# 1989 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1989 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 1989. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1989 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty third time in 1989, 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. Wichita State claimed the championship for the first time.

## Realignment and format changes

* Davidson left the Southern Conference to compete as an Independent. They would return to the SoCon in 1993.
* With Davidson's departure, it became a seven team league, and dissolved its divisional format.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1989 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. 27 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 21 teams earned at-large selections.
| Conference | Regular season winner | Conference tournament | Tournament venue • city | Tournament winner |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | North Carolina | 1989 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament | Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC | Clemson |
| Big East Conference | North - Providence South - Seton Hall | 1989 Big East Conference baseball tournament | Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT | Villanova |
| Big Eight Conference | Oklahoma State | 1989 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament | All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | Oklahoma State |
| Big Ten Conference | Michigan | 1989 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament | Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | Illinois |
| Big West Conference | Fresno State/Long Beach State | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Colonial Athletic Association | UNC Wilmington | 1989 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament | Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | East Carolina |
| EIBL | Penn | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Metro Conference | Florida State | 1989 Metro Conference baseball tournament | Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC | Florida State |
| Mid-American Conference | Western Michigan | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference | North - Detroit South - Evansville | 1989 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament | South Bend, IN | Notre Dame |
| Missouri Valley Conference | Wichita State | 1989 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament | Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS | Indiana State |
| Mid-Continent Conference | Blue - Cleveland State Gray - Southwest Missouri State | 1989 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament | Chicago, IL | Southwest Missouri State |
| Pacific-10 Conference | North - Washington State South - Arizona | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Southeastern Conference | Mississippi State | 1989 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL | Auburn |
| Southern Conference | Western Carolina | 1989 Southern Conference baseball tournament | Asheville, NC | Western Carolina |
| Southwest Conference | Arkansas/Texas A&M | 1989 Southwest Conference baseball tournament | Olsen Field • College Station, TX | Texas A&M |
| Trans America Athletic Conference | East - Stetson West - Centenary | 1989 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Conrad Park • DeLand, FL | Stetson |

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1989 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings :
| 1989 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 8 North Carolina ‍†‍‍$^y$ 15–4 .78941–18 .695 No. 14 Clemson ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 13–5 .72250–20 .714 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–6 .68438–26 .594 NC State ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50035–21 .625 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 9–10 .47435–23 .603 Virginia ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38925–24 .510 Maryland ‍‍‍ 4–13 .23517–22 .436 Duke ‍‍‍ 2–14 .12520–23 .465 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1989 Big East Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT North Division Providence $^x$‍‍‍ 12–6–0 .66727–16–0 .628 Connecticut ‍‍‍ 9–9–0 .50027–16–0 .628 Boston College ‍‍‍ 9–9–0 .50020–17–0 .541 St. John's ‍‍‍ 6–12–0 .33319–19–0 .500 South Division Seton Hall $^x$‍‍‍ 16–2–0 .88933–19–1 .632 Villanova ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 12–5–0 .70642–13–0 .764 Georgetown ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .38917–26–0 .395 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 0–17–0 .0006–25–0 .194 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1989 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 12 Michigan ‍†‍‍$^y$ 21–6 .77849–16 .754 Iowa ‍‍‍ 17–11 .60737–20 .649 No. 24 Illinois ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 17–11 .60742–16 .724 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 16–12 .57134–27 .557 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55631–22 .585 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 15–13 .53626–30 .464 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 13–15 .46425–26 .490 Purdue ‍‍‍ 11–17 .39334–25 .576 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 9–19 .32122–37 .373 Indiana ‍‍‍ 5–23 .17934–26 .567 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1989 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT UNC Wilmington ‍†‍‍ 14–1–0 .93331–15–0 .674 East Carolina ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 12–3–0 .80027–29–1 .482 James Madison ‍‍‍ 7–6–0 .53832–21–0 .604 Richmond ‍‍‍ 6–8–0 .42923–24–0 .489 George Mason ‍‍‍ 3–10–0 .23123–25–0 .479 William & Mary ‍‍‍ 0–14–0 .0009–29–0 .237 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1989 Metro Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 3 Florida State ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 14–4 .77854–18 .750 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ 12–6 .66735–22 .614 Southern Miss ‍‍‍ 8–7 .53336–26 .581 South Carolina ‍‍‍ 8–7 .53334–23 .596 Memphis State ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44432–23 .582 Louisville ‍‍‍ 6–11 .35327–23 .540 Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 3–14 .17621–30 .412 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1989 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Wright State ‍‍‍ – –45–12 .789 Nicholls State ‍‍‍$^y$ – –44–16 .733 No. 6 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍$^y$ – –49–18 .731 Oral Roberts ‍‍‍ – –36–18 .667 No. 25 UCF ‍‍‍$^y$ – –42–22 .656 FIU ‍‍‍ – –39–21 .650 Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ – –33–20 .623 UMBC ‍‍‍ – –27–17 .614 New Mexico State ‍‍‍ – –34–22 .607 Florida A&M ‍‍‍ – –20–16 .556 Liberty ‍‍‍ – –25–24 .510 Tulane ‍‍‍ – –27–26 .509 Akron ‍‍‍ – –24–24 .500 Wisconsin–Milwaukee ‍‍‍ – –22–22 .500 Youngstown State ‍‍‍ – –19–20 .487 United States International ‍‍‍ – –24–35 .407 Northern Colorado ‍‍‍ – –18–29 .383 Davidson ‍‍‍ – –12–27 .308 y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1989 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 1 Wichita State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 13–5 .72268–18 .791 No. 22 Indiana State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 13–7 .65048–21 .696 Illinois State ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50026–34 .433 Creighton ‍‍‍ 9–11 .45037–26 .587 Bradley ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38935–22 .614 Southern Illinois ‍‍‍ 6–14 .30026–38 .406 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1989 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 10 Mississippi State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 20–5 .80054–14 .794 No. 4 LSU ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–9 .66755–17 .764 Florida ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–10 .58344–22 .667 Georgia ‍‍‍ 15–11 .57737–25 .597 Alabama ‍‍‍ 15–11 .57732–24 .571 Auburn ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 12–12 .50044–20 .688 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍ 11–15 .42331–21 .596 Ole Miss ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37534–21 .618 Kentucky ‍‍‍ 10–17 .37028–25 .528 Tennessee ‍‍‍ 4–23 .14823–36 .390 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1989 Southern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Western Carolina ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 10–5 .66723–31 .426 Marshall ‍‍‍ 8–5 .61516–14 .533 Appalachian State ‍‍‍ 9–7 .56329–13 .690 VMI ‍‍‍ 8–7 .53316–23 .410 The Citadel ‍‍‍ 8–9 .47130–20 .600 Furman ‍‍‍ 5–10 .33313–21 .382 East Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 5–10 .33310–21 .323 † – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1989 Southwest Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 9 Texas A&M ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 17–4 .81058–7 .892 No. 5 Arkansas ‍†‍‍$^y$ 17–4 .81051–16 .761 No. 2 Texas ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–7 .66754–18 .750 Houston ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42943–17 .717 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42932–22 .593 TCU ‍‍‍ 7–14 .33337–22 .627 Baylor ‍‍‍ 7–14 .33332–19 .627 Rice ‍‍‍ 4–17 .19028–30 .483 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1989 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Stetson $^x$‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 13–5 .72238–23 .623 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 12–6 .66733–27 .550 Samford ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38917–30 .362 Mercer ‍‍‍ 4–14 .22216–35 .314 West Centenary $^x$‍‍‍ 10–6 .62531–21 .596 Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43828–25 .528 Hardin–Simmons ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43825–30 .455 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

The 1989 season marked the forty third 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 Wichita State claiming their first championship with a 5–3 win over Texas in the final.
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | North Carolina | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | Florida State | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Wichita State | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Wichita State | 3 | 4 | Wichita State | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Arkansas | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Arkansas | 1 | | | | 1 | Florida State | 4 | 9 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Wichita State | 7 | 12 | | | | | |
| 8 | North Carolina | 3 | | | | | | | | 4 | Wichita State | 7 | 12 | | | | |
| 5 | Arkansas | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Arkansas | 7 | 5 | Arkansas | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Wichita State | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Wichita State | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Texas | 3 |
| 2 | Texas | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Texas | 3 |
| 7 | Long Beach State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Long Beach State | 1 | 2 | Texas | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Miami (FL) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 3 | Miami (FL) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | LSU | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | LSU | 2 | | | | 2 | Texas | 12 | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | LSU | 7 | — | | | | | |
| 7 | Long Beach State | 5 | | | | | | | | 6 | LSU | 7 | — | | | | |
| 6 | LSU | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | LSU | 8 | 6 | LSU | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Miami (FL) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |