1984 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament

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1984 Atlantic 10 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Temple  (2nd title)
Winning coach Skip Wilson  (2nd title)
1984 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Temple  xy920 .81833140 .702
Rhode Island  650 .54522180 .550
Saint Joseph's  650 .54514190 .424
Rutgers  470 .36413210 .382
UMass  390 .25018260 .409
West
West Virginia  x930 .75022111 .662
Penn State  x930 .75024170 .585
George Washington  840 .66714150 .483
Duquesne  370 .30010100 .500
St. Bonaventure  0120 .0006191 .250
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1984 Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 5 through 13, 1984 [1] to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1984 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the sixth iteration of the event, and was held at Erny Field, home field of Temple in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Defending champion Temple won their second championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [2]

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Format and seeding

The top two teams in each division advanced to the tournament, with each division winner playing the second place team from the opposite division in the first round. The teams played a double-elimination tournament. West Virginia claimed the top seed over Penn State and Rhode Island claimed the second seed in the East over Saint Joseph's by tiebreaker.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
East Division
Temple 92.8181E
Rhode Island 65.54532E
Saint Joseph's 65.5453
Rutgers 47.3645
UMass 39.2506.5
TeamWLPctGBSeed
Western Division
West Virginia 93.7501W
Penn State 93.7502W
George Washington 84.6671
Duquesne 37.3005
St. Bonaventure 012.0009

Results

 First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
               
1E Temple 2 
2W Penn State 513 
 2WPenn State6 
 2ERhode Island710 
1W West Virginia 3
2E Rhode Island 15 
 2ERhode Island34
 1ETemple66
1ETemple3 
1WWest Virginia2 
 2WPenn State5
 1ETemple13 

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References

  1. 2014 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Temple Owls. p. 48. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  2. Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 20. Retrieved June 10, 2017.