1993 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1993 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 1993. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1993 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty seventh time in 1993, 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. LSU claimed the championship for the second time.[1]

1993 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams274
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsLSU (2nd title)
Runners-upWichita State (6th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSkip Bertman (2nd title)
MOPTodd Walker (LSU)
Seasons

Realignment

Format changes

  • The Mid-Continent Conference dissolved its two divisions and competed as a single conference.
  • With the addition of UCF to the East, the TAAC shifted Mercer to the West Division.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1993 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the eight regionals consisted of six teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 24 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 24 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceGeorgia Tech1993 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentGreenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SCClemson
Big East ConferenceVillanova1993 Big East Conference Baseball TournamentMuzzy Field • Bristol, CTSt. John's
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1993 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceOhio State1993 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentC. O. Brown Stadium • Battle Creek, MIMinnesota
Big West ConferenceLong Beach StateNo Tournament
Colonial Athletic AssociationGeorge Mason1993 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball TournamentBrooks Field • Wilmington, NCEast Carolina
Ivy LeagueGehrig - Columbia
Rolfe - Yale
1993 Ivy League Baseball Championship SeriesPalmer Field • Middletown, CTYale
Metro Conference1993 Metro Conference Baseball TournamentThe Diamond • Richmond, VACharlotte
Mid-American ConferenceKent State1993 Mid-American Conference Baseball TournamentGene Michael Field • Kent, OHKent State
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceNotre Dame1993 Midwestern City Conference Baseball TournamentSouth Bend, INNotre Dame
Mid-Continent ConferenceWright State1993 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball TournamentChicago, ILUIC
Northeast ConferenceFairleigh Dickinson1993 Northeast Conference Baseball TournamentEwing Township, NJSt. Francis
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington
South - Arizona State
No Tournament
Patriot LeagueNorth - Fordham
South - Navy
1993 Patriot League Baseball TournamentHoulihan Park • Bronx, NYFordham
Southeastern ConferenceEastern - Tennessee1993 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament[lower-alpha 1]Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SCTennessee
Western - LSUAlex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LALSU
Southern ConferenceGeorgia Southern1993 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentCollege Park • Charleston, SCWestern Carolina
Southwest ConferenceTexas A&M1993 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentDisch–Falk Field • Austin, TXBaylor
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - Stetson
West - Southeastern Louisiana
1993 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentConrad Park • DeLand, FLUCF
West Coast ConferencePepperdineNo tournament
  1. The SEC held separate tournaments for its Eastern and Western Divisions in 1993. LSU was awarded the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1993 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 13 Georgia Tech  ‍†‍‍y 16–6 .727  47–14 .770
No. 21 NC State  ‍‍‍y 15–7 .682  49–17 .742
No. 22 Florida State  ‍‍‍y 14–9 .609  46–19 .708
No. 23 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 13–10 .565  43–20 .683
No. 17 Clemson  ‍‍‡‍y 11–11 .500  45–20 .692
Duke  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  39–19 .672
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 9–13 .409  31–22 .585
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 7–15 .318  21–30 .412
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5–17 .227  24–29 .453
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1993[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Villanova  ‍†‍‍ 14–7–0 .667  27–15–1 .640
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .600  30–18–0 .625
Connecticut  ‍‍‍y 12–9–0 .571  27–19–0 .587
No. 14 St. John's  ‍‍‡‍y 11–10–0 .524  28–20–0 .583
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .524  22–14–0 .611
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 10–11–0 .476  30–13–0 .698
Providence  ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .400  21–24–0 .467
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 5–16–0 .238  7–22–0 .241
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1993[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 12 Ohio State  ‍†‍‍y 19–9 .679  44–19 .698
Minnesota  ‍‍‡‍y 17–9 .654  43–18 .705
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 16–12 .571  36–22 .621
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .556  38–21 .644
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 15–13 .536  27–27 .500
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 13–13 .500  32–20 .615
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 13–14 .481  25–30 .455
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 12–16 .429  31–23 .574
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12–16 .429  32–23 .582
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 5–23 .179  15–28 .349
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1993[6][7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
George Mason  ‍†‍‍y 10–1–0 .909  33–15–0 .688
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 9–3–0 .750  31–11–0 .738
East Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y 11–7–0 .611  41–19–0 .683
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 6–8–0 .429  26–29–0 .473
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 3–7–1 .318  24–24–1 .500
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 3–8–1 .292  29–18–1 .615
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 3–12–0 .200  24–19–1 .557
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1993[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Ivy League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Lou Gehrig
Columbia  x‍‍‍ 11–9 .550  19–21 .475
Penn  ‍‍‍ 10–10 .500  17–19 .472
Princeton  ‍‍‍ 10–10 .500  16–25 .390
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 3–17 .150  6–29 .171
Red Rolfe
Yale  x‍‍‡‍y 16–4 .800  33–11 .750
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 12–8 .600  18–20 .474
Brown  ‍‍‍ 10–10 .500  13–27 .325
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 8–12 .400  14–19 .424
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1993[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 27 Kent State  ‍†‍‡‍y 22–10–0 .688  41–15–0 .732
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 22–10–0 .688  39–19–0 .672
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 20–10–0 .667  35–21–0 .625
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 17–13–0 .567  32–24–0 .571
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 13–15–0 .464  21–26–0 .447
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .433  24–31–0 .436
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .433  30–24–0 .556
Miami  ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .400  26–27–0 .491
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 11–17–0 .393  19–27–1 .415
Akron  ‍‍‍ 7–23–0 .233  22–33–0 .400
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1993[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Wichita State  ‍†‍‡‍y 17–3 .850  58–17 .773
Southwest Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 14–6 .700  32–23 .582
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 13–7 .650  40–16 .714
Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 12–9 .571  35–23 .603
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 10–11 .476  32–25 .561
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 10–11 .476  28–31 .475
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 5–15 .250  22–29 .431
Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍ 1–20 .048  12–39 .235
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1993[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍†‍‍ 15–6–0 .714  28–16–0 .636
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 14–6–0 .700  17–18–0 .486
St. Francis  ‍‍‡‍ 13–8–0 .619  25–15–0 .625
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 13–8–0 .619  17–20–0 .459
Rider  ‍‍‍ 12–9–0 .571  21–18–0 .538
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 6–14–0 .300  9–23–0 .281
Marist  ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .278  9–24–1 .279
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 1–15–0 .063  6–24–0 .200
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Fordham  x‍‍‡‍y 13–7 .650  32–27 .542
Army  ‍‍‍ 11–9 .550  17–22 .436
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 9–11 .450  12–20 .375
Colgate  ‍‍‍ 6–14 .300  8–20 .286
South
Navy  x‍‍‍ 11–9 .550  20–16 .556
Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 10–10 .500  15–19 .441
Bucknell  ‍‍‍ 10–10 .500  15–25 .375
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 10–10 .500  12–21 .364
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1993[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern
No. 20 Tennessee  x‍‍‡‍y 20–10 .667  45–20 .692
No. 29 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 15–10 .600  39–20 .661
Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 14–14 .500  38–23 .623
Florida  ‍‍‍ 12–14 .462  33–25 .569
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 11–15 .423  32–23 .582
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 10–18 .357  30–29 .508
Western
No. 1 LSU  x‍†‍‡‍y 18–8 .692  53–17 .757
No. 28 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 17–11 .607  40–23 .635
No. 25 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 17–12 .586  41–21 .661
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .407  33–26 .559
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  27–25 .519
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .296  31–25 .554
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1993[13]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Georgia Southern  ‍†‍‍ 18–5 .783  38–21 .644
Western Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y 15–6 .714  34–28 .548
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 13–9 .591  32–25 .561
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 11–8 .579  21–17 .553
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 11–9 .550  20–28 .417
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 8–12 .400  15–27 .357
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 9–14 .391  13–27 .325
VMI  ‍‍‍ 5–15 .250  20–29 .408
Furman  ‍‍‍ 4–16 .200  17–22 .436
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1993[14]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East
Stetson x‍‍‍ 11–7–0 .611  38–17–0 .691
UCF ‍‍‡‍y 9–9–0 .500  31–31–0 .500
College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 9–9–0 .500  18–24–0 .429
FIU ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .389  27–29–0 .482
West
Southeastern Louisiana x‍†‍‍ 19–5–0 .792  38–17–0 .691
Centenary ‍‍‍ 15–8–0 .652  27–25–0 .519
Samford ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .375  16–32–1 .337
Georgia State ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .333  12–35–0 .255
Mercer ‍‍‍ 6–14–0 .300  15–34–0 .306
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1993[15]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1993 season marked the forty 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 LSU claiming their second championship with an 8–0 win over Wichita State in the final.[1]

Bracket

  First Round Second Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                       
1 Texas A&M 5  
8 Kansas 1  
  1 Texas A&M 8  
  5 LSU 13  
4 Long Beach State 1
5 LSU 7  
  5 LSU 8 6  
  4 Long Beach State 10 5  
8 Kansas 1  
4 Long Beach State 6  
  1 Texas A&M 2
  4 Long Beach State 6  
  5 LSU 8
  7 Wichita State 0
2 Arizona State 3  
7 Wichita State 411  
  7 Wichita State 7
  3 Texas 6  
3 Texas 6
6 Oklahoma State 5  
  7 Wichita State 10 —
  6 Oklahoma State 4 —  
2 Arizona State 4  
6 Oklahoma State 5  
  3 Texas 6
  6 Oklahoma State 7  

Award winners

All-America team

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