# 1994 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1994 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 1994. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1994 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty eighth time in 1994, 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. Oklahoma claimed the championship for the second time.

## Realignment

* Florida Atlantic joined the Trans America Athletic Conference after reclassifying from NCAA Division II.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1994 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. In order to provide all conference champions with an automatic bid, 12 conference champions participated in a play-in round. The six winners joined the other 18 conference champions with automatic bids, 24 teams earned at-large selections.
| Conference | Regular season winner | Conference Tournament | Tournament Venue • City | Tournament Winner |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Clemson | 1994 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament | Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC | Clemson |
| Big East Conference | Pittsburgh | 1994 Big East Conference baseball tournament | Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT | Connecticut |
| Big Eight Conference | Oklahoma State | 1994 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament | All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | Oklahoma State |
| Big Ten Conference | Ohio State | 1994 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament | C. O. Brown Stadium • Battle Creek, MI | Ohio State |
| Big West Conference | Cal State Fullerton/Long Beach State/Nevada | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| Colonial Athletic Association | Old Dominion | 1994 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | Old Dominion |
| Ivy League | Gehrig - Penn Rolfe - Yale | 1994 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series | Palmer Field • Middletown, CT | Yale |
| Metro Conference | | 1994 Metro Conference baseball tournament | Parkway Field • Louisville, KY | Virginia Tech |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Northern - Canisius Southern - Iona | 1994 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Heritage Park • Colonie, NY | Saint Peter's |
| Mid-American Conference | Kent State | 1994 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament | Gene Michael Field • Kent, OH | Central Michigan |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference | Notre Dame | 1994 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament | South Bend, IN | Notre Dame |
| Mid-Continent Conference | Wright State | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| North Atlantic Conference | Delaware | 1994 North Atlantic Conference baseball tournament | Friedman Diamond • Brookline, MA | Northeastern |
| Northeast Conference | Fairleigh Dickinson/Rider | 1994 Northeast Conference baseball tournament | Ewing Township, NJ | Rider |
| Pacific-10 Conference | North - Oregon State South - Stanford | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| Patriot League | North - Army/Fordham South - Navy | 1994 Patriot League baseball tournament | Max Bishop Stadium • Annapolis, MD | Navy |
| Southeastern Conference | Eastern - Tennessee | 1994 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament | Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY | Tennessee |
| Southeastern Conference | Western - LSU | 1994 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament | Swayze Field • Oxford, MS | LSU |
| Southern Conference | Western Carolina | 1994 Southern Conference baseball tournament | College Park • Charleston, SC | The Citadel |
| Southwest Conference | TCU | 1994 Southwest Conference baseball tournament | Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | Texas |
| Trans America Athletic Conference | East - FIU West - Mercer | 1994 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA | Southeastern Louisiana |
| West Coast Conference | Santa Clara | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
* ↑ The SEC held separate tournaments for its Eastern and Western Divisions in 1994. LSU was awarded the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1994 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings :
| 1994 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 9 Clemson ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 20–4 .83357–18 .760 No. 2 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–8 .66750–17 .746 Duke ‍‍‍ 16–8 .66733–20 .623 No. 6 Florida State ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–9 .60953–22 .707 NC State ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–11 .54246–18 .719 North Carolina ‍‍‍ 10–13 .43534–21 .618 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41737–20 .649 Maryland ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25024–30 .444 Virginia ‍‍‍ 2–22 .08320–34 .370 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1994 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1994 Big East Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Pittsburgh ‍†‍‍ 16–5–0 .76231–16–1 .656 Providence ‍‍‍ 13–8–0 .61932–21–0 .604 Seton Hall ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .60032–21–1 .602 Connecticut ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 12–9–0 .57130–18–0 .625 St. John's ‍‍‍ 10–8–0 .55620–16–0 .556 Georgetown ‍‍‍ 6–12–1 .34217–31–1 .357 Boston College ‍‍‍ 5–14–0 .26314–23–2 .385 Villanova ‍‍‍ 4–14–0 .22216–23–0 .410 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1994 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1994 Big Eight Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 12 Oklahoma State ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 21–6 .77849–17 .742 No. 1 Oklahoma ‍‍‍$^y$ 21–9 .70050–17 .746 No. 25 Kansas ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–9 .65440–18 .690 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 15–14 .51730–28 .517 Nebraska ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46732–28 .533 Missouri ‍‍‍ 9–19 .32132–26 .552 Kansas State ‍‍‍ 3–27 .10013–43 .232 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1994 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1994 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 11 Ohio State ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 25–2 .92649–9 .845 No. 28 Minnesota ‍‍‍$^y$ 21–7 .75042–21 .667 Michigan ‍‍‍ 13–15 .46429–29 .500 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 13–15 .46426–29 .473 Iowa ‍‍‍ 13–15 .46422–32 .407 Penn State ‍‍‍ 12–15 .44425–24 .510 Indiana ‍‍‍ 12–16 .42933–23 .589 Illinois ‍‍‍ 12–16 .42926–26 .500 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 10–18 .35734–22 .607 Purdue ‍‍‍ 8–20 .28616–39 .291 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1994 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1994 Big West Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 20 Long Beach State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 16–5 .76241–19 .683 No. 19 Nevada ‍†‍‍$^y$ 16–5 .76241–15 .732 No. 3 Cal State Fullerton ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–5 .75047–16 .746 San Jose State ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42929–26 .527 Pacific ‍‍‍ 8–12 .40036–18 .667 UNLV ‍‍‍ 8–13 .38127–28 .491 UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 7–14 .33321–33 .389 New Mexico State ‍‍‍ 4–17 .19021–31 .404 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1994 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1994 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 30 Old Dominion ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 14–4–0 .77840–14–0 .741 James Madison ‍‍‍ 11–7–0 .61140–19–1 .675 Richmond ‍‍‍ 11–7–0 .61136–19–0 .655 UNC Wilmington ‍‍‍ 10–8–0 .55630–28–0 .517 East Carolina ‍‍‍ 8–9–0 .47136–18–0 .667 William & Mary ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .38924–23–1 .510 George Mason ‍‍‍ 1–16–0 .05918–32–1 .363 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1994 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1994 Ivy League baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Lou Gehrig Penn $^x$‍‍‍ 14–6–0 .70025–12–1 .671 Columbia ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .60018–24–0 .429 Princeton ‍‍‍ 10–10–0 .50021–19–0 .525 Cornell ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35012–25–0 .324 Red Rolfe Yale $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 14–6–0 .70024–19–0 .558 Dartmouth ‍‍‍ 9–11–0 .45016–21–0 .432 Harvard ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35013–22–1 .375 Brown ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35010–28–0 .263 x – Division champion ‡ – Championship Series champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1994 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1994 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern Canisius $^x$‍‍‍ 17–1 .94428–14 .667 Le Moyne ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50018–15 .545 Siena ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44415–22 .405 Niagara ‍‍‍ 2–16 .1119–29 .237 Southern Iona $^x$‍‍‍ 13–5 .72221–22 .488 Saint Peter's ‍‍‡‍ 11–7 .61118–22 .450 Fairfield ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55615–22 .405 Manhattan ‍‍‍ 2–16 .1112–31 .061 x – Division champion As of June 30, 1994 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1994 Mid-American Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 29 Kent State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 18–7 .72033–17 .660 Ohio ‍‍‍ 18–10 .64334–19 .642 Bowling Green ‍‍‍ 16–10 .61529–18 .617 Central Michigan ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 18–12 .60038–21 .644 Western Michigan ‍‍‍ 18–12 .60030–23 .566 Eastern Michigan ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55629–27 .518 Toledo ‍‍‍ 12–16 .42923–31 .426 Akron ‍‍‍ 10–16 .38529–25 .537 Miami ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30018–36 .333 Ball State ‍‍‍ 4–22 .15417–32 .347 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1994 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1994 Northeast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Fairleigh Dickinson ‍†‍‍ 15–6–0 .71426–16–0 .619 Rider ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 15–6–0 .71433–18–2 .642 Long Island ‍‍‍ 14–7–0 .66725–19–0 .568 Wagner ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .52419–22–0 .463 St. Francis ‍‍‍ 10–11–0 .47617–21–0 .447 Monmouth ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35013–23–0 .361 Mount St. Mary's ‍‍‍ 6–15–0 .28611–27–0 .289 Marist ‍‍‍ 5–15–0 .25010–29–0 .256 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1994 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern Oregon State $^x$‍‍‍ 22–8 .73335–19 .648 No. 16 Washington ‍‍‍$^y$ 20–10 .66746–18 .719 Portland State ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46730–24 .556 Gonzaga ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43329–23 .558 Washington State ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36735–26 .574 Portland ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33322–33 .400 Southern No. 13 Stanford $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 21–9 .70036–24 .600 No. 4 Arizona State ‍‍‍$^y$ 20–10 .66745–18 .714 No. 14 Southern California ‍‍‍$^y$ 19–11 .63341–20 .672 California ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40025–35 .417 UCLA ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36722–36 .379 Arizona ‍‍‍ 7–23 .23315–40 .273 x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1994 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1994 Patriot League baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT North Army $^x$‍‍‍ 17–3–0 .85025–17–0 .595 Fordham $^x$‍‍‍ 17–3–0 .85028–19–0 .596 Holy Cross ‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .55014–18–0 .438 Colgate ‍‍‍ 1–17–0 .0561–28–0 .034 South Navy $^x$‍‍‡‍ 11–9–0 .55024–18–1 .570 Lafayette ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .40011–25–0 .306 Lehigh ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .40011–17–0 .393 Bucknell ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .27810–25–0 .286 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of June 30, 1994 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1994 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Eastern No. 10 Tennessee $^x$‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 24–5 .82852–14 .788 No. 21 Florida ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–9 .64040–23 .635 Kentucky ‍‍‍ 11–14 .44032–25 .561 South Carolina ‍‍‍ 11–15 .42335–23 .603 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33328–30 .483 Georgia ‍‍‍ 9–19 .32122–35 .386 Western No. 7 LSU $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 21–6 .77846–20 .697 Mississippi State ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55636–23 .610 No. 8 Auburn ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–13 .55244–21 .677 Arkansas ‍‍‍ 13–13 .50030–27 .526 Ole Miss ‍‍‍ 12–14 .46230–26 .536 Alabama ‍‍‍ 4–22 .15421–35 .375 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1994 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1994 Southern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Western Carolina ‍†‍‍$^y$ 19–4 .82645–18 .714 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 15–7 .68231–25 .554 Marshall ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57123–20 .535 East Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 12–11 .52219–21 .475 The Citadel ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 11–13 .45832–34 .485 Appalachian State ‍‍‍ 10–13 .43522–26 .458 VMI ‍‍‍ 10–13 .43521–29 .420 Davidson ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41720–31 .392 Furman ‍‍‍ 4–19 .1749–35 .205 † – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1994 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1994 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East FIU $^x$‍‍‍ 12–6 .66738–21 .644 Stetson ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50037–21 .638 UCF ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44429–26 .527 College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38927–21 .563 Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 0–0 –31–23 .574 West Mercer $^x$‍†‍‍ 15–9 .62532–21 .604 Southeastern Louisiana $^x$‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 15–9 .62534–30 .531 Samford ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54219–33 .365 Centenary ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45823–28 .451 Georgia State ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25012–42 .222 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1994 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

The 1994 season marked the forty 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 Oklahoma claiming their second championship with a 13–5 win over Georgia Tech in the final.

### Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | 2 | Georgia Tech | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Florida State | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Florida State | 6 | 6 | Florida State | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | LSU | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | LSU | 3 | | | | 2 | Georgia Tech | 3 | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Cal State Fullerton | 2 | — | | | | | |
| 7 | Cal State Fullerton | 20 | | | | | | | | 7 | Cal State Fullerton | 2 | — | | | | |
| 3 | LSU | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | LSU | 6 | 7 | Cal State Fullerton | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Florida State | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Georgia Tech | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Oklahoma | 13 |
| 8 | Arizona State | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Oklahoma | 13 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 0 | 8 | Arizona State | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Oklahoma | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 5 | 4 | Oklahoma | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Auburn | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Auburn | 4 | | | | 4 | Oklahoma | 6 | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Arizona State | 1 | — | | | | | |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 7 | | | | | | | | 8 | Arizona State | 1 | — | | | | |
| 5 | Auburn | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Auburn | 5 | 1 | Miami (FL) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Arizona State | 9 | | | | | | | | | |