1983 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1983 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 1983. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1983 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty seventh time in 1983, 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. Texas claimed the championship for the fourth time.[1]

1983 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams253
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsTexas (4th title)
Runners-upAlabama (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachCliff Gustafson (2nd title)
MOPCalvin Schiraldi (Texas)
Seasons

Realignment and format changes

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1983 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Six regionals of four teams and two of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 24 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 12 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceNorth Carolina1983 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCNorth Carolina
Atlantic 10 ConferenceEast - Temple
West - Penn State		1983 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship SeriesBeaver Field • State College, PATemple
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1983 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceEast - Michigan
West - Minnesota		1983 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIMichigan
EIBLHarvardNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceEast - Ohio
West - Western Michigan		1983 Mid-American Conference Baseball TournamentHyames Field • Kalamazoo, MIMiami (OH)
Midwestern City ConferenceNorth - Detroit
South - Oral Roberts		1983 Midwestern City Conference Baseball TournamentTulsa, OKOral Roberts
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Oregon State
South - Stanford		No Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceEast - Florida
West - Mississippi State		1983 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentDudy Noble Field • Starkville, MSAlabama
Southern ConferenceThe CitadelNo Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexas1983 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentDisch–Falk Field • Austin, TXTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceNone[N 1]1983 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentCentenary Park/SPAR Stadium • Shreveport, LAMercer

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1983 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 25 North Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y 10–2 .833  42–10 .808
NC State  ‍‍‍ 9–4 .692  23–13 .639
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 6–5 .545  30–20 .600
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 5–6 .455  17–18 .486
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 6–8 .429  38–15 .717
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4–6 .400  14–19 .424
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 4–6 .400  12–25 .324
Duke  ‍‍‍ 1–8 .111  14–12 .538
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Temple  x‍‍‡‍y 9–1 .900  27–8 .771
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 5–7 .417  13–22 .371
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 5–7 .417  19–12 .613
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 3–7 .300  15–22 .405
West
Penn State  x‍‍‍ 9–1 .900  16–23 .410
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 6–4 .600  22–10 .688
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 5–6 .455  7–25 .219
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 1–10 .091  9–12 .429
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East
No. 4 Michigan  x‍‍‡‍y 13–2–0 .867  50–9–0 .847
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 8–6–0 .571  22–32–0 .407
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 6–7–0 .462  26–21–0 .553
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 5–11–0 .313  21–34–0 .382
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 3–9–0 .250  24–21–0 .533
West
Minnesota  x‍‍‍ 12–2–0 .857  27–21–0 .563
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 7–7–0 .500  32–31–0 .508
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .400  32–20–2 .611
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6–8–0 .429  23–24–2 .490
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .375  22–17–0 .564
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Eastern Division
Ohio  x‍‍‍ 10–4–0 .714  26–19–0 .578
Miami  ‍‍‡‍y 8–6–0 .571  36–15–0 .706
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 9–7–0 .563  32–17–0 .653
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .400  44–16–0 .733
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 3–10–0 .231  23–24–0 .489
Western Division
Western Michigan  x‍‍‍ 8–4–0 .667  26–21–0 .553
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 5–4–1 .550  29–26–1 .527
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 5–6–0 .455  31–19–0 .620
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 5–6–0 .455  23–23–1 .500
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 3–7–1 .318  23–23–1 .500
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Northern
Oregon State  x‍‍‍ 17–7–0 .708  27–15–0 .643
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 16–8–0 .667  39–17–1 .693
Washington  ‍‍‍ 12–11–0 .522  25–16–1 .607
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 11–12–0 .478  32–18–0 .640
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .458  25–17–0 .595
Portland  ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .417  23–21–1 .522
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .250  17–34–0 .333
Southern
No. 6 Stanford  x‍‍‍y 20–10–0 .667  42–17–1 .708
No. 3 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 17–13–0 .567  44–24–0 .647
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 17–13–0 .567  32–23–1 .580
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 14–15–0 .483  25–31–0 .446
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .400  28–24–1 .538
California  ‍‍‍ 9–20–0 .310  23–37–0 .383
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Division
Florida  x‍‍‍ 14–7 .667  38–14 .731
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 12–7 .632  26–16 .619
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11–9 .550  29–19 .604
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 6–11 .353  31–14 .689
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 6–15 .286  22–23 .489
Western Division
No. 12 Mississippi State  x‍‍‍y 17–5 .773  42–15 .737
No. 2 Alabama  ‍‍‡‍y 14–7 .667  46–11 .807
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 10–12 .455  26–18 .591
LSU  ‍‍‍ 9–12 .429  28–21 .571
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 4–18 .182  16–34 .320
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 21 The Citadel  ‍†‍‍y 12–2 .857  34–10 .773
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 9–3 .750  20–18 .526
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 9–5 .643  25–20 .556
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 7–7 .500  33–14 .702
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 7–7 .500  19–14 .576
VMI  ‍‍‍ 5–9 .357  11–25 .306
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 3–11 .214  11–24 .314
Furman  ‍‍‍ 2–10 .167  4–22 .154
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Texas  ‍†‍‡‍y 18–3 .857  66–14 .825
No. 24 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 13–8 .619  44–21 .677
Houston  ‍‍‍ 13–8 .619  43–15 .741
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 8–7 .533  20–9 .690
Rice  ‍‍‍ 2–11 .154  9–12 .429
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 8–13 .381  18–23 .439
TCU  ‍‍‍ 6–15 .286  26–25 .510
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 4–17 .190  24–21 .533
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  38–24–0 .613
Nicholls State ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  38–24–0 .613
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  23–20–1 .534
Mercer ‍‍‡‍ 0–0–0 –  29–26–1 .527
Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  26–30–0 .464
Centenary ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  18–22–0 .450
Hardin–Simmons ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  22–27–0 .449
Samford ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  4–37–0 .098
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1983 College World Series

The 1983 season marked the thirty seventh 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 Texas claiming their fourth championship with a 4–3 win over Alabama in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Texas 12  
  James Madison 0    
      Texas 611  
      Oklahoma State 5    
  Oklahoma State 3          
  Stanford 1        
      Texas 610
      Alabama 4
  Michigan 6        
  Maine 5          
      Michigan 5    
      Alabama 6  
  Alabama 611    
  Arizona State 5  
  Loser's Bracket
  James Madison 1  
  Stanford 3     Michigan 11
    Stanford 4
  Maine 0  
  Arizona State 7     Oklahoma State 5
    Arizona State 6
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Texas 4      
  Michigan 2          
      Texas 4    
      Alabama 3  
  Alabama 6    
  Arizona State 0  

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1983 College Baseball All-America Team

References
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  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1983". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  4. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  5. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1983". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  6. "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
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  10. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1950". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  11. Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved June 2, 2019.

Notes
  1. No records for conferences games in 1983 exist, although TAAC played a conference tournament
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