# 1995 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1995 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 1995. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1995 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty ninth time in 1995, 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

* 6 schools (Cleveland State, UIC, Northern Illinois, Green Bay, Milwaukee, and Wright State departed the Mid-Continent Conference for the Midwestern Collegiate Conference.
* Colgate departed the Patriot League to become an Independent.

### Format changes

* With the addition of six schools, the Midwestern Collegiate Conference divided into East and West Divisions.
* The Trans America Athletic Conference dissolved its divisions.
* The Patriot League also dissolved its divisions and did not host a Tournament for the 1995 season.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1995 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 | 1995 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament | Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC | Florida State |
| Big East Conference | Providence | 1995 Big East Conference baseball tournament | Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT | Pittsburgh Panthers baseball |
| Big Eight Conference | Oklahoma State | 1995 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament | All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | Oklahoma State |
| Big Ten Conference | Ohio State | 1995 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament | Trautman Field • Columbus, OH | Ohio State |
| Big West Conference | Cal State Fullerton | 1995 Big West Conference baseball tournament | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | Cal State Fullerton |
| Colonial Athletic Association | James Madison | 1995 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament | Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC | Old Dominion |
| Ivy League | Gehrig - Penn Rolfe - Yale | 1995 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series | Yale Field • New Haven, CT | Penn |
| Metro Conference | | 1995 Metro Conference baseball tournament | Tom and Lib Phillips Field • Charlotte, NC | South Florida |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Northern - Le Moyne Southern - Fairfield | 1995 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Heritage Park • Colonie, NY | Siena |
| Mid-American Conference | Bowling Green | 1995 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament | Warren E. Steller Field • Bowling Green, OH | Central Michigan |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference | East - Detroit West - Notre Dame | 1995 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament | South Bend, IN | Wright State |
| Mid-Continent Conference | Youngstown State | 1995 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament | Monier Field • Charleston, IL | Troy |
| North Atlantic Conference | Delaware | 1995 North Atlantic Conference baseball tournament | Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | Delaware |
| Northeast Conference | Rider | 1995 Northeast Conference baseball tournament | Ewing Township, NJ | Rider |
| Pacific-10 Conference | North - Washington State South - Southern California | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| Patriot League | Navy | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| Southeastern Conference | Eastern - Tennessee | 1995 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament | Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN | Tennessee |
| Southeastern Conference | Western - Auburn | 1995 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | Alabama |
| Southern Conference | The Citadel | 1995 Southern Conference baseball tournament | College Park • Charleston, SC | The Citadel |
| Southland Conference | Northwestern State | 1996 Southland Conference baseball tournament | Fair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LA | Northeast Louisiana |
| Southwest Conference | Texas Tech | 1995 Southwest Conference baseball tournament | Olsen Field • College Station, TX | Texas Tech |
| Trans America Athletic Conference | FIU | 1995 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, FL | UCF |
| West Coast Conference | Pepperdine | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
* ↑ The SEC held separate tournaments for its Eastern and Western Divisions in 1995. Tennessee was awarded the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1995 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings :
| 1995 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 7 Clemson ‍†‍‍$^y$ 20–4 .83354–14 .794 No. 5 Florida State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–7 .69653–16 .768 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–8 .66738–22 .633 No. 25 North Carolina ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–10 .58339–23 .629 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54234–24 .586 NC State ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50036–24 .600 Virginia ‍‍‍ 8–15 .34826–29 .473 Duke ‍‍‍ 4–20 .16730–27 .526 Maryland ‍‍‍ 4–20 .16720–37 .351 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1995 Big East Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Providence ‍†‍‍ 16–5–0 .76244–15–0 .746 Seton Hall ‍‍‍ 14–7–0 .66738–16–0 .704 Villanova ‍‍‍ 14–7–0 .66740–16–0 .714 Pittsburgh ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 12–9–0 .57139–16–0 .709 St. John's ‍‍‍ 12–9–0 .57118–16–0 .529 Boston College ‍‍‍ 8–13–0 .38121–24–0 .467 Georgetown ‍‍‍ 4–17–0 .19017–34–0 .333 Connecticut ‍‍‍ 4–17–0 .19013–30–1 .307 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1995 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 26 Ohio State ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 18–10 .64340–23 .635 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 16–12 .57131–27 .534 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 15–13 .53636–19 .655 Purdue ‍‍‍ 15–13 .53628–29 .491 Penn State ‍‍‍ 13–13 .50025–29 .463 Illinois ‍‍‍ 14–14 .50025–31 .446 Iowa ‍‍‍ 13–15 .46429–24 .547 Indiana ‍‍‍ 12–16 .42933–23 .589 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 12–16 .42924–27 .471 Michigan ‍‍‍ 10–16 .38524–29 .453 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1995 Big West Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 1 Cal State Fullerton ‍†‍‡‍ 18–3 .85757–9 .864 No. 16 Long Beach State ‍‍‍ 16–5 .76238–25 .603 Nevada ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57135–18 .660 UNLV ‍‍‍ 11–10 .52432–21 .604 New Mexico State ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42932–22 .593 UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 8–13 .38122–24 .478 Pacific ‍‍‍ 5–16 .23826–26 .500 San Jose State ‍‍‍ 5–16 .23821–33 .389 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 30, 1995 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 | 1995 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 3 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍$^y$ – –48–17 .738 Hawaii–Hilo ‍‍‍ – –21–26 .447 Oral Roberts ‍‍‍ – –21–34 .382 West Chester ‍‍‍ – –16–29 .356 Colgate ‍‍‍ – –6–16 .273 Southern Utah ‍‍‍ – –10–32 .238 y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1995 Ivy League baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Lou Gehrig Penn $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 13–5–0 .72225–21–0 .543 Cornell ‍‍‍ 10–10–0 .50020–19–0 .513 Columbia ‍‍‍ 9–9–0 .50015–24–1 .388 Princeton ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .40015–26–0 .366 Red Rolfe Yale $^x$‍‍‍ 13–7–0 .65023–20–0 .535 Dartmouth ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .60019–17–0 .528 Brown ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35014–27–0 .341 Harvard ‍‍‍ 6–14–0 .30010–25–0 .286 x – Division champion ‡ – Championship Series champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1995 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern Siena $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 14–4 .77831–17 .646 Le Moyne ‍‍‍ 12–6 .66719–21 .475 Canisius ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38921–20 .512 Niagara ‍‍‍ 3–15 .16714–26 .350 Southern Fairfield $^x$‍‍‍ 13–5 .72223–22 .511 Iona ‍‍‍ 12–6 .66721–27 .438 Saint Peter's ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55618–24 .429 Manhattan ‍‍‍ 1–17 .0565–42 .106 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1995 Mid-American Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Bowling Green ‍†‍‍ 22–8–0 .73334–20–0 .630 Kent State ‍‍‍ 19–10–0 .65540–19–0 .678 Central Michigan ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 19–12–0 .61341–19–0 .683 Akron ‍‍‍ 18–12–0 .60026–22–0 .542 Western Michigan ‍‍‍ 19–13–0 .59431–22–1 .583 Eastern Michigan ‍‍‍ 18–13–0 .58122–31–0 .415 Ohio ‍‍‍ 15–17–0 .46931–25–0 .554 Toledo ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .30021–32–0 .396 Miami ‍‍‍ 8–23–0 .25821–35–0 .375 Ball State ‍‍‍ 7–25–0 .21915–41–0 .268 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1995 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT East Youngstown State $^x$‍‍‍ 16–4–0 .80037–17–0 .685 Troy State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 13–6–0 .68427–23–1 .539 Pace ‍‍‍ 10–10–0 .50021–26–1 .448 Central Connecticut ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35016–25–0 .390 NYIT ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35023–22–1 .511 C.W. Post ‍‍‍ 6–13–0 .31618–29–0 .383 West Eastern Illinois $^x$‍‍‍ 15–5–0 .75028–19–0 .596 Western Illinois ‍‍‍ 12–10–0 .54521–21–1 .500 Northeastern Illinois ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50017–35–0 .327 Valparaiso ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41723–29–0 .442 Chicago State ‍‍‍ 7–15–0 .31816–29–0 .356 ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1995 Northeast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Rider ‍†‍‡‍ 16–5–0 .76235–18–1 .657 St. Francis ‍‍‍ 13–8–0 .61926–17–0 .605 Long Island ‍‍‍ 10–11–0 .47618–28–0 .391 Marist ‍‍‍ 10–11–0 .47614–26–1 .354 Fairleigh Dickinson ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42920–25–0 .444 Mount St. Mary's ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42913–25–0 .342 Wagner ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42915–30–0 .333 Monmouth ‍‍‍ 8–13–0 .38119–33–0 .365 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1995 Patriot League baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Navy ‍†‍‍$^y$ 19–5 .79233–20 .623 Fordham ‍‍‍ 16–8 .66730–20 .600 Army ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62522–23 .489 Lehigh ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45823–23 .500 Bucknell ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45819–27 .413 Lafayette ‍‍‍ 6–18 .2509–36 .200 Holy Cross ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25010–33 .233 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1995 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Eastern No. 4 Tennessee $^x$‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 22–8 .73354–16 .771 Florida ‍‍‍ 12–14 .46232–24 .571 South Carolina ‍‍‍ 12–14 .46232–25 .561 Georgia ‍‍‍ 9–17 .34629–29 .500 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍ 10–19 .34529–32 .475 Kentucky ‍‍‍ 8–19 .29629–32 .475 Western No. 9 Auburn $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 19–8 .70450–13 .794 No. 14 Alabama ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 18–11 .62142–23 .646 No. 18 LSU ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–12 .58647–18 .723 No. 17 Ole Miss ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–12 .53840–22 .645 Arkansas ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–15 .46438–23 .623 Mississippi State ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40734–25 .576 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1995 Southern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT The Citadel ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 19–5 .79239–19 .672 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58335–24 .593 Western Carolina ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54232–24 .571 Davidson ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50019–32 .373 East Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47825–27 .481 Appalachian State ‍‍‍ 10–13 .43517–30 .362 VMI ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41719–28 .404 Marshall ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37512–38 .240 Furman ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37516–32 .333 † – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1995 Southland Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northwestern State ‍†‍‍ 19–5 .79237–13 .740 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 17–6 .73939–14 .736 Northeast Louisiana ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–7 .69634–20 .630 Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58326–30 .464 Texas–San Antonio ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54231–23 .574 Southwest Texas State ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41723–31 .426 Sam Houston State ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41722–32 .407 Nicholls State ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33323–28 .451 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ 0–24 .0002–40 .048 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1995 Southwest Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 10 Texas Tech ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 16–8 .66751–14 .785 No. 15 Rice ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–9 .62543–19 .694 No. 12 Texas A&M ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–9 .62544–22 .667 No. 23 Texas ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–10 .58344–19 .698 Texas Christian ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45827–29 .482 Baylor ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29225–28 .472 Houston ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25026–29 .473 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1995 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 20 FIU ‍†‍‍$^y$ 27–3–0 .90050–11–0 .820 No. 21 UCF ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 23–7–0 .76749–13–0 .790 Stetson ‍‍‍ 19–11–0 .63334–25–0 .576 Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 17–13–0 .56727–31–0 .466 Centenary ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .51923–27–0 .460 Campbell ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .40026–29–0 .473 Georgia State ‍‍‍ 11–17–0 .39320–33–0 .377 Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 10–18–0 .35717–31–0 .354 Mercer ‍‍‍ 9–18–0 .33315–36–2 .302 Samford ‍‍‍ 10–20–0 .33321–30–0 .412 College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 8–22–0 .26717–29–0 .370 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

The 1995 season marked the forty-ninth 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 third championship with an 11–5 win over Southern California in the final.

### Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | | | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 6 | Southern California | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 15 | | | 3 | Miami (FL) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Florida State | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 2 | | | 2 | Florida State | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Florida State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Florida State | 3 | | | | | | 3 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | 3 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | 6 | Southern California | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Southern California | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| 6 | Southern California | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Southern California | 9 | | | 2 | Florida State | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Southern California | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Southern California | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Cal State Fullerton | 11 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Cal State Fullerton | 11 |
| 4 | Clemson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Clemson | 1 | | | 5 | Tennessee | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Cal State Fullerton | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stanford | 5 | | | 1 | Cal State Fullerton | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Cal State Fullerton | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Cal State Fullerton | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Cal State Fullerton | 11 | — | | | | | |
| Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | 1 | Cal State Fullerton | 11 | — | | | | | |
| Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | 5 | Tennessee | 0 | — | | | | | |
| 8 | Stanford | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Tennessee | 0 | — | | | | |
| 4 | Clemson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Clemson | 3 | | | 5 | Tennessee | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Stanford | 2 | | | | | | | | | |