1985 NCAA Division I baseball season

1985 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams	260
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions	Miami (FL) (2nd title)
Runners-up	Texas (22nd CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Ron Fraser (2nd title)
MOP	Greg 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

• Nicholls State and Northwestern State departed the Trans America Athletic Conference for the Gulf Star Conference and Southland Conference, respectively.
• The Big South Conference formed, consisting of 8 teams from NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, and NAIA, and petitioned for Division I status. This was granted in 1986. The members were Armstrong State, Augusta State, Baptist, Campbell, Coastal Carolina, Radford, UNC Asheville, and Winthrop.
• The Association of Mid-Continent Universities instituted division for conference play. The Blue Division consisted of Cleveland State, UIC, and Valparaiso while the Gray Division included Eastern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Southwest Missouri State, and Western Illinois.

Conference winners

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 Stadium • Atlanta, GA	Georgia Tech
Atlantic 10 Conference	East - Temple West - West Virginia/Penn State	1985 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament	Hawley Field • Morgantown, WV	West Virginia
Big East Conference	North - Connecticut South - Seton Hall	1985 Big East Conference baseball tournament	Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT	St. John's
Big Eight Conference	Oklahoma State	1985 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament	All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference	East - Michigan West - Illinois	1985 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann 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 Field • Charleston, 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 Field • Fresno, CA	Fresno State
Southeastern Conference	East - Florida West - LSU	1985 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	Mississippi State
Southern Conference	North - Appalachian State South - Davidson	1985 Southern Conference baseball tournament	Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, North Carolina,	Western Carolina
Southwest Conference	Texas	1985 Southwest Conference baseball tournament	George Cole Field • Fayetteville, AR	Arkansas
Trans America Athletic Conference	East - Georgia Southern West - Hardin–Simmons	1985 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament	J. I Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1985 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings v t e 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 v t e 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  x‍‍‡‍y 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Division No. 12 Fresno State  x‍‍‡‍y 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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

Main article: 1985 College World Series

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 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Final
	Arkansas		114
	South Carolina		0
						Arkansas		4
						Mississippi State		5
	Mississippi State		12
	Oklahoma State		3
											Mississippi State		7
											Texas		12
	Miami (FL)		17
																Texas		810
	Stanford		3
						Miami (FL)		1								Arkansas		7
						Texas		2
	Texas		2
	Arizona		1
																					Texas		1	6
						Lower round 1					Lower round 2										Miami (FL)		2	10
											Miami (FL)		2
						South Carolina		11			Oklahoma State		1
																Mississippi State		5
						Oklahoma State		16
																Miami (FL)		6
											Arkansas		10
						Stanford		9			Stanford		4
						Arizona		2

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1985 College Baseball All-America Team

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