# 1991 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1991 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 1991. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1991 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty fifth time in 1991, 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 first time.

## Realignment

* Hardin–Simmons departed the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC) and NCAA Division I, reclassifying as NCAA Division III and joining the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
* FIU joined the TAAC, departing the ranks of Independents.

### Format changes

* The Metro Conference dissolved their divisions and played as a single eight team conference.
* The TAAC retained its divisions, but shifted Samford to the West Division. FIU joined the East Division.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1991 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. 25 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 23 teams earned at-large selections.
| Conference | Regular season winner | Conference Tournament | Tournament Venue • City | Tournament Winner |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Clemson | 1991 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament | Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC | Clemson |
| Big East Conference | St. John's | 1991 Big East Conference baseball tournament | Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT | Villanova |
| Big Eight Conference | Oklahoma State | 1991 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament | All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | Oklahoma State |
| Big South Conference | Coastal Carolina | 1991 Big South Conference baseball tournament | Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC | Coastal Carolina |
| Big Ten Conference | Ohio State | 1991 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament | Trautman Field • Columbus, OH | Ohio State |
| Big West Conference | Cal State Fullerton/Fresno State | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| Colonial Athletic Association | Richmond | 1991 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament | Harrington Field • Greenville, NC | East Carolina |
| EIBL | Princeton | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| Metro Conference | Florida State | 1991 Metro Conference baseball tournament | Salem Municipal Field • Salem, VA | Florida State/Southern Miss |
| Mid-American Conference | Ohio | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference | Evansville | 1991 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament | South Bend, IN | Notre Dame |
| Mid-Continent Conference | Blue - Akron Gray - Eastern Illinois | 1991 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament | Chicago, IL | Akron |
| Pacific-10 Conference | North - Washington State South - Southern California | no tournament | no tournament | no tournament |
| Southeastern Conference | LSU | 1991 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament | Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | Florida |
| Southern Conference | The Citadel | 1991 Southern Conference baseball tournament | College Park • Charleston, SC | Furman |
| Southwest Conference | Texas | 1991 Southwest Conference baseball tournament | Olsen Field • College Station, TX | Texas |
| Trans America Athletic Conference | East - Stetson West - Samford | 1991 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Conrad Park • DeLand, FL | FIU |
* ↑ Florida State and Southern Miss were declared co-champions after the championship game was canceled due to rain.

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1991 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings :
| 1991 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 8 Clemson ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 18–3 .85760–10 .857 No. 26 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–8 .60042–26 .618 No. 27 NC State ‍‍‍$^y$ 11–10 .52448–20 .706 North Carolina ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50036–23 .610 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50037–22 .627 Virginia ‍‍‍ 10–11 .47628–27 .509 Duke ‍‍‍ 6–15 .28624–27 .471 Maryland ‍‍‍ 5–15 .25029–27 .518 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1991 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1991 Big East Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 30 St. John's ‍†‍‍$^y$ 18–2–0 .90034–14–1 .704 Villanova ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 12–8–0 .60037–15–1 .708 Providence ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .60035–16–1 .683 Boston College ‍‍‍ 12–9–0 .57123–19–0 .548 Seton Hall ‍‍‍ 10–9–0 .52626–19–1 .576 Connecticut ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .40016–25–1 .393 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 4–15–0 .21115–30–0 .333 Georgetown ‍‍‍ 4–17–0 .19010–32–0 .238 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1991 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1991 Big South Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Coastal Carolina ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 15–5–0 .75036–29–0 .554 Augusta State ‍‍‍ 13–5–0 .72227–30–0 .474 Davidson ‍‍‍ 10–8–0 .55623–29–0 .442 Winthrop ‍‍‍ 10–8–0 .55622–22–0 .500 UNC Asheville ‍‍‍ 7–8–0 .46719–29–0 .396 Radford ‍‍‍ 8–11–0 .42119–33–4 .375 Charleston Southern ‍‍‍ 5–14–0 .26317–30–0 .362 Campbell ‍‍‍ 5–14–0 .26311–40–1 .221 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1991 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1991 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 21 Ohio State ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 20–8 .71453–13 .803 Minnesota ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–10 .64337–27 .578 Indiana ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55638–23 .623 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55627–28 .491 Michigan ‍‍‍ 15–13 .53634–23 .596 Purdue ‍‍‍ 14–14 .50035–21 .625 Illinois ‍‍‍ 13–15 .46426–30 .464 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 12–16 .42928–25 .528 Iowa ‍‍‍ 11–17 .39326–28 .481 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 6–22 .21416–36 .308 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1991 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1991 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Richmond ‍†‍‍ 15–2–0 .88231–20–0 .608 UNC Wilmington ‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .55025–27–0 .481 East Carolina ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 9–8–0 .52930–24–1 .555 James Madison ‍‍‍ 7–9–0 .43825–23–0 .521 George Mason ‍‍‍ 4–11–0 .26730–27–0 .526 William & Mary ‍‍‍ 4–11–0 .26713–27–0 .325 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1991 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1991 Metro Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 3 Florida State ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 15–5 .75057–14 .803 No. 24 Southern Miss ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 15–6 .71442–24 .636 Tulane ‍‍‍ 12–8 .60036–18 .667 South Carolina ‍‍‍ 11–9 .55042–20 .677 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ 9–11 .45024–30 .444 Memphis State ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44430–24 .556 Louisville ‍‍‍ 8–12 .40032–30 .516 Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 2–19 .09528–30 .483 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1991 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1991 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Blue Division Akron $^x$‍‍‡‍ 12–5–0 .70638–21–1 .642 UIC ‍‍‍ 11–6–0 .64725–30–0 .455 Valparaiso ‍‍‍ 7–8–0 .46720–39–2 .344 Cleveland State ‍‍‍ 2–10–0 .16719–22–0 .463 Gray Division Eastern Illinois $^x$‍‍‍ 9–2–0 .81827–32–0 .458 Western Illinois ‍‍‍ 5–5–0 .50021–23–0 .477 Northern Iowa ‍‍‍ 1–9–0 .10013–44–0 .228 ‡ – Tournament champion As of June 30, 1991 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1991 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 2 Wichita State ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 21–3 .87566–13 .835 No. 3 Creighton ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–8 .66751–22 .699 Indiana State ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62542–23 .646 Southwest Missouri State ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58340–22 .645 Bradley ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29226–36 .419 Southern Illinois ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25027–36 .429 Illinois State ‍‍‍ 5–19 .20827–33 .450 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1991 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1991 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 1 LSU ‍†‍‍$^y$ 19–7 .73155–18 .753 No. 4 Florida ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–8 .66751–21 .708 No. 22 Mississippi State ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–9 .57142–21 .667 No. 25 Alabama ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–11 .56042–20 .677 Auburn ‍‍‍ 14–12 .53835–24 .593 Kentucky ‍‍‍ 13–12 .52041–20 .672 Tennessee ‍‍‍ 13–13 .50041–19 .683 Ole Miss ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37531–24 .564 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍ 8–19 .29629–28 .509 Georgia ‍‍‍ 7–19 .26927–31 .466 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1991 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1991 Southern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT The Citadel ‍†‍‍ 16–2 .88934–19 .642 Western Carolina ‍‍‍ 11–3 .78636–26 .581 Marshall ‍‍‍ 9–7 .56316–26 .381 Furman ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 6–5 .54526–26 .500 Appalachian State ‍‍‍ 5–8 .38528–21 .571 East Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 5–13 .27823–29 .442 VMI ‍‍‍ 1–15 .0632–35 .054 † – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1991 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1991 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT East Stetson $^x$‍†‍‍ 13–5–0 .72236–22–1 .619 FIU ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 11–7–0 .61143–23–0 .652 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 10–8–0 .55633–27–0 .550 Mercer ‍‍‍ 2–16–0 .11115–31–0 .326 West Samford $^x$‍‍‍ 9–5–0 .64323–26–0 .469 Centenary ‍‍‍ 7–7–0 .50028–23–0 .549 Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37528–27–0 .509 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1991 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

The 1991 season marked the forty fifth 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 first championship with a 6–3 win over Wichita State 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 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Fresno State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Fresno State | 6 | | | 8 | Fresno State | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | LSU | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | LSU | 8 | | | 4 | LSU | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Florida | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Florida | 1 | | | | | | 4 | LSU | 19 | — | | | | | |
| Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | 4 | LSU | 19 | — | | | | | |
| Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | Bracket One | 5 | Florida | 8 | — | | | | | |
| 1 | Florida State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Florida | 8 | — | | | | |
| 5 | Florida | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Florida | 5 | | | 8 | Fresno State | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Florida | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | LSU | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Wichita State | 3 |
| 2 | Clemson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Wichita State | 3 |
| 7 | Creighton | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Creighton | 8 | | | 7 | Creighton | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Wichita State | 3$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Wichita State | 8 | | | 3 | Wichita State | 3$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Long Beach State | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Long Beach State | 5 | | | | | | 3 | Wichita State | 11 | — | | | | | |
| Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | 3 | Wichita State | 11 | — | | | | | |
| Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | Bracket Two | 7 | Creighton | 3 | — | | | | | |
| 6 | Long Beach State | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Creighton | 3 | — | | | | |
| 2 | Clemson | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Clemson | 11 | | | 7 | Creighton | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Long Beach State | 4 | | | | | | | | | |