1979 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1979 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 1979. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1979 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty third time in 1979, 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. Cal State Fullerton claimed the championship for the first time.[1]

1979 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams246
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (1st title)
Runners-upArkansas (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachAugie Garrido (1st title)
MOPTony Hudson (Cal State Fullerton)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1979 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Seven regionals of four teams and one of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 21 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 13 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2] The Trans America Athletic Conference, as a new league, did not earn an automatic bid.

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceClemsonNo Tournament
Big Eight ConferenceEast - Oklahoma
West - Missouri		1979 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma
Big Ten ConferenceMichigan StateNo Tournament
Eastern 81979 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball TournamentHershey, PAGeorge Washington
ECAC1979 Eastern College Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentWorcester, MAConnecticut
EIBLNavyNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceMiami (OH)No Tournament
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - UCLA		No Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceEast - Florida
West - Mississippi State		1979 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentDudy Noble Field • Starkville, MSMississippi State
SCBACal State FullertonNo Tournament
Southern ConferenceThe CitadelNo Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexas1979 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentDisch–Falk Field • Austin, TXTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceN/A1979 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentCentenary Park • Shreveport, LAMercer

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1979 Eastern College Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Metropolitan
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍y – –  32–11 .744
No. 28 St. John's  ‍‍‍y – –  26–11 .703
Fordham  ‍‍‍ – –  18–13 .581
Canisius  ‍‍‍ – –  8–20 .286
New England
Maine  ‍‍‍ – –  23–9 .719
No. 8 Connecticut  ‍‍‡‍y – –  31–13 .705
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ – –  21–12 .636
UMass  ‍‍‍ – –  24–17 .585
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ – –  16–13 .552
Providence  ‍‍‍ – –  14–13 .519
South
George Washington  ‍‍‍y – –  22–9 .710
James Madison  ‍‍‍ – –  31–13 .705
Richmond  ‍‍‍ – –  23–18 .561
Catholic University  ‍‍‍ – –  16–15 .516
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ – –  16–30 .348
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ – –  8–23 .258
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1979[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1979 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y – –  55–11 .833
No. 11 Hawaii  ‍‍‍y – –  69–15 .821
No. 23 Texas–Pan American  ‍‍‍y – –  52–12 .813
Air Force  ‍‍‍ – –  33–13 .717
No. 27 Florida State  ‍‍‍y – –  43–17 .717
Mercer  ‍‍‍ – –  38–16 .704
Villanova  ‍‍‍ – –  16–9 .640
Detroit  ‍‍‍ – –  34–22 .607
No. 11 Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ – –  25–17 .595
Stetson  ‍‍‍ – –  26–24 .520
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ – –  15–16 .484
Campbell  ‍‍‍ – –  17–20 .459
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ – –  14–19 .424
Louisville  ‍‍‍ – –  18–27 .400
Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍ – –  11–17 .393
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ – –  9–15 .375
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ – –  6–18 .250
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1979[4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1979 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
No. 29 Washington State  x‍‍‍ 12–3 .800  40–10 .800
Washington  ‍‍‍ 11–5 .688  37–13 .740
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 4–11 .267  21–19 .525
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 3–11 .214  14–27 .341
Southern
No. 9 UCLA  x‍‍‍y 21–9 .700  43–18 .705
No. 5 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 17–13 .567  43–25 .632
California  ‍‍‍ 16–14 .533  31–25 .554
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .500  33–24 .579
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .433  35–23 .603
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 8–22 .267  32–31 .508
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1979[5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1979 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Division
No. 19 Florida  x‍‍‍y 16–8 .667  40–20 .667
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .542  29–18 .617
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11–11 .500  24–18 .571
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  25–22 .532
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 8–14 .364  21–25 .457
Western Division
No. 6 Mississippi State  x‍‍‡‍y 17–2 .895  48–12 .800
LSU  ‍‍‍ 13–7 .650  34–20 .630
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 9–10 .474  24–13 .649
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 7–14 .333  21–21 .500
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 4–17 .190  18–27 .400
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1979[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1979 Southern California Baseball Association standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#1 Cal State Fullerton †y  ‍‍‍ 23–4 .852  60–14 .811
No. 3 Pepperdine  ‍‍‍y 19–9 .679  47–16 .746
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 17–10 .630  40–22 .645
San Diego  ‍‍‍ 14–12 .538  32–19 .627
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 12–16 .429  29–34 .460
Cal State Los Angeles  ‍‍‍ 9–19 .321  25–39 .391
UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .296  22–37 .373
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 7–20 .259  17–31 .354
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1979[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1979 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Texas  ‍†‍‡‍y 22–2 .917  61–8 .884
No. 2 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 19–5 .792  49–15 .766
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 13–9 .591  34–15 .694
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 13–10 .565  30–20 .600
Houston  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  27–17 .614
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  16–23 .410
Southern Methodist  ‍‍‍ 7–16 .304  21–26 .447
Texas Christian  ‍‍‍ 7–17 .292  21–24 .467
Rice  ‍‍‍ 5–19 .208  20–29 .408
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1979[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1979 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Mercer ‍‍‡‍ 0–0 –  38–16 .704
Oklahoma City ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  31–23 .574
Centenary ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  28–19 .596
Northeast Louisiana ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  22–26 .458
Hardin–Simmons ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  14–25 .359
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1979[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1979 College World Series

The 1979 season marked the thirty third 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 Cal State Fullerton claiming their first championship with a 2–1 win over Arkansas in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Arkansas 5  
  Pepperdine 4    
      Arkansas 10  
      Arizona 3    
  Arizona 5          
  Miami (FL) 1        
      Arkansas 9
      Texas 4
  Texas 11        
  Connecticut 5          
      Texas 8    
      Mississippi State 2  
  Mississippi State 6    
  Cal State Fullerton 1  
  Loser's Bracket
  Pepperdine 9  
  Miami (FL) 3     Mississippi State 4
    Pepperdine 510
  Connecticut 3  
  Cal State Fullerton 8     Arizona 3
    Cal State Fullerton 16
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Arkansas 10       Cal State Fullerton 2
  Cal State Fullerton 13           Arkansas 1
      Cal State Fullerton 8    
      Pepperdine 5  
  Texas 4    
  Pepperdine 6  

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1979 College Baseball All-America Team

References
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