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1985 NCAA Division I baseball season

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1985 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams260
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsMiami (FL) (2nd title)
Runners-upTexas (22nd CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachRon Fraser (2nd title)
MOPGreg Ellena (Miami (FL))
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →

The 1985 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 1985. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1985 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty-ninth time in 1985, 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 second time.[1]

Realignment and format changes

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Conference winners

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This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1985 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Five regionals of four teams and three of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 25 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 13 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season Winner Conference tournament Tournament venue • city Tournament winner
Atlantic Coast Conference Clemson/North Carolina/Virginia 1985 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Russ Chandler StadiumAtlanta, GA Georgia Tech
Atlantic 10 Conference East - Temple
West - West Virginia/Penn State
1985 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Hawley FieldMorgantown, WV West Virginia
Big East Conference North - Connecticut
South - Seton Hall
1985 Big East Conference baseball tournament Muzzy FieldBristol, CT St. John's
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1985 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament All Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference East - Michigan
West - Illinois
1985 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Ray Fisher StadiumAnn Arbor, MI Minnesota
EIBL Harvard/Princeton No tournament
Mid-American Conference Central Michigan No tournament
Mid-Continent Blue - Valparaiso
Gray - Eastern Illinois
1985 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament Monier FieldCharleston, IL Southwest Missouri State
Midwestern City Conference North - Xavier
South - Oral Roberts
1985 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament Tulsa, OK Oral Roberts
Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington State
South - Stanford
No tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association North - Fresno State
South - Cal State Fullerton
1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Baseball Championship Series Pete Beiden FieldFresno, CA Fresno State
Southeastern Conference East - Florida
West - LSU
1985 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Alex Box StadiumBaton Rouge, LA Mississippi State
Southern Conference North - Appalachian State
South - Davidson
1985 Southern Conference baseball tournament Hennon StadiumCullowhee, North Carolina, Western Carolina
Southwest Conference Texas 1985 Southwest Conference baseball tournament George Cole FieldFayetteville, AR Arkansas
Trans America Athletic Conference East - Georgia Southern
West - Hardin–Simmons
1985 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament J. I Clements StadiumStatesboro, GA Georgia Southern

Conference standings

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The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1985 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 9 4   .692 36 30   .545
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 9 4   .692 40 17   .702
No. 23 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 9 4   .692 38 16   .704
NC State  ‍‍‍ 8 5   .615 29 16   .644
No. 17 Georgia Tech  ‍‍y 6 7   .462 42 19   .689
Duke  ‍‍‍ 5 8   .385 18 15   .545
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5 8   .385 22 28   .440
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 1 12   .077 23 23   .500
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Temple  x‍‍‍ 9 2 0   .818 33 18 1   .644
UMass  ‍‍‍ 8 4 0   .667 20 18 0   .526
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 6 6 0   .500 25 15 0   .625
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 5 7 0   .417 24 16 1   .598
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 2 10 0   .167 12 23 0   .343
West
West Virginia  x‍‍y 9 3 0   .750 27 16 0   .628
Penn State  x‍‍‍ 9 3 0   .750 27 14 0   .659
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 8 4 0   .667 18 20 2   .475
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 1 8 0   .111 17 13 0   .567
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 0 9 0   .000 15 12 0   .556
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North Division
Connecticut  x‍‍‍ 11 7 0   .611 20 24 1   .456
St. John's  ‍‍y 10 7 0   .588 32 21 0   .604
Providence  ‍‍‍ 8 9 0   .471 22 24 1   .479
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 6 12 0   .333 12 22 0   .353
South Division
Seton Hall  x‍‍‍ 15 3 0   .833 44 19 1   .695
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 8 10 0   .444 27 25 0   .519
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 7 11 0   .389 20 24 1   .456
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 6 12 0   .333 16 18 0   .471
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[4][5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Michigan  x‍‍‍y 14 2 0   .875 55 10 0   .846
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 8 8 0   .500 29 24 0   .547
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8 8 0   .500 33 25 0   .569
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 8 8 0   .500 57 19 1   .747
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 2 14 0   .125 22 35 0   .386
West
Illinois  x‍‍‍ 12 4 0   .750 46 21 0   .687
Minnesota  ‍‍y 9 7 0   .563 33 23 0   .589
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 9 7 0   .563 40 20 0   .667
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 7 9 0   .438 40 18 0   .690
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 3 13 0   .188 28 25 2   .527
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[6][7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Blue Division
Valparaiso  x‍‍‍ 5 3 0   .625 35 21 1   .623
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 4 4 0   .500 23 30 2   .436
UIC  ‍‍‍ 3 5 0   .375 28 41 1   .407
Gray Division
Eastern Illinois  x‍‍‍ 8 0 0   1.000 33 14 1   .698
Southwest Missouri State  ‍‍ 5 3 0   .625 24 16 0   .600
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 7 5 0   .583 25 14 1   .638
Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍ 0 12 0   .000 15 32 0   .319
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1985[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y   64 16   .800
Campbell  ‍‍‍   32 17   .653
Stetson  ‍‍‍   38 23   .623
No. 21 New Orleans  ‍‍‍y   43 28   .606
UCF  ‍‍‍   52 34   .605
Hofstra  ‍‍‍   13 16   .448
Lafayette  ‍‍‍   17 23   .425
Richmond  ‍‍‍   20 29   .408
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Division
No. 12 Fresno State  x‍‍y 23 7   .767 43 22   .662
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 16 14   .533 24 34   .414
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 16 14   .533 37 22   .627
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 6 21   .222 16 36   .308
South Division
Cal State Fullerton  x‍‍‍ 21 9   .700 36 22   .621
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 17 13   .567 40 21   .656
UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 11 16   .407 24 31   .436
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 7 23   .233 22 42   .344
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
No. 11 Florida  x‍‍‍y 15 6   .714 43 18   .705
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 11   .500 33 23   .589
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 10 13   .435 35 16   .686
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10 13   .435 28 24   .538
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 10 13   .435 26 23   .531
Western Division
No. 24 LSU  x‍‍‍y 17 7   .708 41 18   .695
No. 4 Mississippi State  ‍‍y 16 8   .667 50 15   .769
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 11 12   .478 30 22   .577
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 30 23   .566
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 5 18   .217 20 28   .417
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Appalachian State  x‍‍‍ 14 3   .824 35 13   .729
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 10 8   .556 26 18   .591
VMI  ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 16 24   .400
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 3 14   .176 10 31   .244
Southern
Davidson  x‍‍‍ 11 5   .688 24 19   .558
No. 26 Western Carolina  ‍‍y 11 6   .647 37 35   .514
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 29 20   .592
Furman  ‍‍‍ 4 13   .235 16 29   .356
x – Division champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Texas  ‍‍‍y 16 5   .762 64 14   .821
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 14 7   .667 42 13   .764
No. 3 Arkansas  ‍‍y 13 7   .650 51 15   .773
No. 22 Houston  ‍‍‍y 12 9   .571 44 17   .721
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 12 9   .571 39 16   .709
TCU  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 35 17   .673
Rice  ‍‍‍ 5 15   .250 27 21   .563
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 2 19   .095 18 33   .353
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Georgia Southern x 14 3   .824 41 23   .641
Mercer ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 24 28   .462
Samford ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 21 36   .368
Georgia State ‍‍‍ 5 12   .294 17 28   .378
West
Hardin–Simmons x‍‍‍ 9 7   .563 30 31   .492
Centenary ‍‍‍ 7 8   .467 27 25   .519
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 7 8   .467 21 23   .477
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[14]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

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The 1985 season marked the thirty ninth 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 second championship with a 10–6 win over Texas in the final.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Arkansas114
South Carolina0
Arkansas4
Mississippi State5
Mississippi State12
Oklahoma State3
Mississippi State7
Texas12
Miami (FL)17
Texas810
Stanford3
Miami (FL)1Arkansas7
Texas2
Texas2
Arizona1
Texas16
Lower round 1Lower round 2Miami (FL)210
Miami (FL)2
South Carolina11Oklahoma State1
Mississippi State5
Oklahoma State16
Miami (FL)6
Arkansas10
Stanford9Stanford4
Arizona2

Award winners

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All-America team

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References

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  1. ^ a b c W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  3. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1985". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  4. ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  5. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1985". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  6. ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  7. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1985". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  8. ^ 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1985". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  10. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1985". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  11. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1985". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  12. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1985". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  13. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1985". boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  14. ^ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved June 5, 2019.