# 1983 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1983 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 1983. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1983 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty seventh time in 1983, 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. Texas claimed the championship for the fourth time.

## Realignment and format changes

* Nicholls State and Samford joined the Trans America Athletic Conference after transitioning to NCAA Division I, while Northeast Louisiana departed for the Southland Conference. The league dissolved its two divisions.
* Chattanooga discontinued its baseball program after the 1982 season.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1983 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Six regionals of four teams and two of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 24 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 12 teams earned at-large selections.
| Conference | Regular season Winner | Conference tournament | Tournament venue • city | Tournament winner |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | North Carolina | 1983 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament | Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | North Carolina |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | East - Temple West - Penn State | 1983 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship Series | Beaver Field • State College, PA | Temple |
| Big Eight Conference | Oklahoma State | 1983 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament | All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | Oklahoma State |
| Big Ten Conference | East - Michigan West - Minnesota | 1983 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament | Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan |
| EIBL | Harvard | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Mid-American Conference | East - Ohio West - Western Michigan | 1983 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament | Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI | Miami (OH) |
| Midwestern City Conference | North - Detroit South - Oral Roberts | 1983 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament | Tulsa, OK | Oral Roberts |
| Pacific-10 Conference | North - Oregon State South - Stanford | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Southeastern Conference | East - Florida West - Mississippi State | 1983 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | Alabama |
| Southern Conference | The Citadel | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Southwest Conference | Texas | 1983 Southwest Conference baseball tournament | Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | Texas |
| Trans America Athletic Conference | None | 1983 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Centenary Park/SPAR Stadium • Shreveport, LA | Mercer |

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1983 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings :
| 1983 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 25 North Carolina ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 10–2 .83342–10 .808 NC State ‍‍‍ 9–4 .69223–13 .639 Clemson ‍‍‍ 6–5 .54530–20 .600 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 5–6 .45517–18 .486 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍ 6–8 .42938–15 .717 Maryland ‍‍‍ 4–6 .40014–19 .424 Virginia ‍‍‍ 4–6 .40012–25 .324 Duke ‍‍‍ 1–8 .11114–12 .538 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1983 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1983 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Temple $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 9–1 .90027–8 .771 Rutgers ‍‍‍ 5–7 .41713–22 .371 Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍ 5–7 .41719–12 .613 Rhode Island ‍‍‍ 3–7 .30015–22 .405 West Penn State $^x$‍‍‍ 9–1 .90016–23 .410 West Virginia ‍‍‍ 6–4 .60022–10 .688 George Washington ‍‍‍ 5–6 .4557–25 .219 Duquesne ‍‍‍ 1–10 .0919–12 .429 x – Division champion ‡ – Championship Series champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1983 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1983 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT East No. 4 Michigan $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 13–2–0 .86750–9–0 .847 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 8–6–0 .57122–32–0 .407 Indiana ‍‍‍ 6–7–0 .46226–21–0 .553 Purdue ‍‍‍ 5–11–0 .31321–34–0 .382 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 3–9–0 .25024–21–0 .533 West Minnesota $^x$‍‍‍ 12–2–0 .85727–21–0 .563 Iowa ‍‍‍ 7–7–0 .50032–31–0 .508 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .40032–20–2 .611 Illinois ‍‍‍ 6–8–0 .42923–24–2 .490 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37522–17–0 .564 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1983 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1983 Mid-American Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Eastern Division Ohio $^x$‍‍‍ 10–4–0 .71426–19–0 .578 Miami ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 8–6–0 .57136–15–0 .706 Bowling Green ‍‍‍ 9–7–0 .56332–17–0 .653 Kent State ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .40044–16–0 .733 Toledo ‍‍‍ 3–10–0 .23123–24–0 .489 Western Division Western Michigan $^x$‍‍‍ 8–4–0 .66726–21–0 .553 Eastern Michigan ‍‍‍ 5–4–1 .55029–26–1 .527 Central Michigan ‍‍‍ 5–6–0 .45531–19–0 .620 Ball State ‍‍‍ 5–6–0 .45523–23–1 .500 Northern Illinois ‍‍‍ 3–7–1 .31823–23–1 .500 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1983 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1983 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Northern Oregon State $^x$‍‍‍ 17–7–0 .70827–15–0 .643 Washington State ‍‍‍ 16–8–0 .66739–17–1 .693 Washington ‍‍‍ 12–11–0 .52225–16–1 .607 Portland State ‍‍‍ 11–12–0 .47832–18–0 .640 Eastern Washington ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45825–17–0 .595 Portland ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41723–21–1 .522 Gonzaga ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25017–34–0 .333 Southern No. 6 Stanford $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 20–10–0 .66742–17–1 .708 No. 3 Arizona State ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–13–0 .56744–24–0 .647 Southern California ‍‍‍ 17–13–0 .56732–23–1 .580 Arizona ‍‍‍ 14–15–0 .48325–31–0 .446 UCLA ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .40028–24–1 .538 California ‍‍‍ 9–20–0 .31023–37–0 .383 x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1983 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1983 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Eastern Division Florida $^x$‍‍‍ 14–7 .66738–14 .731 Tennessee ‍‍‍ 12–7 .63226–16 .619 Georgia ‍‍‍ 11–9 .55029–19 .604 Kentucky ‍‍‍ 6–11 .35331–14 .689 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍ 6–15 .28622–23 .489 Western Division No. 12 Mississippi State $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 17–5 .77342–15 .737 No. 2 Alabama ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 14–7 .66746–11 .807 Ole Miss ‍‍‍ 10–12 .45526–18 .591 LSU ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42928–21 .571 Auburn ‍‍‍ 4–18 .18216–34 .320 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1983 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1983 Southern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 21 The Citadel ‍†‍‍$^y$ 12–2 .85734–10 .773 East Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 9–3 .75020–18 .526 Western Carolina ‍‍‍ 9–5 .64325–20 .556 Appalachian State ‍‍‍ 7–7 .50033–14 .702 Marshall ‍‍‍ 7–7 .50019–14 .576 VMI ‍‍‍ 5–9 .35711–25 .306 Davidson ‍‍‍ 3–11 .21411–24 .314 Furman ‍‍‍ 2–10 .1674–22 .154 y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1983 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1983 Southwest Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 1 Texas ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 18–3 .85766–14 .825 No. 24 Arkansas ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–8 .61944–21 .677 Houston ‍‍‍ 13–8 .61943–15 .741 Baylor ‍‍‍ 8–7 .53320–9 .690 Rice ‍‍‍ 2–11 .1549–12 .429 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 8–13 .38118–23 .439 TCU ‍‍‍ 6–15 .28626–25 .510 Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 4–17 .19024–21 .533 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1983 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1983 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –38–24–0 .613 Nicholls State ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –38–24–0 .613 Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –23–20–1 .534 Mercer ‍‍‡‍ 0–0–0 –29–26–1 .527 Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –26–30–0 .464 Centenary ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –18–22–0 .450 Hardin–Simmons ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –22–27–0 .449 Samford ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –4–37–0 .098 ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1983 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

The 1983 season marked the thirty seventh 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 Texas claiming their fourth championship with a 4–3 win over Alabama 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 |
| Texas | Texas | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Madison | James Madison | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Madison | James Madison | 0 | Texas | Texas | 6$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 3 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Stanford | Stanford | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stanford | Stanford | 1 | | | | Texas | Texas | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alabama | Alabama | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Michigan | Michigan | 6 | | | | Alabama | Alabama | 4 | | | | | |
| Michigan | Michigan | 6 | | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 4 | | |
| Maine | Maine | 5 | | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 4 | | |
| Maine | Maine | 5 | Michigan | Michigan | 5 | | | | Michigan | Michigan | 2 | | |
| | | | Alabama | Alabama | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alabama | Alabama | 6$^{11}$ | Alabama | Alabama | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 4 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Alabama | Alabama | 3 |
| | | | | | | Michigan | Michigan | | | | | | 11 |
| | | | James Madison | James Madison | 1 | Stanford | Stanford | | | | | | 4 |
| | | | James Madison | James Madison | 1 | Stanford | Stanford | | Alabama | Alabama | 6 | | 4 |
| | | | Stanford | Stanford | 3 | | | | Alabama | Alabama | 6 | |
| | | | Stanford | Stanford | 3 | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 0 | |
| | | | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 0 | 5 | |
| | | | Maine | Maine | 0 | Arizona State | Arizona State | | | | | 6 | |
| | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |