| Season | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 36 |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Miami (FL) (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Wichita State (1st CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Ron Fraser (1st title) |
| MOP | Dan Smith (Miami (FL)) |
The 1982 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1982 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 sixth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Six regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while two regions included six teams, resulting in 36 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. [1] The thirty-sixth tournament's champion was Miami (FL), coached by Ron Fraser. The Most Outstanding Player was Dan Smith of Miami (FL).
For the first time, the NCAA selected five number-one seeds and placed each in a different regional. [2]
Bold indicates CWS participant.
The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, six consisting of four teams and two of six teams. [2] The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||
| South Florida | 8 | ||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | ||||||||||
| South Florida | 4 | ||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 9 | ||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 18 | ||||||||||
| Stetson | 2 | ||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 15 | — | |||||||||
| Stetson | 3 | — | |||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||
| South Florida | 4 | ||||||||||
| Florida | 4 | Stetson | 5 | ||||||||
| Stetson | 5 | ||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 2 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 5 | Eastern Michigan | 2* | ||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 2 | Texas | 7* | ||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 0 | Texas | 9 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Texas | 8 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Texas | 10 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 0 | Oklahoma | 6 | Oklahoma | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 8 | Florida State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | Final | ||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 6* | ||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 7* | ||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 2 | West Virginia | 4 | ||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 1 | East Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 9 | West Virginia | 1 | — | |||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | South Carolina | 2 | — | |||||||||||
| South Carolina | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 7 | South Carolina | 11 | ||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 0 | The Citadel | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 3 | ||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 2 | ||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 3 | ||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 5 | ||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 16 | ||||||||||
| Minnesota | 9 | ||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 7 | — | |||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 3 | — | |||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 7 | ||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 0 | Minnesota | 1 | ||||||||
| Minnesota | 9 | ||||||||||
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||
| Maine | 6 | ||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 4 | ||||||||||
| Maine | 13 | ||||||||||
| Delaware | 1 | ||||||||||
| Delaware | 4 | ||||||||||
| Navy | 3 | ||||||||||
| Maine | 4 | — | |||||||||
| Navy | 3 | — | |||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||
| Navy | 3 | ||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 5 | Delaware | 1 | ||||||||
| Navy | 15 | ||||||||||
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||
| Wichita State | 3 | ||||||||||
| Jackson State | 0 | ||||||||||
| Wichita State | 7 | ||||||||||
| New Orleans | 0 | ||||||||||
| New Orleans | 7 | ||||||||||
| Tulane | 5 | ||||||||||
| Wichita State | 8 | — | |||||||||
| New Orleans | 1 | — | |||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||
| New Orleans | 5* | ||||||||||
| Jackson State | 5 | Tulane | 4* | ||||||||
| Tulane | 11 | ||||||||||
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||
| Stanford | 10 | ||||||||||
| Hawaii | 5 | ||||||||||
| Stanford | 17 | ||||||||||
| Fresno State | 10 | ||||||||||
| Fresno State | 14 | ||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 5 | ||||||||||
| Stanford | 15 | — | |||||||||
| Pepperdine | 8 | — | |||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||
| Fresno State | 8 | ||||||||||
| Hawaii | 9 | Pepperdine | 11 | ||||||||
| Pepperdine | 13 | ||||||||||
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 7 | ||||||||||
| Houston | 3 | ||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 10 | ||||||||||
| Arizona State | 9 | ||||||||||
| Arizona State | 6 | ||||||||||
| San Diego State | 1 | ||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 8 | — | |||||||||
| Arizona State | 7 | — | |||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||
| Arizona State | 9 | ||||||||||
| San Diego State | 3 | Houston | 5 | ||||||||
| Houston | 13 | ||||||||||
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal State Fullerton | SCBA | 51–21 (23–5) | Augie Garrido | 2 (last: 1979) | 1st (1979) | 5–3 |
| Maine | Eastern Collegiate | 32–12 (n/a) | John Winkin | 3 (last: 1981) | 3rd (1964) | 5–6 |
| Miami (FL) | n/a | 49–18–1 (n/a) | Ron Fraser | 5 (last: 1981) | 2nd (1974) | 8–10 |
| Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 56–14 (19–5) | Gary Ward | 9 (last: 1981) | 1st (1959) | 22–17 |
| South Carolina | n/a | 45–11 (n/a) | June Raines | 3 (last: 1981) | 2nd (1975, 1977) | 9–6 |
| Stanford | Pac-10 | 48–16–1 (20–10) | Mark Marquess | 2 (last: 1967) | 3rd (1967) | 4–4 |
| Texas | SWC | 57–4 (12–4) | Cliff Gustafson | 19 (last: 1981) | 1st (1949, 1950, 1975) | 41–34 |
| Wichita State | MVC | 70–12 (15–1) | Gene Stephenson | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 812 | Maine | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Wichita State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 6 | Maine | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 10 | Oklahoma State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 4 | Game 1 | Miami (FL) | 7–2 | Maine | |
| Game 2 | Wichita State | 7–0 | Cal State Fullerton | ||
| June 5 | Game 3 | Texas | 9–1 | Oklahoma State | |
| Game 4 | Stanford | 15–4 | South Carolina | ||
| June 6 | Game 5 | Maine | 6–0 | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton eliminated |
| Game 6 | Oklahoma State | 10–8 | South Carolina | South Carolina eliminated | |
| June 7 | Game 7 | Miami (FL) | 4–3 | Wichita State | |
| June 8 | Game 8 | Texas | 8–6 (12 innings) | Stanford | |
| June 9 | Game 9 | Wichita State | 13–2 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State eliminated |
| Game 10 | Maine | 8–5 | Stanford | Stanford eliminated | |
| June 10 | Game 11 | Miami (FL) | 2–1 | Texas | |
| June 11 | Game 12 | Wichita State | 8–4 | Texas | Texas eliminated |
| Game 13 | Miami (FL) | 10–4 | Maine | Maine eliminated | |
| June 12 | Final | Miami (FL) | 9–3 | Wichita State | Miami wins CWS |
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Bryan Oelkers | Wichita State |
| Dan Smith (MOP) | Miami (FL) | |
| C | Nelson Santovenia | Miami (FL) |
| 1B | Kevin Bernier | Maine |
| 2B | Jim Thomas | Wichita State |
| 3B | Phil Lane | Miami (FL) |
| SS | Spike Owen | Texas |
| OF | Mike Brumley | Texas |
| Tim Gaskell | Wichita State | |
| Loren Hibbs | Wichita State | |
| DH | Russ Morman | Wichita State |
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