1993 NCAA Division I baseball season

1993 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams	274
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions	LSU
Runners-up	Wichita State
MOP	Todd Walker (LSU)
Seasons
← 1992	1994 →

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.^[1]

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.
Davidson rejoined the Southern Conference after a four-year absence.

Format changes

The Mid-Continent Conference dissolved its two divisions and competed as a single conference.

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.^[1]^[2]

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
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
Pacific-10 Conference	North - Washington South - Arizona State	No Tournament
Southeastern Conference	Eastern - Tennessee	1993 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC	Tennessee
Southeastern Conference	Western - LSU		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

↑ 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
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#13 Georgia Tech †^y	16	–	6	.727	47	–	14	.770
#21 NC State ^y	15	–	7	.682	49	–	17	.742
#22 Florida State ^y	14	–	9	.609	46	–	19	.708
#23 North Carolina ^y	13	–	10	.565	43	–	20	.683
#17 Clemson ‡^y	11	–	11	.500	45	–	20	.692
Duke	11	–	13	.458	39	–	19	.672
Wake Forest	9	–	13	.409	31	–	22	.585
Virginia	7	–	15	.318	21	–	30	.412
Maryland	5	–	17	.227	24	–	29	.453

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1993^[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1993 Big East Conference baseball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Villanova †	14	–	7	–	0	.667	27	–	15	–	1	.640
Seton Hall	12	–	8	–	0	.600	30	–	18	–	0	.625
Connecticut ^y	12	–	9	–	0	.571	27	–	19	–	0	.587
#14 St. John's ‡^y	11	–	10	–	0	.524	28	–	20	–	0	.583
Boston College	11	–	10	–	0	.524	22	–	14	–	0	.611
Pittsburgh	10	–	11	–	0	.476	30	–	13	–	0	.698
Providence	8	–	12	–	0	.400	21	–	24	–	0	.467
Georgetown	5	–	16	–	0	.238	7	–	22	–	0	.241

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1993^[4]^[5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1993 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#12 Ohio State †^y	19	–	9	.679	44	–	19	.698
Minnesota ‡^y	17	–	9	.654	43	–	18	.705
Purdue	16	–	12	.571	36	–	22	.621
Indiana	15	–	12	.556	38	–	21	.644
Northwestern	15	–	13	.536	27	–	27	.500
Iowa	13	–	13	.500	32	–	20	.615
Michigan	13	–	14	.481	25	–	30	.455
Michigan State	12	–	16	.429	31	–	23	.574
Illinois	12	–	16	.429	32	–	23	.582
Penn State	5	–	23	.179	15	–	28	.349

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1993^[6]^[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1993 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
#27 Kent State †‡^y	22	–	10	–	0	.688	41	–	15	–	0	.732
Central Michigan	22	–	10	–	0	.688	39	–	19	–	0	.672
Western Michigan	20	–	10	–	0	.667	35	–	21	–	0	.625
Ball State	17	–	13	–	0	.567	32	–	24	–	0	.571
Ohio	13	–	15	–	0	.464	21	–	26	–	0	.447
Toledo	13	–	17	–	0	.433	24	–	31	–	0	.436
Eastern Michigan	13	–	17	–	0	.433	30	–	24	–	0	.556
Miami	12	–	18	–	0	.400	26	–	27	–	0	.491
Bowling Green	11	–	17	–	0	.393	19	–	27	–	1	.415
Akron	7	–	23	–	0	.233	22	–	33	–	0	.400

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1993^[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1993 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern
#20 Tennessee ^x‡^y	20	–	10	.667	45	–	20	.692
#29 South Carolina ^y	15	–	10	.600	39	–	20	.661
Kentucky ^y	14	–	14	.500	38	–	23	.623
Florida	12	–	14	.462	33	–	25	.569
Vanderbilt	11	–	15	.423	32	–	23	.582
Georgia	10	–	18	.357	30	–	29	.508
Western
#1 LSU ^x†‡^y	18	–	8	.692	53	–	17	.757
#28 Auburn ^y	17	–	11	.607	40	–	23	.635
#25 Mississippi State ^y	17	–	12	.586	41	–	21	.661
Arkansas	11	–	16	.407	33	–	26	.559
Alabama	9	–	15	.375	27	–	25	.519
Ole Miss	8	–	19	.296	31	–	25	.554

x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1993^[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1993 Southern Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Georgia Southern †	18	–	5	.783	38	–	21	.644
Western Carolina ‡^y	15	–	6	.714	34	–	28	.548
The Citadel	13	–	9	.591	32	–	25	.561
East Tennessee State	11	–	8	.579	21	–	17	.553
Davidson	11	–	9	.550	20	–	28	.417
Appalachian State	8	–	12	.400	15	–	27	.357
Marshall	9	–	14	.391	13	–	27	.325
VMI	5	–	15	.250	20	–	29	.408
Furman	4	–	16	.200	17	–	22	.436

† – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1993^[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

Main article: 1993 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 a 8–0 win over Wichita State in the final.^[1]

Bracket

First Round			Second Round			Semi-Finals				Finals

1	Texas A&M	5
8	Kansas	1
			1	Texas A&M	8

			5	LSU	13
4	Long Beach State	1

5	LSU	7
						5	LSU	8	6

						4	Long Beach State	10	5
8	Kansas	1

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	4¹¹
			7	Wichita State	7

			3	Texas	6
3	Texas	6

6	Oklahoma State	5
						7	Wichita State	10	—

						6	Oklahoma State	4	—
2	Arizona State	4

6	Oklahoma State	5
			3	Texas	6

			6	Oklahoma State	7

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1993 College Baseball All-America Team

References

1 2 3 W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1993". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
↑ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1993". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1993". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
↑ "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1993". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1993". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 7, 2015.

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