| Season | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 34 |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Arizona State (5th title) |
| Runner-up | Oklahoma State (9th CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Jim Brock (2nd title) |
| MOP | Stan Holmes (Arizona State) |
The 1981 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1981 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its thirty fifth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Seven regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while one region included six teams, resulting in 34 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. [1] The thirty-fifth tournament's champion was Arizona State coached by Jim Brock. The Most Outstanding Player was Stan Holmes of Arizona State.
The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, seven consisting of four teams and one of six teams. [2] The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 7 | |||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 6 | — | ||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 4* | |||||||||||||
| Clemson | 1 | East Tennessee State | 5* | |||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Memphis | 16 | |||||||||||||
| James Madison | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Memphis | 5 | |||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 8 | |||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Temple | 6 | |||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 11 | — | ||||||||||||
| Memphis | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Memphis | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Temple | 2 | James Madison | 3 | |||||||||||
| James Madison | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | |||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 15 | |||||||||||||
| UNLV | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Michigan | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 1 | |||||||||||||
| UNLV | 2 | Michigan | 7 | |||||||||||
| Michigan | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 4 | |||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 8 | — | ||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | |||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 1 | Oral Roberts | 7 | |||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Maine | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Maine | 10 | |||||||||||||
| St. John's | 5 | |||||||||||||
| St. John's | 1* | |||||||||||||
| Yale | 0* | |||||||||||||
| Maine | 5 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| St. John's | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| St. John's | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Yale | 2 | Central Michigan | 13 | |||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 1 | Florida State | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 4 | Florida State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | Miami (FL) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 0 | Miami (FL) | 8 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 2 | Florida | 6 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 12 | Florida State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 0 | Middle Tennessee | 4* | Florida | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | Florida | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 12 | — | ||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 7 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 8 | Fresno State | 9 | |||||||||||
| Fresno State | 10 | |||||||||||||
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | Pac-10 | 50–12 (26–4) | Jim Brock | 10 (last: 1978) | 1st (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977) | 37–16 |
| Maine | Eastern Collegiate | 32–12 (n/a) | John Winkin | 2 (last: 1976) | 3rd (1964) | 5–4 |
| Miami (FL) | n/a | 60–8 (n/a) | Ron Fraser | 4 (last: 1980) | 2nd (1974) | 7–8 |
| Michigan | Big 10 | 41–18 (10–4) | Bud Middaugh | 4 (last: 1980) | 1st (1953) | 10–5 |
| Mississippi State | SEC | 45–15 (17–6) | Ron Polk | 2 (last: 1979) | 6th (1979) | 1–4 |
| Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 49–15 (12–6) | Gary Ward | 8 (last: 1968) | 1st (1959) | 19–15 |
| South Carolina | n/a | 44–13 (n/a) | June Raines | 2 (last: 1977) | 2nd (1975, 1977) | 7–4 |
| Texas | SWC | 58–9–1 (16–5) | Cliff Gustafson | 18 (last: 1979) | 1st (1949, 1950, 1975) | 38–32 |
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 1113 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 810 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 12 | Texas | 1513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 3 | Arizona State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Arizona State | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 5 | Texas | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 12 | South Carolina | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30 | Game 1 | Mississippi State | 4–0 | Michigan | |
| Game 2 | Arizona State | 11–2 | Texas | ||
| May 31 | Game 3 | Oklahoma State | 8–5 (10 innings) | South Carolina | |
| Game 4 | Miami (FL) | 6–1 | Maine | ||
| June 1 | Game 5 | Arizona State | 4–3 | Mississippi State | |
| June 2 | Game 6 | Oklahoma State | 12–6 | Miami (FL) | |
| Game 7 | Texas | 6–5 | Michigan | Michigan eliminated | |
| June 3 | Game 8 | South Carolina | 12–7 | Maine | Maine eliminated |
| June 4 | Game 9 | Oklahoma State | 11–10 (13 innings) | Arizona State | Oklahoma St. qualified for final |
| Game 10 | Texas | 5–4 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) eliminated | |
| June 5 | Game 11 | South Carolina | 6–5 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State eliminated |
| June 6 | Game 12 | Texas | 15–8 (13 innings) | Oklahoma State | |
| Game 13 | Arizona State | 10–7 | South Carolina | South Carolina eliminated | |
| June 7 | Game 14 | Arizona State | 12–3 | Texas | Texas eliminated |
| June 8 | Final | Arizona State | 7–4 | Oklahoma State | Arizona State wins CWS |
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Kevin Dukes | Arizona State |
| Don Mundie | Mississippi State | |
| C | Burk Goldthorn | Texas |
| 1B | Alvin Davis | Arizona State |
| 2B | Billy DeMann | Arizona State |
| 3B | Mike Sodders | Arizona State |
| SS | Rod Carraway | South Carolina |
| OF | Mark Gillaspie | Mississippi State |
| Stan Holmes (MOP) | Arizona State | |
| Mickey Tettleton | Oklahoma State | |
| DH | Lemmie Miller | Arizona State |
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