiso, and Western Illinois.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1984 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Six regionals of four teams and two 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 11 teams earned at-large selections.
| Conference | Regular season Winner | Conference tournament | Tournament venue • city | Tournament winner |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | North Carolina | 1984 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament | Durham Athletic Park • Durham, NC | North Carolina |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | East - Temple West - West Virginia/Penn State | 1984 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament | Erny Field • Philadelphia, PA | Temple |
| Big Eight Conference | Oklahoma State | 1984 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament | All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | Oklahoma State |
| Big Ten Conference | East - Michigan West - Minnesota | 1984 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament | Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN | Michigan |
| EIBL | Harvard | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Mid-American Conference | Central Michigan | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Mid-Continent | N/A | 1984 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament | Chicago, IL | Southwest Missouri State |
| Midwestern City Conference | North - Xavier South - Oklahoma City | 1984 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament | Cincinnati, OH | Oklahoma City |
| Pacific-10 Conference | North - Portland State/Washington State South - Arizona State | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Southeastern Conference | East - Florida West - Mississippi State | 1984 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament | Perry Field • Gainesville, FL | Florida |
| Southern Conference | North - Appalachian State South - Western Carolina | 1984 Southern Conference baseball tournament | Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC | Appalachian State |
| Southwest Conference | Texas | 1984 Southwest Conference baseball tournament | Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | Texas |
| Trans America Athletic Conference | East - Georgia Southern West - Nicholls State | 1984 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Centenary Park/SPAR Stadium • Shreveport, LA | Nicholls State |

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1984 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings :
| 1984 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Clemson ‍†‍‍ 12–2 .85738–17 .691 No. 22 North Carolina ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 12–2 .85744–13 .772 NC State ‍‍‍ 9–3 .75032–8 .800 Maryland ‍‍‍ 6–7 .46218–14 .563 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍ 5–7 .41736–19 .655 Virginia ‍‍‍ 4–10 .28625–17 .595 Duke ‍‍‍ 3–8 .27325–13 .658 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 1–13 .07117–25 .405 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1984 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1984 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT East Temple $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 9–2–0 .81833–14–0 .702 Rhode Island ‍‍‍ 6–5–0 .54522–18–0 .550 Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍ 6–5–0 .54514–19–0 .424 Rutgers ‍‍‍ 4–7–0 .36413–21–0 .382 UMass ‍‍‍ 3–9–0 .25018–26–0 .409 West West Virginia $^x$‍‍‍ 9–3–0 .75022–11–1 .662 Penn State $^x$‍‍‍ 9–3–0 .75024–17–0 .585 George Washington ‍‍‍ 8–4–0 .66714–15–0 .483 Duquesne ‍‍‍ 3–7–0 .30010–10–0 .500 St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍ 0–12–0 .0006–19–1 .250 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1984 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1984 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT East Michigan $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 11–5–0 .68843–20–0 .683 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 8–7–0 .53332–26–0 .552 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .50030–17–0 .638 Indiana ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .40044–20–0 .688 Purdue ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37529–26–0 .527 West Minnesota $^x$‍‍‍ 11–5–0 .68831–20–0 .608 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 9–6–1 .59444–18–1 .706 Iowa ‍‍‍ 7–8–0 .46731–26–0 .544 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 6–7–1 .46425–25–1 .500 Illinois ‍‍‍ 3–10–0 .23122–32–0 .407 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1984 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1984 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Western Illinois ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –28–8–1 .770 Eastern Illinois ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –19–11–0 .633 Southwest Missouri State ‍‍‡‍ 0–0–0 –35–22–0 .614 Valparaiso ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –26–20–1 .564 Northern Iowa ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –12–18–0 .400 UIC ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –19–35–0 .352 Cleveland State ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –10–38–1 .214 ‡ – Tournament champion As of 1984 | 1984 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 27 Stetson ‍‍‍$^y$ – –46–13 .780 No. 5 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍$^y$ – –48–28 .632 Campbell ‍‍‍ – –24–15 .615 Hofstra ‍‍‍ – –12–14 .462 Villanova ‍‍‍ – –14–20 .412 Richmond ‍‍‍ – –14–22 .389 Lafayette ‍‍‍ – –13–24 .351 y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1984 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1984 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Eastern Division No. 28 Florida $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 18–4 .81843–16 .729 Tennessee ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47827–21 .563 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍ 9–11 .45028–17 .622 Kentucky ‍‍‍ 9–13 .40924–22 .522 Georgia ‍‍‍ 7–14 .33325–23 .521 Western Division No. 10 Mississippi State $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 18–5 .78345–16 .738 Alabama ‍‍‍ 12–10 .54535–18 .660 LSU ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50032–23 .582 Auburn ‍‍‍ 8–14 .36427–24 .529 Ole Miss ‍‍‍ 7–16 .30422–24 .478 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1984 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1984 Southern California Baseball Association standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 1 Cal State Fullerton ‍†‍‍$^y$ 22–6 .78666–20 .767 No. 23 UNLV ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–10 .63042–24 .636 UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 15–11 .57746–21 .687 Pepperdine ‍‍‍ 16–12 .57141–21 .661 Long Beach State ‍‍‍ 13–15 .46432–34 .485 UC Irvine ‍‍‍ 11–17 .39323–34 .404 Loyola Marymount ‍‍‍ 10–18 .35723–38 .377 San Diego ‍‍‍ 6–21 .22220–36 .357 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1984 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1984 Southern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern Appalachian State $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 12–2 .85735–7 .833 VMI ‍‍‍ 6–7 .46216–18 .471 Marshall ‍‍‍ 5–8 .38511–16 .407 East Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 3–9 .2509–19 .321 Southern Western Carolina $^x$‍‍‍ 13–3 .81337–20 .649 The Citadel ‍‍‍ 12–5 .70626–21 .553 Davidson ‍‍‍ 5–12 .29412–16 .429 Furman ‍‍‍ 4–14 .22216–19 .457 x – Division champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1984 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1984 Southwest Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 2 Texas ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 16–5 .76260–14 .811 Rice ‍‍‍ 13–8 .61941–14 .745 No. 19 Texas A&M ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–8 .61941–21 .661 Arkansas ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57140–16 .714 Baylor ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42926–23 .531 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42933–22 .600 Houston ‍‍‍ 6–15 .28632–33 .492 TCU ‍‍‍ 6–15 .28625–22 .532 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1984 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1984 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Georgia Southern $^x$‍‍‍ 13–4 .76532–37 .464 Mercer ‍‍‍ 10–6 .62523–23 .500 Georgia State ‍‍‍ 5–11 .31322–31 .415 Samford ‍‍‍ 5–12 .2948–42 .160 West Nicholls State $^x$‍†‍‡‍ 18–5 .78338–21 .644 Hardin–Simmons ‍‍‍ 17–6 .73925–31 .446 Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41720–30 .400 Centenary ‍‍‍ 7–14 .33328–25 .528 Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29217–45 .274 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1984 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

The 1984 season marked the thirty 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 Cal State Fullerton claiming their second championship with a 3–1 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 | | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Final | Final | Final |
| Texas | Texas | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Orleans | New Orleans | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Orleans | New Orleans | 3 | Texas | Texas | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 8 | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan | Michigan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan | Michigan | 4 | | | | Texas | Texas | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 9 | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 9 | | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 3 | | | | | | |
| Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 6 | | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 3 | | | | | | |
| Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 6 | Arizona State | Arizona State | 23 | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 18 | | | | | | |
| | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 9 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maine | Maine | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 2 | Texas | Texas | 1 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 10 | | | |
| | | | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | | | | | | 8$^{10}$ | | | | | |
| | | | New Orleans | New Orleans | 11 | New Orleans | New Orleans | | | | | | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | New Orleans | New Orleans | 11 | New Orleans | New Orleans | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 1 | | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | Michigan | Michigan | 3 | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michigan | Michigan | 3 | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 6 | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 13 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | | | | | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Maine | Maine | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |