# 1990 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1990 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 1990. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1990 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty fourth time in 1990, 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. Georgia claimed the championship for the first time.

## Format change

The Big East Conference dissolved its divisional format and played as a single eight team division.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1990 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. 25 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 23 teams earned at-large selections.
| Conference | Regular season winner | Conference tournament | Tournament venue • city | Tournament winner |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | North Carolina | 1990 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament | Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC | North Carolina |
| Big East Conference | Seton Hall | 1990 Big East Conference baseball tournament | Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT | Connecticut |
| Big Eight Conference | Oklahoma State | 1990 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament | All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | Oklahoma State |
| Big South Conference | Coastal Carolina | 1990 Big South Conference baseball tournament | Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC | Campbell |
| Big Ten Conference | Iowa | 1990 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament | Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, IA | Illinois |
| Big West Conference | Cal State Fullerton | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Colonial Athletic Association | East Carolina | 1990 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament | Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | East Carolina |
| EIBL | Penn | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Metro Conference | Florida State | 1990 Metro Conference baseball tournament | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | Florida State |
| Mid-American Conference | Central Michigan | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference | North - Notre Dame South - Evansville | 1990 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament | South Bend, IN | Evansville |
| Mid-Continent Conference | Blue - UIC Gray - Southwest Missouri State | 1990 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament | Chicago, IL | UIC |
| Pacific-10 Conference | North - Washington State South - Stanford | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Southeastern Conference | LSU | 1990 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL | Mississippi State/LSU |
| Southern Conference | The Citadel | 1990 Southern Conference baseball tournament | College Park • Charleston, SC | The Citadel |
| Southwest Conference | Arkansas | 1990 Southwest Conference baseball tournament | Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | Texas |
| Trans America Athletic Conference | East - Georgia Southern West - Centenary | 1990 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Centenary Park • Shreveport, LA | Stetson |
* ↑ Mississippi State and LSU were declared co-champions after the championship game was suspended due to rain.

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1990 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings :
| 1990 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 21 North Carolina ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 17–4 .81051–18 .739 No. 30 Clemson ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–6 .70043–23 .652 No. 26 NC State ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–7 .66748–20 .706 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50035–24 .593 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍$^y$ 9–9 .50046–25 .648 Virginia ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38921–32 .396 Duke ‍‍‍ 4–15 .21128–25 .528 Maryland ‍‍‍ 2–15 .11822–26 .458 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1990 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1990 Big East Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Seton Hall ‍†‍‍ 16–4–0 .80035–18–0 .660 St. John's ‍‍‍ 15–6–0 .71429–18–0 .617 Villanova ‍‍‍ 13–8–0 .61933–16–0 .673 Connecticut ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 12–9–0 .57127–19–1 .585 Providence ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .52427–21–0 .563 Boston College ‍‍‍ 8–13–0 .38120–22–1 .477 Georgetown ‍‍‍ 4–16–0 .20017–30–0 .362 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 4–17–0 .1908–23–0 .258 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1990 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1990 Big Eight Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 2 Oklahoma State $^{†‡y}$ ‍‍‍ 18–6 .75056–17 .767 Kansas State ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54230–27 .526 Nebraska ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50042–26 .618 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45833–27 .550 Missouri ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45828–27 .509 Kansas ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41727–31 .466 Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37531–26 .544 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1990 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1990 Big South Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Coastal Carolina ‍†‍‍ 14–2–0 .87540–19–0 .678 Radford ‍‍‍ 8–7–0 .53324–27–0 .471 UNC Asheville ‍‍‍ 8–9–0 .47125–25–1 .500 Baptist ‍‍‍ 6–7–0 .46212–36–0 .250 Campbell ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 6–8–0 .42915–33–0 .313 Augusta State ‍‍‍ 5–8–0 .38522–30–0 .423 Winthrop ‍‍‍ 5–11–0 .31322–28–1 .441 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1990 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1990 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Iowa ‍†‍‍$^y$ 22–6 .78638–19 .667 No. 23 Illinois ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 19–9 .67943–21 .672 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 19–9 .67936–24 .600 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 16–12 .57131–29 .517 Michigan ‍‍‍ 14–14 .50033–24 .579 Indiana ‍‍‍ 14–14 .50030–27 .526 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 13–15 .46428–24 .538 Purdue ‍‍‍ 8–19 .29627–31 .466 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 8–20 .28616–41 .281 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 6–21 .22224–32 .429 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1990 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1990 Big West Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 7 Cal State Fullerton ‍†‍‍$^y$ 13–5 .72236–23 .610 No. 28 Fresno State ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–8 .61938–24 .613 UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–8 .61940–22 .645 Long Beach State ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57136–22 .621 UNLV ‍‍‍ 10–11 .47629–24 .547 UC Irvine ‍‍‍ 10–11 .47634–25 .576 San Jose State ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42943–17 .717 Pacific ‍‍‍ 1–17 .05614–40 .259 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1990 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1990 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT East Carolina ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 11–2–0 .84647–9–0 .839 Richmond ‍‍‍ 9–4–0 .69227–19–1 .585 UNC Wilmington ‍‍‍ 5–6–0 .45523–25–0 .479 George Mason ‍‍‍ 6–8–0 .42923–25–0 .479 James Madison ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .37528–30–0 .483 William & Mary ‍‍‍ 1–10–0 .0919–31–1 .232 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1990 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1990 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern No. 18 Washington State $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 19–5 .79247–19 .712 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62530–22 .577 Washington ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58330–19 .612 Gonzaga ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54237–21 .638 Portland ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41726–25 .510 Portland State ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37530–24 .556 Eastern Washington ‍‍‍ 4–20 .16714–36 .280 Southern No. 3 Stanford $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 24–6 .80059–12 .831 No. 9 Arizona State ‍‍‍$^y$ 21–9 .70060–13 .822 No. 11 Southern California ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–12 .60040–22 .645 No. 19 UCLA ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–16 .46741–26 .612 Arizona ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36726–34 .433 California ‍‍‍ 3–27 .10018–43 .295 x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1990 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1990 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 4 LSU ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 20–7 .74154–19 .740 No. 1 Georgia ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–9 .66752–19 .732 No. 5 Mississippi State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 17–9 .65450–21 .704 Auburn ‍‍‍ 13–13 .50034–24 .586 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍ 12–13 .48028–30 .483 Florida ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47829–30 .492 Alabama ‍‍‍ 10–13 .43534–21 .618 Ole Miss ‍‍‍ 10–16 .38523–29 .442 Tennessee ‍‍‍ 9–18 .33328–31 .475 Kentucky ‍‍‍ 8–18 .30827–29 .482 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1990 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1990 Southern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 6 The Citadel ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 13–1–0 .92946–14–0 .767 Western Carolina ‍‍‍ 10–7–0 .58837–25–0 .597 Marshall ‍‍‍ 10–7–0 .58820–19–0 .513 VMI ‍‍‍ 6–8–0 .42912–26–0 .316 Appalachian State ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .40019–22–1 .464 Furman ‍‍‍ 6–11–0 .35320–24–0 .455 East Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 4–12–0 .25010–31–0 .244 † – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the 1990 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 30, 1990 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1990 Southwest Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 14 Arkansas ‍†‍‍$^y$ 16–5 .76247–15 .758 No. 13 Texas ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 15–5 .75051–17 .750 No. 24 Houston ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–9 .57144–23 .657 Rice ‍‍‍ 11–9 .55033–29 .532 Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 11–10 .52443–17 .717 Baylor ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42933–19 .635 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 5–16 .23831–29 .517 TCU ‍‍‍ 4–17 .19027–32 .458 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1990 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1990 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East No. 8 Georgia Southern $^x$‍†‍‍$^y$ 17–1 .94450–19 .725 Stetson ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 10–8 .55633–31 .516 Samford ‍‍‍ 5–11 .31325–28 .472 Mercer ‍‍‍ 2–14 .12515–34 .306 West Centenary $^x$‍‍‍ 12–3 .80040–18 .690 Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 8–7 .53333–20 .623 Hardin–Simmons ‍‍‍ 3–9 .25016–41 .281 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1990 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

The 1990 season marked the forty fourth 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 Georgia claiming their first championship with a 2–1 win over Oklahoma State in the final.
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Stanford | 5$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Georgia Southern | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 1 | Stanford | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Georgia | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Georgia | 3 | 4 | Georgia | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mississippi State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mississippi State | 0 | | | | 4 | Georgia | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Stanford | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| 8 | Georgia Southern | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | Stanford | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| 5 | Mississippi State | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mississippi State | 15 | 1 | Stanford | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Mississippi State | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Georgia | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Oklahoma State | 1 |
| 2 | LSU | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Oklahoma State | 1 |
| 7 | The Citadel | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | The Citadel | 2 | 2 | LSU | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Oklahoma State | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 3 | Oklahoma State | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Cal State Fullerton | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Cal State Fullerton | 4 | | | | 3 | Oklahoma State | 14 | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | LSU | 3 | — | | | | | |
| 7 | The Citadel | 8$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | 2 | LSU | 3 | — | | | | |
| 6 | Cal State Fullerton | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Cal State Fullerton | 7 | 2 | LSU | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | The Citadel | 1 | | | | | | | | | |