# 1982 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1982 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 1982. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1982 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty sixth time in 1982, 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. Miami (FL) claimed the championship for the first time.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1982 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Seven regionals of four teams and one of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 21 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 13 teams earned at-large selections.
| Conference | Regular season Winner | Conference tournament | Tournament venue • city | Tournament winner |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Clemson | 1982 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament | Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | North Carolina |
| Big Eight Conference | Oklahoma State | 1982 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament | All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | Oklahoma State |
| Big Ten Conference | East - Ohio State West - Illinois | 1982 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament | Illinois Field • Champaign, IL | Minnesota |
| Eastern 8 | East - Rutgers West - West Virginia | 1982 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Championship Series | Piscataway, New Jersey | West Virginia |
| EIBL | Navy | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Mid-American Conference | East - Ohio West - Western Michigan | 1982 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament | Franklin County Stadium • Columbus, OH | Eastern Michigan |
| Midwestern City Conference | North - Detroit South - Oral Roberts | 1982 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament | Detroit, MI | Oral Roberts |
| Pacific-10 Conference | North - Washington South - Arizona State | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Southeastern Conference | East - Florida West - Ole Miss | 1982 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament | Perry Field • Gainesville, FL | Florida |
| Southern Conference | The Citadel/Western Carolina | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Southwest Conference | Texas | 1982 Southwest Conference baseball tournament | Olsen Field • College Station, TX | Texas |
| Trans America Athletic Conference | East - Mercer West - Hardin–Simmons/Northeast Louisiana | 1982 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Luther Williams Field • Macon, GA | Hardin–Simmons |

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1982 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings :
| 1982 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Clemson ‍†‍‍ 10–2 .83337–22 .627 North Carolina ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 7–5 .58329–27 .518 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 6–5 .54526–12 .684 NC State ‍‍‍ 7–7 .50024–13 .649 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍ 6–8 .42929–20 .592 Virginia ‍‍‍ 5–7 .41721–26 .447 Maryland ‍‍‍ 4–7 .36413–17 .433 Duke ‍‍‍ 3–7 .30016–13 .552 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1982 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1982 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT East Ohio State $^x$‍‍‍ 13–3–0 .81345–14–0 .763 Michigan ‍‍‍ 13–3–0 .81344–10–0 .815 Purdue ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37536–23–0 .610 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37525–29–0 .463 Indiana ‍‍‍ 2–14–0 .12525–28–0 .472 West Illinois $^x$‍‍‍ 14–2–0 .87549–23–0 .681 No. 26 Minnesota ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 8–8–0 .50033–22–1 .598 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 7–9–0 .43825–27–1 .481 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37523–28–0 .451 Iowa ‍‍‍ 5–11–0 .31331–23–0 .574 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1982 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1982 Eastern 8 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Rutgers $^x$‍‍‍ 5–3 .62517–11 .607 UMass ‍‍‍ 3–4 .42915–20 .429 Rhode Island ‍‍‍ 3–4 .42917–19 .472 West No. 16 West Virginia $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 7–2 .77824–23 .511 George Washington ‍‍‍ 4–4 .50016–21 .432 Duquesne ‍‍‍ 3–5 .37514–9 .609 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 3–6 .33311–19 .367 x – Division champion ‡ – Championship Series champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1982 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1982 Mid-American Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Eastern Division Ohio $^x$‍‍‍ 10–5–0 .66726–23–1 .530 Toledo ‍‍‍ 10–6–0 .62526–28–1 .482 Kent State ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .50035–23–0 .603 Miami ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37516–25–0 .390 Bowling Green ‍‍‍ 5–10–0 .33329–23–1 .557 Western Division Western Michigan $^x$‍‍‍ 12–4–0 .75034–17–0 .667 Eastern Michigan ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 9–4–0 .69239–23–2 .625 Central Michigan ‍‍‍ 8–4–0 .66724–17–0 .585 Northern Illinois ‍‍‍ 4–9–0 .30819–24–1 .443 Ball State ‍‍‍ 0–12–0 .00010–21–0 .323 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1982 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1982 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Eastern Division Indiana State $^x$‍‍‍ 12–4 .75040–20 .667 Southern Illinois ‍‍‍ 8–8 .50032–20 .615 Bradley ‍‍‍ 6–6 .50023–29 .442 Illinois State ‍‍‍ 4–8 .33324–19 .558 Western Division No. 2 Wichita State $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 15–1 .93873–14 .839 Creighton ‍‍‍ 1–7 .12532–23 .582 New Mexico State ‍‍‍ 0–8 .00023–27 .460 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1982 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1982 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 7 South Carolina ‍‍‍$^y$ – –45–13 .776 No. 22 Florida State ‍‍‍$^y$ – –56–17 .767 No. 11 New Orleans ‍‍‍$^y$ – –49–16 .754 No. 1 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍$^y$ – –54–18 .750 No. 12 Stetson ‍‍‍$^y$ – –40–18 .690 Campbell ‍‍‍ – –27–13 .675 Richmond ‍‍‍ – –20–15 .571 Louisville ‍‍‍ – –22–17 .564 Northern Iowa ‍‍‍ – –11–16 .407 Villanova ‍‍‍ – –9–18 .333 Georgia State ‍‍‍ – –17–38 .309 Lafayette ‍‍‍ – –6–18 .250 Hofstra ‍‍‍ – –5–22 .185 y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1982 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1982 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Northern Oregon State $^x$‍‍‍ 16–8–0 .66729–15–0 .659 Washington State ‍‍‍ 16–8–0 .66734–16–0 .680 Eastern Washington ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62524–28–0 .462 Portland State ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45827–23–0 .540 Gonzaga ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41730–28–0 .517 Washington ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41722–24–0 .478 Portland ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25019–24–1 .443 Southern No. 3 Arizona State $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 23–5–0 .82158–15–0 .795 No. 6 Stanford ‍‍‍$^y$ 20–10–0 .66749–18–1 .728 Arizona ‍‍‍ 15–14–0 .51732–22–0 .593 UCLA ‍‍‍ 11–19–0 .36738–27–0 .585 California ‍‍‍ 9–18–0 .33329–32–0 .475 Southern California ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .30023–36 .390 x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1982 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1982 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Eastern Division Florida $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 14–8 .63634–24 .586 Tennessee ‍‍‍ 13–9 .59129–17 .630 Georgia ‍‍‍ 12–10 .54528–29 .491 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47828–17 .622 Kentucky ‍‍‍ 6–17 .26123–32 .418 Western Division Ole Miss $^x$‍‍‍ 15–6 .71433–19 .635 Alabama ‍‍‍ 12–10 .54532–21 .604 Mississippi State ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45828–23 .549 LSU ‍‍‍ 9–13 .40926–25 .510 Auburn ‍‍‍ 8–13 .38127–20 .574 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1982 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1982 Southern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 23 The Citadel ‍†‍‍$^y$ 12–4 .75040–8 .833 Western Carolina ‍†‍‍ 12–4 .75028–12 .700 East Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 10–4 .71434–19 .642 Appalachian State ‍‍‍ 8–8 .50030–21 .588 Marshall ‍‍‍ 8–8 .50017–21 .447 VMI ‍‍‍ 6–10 .37511–29 .275 Furman ‍‍‍ 4–10 .28615–19 .441 Chattanooga ‍‍‍ 4–10 .28612–20 .375 Davidson ‍‍‍ 2–12 .14313–26 .333 y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1982 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1982 Southwest Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 4 Texas ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 12–4 .75059–6 .908 No. 21 Houston ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–6 .68442–14 .750 Arkansas ‍‍‍ 13–8 .61940–15 .727 Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50033–19 .635 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42921–22 .488 Baylor ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42925–22 .532 Rice ‍‍‍ 8–13 .38134–23 .596 TCU ‍‍‍ 4–15 .21116–25 .390 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1982 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1982 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Mercer $^x$‍†‍‍ 8–2 .80035–22 .614 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 5–5 .50034–33 .507 Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 2–8 .20011–31 .262 West Northeast Louisiana $^x$‍‍‍ 7–5 .58322–29 .431 Hardin–Simmons $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 7–5 .58323–32 .418 Centenary $^x$‍‍‍ 7–5 .58318–26 .409 Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 3–9 .25018–23 .439 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1982 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

The 1982 season marked the thirty sixth 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 Miami (FL) claiming their first championship with a 9–3 win over Wichita State 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 | | Final | Final | Final |
| Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maine | Maine | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maine | Maine | 2 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wichita State | Wichita State | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Wichita State | Wichita State | 7 | Wichita State | Wichita State | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 9 | | | | Texas | Texas | 1 | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 9 | | | | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 10 | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 1 | | | | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 10 | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 1 | Texas | Texas | 8$^{12}$ | | | | Maine | Maine | 4 | | |
| | | | Stanford | Stanford | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stanford | Stanford | 15 | Stanford | Stanford | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 9 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Wichita State | Wichita State | 3 |
| | | | | | | Stanford | Stanford | | | | | | 5 |
| | | | Maine | Maine | 6 | Maine | Maine | | | | | | 8 |
| | | | Maine | Maine | 6 | Maine | Maine | | Texas | Texas | 4 | | 8 |
| | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | | | | Texas | Texas | 4 | |
| | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | | | | Wichita State | Wichita State | 8 | |
| | | | | | | Wichita State | Wichita State | | Wichita State | Wichita State | 8 | 13 | |
| | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 10 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | | | | | 2 | |
| | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |