# 1993 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1993 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 1993. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1993 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty seventh time in 1993, 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. LSU claimed the championship for the second time.

## Realignment

* Army and Navy departed the Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League, which dissolved. The Ivy League began sponsoring baseball for its 8 members, all of whom had previously competed in the EIBL. Four teams were placed in each Ivy League Division.
* Army and Navy joined the Patriot League, which divided into two divisions of four teams each.
* Davidson rejoined the Southern Conference after a four-year absence.
* UCF departed the Sun Belt Conference and joined the Trans America Athletic Conference

### Format changes

* The Mid-Continent Conference dissolved its two divisions and competed as a single conference.
* With the addition of UCF to the East, the TAAC shifted Mercer to the West Division.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1993 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. 24 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 24 teams earned at-large selections.
| Conference | Regular season winner | Conference Tournament | Tournament Venue • City | Tournament Winner |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Georgia Tech | 1993 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament | Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC | Clemson |
| Big East Conference | Villanova | 1993 Big East Conference baseball tournament | Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT | St. John's |
| Big Eight Conference | Oklahoma State | 1993 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament | All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | Oklahoma State |
| Big Ten Conference | Ohio State | 1993 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament | C. O. Brown Stadium • Battle Creek, MI | Minnesota |
| Big West Conference | Long Beach State | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| Colonial Athletic Association | George Mason | 1993 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament | Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | East Carolina |
| Ivy League | Gehrig - Columbia Rolfe - Yale | 1993 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series | Palmer Field • Middletown, CT | Yale |
| Metro Conference | | 1993 Metro Conference baseball tournament | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | Charlotte |
| Mid-American Conference | Kent State | 1993 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament | Gene Michael Field • Kent, OH | Kent State |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference | Notre Dame | 1993 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament | South Bend, IN | Notre Dame |
| Mid-Continent Conference | Wright State | 1993 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament | Chicago, IL | UIC |
| Northeast Conference | Fairleigh Dickinson | 1993 Northeast Conference baseball tournament | Ewing Township, NJ | St. Francis |
| Pacific-10 Conference | North - Washington South - Arizona State | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| Patriot League | North - Fordham South - Navy | 1993 Patriot League baseball tournament | Houlihan Park • Bronx, NY | Fordham |
| Southeastern Conference | Eastern - Tennessee | 1993 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament | Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC | Tennessee |
| Southeastern Conference | Western - LSU | 1993 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament | Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | LSU |
| Southern Conference | Georgia Southern | 1993 Southern Conference baseball tournament | College Park • Charleston, SC | Western Carolina |
| Southwest Conference | Texas A&M | 1993 Southwest Conference baseball tournament | Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | Baylor |
| Trans America Athletic Conference | East - Stetson West - Southeastern Louisiana | 1993 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Conrad Park • DeLand, FL | UCF |
| West Coast Conference | Pepperdine | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
* ↑ The SEC held separate tournaments for its Eastern and Western Divisions in 1993. LSU was awarded the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1993 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings :
| 1993 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 13 Georgia Tech ‍†‍‍$^y$ 16–6 .72747–14 .770 No. 21 NC State ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–7 .68249–17 .742 No. 22 Florida State ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–9 .60946–19 .708 No. 23 North Carolina ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–10 .56543–20 .683 No. 17 Clemson ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 11–11 .50045–20 .692 Duke ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45839–19 .672 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 9–13 .40931–22 .585 Virginia ‍‍‍ 7–15 .31821–30 .412 Maryland ‍‍‍ 5–17 .22724–29 .453 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1993 Big East Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Villanova ‍†‍‍ 14–7–0 .66727–15–1 .640 Seton Hall ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .60030–18–0 .625 Connecticut ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–9–0 .57127–19–0 .587 No. 14 St. John's ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 11–10–0 .52428–20–0 .583 Boston College ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .52422–14–0 .611 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 10–11–0 .47630–13–0 .698 Providence ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .40021–24–0 .467 Georgetown ‍‍‍ 5–16–0 .2387–22–0 .241 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1993 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 12 Ohio State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 19–9 .67944–19 .698 Minnesota ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 17–9 .65443–18 .705 Purdue ‍‍‍ 16–12 .57136–22 .621 Indiana ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55638–21 .644 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 15–13 .53627–27 .500 Iowa ‍‍‍ 13–13 .50032–20 .615 Michigan ‍‍‍ 13–14 .48125–30 .455 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 12–16 .42931–23 .574 Illinois ‍‍‍ 12–16 .42932–23 .582 Penn State ‍‍‍ 5–23 .17915–28 .349 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1993 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT George Mason ‍†‍‍$^y$ 10–1–0 .90933–15–0 .688 Old Dominion ‍‍‍ 9–3–0 .75031–11–0 .738 East Carolina ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 11–7–0 .61141–19–0 .683 UNC Wilmington ‍‍‍ 6–8–0 .42926–29–0 .473 James Madison ‍‍‍ 3–7–1 .31824–24–1 .500 Richmond ‍‍‍ 3–8–1 .29229–18–1 .615 William & Mary ‍‍‍ 3–12–0 .20024–19–1 .557 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1993 Ivy League baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Lou Gehrig Columbia $^x$‍‍‍ 11–9 .55019–21 .475 Penn ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50017–19 .472 Princeton ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50016–25 .390 Cornell ‍‍‍ 3–17 .1506–29 .171 Red Rolfe Yale $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–4 .80033–11 .750 Harvard ‍‍‍ 12–8 .60018–20 .474 Brown ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50013–27 .325 Dartmouth ‍‍‍ 8–12 .40014–19 .424 x – Division champion ‡ – Championship Series champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1993 Mid-American Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 27 Kent State ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 22–10–0 .68841–15–0 .732 Central Michigan ‍‍‍ 22–10–0 .68839–19–0 .672 Western Michigan ‍‍‍ 20–10–0 .66735–21–0 .625 Ball State ‍‍‍ 17–13–0 .56732–24–0 .571 Ohio ‍‍‍ 13–15–0 .46421–26–0 .447 Toledo ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .43324–31–0 .436 Eastern Michigan ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .43330–24–0 .556 Miami ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .40026–27–0 .491 Bowling Green ‍‍‍ 11–17–0 .39319–27–1 .415 Akron ‍‍‍ 7–23–0 .23322–33–0 .400 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1993 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Wright State ‍†‍‍ 17–3–0 .85039–15–0 .722 UIC ‍‍‡‍ 13–8–0 .61931–26–0 .544 Eastern Illinois ‍‍‍ 9–6–1 .59423–23–1 .500 Cleveland State ‍‍‍ 10–10–0 .50023–26–0 .469 Valparaiso ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .40012–39–1 .240 Western Illinois ‍‍‍ 7–12–1 .37512–28–1 .305 Northern Illinois ‍‍‍ 6–13–0 .31616–34–1 .324 Youngstown State ‍‍‍ 5–11–0 .31320–26–0 .435 Milwaukee ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –10–19–0 .345 ‡ – Tournament champion As of June 30, 1993 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1993 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 2 Wichita State ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 17–3 .85058–17 .773 Southwest Missouri State ‍‍‍ 14–6 .70032–23 .582 Bradley ‍‍‍ 13–7 .65040–16 .714 Indiana State ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57135–23 .603 Creighton ‍‍‍ 10–11 .47632–25 .561 Illinois State ‍‍‍ 10–11 .47628–31 .475 Southern Illinois ‍‍‍ 5–15 .25022–29 .431 Northern Iowa ‍‍‍ 1–20 .04812–39 .235 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1993 Northeast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Fairleigh Dickinson ‍†‍‍ 15–6–0 .71428–16–0 .636 Long Island ‍‍‍ 14–6–0 .70017–18–0 .486 St. Francis ‍‍‡‍ 13–8–0 .61925–15–0 .625 Monmouth ‍‍‍ 13–8–0 .61917–20–0 .459 Rider ‍‍‍ 12–9–0 .57121–18–0 .538 Wagner ‍‍‍ 6–14–0 .3009–23–0 .281 Marist ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .2789–24–1 .279 Mount St. Mary's ‍‍‍ 1–15–0 .0636–24–0 .200 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1993 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern Oregon State $^x$‍‍‍ 15–6 .71432–18 .640 Washington ‍‍‍ 16–7 .69639–19 .672 Washington State ‍‍‍ 13–10 .56534–24 .586 Portland State ‍‍‍ 9–11 .45031–27 .534 Gonzaga ‍‍‍ 8–15 .34817–36 .321 Portland ‍‍‍ 5–17 .22716–33 .327 Southern No. 7 Arizona State $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 19–11 .63346–20 .697 No. 24 UCLA ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–13 .56737–23 .617 No. 9 Arizona ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–14 .53335–26 .574 No. 18 Southern California ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–15 .50035–29 .547 California ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43327–30 .474 Stanford ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33327–28 .491 x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1993 Patriot League baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North Fordham $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 13–7 .65032–27 .542 Army ‍‍‍ 11–9 .55017–22 .436 Holy Cross ‍‍‍ 9–11 .45012–20 .375 Colgate ‍‍‍ 6–14 .3008–20 .286 South Navy $^x$‍‍‍ 11–9 .55020–16 .556 Lehigh ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50015–19 .441 Bucknell ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50015–25 .375 Lafayette ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50012–21 .364 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1993 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Eastern No. 20 Tennessee $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 20–10 .66745–20 .692 No. 29 South Carolina ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–10 .60039–20 .661 Kentucky ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–14 .50038–23 .623 Florida ‍‍‍ 12–14 .46233–25 .569 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍ 11–15 .42332–23 .582 Georgia ‍‍‍ 10–18 .35730–29 .508 Western No. 1 LSU $^x$‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 18–8 .69253–17 .757 No. 28 Auburn ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–11 .60740–23 .635 No. 25 Mississippi State ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–12 .58641–21 .661 Arkansas ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40733–26 .559 Alabama ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37527–25 .519 Ole Miss ‍‍‍ 8–19 .29631–25 .554 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1993 Southern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Georgia Southern ‍†‍‍ 18–5 .78338–21 .644 Western Carolina ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 15–6 .71434–28 .548 The Citadel ‍‍‍ 13–9 .59132–25 .561 East Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 11–8 .57921–17 .553 Davidson ‍‍‍ 11–9 .55020–28 .417 Appalachian State ‍‍‍ 8–12 .40015–27 .357 Marshall ‍‍‍ 9–14 .39113–27 .325 VMI ‍‍‍ 5–15 .25020–29 .408 Furman ‍‍‍ 4–16 .20017–22 .436 † – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1993 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT East Stetson $^x$‍‍‍ 11–7–0 .61138–17–0 .691 UCF ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 9–9–0 .50031–31–0 .500 College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 9–9–0 .50018–24–0 .429 FIU ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .38927–29–0 .482 West Southeastern Louisiana $^x$‍†‍‍ 19–5–0 .79238–17–0 .691 Centenary ‍‍‍ 15–8–0 .65227–25–0 .519 Samford ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37516–32–1 .337 Georgia State ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .33312–35–0 .255 Mercer ‍‍‍ 6–14–0 .30015–34–0 .306 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

The 1993 season marked the forty 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 LSU claiming their second championship with an 8–0 win over Wichita State in the final.

### Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kansas | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | Texas A&M | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | LSU | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Long Beach State | 1 | 5 | LSU | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | LSU | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | LSU | 7 | | | | 5 | LSU | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Long Beach State | 10 | 5 | | | | | |
| 8 | Kansas | 1 | | | | | | | | 4 | Long Beach State | 10 | 5 | | | | |
| 4 | Long Beach State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Long Beach State | 6 | 1 | Texas A&M | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Long Beach State | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | LSU | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Wichita State | 0 |
| 2 | Arizona State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Wichita State | 0 |
| 7 | Wichita State | 4$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Wichita State | 4$^{11}$ | 7 | Wichita State | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Texas | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Texas | 6 | 3 | Texas | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 5 | | | | 7 | Wichita State | 10 | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Oklahoma State | 4 | — | | | | | |
| 2 | Arizona State | 4 | | | | | | | | 6 | Oklahoma State | 4 | — | | | | |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 3 | Texas | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Oklahoma State | 7 | | | | | | | | | |