# 1984 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

The 1984 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1984 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 eighth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Six regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while two regions included six teams, resulting in 36 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The thirty-eighth tournament's champion was Cal State Fullerton, coached by Augie Garrido. The Most Outstanding Player was John Fishel of Cal State Fullerton.

## National seeds

Bold indicates CWS participant.
* Arizona State
* Cal State Fullerton
* North Carolina
* Oklahoma State
* Texas

## Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, six consisting of four teams and two of six teams. The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.

### Central Regional at Austin, TX

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| UNLV | UNLV | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 1 | UNLV | UNLV | 3 | | | | |
| | | | Texas | Texas | 12 | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 6 | Texas | Texas | 12 | | | | |
| Lamar | Lamar | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Lamar | Lamar | 0 | | | | Texas | Texas | 6* | — |
| | | | | | | Lamar | Lamar | 5* | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Lamar | Lamar | 5* | — |
| | | | UNLV | UNLV | 5 | | | | |
| Lamar | Lamar | 4 | Lamar | Lamar | 10 | | | | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 3 | | | | | | | |

### Mideast Regional at Mt. Pleasant, MI

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Michigan | Michigan | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Temple | Temple | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Temple | Temple | 9 | Michigan | Michigan | 8 | | | | |
| | | | Indiana State | Indiana State | 2 | | | | |
| Indiana State | Indiana State | 4 | Indiana State | Indiana State | 2 | | | | |
| Central Michigan | Central Michigan | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Central Michigan | Central Michigan | 2 | | | | Michigan | Michigan | 4 | — |
| | | | | | | Central Michigan | Central Michigan | 3 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Central Michigan | Central Michigan | 3 | — |
| | | | Central Michigan | Central Michigan | 4 | | | | |
| Temple | Temple | 10 | Indiana State | Indiana State | 0 | | | | |
| Central Michigan | Central Michigan | 15 | | | | | | | |

### Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 1 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City | 5 | | | | |
| | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 2 | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 21 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 2 | | | | |
| Grambling State | Grambling State | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Grambling State | Grambling State | 5 | | | | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 11 | 9 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 11 | 9 |
| | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 5 | | | | |
| Grambling State | Grambling State | 5 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 0 | | | | |
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 11 | | | | | | | |

### Northeast Regional at Orono, ME

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Harvard | Harvard | 10 | | | | | | | |
| Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 8 | Harvard | Harvard | 4* | | | | |
| | | | Maine | Maine | 5* | | | | |
| Maine | Maine | 12 | Maine | Maine | 5* | | | | |
| Rider | Rider | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Rider | Rider | 6 | | | | Maine | Maine | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | | | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 3 | 2 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 3 | 2 |
| | | | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 9 | | | | |
| Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 7 | Harvard | Harvard | 1 | | | | |
| Rider | Rider | 5 | | | | | | | |

### South I 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 |
| East Carolina | East Carolina | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Alabama | South Alabama | 5 | East Carolina | East Carolina | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 6 | | | | East Carolina | East Carolina | 4 | | | | | | |
| Florida | Florida | 5 | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 13 | | | | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 4 | 10 |
| | | | Stetson | Stetson | 8 | | | | | | | South Alabama | South Alabama | 6 | 2 |
| Stetson | Stetson | 10 | | | | | | | East Carolina | East Carolina | 2 | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 7 | | | | Stetson | Stetson | 9 | South Alabama | South Alabama | 18 | | | | |
| | | | South Alabama | South Alabama | 7 | South Alabama | South Alabama | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Florida | Florida | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### South II Regional at Starkville, MS

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | New Orleans | New Orleans | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 11 | | | | | | | |
| New Orleans | New Orleans | 1 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 11 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 13 | | | | | | |
| Appalachian State | Appalachian State | 0 | | | | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky | 8 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 18 | |
| Appalachian State | Appalachian State | 0 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State | 9 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky | 8 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 18 | |
| | | | Appalachian State | Appalachian State | 9 | | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 9 | |
| | | | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky | 11 | | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 9 | | | |
| North Carolina | North Carolina | 4 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina | North Carolina | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 3 |
| Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 3 |
| Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky | 2 | North Carolina | North Carolina | 4 | | | | | | | New Orleans | New Orleans | 6 |
| | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | 4 | South Carolina | South Carolina | 5 | South Carolina | South Carolina | 5 | | | | | | |
| Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 1 | | | | New Orleans | New Orleans | 6 | | | | | | |
| Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 1 | New Orleans | New Orleans | 13 | New Orleans | New Orleans | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### West I Regional at Fresno, CA

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 10 | | | | | | | |
| Southern California | Southern California | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Southern California | Southern California | 6 | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 16 | | | | |
| | | | San Diego State | San Diego State | 6 | | | | |
| San Diego State | San Diego State | 10 | San Diego State | San Diego State | 6 | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 6 | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 5 | 8* |
| | | | | | | San Diego State | San Diego State | 9 | 7* |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | San Diego State | San Diego State | 9 | 7* |
| | | | San Diego State | San Diego State | 10 | | | | |
| Southern California | Southern California | 12 | Fresno State | Fresno State | 7 | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 15 | | | | | | | |

### West II Regional at Tempe, AZ

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Hawaii | Hawaii | 10* | | | | | | | |
| Stanford | Stanford | 7* | | | | | | | |
| Stanford | Stanford | 7* | Arizona State | Arizona State | 15 | | | | |
| | | | Hawaii | Hawaii | 11 | | | | |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 8 | Hawaii | Hawaii | 11 | | | | |
| Washington State | Washington State | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Washington State | Washington State | 4 | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 5 | — |
| | | | | | | Stanford | Stanford | 4 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Stanford | Stanford | 4 | — |
| | | | Stanford | Stanford | 11 | | | | |
| Stanford | Stanford | 3 | Hawaii | Hawaii | 7 | | | | |
| Washington State | Washington State | 1 | | | | | | | |

## College World Series
### Participants

| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record |
| Arizona State | Pac-10 | 53–18 (23–7) | Jim Brock | 12 (last: 1983) | 1st (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981) | 44–19 |
| Cal State Fullerton | SCBA | 61–19 (22–6) | Augie Garrido | 3 (last: 1982) | 1st (1979, 1984) | 5–5 |
| Maine | Eastern Collegiate | 33–18 (n/a) | John Winkin | 5 (last: 1983) | 3rd (1964, 1982) | 7–10 |
| Miami (FL) | n/a | 47–26 (n/a) | Ron Fraser | 6 (last: 1982) | 1st (1982) | 13–10 |
| Michigan | Big 10 | 43–16 (11–5) | Bud Middaugh | 6 (last: 1983) | 1st (1953, 1962) | 12–10 |
| New Orleans | n/a | 45–24 (n/a) | Ron Maestri | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 58–13 (15–3) | Gary Ward | 11 (last: 1983) | 1st (1959) | 24–21 |
| Texas | SWC | 57–12 (16–5) | Cliff Gustafson | 21 (last: 1983) | 1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983) | 48–36 |

### 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 | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Game results

| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
| June 1 | Game 1 | Texas | 6–3 | New Orleans | |
| June 1 | Game 2 | Cal State Fullerton | 8–4 | Michigan | |
| June 2 | Game 3 | Arizona State | 9–6 | Miami (FL) | |
| June 2 | Game 4 | Oklahoma State | 9–5 | Maine | |
| June 3 | Game 5 | New Orleans | 11–3 | Michigan | Michigan eliminated |
| June 3 | Game 6 | Miami (FL) | 13–7 | Maine | Maine eliminated |
| June 4 | Game 7 | Texas | 6–4 | Cal State Fullerton | |
| June 5 | Game 8 | Arizona State | 23–12 | Oklahoma State | |
| June 6 | Game 9 | Cal State Fullerton | 13–5 | Miami (FL) | Miami eliminated |
| June 6 | Game 10 | Oklahoma State | 8–7 (10 innings) | New Orleans | New Orleans eliminated |
| June 7 | Game 11 | Texas | 8–4 | Arizona State | Texas qualified for final |
| June 8 | Game 12 | Cal State Fullerton | 6–1 | Arizona State | Arizona State eliminated |
| June 8 | Game 13 | Oklahoma State | 18–3 | Texas | |
| June 9 | Game 14 | Cal State Fullerton | 10–2 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State eliminated |
| June 10 | Final | Cal State Fullerton | 3–1 | Texas | Cal State Fullerton wins CWS |

### All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School |
| P | Eddie Delzer | Cal State Fullerton |
| P | Greg Swindell | Texas |
| C | Bob Caffrey | Cal State Fullerton |
| 1B | Rusty Richards | Texas |
| 2B | Randy Whisler | Oklahoma State |
| 3B | Blaine Larker | Cal State Fullerton |
| 3B | Scott Raziano | New Orleans |
| SS | Gary Green | Oklahoma State |
| OF | Barry Bonds | Arizona State |
| OF | John Fishel (MOP) | Cal State Fullerton |
| OF | Oddibe McDowell | Arizona State |
| DH | Pete Incaviglia | Oklahoma State |

### Notable players

* Arizona State: Chris Beasley, Barry Bonds, Mike Devereaux, Shawn Gilbert, Doug Henry, Oddibe McDowell, Luis Medina, Don Wakamatsu
* Cal State Fullerton: John Fishel, Greg Mathews, José Mota, Shane Turner
* Maine: Mike Bordick, Bill Swift
* Michigan: Scott Kamieniecki, Barry Larkin, Hal Morris, Gary Wayne
* New Orleans: Jim Bullinger, Mark Higgins, Wally Whitehurst
* Oklahoma State: Jeff Bronkey, Doug Dascenzo, Carlos Diaz, John Farrell, Gary Green, Mike Henneman, Pete Incaviglia
* Texas: Billy Bates, Dennis Cook, Rusty Richards, Bruce Ruffin, Greg Swindell

### Tournament Notes

Gary Green and Bill Swift appear in their fourth College World Series. Michigan's appearance was the last for the Big Ten until 2013 when Indiana made the College World Series.